UNIT 1-5 GRAMMAR

The person who makes the players follow the rules

Clare buys a lot of takeaways, but I prefer / I’m preferring home-made food.

You’re lucky I’m still at home. I ________ (get) ready to go out when you phoned.

We’re very sorry but we ________ attend the wedding. We’ll be on holiday.

I’ve been planning / planned my visit to the Amazon for years.

I ________ (be) an architect, but then I trained to be a graphic designer.

She ________ (go) shopping on Wednesdays because it’s market day.

How long have you been saving up / do you save up for a motorbike?

 You really ________ eat in class, but I’ll let you do it this time.

________ you lend me a pen, please? I’ve forgotten mine.

You ________ drive on the right in Europe (except in the UK).

a couple of months

I ________ (have) dinner with my younger brother at 8.00 tonight.

Unfortunately my new office is just ________ (tiny) as my last one.

Mary speaks _________ (slowly) than Anna, so she’s easier to understand.

2003

Hi, Beth. Sorry, I can’t talk right now. I ________ (drive).

We ________ leave early in the morning if we want to get home before dark.

I’ve never ________ sing well, but my brother has a beautiful voice.

I ________ read this menu without my glasses. Can you read it to me, please?

He’s learning / been learning Chinese for three years now.

I’ve had / been having the same bank account since I was a student.

Great! It’s a holiday tomorrow – we ________ go to work.

I know that Carlos ________ (hate) me! He never says anything nice to me.

a very long time

I ________ (already / finish) cooking when Gill offered to help.

It’s a great film. You really ________ go and see it.

We managed to get a goal in the last minute, so we ________ 2–2.

we met in college

He’s disliked / been disliking bananas since he was a child.

      I ________ swim when I was five. My dad taught me.

I think my old car was ________ (economical) than my new one.

Jake is taking / takes vitamins every day.

You never ________ (watch) sport. Why do you do it now?

I ________ (need) a lot of sleep at the moment so I can concentrate on my exams.

After living here for four months, I ________ understand a lot of Greek now.

Don’t worry. I haven’t been crying / cried – I’ve got a cold.

Paolo ________ (buy) a new car next week.

Do we ________ get up early tomorrow?

I don’t usually have / I’m not usually having dessert, but I’ll have one tonight.

Would you like ________ play a musical instrument?

When we were young, we often ________ (play) football in the park.

We hardly ever ________ (eat) together as a family.

In the summer, we often cycle / we’re often cycling to work.

You ________ pay to get into that museum – it’s free.

 the lesson began

He opened his present before his birthday because he ________ wait!

She’s known / been knowing him for years.

Jim and I ________ (study) at Bath University when we ________ (meet).

You look much ________ (good) with short hair!

My sister ________ ride a horse since she was four!

Tuesday

You look very serious! What ________ (think) about?

Helen doesn’t work / isn’t working tomorrow, so we’re meeting for lunch.

I always ________ stand up on the train because there are no seats.

________ (you / work) in the Oxford Street office before you came here?

Do you watch / Are you watching the football match tomorrow night?

Usain Bolt ________ (win) the 100m in record time.

We’re free tonight, so we’ll ________ come and help you if you like.

Where do you think we ________ stay in London? In a hotel or a B&B?

That was probably ________ (bad) coffee I’ve ever drunk!

Are trains here ________ (expensive) as in Britain?

The subway in Athens is ________ (modern) one I’ve ever been on.

There’s a lot of rubbish in that lake. You ________ swim in it!

What’s __________ (quick) way to get around London?