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Advanced Language Practice a4 ey Ade at er me 5 pT rn een ~ Michael Vince with Peter Sunderland English Grammar and Wefere] o) 71 (ela a MACMILLAN Macmillan Education Between Towns Road, Oxford OX4 SPP A division of Macmillan Publishers Limited ‘Companies and representatives throughout the world ISBN 1 408 00762 1 with key ISBN 1 408 00761 3 without key ‘Text © Michael Vince 2003 Design and illustration © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2003 Fst published 1994 ‘This edition published 2003 All rights reserved: no past of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retsieval system, transmitted in any form, ot by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, of otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publishers, Designed by Mike Brain Graphic Design Limited Layout and composition by Newton Harris Design Partnership ‘Cover design by Oliver Design Mustrated by: Ed McLachlan pp 109; Julian Mosedale pp 12, 39, 110, 123, 153, 176, 195, 217, 225, 257; David Parkins pp 3, 42, 73; Martin Shovel pp 10, 16, $6, 70, 117, 147, 238, 285; BIll Stott pp 122; Kingsley Wiggin pp 24, 27, $7, 191, 220. Photogeaphs by: Eyewite, Photodisc and Andrew Oliver. ‘The author would like to thank the many schools and teachers who have commented on these materials. Also special thanks to Peter Sunderland and Sarah Curtis, Printed and bound in the UK by Scotprint Grammar 1 Grammar 2 Grammar 3 Grammar 4 Grammar 6 Grammar 7 Contents Introduction Present time Basic contrasts: present simple and present continuous State verbs and event (action or dynamic) verbs State verbs normally without a continuous form Difference of meaning in stative and active verbs Other uses of present continuous ‘Other uses of present simple Future time Basic contrasts Future continuous Future perfect, Other ways of referring to the future Other future references I, going to, present continuous Past time Basie contrasts: past simple and past continuous Past perfect simple and continuous Used to and would Untulfilled past events Polite forms Contrast with present perfect Present perfect Present perfect simple sent perfect continuous intrast of present perfect simple and present perfect continuous ‘Time expressions with present perfect CONSOLIDATION 1 Passive 1 Basic uses Using and not mentioning the agent Passive 2 Have and get something done, need doing Passive get Reporting verbs Verbs with prepositions ‘Common contexts for the passive “4 2 28 33 40 ADVANCED LANGUAGE PRACTICE Grammar 8 Grammar 9 Grammar 11 Grammar 12 Conditionals 46 Basic usage: truths, real situations, hypothetical situations (present and past) Variations: if only, unfess, and other alternatives to if, past events with results in the present, should, were to, happen to, if were not for, if it hadn't been for Other ways of making a conditional sentence: supposing, otherwise, but for, if so, if not, colloquial omission of if, ifand adjectives, if meaning although Unreal time and subjunctives st Ws time, its high time Wishes: Vd eather and Wd sooner, Vd prefer As if as though Suppose and imagine Formal subjunctives Formulaie subjunctive CONSOLIDATION 2 60 Modals: present and future 6s Don't have to and must not absence of obligation, obligation not to do something Should: expectation, recommendation, criticism of an action, incertainty with verbs of thinking, with be and adjectives describing chance fer im case to emphasise unlikelihood Could: possibility or uncertainty, with comparative adjectives to ‘express possibility or impossibility, suggestions, unwillingness Gan: erticism, capability Must and can’t: certainty, present time reference only May and might: although clauses, may/might as well, possibility or tuncertainty with try Shall: certainty, what the speaker wants to happen Will: assumption, intention, refuse and insist Would, annoying habits, certainty Need: need to not a modal, need partly a modal Related non-modal expressions: had better, be hound to Modals: past 2 Hua to antl must have: past obligation, past certainty Should have and caght fo ave. expectation, cticim ofan action, Should have and vers of thinking, with be and adjectives EZ describing chance, polite expressions Could have: past possibilty or uncertanty with comparative fajectives,unwihingres ld: past permission or ability, compared with cot have May have and sant have catalny, with surely Would nor unvingness Would have: events inthe past which did not happen, assumptions owt ve snd dt ned te unecessary ations dont atid done Aaverbs and modals wel, asl, oben, realy, ust