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TABLE OF CONTENTS

l. PRESENT FORMS ..........................p. 4

Present Tense Simple ......p.4

Present Tense Continuous .................p. 11

Present Continuous for Future

Arrangements ............... ...p. 16

Present Continuous vs. Present Simple ...............p. 21

Present Forms: round-up test ...................................p. 2b

II. PAST FORMS

Past Simple Tense ...........p.27

Regular Verbs vs. lrregular Verbs.............................p. 32

Past Tense Continuous ........................p.38

Past Simple vs. Past Continuous ......p. 43

Past Habits. Used to ................. .............p.49

Past Forms: round-up test .............. .....p.52

lll. PERFECT FORMS................... ...p.b4

Present Perfect Simple ..p.S4

Present Perfect Simple vs. Present Simpte ..........p. 60

Present Perfect Simpte vs. past Simp1e.................p. 64

Present Perfect Continuous ...............p.69

Present Perfect Simpte vs. present perfect

Continuous ..:.................... ..................."...p.72

Past Perfect Simpte ........p.74

Past Perfect Continuous ................... ..p.92

Past Perfect Simpte vs. Past perfect

Continuous

Perfect Forms: rou nd-up test ....................................p. g 1

lV. FUTURE FORMS ......................p.e4

Future Simpte Tense (Wilt) ............ ........p. 94

Future for lntentions and predictions

(BE GOING To)............... ...p.98

Future Simpte vs. BE GOTNG TO Future .............p. 103

Future Perfect Tense ...p. 106

Future Perfect Continuous ..............p. 111

Future Forms: round-up test...................................p. 1 1 6

V. MODAL VERBS .p. 1 18

Can/Can't/Could/Couldn't .....................................p. 1 1 B

Have tq Must, Should.................. ......p.124

May, Might, Must........... ......................p. 129

Modat Verbs: round-up test ....................................p. 1 33

VI.IMPERATIVES ...p. 136

lmperatives:round-up test.............. .p.141

Vll. LIKES, DISLIKES, W|SHES ...................p. 143

lnfinitives ,p.147-lNG Forms p. 150

Likes, Distikes, Wishes: round-up test.................p. 1 54

Vlll. CONDITIONAL SENTENCES ...........p. 1 57

ConditionalSentences Type 1 ....."p.157

ConditionalSentences Type 2 ......p. 160

ConditionalSentences Type 3 ......p. 164

ConditionaI Sentences: round-up test............... .p. 167

lX. REPORTED (ITNDIRECT) SPEECH "....p. 16e

lndirect Questions.. .......p.177

Reported (lndirect) Speech: round-up test......"p. 1 g1

X. PASSIVE VOICE p. 183

Tense Changes.... ..........p. 193

Modat Verbs........... ........";......................p. 1g6

Passive Sentences with Two Objects..................p. XBg

Passive Voice: round-up test...................................p. 1 gg

Xl. OUESTION TAGS ..................p. 1e1

Question Tags: round-up test....... ...p.1g7

Xll. PHRASAL VERBS .......................................p. 1 eB

PrepositionalVerbs ......p.2O2

Phrasal Verbs: round-up test...................................p. 20b

ANSWER KEY .......... p.2073

I Pn'ea'e*t Tou*a'

Presenl Tense Simple

U5E - to tatl< about facts that are atways true:

He likes English. I live in London. Children like sweets.

- to tail< about repeated actions or daity routines (with adverbs of frequency such

as often, never, sometimes, always, rarely, or time expressions):

I often read poems. They sometimes go to the cinemo.

They read the newspaper in the morning.

- to tatl< about generaI truths or laws of nature:

Summer days are long. Woter boils at 7oo degrees Celsius.

FORM To form the Present Simpte, we use the subject (the subject pronoun or noun) and

the main verb. We add "-s" to the third person singutar in the affirmative. ln theinterrogative and negative forms we use the auxitiary verb DO/DON'T with I you,

we and they and DOES/DOESN'T with he, she, itAffirmative: l/you/we/you/they eat he/she/it eats

Negative: l/you/we/you/they don't eat he/she/it doesn't eatlnterrogative: Do l/you/we/you/they eat? Does he/she/it eat?

TIME EXPRESSIONS in the morning/afternoon/evening, every day/week/month/yeor, on Sundays, at noon,

at night, at the weekend, at weekends

1. Read the text about Stephen Curry, and fil,t in the btanl<s with the correct Present Simpl.etense of the verb TO BE(am, is, arelz

My name 1)--jt--- Stephen Curry and I 2)------- twenty-eight. I 3)----- a professionat basl<etbatl" pLayer for

The Colden State Warriors. I 4) ----- from Al<ron, Ohio. My parents 5) -____- both former athletes. My brother

Seth 6)---,-- atso a professionaI basl<etbal"l. pl"ayer and my sister SydetlT) ----- a volleybat[ player. They

8) ---,---- both singte. I 9) ---____ married, and rny wife's name 10) ------- Ayesha. I have two gir[s, Riley and

Ryan. I 11) --- _- considered one of the greatest shooters of atl time.

