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He
She
It
We
You
They
isn't
aren't
working.
Negative with not Negative with n't
USE
• For an action in progress now:
I'm reading a grammarbook now.
What are you looking at?
She isn't eating at the moment.
Practice
Rewrite ... Managed by Lewis Lansford
Additional material written by David Bowker.
Nouns, adjectives and adverbs
18 Comparatives (tall, taller; comfortable, more comfortable)
• Adjectives with one syllable ... They're not keys - they're (I/she)
6 I don't think its room: I think it's (you/they)
7 The police asked me for address. (I)
3
Verbs
33 Present Simple and Continuous: short forms
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... answers, you will need to use the edition of
Grammar Practicefor Pre -Intermediate Studentswith Answer key.
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To the student
Grammar Practicefor Pre -Intermediate Students gives short, clear explanations
of all the main areas of English grammar, and provides practice exercises for
you to do.
There ... working.
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He
She
It
We
You
They
isn't
aren't
working.
Negative with not Negative with n't
USE
• For an action in progress now:
I'm reading a grammarbook now.
What are you looking at?
She isn't eating at the moment.
Practice
Rewrite...
... Bread, cheese, butter, information, news, food, and money are all uncountable nouns.
>• Exercise 14 for some and any.
Practice
Write 'C for countable, 'U' for uncountable.
apple
water
boy
milk
table
pen
bread
cup
computer
money
C
U
cheese
tooth
car
grass
person
road
chair
bicycle
hand
flour
I
information
butter
sugar
tree
garden
book
news
bus
wine
house
FORM
Positive ... itself off automatically.
Practice
Write the correct reflexive pronouns for these sentences.
1 I like to wake myselff up in the morning with a cup of coffee.
2 Thanks for a great party - we really ... the Gobi Desert.
Practice
Write the names of the places below in two columns, those with the and those
without the.
River Seine
Luxembourg
Istanbul
Pyrenees
Chile
Solomon Islands
with the
River...
... last one. (difficult)
19 Comparatives
> Exercise 18 for adjectives with one syllable, and with three syllables or more.
• Adjectives with two syllables
a) generally use more-
careful -> ... verbs
FORM
• Regular verbs have the same form for all persons (I, you, he, she, etc.):
Notes
• Irregular verbs are different in the positive >• Exercise 36.
• Remember to use the infinitive without ... the Gobi Desert.
Practice
Write the names of the places below in two columns, those with the and those
without the.
River Seine
Luxembourg
Istanbul
Pyrenees
Chile
Solomon Islands
with the
River...
... working.
—
He
She
It
We
You
They
isn't
aren't
working.
Negative with not Negative with n't
USE
• For an action in progress now:
I'm reading a grammarbook now.
What are you looking at?
She isn't eating at the moment.
Practice
Rewrite ... taller; comfortable, more comfortable)
• Adjectives with one syllable (tall, great, short, etc.) add er:
tall —>taller; great —> greater; short —> shorter
Adjectives that end with e just ... talked to the boys parents for some time.
We talked to the boys' parents for some time.
We talked to the boy's parents for some time.
Nouns, adjectives and adverbs
Practice
Complete these...
... . •
43a 1 for 2 for 3 since 4 for 5 for 6 since 7 since 8 since 9 for 10 for
43b 1 I studied for 2 She's worked , since. 3 I worked for 4 I've lived
since 5 He's been for 6 I haven't ... found found
break broke broken fly flew flown
bring brought brought forget forgot forgotten
build built built forgive forgave forgiven
burn burnt/ burnt/ get got got
burned burned
burst burst burst ... going to be in the office until 6 o'clock.
96a 1 until 2 before 3 until 4 until 5 before 6 before 7 until 8 until
9 before 10 before
166
indefinite article 8-9, 13-14
indirect speech 105, 113-114
indirect...
