Grammar Extension Reference and Practice

to be
Starter
Unit
I’m (am) fourteen.
+ He/She/It’s (is) fourteen.
Subject pronouns You/We/They’re (are) fourteen.
I’m not (am not) fourteen.
I he you we – He/She/It isn’t (is not) fourteen.
You/We/They aren’t (are not) fourteen.
you she it they
Am I fourteen? Yes, I am.
Use No, I’m not.
• We use subject pronouns to replace the names of Is he/she/it fourteen? Yes, he/she/it is.
? No, he/she/it isn’t.
people and things. They represent the subject of the
sentence. Are you/we/they Yes, you/we/they are.
I am French. fourteen? No, you/we/they aren’t.
She is happy. How old am I?
It is big. How old is he/she/it?
We are friends. How old are you/we/they?
Form
• We can never omit the subject pronoun. Use
This is Elsa. She is British. ✓ • We use to be to describe people and things.
This is Elsa. Is British. ✗ She’s very clever.
The film is boring.
1 Choose the correct option. We’re hungry.
1 Maria is thirteen years old.. She / I is from Italy. Form
2 Jack and Lucas are in my class. He / They are • To form the affirmative (I ): subject + am/’m.
my friends. • I’m Scottish.
3 You and I are from London. We / They are • To form the affirmative (he/she/it ): subject + is/’s.
British.
• She’s British.
4 My name is Lucy. I / We am Mexican.
• To form the affirmative (you/we/they): subject + are/’re.
5 Paris is the capital of France. They / It is very big.
• They’re in the same class.
6 This is Leo. He / You is from Granada.
• To form the negative, we add not after am/’m/is/’s/
2 Replace the underlined words with these are/’re.
subject pronouns. I’m not (am not) American.
The dog isn’t (is not) hungry.
he she it we you they • In questions, the word order changes: Am/Is/Are +
1 You and Sonia are happy. you subject + ?
2 Joe is from the USA. A: Are you thirteen?
3 Sarah is good at music. B: Yes, I am./No, I’m not.
A: Is he in your class?
4 Friday is my favourite day.
B: Yes, he is./No, he isn’t.
5 You and I are good at football.
6 Ben and Michael are friends.

3 Write three new sentences with different

subject pronouns.
My name is Paula and I am from Huesca.

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1 Choose the correct option. Possessive adjectives
1 I ’m / ’s Mexican.
2 They’s / ’re from Portugal.
Subject pronoun Possessive adjective
3 Are / Is you from Germany?
4 She aren’t / isn’t in my class. I my
5 Am / Is the cat hungry? you your
6 Yes, we is / are.
he his
2 Order the words to make sentences. she her
1 A: your sister / she / is / ?
it its
B: isn’t / no / , / she / .
Is she your sister? we our
No, she isn’t. they their
2 video games / good at / aren’t / they / .
3 are / good at / sports / we / . Use
4 happy / isn’t / he / . • We use possessive adjectives to say who things
5 they / are / how old / ? belong to.
6 am / Russian / I / . My name is Lucas.
His eyes are blue.
3 Make questions with to be. Then answer the Form
questions.
• We can use possessive adjectives before a noun or
1 you / a musician / ?
an adjective.
Are you a musician?
Our car is red.
No, I’m not./Yes, I am.
Her new phone is white.
2 you and Danny / in the same class / ?
3 Jessica / tall / ?
4 you / good at / skateboarding / ? 1 Choose the correct option.
5 your friends / good at / music / ? 1 He / His name is Pablo.
6 your mum / an artist / ? 2 I / My mum is Mexican.
7 Harry / your brother / ? 3 She / Her is from the USA.
8 you / happy today / ? 4 We / Our teacher is strict.
5 You / Your new phone is cool.
4 Complete the text with the correct affirmative 6 Clara is they / their sister.
(+) or negative (–) form of to be.
2 Complete the text with these words.
Enrique is (+) my best friend. We 1 (…) (+) at the
I He His My Their They
same school, but we 2 (…) (-) in the same class.
Enrique 3 (…) (+) from the USA. I 4 (…) (–) from the Hello. 1 My name is Emily and 2 (…) am 12. 3 (…)
is my brother. 4 (…) name is Harry. 5 (…) are my
USA, I 5 (…) (+) British.
mum and dad. 6 (…) names are Laura and Tom.

3 Write a new text like the text in Exercise 2.

Hello. My name is Oscar and …

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Plural nouns 1 Choose the correct demonstrative pronoun.
1 This / These are my keys.
• To form the plural of most nouns, we add -s to the 2 Is this / these your wallet?
singular form: 3 Is this / these your phone?
apple – apples
4 That / Those shoes are cool.
• To form the plural of nouns that end in ch, o, s, ss or x, 5 That / Those girl is my classmate.
we add -es :
6 That / Those children are very noisy!
watch – watches
tomato – tomatoes 2 Complete the sentences with this, these, that
class – classes or those.
box – boxes
1 This phone is good.
• To form the plural of nouns that end in consonant + y,
2 That phone isn’t good.
we drop the y and add -ies:
3 (…) computers are old.
baby – babies
4 (…) city is big.
• Some nouns have irregular plural forms:
child – children 5 (…) T-shirt is cool.
6 (…) video game is difficult.
7 (…) watch is cheap.
1 Write the plural form of these nouns. 8 (…) are my keys.
bag – bus – dress – potato –
1 bags 4 (…) 7 (…) 10 (…)
Possessive pronouns
beach – camera – man – tax –
2 (…) 5 (…) 8 (…) 11 (…)
Possessive adjective Possessive pronoun
bike – diary – person – woman – my mine
3 (…) 6 (…) 9 (…) 12 (…)
your yours
his his
2 Do you know the plural form of these irregular
nouns? her hers

foot fish mouse sheep wolf tooth its its

foot – feet our ours

their theirs
Demonstrative pronouns
Use
• We use possessive pronouns to say who things
Singular Plural belong to.
This is my book. These are my books. This T-shirt is mine.
Those keys are hers.
That is my book. Those are my books.
• We can use possessive pronouns to avoid repeating nouns.
A: Is this Jack’s phone?
Use
B: No, it’s mine. (= my phone)
• We can use this and these to talk about things that are
near us ( ).
This is my new watch.
These are my keys.
• We can also use this and these to introduce people.
A: This is Elena. B: Hi, Elena. Nice to meet you.
A: These are my brothers, Matt and Adam.
• We can use that and those to talk about things that are
not near us ( ).
My name is Lucas.
His eyes are blue.

