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GRAMMAR WORKSHEETS
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STUDENTS
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UPPER INTERMEDIATE
Present
We can use different structures to talk about habits in the present.
We can use the present simple, tend to + infinitive (without to) and will + infinitive (without to).
We form the negative for tend to in two different ways. The present simple and tend to are more
common than will.
1 I didn’t go out very often when I was young, but these days, I use to go out every week.
Complete the sentences with an adverb from box A and an adjective from box B.
There are four words that you do not need.
A
apparently cautiously completely eagerly fast fortunately
highly properly rarely ridiculously terribly virtually well-
B
anticipated asleep awake aware challenging disappointed
dull easy impossible likely optimistic ridiculous sorry
His explanation for not helping with the catering was completely ridiculous .
1 We stayed on the island. The film The Beach was made there.
2 We’ll meet Di. Then we’ll go for lunch together.
3 We left Syria in May 2011. The civil war had already started.
4 Daisy met Margot, Alison and Bobby. They were all absolutely fantastic.
5 Martha’s father comes and visits as often as he can. Her father is Chinese.
6 This is the town hall. I’m getting married there next week.
7 I’m planning to go to the amusement park with Sarah. Her father used to work there.
8 Felix stayed a night in Paris and then flew down to Barcelona. He had dinner with his
daughters in Paris.
Offers
We use will + infinitive (without to) to offer to do something for someone.
I’ll make dinner tonight if you like.
Predictions
We usually use be going to for predictions based on what we can see, hear, feel or already know,
but will is also possible.
I think we’re going to get stuck in the traffic on the motorway. OR I think we’ll get stuck in the traffic
on the motorway.
We usually use will for predictions made at the moment of speaking, but be going to is
also possible.
You’ll fall off that ladder if you’re not careful! OR You’re going to fall off that ladder if you’re
not careful!
Match the future forms in the sentences (1–8) to their functions (a–h).
The cricket match is starting at two o’clock, so don’t be late. a
1 He walked out three years ago. He’s unlikely to come back again.
2 I’ll give you a lift. Where do you need to go?
3 The baby’s due in August.
4 I’m going to go travelling after I’ve graduated from university.
5 Jamie, stop hitting Sami! You’re going to hurt her!
6 The term starts on September 3rd.
7 I’m meeting Tori in Covent Garden tomorrow.
8 He’s worked hard, so he’s bound to do well in his exams.
a timetable
b offer
c decision
d prediction
e arrangement
f thing that we don’t think will happen
g thing that we see as almost inevitable
h thing that we expect to happen
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Positive Negative Question
I / you / he / she / it / we / they I / you / he / she / it / we / they Should I / you / he / she / it / we /
should have seen shouldn’t / should never they have seen …?
have seen
Alicia should never have taken out that large bank loan.
We use should(n’t) be + verb + -ing to refer to a current unfinished situation.
Mel should have been working in the morning, but she had to go to the hospital instead.
Complete the second sentence so that it responds to the first sentence. Use
should(n’t) (have) and the correct form of the verbs from the box.
be call cook go leave say say speak take try work
We often use so and such in sentences describing a result and its cause. We use so and such to
introduce the cause and that to introduce the result (although that can be omitted).
We use these patterns with so and such in sentences to describe cause and result.
so + adjective They were so tired (that) they could barely keep their eyes open.
so + adverb Stacey worked so hard (that) she finally got the promotion.
so + few / many + plural, There are so few people here (that) we should cancel the class.
countable noun
so + little / much + uncountable I had so little money with me (that) I couldn’t afford the
noun train fare.
such + noun It was such a beautiful necklace (that) I had to buy it.
such + adjective + noun The restaurant serves such delicious food (that) I go there quite
often.
such + a lot of + noun There’s such a lot of saturated fat in that cake (that) I really
shouldn’t eat it.
1 The government has had many scandals this year that this latest one is not
a surprise.
2 Can we really call ourselves a democracy when few people vote these days?
3 They’ve got amazing resources available to them.
4 If the same thing happens often enough, there comes a time when it’s not
a shock.
5 Public transport is not a big issue; the problems can be solved quite easily.
6 The economy would improve faster if only the bankers weren’t greedy.
7 There is much poverty and large sums owed to world banks by
some countries that they won’t be able to get back on their feet.
8 hypocrisy from local government involving many councillors
can only restrict growth in the area.
