... do my best.
10. I did everything I could.
11. I must go now.
12. Diamonds suit me.
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2 Auxiliary verbs: short answers PEG 108
Assume that questions are addressed ... plays Italian music.
5. drinks English beer.
6. dances with a Greek girl.
7. uses an English dictionary.
8. has lunch in a Japanese restaurant.
9. listens to the news in English.
10....
... novel.
21 His mother's very proud of him.
22 The twins used to play rugby.
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EXERCISES 1
CONTENTS
Articles
PEG chapter I
1 Articles: a/an
2 Articles: the
3 Articles: ... Would you like to hear . . . story about . . . Englishman, . . . Irishman and . . . Scotsman?
~
No. I've heard . . . stories about . . . Englishmen, . . . Irishmen and . . ....
... (collapse) at the controls. ~
But if that had happened the second pilot (take over).
17 Maria (new to English customs): He said, 'How do you do?' so I told him about my
migraine.
Ann: You ... and August in Grenoble. I (go) to improve my French but
everyone I (meet) (want) to improve his English so I (not get) much practice.
27 The postman usually comes between 8.00 and 9.00 i...
... I went to bed. You (work) all night!
2 The instructions were in French. I translated them into English for him. ~
You (not translate) them. He knows French.
3 Tom: What's happened to Jack? ... (go) there last week. The tulips (be) wonderful.
Ann: You (go) by car?
Jane: No, I (go) with my English class. We (hire) a coach.
26 Ann: Where else you (be) to since you (come) to England?...
...
exactly alike.
15 Come on, children! time to get up! nearly breakfast time.
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A PRACTICAL ENGLISH GRAMMAR
EXERCISES 1
CONTENTS
Articles
PEG chapter I
1 Articles: a/an
2 Articles: the
3 Articles: ... the house?
In other English- speaking countries, however, the do forms are used almost exclusively. It
would therefore be possible to use do/did forms throughout the following exerc...