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The present continuousFILL IN THE GAPS BY PUTTING THE VERBS IN THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS MARK THE SENTENCES THAT ARE CORRECTFILL IN THE GAPS USING THE WORDS IN THE PANEL MATCH THE PICTURES

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The present continuous is us ed to talk about continued actions that a re ha ppening in the present moment It is formed with “be” and a present part iciple.

The present continuous

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

This is the present simple It describes a repeated action or situation.

The subject and the verb can be contracted.

Don’t double the last letter because the final syllable is not stressed.This is the present continuous It describes

what is happening right now.

PRESENT PARTICIPLE SPELLING RULES

Pr esent sim ple 1 Ac tion and state verbs 50 Infi nitives and part iciples 51

VERB + “ ING”REST OF SENTENCE

Last letters are consonant–vowel–consonant and the final syllable is stressed.

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Presen t participles follow t he same spelling rules as gerun ds.

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This practice book is a companion to the English for Everyone: English Grammar Guide Each unit in the book tests the language taught in the English Grammar Guide unit with the same number.

GRAMMAR GUIDE UNITPRACTICE BOOK UNIT

Sample answer The first question of each exercise is answered to make the task easier to understand

Exercise number Every exercise has a unique number so you can easily find the relevant answers.

Exercise instruction A brief instruction tells you what you need to do.

ANSWERSAn Answers section at the back of the book lists the correct answers for every exercise Turn to these pages whenever you finish a unit or exercise to see how well you have understood the teaching point.EXERCISES

The exercises are carefully graded to drill and test the grammar presented in the corresponding Grammar Guide unit Working through these exercises will help you understand and remember what you have learned.

Space for writing You are encouraged to write your answers in the book for future reference.

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The present continuous is used to talk about continued actions that are happening in the present moment It is formed with “be” and a pres ent part iciple.

The present continuousFILL IN THE GAPS BY PUTTING THE VERBS IN THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

MARK THE SENTENCES THAT ARE CORRECTFILL IN THE GAPS USING THE WORDS IN THE PANEL

MATCH THE PICTURES TO THE CORREC T ANSWERS

FILL IN THE GAPS BY PUTTING THE VERBS IN THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

The future with “will” 54

Object and subject questions 102

The present for future events 56

Indirect questions 104

The future continuous 58

Question tags 106

The present simple 8

The future perfect 60

Short questions 108

The present simple negative 12

The future in the past 62

Present simple questions 14

Future review 64

The present continuous 16

The passive 68

Present tenses overview 20

The passive in the past 71

Imperatives 24

The passive in the future 74

The past simple 26

The passive with modals 76

The past simple negative 30

Other passive constructions 78

Past simple questions 32

Conditional sentences 80

The past continuous 34

Other conditional sentences 86

The present perfect simple 36

Conditional sentences review 88

The present perfect continuous 40

Future possibilities 90

The past perfect simple 42

Wishes and regrets 92

The past perfect continuous 44

“Either / neither / both” 166

Singular and plural nouns 168

Countable and uncountable nouns 170

Action and state verbs 126

Infinitives and participles 128

Verb patterns 130

Verb patterns with objects 133

Verb patterns with prepositions 135

Phrasal verbs 136

Comparative adjectives 228

Linking words review 274

Two comparatives together 232

Sequencing and organizing 282

Comparative and superlative adverbs 242

Correcting and changing the subject 284

Other relative structures 202

“So” and “such” 252

Answers 290

Question words with “-ever” 204

“Enough” and “too” 254

More linking words 272

Gradable and non-gradable adjectives 225

The present simple is used to make simple statements of fact, to talk about things that happen repeatedly, and to describe things that are always true.

The present simple

MARK THE SENTENCES THAT ARE CORRECTFILL IN THE GAPS BY PUTTING THE VERBS IN THE PRESENT SIMPLE

FILL IN THE GAPS USING “AM,” “IS,” OR “ARE” “HAVE” OR “HAS”FILL IN THE GAPS USING

MATCH THE PICTURES TO THE CORRECT SENTENCES

FILL IN THE GAPS USING THE WORDS IN THE PANEL

To make negative sentences using “be” in the present simple, “not” is added after the verb For other verbs, the auxiliary verb “do not” or “does not” is used.

The present simple negativeREWRITE THE SENTENCES, PUTTING THE WORDS IN THE CORRECT ORDER

FILL IN THE GAPS USING “DO NOT” OR “DOES NOT”

REWRITE EACH SENTENCE IN THE NEGATIVE USING CONTRACTIONS

MARK THE SENTENCES THAT ARE CORRECT

REWRITE THE SENTENCES IN THE NEGATIVE

Present simple questions

MARK THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE CORRECT

REWRITE THE SENTENCES AS QUESTIONS

The present continuous is used to talk about continued actions that are happening in the present moment It is formed with “be” and a present participle.