9 Young people these days are obsessed with the idealised lifestyle portrayed in
the media. pressure to be ‘perfect’ is not healthy for our society.
10 How is it possible to give medical treatment to many people when there is
a shortage of qualified doctors and nurses?
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COMPARATIVES WITH THE …, THE …
We use comparatives with the …, the … to show how changes to two or more different things
are linked.
We form these comparatives using the pattern the + comparative + noun / pronoun (+ verb), the
+ comparative + noun / pronoun (+ verb). We can sometimes use more, less or fewer as pronouns
instead of using nouns.
Michael should have told you about the performance sooner. I’m sorry you couldn’t make it.
We use shouldn’t have or should never have + past participle to show we think something that
happened wasn’t a good idea.
She shouldn’t have posted those photos of Lin on social media. It was an invasion of her privacy.
I should never have tried windsurfing. I really don’t like water sports and it was exhausting.
We use would(n’t) have + past participle and could(n’t) / might have + past participle to show our
thoughts about a past result.
We use would have (would’ve) / wouldn’t have / would never have + past participle to show a certain
past result.
We use could have (could’ve) / couldn’t have / could never have / might have / might never have +
past participle to show a possible past result.
Positive Negative
Certain past I / you / he / she / it / we / they would I / you / he / she / it / we / they wouldn’t
result have seen have seen
Possible I / you / he / she / it / we / they could / I / you / he / she / it / we / they couldn’t /
past result might have seen could never / might never have seen
The dress is lovely, but I wouldn’t have worn it to the wedding. It’s not appropriate.
We could have saved some money, but we decided to spend it all on a sports car.
The players were so much better than us. We’d never have won the match.
It might have been Mark you saw, but I thought he was on holiday.
1 I loved performing when I was at school. I should / wouldn’t have joined a drama group.
2 If he hadn’t studied in Paris, he could / would never have met his future wife.
3 They shouldn’t / wouldn’t have left the class early as they love their teacher.
4 You couldn’t / may have seen that film. It hasn’t been released in cinemas yet.
5 They might / couldn’t have tried Capoeira as they like dance and fitness.
6 His children were always outdoors – they could / might never have sat indoors doing puzzles.
7 I should / could never have gone ice-skating. I’ve got huge blisters on my feet!
8 You look so tired. You would / should have had a lie in.
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2 Complete the sentences with the correct modal verb and the correct form of
the verbs in brackets. You may need to use negative forms.
Pete shouldn’t have walked (walk) home in the rain.
He might have caught (catch) a cold. should might
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6 ACCOMMODATION
MODIFIERS
We use modifiers to make adjectives, adverbs, verbs or nouns stronger or weaker.
too
We use the modifier too before normal adjectives to show that you think something is a problem
or you don’t like it. We use a bit / a little too if it is a small problem and much / miles / way too if it is
a big problem.
It was (much) too far to walk. Thankfully, there was a regular bus service.
This hotel is way too expensive. We need to look for a cheaper option.
The room was a little too small for a family of four.
Modifying nouns
We use a bit of or adjectives like real, complete or hardly any before nouns to modify them.
Moving house was a complete nightmare. It took us much too long to pack everything.
hardly / almost
We use the negative word hardly before any / anything.
There was hardly anything left by the time we arrived.
We use almost with no, nothing, don’t and didn’t.
They saw almost nothing at the market that they wanted to buy.
There was almost no noise at night. It was very peaceful.
1 The room was big and our hosts were absolutely / a bit / fairly amazing.
2 Overall, the food was absolutely / pretty / quite nice.
3 It was a complete / really / bit of a waste of time. We won’t bother next year.
4 Our room in the B&B was a bit of / a bit too / a bit a mess.
5 The heating had broken, so it was rather / way too / hardly cold.
6 The whole experience was an absolute / a really / a complete disaster.
7 The bed was a bit too / not very / a bit of soft for me. I prefer something firmer.
8 The staff were really / quite / absolutely friendly.
1 very / was / too / but / expensive / the / nice / was / hotel / way / it / food
2 so / washing machine / are / straight / filthy / your / put / in / absolutely / them / the / clothes
3 our / was / was / a / but / of / a / location / bit / it / flat / in / a / great / dump
4 nightmare / when / a / complete / they / at / called / had / half / the / sick / work / in / team
5 anything / from / relax / there / do / to / apart / the / beach house / at / was / hardly
6 wedding / traffic / almost / awful / on / we / was / didn’t / time / it / to / the / the / so / make
7 going / four / love / times / summer / this / I / really / camping / I’m / and
8 it / much / comfortable / was / the / too / although / small / was / room / enough
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HAVE / GET SOMETHING DONE
We use the passive construction have / get something done when the person who did the action is
unknown or unimportant. It focuses on both the object and the person that the object belongs to.
