SOLUTIONS
– UNIT 1
1.- WRITE NEXT VERBS IN THE INDICATED TENSES
1) Lucy ______would be working___________________
(work) in London
(Cond. Contin)
2) This _____is going to be____________________ (be)
a whole new chapter in
your lives (going to)
3) The entire scene of the
three witches _____had been redacting
____________________
(redact) from Macbeth (Past Perf.
Contin)
4) What do you think you ____will have done_____________________
(do) in
three year’s time?
(Future Perfect)
5) ______Has Sally and Ben appeared___________________ (Sally and Ben /
appear) on TV? (Pres.
Perf)
6) They _____weren’t lying____________________ (not
lie) on the beach last
Sunday (Past C.)
7) Cat _______catches__________________ (catch) mice
(Pres. S)
8) My mother _______wouldn’t let__________________ (not
let) my brother go
to the concert
(Conditional S.)
9) _____Does it cost____________________ (it / cost) a lot to live in
Belgium?
(Present S.)
10) Next train _________leaves________________ (leave) in ten
minutes (Fut. Cont.)
11) When ______did he talk___________________ (he,
talk) to her? (Past Simple)
12) ________Are you going to invite_________________ (you / invite) them to the
party? (Going to)
13) He ______had been studying___________________
(study) Chinese for two
years before they sent
him to China (Past Perf. Contin)
14) People _______were waiting__________________ (wait)
for the concert to
start (Past Cont)
15) They _______haven’t spent__________________ (not
spend) their holidays in
Turkey (Pres. Perf.)
16) ______Was she wearing___________________ (she / wear) in red colour
yesterday? (Past. Cont)
17) The athletes _______were running__________________ (run)
the race (Pres.
Conti)
18) We _________were meeting________________ (meet)
them somewhere
before that day (Past
Perf.)
19) Peter and Tom ______don’t often go___________________ (not
go, often) to
the gym (Pr. S)
20) The students ________understood_________________
(understand) the lesson
(Past S.)
21) I ______am writing___________________ (write) an e-mail to my students
(Pres. Cont)
22) We ______were sitting___________________ (sit)
on the grass while having a
picnic (Past Cont.)
23) I ______have forgotten___________________ (forget) your name (Pres. Perf.)
24) ______Had she been singing___________________ (she / sing) a local song
of
welcome? (Past Perf.
Cont.)
25) ______Had Paul lived___________________ (Paul / live) in Madrid before he
moved to London? (Past
Perf.)
26) Lucy ____hasn’t been sleeping_____________________
(not sleep) well for the
last two months (Pres.
Perf. Cont.)
27) ______Had the patient been feeling___________________ (the patient /
feel)
better? (Past Perf.
Cont.)
28) She ______will answer___________________ (answer)
all the questions
(Future S.)
29) My sister _____would have bought____________________
(not buy) those
clothes (Cond. Perf.)
30) They ____aren’t going to fly_____________________
(not fly) to Moscow next
month (Going to)
2.- COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES
Fill in the gaps with the suitable word or
words
1) Food in San Francisco is different ___from_______ food in New Orleans
2) The climate in San Francisco is similar ____to______ climate in New Orleans
3)
The view from San
Francisco is ____more beautiful______
(beautiful) than in New Orleans
4)
The food in the French
Quarter in New Orleans is better ____than______
the food in wharf (muelle) in San
Francisco.
5)
Fisherman’s Quarter in
San Francisco is ____the most______
(much) famous wharf in the world
6)
The climate in Spring in
San Francisco is the same climate _____as_____
in New Orleans
7)
New Orleans is ____hotter______ (hot) in the summer than
San Francisco is
8)
Florida beaches are very
___different_______ from California
ones
9)
He is as clever ____as______ a fox
10)
This end of the pool
isn’t the _____same_____ depth as
the far end
11)
Mario gets up __earlier________ (early) than his
teammate, Lucas
12)
Every year The Guinness
Book of World Records announces the ___tallest_______
(tall) dog in the world
13)
Sometimes I think I’m
____the worst______ (bad) language
student
14)
__The
more________ (Much) I know, ___the
better_______ (good) job I will get
15)
Andrea can type faster
___than_______ Michael can
16)
Surfing is getting __less and less popular________ (- popular)
17)
The earth is the same
shape ____as______ the moon
18)
The boss will be angry with you. You
arrive ___later and later_______ (late) to work
19)
___The longer_______ (Long) I walk, __the further________ (far) I go
20)
His story is ____as______ old ____as______ the hills
21)
My friends tell me that I say ___the
funniest_______ (funny) things by mistake
22)
I didn’t like this book at first, but it’s
getting __more and more interesting________
(interesting)
23)
___The
more_______ (Much) we helped, ___the
worse_______ (bad) the situation became
24)
My daughter’s English result are getting ___worse and worse_______ (bad)
25)
He is ____as______ slow ____as______ a snail
26)
When I make ___the least_______ (little) mistake,
everybody laughs
27)
In spring the weather gets ___less and less cold_______ (- cold)
28)
Susan thinks that she
plays ___better_______ (well) than
her sister
29)
___The older_______ (Old) the violin is, ___the sweeter_______ (sweet) the music is
30)
My hair is the ___same_______ length as yours
3.- USE PRESENT SIMPLE OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS
1) She _____isn’t swimming____________________ (not
go) swimming with her
friends today because
she _____doesn’t know____________________
(not
know) how to swim. She _______wants__________________
(want) to learn
and she _______is swimming__________________ (wait)
for the swimming
course to start next
month.