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1 Rewrite the sentences with possessive pronouns. Object pronouns
1 This is my wallet.
This wallet is mine.
Subject pronoun Object pronoun
2 That is his laptop.
3 These are our keys. I me
4 Those are your desks. you you
5 These are her shoes.
he him
6 That is their classroom.
she her
2 Choose the correct option. it it
1 This watch is mine / my.
you you
2 These are our / ours keys.
3 Those T-shirts are your / yours. we us
4 A: Whose is this camera? they them
B: It’s her / hers.
5 A: Are these our / ours books? Use
B: No, they’re their / theirs. • We use object pronouns to replace the names of people
6 A: Is this Jack’s phone? and things. They represent the object of the sentence.
B: Yes, it’s his / hers. I am Australian. Speak to me in English.
She is happy. Look at her!
The cat is hungry. Give it some food.
Classroom language The children are bored. Read them a story.

Affirmative 1 Choose the correct option.

Open your book. 1 Please phone I / me tonight.
Sit down! 2 My dad’s American. I speak to he / him in
Stand up! English.
Look at the board. 3 Excuse me / my! Is this your bag?
Put your hand up. 4 This is Luisa. I play tennis with her / she.
5 Mr Brown is our / us English teacher.
Negative 6 Our History teacher is very happy with we / us
Don’t talk. today.
Don’t write in your textbook.
2 Complete the sentences with the correct object
pronouns.
1 This is his number. Call him.
1 Order the words to make sentences.
2 I’m bored. Send (…) a text message!
1 partner / to / your / talk / .
3 Tamara is a good singer. Listen to (…).
Talk to your partner.
4 We’re at the beach. Our friends are with (…).
2 the / at / text / look / .
5 Danny and Sandy are happy. Look at (…)!
3 books / your / open / .
6 Put your books on the desk and open (…) on
4 in / phones / your / put / bags / your / .
page 26.
5 in / Workbooks / your / write / the answers / .
6 hands / up / your / put / .

2 Write the negative forms of the sentences in

Exercise 1.
1 Don’t talk to your partner.

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have got
Unit
1
I/You/We/They’ve got (have got) blue eyes.
+ He/She/It’s got (has got) blue eyes.
can
I/You/We/They haven’t got (have not got) blue
– eyes.
+ I/You/He/She/It/We/They can speak English. He/She/It hasn’t got (has not got) blue eyes.
I/You/He/She/It/We/They can’t (cannot) speak Have I/you/we/they got blue eyes?
– French. ? Yes, I/you/we/they have.
No, I/you/we/they haven’t.
Can I/you/he/she/it/we/they dance?
? Yes, I/you/he/she/it/we/they can. Has he/she/it got blue eyes?
No, I/you/he/she/it/we/they can’t. Yes, he/she/it has.
Yes, he/she/it hasn’t.
Use
• We use can to talk about ability. Use
I can speak English. • We use have got to talk about possession.
Form You’ve got a lot of books.
• To form the affirmative, we use can + main verb without Form
to for all subjects. • To form the affirmative, we use:
We can swim. – subject (I/you/we/they ) + have/’ve got.
• To form the negative, we add not after can. The short They’ve got a camera.
form of cannot is can’t. – subject (he/she/it ) + has/’s got.
She cannot/can’t dance. She’s got a pet.
• The word order changes in questions: • To form the negative, we add not after have/has:
– Can + subject + main verb? I haven’t (have not) got a watch.
Can you sing? The car hasn’t (has not) got a CD player.
• In short answers we do not repeat the main verb; we • The word order changes in questions:
only use can/can’t. – Have/Has + subject + got ?
A: Can it fly? Have you got the comics?
B: Yes, it can./No, it can’t. Has he got a laptop?
Common mistakes • In short answers we do not repeat got ; we only use
He can skate. ✓ have/haven’t/has/hasn’t.
He can to skate. ✗ A: Has she got a guitar?
B: Yes, she has./No, she hasn’t.
Common mistakes
He’s got an MP3 player. ✓
He’ve got an MP3 player. ✗
They haven’t got any posters. ✓
They not have any posters. ✗

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have got
Unit
1 1 Choose the correct option.
1 I ’ve got / has got blue eyes.
can 2 They hasn’t got / haven’t got blue eyes.
3 Have / Has you got a laptop?
1 Order the words to make sentences with can 4 She haven’t got / hasn’t got a car.
or can’t. 5 Have / Has Dave got a new phone?
1 speak / can / English / I / . 6 Yes, we has / have.
I can speak English.
2 French / speak / they / can’t / . 2 Order the words to make sentences.
3 dance / can / you / ? 1 A: a pen / got / she / has / ?
4 can’t / they / , / no / . B: hasn’t / no / , / she / .
5 can / we / , / yes / . Has she got a pen?
6 your / sing / can / sister / ? No, she hasn’t.
2 got / any pets / haven’t / they / .
2 Complete the sentences with can or can’t. 3 have / new / got / books / we / .
1 Our dog Toby can swim – he’s really good! 4 a wallet / hasn’t / he / got / .
2 A: (…) your parents speak English? 5 A: they / got / have / a cat / ?
B: Yes, they (…). B: yes / , / have / they / .
3 My sister can speak Italian, but she (…) speak 6 got / have / lots of friends / I / .
Spanish.
4 A: (…) you drive? 3 Make questions with have got. Then answer
B: No, we (…). the questions.
5 My girlfriend (…) dance – she’s fantastic – but I 1 you / a laptop / ?
(…). Have you got a laptop?
6 A: (…) your brother use a computer? Yes, I have./No, I haven’t.
B: No, he (…)! He’s three! 2 your parents / brown eyes / ?
3 Beyoncé / blonde hair / ?
3 Look at the table and make sentences 4 you / a TV in your bedroom / ?
about what the people can/can’t do. 5 your friends / skateboards / ?
6 your mum / a mobile phone / ?
Count to ten
Read Use a 7 Homer Simpson / a small family / ?
Spell in a foreign
music computer 8 you / a watch / ?
language
Billy ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓ 4 Complete the text with these words.
Aga and ’s got ’ve hasn’t got got have have you got
✓ ✗ ✓ ✓
Suri
My mother likes music and she 1 ’s got a lot
Billy can’t spell. He can …
of musical instruments: a violin, a guitar and a
4 Complete the sentences with names of trumpet, but she 2 (…) a piano. I 3 (…) got a guitar,
famous people in your country. too, but I haven’t 4 (…) a trumpet.
1 (…) can speak English very well.
What about you? 5 (…) a trumpet? And 6 (…) your
2 (…) can’t speak English.
brothers and sisters got musical instruments?
3 (…) can play football very well.
4 (…) can dance, but he/she can’t sing.
5 (…) can play the guitar well. 5 Write a short description of your best
6 (…) can swim really fast. friend using have got.
Martina’s tall. She’s got long hair and green eyes.
5 Look at Exercise 4. Make three similar
sentences about your friends and family.

