Unit 1 Grammar practice 

Present and past tenses 4 Write sentences. Use the verb tenses in brackets.
He / not like / fruit or vegetables / but / he / like / meat
1 Put the words in the correct order to form present
(present simple)
tense sentences.
He doesn’t like fruit or vegetables, but he likes meat.
rise / doesn’t / in / The sun / the west
1 I / watch / the birds / right now (present continuous)
The sun doesn’t rise in the west.
I
1 listen to / in the evenings / usually / I / music
2 They / not work / here / for long (present perfect
simple)
2 now / Are / learning / present tenses / ? / they / about
They
3 She / read / a book / while / her mum / listen /
3 known / about / How / have / long / the problem / to music (past continuous)
you / ?
She
4 Jane / know / her neighbour / since February
4 minds / believes / some / He / people / read / can / (past perfect)
that
Jane
5 My mum / cook / since 1 o’clock (present perfect
5 yet / Stella / found / hasn’t / a job continuous)
My mum
6 in / the garden / has / working / Bob / all morning / 6 Jason / talk / about / his holiday / for hours
been (past perfect continuous)
Jason

2 Choose A or B to complete the sentences with suitable

past tenses. Future forms
My mum B the soup and then added some salt. 5 Choose the correct alternatives.
A was tasting B tasted You’re hungry, so I am going to / will make lunch.
1 about the party when you walked in? 1 I think she will / is going to pass her exams.
A Was he talking B  Had he talked 2 We will have / are having dinner at 7 o’clock tonight.
3 Please don’t phone me later. I will be sleeping /
2 While I was cooking, Joey the kitchen.
will have slept.
A was cleaning B  had cleaned
4 This time tomorrow, Pam will fly / will be flying to
3 She was eating dinner when the phone . Portugal.
A was ringing B  rang 5 By 2060, scientists will have found / will be finding
cures for many illnesses.
4 They in that house for many years.
6 Will they leave / Are they going to be leaving at
A were living B  lived
midday?
5 Mary for an hour before Steve arrived.
A was waiting B  had been waiting
6 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the list.
Use the future forms in brackets.
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the do learn rain see text use
verbs in the list. Use the past simple or past perfect.
What are you doing (you) at the weekend?
already do arrive finish live never try (present continuous)
study visit
1 I think I Joe and ask him out
We arrived at school at 8 o’clock. for dinner. (will future)
1 I psychology last year. 2 In 50 years’ time, cars
2 My cousins in London for renewable resources. ( future continuous)
years and they love it. 3 Look at those clouds! It .
3 He his report this (be going to)
afternoon. 4 My mum the doctor this
4 your science homework? afternoon. (present continuous)
5 They Spain two years ago. 5 By 2020, experts more
about animal behaviour. ( future perfect)
6 She sky diving, but she
wants to do it.

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 Unit 1 Grammar practice 
Present and past tenses; helmet when Mary (9) (start)
crying. When I (10) (ask) her
future forms
what was wrong, she said that she was too scared. So we
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the (11) (not jump) in the end!
bold verbs. Use the present simple, present continuous,
present perfect simple or present perfect continuous. 4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
verbs in the list. Use suitable future forms.
I’ve got twin sisters. They are (be) the same age.
bite meet send travel write
1 She can’t go out. She
(not finish) her homework yet. Look! That dog is going to bite the man on the bike!
2 Bill and Nancy were away on holiday. They 1 I Jason for lunch at 2 o’clock.
(just return). Would you like to join us?
3 Most children (hate) 2 Do you think your brother
vegetables, but my son us an email when he arrives at the hotel?
(love) them. 3 We around Europe by the
4 you (feel) OK? end of next month.
You look a bit pale. 4 you
5 Tony (paint) all morning, so your essay later?
he’s tired now.
5 Write sentences. Use will, be going to or the present
6 We (go) to the lecture now. continuous.
2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of I / open / the door / for / you
the bold verbs. Use the past simple or past perfect I will open the door for you.
continuous. 1 Brent / probably / not pass / his exams
My parents saw (saw) many fascinating places while they
were visiting (visit) China last year. 2 I / think / it / be / cold / tonight
1 We (hear) a loud noise

while we (have) dinner
3 They / cook / dinner / for / us / tomorrow
yesterday evening.

