Unit 1 ________ Solutions

SOLUTIONS – UNIT 1

PRESENT SIMPLE / 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 waiting……………… (wait) for the swimming course to start next month.

2)    Teacher: Graham, ………Are …………… you ……listening………………… (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.

 4) Right now I ……am watching…… (watch) a movie. I ……watch...... (watch) a lot of movies.

 5) Rickie ……is…… (be) my friend. We ……like…… (like) to talk together. We ……are talking…… (talk) about school right now.

 6) The police officer ……wears…… (wear) a badge and a gun to work every day.

 7) James ……usually eats…… (usually, eat) cereal for breakfast but today he ……is eating……(eat) oatmeal (harina de avena, galleta de avena) instead.

 8) Alison and I ……are studying…… (study) for our exam. We ……don’t want…… (not want) to fail it!

 9) My mum ……is cooking…… (cook) dinner tonight. ……Do you want…… (do you want) to have dinner with us?

10) Tiffany and Bert ……are travelling…… (travel) to Spain next summer.

11) He ……tidies…… (tidy) his bedroom once a week

12) Where’s Jim? He ……is listening…… to a new CD in his room

13) Don’t forget to take your umbrella to London. It ……always rains…… (always rain) in England.

14) Jean ……works…… (work) hard all day but she ……isn’t working…… (not work) at the moment.

15) Look! That boy ……is running…… (run) after the bus. He ……wants…… (want) to catch it.

16) He ……speaks…… (speak) German so well because he ……comes…… (come) from German.

17) Shhh! The boss ……is coming…… (come). We ……are meeting…… (meet) him in an hour and nothing is ready.  

18) ……Do you usually go…… (you, usually, go) away for Christmas or …do you stay…… (you, stay) at home?

19) She ……is holding…… (hold) a branch of roses. They ……smell…… (smell) lovely.

20) Oh no! It ……is snowing…… (snow) again. It ……always snows…… (always, snow) in this country.

21) Mary ……swims…… (swim) very well but she ……doesn’t run…… (not run) very fast.

22) ……Are you enjoying…… (you, enjoy) in the party? Oh, yes. I ……am having…… (have) a great time.

23) Sorry, I can’t help you. I ……don’t know…… (not know) where she ……normally keeps…… (normally, keep) her files.

24) What ……are you doing…… (you, do) next Saturday? Nothing special. I ……am staying…… (stay) at home.

25) I ……think…… (think) your new hat ……looks…… (look) nice on you.

26) She ……lives…… (live) with her parents but right now she ……is staying…… (stay) with some friends for a few days.

27) I can’t talk on the phone now. I ……am driving…… (drive) home

28) Where are the children? They ……are lying…… (lie) on the beach over there.

29) You ……never listen…… (never, listen) to a word I say. You ……are always listening…… (always, listen) to that mp3 player.

30) He ……doesn’t understand…… (not understand) what you ……are saying…… (say). He is a foreign.

31) How much ……does your suitcase weigh…… (your suitcase, weigh)?

      It ……looks…… (look) really heavy

My little sister is so lazy! It’s 12.30 now and what ______is she doing_______________ (she / do)? She _____is sleeping________________ (sleep)! It’s the same every day – she _____doesn’t help__________________(not / help) with the housework but my parents _____don’t say________________ (not / say)

anything to her. Why ____don’t they tell_______________(they / not tell) her that she has to help like me?At the moment I _____am cooking_____________ (cook)

lunch and my brother _____is cleaning________________(clean) the bathroom and my little sister ______isn’t doing_______________ (not / do) anything!

I know she’s only two years old but that’s no excuse

PAST SIMPLE / PAST CONTINUOUS

1.    James ______entered______________ (enter) the classroom while the teacher

     _____was explaining_______________ (explain) the tenses.

2.    We _____were waiting_______________ (wait) for Jane, when suddenly Louis  

     _______came_____________ (come) around.

3.    I _____was cycling_______________ (cycle) through the park when I ______heard______________ (hear) a strange noise.

4.    I ________fell____________ (fall) asleep while I _____was watching_______________ (watch) TV last night

5.    He _____passed_______________ (pass) her a message when the teacher ______wasn’t looking______________ (not look)

6.    When my uncle ____was working________________ (work) in the garden, and old friend _______passed_____________ (pass) by to see him.