The present continuous

FILL IN THE GAPS USING THE WORDS IN THE PANELMATCH THE PICTURES TO THE CORRECT ANSWERS

FILL IN THE GAPS BY PUTTING THE VERBS IN THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

MARK THE SENTENCES THAT ARE CORRECT

MATCH THE BEGINNINGS OF THE SENTENCES TO THE CORRECT ENDINGS

REWRITE THE SENTENCES, PUTTING THE WORDS IN THE CORRECT ORDER

REWRITE THE SENTENCES AS QUESTIONS AS NEGATIVESREWRITE THE SENTENCES

The present simple and present continuous are used in di erent situations There are di erent ways to form questions and negatives with these tenses.

Present tenses overviewLOOK AT THE PICTURES AND COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE PHRASES IN THE PANEL

CROSS OUT THE INCORRECT WORDS IN EACH SENTENCE

FILL IN THE GAPS BY PUTTING THE VERBS IN THE PRESENT SIMPLE OR THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

MATCH THE BEGINNINGS OF THE SENTENCES TO THE CORRECT ENDINGS

REWRITE THE SENTENCES, PUTTING THE WORDS IN THE CORRECT ORDER

MARK THE SENTENCES THAT ARE CORRECT

REWRITE THE SENTENCES, CORRECTING THE ERRORS

Imperatives are used to give commands or to make requests They can also be used to give warnings or directions.

ImperativesFIND MORE IMPERATIVES IN THE GRID AND WRITE THEM UNDER THE HEADING

IMPERATIVES

MATCH THE BEGINNINGS OF THE SENTENCES TO THE CORRECT ENDINGS

REWRITE THE SENTENCES, PUTTING THE WORDS IN THE CORRECT ORDERMATCH THE PICTURES

TO THE CORRECT SENTENCES

The past simple is used to talk about completed actions that happened at a fixed time in the past It is the most commonly used past tense in English.

The past simpleFILL IN THE GAPS USING THE PAST SIMPLE VERBS IN THE PANEL

MATCH THE BEGINNINGS OF THE SENTENCES TO THE CORRECT ENDINGS

REWRITE THE SENTENCES, PUTTING THE WORDS IN THE CORRECT ORDER

CROSS OUT THE INCORRECT WORD IN EACH SENTENCE

FILL IN THE GAPS BY PUTTING THE VERBS IN THE PAST SIMPLE

FILL IN THE GAPS USING “WAS” OR “WERE”

REWRITE THE SENTENCES USING THE PAST SIMPLE

The past simple negative is used to talk about things that did not happen in the past It is always formed the same way, unless the main verb is “be.”

The past simple negativeMATCH THE BEGINNINGS OF THE SENTENCES TO THE CORRECT ENDINGS

MARK THE SENTENCES THAT ARE CORRECT

CROSS OUT THE INCORRECT WORDS IN EACH SENTENCE

WRITE EACH SENTENCE IN ITS OTHER FORM

Questions in the past simple are formed using “did.” For past simple questions with “be,” the subject and the verb “was” or “were” are swapped around.

Past simple questionsMATCH THE STATEMENTS TO THEIR QUESTION FORMS

MATCH THE PICTURES TO THE CORRECT QUESTIONS

REWRITE THE SENTENCES, PUTTING THE WORDS IN THE CORRECT ORDER

REWRITE THE SENTENCES, CORRECTING THE ERRORS

The past continuous is used in English to talk about actions or events that were in progress at some time in the past It is formed with “was” or “were” and a present participle.

The past continuousMATCH THE PICTURES TO THE CORRECT SENTENCES

CROSS OUT THE INCORRECT WORDS IN EACH SENTENCE

FILL IN THE GAPS, PUTTING THE WORDS IN THE CORRECT ORDER

FILL IN THE GAPS BY PUTTING THE VERBS IN THE CORRECT TENSES

The present perfect simple is used to talk about events in the recent past that still have an e ect on the present moment It is formed with “have” and a past participle.

The present perfect simpleFILL IN THE GAPS USING “HAS” OR “HAVE” TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES

FILL IN THE GAPS USING THE WORDS IN THE PANEL

MARK THE SENTENCES THAT ARE CORRECT

REWRITE THE SENTENCES, CORRECTING THE ERRORS

MARK THE BEST REPLY TO EACH QUESTION TO EACH QUESTIONMARK THE BEST REPLY

The present perfect continuous is used to talk about acontinuing activity in the past that still has an e ect onthe present moment It usually refers to the recent past.

