Unit 4 Grammar Practice

Level 3

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1 Circle the correct form of the verbs. 7 His eyes are red and sore. He is in the
kitchen, holding a knife.
1 I have worked / have been working on the
car all morning, and I am exhausted. ....................................................................

2 You have read / have been reading that

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3 Circle the correct word a, b or c.
1 You'd better try harder if you want to get in
3 She says she has seen / has been seeing this
the team.
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a ought b better c should
4 How long have you known / have you been
2 Tim ................... ask Tina to go out on a
knowing Mark?
date.
5 I haven't had / haven't been having this a ought b better c should
camera for long.
3 What do you think I ................... to do?
6 Have you decided / Have you been deciding a ought b better c should
what to do when you leave school?
4 You ................... not speak to your mother
7 Where have you been? I 've tried / 've been like that.
trying to phone you for the past two hours. a ought b better c should
8 Your clothes are ®lthy! What have you done 5 You look exhausted. I think you'd
/ have you been doing?
................... go home.
9 Sarah hasn't visited / hasn't been visiting a ought b better c should
Paris before.
6 How ................... I tell Peter the bad news?

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2 What have they been doing? Read the
situations and write sentences using the
a ought b better c should
7 She ................... to know better by now.

LEVEL 3 UNIT 4
verbs in the box. She's nearly eighteen!
a ought b better c should
swim cut play watch
work eat ®ght 8 You had ................... not do anything until
I get there.
1 He looks hot and tired. He is carrying a a ought b better c should
tennis racquet.
He has been playing tennis.
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4 Complete the dialogue with should, ought,
or better.
2 She is sitting in front of the TV. She is crying.
Tom: I really like Fiona, and I'd like to ask
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her out. But she's going out with Frank.
GRAMMAR PRACTICE

3 The children's faces are covered in should

What 1 ................... I do?
chocolate.
Carla: I think you 2 ................... wait and see
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how long the relationship with Frank lasts.
4 He is wearing a swimming costume. He is
wet. Tom: You don't think I 3 ................... to ask

.................................................................... her out anyway?

5 He has a black eye, and his shirt is torn. Carla: No, you'd 4 ................... not.

.................................................................... Tom: But if she doesn't like him, why

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6 Her jeans are covered in oil. She is in the ................... I wait?
garage. Carla: Because Frank is much bigger than you!
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PHOTOCOPIABLE # Cambridge University Press 2005 Level 3 Unit 4