7.    Robert _______fell_____________ (fall) off the ladder when he _______was picking_____________ (pick) cherries.

8.    While we ______were driving______________ (drive) to Florence the car _______broke_____________ (break) down

9.    When the girls _______arrived_____________ (arrive), the boys ______were swimming______________ (swim)

10. While the parents ______were having______________ (have) breakfast, their children ______took______________ (take) the bus to school

11. I _____was jogging_______________ (jog) in the park, when two squirrels _______crossed_____________ (cross) my way.

12. Archimedes ________discovered____________ (discover) the theory of liquids while he _______was taking_____________ (take) a bath

13. While she ______was speaking______________ (speak) on the phone, the milk ________boiled____________ (boil) over

14. Caroline ______burn______________ (burn) her hand when she ________was ironing____________ (iron) her clothes

15. When I ______was doing______________ (do) the washing up, I ________broke____________ (break) a plate

16. When Tom ______arrived______________ (arrive), Jenny _______was watching_____________ (watch) a documentary on TV

17. When Albert ________came____________ (come) home, I _______was checking_____________ (check) my emails

18. While we ______were doing______________ (do) a sight-seeing tour, our friends _________stayed___________ (stay in the hotel

19. When he ______woke______________ (wake) up, it _____was raining_______________ (rain) outside

20. The phone ______rang______________ (ring) when I _____was sitting_______________ (sit) on the toilet

21. Tom _______broke_____________(break) his leg when he _______was playing_____________(play) volleyball

22. I ____was having________________ (have) dinner when I suddenly ______heard______________ (hear) a loud bang.

23. When she _______was going_____________ (go) to school, a friend ________stopped____________ (stop) her

24. When Jane _____was doing_______________ (do) a language course in Ireland, she _______visited_____________ (visit) Dublin

25. I ____didn’t understand________________ (not understand) what they _____were talking_______________ (talk) about

26. When you _______came_____________(come) in, I _____was tidying_______________ (tidy) up my room

27. While the children _______were sleeping_____________ (sleep), the nanny ______turned______________ (turn) off the lights

28. When I ______was driving______________ (drive) home, I ______saw______________ (see) an accident.

29. When we ______were travelling______________ (travel) around Scotland, we ______met______________ (meet) some very nice people

30. When I ______left______________ (leave) the house this morning, the sun _____was shining_______________ (shine)

PAST SIMPLE / PAST PERFECT

1.    We ______watched______________ (watch) the film while we ________had (was having)____________ (have) dinner

2.    My father ________was____________ (be) annoyed because we _____hadn’t done_______________ (not do) the homework

3.    He _____found_______________ (find) a job two years after he ______had left______________ (leave) school

4.    They ________had moved____________ (move) before they ________had____________ (have) their baby

5.    My uncle ______bought______________ (buy) a Porsche because he ______had won______________ (win) the lottery

6.    She ______was______________ (be) very active although she ______hadn’t drunk______________ (not drink) any coffee

7.    We ______bought______________ (buy) a new house when the earthquake ________destroyed____________ (destroy) our home

8.    I _______asked_____________ (ask) the teacher because I _____hadn’t heard_______________ (not hear) the question

9.    They ________hadn’t met____________ (not meet) before that day

10. Paul and Tom ______didn’t know______________ (not know) each other, although they ______had been______________ (be) neighbours for ten years.

11. We ____had already eaten________________ (already eat) when John ________came____________ (come) home

12. Last year John _______passed_____________ (pass) all his exams

13. When I _______got_____________(get) to the airport I discovered I ______had forgotten______________ (forget) my passport

14.  I ______went______________ (go) to the library, then I ______bought______________ (buy) some milk and _______went_____________ (go) home

15. I _______open_____________ (open) my handbag to find that I _______had forgottoen_____________ (forget) my credit card

16. We _______got_____________ (get) home to find that someone _______had broken_____________ (break) into the house

17. When we ______arrived______________ (arrive) at the station the train ______had already left______________ (already leave)

18. I _____open_______________ (open) the fridge to find that someone _______had eaten_____________ (eat) all my chocolate

19. I _________had known___________ (know) my husband for three years when we _______got_____________ (get) married

20. Julie _____was_______________ (be) pleased to see that John ______had cleaned______________ (clean) the kitchen

21. It ______had rained______________ (rain) all summer so the grass ________was____________ (be) completely dead.

22. When he _______arrived_____________ (arrive) to the party, Julie _____had just arrived_______________ (just leave)

23. After arriving at home I _____realized_______________ (realize) that I ______hadn’t bought______________ (not buy) any bread