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Countable and uncountable nouns
Unit
2
Countable nouns Uncountable nouns

there is/there are Singular Plural Singular

a burger burgers bread butter cheese
an egg eggs cola ketchup soup
Singular Plural
There’s (is) an apple. There are four carrots. Form
+ There’s (is) a banana. There are some • Countable nouns can be singular or plural.
There’s (is) some water. drinks. egg eggs vegetable vegetables
There isn’t (is not) a pizza. There aren’t (are not) • Uncountable nouns have no plural form.
– There isn’t any pasta. any noodles. ham, cheese, water
Is there a plate? Are there any forks?
? Yes, there is. Yes, there are. Quantifiers
No, there isn’t. No, there aren’t.

Use Countable nouns Uncountable nouns

• We use There are and There aren’t with plural nouns. There’s a burger. There’s some cheese.
There are six shops in the square. There’s an egg. There’s a lot of/lots of
There aren’t any trains today. + There are some chips. soup.
• We use some in affirmative sentences. There are a lot of/lots of
There are some tickets for the concert. chips.
• We use any in negative sentences and questions. There aren’t any cookies. There isn’t any bread.
There aren’t any books in my backpack. – There aren’t many eggs. There isn’t much milk.
Are there any bananas in the fridge?
Are there any forks? Is there any cola?
Form ? How many forks are How much cola is
• To form the affirmative, we use There + is/are. there? there?
There’s a swimming pool in the sports centre.
There are some beautiful parks in the city. Use
• To form the negative, we add not after There is/are. • We use a before singular countable nouns starting with
There isn’t a café at the station. (= There is not) a consonant sound.
There aren’t any French students in our class. a potato, a sandwich
(= There are not)
• We use an before singular countable nouns starting
• The word order changes in questions: Is/Are + there. with a vowel sound.
Is there a hospital near here? an apple, an orange
Are there any keys on the table?
• We can use some, a lot of and many before plural
Common mistakes countable nouns.
There’s a cat in the tree. ✓ some apples, a lot of apples, many apples
Is a cat in the tree. ✗ • We can use some, a lot of and much before uncountable
There isn’t a laptop on the desk. ✓ nouns.
There no is a laptop on the desk. ✗ some pasta, a lot of pasta, much pasta
• We use How many …? (countable nouns) and How
much …? (uncountable nouns) to ask about quantities.
How many friends have you got?
How much water is there?
• We usually use a lot of in affirmative sentences.
There are a lot of books on the table.
• We usually use much and many in negative sentences
and questions.
There isn’t much juice. Have you got many pets?

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Countable and uncountable nouns | Quantifiers
Unit
2 1 Are the underlined nouns countable or
uncountable? Write C (countable) or U
(uncountable).
there is/there are
1 There’s a burger. C
1 Choose the correct option. 2 There’s some cheese.
1 There is / There are a carrot. 3 There isn’t any bread.
2 There is / There are four apples. 4 There are lots of chips.
3 There isn’t / There aren’t any noodles. 5 There aren’t any cookies.
4 There isn’t / There aren’t an egg. 6 There isn’t any cola.
5 Is there / Are there any bananas? 7 Is there any soup?
6 Is there / Are there a fork? 8 Are there any eggs?
7 There is any / some pizza.
2 Copy and complete the table with these
8 There aren’t any / some plates.
words.
2 Look at the notes about Layla’s menu for apple brownie crisps glass kebab mayonnaise
her mum’s birthday meal. Make sentences with noodles salt spaghetti tomato water
there is/there are.
Countable nouns Uncountable nouns
Singular apple
A special menu for Mum’s birthday Plural

1 a cheese sandwich ✓ 6 crisps ✓

3 Choose the correct option.
2 two muffins ✗ 7 a banana ✓
1 Are there any / some bananas?
3 three boiled eggs ✓ 8 toast ✓ 2 There is a lot of / many ham.
4 a glass of cola ✓ 9 ice cream ✗ 3 There isn’t much / many water.
5 a hot dog ✓ 10 grapes ✓ 4 There is an / some egg.

4 Write sentences with the words in

1 There’s a cheese sandwich on the menu. Exercise 2. Use there is/there are and a
quantifier.
3 Make questions with there is/there are. There’s an apple./There are some crisps.
Then answer the questions.
1 a table / your kitchen / ? 5 Choose eight words from Exercise 2 and
Is there a table in your kitchen? make a shopping list. Write the quantities. Write
Yes, there is./No, there isn’t. and answer questions about your list.
2 fish fingers / your fridge / ?
3 a café / your school / ? Shopping list
4 vegetarian meals / your school café / ?
5 a fridge / your bedroom / ?
four apples
6 a pizzeria / your street / ?
7 muffins / a pizza / ?
A: Are there any apples on the shopping list?
8 eggs / an omelette / ?
B: Yes, there are.
4 Think of your fridge. Write five sentences A: How many apples are there?
about what there is or there isn’t. Use the correct B: There are four apples.
form of there is/there are and a/an, some or any.
In my fridge, there are some cola.
In my fridge, there isn’t any milk.

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Spelling rules: verb + -s
Unit
3
Most verbs: add -s read reads
play plays
Present Simple (affirmative and negative)
Verbs that end with -ss, -ch, -sh, -x kiss kisses
and -o: add -es watch watches
Affirmative Negative wash washes
I get up late. I don’t (do not) eat breakfast. fix fixes
You get up late. You don’t (do not) eat breakfast. go goes
He gets up late. He doesn’t (do not) eat breakfast. Verbs that end with a consonant + y : study studies
She gets up late. She doesn’t (do not) eat breakfast. drop the y and add -ies
It gets up late It doesn’t (do not) eat breakfast.
We get up late. We don’t (do not) eat breakfast. Common mistakes
You get up late. You don’t (do not) eat breakfast. He goes to bed early. ✓
They get up late. They don’t (do not) eat breakfast. He go to bed early. ✗
She doesn’t eat pizza. ✓
Use She doesn’t eats pizza. ✗
We use the Present Simple to talk about:
• routines and habits. Present Simple (questions and short answers)
He gets up at 7.00 a.m. every day.
• things that are true in general.
We live in a small town. Yes/No questions Short answers
Form Do I go to school? Yes, I do./No, I don’t.
Do you go to school? Yes, you do./No, you don’t.
• To form the third person singular (with he, she and it ),
we add -s, -es or -ies to the verb. (See Spelling rules.) Does he go to school? Yes, he does./No, he doesn’t.
She speaks Spanish. Does she go to school? Yes, she does./No, she doesn’t.
• To form the negative, we use do not (don’t ) with I, you, Does it go to school? Yes, it does./No, it doesn’t.
we and they. We use does not (doesn’t ) with he, she Do we go to school? Yes, we do./No, we don’t.
and it. Do you go to school? Yes, you do./No, you don’t.
We don’t have dinner together. Do they go to school? Yes, they do./No, they don’t.
Wh- questions
What time does he get up?
Where does she come from?

