- •Grammar workbook for beginners
- •Present Simple and Present Continuous
- •Present Simple
- •Part II Present Continuous
- •Part III Present Simple and Present Continuous
- •Part IV Practice test
- •4.1 Which alternative is correct?
- •4.2 Open the brackets using the Present Simple or Present Continuous.
- •4.3 Correct these sentences.
- •4.4 Translate into English.
- •Past Simple, Past Continuous and used to
- •Past Simple
- •Part II Past Continuous
- •Part III Past Simple and Past Continuous
- •Part IV used to
- •Part V Practice test
- •5.1 Which alternative is correct?
- •5.2 Open the brackets using the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.
- •5.3 Correct these sentences.
- •5.4 Translate into English.
- •Part II Much, many, a lot (of), few, a few, little, a little
- •Part III Practice test
- •3.1 Which alternative is correct?
- •3.2 Fill in the gap with one suitable word.
- •3.3 Correct these sentences.
- •3.4 Translate into English.
- •The Article
- •The indefinite article
- •Part II The definite article
- •Part III Special cases
- •Part IV The definite and the indefinite article
- •Part V Practice test
- •5.1 Which alternative is correct?
- •5.2 Use the correct article if necessary.
- •5.3 Correct these sentences.
- •5.4 Translate into English.
- •Verb patterns Part I
- •Part II The Gerund
- •Part III Gerund or Infinitive
- •Part IV Practice test
- •4.1 Which alternative is correct?
- •4.2 Use the correct form of the verb in brackets.
- •4.3 Correct these sentences.
- •4.4 Translate into English.
- •The Future
- •Present Continuous and be going to
- •Part II Future Simple and shall
- •Part III Future forms in contrast
- •Part IV Practice test
- •4.1 Which alternative is correct?
- •4.2 Use the correct future form of the verb in brackets.
- •4.3 Correct these sentences.
- •4.4 Translate into English.
- •Comparison of adjectives and adverbs
- •The comparative degree of adjectives
- •Part II The superlative degree of adjectives
- •Part III The comparative and superlative degree of adjectives
- •Part IV Degrees of comparison of adverbs
- •Part V Practice test
- •5.1 Which alternative is correct?
- •5.2 Complete the text with the correct form of the word in brackets.
- •5.3 Correct these sentences.
- •5.4 Translate into English.
- •Present Perfect Simple
- •Forming the Present Perfect Simple
- •Part II Present Perfect Simple for life experience
- •Part III Present Perfect Simple for actions with results in the present
- •Part IV Present Perfect Simple for actions that continue to the present
- •Part V Present Perfect Simple, Present Simple and Past Simple
- •Part VI Practice Test
- •6.1 Which alternative is correct?
- •6.2 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense form.
- •6.3 Correct these sentences.
- •6.4 Translate into English.
- •Present Perfect Continuous
- •Forming the Present Perfect Continuous
- •Part II Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous
- •Part III Present Perfect Continuous and various tenses
- •Part IV Practice Test
- •4.1 Which alternative is correct?
- •4.2 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense form.
- •4.3 Correct these sentences.
- •4.4 Translate into English.
- •Unit 10
- •Modal verbs
- •Have to
- •Part II Must
- •Part III Should
- •Part IV Have to, must and should
- •Part V Practice test
- •5.1 Which alternative is correct?
- •5.2 Use the correct form of must, have to or should (positive or negative form, present or past).
- •5.3 Correct these sentences.
- •5.4 Translate into English.
- •Unit 11
- •Time and Conditional Clauses
- •Time clauses
- •Part II Conditional clauses
- •Part III Time and conditional clauses
- •Part IV Practice test
- •4.1 Which alternative is correct?
- •4.2 Open the brackets.
- •4.3 Correct these sentences.
- •4.4 Translate into English.
- •Unit 12
- •The Passive
- •The Present Simple and Past Simple Passive
- •Part II The Passive with various tenses and structures
- •Part III Active and Passive
- •Part IV Practice test
- •4.1 Which alternative is correct?
- •4.2 Open the brackets.
- •4.3 Correct these sentences.
- •4.4 Translate into English.
Part IV used to
Exercise 4.1
Match a line in A with a line in B and complete the sentences from B.
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Exercise 4.2
Write sentences with used to which show how things were different before.
My home town looks very modern. It used to look old.
There are so many stadiums. There didn’t use to be many of them.
The streets are very clean.
There are a lot of car parks.
The air isn’t very clean.
The shops are very expensive.
The people always hurry.
They wear fashionable clothes.
Exercise 4.3
Write these sentences putting one verb in the form of used to and the other verb in the Past Simple form.
He (play) table-tennis, but he (give) it up five years ago.
He used to play table-tennis, but he gave it up five years ago.
He (live) in Minsk before he (go) abroad.
She (not like) her job at first, but then she (change) her mind.
He (earn) a lot, but he (retire) two years ago.
Before she (start) her own business, she (be) a teacher.
You (travel) a lot before you (find) this job?
This road (be) dangerous, but then they (build) a bridge and it (become) safe.
Before we (move) to the city, we (have) a wonderful garden in the country.
My father (buy) a tent in 1995, and we (go) camping for many years.
Australia (be) the colony of Great Britain until it (become) independent.
We (start) chatting on the Internet last year. Before that we (talk) on the phone.
Jim’s parents (give) him some pocket money before he (find) a job.
Exercise 4.4
Put the verb in brackets in the Past Simple, the Past Continuous or used to.
It (1) … (be) midnight and Fred (2) … (be) alone in the house. Outside it (3) … (rain) heavily. Fred (4) … (get) ready to go to bed when he suddenly (5) … (hear) a strange noise outside his room in the corridor. Neighbours? But they never (6)… (make) any noise before. When he (7) … (look) at the door, he (8) … (notice) that someone (9) … (turn) the handle. Fred (10) … (rush) over to the door and very quickly (11) … (turn) the key in the lock. Then he (12) … (ask) in a trembling voice, “Who is it?”
Part V Practice test
5.1 Which alternative is correct?
It was a boring day. I … anything.
a) didn’t b) wasn’t do c) didn’t do
… your own house when you were living in Sweden?
a) Had you b) Did you have c) Were you having
It … snowing for a while, then again it began to snow heavily.
a) was stopping b) was stopped c) stopped
I heard someone call my name while I … the door.
a) opened b) was opening c) was opened
One day last October, I … a very strange letter.
a) did get b) got c) used to get
Miranda … in Australia before her parents moved there.
a) never lived b) did never lived c) didn’t never lived
I … my leg while running down the hill.
a) hurted b) was hurting c) hurt
Rick didn’t hear the door bell. He … to music in his headphones.
a) listened b) was listened c) was listening
Where … when I called you last night?
a) did you be b) was you be c) were you
Simon left work early because he … a headache.
a) was having b) was have c) had