2) Teacher: Graham, ____Are you listening_____________________
(you, listen)
to me?
Student: Yes, Mrs. Black
but I still _____don’t understand
____________________ (not understand) the story.
3) The world ______is getting___________________ (get)
warmer and most
world leaders ________believe_________________ (believe) that
this is a big
problem. Next month,
many of these leaders ________are
meeting
_________________ (meet)
to talk about the problem.
3) She _____generally sings____________________
(generally, sing) in French
but now she ______is singing___________________ (sing) in
English.
4) The sun _______warms__________________ (warm) the air
and
_______gives__________________ (give) us
light.
5) It ________is_________________ (be) very cold now.
____Do you think_____________________ (you, think) it _________is
freezing________________
(freeze)?
6) I ________see_________________ (see) that you
______are working
___________________
(work) in the garden. “Yes, I
________am_________________ (be) and George
______is coming___________________ (come) to
help me this afternoon”
7) She ______usually drives___________________
(usually, drive) to work but
today she ______is taking___________________ (take) a
taxi.
8) Look! Betty’s cat Carlos
________is sitting_________________
(sit) on the
table and he ______is playing___________________ (play)
with Betty’s
present.
9) James _____usually wears____________________
(usually, wear) jeans and T-
shirts, but while he
______is working___________________
(work) for the
bank now, he ______is
wearing___________________ (wear) a suit and a tie
10) The bus _______leaves__________________ (leave) at
5.30 in the morning
and ________returns_________________
(return) at 8.15 in the evening.
11) Jenny _____usually cycles____________________
(usually, cycle) to school,
but today she _____is
taking____________________ (take) the bus because it
________is raining_________________ (rain)
12) He ______is living___________________ (live) in
town now, but he
________is moving_________________ (move) to
the country soon
13) My boss ___is always complaining______________________
(always,
complain) about the amount
of talking in the office.
14) We ______are waiting___________________ (wait)
for the shop to open. But it
______doesn’t open___________________ (not
open) till nine
15) I _______don’t like__________________ (not like)
my gym. I
______am not getting___________________ (not
get) fit fast enough!
16) Hurry! The bus _______is coming__________________ (come) and
I
______don’t want___________________ (not
want) to miss it
17) Adults _____always think_____________________
(always, think) that they
_______know___________________ (know) everything.
18) It _________is raining_________________
(rain) right now so we
_____are wearing_____________________ (wear) our new boots.
19) I ________don’t want__________________ (not want) to watch a film
because I __________am writing________________
(write) a book report.
20) Mum _______doesn’t usually allow___________________ (not usually allow)
us to stay out late at
night. That’s why we ________are going
__________________ (go) home now.
21) Mary, I _______don’t understand___________________
(not understand)
what you _______are
saying___________________ (say).
22) I ____don’t understand_____________ (not understand) that sign over
there.
What ___does it mean______________ (it/mean)?
31) Paula and Jack are in the sitting-room. They _____are listening____________
(listen) to the news, and
Paula ____is looking________________
(look) at a
magazine as well.
32) The students _______are counting_____________ (count) the books in the
library today, because we
_______don’t know__________ (not
know) how many
we have.
25) Tim _____likes____________ (like) his new shoes;
they ______fit_________
(fit) him perfectly.
26) June: Look! That woman _____is sitting_____________ (sit) in your
chair.
Barry: It _____doesn’t matter_______________ (not
matter). I can sit over
there.
