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10 8 Adjective or adverb? (1) 254
10 9 Adjective or adverb? (2) 256
Test 18 : Adjectives and adverbs 258
11 0 Comparative and superlative forms 260
11 1 Comparative a...
... Andrew out.
► He's riding a bicycle.
1 3
2 4
2 Form (B)
Rachel is in the computer room at college. Complete her conversation with Andrew. Put in
a present continuous form of the ... basketball
2. Sentence structure: subject, verb, object, etc
Sentence structure
The parts of a sentence are the subject, verb,
object, complement and adverbial. A statement
begins with t...
... Molly Paynter, a couple in their seventies. The fire
(2)……………………………… (start) at 3. 20 am. A neighbour, Mr Aziz, (3) ……………………………… (see)
the flames and (4) …………………………… (call) the fire brigade. He ...
PERMANENT STATE (simple tenses)
/ love/enjoy parties.
I like school.
Holidays cost a lot of money.
SHORT PERIOD (continuous)
I'm loving/enjoying this party. I'm
liking school mu...
... before the end of the film.
2
The streets………………………….(be) crowded with people.
3
My grandmother………………………
(die) last year.
4
Everyone………………………….
(have) a marvellous time.
5
We………………………………
... this part of her diary describing a morning's walk along the
coast. Write the missing words. Use one word only in each space.
It was a fine day (►)
when
I started out on the...
... 3 Present perfect and past simple (Units 11- 15)
Test 3A
Put in the past participles of the verbs in brackets.
► We've found (find) all the answers.
1 Have you………………………. (wash) the car? ... haven't had a party since Christmas.
We can say that it is a long time since something
happened or when was the last time it happened.
It's ages since we last had a party.
Christmas...
... is had + a past participle.
He had enjoyed the party, OR He'd enjoyed the party.
They hadn't gone to bed until late. Where had he put his wallet? For
irregular past participles see ... to a party the evening
before.
I'd left my wallet at home.
We are looking back from the situation of the train
journey to the earlier actions - going to a party and
leaving home without ....
...
4 ………………………………………………………………………………………………
2
Form(B)
Put in the verbs with be going to.
Laura: What are you doing with that camera?
Trevor: (►) I'm going to take (I / take) it to work. ... Shall we all go out together? ~ Good idea.
We do not use shall in American English (see page 377 ).
25 Will and be going to 28 Will be doing 29 A Will have done 144 Will in conditionals
22...
... because it is part of a plan or part of a schedule of future events.
The party will be starting at ten o'clock, (part of the evening's events)
The ship will be sailing soon, (part of our ... sentence with the present continuous. Use the verbs in brackets.
► Mike and Harriet have accepted an invitation to Tom's party next week, (go)
They're going to Tom's p...
... the phone.
5 Trevor has got an interesting book. He started it quite a long time ago. Ask him how long.
Test 3 Present perfect and past simple (Units 11- 15)
Test 3A
Put in the past participles ... haven't had a party since Christmas.
We can say that it is a long time since something
happened or when was the last time it happened.
It's ages since we last had a party.
Christ...
...
4 ………………………………………………………………………………………………
2
Form(B)
Put in the verbs with be going to.
Laura: What are you doing with that camera?
Trevor: (►) I'm going to take (I / take) it to work. ... Shall we all go out together? ~ Good idea.
We do not use shall in American English (see page 377 ).
25 Will and be going to 28 Will be doing 29 A Will have done 144 Will in conditionals
24...
...
/ knew something was going to go wrong with the plan.
Would has a similar meaning (see Unit 134C).
/ knew something would go wrong with the plan.
29 Will have done and was going to
32 Short ... …………………………… (you / stay) with friends?
Claire: No, (6) (I / stay) at a hotel near Central Park. But
(7) ……………………………… (I / see) my friends. (8) …………………………… (I / go) to their
apartment for...
... morning. Mark has to get the car
repaired. There's something wrong with the brakes.
When we use the past, or the future with will, we need a form of have to.
Emma had to go to the dentist ... we'll be late. We
form the negative with don't.
Don't be silly. Don't make so much noise.
We can use an imperative when we are with friends in an informal situation...
... you like to ?
Would you like to have lunch with us? ~ Yes, I'd love to. Thank you.
Would like can have a verb with to after it, or an object with a noun. Would you
like to stay the night. ... Passive verb forms
A Introduction
A passive verb is a form of
be + a passive participle, e.g.
is baked, was worn.
Some participles are
irregular (see page 383).
B Summary of verb
te...
... difficult. Note the pattern with one of.
Michael Jackson is one of the most famous pop singers ever.
After a superlative we can use in or of. We use in with places and with groups of people, e.g. ... different sentence patterns with
comparative and superlative forms, e.g. older than me, the
sweetest man in the world.
B The comparative and than
We often use a phrase with than a...
... talent, Guy became a popular TV personality
and chat show host.
9 I think my answers are right, but can I just check them with yours
I've made a mistake?
Linking words (A-E)
Complete the ... haven't been very well recently. Still, it could be worse.
Nick is in love with Rita. Rita, however, is in love with Tom.
Everyone thought that Emma should accept the offer. Never...