Form
• To form questions, we use do/does. The word order
also changes:
– Do + subject (I/you/we/they) + main verb?
Do they walk to school?
– Does + subject (he/she/it ) + main verb?
Does she ride her bike to school?
– Wh- + do/does + subject + main verb?
What does she like?
• In short answers we do not repeat the main verb.
We only use do/don’t/does/doesn’t.
A: Does he clean his teeth in the morning?
B: Yes, he does./No, he doesn’t.

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Present Simple (questions and short answers)
Unit
3
1 Complete the short answers with do or does.
1 Do you tidy your room? Yes, I do.
Present Simple (affirmative and negative)
2 Do you like music? No, I (…).
1 Write these Present Simple sentences in the 3 Does he like sport? Yes, he (…).
negative. 4 Does she speak French? No, she (…).
1 I get up early. 5 Do they live here? Yes, they (…).
I don’t get up early. 6 Do we play tennis on Tuesdays? No, we (…).
2 I eat breakfast.
3 You eat meat. 2 Complete the questions with do or does. Then
4 She tidies her room. answer the questions.
5 He helps in the kitchen. 1 Does your best friend live near you?
Yes, he does./No, he doesn’t.
6 We go to the cinema.
2 (…) your grandparents often visit you?
2 Order the words to make sentences. 3 (…) your dad like sport?
1 meat / never / eat / I / . 4 (…) you like Mondays?
I never eat meat. 5 (…) your mum work in a bank?
2 is / often / He / tired / . 6 (…) your parents speak a foreign language?
3 complain / They / always / .
4 go / once a week / to / the / I / gym / . 3 Complete the questions with these words.
Then answer the questions.
5 has / He / breakfast / usually / .
6 to / the / We / cinema / go / sometimes / . how often what what time where which

3 Write sentences to say how often you do 1 How often do you text your friends?
these things. Use a time expression or adverbs I usually text my friends in the afternoon.
of frequency. 2 (…) do your cousins live?
• go to the cinema 3 (…) do you usually do on Sundays?
• have breakfast 4 (…) do you go to bed on Fridays?
• help in the kitchen 5 (…) countries do you want to visit in the
• tidy your room future?
• browse the internet
4 Write questions for these answers.
• write long letters Sometimes there is more than one possible
I go to the cinema once a month. I usually … question.
1 I usually watch TV in the evening.
4 Complete the text with the Present Simple
When do you usually watch TV?
form of the verbs in brackets.
What do you usually do in the evening?
Cody 2 My mum works in an office.
Every morning my parrot Cody 1 tells (tell) us he’s 3 My brothers go to bed at ten.
happy to see the sun and 2 (…) (wake) us up! We 4 I see my grandparents once a month.
3 (…) (not have) a problem with this in winter. But
5 No, we don’t! We hate The Beatles!
in summer, he 4 (…) (start) at 4 a.m. and he 5 (…)
(not stop) – we 6 (…) (not like) it at all!
When Dad 7 (…) (watch) football on TV, Cody
5 Choose a favourite musician or sports
sometimes gets very excited and Dad 8 (…) (shout) star. Write six questions you would like to ask
at him. him/her about his/her life.
Cody 9 (…) (know) many words. He can say, ‘Pretty How often do you go to parties?
boy!’ and ‘Lovely celery!’ but his favourite words
are ‘Shut up, Cody!’

5 Think of a person you know very well.

Write eight sentences about what he/she does/
doesn’t do on a typical day.

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Spelling rules: verb + -ing
Unit
4
Most verbs: add -ing play playing

Present Continuous Verbs that end in -e : drop the -e and come coming
add -ing
Verbs that end in one vowel + one sit sitting
Affirmative Negative
consonant: double the consonant
I’m not (am not) sleeping. and add -ing
I’m (am) working.
You/We/They aren’t (are not)
You/We/They’re (are)
sleeping. Common mistakes
working.
He/She/It isn’t (is not) He’s dancing. ✓
He/She/It’s (is) working.
sleeping. He dancing. ✗
Yes/No questions Short answers Are they talking? ✓
They are talking? ✗
Yes, I am./No, I’m not. We’re watching a film. ✓
Am I working?
Yes, you/we/they are./ We’re watch a film. ✗
Are you/we/they
No, you/we/they aren’t.
working?
Yes, he/she/it is./
Is he/she/it working? Present Simple and Present Continuous
No, he/she/it isn’t.

Wh- questions Use

What are you doing? • We use the Present Simple to talk about routines
Why are they smiling? and habits.
I usually go to bed after midnight.
Use • We use the Present Continuous to talk about things that
• We use the Present Continuous to talk about actions are happening now.
that are happening now. I’m playing a computer game at the moment.
She’s playing the guitar at the moment. Common mistakes
Form I usually do gymnastics on Mondays,
• We form the Present Continuous with to be (am, is or but today I’m playing football. ✓
are) + main verb + -ing. I usually am doing gymnastics, but today I play football. ✗
They’re making a cake.
• To form the negative, we add not after am, is or are.
The dog isn’t (is not) swimming in the sea.
• The word order changes in questions: Am/Is/Are +
subject + main verb + -ing.
Are you painting a picture of your sister?
• In short answers we do not repeat the main verb. We
only use the correct form of to be.
A: Is he climbing that mountain?
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Present Simple and Present Continuous
Unit
4 1 Read the sentences. Decide if the sentence
talks about a) habits and routines or b) things
happening now.
Present Continuous
1 She’s playing a computer game
1 Write the -ing form of these verbs. at the moment. a b
2 I never watch TV in the morning. a b
sit – 1 sitting make – 5 (…) play – 9 (…) 3 Are you enjoying the film? a b
eat – 2 (…) run – 6 (…) go – 10 (…) 4 He’s speaking on the phone. a b
work – 3 (…) have – 7 (…) write – 11 (…) 5 I usually get up early. a b