2 it (rain) when
you (leave) the house this 4 Look! That little boy / fall!
morning?
3 While my dad (cut) the 5 What / you / do / during the holidays?
grass, I (plant) flowers.
4 They (sleep) when the 6 We / go / to the cinema / tonight
doorbell (ring).
5 I (fall over) when I
(walk) the dog last week.
6 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
bold verbs. Use the future continuous or future perfect.
3 Complete the text with the correct form of the bold I will send these emails tomorrow. (send)
verbs. Use the past simple, past continuous, past
By the end of tomorrow, I will have sent these emails.
perfect or past perfect continuous.
1 Francis is leaving the company in September. (leave)
Last weekend, I wanted (want) to go bungee jumping
By October, Francis .
with my friend, Mary. We (1)
(never do) it before, so we were very excited. Mary 2 Their plane arrives in Madrid at 6 o’clock. (arrive)
(2) (plan) everything for At 7 o’clock, their plane .
weeks. On the day, we (3) 3 My father will collect you from the airport. (wait)
(arrive) at the bungee jumping site, which was a
When you get to the airport, my father
tall bridge, early in the morning. The sun
.
(4) (rise) and the sky
(5) (look) beautiful. Mary 4 I won’t finish my work by 9 o’clock. (finish)
(6) (stare) down at the river By 9 o’clock, I .
below the bridge while I (7) 5 Between 1 o’clock and 3 o’clock tomorrow, we have a
(get) ready. I (8) (put on) my meeting. (have)
At 2 o’clock tomorrow, we .

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Present and past tenses; 4 Complete the second sentence so that it has the same
future forms meaning as the first sentence. Use suitable future
tenses and the bold words.
1 Complete the second sentence so that it has the same We expect to have a cold winter. (think)
meaning as the first sentence. Use the bold words.
We think we’ll have a cold winter.
It’s the best concert I’ve been to. (never) 1 She intends to stay at home all evening. (to)
I’ve never been to such a good concert. She at home all evening.
1 I’m a psychology student at Cambridge University. 2 Paul will finish his homework and then go to bed.
(studying) (done)
I psychology at Cambridge By the time Paul goes to bed, he
University. all his homework.
2 Jimmy is in bed today because he’s got a cold. (feeling) 3 Look! That girl is about to fall in the lake! (to)
Jimmy well today. Look! That girl in the lake!
3 The last time I saw him was in March. (since) 4 I plan to meet the teacher at 5 o’clock this evening.
I March. (am)
4 Bob started his homework at 8 o’clock. Now it’s I the teacher at 5 o’clock
10 o’clock. (been) this evening.
Bob two hours. 5 It’s cold in here because the window is open. (close)

5 They came to Oxford a year ago. (living) It’s cold in here. I the
window.
They a year.
6 My mum and dad plan to leave at the weekend. (will)
2 Correct the sentences. Two sentences are correct. My mum and dad at the
They watched TV when someone knocked on the door. weekend.
They were watching TV when someone knocked on the 5 Translate the sentences into your language.
door.
1 The gym doesn’t open until 8 o’clock.
1 He worked hard all month, so he was looking forward
to his holiday.
2 Are they learning about future tenses at the moment?
2 I put the keys in my pocket after I was locking the door.
3 While Tom was looking out of the window, Julie was
watching TV.
3 Were you at the sociology lecture yesterday morning?


4 I was sitting in the restaurant when Peter walked in.
4 Katie saw Pam yesterday. She sat in a café.


5 They did the washing up after they’d eaten breakfast.
5 Tony had lived in Sheffield for two years before he
moved to Barcelona.
6 He hasn’t been feeling well lately, so he’ll see the
doctor.
3 Complete the second sentence with between two and
four words so that it has the same meaning as the first
7 This time next week, I’ll be swimming in the sea.
sentence. Use suitable future tenses.

I’ve got an appointment with the doctor at 4 o’clock today.
8 At the end of June, I will have finished all my exams.
I’m seeing the doctor at 4 o’clock today.

1 It’s Bob’s plan to visit me while he’s here.
Bob me while he’s here.
2 Karen is nineteen years old now.
Karen twenty years old
next year.
3 They’ve decided to buy a new house.
They a new house.

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