24. The laundry was wet. It _______had rained (had been raining)_____________ (rain) while I _____was_______________ (be) out

25. Jack _______felt_____________ (feel) ill because he ________had eaten____________ (eat) too many cakes

26. Keiko ________met____________ (meet) William last summer

27. First I ______tidied______________ (tidy) the flat, then I ______sat______________ (sit) and ________had____________ (have) a cup of tea

28. John ______played______________ (play) the piano when he was a child. Now he doesn’t play it.

29. When I _____opened_______________ (open) the curtains, the sun was shining and the ground was white. It _____had snowed (had been snowing)_______________ (snow) during the night

30. When Julie ______got______________ (get) home from holiday, the house was a mess. John ______had had______________ (have) a party

PAST SIMPLE / PRESENT PERFECT

1) . . . . . I have done. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (I / do) all the housework. The flat is

    really clean now.

2) A young couple . . . . . .bought . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (buy) the house next door. But

    they didn’t live there long.

3) Our visitors . . . . . . . . . . . .have arrived. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (arrive).

    They’re sitting in the garden.

4)  There’s still a problem with the television. Someone . . . . . . repaired. . . . . . . . . . 

     (repair) it, but then it broke down again.

5)  . . . . . . .I have lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (I / lose) my

     bank card. I can’t find it anywhere.

6)  The match . . . . . . . . has started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (start).

     United are playing well.

7)  My sister . . . . . . . . . .ran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (run) away

     from home. But she came back two days later.

8)  Daniel . . . . . . . . . . earnt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (earn) some

     money last week. But I’m afraid he . . . .has already spent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

     (already, spend)  it all.

9)  . . . . . . . . . . .We planted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (we / plant) an

     apple tree in the garden. Unfortunately it died.

10) Prices . . . . . . . .have gone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (go) up.

      Everything is more expensive this year.

11) Someone . . . . . . . . . . .has turned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (turn)

      on the hi-fi. What’s that song called?

12) . . . . . . . . . . . .I phoned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (I / phone) the

     office at eleven to speak to the manager, but he isn’t there today.

13) . . . . . . . . I have made. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (I / make) a

      cake. Would you like a piece?

12) The runner Amos Temila . . . . . . . . broke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

      (break) the world record for the 1500 metres in Frankfurt. Then two days later in

      Helsinki, Lee Williams ran it in an even faster time.

13) “This is my house”. “How long ........have you lived................................ (you, live)

      here?” “I ......have lived.................................. (live) here since 2004.

14) He .......lived................................. (live) in London two years ago and then he

      ...........went............................. (go) to Edinburgh.

15) When I .......left................................. (leave) school, I ..........cut..............................

     (cut) and ..........have worn.............................. (wear) it short ever since

16) Shakespeare .....wrote................................... (write) a lot of plays

17) My brother ........has written................................ (write) several plays. He

      ........has just written................................ (just, finished) his latest

18) I .......haven’t seen................................. (not see) him for three years. I wonder where he is

19) He ......hasn’t smoked.................................. (not smoke) for two weeks. He is

      trying to give it up

20) Chopin ........composed................................ (compose) some of his music in

      Majorca.

21) When ......did he arrive.................................. (he, arrive)? He

       ...............arrived......................... (arrive) at 2 o’clock

22) I .........read............................... (read) his books when I was at school. I

      .............enjoyed........................... (enjoy) them very much

23) I can’t go out because I .......haven’t finished................................. (not finish) my work yet.

24) “I .......have never drunk................................. (never, drink) cherry juice”. “Well, have some now!”

25) Here are your shoes. I .....have just cleaned................................... (just, clean) them

26) I ...........left............................. (leave) home at 8.00 a.m. I .....haven’t got................................... (not get) here until 12.00 p.m.

27) I ...........met............................. (meet) him last June

28) ......Did you see.................................. (you, see) the moon last night?

29) Cervantes ..........wrote.............................. (write) Don Quixote

30) He ...........broke............................. (break) his leg in a skiing accident last year

31) Mr Juan Cano has a garage in Seville and now he .......has bought...................................