cry – 4 (…) sleep – 8 (…) rain – 12 (…) 2 Read the information and make sentences
about the people. Use the Present Simple and
Present Continuous.
2 Choose the correct option.
1 I ’m / are working. Usually At the moment
2 She are / is reading. Jim not eat meat eat a hamburger
3 They aren’t / isn’t eating.
Gwen feel happy not feel well
4 Is / Are Dana studying?
5 Are / Is you listening? Jack not work hard at school do homework
6 A: Are they sitting? Luke and Seb wear tracksuits wear white shirts
B: No, they isn’t / aren’t.
Cara and I not enjoy classes have fun
7 Tom isn’t / aren’t sleeping.
8 A: Are you coming?
Jim doesn’t usually eat meat, but he’s eating a
B: No, I aren’t / am not. hamburger at the moment.
3 Complete the sentences with the Present 3 Make questions in the Present Simple or
Continuous form of the verbs in brackets. Present Continuous. Then answer the questions.
1 Dana isn’t studying (not study) – she 1 you / wear / trainers / at the moment / ?
is browsing (browse) the internet. Are you wearing trainers at the moment?
2 Look! Two men (…) (run) out of that shop! Yes, I am./No, I’m not.
3 A: (…) (they/work) hard? 2 your friends / usually / wear / trainers to
B: No, they (…). parties / ?
4 I can’t speak to you now. I (…) (shop). 3 when / you / usually / do / your homework / ?
5 A: (…) (you/have) a good time? 4 your classmates / have / fun / now / ?
B: Yes, we (…). It’s a great concert. All my 5 your parents / often / listen / to music / ?
friends (…) (dance)! 6 how often / you / speak / English / after
school / ?
4 Complete the dialogue with the Present
Continuous form of the verbs in brackets. 4 Choose three classmates you know well.
A: What 1 are you reading (you/read)? Write sentences about what they often/usually
B: I 2 (…) (not read). I 3 (…) (look) for a word in do in English classes. Use the Present Simple.
this dictionary. Ángel usually sits next to the window.
A: What subject 4 (…) (you/do)? Marta always works hard.
B: I 5 (…) (do) English at the moment. We 6 (…)
(learn) the words for different outdoor 5 Write sentences about what the people
activities and I 7 (…) (write) about my favourite from Exercise 4 are doing now. Use the Present
activities. Continuous.
Ángel is looking out the window.
5 Think about a famous person in your
country. What do you think they are doing at
the moment? Write five sentences.
The President is having an English lesson.

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(not) as … as
Unit
5
Use
• We use (not) as… as to say that two people or things
Comparatives are the same or not the same.
The film is (not) as good as the book.

Adjective Comparative Form

• We form the structure with (not) as + adjective + as.
cool cooler than
The cinema is (not) as interesting as the theatre.
nice nicer than
fit fitter than
lazy lazier than Superlatives
original more original than
good better than Adjective Comparative
bad worse than
cool the coolest
Use nice the nicest
fit the fittest
• We use comparative adjectives to compare two people
or things. lazy the laziest
The café is cheaper than the restaurant. original the most original
good the best
Form
bad the worst
• We use than after comparative adjectives.
Tennis is more exciting than golf.
Use
Short adjectives Comparatives • We use superlative adjectives to compare one person or
thing to others in a group.
Most adjectives: add strong stronger Liz’s got the shortest hair in the class.
-er
Form
Adjectives that end in cute cuter • We use the before superlative adjectives.
-e: add -r Jack is the funniest boy in the class.
Adjectives that end big bigger
in one vowel + one Short adjectives Superlatives
consonant: double the Most adjectives: add the + -est strong
consonant and add -er the strongest
Adjectives that end friendly friendlier Adjectives that end in -e : add cute
in -y : drop the y and the + -st the cutest
add -ier
Adjectives that end in one vowel + big
Long adjectives Comparatives one consonant: double the the biggest
consonant and add the and -est
Add more intelligent more intelligent
Adjectives that end in -y : drop friendly
Irregular adjectives good better the y and add the and -iest the friendliest
bad worse
Long adjectives Superlatives
Add the + most intelligent
the most intelligent
Irregular adjectives good the best
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Superlatives
Unit
5 1 Write the superlative form of these adjectives.

bad – 1 the worst happy – 7 (…) sad – 13 (…)

Comparatives | (not) as … as
brave – 2 (…) lazy – 8 (…) short – 14 (…)
1 Write the comparative form of these adjectives. cool – 3 (…) nice – 9 (…) successful – 15 (…)
bad – 1 worse happy – 7 (…) sad – 13 (…) fit – 4 (…) old – 10 (…) talented – 16 (…)
brave – 2 (…) lazy – 8 (…) short – 14 (…) funny – 5 (…) original – 11 (…) thin – 17 (…)
cool – 3 (…) nice – 9 (…) successful – 15 (…) good – 6 (…) quiet – 122 (…) young – 18 (…)
fit – 4 (…) old – 10 (…) talented – 16 (…)
funny – 5 (…) original – 11 (…) thin – 17 (…) 2 Which sentence is correct? Choose a or b.
1 a Bill is the taller in the class.
good – 6 (…) quiet – 12 (…) young – 18 (…)
b Bill is the tallest in the class.
2 a He is the worse person on TV.
2 Which sentence is correct? Choose a or b. b He is the worst person on TV.
1 a John is shorter than Tom. 3 a She is the most intelligent in the group.
b John is more shorter than Tom. b She is the more intelligent in the group.
2 a Lola is more intelligent as Karen. 4 a This is the bigest park in London.
b Lola is more intelligent than Karen. b This is the biggest park in London.
3 a He is more cuter than his brother. 5 a Geography is most interesting subject in
b He is cuter than his brother. school.
4 a She’s not as friendly as her sister. b Geography is the most interesting subject
b She is not more friendly than her sister. in school.
5 a My phone is as good as your phone. 6 a Who is the best player in the team?
b My phone is better as your phone. b Who is the goodest player in the team?
6 a English is better than Maths.
b English is more good than Maths. 3 Complete the sentences with the correct
superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.
3 Complete the sentences with the correct 1 My brother is the best (good) singer in our
comparative form of the adjectives in brackets. family.
1 My brother is a better (good) singer than me. 2 Biology is (…) (interesting) subject at school.
2 Biology is (…) (interesting) than Physics. 3 Sara is (…) (short) person in our class.
3 Sara is not as (…) (tall) as her mum. 4 Maths is (…) (hard) subject for me.
4 Tom is (…) (bad) at Maths than Alex. 5 My dog is (…) (friendly) dog in the park.
5 My dog is (…) (friendly) than my neighbour’s dog.
4 Make sentences with superlative adjectives.
4 Write sentences to compare these people, 1 big / city / our country
places and things. Use the adjectives in brackets. The biggest city in our country is …
1 Canada / Ireland (small/big) 2 cool / person on TV
Ireland is smaller than Canada. Ireland is not 3 interesting / film this year
as big as Canada. 4 happy / person I know
2 Jennifer Lawrence / Brad Pitt (young/old) 5 good / football team / world
3 rap / reggae (good/bad)
4 Beyoncé / Lily Allen (successful) 5 Write ten sentences about your family.
5 Homer Simpson / Harry Potter (funny) Use superlative adjectives.
The oldest person in my family is my great-
5 Write ten sentences about you and a grandfather. He’s eighty-five.
friend. Use comparative adjectives.
I’m older than my friend Ela. She’s got longer hair
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Unit Form
6 • To form the affirmative, we use there + was/were.
There was a poster of The Beatles on his wall.
There were some famous models in the 1960s.
was/were, there was/there were • To form the negative, we add not after was/were.
There wasn’t a phone box near our house.
There weren’t any mobile phones in the 1960s.
I/He/She/It was in China.
+ • The word order changes in questions: Was/Were + there.
You/We/They were at the match. Was there a school trip to England last year?
I/He/She/It wasn’t (was not) in the team. Were there any mobile phones in the 1960s?
–
You/We/They weren’t (were not) happy.
Was he at the match?
Past Simple affirmative (regular and irregular verbs)
Yes, he was./No, he wasn’t.
?
Were they good? I/You/He/She/It/We/They walked home.
Yes, they were./No, they weren’t.
Use
Use • We use the Past Simple to talk about states or actions
• We use the Past Simple to talk about states or actions that started and finished in the past.
that started and finished in the past. She listened to the radio.
They were at home yesterday. Form
Form • To form the Past Simple of regular verbs, we add -ed, -d
• To form the affirmative, we use subject + was/were. or -ied to the verb. (See Spelling rules below.)
I was at the library. We were on the train. • Some of the most frequently used verbs in English are
• To form the negative, we add not after was/were. irregular. (See page 159.)
It wasn’t very expensive. (= was not)
• The word order changes in questions: Was/Were + subject. Spelling rules
Was he happy? Were they late?

