Got It?

Tenses

  1. Your dog is really funny. Look, it  its tail!
  2. When we left the theatre, it  heavily, so we had a hard time finding our car.
  3. Andrew was taking a nap when the phone 
  4. A: What is that lovely smell?
    B: Ah, it  from the bakery down the street.
  5. Anna, you  your phone at the dinner table. Can’t we have a meal without distractions for once?
  6. What  yesterday at 6 p.m.?
  7. I really want to take part in this contest because I  it last year.
  8. When they were five, they  their grandparents every summer.
  9. A: What  on your days off?
    B: Well, I  for a jog, but today, I  swimming.
      • now
      • every month
      • usually
      • at the moment
      • this weekend
      • these days
      • on Tuesdays
      • rarely
      • once a week
      • right now

      Emily and I have been best friends forever! We live in the same village, and I am very lucky to have her. Two months ago, when I  to school, I  and  my leg. It hurt quite badly, but I . I had to stay at home for several weeks while my leg  in plaster. So boring!

      One day, when I  TV, Emily  to see me after class and  me some magazines. She also  me what had happened at school. We  sweets,  tea and  all kinds of personality tests in the magazines. By the way, I  an article from one of the magazines while Emily  me about her plans. Her latest message says: “I  a picnic lunch tomorrow. Do you want to come with me?”. Of course I do!

      Pairwork 1

      Discuss with your partner.
      1. What were you doing this time yesterday?
      2. Are you reading any interesting books these days? If so, what are they about?
      3. Are you travelling abroad this summer? If so, where?
      4. What are you doing this weekend?
      5. What were you doing yesterday at 8 p.m.?

      Modal Verbs and Alternative Expressions

      • had
      • didn’t have to
      • could
      • allowed
      • had to go
      • able to

      I remember once when I had a terrible cough and we were doing a listening test during our English lesson. Nobody  hear anything because every time the teacher played the recording, I  to cough. It was horrible! Eventually, the teacher told me that I  out of the class and I  take the test then. In fact, I was  to take it the next day. I was so ashamed, but I  do nothing about it. At least my classmates were  do the test better without me.

      Exercise 5

      Choose the correct answer(s).
      1. Dad has already made some pancakes, so you ___ cook breakfast.
      • don’t have to
      • can’t
      • must
      1. We ___ catch the 9 p.m. train – it’s the last one of the day.
      • may
      • must
      • have to
      1. Zoe ___ go on the field trip if her parents sign the permission slip.
      • can
      • mustn’t
      • may
      1. At the end of the course, they ___ to speak Swedish quite well.
      • have to
      • will be able
      • could
      1. When I was five, I ___ count to 30.
      • must
      • could
      • was able to
      1. We need to clean the house before our guests arrive. MUST
        We must clean the house before our guests arrive.
      2. You can use my mobile phone for a quick call. MAY
        You  my mobile phone for a quick call.
      3. There’s no need to rush – the film starts in 40 minutes. HAVE
        We  rush – the film starts in 40 minutes.
      4. I didn’t manage to buy groceries because the supermarket was closed. COULD
         buy groceries because the supermarket was closed.
      5. Do your parents let you stay up late? ALLOWED
        Are  stay up late?
      6. I can’t believe he can run a marathon in under three hours! ABLE
        I can’t believe  run a marathon in under three hours!
      1. I have been able to .
      2. I will have to .
      3. I wasn’t allowed to .
      4. I must  .
      5. I could .

      Adverbs and Their Degrees of Comparison

      Exercise 9

      Complete the sentences by making adverbs from the words in brackets.
      1. After a long school day, we  strolled through the park.
      2. Kate smiled  when she saw a text from her best friend.
      3. Because of the approaching deadline, we worked more  than ever.
      1. Who runs the  in your class?
      2. Despite being nervous, Josh appeared  confident on stage.

      Indefinite Pronouns

      Pairwork 2

      Discuss with your partner.
      1. Did you go anywhere interesting last weekend? If so, where?
      2. Does anybody in your family speak two foreign languages? If so, which ones?
      3. Is there something you like doing every evening? If so, what is it?

      First and Second Conditionals

      1. If her favourite band comes to town, 
      2. I’ll call you 
      3. Unless we feel like cooking, 
      4. Alex will be happy 
      5. If it were not so late, 
      6. Daniel would help his cousins 
      1. If there  a sale at the mall, we  shopping.
      2. If your fever  down, I  the doctor.
      3.  your jacket if the weather  chilly?
      4. If you  your mobile phone, you  able to use it.

      Example: I don’t know how to play the guitar, so I can’t perform at open mic nights.

      If I knew how to play the guitar, I would perform at open mic nights.

      1. Martin is not an architect, so he doesn’t design sustainable buildings.
        If Martin , he’d design sustainable buildings.
      2. You don’t practise German every week, so you aren’t very fluent in it yet.
        If you  every week,  more fluent in it by now.
      3. Hannah isn’t wearing a hat, so she’s worried about getting sunstroke.
        Hannah  worried about getting sunstroke if   a hat.
      4. I don’t care about trolls, so I don’t react to their offensive comments online.
        If  to their offensive comments online.
      1. If summer holidays were shorter,  .
      2. If , I’ll get together with my friends.
      3. If , I would start a blog.

      What About You?

      Discuss in pairs or small groups.

      What would you do if ...

      • you met your favourite celebrity?
      • you had no Internet for a week?
      • your friend lost their wallet?