My car was repaired quickly after the crash. (= the focus is on repairing my car)
I had my car repaired quickly after the crash. (= the focus is on me arranging the repair of my car
and on the fact that I arranged the repair)
We form the structure with have / get + object + past participle. We can use the structure with
different tenses.
Get is more common with some verbs, have with others. There are no rules for this, so the best way
to learn is by seeing examples.
We stopped and looked for the restaurant, and then we went inside.
They waited all day to see the elephants, but they didn’t come.
When they brought the puppy home, they realised they’d forgotten to buy him a water bowl.
When we got back to our camp, we learned that one of the team members had disappeared in the
forest. We didn’t know what to do.
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Complete the text with the most appropriate form of the verbs in brackets.
At the time, I 1
(live) in Australia. We 2 (decide)
to go camping, so we 3
(drive) up to the Queensland rainforest.
It 4
(get) dark when we 5
(arrive), but there was
a beautiful sunset over the beach. As we 6
(put) up the tent, my girlfriend
7
(realise) she 8
(forget) to pack the insect
repellent. For the rest of the evening, mosquitos 9
(eat) us alive, so we
couldn’t sleep. We 10
(wake) the next morning to find that it
11
(rain) heavily in the night. There was water everywhere! Then we
12
(see) a huge crocodile no more than five metres away and it
13
(swim) towards us. We 14 (never / be)
so scared in our lives! Luckily, it was distracted by a bird landing on the water, so we
15
(be able to) escape. That was the shortest camping trip we ever
16
(have)!
PARTICIPLE CLAUSES
We can sometimes define nouns with participle clauses, which are shortened relative clauses.
Clauses that use present participles (the -ing form) have an active meaning and clauses that use
past participles have a passive meaning. The present or past participle goes after the noun it is
defining and replaces the whole relative clause.
The majority of children taking part in the competition are from the local school.
(= The majority of children that take part …)
People opposed to fracking should join us for the demonstration.
(= People that are opposed to fracking …)
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
The majority of people voting (vote) in our country are from the older generation.
Uncertain Certain
Present infinitive It could / may / might be Joni who’s It must be a mouse that’s eating
playing loud music or it could / may / our seeds. (= I think it is definitely a
might be Jaime. (= It’s possible for it mouse because mice eat seeds.)
to be Joni or Jaime playing music.)
Past infinitive They could / may / might have known She can’t have had dinner yet.
about the birth of the baby. (= I imagine she hasn’t had dinner
(= It’s possible they knew about the yet because it’s too early / she’s very
birth of the baby.) hungry.)
Write sentences to speculate about the people. Use can’t (have) (), might (have)
(??) or must (have) () and the correct form of the words in brackets.
They haven’t arrived yet. (miss the bus / )
They must have missed the bus.
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NOUNS AND PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
We often add prepositional phrases to nouns to define the nouns more. Usually, there is only one
possible preposition that can be used after a particular noun, although sometimes alternatives are
possible. We have to learn which prepositions can be used with which nouns.
We follow the noun we want to define with a preposition and either a noun or a gerund (-ing) form
of a verb.
The most positive outcome of the new system being implemented is its impact on increasing
productivity.
Complete the sentences with a noun from box A and a preposition from box B.
A
access addiction anger damage decrease excuse involvement problem recipe
B
about for for in in to to to with
The problem with the local council is that they don’t take our concerns about
pollution seriously enough.
1 Sentencing the teenagers to six months in prison, the judge said there was absolutely no
their behaviour.
2 As a senior government official, Burke had highly classified
documents.
3 Owen admits that the his neighbour’s house was caused by work
being done on his own property.
4 There has been a sharp violent crime over the last five years.
5 Barrow has denied any the robbery, although his fingerprints
were found at the scene.
6 We hear his spicy chicken is as fiery as his temper.
7 There was widespread the decision to close five of the region’s
nursery schools.