Grammar 13 Grammar 14 Grammar 16 Grammar 17 Grammar 18 Grammar 19 err esd Grammar 21 Grammar 22 CONTENTS Inversion Inversion Inversion after negative adverbials Inversion after so/such with that Inverted conditional sentences without if Emphasis Changing word order to change focus Adding words for emphasis Other means CONSOLIDATION 3 Reported speech Problems: reported speech with modals, with conditionals, don't think Reporting verbs Functions: verbs that describe a function, verbs that describe actions Changes of viewpoint Articles Definite article (the), indefinite article (a/an), zero article Translation problems Relative and non-finite clauses Defining and non- Is this total including the nev students? Does. this total include. the. new students? ee «) Excuse me, but do you wait for somebody? wl, gor 4) These potatoes are tasting a bit funny. continue ¢) How are you feeling today? 1) Took forward to hearing from you 8) I have a feeling that something goes wrong, ‘h) What's that you're eating? 1) Are you hearing anything from Wendy these days? i) I think you're being rather mean about this. 7 Complete the expressions using the words from the box. coming making ssyimg_—=asking taking —_ shooting. vant Future a) i'm Ayn. Yo concentrate. ) Are you. off now, or can we talk? ©) Goon, tm @) 1 think we're sss At OSS PUEPOSES. ©) You're svn FOE trouble, ) Ws along nicely 8) You don’t seem 10 Be sssenesunsnne Much interest hy You're 2 fuss about nothing. Future Which expression means one of the following? 1 Are you in a hurry to leave? 2 We're talking about different things without realising It 3 Ifyou say or do this you will get into difficulties. 4 Cooney 2 aula tinal Explanations TE Si gthe beathut we soppade rte, Fee Tle ate owe this evening Continuous The company will make a profit next year This can also take the form of an assumption. That’tt be fim at the door. (This means that { suppose itis Jim.) 1» Wills also used to express an Immediate de PU take tts one. 1 Be going to describes intentions or plans. At the moment of speaking the plans have already been made. Frm soing to wat here until Carol gts back Going tis also used to describe an event whose cause is present or evident Look at that tree! Its going to fall Compare the following with the examples in the fist bullet point: 1m going tobe late this evening. 1ve got lots of paperwurk to finish off The figures are good. can see the company is going to make a profit this year. Decisions expressed with going to refer to a more distant point in the Future. 1 Present continuous describes fixed arrangements, especially social and travel arrangements. A time reference is usually included. Note the strong similarity to the going to future. J am having a party next week and I am going to have a party next week ate communicating the same message. Futurecontinuous This describes an event which will be happening at a future point. ‘Come round is the morning.’ be painting in te kitchen. = It can also describe events which are going to happen anyway, rather than events which we choose to make happen won't bother to fix a time to see you, because 11 be calling into the office anyway several times next week. ‘= In some contexts future continuous also sounds more polite than will Will you be going to the shops later? If you go, could you get me some milk? = Itcan also be used to refer to fixed arrangements and plans. ‘The band will be performing live in Paris this surnmer, Future perfect ‘= This has both simple and continuous forms, and refets to time which we look back at from a future point. In bo year’s time I'M have finished the book. By the end of the month, I have been working for this firm for a year. ADVANCED LANGUAGE ACTICE = It can also be used to express an assumption on the part of the speaker. You won't have heard the news, of course. (This means that I assume you have not heard the news.) ‘Other ways of a Iyjare 10 be referring to the ‘This is used to describe formal arrangements. future AM! students are to assemble in the hall at 9.00. See also Grammar 11 and 12 for uses expressing obligation. = Be about to, be on the point of, be due to, ust/iust about to ‘Be about to and be on the point of both refer to the next moment, I think the play is about to start now. Mary is on the point of resigning. Be due to refers to scheduled times. ‘The play is due to start in five minutes. Ann's flight is due at 6.20. Just can be used to describe something on the point of happening. Hurry up! The train ls Just leaving/just about to leave. = Present simple and present perfect Present simple is used to