GRAMMAR REVIEW 1 - KET

1. PRESENT SIMPLE - PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. Elizabeth is late. Yes, she . (wait) for her sister.
2. What . (you, do)? Im sending an email.
3. Sarah . (not go, often) to the Cyber caf.
4. Hello! Where . (you, go) ?
5. I . (like) black coffee in the morning because it . (wake) me up.
6. Its very noisy! . (you have) a party?
7. Michael! Dinner! OK I . (come).
9. Who . (you, usually, give) presents at Christmas?
10. Restaurants . (stay) open late in Spain.
11. Johns in the kitchen. He . (cook) breakfast.
12. What . (you, think) about?
13. . (you / have got) any brothers and sister?
14. I (listen) to rap music when I . (want) to dance.
15. This place . (never, open) on Wednesdays.
16. How many people . (visit) this place every summer?
17. Patricia . (make) all of her own clothes. At the moment she . (make) a
dress for herself.
18. What is that smell? Something . (burn) in the kitchen.
19. You can borrow my dictionary. I . (not / need) it at the moment.
20. Where . (you / go) now? I . (go) to the shops.
21. Why . (you laugh)? Because I . (like) this programme.
22. I . (study) now because Ive got a test in half an hour.
23. How often . (your friend, email) you?
24. Why . (be, your father) angry with you?
25. It . (rain). Lets go inside.

2. PAST SIMPLE - PAST CONTINUOUS

1. We were in a very difficult position. We (not, know) what to do.
2. It was warm, so I (take) off my coat.
3. I (know) Kate was very busy, so I (not, disturb) her.
4. Elena (wait) for me when I (arrive).
5. The film (not, be) very good. I (not, enjoy) it very
much.
6. I havent seen Peter for ages. When I last (see) him, he
(try) to find a job in London.
7. I (walk) along the street when suddenly I (hear)
footsteps behind me. Somebody (follow) me. I was frightened and I
(start) to run.
8. Johann (take) a photograph of me while I (not, look).
9. I was very tired, so I (go) to bed early.
10. (you, go) out last night? No I (be) too tired.
11. The bed was very uncomfortable. I (not, sleep) very well.
12. Fabiola wasnt hungry, so she (not, eat) anything.
13. How fast (you, drive) when the accident (happen)?
14. The window was open and a bird (fly) into the room.
15. It was very hard work carrying the bags. They (be) very heavy.
16. We (walk) in the mountains when we (see) a
strange animal.
17. I was in a hurry, so I (not, have) time to phone you.
18. What (you, do) this time yesterday? I was asleep.
19. The hotel wasnt very expensive. It (not, cost) very much.
20. We went to Lailys house but she (be, not) home.
21. Was Elizabeth at the party last night? Yes, she (wear) a really nice dress.
22. John (have) an accident while he (play) football.
23. (do, you) your homework when I arrived?
24. (rain,it) while you were cycling home?
25. Kat (phone) while I was waiting for her.

3. GERUND - INFINITIVE (-ING VERB - TO-INFINITIVE)

a: Whats Aiden up to these days?
b: I heard that he finished (to study / studying) a couple of months ago and hes on holiday now.
a: Are you sure? I thought he had offered (to give / giving) music classes in the local school for a
couple of months after (to complete / completing) his course.
b: Well, hes certainly not working there at the moment.
a: Hmmm. Does anyone plan (to see / seeing) him soon?
b: Well I promised (to get in touch / getting in touch) over the summer but I couldnt.
a: Oh well. Im sure he wanted (to keep in touch / keeping in touch) but hes probably very busy!
b: Yeah you know what hes like! I bet he cant wait (to see / seeing) us again! Hell be back before we
know it!

4. WILL - BE GOING TO
1) a: Theres no orange juice left! b: Oh. I .. (get) some from the
supermarket.
2) The population of Mlaga .. (reach) 2 million by the year 2020.
3) Tomorrow .. be a bright and sunny day everywhere in Spain, except in
La Coruna said the weatherman.
4) Look at that big black cloud. I think it .. (rain).
5) In the future people .. (have) bigger heads.
6) If we miss the bus, we .. (take) a taxi.
7) Next month I .. buy an Pad.
8) When .. you .. (have) another party?
9) Ive got to go to the doctor this morning. .. you ..
(come) with me?
10) Oh no! I think I .. (sneeze).