8 She denied any connection between her exercise and her
weight loss.
Match the sentence halves. Then label the sentences with the functions from
the box.
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CONDITIONALS WITH PAST TENSES
We use conditionals with past tenses to talk about imagined / hypothetical present or
past situations.
We use the past perfect simple / continuous in the if-clause for imagined past situations and the
past simple / continuous in the if-clause for imagined present situations.
We use would (not / never) + have + past participle in the result clause for imagined past results
and would (not / never) + infinitive (without to) for imagined present and future results. We can also
use might in the result clause to show less definite results.
Imagined past if + past perfect simple / continuous + would + have + past participle
I would have been scared if I’d been in the car when it crashed! (= I wasn’t in
the car when it crashed. That’s why I wasn’t scared.)
Imagined present if + past simple / continuous + would + infinitive (without to)
/ future Even if you gave me the house for free, I wouldn’t want to live in it.
(= They won’t give me the house for free, which is good because I don’t
want to live in it!)
Mixed present if + past simple / continuous + would + have + past participle
and past If I didn’t like Italian food, I would never have gone to that restaurant.
(= Because I like Italian food, I was happy to go to the restaurant.)
if + past perfect simple / continuous + would + infinitive (without to)
if you had woken up earlier, you would be at the hotel now. (= You didn’t wake
up early, so you are not at the hotel now.)
We usually use a time reference with the future perfect such as before the weekend and
by this afternoon.
We will have finished dinner by eight o’clock, so we can go out then.
Will you have written the email before we leave?
We can also use should or might instead of will to show less certainty.
I should have arrived before the concert starts, but I’ll let you know if anything changes.
Complete the sentences with the future perfect form of the verbs in brackets.
They will (’ll) have read (read) the report by Monday, so we can discuss it then.
1 At the end of the month, we (live) in this house for ten years.
2 Don’t call me at eight o’clock. I (not finish) dinner by then.
3 By the end of the year, I (graduate).
4 Alex and Carrie (have) their baby by this time next week.
5 By this time tomorrow, she (finish) her exams.
6 By the time I’m 30, I (make) £1 million.
7 Do you think you (meet) the man of your dreams by this time
next year?
8 At the end of this year, my parents (be) married for twenty years.
9 In ten years’ time, my brother (not change) at all.
10 Before the end of the month, we (learn) how to cook Italian food.
I’ve just booked us on a cookery course!
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QUESTION TAGS
We use question tags to ask for agreement or to ask for confirmation of an idea. We often use
positive question tags to make polite requests, commands or suggestions.
We form question tags with an auxiliary verb + a pronoun.
We use negative tags with positive sentences and positive tags with negative sentences. If there
is an auxiliary verb (have or be) in the main part of the sentence, the question tag is formed with
the auxiliary verb. If the main part of the sentence doesn’t have an auxiliary verb, the question tag
uses an appropriate form of the verb do.
Positive sentence / negative tag She was a lovely woman, wasn’t she?
Negative sentence / positive tag Dogs shouldn’t eat chocolate, should they?
No auxiliary verb You work for a solicitor, don’t you?
Polite request You couldn’t lend me some money, could you?
Polite suggestion Let’s book a holiday in Rome, shall we?
Polite commands Pass me the salt, will you?
Complete the sentences with a quantifier from box A and an uncountable noun
from box B.
A
any any good deal of hardly any less no plenty of some too much
B
advice experience information luck luggage news traffic trouble work
Was there any news about the train strike on the radio?
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EMPHATIC STRUCTURES
We use emphatic structures to emphasise how we feel / felt about present or past events.
We form emphatic structures using two common patterns (starting What … and The thing is …)
which mean the same thing and work in the same way.
We can also change the word order in sentences using It. We do not use the linking verb is / was
when we start with It.
Feeling a constant pain in my back is quite frustrating.
It’s quite frustrating feeling a constant pain in my back.
1 really / some cyclists / thing / the way / the / a red light / annoys / that / go through / is / me /
2 the number / on the train / can’t stand / what / who carry / lots of luggage / I / of people / is
3 flying is / the thing / passport control / I / the / about / hate / at / long queue
4 loved / the train journey / beautiful scenery / was watching / what / go by / about / the / I
5 really / on the roads / scary / these days / the / the amount / thing / traffic / that’s / of / is
6 air travel / thing that / caused by / the / the pollution / worries / so much / is / me
7 number of / more environmentally friendly ways /what’s / people / to travel / trying / great /
is the / to find
8 encouraging / find / more children / the / are walking / thing / or cycling / is the way / I /
to school
I’m supposed to be flying to Madrid on Sunday, but I can’t go now. I’ve lost my passport.