refer to future time in future time clauses. When we get there, we'll have dinner. Present perfect can also be used instead of present simple when the completion of the event is emphasised. When we've had a rest, we'll g0 out. = Present simple is also used to describe fixed events which are not simply the wishes of the speaker. ‘Tom retires in three years, ‘Similarly, calendar references use the present simple. Christmas is on a Tuesday next year. Other future = Hope references This can be followed by either present or future verb forms. Thope it doesn’t rain, [hope it won't rain, ‘= Other verbs followed by will. Most verbs of thinking can be followed by will if there is future reference. These include: think, believe, expect, doubt. J expect the train will be late, 1 doubt whether United will win, = Shall The use of shall for first person in future reference is generally considered to be restricted to British English and possibly declining in use. See Grammar 11 and 12 for other uses of shail and will, For some speakers, shall is used in formal speech and in written language. —_— GRAMMAR 2 FUTURE TIME ‘This section also includes time phrases used In expressing future time, Put each verb in brackets into a suitable verb form. a) In twenty-four hours! time ZI 26. (61409... n..00. (relax) on my yacht, “There's someone at the doot! That... rsnnnnses (DE) HE postman.’ By the time you get back Harry svn (UCRVE), Is only a short trip. Henne (be) back in an hour. What sacnmsmnmninmnmnnnns (YOw/do) this Saturday evening? Would, you like to go out? By the end of the Week We snsnnnnnsn swe (decide) what to do. It (not/be} long before Doctor Smith is here. We'll go to the park When YOU ssn (finish) your tea, smacarrcocl aU What .. 7 (you/sive) Ann for her birthday? Have you decided yet? It’s very hot in here. I think 1 In most lines of this text there is an extra word. Write the extra word, or put a tick ifthe line is correct. In August Gordon will then have been at his company for 25 years, ‘and he’s getting for a bonus of three weeks paid holkday. So we've decided to hire a car and drive around Eastern Europe, We'll be leaving towards the end of August, and our aim there is to vist as many countries as we can. We'te flying out to Budapest - soon we're ‘due to catch a plane on the 26th day ~ and then we'll be stopping over ata ftend’s house, before starting our grand tout. We'll most probably spend the best part of a week in Hungary. When we've just finished there, we'll probably be go to Romania, but beyond that we haven't planned too much arrangements. We will know a bit more by the end ‘of thls week, when we'te getting a whole load of brochures from the tourist board, We'd like to get to as far as Russia, but realistically 1 doubt whether we'll have time. I hope it won't be too expensive — from till now on we'll really have to tighten our belts! I can’t wait! [In just over two months’ of time we'll behaving the time of our lives! ADVANCED LANGUAGE PRACTICE 3 Choose the most appropriate continuation foreach sentence a) According to the latest forecast, the tunnel A will be finished next year. B will have been finished next year. C is finishing next year bb) Paula's fight is bound to be late although... Aitarrives at 600. Bit'sdue at 6.00. C it’s arriving at six. ©) It’s no use phoning Bob at the office, he Awillbe leaving. Bisleaving. —C will have left. «) Everyone says that this year City Aare going to win the Cup. Bare winning the Cup. C.win the Cup. ©) 1 don’t feel like visiting my relatives this year s0 ... Alwon't go. BI’mnot going. CI don’t go. ) You can borrow this calculator, 1 A am not going to need it. B won't have been needing it. Cam not needing it. 4) I'm sorry dinner is nt ready yet, but it Als going to be ready ina minute. _B will have been ready in a minute. will be ready in a minute b Can you send me the results as soon as you .. Abear anything? Bare hearing anything? _C will have heard anything? 