There was one team. Most verbs: add -ed play played
+
There were two teams. Verbs that end in -e : add -d move moved
There wasn’t (was not) a big crowd. Verbs that end in one vowel + one
– consonant: double the consonant stop stopped
There weren’t (were not) any goals.
and add -ed
Was there a winner?
Verbs that end in consonant and y :
Yes, there was./No, there wasn’t. cry cried
? drop the y and add -ied
Were they many goals?
Yes, there were./No, there weren’t. Time expressions
• We use time expressions to say when we did something:
Use – this morning
• We use there was/there were to say something existed – yesterday
or didn’t exist in the past. – last night/week
There was colour TV twenty years ago. – last month/summer/year
There weren’t any interactive whiteboards in 1990. – in (1998)
• We use there was and there wasn’t with singular and – ago
uncountable nouns. • The time expression goes at the beginning or the end of
There was a cinema next to the shopping centre. the sentence.
There wasn’t any pasta in the shops. They travelled to Paris last night.
• We use there were and there weren’t with plural nouns. Last night, they travelled to Paris.
There were some good shows on TV last week. Peter ran a marathon two years ago.
There weren’t many cars in our street fifty years ago. Two years ago, Peter ran a marathon.

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Past Simple affirmative (regular and irregular
Unit verbs)
6
1 Write the Past Simple form of these verbs.

was/were, there was/there were ask – 1 asked try – 5 (…) dance – 9 (…)
do – 2 (…) go – 6 (…) win – 10 (…)
1 Choose the correct option.
1 She was / were in Paris. see – 3 (…) jog – 7 (…) come – 11 (…)
2 Were / Was they at the match? end – 4 (…) put – 8 (…) want – 12 (…)
3 Where were / was you last night?
4 I wasn’t / weren’t at home.
5 We weren’t / wasn’t very happy. 2 Complete the sentences with the Past
Simple form of the verbs in brackets.
6 Harry was / were 2 years old in 2008.
1 I tried (try) to learn Spanish.
2 Make sentences in the past using was/were. 2 They (…) (stop) working at 8 p.m.
1 I / be / at the beach / last summer. 3 He (…) (win) the tennis match.
I was at the beach last summer. 4 We (…) (jog) in the park yesterday.
2 You / not be / late / for school / yesterday. 5 David (…) (want) to buy some chocolate.
3 It / be / very cold / last winter. 6 The film (…) (end) at 10 p.m.
4 They / not be / at the party / last Saturday.
5 She / be / the best player of the match. 3 Complete the text with the Past Simple
form of the verbs in brackets.
3 Complete the dialogue with the correct
form of was or were. Last Sunday I 1 woke up (wake up) at 6.30 a.m.,
2 (…) (eat) an apple and 3 (…) (drink) some juice.
A: Where 1 were the Olympic Games in 2012?
Then I 4 (…) (take) a bag with some food and water
B: They 2 (…) in Rio, in Brazil, I think.
and 5 (…) (run) to my friend Danny’s house. His
A: No, the 2012 Olympics 3 (…) in Rio. They 4 (…) dad 6 (…)(drive) us to a mountain called Ben Nevis.
in London. We 7 (…) (arrive) there at 8 a.m. We 8 (…) (have) a
B: So when 5 (…) the Games in Brazil? 6 (…) it snack and then we 9 (…) (start) walking. We 10 (…)
in 2014? (walk) for three hours and then we 11 (…) (stop)
A: No, it 7 (…) in 2014. It 8 (…) in 2016. for lunch. We were tired when we 12 (…) (get) to
B: 9 (…) you there? the top, but the view was fantastic!
A: No, I 10 (…).

4 Complete the dialogue about the 2014 4 Write about what you did last Sunday. Use
World Cup semi-final with the correct form of the text in Exercise 3 to help you.
there was or there were. Last Sunday I woke up at 10 o’clock, ate some
A: 1 There were five goals in the first half. biscuits and ...
B: Wow! How many goals 2 (…) in the second
half? 5 Order the words to make sentences with ago.
A: Three – the final score was Germany 7 Brazil 1. 1 went / shopping / ago / two days / I / .
B: 3 (…) a big crowd? 2 called / me / Sam / ago / three hours / .
A: Yes, 4 (…). 5 (…) 58,141 people in the stadium. 3 Mark / two years / the championship / ago /
B: That’s a lot! And 6 (…) any red cards? won / .
A: No, 7 (…). 6 Write two true Past Simple sentences for
each of these time expressions: one with a
5 Write five sentences with was/were and
regular verb and one with an irregular verb.
there was/there were about a sports event.
I was with my brother. There were two teams. last night last week last month
last year this morning
My mum asked me a question this morning.
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Past Simple (questions and answers)
Unit
7
Yes/No questions Short answers

Past Simple (negative) Did I/you/he/she/

Yes, I/you/he/she/it/we/they did.
it/we/they go to
No, I/you/he/she/it/we/they didn’t.
school?
Regular and irregular verbs
Wh- questions
They didn’t wear jeans.
They didn’t watch satellite TV. Where did you go yesterday?
People wore boots, but they didn’t wear trainers. When did you see her?
They played football, but they didn’t play basketball. What time did you get up?