      (buy) another garage in Gines. Gine is only  five kilometres from Seville, but

      Mr. Cano cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he

      .......has bought................................... (buy) twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon

      .........carried................................. (carry) the first message from Gines to Seville. The

      bird ........covered.................................. (cover) the distance in three minutes. Up to now,

      Mr Cano ......has sent.................................... (send) a great many requests for spare parts

     and other urgent messages from one garage to the other. In this way, he 

      ..........has begun................................ (begin) his own private "telephone" service.

32) Captain Martin .......has bought....................... (buy) an unusual taxi and .......has begun.......................

     (begin) a new service. The “taxi” is a small Swiss aeroplane. Captain Martin’s

      first passenger ........was...................... (be) a doctor who ..........flew.................... (fly)

      from Birmingham to a lonely village in the Welsh mountains. Since then, Captain

      Martin ......has flown........................ (fly) passengers to many unusual places. Once he

      ........landed...................... (land) on the roof of a block of flats and on another occasion

      he ......landed........................ (land) in a deserted car park. Captain Martin

      ......has just refused........................ (just, refuse) a strange request from a businessman. The

      man .......wanted....................... (want) to fly to Rockall, but Captain Martin

      .........didn’t take.....................(not take) him because the trip .........was..................... (be)

      too dangerous.

STILL, YET, ALREADY, JUST, EVER, NEVER

1)    We can’t have chips again. We’ve ........already...................... had three times this week

2)    I haven’t phoned Begonia .......yet....................... I’ll do it when I get back from work

3)    I've ....................just................... seen your teacher, and he's told me that you haven't finished your assignments ...................yet....................

4)    Monica says she's ..........just.............................. this minute caught the train so she'll be here in half an hour.

5)    Daphne ..........still.............................. hasn't bought the tickets. I hope she does it soon.

5) Betty: Have you cleaned the bathroom ...............yet.........................?
    Billy: I've ............already.............................. done it. I did it an hour ago.

6) Have you ....................ever..................... travelled to Australia ?
    No, I've ....................never.................... been there

7) I can’t decide. I ..........still............................. haven’t made a decision

8) Jim sends his love. I've ....................just.................... seen him in the high street.

9) We're going to a concert on Friday, but we haven't bought the tickets ...................

     yet....................

10) Billy: Do you know anything about Sally?
    Betty: Oh she's fine. I've ....................just.................... spoken to her on the phone.

11) Have you called your father ....................yet.................... ? Yes,

      I've ....................already..................... told him that we are leaving

12) We are ....................still.................... living in the same place. In fact,

      we've ....................never................... changed places

13) The government ....................still.................... hasn't said anything about the oil slick.

14) We've ....................already................... bought a new tent, so we can all sleep inside.

15) Have you seen the movie Bowling for Columbine ....................yet....................?

16) Bobby: Can I go online now, please?
     Begonia: Sorry. I ...................still.................... haven't finished using the computer.

17) Have you finished eating that ....................yet.................... ? No, not .................... yet.....................

18) This book has ...................already.................. arrived. It’s what you wanted

19) John moved to London 10 years ago and he ....................still.................... lives there.

20) What time is accountant coming? He’s ....................already.................... here.

FOR, SINCE, AGO

1) George has been a teacher ..........for.......... six years

2) John and Mary have been married ..........since.......... they finished the university

3) My father has worked in that factory ..........since.......... 2000

4) We came to this town six months ..........ago..........

5) My parents have had their house ..........since.......... they moved to London.

6) We have had this parrot only ..........for.......... three weeks

7) Rachel has been in France ..........since.......... she found a job in Paris

8) Our Maths teacher bought a big house three days ..........ago..........

9) Steven has played in our school team ..........for..........  three years

10) I finished tidying my room half an hour ..........ago..........

11) He has been miserable ..........since.......... he lost his wife

12) I haven’t seen Meg ..........for.......... ages

13) He has collected 2500 stamps ..........since.......... he was a little boy

14) My aunt moved to Essex two weeks ..........ago..........

15) David has driven his car ..........for.......... seven years

16) I haven’t met my high school friends ..........since.......... I became a doctor

17) Anny and Fanny hasn’t eaten chips ..........since.......... they went on a diet.

18) Sam sold his motorbike two weeks ..........ago..........