Weren’t you supposed to be relaxing today?
Should / Shouldn’t
We can use should(n’t) + infinitive (without to) to show we have a positive feeling or expectation
about a future event. We don’t use it when we expect something negative.
Positive Negative
I / you / he / she / it / we / they should find I / you / he / she / it / we / they shouldn’t find
The party should be fun (= I think it will be fun). I’m looking forward to it.
They should do well in their exams – they’ve worked hard enough.
A: Do you think the operation will take long?
B: I shouldn’t think so. It’s an easy procedure.
1 What a shame you’ve got a cold! Haven’t you supposed to be going on holiday next week?
2 Don’t worry; this shouldn’t take long. We’ll have you out of this dentist’s chair soon.
3 They’ll be disappointed about John losing his job. They’re supposed to be
moving to a bigger place.
4 You should to be absolutely fine in a week or two.
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5 She should be in some pain for the next few days.
6 We’ve supposed to be opening a new hospital, but now it’s likely to be delayed.
7 He’s supposed be visiting us, but his car is causing him problems.
8 The weather forecast looks good – this should be a great weekend!
DETERMINERS
We use determiners before nouns to show which or how many things we mean. We also use them
to show if we are talking about something in general or a specific thing or person.
Some determiners such as the, no, any or my and your can go before any kind of noun, but others
are only used with singular nouns or plurals or uncountable nouns.
Determiners and of
We don’t usually use of with determiners unless it’s with:
• another determiner (e.g. all of the animals spotted; each of her shoes).
• a pronoun (e.g. some of them; many of us).
Negatives
The determiners no, none and neither have a negative meaning, so avoid using them with the
negative form of verbs.
We don’t have no money.
We have no money. OR We don’t have any money.
1 There’s any / no cure for this particular condition, but it’s not life-threatening.
2 It affects everybody differently, so there’s little / few hope we will find a treatment.
3 Have you tried neither / either of these antibiotics?
4 It’s a new procedure which only a little / few surgeons have tried.
5 Take these pills and if there isn’t any / no change in a week, come back.
6 It’s almost impossible to say how much / many time he has left.
7 Life as a junior doctor is hard – some of / several my colleagues have already quit.
8 He has good and bad days; on some days he’s up and on another / other days he’s down.
We often use the past perfect simple with the time phrases by the time, before, after, already,
always and never.
He’d had three children by the time we got back in touch.
Had you already sold your house before you moved to Wales?
After we’d graduated, we decided to go on a once-in-a-lifetime trip around the world.
They’d already spoken about starting a family by the time they got engaged.
He’d always wanted to learn to sail, so when he turned 30, that’s what he did.
I’d never even thought about retraining until I spoke to a former colleague.
We often use it with expressions that show duration such as for a while and for ages / months /
years.
We’d been trying to get tickets for the show for ages, so we were really pleased when we were able to
buy some online.
A: How long had you been living there before Felipe moved in?
B: I’d only been living there for about a month. But I’d been staying with a friend before that.
She introduced me to Felipe.
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Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
She made an appointment with the life coach because a well-respected colleague
recommended (recommend) him earlier in the week.
1 Tom and Luke (play) football in the garden, so they were filthy.
2 I was relieved when they found our cat. We (look) for it for days.
3 Joey’s mum was annoyed when she found he (leave) his bag
at school.
4 When Euan went to get his clothes off the washing line later that day, he discovered it
(rain). He (be) so busy working that
he (not notice).
5 We (not see) each other for years, but I recognised her
straight away.
6 He was very thirsty as he (not drink) anything since the
match started.
7 I (forget) how tall he was until I saw him last week.
8 They were exhausted because they (work) since first thing
that morning.
9 We (not wait) long when the bus turned up.
10 She (suggest) meeting for an early coffee, but I
(study) all night and I was tired.
I’m
always / constantly
he / she / it is
watching
you / we / they are
She’s so forgetful. She’s constantly borrowing my books and forgetting to return them!
