Grammar Unit 1
1 Are the sentences true or false? Write T or F.
Then correct the false sentences.
1 We use used to for a past habit or state. __
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2 We use the past continuous for a completed
action in the past. __
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3 We use used to for an action that was
interrupted by another action. __
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4 We use the past continuous for an action that
happened immediately after another action. __
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5 We often use while before the past continuous.
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2 Complete the text using the past simple, the
past continuous, used to and suitable words
associated with these tenses. Sometimes there
is more than one possible answer.
When Callum was young, his dad (1) __________
(take) him camping in the New Forest National Park in
southern England every summer. While they were
there, they (2) __________ (fish) and hike. When
Callum got older, they stopped going. (3) __________
Callum was eighteen, he went camping there again
with his friend Rick. When they arrived at the park the
sun (4) __________ (shine) it was a beautiful day.
(5) __________ Callum (6) __________ (take) their
things out of the car, Rick (7) __________ (go) to
explore the woods. When Callum heard Rick shouting,
he knew that something was wrong. (8) __________
Callum was running to see what the matter was, Rick
(9) __________ (start) laughing. When Callum got to
where Rick was, he (10) __________ (realize) why.
Under a tree was a long branch. It looked like a huge
scary snake, but it was only a piece of wood!
(11) __________ the two friends (12) __________
(walk) back to the car, they laughed about Ricks first
encounter with the local wildlife.
3 Complete the rules with one word.
We use the present perfect continuous to focus on an
action which is (1) un________. We use the present
perfect (2) ________ to focus on the present result of
an action which is (3) f________. We use (4) _______
to talk about how long something has lasted and
(5) ________ to talk about when something started.
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4 Look at the table. Write questions and answers
using the correct form of the present perfect
simple and the present perfect continuous.
Name How long? How many?
You climb climb three
mountains mountains
2013
(1) Allison play tennis play fifty matches
two years
(2) Jon paint pictures paint five pictures
2010
(3) Aisha and help animals help lots of
Noah six months animals
How long have you been climbing mountains?
Ive been climbing mountains since 2013.
How many mountains have you climbed?
Ive climbed three mountains.
1 ____________________________________
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2 ____________________________________
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3 ____________________________________
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5 Underline the mistakes in the sentences. Then
correct them. One of the sentences is correct.
1 My friends have ever complained about me.
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2 Sean hasnt decided where he will go to
university already.
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3 We still havent seen any black bears!
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4 Have you still been to America?
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5 My parents phoned me they have never
bought a new car!
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6 Anna has done her homework ever and its only
four oclock!
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7 Theyve yet launched their new website. Its
online from today.
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8 Sarah has ever been to Thailand but she wants
to go.
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Vocabulary Unit 1
1 Read the situations. Write an adjective to
describe the people.
1 Steve is not a nice person. Hes got several
dogs, but he doesnt treat them well. Sometimes
he throws things at them. Hes a c______ man.
2 James always does what he says he will do. If
he says he will help a friend fix his bicycle on
Tuesday, hell do it. If he says hell help him fix it
at four oclock, he will be at his friends house at
four oclock. James is a very d________ person.
3 Sophia has never told a lie in her life. Sometimes
her friends tell their parents that they were
studying for hours, but they werent, they were
surfing the internet. Sophia has never done that.
She is a very t________ person.
4 Kyle loves people! Hes crazy about going to
parties and he loves hanging out with his friends
at weekends. He is a fun person who tells lots of
funny stories to make people laugh. Hes a very
o________ person.
5 Nicole is a nurse in a big city hospital. She is
very responsible and really cares about the
people who need her help. Sometimes she
works ten hours a day and she has often worked
six days a week. Nicole is very d_________ to
her job.
2 Complete the sentences with make or get. Then
choose the correct definition.
1 When you ____ a difference, you
a bring positive change to a bad situation.
b cause damage to something.
2 When you ____ a decision to do something, you
a cant decide what you are going to do.
b know what you are going to do.
3 When you ____ permission to do something,
a you can do it.
b you shouldnt do it.
4 When you ____ involved in something, you
a spend time doing it.
b stop doing it.
5 When you ____ an impression on someone,
a they will probably not remember your name.
b they will probably remember who you are.
6 When you ____ the feeling about something,
a you have an impression that something is the
case but youre not totally sure.
b youre totally sure that something is the case.
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3 Match the words 17 to their definitions AG.
1 bully __
2 founder __
3 star __
4 victim __
5 shade __
6 National Park __
7 habitat __
A an area that is dark and cool because the sun
isnt shining directly on it
B somebody who starts something like a charity or
an organization
C the place where plants and animals grow or live
D somebody who is famous or very good at doing
something
E an area of countryside protected by the state for
the general public to use and enjoy
F somebody who frightens, intimidates or hurts
somebody who is weaker than they are
G a person who has been attacked, hurt or killed
by someone or something
4 Complete the text with the correct form of used
to, be used to or get used to and the verbs.
clean cook do
Hi Vicky,
How are you? Have you been doing anything
interesting recently? Did you know that my sister,
Heidi, moved out of our house? Shes got her own
flat now. As you know, Mum (1) ____ all her meals
for her, so she wasnt (2) ____ that for herself I
think she eats in restaurants a lot these days! She
hasnt been living in her flat for very long, but I think
she (3) ____ it and keeping it tidy. Why dont we go
and visit her next week?
Maddy x
5 Complete the dialogues with one word.
1 A Hi. Could you explain _______ helping
with the community project involves?
B Have a ________ on our website to
________ what its all ________.
2 A Hello. Id like some information ________ the
charity.
B Sure. ________ you like me to ________ you
________ it works?
A Yes, please! Good ________!