... date
Practice
In your notebook, rewrite the sentences substituting the underlined words with a
phrasal verb from the box. Write the sentences
a) with the object after the verb and particle;
b) with ... yourself a point for each correct answer. Score \_\
Put the verb into either the gerund or the infinitive with to form.
1 Do you enjoy ? (cook)
2 I've decided a new job. (look for)
3 Are you ... sister at the weekend for a chat.
/ usually ring up my sister at the weekend for a chat,
I usually ring my sister up at the weekend for a chat,
2 These clothes are too small for Andrew. 1 should...
... it relates to ( = connects
with) a noun in the larger sentence.
FORM
• Relative clauses are often indicated by who (for people) and that (for things
and sometimes for people). The relative clause ... and what as object + question form of verb:
You asked Steve. Who did you ask? Steve.
• Who stayed with you?
but Who did Jane stay with? (Preposition at the end.)
Practice
Write the questions.
1 ... again next year so I'm saving up for it already.
People book very early for that area so I must fix it up after the New
Year. If I carry on saving for a few months, I'll have enough...
... gave me the book. ( = she gave the book to me)
the book is the real object of this sentence. It tells us what she gave.
This is the direct object (D.O.)
me is the indirect object (l.O.)
FORM
• verb ... for: buy, find, get, make.
verb + indirect object without to or for + direct object:
Give
Buy
l.O.
him
your mother
D.O.
the money.
a present.
Note: that it is not possible to use the second form ... John. (NOT Give John it.)
Practice
79a Rewrite these sentences without using to or for.
1 Give this food to your parents.
Give your parents this food.
2 Get an ashtray for me, please.
Get me an...
... wait for me. I can get a taxi home.
(= It is not necessary for you to wait for me, but you can wait if you want to.)
Practice
66a Complete the sentences with have + to-infinitive in the correct form ... I don't want tonight.
8 They offered the children for the evening.
9 They're planning with us for the weekend.
10 He agreed us with our problem.
101
Gerunds and infinitives
68 like, ... cleaned it yesterday.
6 We forget to lock all the doors before we go away.
7 They sit in the sun for too long. They might
get burnt.
8 We stay in a hotel in London. We can stay with
my cousin.
9 He...
... (you travel) a lot before you (get) this job?
7 I (work) in a factory before I (become) a teacher.
8 She (drive) a lot before she (have) the accident.
9 That old radio (work) before I (drop) it.
10 ... imperative may sometimes be used for requests to people we know well, or for orders
given by people in authority. It is often used when speaking to children or soldiers.
Practice
Mr and Mrs Brownridge ... 'If they don't agree with me, I'll go to the director.'
Are they going to agree with me?
A Maybe B Probably not
8 'If they didn't agree with me, I'd go to the...
... here t(fori/since) six years.
2 I lived here [for/ since) three months.
3 I've worked in the factory {for/ since) 1982.
4 He's been abroad [for/ since] five years.
5 I studied French [for/ since) ... her [for/ since] 1982.
7 I've lived here {for/ since) I was a child.
8 We've been in Paris [for/ since) we were married.
9 I've known them [for/ since) years.
10 We practised {for/ since) ... he's living here now)
NOTES
• for + period of time:
I've lived here for six years.
I've worked here for two months.
They've been married for a long time.
• since + a point...
... working.
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He
She
It
We
You
They
isn't
aren't
working.
Negative with not Negative with n't
USE
• For an action in progress now:
I'm reading a grammarbook now.
What are you looking at?
She isn't eating at the moment.
Practice
Rewrite ... verbs
FORM
• Regular verbs have the same form for all persons (I, you, he, she, etc.):
Notes
• Irregular verbs are different in the positive >• Exercise 36.
• Remember to use the infinitive without ... (see) the film before.
7 (You be) to Austria?
8 (You see) the film on TV last night?
9 When (you arrive) in London?
10 John (be) to Germany before.
11 (You read) this book before?
12 I (not see)...