19) She hasn’t been able to walk ..........since.......... she had a car accident

20) Jack has played his violin ..........for.......... ten years

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

1)    In Spring the days are getting _____longer and longer_____ (long)

2)    A rock is _____heavier than_____ a leaf

3)    A plane is _____different_____ from an helicopter

4)    The blue car is as _____fast as_____ (fast) the red car

5)    _____The sooner_____ (soon), _____The better_____ (good)

6)    Jack’s cap is _____the same_____ as his twin brother

7)    Silver is _____not so heavy_____ (not heavy) as gold

8)    Mary is _____the thinnest_____ (thin) in the class

9)    Her essay is _____similar_____ to his

10)Andrew has got _____as many balloons as_____ Martin

11)The championship is becoming _____more and more interesting_____ (interesting)

12)Oliver is _____as optimistic_____  (optimistic) as Henry

13)A lion is _____more dangerous than_____ (dangerous) a cat

14)My dress is similar _____to_____ hers

15)_____The more_____ (Much) you look at me, _____the redder_____ (red) I am

16)My neighbour has got _____as much money as_____ (money) as my uncle

17)Ben is _____the noisiest_____ (noisy) in his family

18)My ball is the same _____as_____ yours

19)Today it’s not so _____windy as_____ (windy) yesterday

20)His marks are getting ______worse and worse_____ (bad)

21)Tom is _____better_____ (good) student than Sally

22)Claire’s glasses are different _____from_____ Frida’s

23)_____The more_____ (Much) you hate him, _____the more_____ (much) you’ll suffer

24)Which is _____the most difficult_____ (difficult) subject at school?

25)He has _____as much patience as_____ (patience) her

26)I am getting _____more and more disappointed_____ (disappointed)

27)July is _____hotter_____ (hot) than April

28)_____The more_____ (much) I think it, _____the less_____ (little) I understand it

29)Monday is _____the worst_____ (bad) day of the week

30)I’ve lost _____as many keys as_____ (keys) my husband

PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS, GOING TO, WILL

1. Don’t worry! I ____will phone___________ (phone) you on your birthday.

2. Peter isn’t studying at all these days. He ___is going to fail_____________ (fail) his final exam.

3. When I finish my secondary education, I ___will go___________ (go) to university, no doubt!

4. I’m sorry, but I can’t go to the cinema. I ___am taking____________ (take) my brother to his music lesson this afternoon.

5. My father says he ___is going to give up____________ (give up) smoking, I can’t believe him.

6. According to the weather forecast tomorrow ____will be________ (be) hot and sunny.

7. Hurry up! The train ____arrives________ (arrive) in three minutes.

8. Mandy and John ___are getting_____________ (get married) on 25^th June.

9. The new TV programme ____starts__________ (start) tonight at 9:30.

10. Put some suntan cream on or you _____will get________ (get) burnt.

11. I don’t think Tony ____will finish_________ (finish) his essay in time.

12. Why don’t you come with us, Susan? We ___are meeting__________ (meet) Paul at the pub after dinner.

13. “What ___are you going to do____________ (do) this summer, Alice?” “I don’t know, but I think I ___will surf_______ (surf) the Internet to look for special offers.

14. Karen ____is flying________ (fly) to London next Saturday. The plane _____leaves_______ (leave) at 3 p.m.  and Mary ___is going to wait_________ (wait) for her at London Airport.

15. The sky is so cloudy! It ____is going to rain_____________ (rain) cats and dogs.

16. If I don’t pass my exams, my parents ____will get___________ (get) really angry.

17. They ____are having___________ (have) a party to celebrate their wedding anniversary next Saturday.

18. Be careful! You ___are going to break___________ (break) the vase.

19. “How long ____are you going to spend_______________ (spend) at the gym this evening?” “I’m not sure, maybe two hours.”

20. What time ____does the birthday party begin________________ (the birthday party/ begin) next Friday?

21. 1. I’m so tired! I think I ____will go________ to be right now.

22. “Can you have dinner with us tomorrow?” “I’m afraid I can’t I __am working_______ tomorrow.              

23. My friends ____are travelling______ to New York at Christmas, they’ve just booked the holiday.                      

24. “What a difficult exercise” “Ok, Mary, I__will help________ you”      

25. “It’s very cold in here” “Yes, you’re right, I ___will close________  the window.”

26. The bus ____leaves_______ at 7:30 a.m., we mustn’t be late.        

27.  “I’ve got lots of work to do. _____Will you make________ (you/make) dinner for me, Kate?”    

28. Our plane ____lands_______ at 10:15 p.m.

29. They _____are flying__________ (fly) to London on Friday evening.

30.  Wait! I _______will drive____________ (drive) you to the station