He’s very thoughtful. He’s always making me delicious cakes.
We usually use I wish + would(n’t) + infinitive (without to) to say we want people to behave
differently.
Positive Negative
I wish you / he / she / it / we / they would go I wish you / he / she / it / we / they wouldn’t go
I wish she wouldn’t make such a mess in the kitchen. (= She always makes a mess in the kitchen.)
Positive Negative
I wish you / we / they were I wish you / we / they weren’t
I wish he / she / it was / were I wish he / she / it wasn’t / weren’t
Complete the second sentence so that it responds to the situation in the first
sentence. Use the word given.
The children don’t do the laundry often enough.
I wish the children would do the laundry more often. WOULD
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14 BANKS AND MONEY
PASSIVES
We use passives to focus attention on who or what an action affects and when it is unclear or
unimportant who performs the action. If we want to show who or what performed the action,
we add information using by.
We form passives using be + past participle. We don’t use intransitive verbs (verbs without an
object), for example, become, happen, rise, fall, wait and arrive, with passive forms.
The holiday has been booked (by John), but we need to send a deposit by the end of the week.
Payments are usually taken out of my account on the first of the month.
They are terrified of being mugged in New York.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence.
They have given me two months to repay the loan.
I have been given two months to repay the loan.
WISH
We use the verb wish to refer to hypothetical things: things we want, but
which are impossible. We use wish followed by a variety of past forms.
We use:
• the past perfect simple or continuous to refer to regrets and things in the past we now want to
be different.
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• could have (done) to refer to past possibilities.
I wish he could have seen her dance, but something came up.
I wish I didn’t have to work tonight, but I’ve got a deadline tomorrow.
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6 Put the lid on the stew and put it into the oven 90 minutes.
7 Add a drop of white wine and cook the fish is ready.
8 There was a power cut the meal. We ate by candlelight, which was very
romantic.
9 Don’t open the oven while the cake is rising. , it will drop and your cake will end
up as flat as a pancake.
10 Brown the onions for ten minutes. , add the tomatoes and aubergines, and
cook for a further ten minutes.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
She accused me of stealing (steal) her chips when she wasn’t looking!
1 As it was their first date, she pretended (enjoy) the meal, even
though she didn’t like it.
2 Right now, it’s hard to imagine anything (taste) better than this.
3 When he was young, we encouraged him (try) everything. Now
he eats anything.
4 They denied ever (say) they wouldn’t pay and agreed
(provide) full payment.
5 His food was criticised for (be) boring and lacking visual appeal.
6 Riaz insisted on (eat) the same food every day.
7 I considered (order) the fish before changing my mind and going
for the salad.
8 The restaurant manager threatened (call) the police when the
customers refused (pay).
9 He avoided (buy) any unhealthy food.
10 We were advised by our doctor (reduce) the amount of salt
we ate.
I’ll be leaving in the morning. Can you feed the cat while I’m away?
Will you be getting home early tonight? I can make dinner if you are.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the
future continuous or can / will and an infinitive verb.
We ’ll be presenting (present) our exciting new branding in this morning’s
ten o’clock meeting. So, I won’t show you the designs now.
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6 Tomorrow afternoon, you (still / take part) in the meeting.
So, I’ll go on ahead and we (meet) later at Royce’s.
7 you (go) to the office later?
I (drive) you there if you are.
8 He (give) a three-hour seminar on Friday afternoon.
I’m afraid he (not be) available.
9 They (move) to South Africa in a couple of months’ time.
They’ve both accepted new jobs and (start) work in the spring.
10 We (work) at the summer camp until mid-September.
We (not bother) booking a holiday until after we’ve finished.
1 You can now log into your wi-fi network without you put in a password.
2 Most importantly, these changes will us to invest more than anticipated.
3 This month’s poor sales figures have us to look more closely at our
marketing strategies.
4 Thanks to the new sponsorship deal, we’ll expand our offices and open
new branches.
5 Ultimately, our downsizing this month will us to be more competitive
going forward.
6 If we’d anticipated these problems, we wouldn’t have let 200 people go.
7 They paid the price of complacency. The economic downturn them think more
carefully about their target market.
8 Sooner or later, all of us are going to change profession at least two or three
times during our working lives.
9 Smart meters will us keep our home fuel costs down.
10 Technology is us to move at a faster pace, whether we want to or not.
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