27) This computer is very expensive. It ______costs___________ (cost) more than
$3000, but the price
_____includes__________ (include)
tax.
28) I don’t like Adam because he
____is always telling________________
(always/tell) stupid
stories.
29) “Why are you annoyed with
Mary?” – “Because she
_______is always asking___________________
(always /ask) me for money.
30) Tom: What _____are you staring____________________
(you / stare at)?
Nick: There’s a man at
the Johnsons’ house. He ______doesn’t
live
___________________ (not live)
there. I wonder what he ______is
doing___________________ (do)
4.- PUT IN THE CORRECT ORDER TO MAKE SENTENCES
1) to / go / I / swimming /
often / pool / the
I often go to the swimming pool
2) horses / in / Sonia /
London / never / rides
Sonia never rides horses in London
3) before / father / dinner /
always / eats / peanuts / my
My father always eats peanuts before dinner
4) to / supermarket/
sometimes / goes / the / her / mother
Her mother sometimes goes to the supermarket
5) their / brush / teeth /
meals / my / children / always / after
My children always brush their teeth after
meals
6) I / late / at / school /
am / never
I am never late at school
7) can / he / always / his /
help / father
He can always help his father
8) go / often / the / do /
you / out / evening / in ?
Do you often go out in the evening
9) shopping / do / often /
how / you / go ?
How do you often go shopping?
10) for / my / goes / in / the /
walk / a / grandmother / always / evening
My grandmother always goes for a walk in
the evening
11) ready / I / are / help / you
/ usually / when / you / to / need
You
usually are ready to help when I need you
12) early / up / sister / never
/ Sundays / on / gets / my
My sister never gets up early on Sundays
13) usually / he / goes / to /
on / Fridays / the / cinema
He usually goes to the cinema on Fridays
14) go / you / restaurant /
often / a / do / how / to / ?
How do you often go to a restaurant?
15) she / the / beach / to /
always / goes / in / the / summer
She always goes to the beach in the summer
16) sometimes / her / does / she
/ Fridays / on / shopping
She sometimes does her shopping on Fridays
17) go / we / twice / month /
the / theatre / to / a
We go to the theatre twice a month
18) never / in / is / the / at /
mornings / Peter / home
Peter is never at home in the mornings
19) he / work / rides / bike /
to / his / often
He often rides his bike to work
20) home / they / get / six
o’clock / usually / at
They usually get home at six o’clock
21) every / homework / students
/ their / good / do / day
Their good students do homework every day
22) you / out / how / in / do /
evenings / often / go / the / ?
How do you often go out in the evenings?
5.- PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS
1) When the postman _______arrived__________________ (arrive) my
father
______was having___________________ (have) a
shower
2)
While my brother ______was studying___________________
(study), my grandma _______was making__________________(make) some
muffins
3)
I ______went___________________
(go) to the doctor 2 days ago because I
__________had_______________ (have) a terrible
headache
4)
When I ______was___________________ (be) 10, I
_________eat________________ (eat) a
sandwich every evening
5)
He ________missed_________________ (miss) the
train because he ______was talking___________________
(talk) with his friends
6)
The thieves _______came__________________ (come) into the
house while the man _________was
sleeping________________ (sleep)
7)
The children _______were planting__________________ (plant)
a tree when their mum _________called________________
(call) them
8)
Mr. Stevenson _______was driving__________________ (drive)
his car while he _______was listening__________________
(listen) to music
9)
Some students ________fell_________________ (fall) asleep
while they _________were studying________________
(study)
10) Lydia _______was
drinking__________________ (drink) a glass of coke when Peter _______came__________________ (come) in
11) While Michael _________was jogging________________ (jog), the dog _________was chasing________________ (chase) him
12) While he _______was
shaving__________________ (shave) he ________cut_________________(cut) himself
13) She _________broke________________
(break) her nail while she _________was
cleaning________________ (clean) the house
14) While Adam ______was
looking___________________ (look) for his keys, he _________found________________ (find) his
glasses
15) Rosa _________met________________
(meet) his boyfriend while he ___________was
travelling______________ (travel) in India
16) Marvin _______came__________________
(come) home, ______switched___________________
(switch) on the computer and __________checked_______________
(check) his emails
17) While we _________were
doing________________ (do) a sight-seeing tour, our friends __________were lying_______________ (lie) on the
beach
18) What ______were
you doing___________________ (you, do) when you _________heard________________ (hear) that
noise?