Use Form
• We use the Past Simple to talk about states or actions • To form yes/no questions, we use Did + the main verb
that started and finished in the past. in the infinitive. The word order also changes: Did +
They didn’t listen to the radio. subject + main verb.
He didn’t understand the question. Did they sail to Spain?
Did she lose her ticket?
Form
• In short answers we do not repeat the main verb. We
• To form the Past Simple negative of regular and only use did/didn’t.
irregular verbs, we use didn’t (did not) + the main verb A: Did you enjoy the film?
in the infinitive. B: Yes, I did./No, I didn’t.
She didn’t answer the phone.
• To form Wh- questions, we use Wh- + did + the main
We didn’t go to school yesterday.
verb in the infinitive.
What did they do?
Common mistakes
Did they like the film? ✓
Did they liked the film? ✗

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Past Simple (questions and answers)
Unit
7 1 Order the words to make questions in the
Past Simple.
1 time / you / up / did / get / what / ?
Past Simple (negative)
What time did you get up?
1 Complete the sentences with the Past Simple 2 to / the / did / go / they / park / ?
form of the verbs in brackets. 3 see / when / him / you / did / ?
1 We didn’t go (not go) to the park today. 4 football / watch / the / you / match / did / ?
2 Liz (…) (not like) her present. 5 yesterday / you / did / go / where / ?
3 You (…) (not finish) your breakfast.
4 I (…) (not get up) early yesterday.
2 Complete the questions with the Past
Simple form of the verbs in brackets. Then
5 The game (…) (not start) at six.
match questions 1–8 with answers a–h.
6 Tim (…) (not call) me last night.
1 Did you see (you/see) Tom yesterday? a
7 She (…) (not tidy) her room last night.
2 (…) (they/like) the party?
8 They (…) (not sleep) all night.
3 (…) (you/enjoy) the concert?
2 Order the words to make sentences. 4 (…) (what/she/buy)?
1 didn’t / my / this / buy / father / computer / . 5 (…) (they/go) to the shops?
My father didn’t buy this computer. 6 (…) (what time/you/get up)?
2 to / didn’t / yesterday / Tom / the / cinema / go / . 7 (…) (you/wear) a dress?
3 that / she / write / didn’t / email / . 8 (…) (where/he/stay)?
4 at / up / didn’t / a.m. / we / get / 8.00 / . a No, I didn’t, but I texted him.
5 study / last / I / Maths / week / didn’t / . b I got up at six o’clock.
c No, I didn’t. I wore jeans.
3 Make the sentences negative.
d Yes, they did. They really enjoyed it.
1 We understood.
e No, they didn’t. They went to the cinema.
We didn’t understand.
f She bought a birthday present for her dad.
2 She wrote to me.
g He stayed in a hotel.
3 They walked home.
h No, I didn’t. It was boring.
4 We ate breakfast.
5 I bought a magazine. 3 Complete the questions with the Past
6 He sold his laptop. Simple form of these verbs. Then answer the
7 You bought a new bike. questions.
8 Jane had dinner.
see eat get up go rain wash watch
4 Correct the sentences. 1 Did you see (you) any good films last week?
1 William Shakespeare came from Canada. 2 When (…) (you) to bed last night?
William Shakespeare didn’t come from 3 (…) (it) yesterday?
Canada. He came from England. 4 (…) (you) your hair this morning?
2 J.K. Rowling wrote Game of Thrones. 5 (…) (you) anything on TV yesterday?
3 The British invented karate. 6 What time (…) (your parents) this morning?
4 David Beckham played basketball. 7 What (…) (your family) for dinner last night?
5 Bill Gates started Apple.
6 Coca Cola came from Russia. 4 Imagine that you work as a reporter for a
7 Leonardo da Vinci lived in France. lifestyle magazine. Write an interview with your
8 Albert Einstein lived in the eighteenth century. favourite music/sports star about his/her life.
Write at least five questions.
5 Write five sentences about the differences Q: When did you start swimming?
between your life and your parents’ lives when A: I started swimming in …
they were your age. Use the Past Simple.
My parents didn’t go on holiday abroad.
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Articles: first and second mention
Unit
8 • When we mention something for the first time, we use:
– a/an with singular countable nouns.
There’s a lake near our town.
Modal verbs: have to/don’t have to
– some with plural countable nouns and uncountable
nouns.
I/You/We/They have to work harder. There are some trees on the island.
He/She has to get up early. • When we mention something for the second time, we
use the with both singular and plural countable nouns
I/You/We/They don’t have to worry. and uncountable nouns.
He/She doesn’t have to come. You can swim in the lake.
The trees are very old.
Use
• We use have to to talk about present obligation.
I’m sorry, but we have to leave now.
• We use don’t have to to talk about a lack of present
obligation.
You don’t have to come if you don’t want to.
Form
• Have to/Don’t have to is always followed by the
infinitive of the main verb.
We have to go.
• To form the affirmative (I/You/We/They), we use
subject + have to + main verb.
I have to be quiet.
• To form the affirmative (He/She/It), we use subject +
has to + main verb.
She has to hurry home.
• To form the negative (I/You/We/They), we use subject +
don’t have to + main verb.
I don’t have to be quiet.
• To form the negative (He/She/It), we use subject +
doesn’t have to + main verb.
She doesn’t have to hurry home.

Modal verbs: mustn’t

shout.
I/You/He/She/It/We/They mustn’t
be late.

Use
• We use mustn’t to talk about things we are not allowed
to do.
You mustn’t eat in class.
Form
• Subject + mustn’t + infinitive of the main verb
without to.
We mustn’t step on the grass.

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Articles: first and second mention
Unit
8 1 Complete the rules with a, an, some or the.

1 The first time we mention something we use

Modal verbs: have to/don’t have to; mustn’t a or (…).
2 The first time we mention something with
1 Match sentences 1–5 with their functions plural and uncountable nouns we use (…).
a–b.
3 The second time we mention something we
1 You mustn’t shout. c use (…)
2 I don’t have to study today.
3 She has to get up early.
4 You don’t have to come. 2 Complete the text with a/an, some or the.
5 They mustn’t be late for class. In my room there’s 1 a cupboard. In 2 (…)
a necessary to do something cupboard there’s 3 (…) red suitcase. In 4 (…)
b not necessary to do something suitcase there are 5 (…) books. In one of the
c important not to do something books there is 6 (…) map. 7 (…) map shows 8 (…)
island. 9 (…) island is in the Pacific Ocean.
2 Read the instructions for an exam. On 10 (…) map, in the centre of 11 (…) island,
Complete with have to, don’t have to or mustn’t. X
there is 12 (…) big red cross – like this: . 13 (…)
cross shows the location of 14 (…) box.
History exam: Room 4B, Friday 2 May, 9 a.m. In 15 (…) box there’s treasure!