2. a. Complete the email using the correct form of the verb TO BE.

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How 1) --9!-e---Vou? I 2) tired but happy. lt 3)-- -- - 3 p.m.and right now I 4) in the hammock.

My hotiday 5) --______- very exciting because I learn something new every day. Life in the summer camp

6) ------ Ol(. Mv two room mates, Francesca and Sophia, 7l -------- verv friendlv. Thev 8) ------- lta[ian and

thev 9) both 12 vears o[d. Francesca's oarents 10) orofessional batlet dancers.

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goritta t4) ______the [argest ape in the worLd? lt 15)________ 1.7 m tatt.

What about you? 16) your summer job hard?

Cheers!

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2. b. Fil,t in the btanks with the correct form of the verb TO BE (am, is, arelin the PresentSimple tense:

a. How ___.,______ you?

b. What time ___ ______ it?

c. Where vou now?

d. What your room mates [il<e?

e. What their nationality?

f. How ol.d __________ they?

g. What Francesca's parents?

h. What the weather [il<e?

i. How tatL ____.,_____ a goritla?

5. complete the conversation using the right forrn of the verb ro BE.

Albert He[[o. What 1)___________ your name?

Ctaudia: My name 2)__________- Ethan. 3)____-_-____ you from Spain?

Albert: No,I4)______ _. |5)________

Ctaudia: 6)___________ this your first visit to Engl.and?

Albert Yes, it 7l______-____ Who 8)_____ your room mates? 9)___---_____ they Engtish

like you?

Claudia: No, they 1O)__________ They 1r)____ __ from portugat and they 12)_____-____

twin sisters.

Atbert: I see. When 13)____:__ the l<araol<e show? 74)_:_____ it tonight?

Claudia: No, it 15)___ ____. lt 16)__________ at 9:30 tomorrow night.

Atbert l7)_-_:___ you ready for it?

Ctaudia: Yes, I 18)___

Atbert Bye, see you later.

4- Look at the fottowing table and ask questions to find out what these people have got.

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crystaI duck5D fridgemagnets

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b. We ______ 3 D fridge magnets and a homemade shetl necl<tace.

c. Ted a Swarowsl<i crystal duck. He 3D fridge magnets or a toy soldier.

d. He atso ____ a homemade shetl necl<tace and a wooden carvinq.

e. Marl< and Simone --__3D fridge magnets. TheV _______ a Swarowsl<i crystal

ducl< or a homemade shett necl<tace.

f. Thev also a tov soldier and a wooden carvins.

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a. Teddy/hazeI brown eyes?

b. Anna/straight hair?

c. They/gtasses?

d. Anna/a stomach ache?

e. Miriam/a runny nose?

f. Maria and Ceorge/a beautiful house?

g. Your father/a motorbike?

Has Teddy got hazel brown eyes?

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7. Read the jol<es and fiLl in the blanl<s with the right form of the verbs in bracl<ets:A. " --------- --Do*y-ou

know (you/know) the ABC?" the teacher ___,__ (ask) one of theschootgirls.

"Of course, I do." _______ (answer) the girL.

"Then tetl me, ptease, which letter ___- __ (So) after A?,,

'Al"t the others," ____ (say) the girt.

B. How ____ (a snowman/tose)weight?

He __________ _ (wait) for the weather to get warmer.

C. What is the first thing a l<ing or queen (do) when he or she (come) to the throne?

They _______ ______ (sit) down!

D. How (you/catch) the Easter Bunny?

You _____________ (hide) in a bush and ______,_______ (act) [il<e a carrot.

E. What (Adam/say)on the day before Christmas?

Answer: lt ___________, _ (be) Christmas, Eve!

F. A husband ----- (read) an article to his wife about how many words women __ (use)

a day: 30,00O to a man's 15,OOO.

The wife ----- (repLy), "lt's because we have to repeat everything to men.,,

The husband then ----- (turn) to his wife and _________ (ask): "what?,,

8. Choose the right auxitiary: DO or DOES.a. Where Ool6J*'e Sun set?

b. What [anguage do/does the Brazitians speal<?

c. Do/does it snow in the desert?

d. What temperature do/does water boiI at?

e. When does/do babies start to waU<?

f. What does/do Scotsmen wear as a traditional outfit?g. What sport does/do Noval< Djokovic ptay?

h. Where do/does the British prime minister [ive?

i. What do/does frogs eat?

j. How fast does/do penguins swim?

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7. They ______ tartan l<il"ts. ____-_

8. They ______ around the age of t. ____

9. He _______ at 10 Downing Street. ______

10" They insects. __-___

9. Lool< at exercise 8 again, then fitl in the right form of the verbs to find the answers tothese questions:

1. The Sun _____s_e_ls______ in the East. _-il__

2. lt _-______ at 1OO degrees CeLsius. ______

5. They ____* 13 l<itometres per hour. ____*_

4. He -----*- tennis. ______

5. They ______ Portuguese. ______