19) My best friend _______arrived__________________ (arrive) a little before 9.00 pm but I
_______wasn’t__________________ (not
be) there. I ______was studying___________________
(study) at the library for my final examination in Italian
20) When I ______was
walking___________________ (walk) into the busy office, the secretary _____were talking____________________ (talk)
on the phone with customers, a clerk _______was working__________________ (work) busily at his desk, and two
managers ______were discussing___________________
(discuss) quietly methods to improve customer service
21) I _____was
watching____________________ (watch) a thriller on TV when the light
________went_________________ (go)
out. Now I am never going to know how the film ends.
22) Who _______did
you meet__________________ (you, meet) while you ________were travelling_________________
(travel) in Thailand?
23) When I ________saw_________________
(see) Hannah she ______wasn’t playing___________________
(not play) volleyball. She was in the gym
24) ______Were you
having___________________ (you, have) dinner when I ________phoned_________________ (phone) you?
25) Tom ________found_________________
(find) a good website about Hamlet when he _______was looking__________________ (look) for information about William
Shakesperare
26) When you _______left__________________
(leave) school, ________was it raining_________________
(it, rain)?
27) Mark _______heard__________________
(hear) a cry for help while he _______was
swimming__________________ (swim) in the sea
28) Iniesta _____was
playing____________________ (play) in the football final when he ______scored___________________ (score) a
brilliant goal
29) We _______were
sitting__________________ (sit) in the café when I suddenly ________fell_________________ (feel) ill
30) Why ______were
you crying___________________ (you, cry) when I _______saw__________________ (see) you yesterday?
6.- PAST SIMPLE AND PAST PERFECT
1) By the time Carlos _______had____________________ (get) home, we
_____had already fell______________________
(already fall) asleep
2) When you _________called__________________ (call) me I
__________had left_________________ (leave)
3) She ______didn’t do _____________________ (not do)
the homework because
she ______had
forgotten_____________________ (forget)
4) By the time I _______was____________________ (be) born,
computers
________had already existed___________________
(already, exist)
5) James ____________hadn’t studied_______________ (not
study) the irregular
verbs when he _____had______________________ (have) the
test
6) She _______had found____________________ (find)
only this program until
she __________bought_________________ (buy) one
7) After Jean Carlos _______had practiced____________________
(practice)
tennis, he _______took____________________
(take) his lunch
8) When I _______saw____________________ (see) her, she
_________had just waken up__________________
(just, wake up)
9) After she ______had called_____________________ (call),
I
____________left_______________ (leave) the city
10) By the time I ____met_______________________ (meet) you,
you
__________had already got_________________
(already, get) the divorce
11) Peter _______had never failed____________________
(never, fail) a test when
I __________saw_________________ (see) him
12) Before you _______called____________________ (call), I
___________fell________________ (fall) asleep
13) When Peter __________came_________________ (come), I
_______________had finished____________ (finish) his
report
14) She ____________went_______________ (go) late because
she
___________had forgotten________________ (forget) the homework
15) When I ________got___________________ (get), my mother
___________had just done________________ (just,
do) the dishes
16) The show _______had started____________________ (start)
when I
_____________got______________ (get) to the theatre
17) She ___________didn’t graduate________________ (not
graduate) until she
_____________had done______________ (do) the final
test
18) We _________didn’t study__________________ (not
study) after we
____________had had_______________ (have) dinner
19) By the time I ________was___________________ (be) born, TV
__________had appeared_________________ (appear)
20) I __________taught_________________ (teach) Level
VIII when I
______________had taken_____________ (take) Level VII
21) By the time she _____reached______________________ (reach)
the airport,
the plane _________had taken off__________________ (take
off)
22) They __________had learnt_________________ (learn) the
play by heart
before they ___________performed________________ (perform) it on the
stage
23) How much homework
___________had he finished________________
(he,
finish) when you ___________arrived________________ (arrive)
24) They ____________had
studied_______________ (study) Portuguese before they ___________travelled________________ (travel) to Brazil
25) My parents ________decided___________________ (decide) to visit India after they
__________had seen_________________
(see) a documentary about the Taj Mahal
26) Nick was hungry when the plane ______landed_____________________ (land) at
the airport because he __________hadn’t
eaten_________________ (not eat) on the flight
27) They _______hadn’t
finished____________________ (not finish) packing their suitcase when the
taxi ___________arrived________________
(arrive)
28) They _______had
been____________________ (be) friends for five years before they _________got__________________ (get) married
29) They ______had
read_____________________ (read) the whole travel guide before they
________went___________________ (go) on their trip