• Switch off your mobile phone.

3 Describe an object in your room. Use the
• There are four questions. Answer three of them.
text in Exercise 2 to help you.
• Answer the questions with a pen, not a pencil.
In my room there’s a …
• The exam ends at 11 a.m. You can leave before
the end if you like.
4 Order the sentences to make a text about
Edinburgh.
1 You have to switch off your mobile phone.
a The bridge is about 130 years old.
2 You (...) answer all the questions.
b On top of the hill there is a famous castle.
3 You (...) answer three questions.
c There’s a railway bridge over the river.
4 You (...) use a pen.
d The city has some ancient buildings.
5 You (...) use a pencil.
e One of the buildings is a palace – Holyrood.
6 You (...) stay until the end of the exam.
f Scotland is a small country to the north of
3 Write sentences about your school. Use England. 1
these ideas and have to, don’t have to or g From the palace, a road – The Royal Mile –
mustn’t. goes up a hill.
h In the east of the country there is an amazing
ask the teacher questions do a lot of homework city – Edinburgh. 2
eat during a class run in the corridor shout i From the castle there’s a great view of a river –
rest at break time study two languages the Forth.
In our school, you have to study two languages.
5 Write sentences about a place you know
4 Complete the sentences so they are true well. Use the sentences in Exercise 4 to help you.
for you. Valencia is a city in the east of Spain.
1 Every morning before breakfast, I have to … In the centre of the city there are some …
Every morning before breakfast, I have to get
dressed.
2 Every night before I go to bed, I have to …
3 On Sundays, we don’t have to …
4 When I’m on holiday, I don’t have to …
5 At meals in our house, you mustn’t …

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going to
Unit
9
I’m going to live abroad.

Present Continuous for future arrangements + You/We/They’re going to live abroad.

He/She/It’s going to live abroad.
+ We’re going to the Bristol concert on 22 June. I’m not going to tell him.

– He isn’t going. He’s going on holiday. – You/We/They aren’t going to tell him.
Are you coming with us tomorrow? He/She/It isn’t going to tell him.
? Yes, we are./No, we aren’t. Are you/we/they going to come?
Yes, I am./Yes, you/we/they are.
Use
• We use the Present Continuous to talk about future No, I’m not./No, you/we/they aren’t.
arrangements. ? Is he/she/it going to come?
Dad’s taking me to London on the fifteenth. Yes, he/she/it is./No, he/she/it isn’t.
Form Where are you going to stay?
• Future time expressions used with the Present When are you going to visit us?
Continuous include:
– this afternoon Use
– tonight
• We use going to to talk about plans and intentions for
– tomorrow
the future.
– next weekend
She’s going to take a memory stick to school.
We’re meeting this afternoon.
Form
• To form the affirmative, we use be (am, is or are) +
going to + main verb + -ing.
I’m going to write an email this evening.
• To form the negative, we add not after am, is or are.
We aren’t going to watch TV. (= are not)
• The word order changes in questions: am/is/are +
subject + going to + main verb + -ing.
Is he going to buy a netbook tomorrow?
• In short answers we do not repeat the main verb. We
only use the correct form of to be.
A: Are you going to ask about broadband?
B: No, I’m not.

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 Grammar Extension Practice
going to
Unit
9 1 Order the words to make sentences.
1 on holiday / to / isn’t / going / she / go / .
She isn’t going to go on holiday.
Present Continuous for future arrangements
2 live / going / are / to / abroad / they / .
1 Choose the correct option. 3 to / you / come / going / are / ?
1 He is meeting / are meeting us at 8 p.m. 4 stay / to / you / are / going / where / ?
2 Are / Is she coming to the picnic? 5 tomorrow / to / isn’t / going / he / play /
3 We aren’t playing / isn’t playing football football / .
tomorrow. 6 get married / aren’t / going / to / they / .
4 Are / Is you coming to my party next weekend?
5 She aren’t arriving / isn’t arriving this afternoon.
2 Complete the sentences with the correct
form of going to and the verbs in brackets.
2 Complete the sentences with the Present 1 I’m going to go (go) skiing with my family next
Continuous form of the verbs in brackets. winter.
1 Andy Murray is playing (play) Roger Federer on 2 The youth hostel in Venice was terrible. Next
Saturday. Who is Rafael Nadal playing (Rafael time we (…) (not stay) at the youth hostel – we
Nadal/play)? (…) (find) a cheap hotel.
2 A: What (…) (you/do) on 30 October? 3 I (…) (not play) football tomorrow. I (…) (revise)
We (…) (have) a Halloween party! for my exams all weekend.
B: Oh, that’s a pity! We (…) (go) to a concert 4 A: (…) (you/see) Shrek 6 this weekend?
that evening. B: No, we (…). We (…) (watch) the new Harry
3 A: (…) (you/come) with me and Jake to the Potter film.
cinema tomorrow evening? 5 The clouds have gone and the sky is clear. It
B: I can’t. We (…) (take) our cat Rocky to the (…) (not rain).
vet’s. 6 Your father (…) (read) your school report after
4 A: What (…) (Jenny/do) for the Easter weekend? lunch.
B: She (…) (spend) time with her dad. 7 They (…) (visit) their cousins in New York next
summer.
5 Mike is very nervous – he (…) (see) the dentist
this afternoon. 8 A: (…) (Tom/go) to the new shopping centre?
B: Yes, he (…). He (…) (buy) some new clothes.
3 Complete your diary for the weekend 9 We (…) (visit) my grandmother in hospital at
with four arrangements. Use these ideas or your the weekend.
own. Ask and answer questions about your
weekend. 3 Write five sentences about what you are
going to do in the next holidays. Use these
go swimming go to a birthday party go to a disco ideas to help you.
go to the hairdresser’s have coffee with …
meet a friend watch a football match go to the seaside learn a new language
meet friends read a lot of books sleep until noon
watch a lot of films
FRIDAY evening
In the winter holidays I’m not going to read a lot
morning
of books, but I’m going to watch a lot of films.
SATURDAY afternoon

evening

SUNDAY morning

A: What are you doing on Friday evening?

B: I’m going to a party!

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