5. CONDITIONAL (write sentences using the first conditional)

1) If she / forget / my birthday, I / be / really angry.

2) I / make / a face if you / try / to take a photo of me.

3) If I / phone / my parents now, they / not get worried.


4) I / show / you the photo if you / not laugh.

5) If you / not introduce / me to her, I / introduce / myself.

6) My parents / not give / me any money if I / not help / with the housework.

7) If they / ban / that record, lots of people / buy / it.

6. PRESENT PERFECT
AFFIRMATIVE
1. Bob (lose) ............... the key of his house.
2. Mariela (save) ............... almost $70.000 for a new house.
3. Jenny (finish) ............... her homework.
4. Cristina (break) ............... the windows.
5. My mother (buy) ...............new glasses.
6. I (read) ...............a hundred pages of the book.
7. I (find) ............... an attractive boyfried.
8. The city (suffer) ............... terrible floods.
9. Tibisay (think) ...............very carefully about her situation.
10. The factories (contaminate) ............... too many rivers.
11. Sean (study) ............... so hard for the final exam.
12. We (write) ............... a lot of beautiful stories.
13. Margaret (travel) ............... to Italy.
14. I (go) ............... to the cinema.
15. They (bring) ............... a beautiful dog.

NEGATIVE
1) Ive phoned my sister.


2) Theyve lived here for 3 years.

3) Nick has finished his homework.

4) My boyfriend has met my parents.

5) Weve walked a long way today.

INTERROGATIVE
1) Theyve spoken English. (ever)

2) Marie and Brendon have been to a pop concert. (ever)

3) Youve slept in a tent. (ever)

4) Rick has played in a band. (ever)

5) John has been to Australia. (ever)

7. FOR - SINCE (PRESENT PERFECT)

1) Weve been friends / seven years.
......
2) I havent eaten anything / five oclock.
......
3) Youve known your teacher / September.
......
4) My Dad hasnt ridden a bike / 2002.
......
5) She hasnt spoken to her boyfriend / three weeks.

......
1) We have been living in Malta five years.
2) We have been thinking about moving back to the US five months.
3) We have been applying for jobs there May.
4) We have been saving our money two years.
5) We have been going to the US on holiday 2007.

8. YET - ALREADY
1) you / invite / your friends round/ ?
.
2) you / give / your mother a birthday card/ ?
.
3) I / buy / some earrings for Bella
.
4) we / not visit / our family
.
5) he / have / his birthday party
.
6) my parents / have / dinner
.

9. PRESENT PERFECT - PAST SIMPLE

1) I a good book when I was on holiday.
2) My Mum to New York twice, but she to Miami.
3) I to be a teacher since I was 5 years old.
4) My brother his homework yet but he TV.
5) They the train at 10 oclock last night.
6) you school when you were sixteen?
7) Santi Linda three days ago. They each other for three days.

1) David Beckham (was / has been) famous since 1995.

2) Olga (has done / did) a lot of work today.
3) My Dad (didnt go / hasnt gone) to university when he was eighteen.
4) Lisa and George (have made / made) dinner yesterday.
5) When I (was / have been) young, I lived in Amsterdam.
6) You (havent phoned / didnt phoned) me for ages is everything OK?
7) Shes (spoken / spoke) Dutch since she was three.
8) (did you go / Have you been) to the library last Saturday?

10.IRREGULAR VERBS

11.MODALS
1) Im hungry. Can / have / something to eat.

2) Its cold in here. May / close / the window

3) Theres programming course next week. Could / register / for it

4) I want my teacher to repeat an explanation. Could / repeat / that / please

5) I want to go to the cinema during the week. May / go / cinema / Tuesday

12.PASSIVE VOICE

1) They sell films at the video shop.

Films ............................................
2) She invites a lot of people to her party.
A lot of people .............................................
3) They make paper from trees.
Paper ...........................................
4) Shakespeare wrote Hamlet around 1600.
Hamlet .........................................
5) People dont use euros in Great Britain.
Euro .............................................
6) They didnt invent email until 1971.
Email ............................................
7) Someone stole my keys on Sunday.
My keys ........................................
8) They didnt turn the lights off last night.
The lights ......................................
9) They dont include breakfast in the price.
Breakfast ......................................
10) They speak English here.
English .......................................