The present perfect continuousMATCH THE BEGINNINGS OF THE SENTENCES TO THE CORRECT ENDINGS

REWRITE THE SENTENCES, PUTTING THE WORDS IN THE CORRECT ORDER

FILL IN THE GAPS BY PUTTING THE VERBS IN THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

English uses the past perfect simple with the past simple to talk about two or more events that happened at di erent times in the past.

The past perfect simpleFILL IN THE GAPS USING THE WORDS IN THE PANEL

MATCH THE PICTURES TO THE CORRECT SENTENCES

FILL IN THE GAPS BY PUTTING THE VERBS IN THE PAST SIMPLE OR PAST PERFECT SIMPLE

English uses the past perfect continuous with the pastsimple to talk about an activity that was in progressbefore another action or event happened.

The past perfect continuousMARK THE SENTENCES THAT ARE CORRECT

MATCH THE BEGINNINGS OF THE SENTENCES TO THE CORRECT ENDINGS

FILL IN THE GAPS BY PUTTING THE VERBS IN THE PAST SIMPLE OR PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

When talking about habits or states in the past, “used to” or “would” are often used English often uses these forms to contrast the past with the present.

“Used to” and “would”LOOK AT THE PICTURES AND COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE PHRASES IN THE PANEL

MARK THE SENTENCES THAT ARE CORRECT

REWRITE THE SENTENCES, CORRECTING THE ERRORS

There are eight di erent ways to talk about the past in English The di erences between the past simple and the present perfect simple are particularly important.

Past tenses reviewCROSS OUT THE INCORRECT WORDS IN EACH SENTENCE

MATCH THE BEGINNINGS OF THE SENTENCES TO THE CORRECT ENDINGS

REWRITE THE SENTENCES, PUTTING THE WORDS IN THE CORRECT ORDER

FILL IN THE GAPS BY PUTTING THE VERBS IN THE CORRECT TENSES

MATCH THE PICTURES TO THE CORRECT SENTENCES

REWRITE THE SENTENCES, CORRECTING THE ERRORS

Future forms in English are formed using auxiliary verbs One of the most commonly used constructions is “going to” plus the base form of the main verb.

The future with “going to”MARK WHETHER EACH

SENTENCE IS A FUTURE PLAN OR A PREDICTION

MATCH THE PICTURES TO THE CORRECT SENTENCES

Future plan Prediction Future plan Prediction Future plan Prediction Future plan Prediction Future plan Prediction Future plan Prediction

Future plan Prediction

Future plan Prediction

REWRITE THE SENTENCES AS QUESTIONS

FILL IN THE GAPS BY PUTTING THE VERBS IN THE FUTURE WITH “GOING TO”

“Will” is used to form some future tenses in English It can be used in several di erent ways, which are all di erent from the future with “going to.”

The future with “will”FILL IN THE GAPS, PUTTING THE VERBS IN THE FUTURE WITH “WILL”

MARK WHETHER EACH SENTENCE IS A PREDICTION, OFFER, PROMISE, OR DECISION

REWRITE THE SENTENCES, PUTTING THE WORDS IN THE CORRECT ORDER

Prediction O er Promise DecisionPrediction O er Promise DecisionPrediction O er Promise DecisionPrediction O er Promise DecisionPrediction O er Promise Decision

Present Future Present Future Present Future Present Future Present Future Present Future Present Future Present Future Present Future Present Future Present Future

CROSS OUT THE INCORRECT WORDS IN EACH SENTENCE

REWRITE THE SENTENCES, CORRECTING THE ERRORS

The future continuous can be formed using “will” or “going to.” It describes an event or situation that will be in progress at some point in the future.

The future continuousMATCH THE BEGINNINGS OF THE SENTENCES TO THE CORRECT ENDINGS

MARK WHETHER EACH SENTENCE IS A NEUTRAL QUESTION OR A REQUEST

REWRITE THE SENTENCES, CORRECTING THE ERRORS

Neutral question RequestNeutral question Request

Neutral question Request

Neutral question RequestNeutral question RequestNeutral question Request

The future perfect is used to talk about an event that willoverlap with, or finish before, another event in thefuture It can be used in simple or continuous forms.

The future perfectFILL IN THE GAPS BY PUTTING THE VERBS IN THE FUTURE PERFECT OR FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

MATCH THE PICTURES TO THE CORRECT SENTENCES

FILL IN THE GAPS USING THE WORDS IN THE PANEL

There are a number of constructions in English that can be used to describe thoughts about the future that someone had at some point in the past.

The future in the pastMATCH THE FUTURE SENTENCES TO THE EQUIVALENT SENTENCES THAT USE THE FUTURE IN THE PAST