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Verb patterns

Complete the text with the infinitive or -ing form of the verbs in brackets.

John Frantz is an American student but he wants

(1)to come (come) and live in London. He’s planning

(2)______ (rent) a flat near the centre. He’d like (3) ______

(share) it with someone with similar interests. He enjoys

(4)______ (go) running and he’s good at (5) ______

(play) most sports. He wouldn’t like (6) ______ (live) with a smoker and hates (7) ______ (tidy) up for other people. He’s thinking of (8) ______ (look) for an empty flat through an Internet agency and he hopes (9) ______

(find) the right flatmate online, too.

Future forms

1Choose the correct verb form. Tick ( ) if both forms are correct.

1 We’re having / have pasta for dinner this evening.

2 Are you doing / Will you do anything special this weekend?

3 I’m visiting / going to visit my aunt this evening.

4 My cousins from Australia will come / are coming to stay next month.

5 There’s someone at the door. I’ll get / I’m getting it. 6 We’re not buying / going to buy a new car this year.

2Complete the sentences with the correct form of going to or will.

1 ‘What would you like to drink?’

‘I (have) a Coke, please.’

2‘Why have you got so much food?’

‘Because I ________ (cook) a meal for ten people.’

3‘Someone told me you’ve got a place at university.’ ‘That’s right. I ________ (study) psychology.’

4‘My car isn’t working.’

‘Ask Joe to look at it. He ________ (help) you.’

5‘I passed my driving test!’

‘That’s great! I ________ (buy) some champagne to celebrate!’

6‘Why have you got your old clothes on?’ ‘Because I ________ (paint) the bathroom.’

Questions with like and how

Put the words in the correct order to make questions. Then match the questions (1–6) with the answers (a–f).

aHorse riding.

bVery well.

cPretty, with dark hair.

dPop and rock.

eRed, and very fast.

fVery nice.

Comparative and superlative adjectives

1Write the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives.

2 Write comparative or superlative sentences.

1 My new phone / small / my old one.

My new phone is smaller than my old one.

2 It’s / funny / programme on TV.

It’s the funniest programme on TV.

3It’s / good / song on the CD.

________________________________________

4Yesterday was / long / day of the year.

________________________________________

5Today’s exam was / difficult / yesterday’s.

________________________________________

6Indian food / spicy / English food.

________________________________________

7My father speaks / bad French / my mother.

________________________________________

8He’s / talented / player in the team.

________________________________________

Present Perfect or Past Simple?

1Complete the sentences with the Present Perfect or Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets.

2J.K. Rowling __________ (write) a lot of books. She__________ (write) her first in 1997.

3__________ you ever __________ (try) sushi?

4I __________ never __________ (go) to Russia.

5When __________ you __________ (break) your leg?

6I __________ (live) in London for eight years and I don’t want to move.

7We __________ (meet) Charlotte and Dave three years ago. How long __________ you __________ (know) them?

2 Complete the sentences with ever, never, for, or since.

2He’s worked there __________ many years,

__________ 1998, I believe.

3I have __________ read that book.

4We’ve lived in York __________ two years. Have you

__________ been there?

5I’ve known him __________ we went to school together, but I’ve __________ met his parents.

6How are you? I haven’t seen you __________ ages.

3Complete the questions with the Present Perfect or Past Simple form of the verbs in the box.

book  break  cost  drink  go  live  make

1 My new car broke down last Saturday.

2How long _______ you ________ in your town?

3________ you ever ________ Irish whiskey?

4When _______ she ________ the holiday?

5How many films _______ he _______?

6Where _________ you _________ for a picnic?

7How much _______ the champagne _______?

have to/don’t have to; should/must

Rewrite the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1When you go to France, it isn’t necessary to get a visa. (have to)

When you go to France, you don’t have to get a visa .

2I think it’s a good idea for us to move house. (should) I think we ___________________________ .

3I’ve done the washing-up, so it isn’t necessary for you to do it. (have to)

I’ve done the washing-up, so you _________________ .

4It’s necessary for everyone to report to reception. (must)

Everyone ___________________________ .

5It isn’t a good idea for him to give up his course. (should)

He ___________________________ .

6It isn’t necessary for my son to wear a school uniform. (have to)

My son ___________________________ .

7It’s necessary for me to commute to work every day. (have to)

I ___________________________ .

Antonyms

Write the opposites of the adjectives. 1 easy ≠ difficult

2noisy ≠ __________

3clever ≠ __________

4exciting ≠ __________

5polite ≠ ___________

6clean ≠ ___________

Word endings

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the nouns in the box: adjective or verb.

invitation  responsibility  behaviour  explanation ambition  critic

2The children didn’t ___________ very well at the party.

3Don’t be so ___________ . You’re always complaining about people.

4She’s very ___________ . She wants to have her own business by the time she’s 20.

5You should ___________ why you were so late.

6In his job, he’s ___________ for managing the sales team.

Odd one out