Name __________________________________________________ Class ______________________________________

Unit 1 Worksheets and skills Work

GRAMMAR WORKSHEET A
Reviewing the present
1 Fill in the gaps with the correct forms of the verbs. Use: present simple,
present continuous, present perfect simple, present perfect continuous,
gerund or infinitive.
Ferrn 1_________________________ (live) in London for five years. He moved
from Barcelona when he finished university and
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__________________________________

(never regret) it. He 3__________________________________ (love) London,

especially its parks, its cultural activity and the multicultural diversity. He
4

________________________ (made) a number of friends since he arrived,

some Spanish and some English. Although he misses

5

_________________________________ (be) with his family and friends from

Barcelona he 6_____________________________ (fly) back several times a

year. At the moment he 7________________________________ (live) in North
London with his girlfriend, but the company where he
8

________________________________ (work) for three years

________________________________ (just offer) him a new post. Its in

South London so they

10

________________________________ (decide) to

move there. His girlfriend Karen, who is from Scotland,

11

_______________________________ (work) in the same company. She

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__________________________________ (be) a product manager there for

the last five years. Ferrn

13

_________________________________ (get) on

well with his fellow workers and bosses, and the company
14

____________________________

____________________________________ (already promote) him twice.

When Ferrn arrived he wasnt keen on the weather, the food or the mealtimes,
but now he doesnt mind

15

__________________________________ (have)

dinner at 7.00 although he does miss the Spanish weather! He cant imagine
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____________________________ (live) anywhere else, at least for the

moment, and he and Karen want

17

_______________

_______________________ (buy) a house in London. They

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_______________________

________________ (look) at nine houses in South London during the last couple
of weeks, but so far they
like. They

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__________________________ (not find) one they

________ _______________________ (hope) to find one with two

bedrooms and near a park, but they all cost too much. Thats the worst thing
about London: its so expensive.

Verbs + gerund / infinitive

2 Fill in the gaps with the correct forms of the verbs given.
make

ask

come

go

help

feel

see

send

spend

inform
live
tell
1 I forgot __________________________________________________________a photocopy
of the application form.
2 They avoid ___________________________________________________too much and try
_______________________________________________ money back home every month.
3 After a while, he stopped _________________________________________ like a stranger.
4 They cant imagine _________________________________________________ in a closed
community like ours.
5 We regret ___________________________________________you that your application for
work papers has not been accepted.
6 He promised _______________________________________________her if she agreed not
the boss what had happened.
7 Fred cant stand ___________________________________________shopping with his kids
because they keep him to buy things.
8

Im starting ______________________________________________to terms with the way

of life here and dont miss ____________________________________ my family as much.

Name __________________________________________________ Class ______________________________________

Unit 1 Worksheets and skills Work

GRAMMAR WORKSHEET B
Reviewing the present
1 Choose the correct option.
Ferrn 1_________________________ lives / has been living in London for
five years. He moved from Barcelona when he finished university and
2

____________________________ has never regretted / has never been

regretting it. He 3__________________________

_____________________________ loves / has loved London, especially its
parks, its cultural activity and the multicultural diversity. He
4

_________________________________ has been making / has made a

number of friends since he arrived, some Spanish and some English. Although he
misses 5______________________________________________ being / to be
with his family and friends from Barcelona he 6_________________________
__________________________________ flies / is flying back several times a
year.
At the moment he 7_______________________________ lives / is living in
North London with his girlfriend, but the company where he
8

________________________________ has been working / is working for

three years 9______________________________ has just offered / is just

offering him a new post. Its in South London so they
10

___________________________________ have been deciding / have

decided to move there. His girlfriend Karen, who is from Scotland,

11

_______________________________ works / has been working in the

same company. She

12

____________________________ is / has been a

product manager there for the last five years. Ferrn

13

_______________________________________ gets / is getting on well

with his fellow workers and bosses, and the company

14

_________________________________ already promotes / has already

promoted him twice.

When Ferrn arrived he wasnt keen on the weather, the food or the mealtimes,
but now he doesnt mind

15

________________________________ having / to

have dinner at 7.00 although he does miss the Spanish weather! He cant
imagine

16

____________________ __________________ living / to live

anywhere else, at least for the moment, and he and Karen want
17

___________________________ buying / to buy a house in London. They

18

____________________________________ have looked / have been

looking at nine houses in South London during the last couple of weeks, but so

far but so far they

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______________________________ dont find / havent

found one they like. They

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_______________________________ have hoped

/ are hoping to find one with two bedrooms and near a park, but they all cost
too much. Thats the worst thing about London: its so expensive.

Verbs + gerund / infinitive

2 Fill in the gaps with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
1 Have you considered __________________________________________________
for that job abroad?
2 They avoid ____________________________________________(spend) too much and try
__________________________________________(send) money back home every month.
3 I remember ____________________________________________(miss) my family terribly
when I fi rst settled here.
4 They cant imagine _____________________________________________(live) in a closed
community like ours.
5 We regret _______________________________________(inform) you that your application
for work papers has not been accepted.
6 He promised ____________________________________________(help) her if she agreed
not ___________________________________________(tell) the boss what had happened.
7 Fred cant stand ______________________________________(go) shopping with his kids
because they keep _______________________________________ (ask) him to buy things.
8 Im starting ________________________________________(come) to terms with the way
of life here and dont miss ________________________________________(see) my family
as much.