1) You can try asking Martin for help but Ait won't do you any good. Bit’s not doing you any good. C it won't be doing you any good, j) Don't worry about the mistake you made, nobody Aisnoticing. B will notice, _C will be noticing. GRAMMAR 2 FUTURE TIME ‘Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. ) I don't suppose you have heard the news. won't You... v6. lea Ff a the news. ‘The Prime Minister expects an easy victory for his party in the election, believes The Prime Minister sari snnsinassin nnn the election easily. I’ve been in this company for almost three years. will By the end of the month es . in this company for three years, 4) This book will take me two years to write have Tin 0 yeas! on 7 : svn this book, Scientists are on the point of making a vital breakthrough. about Scientists are ssonnes Vital breakthrough, ‘Maria Is pregnant again have Maria Is Vl be home late, until — No one knows what the result of the match is going to be. who NO ONE KNOWS sneer . smn the match, Don't worry; David won't be late here Don't Worty; David .snsinnnnene Mary and Alan’s wedding is next weekend, getting Mary and Alan. re si next weekend. ADVANCED LANGUAGE PRACTICE ‘Look at the three options A, B and € for each question. Decide which two are correct. a) We've tun out of fuel A What will we do now? B Wh C What are we going to do now? t do we do now? You can't leave early A we're having a meeting. B we're going to have a meeting, we will have a meeting, Oh dear, P've broken the vase. A What will your mother say? B What is your mother going to say? © What is your mother saying? q According to the weather forecast, Aitll rain tomorrow. Bit raining tomorrow, C it’s going to rain tomorrow. Vd lke to call round and see you. A What will you have done by the morning? _B What'll you be doing in the morning? C What are you doing in the moming? £) lve got nothing to do tomorrow so ATL get up late, Bam to get up late. C I'm going to get up late. a) Ws my eigh A I'm on the point of having a party. BI'm having a party. Cll be having a party Why don’t you come with us? nth birthday next month so A'lt'll bea great trip. BIt’s going to bea great trip. C It's a great trip, i) When you get to the airport A someone is going to be waiting for you. B someone is due to wait for you. _C someone will be waiting for you i). Shut up, will you! A.I'm getting really angry. B I'm going to get really angry in a minute, C l'm getting really angry in a minute, GRAMMAR 2 FUTURE TIME Underline the correct word or phrase in each sentence. a) VL be back after a few minutes/in.a few minutes ) I'm sure that everything will be allright at the end/in the end. ©) Please call me tie momentexactiy witen you hear any news. 4) I should be back by the time/at the time the film begins. ) I'm sure Fiona will be here before lous/after a wii 1) I can’t leave on Tuesday. | won't be ready until then/by then. _g) By brenty four hourvthis time tomorrow VI be in Bangkok. 1) Diana willbe retiting soon/already. {) There will be no official announcements forthwith/from now on. 1D) Bye for now. Ill see you ir two weeks’ time/two weeks later. Complete the common expressions using the words from the box. let give be go wee © come have go be see am . . what T can do. wim 1» look and get back to you. om sewn it Some thought, orm 5 .. you know by tomorrow. ©) MNjust cern ad get it jm sens Nalves With YOU. gi 1 t0 tt ») back in a minut ym . about five minutes. pm .and show you. Which expression means one of the following? 1) Lwill try and do this for you, 2) Vl share it with you. 3) 1 fix it/arrange it ‘SEE ALSO Grammar 5: Consolidation Grammar 8: Conditionals Grammar 11 and 12: Modals Basic contrasts: past simple and past continuous Past perfect simple and continuous Explanations Past simple generally refers to: Completed actions I got up, switched off the radio, and sat down again. Habits Every day I went to the park states Jn those days, | didn’t like reading. Past continuous (progressive) generally refers to: Actions in progress (often interrupted by events) Iwas drinking my coffee atthe time. While I was opening the letter, the phone rans. Background description in narrative entered the office and looked around. Most people were working at their desks, but Jane was staring out of the window and pretending to write something at the same time Changing states ‘The car was getting worse ail the time, One of the headlights was gradually falling off, and the engine was making more arul more funny noises. Repeated actions ~ criticism With a frequency adverb, this use is similar to the use of present continuous to express annoyance. When Jane was at school, she was always losing things. Past continuous is not used to describe general habitual actions, without the sense of criticism mentioned above. Past simple is used for this meaning. Wher 1 lived in London, 1 walked through the park every day. ‘We use the past perfect when we are already talking about the past, and we ‘want to go back to an earlier past time (‘double past’) By the time I got to the station, the train had left. Compare this with: The train left five minutes before I got to the station. When we talk about a sequence of past events in the order that they happened, we more commonly use the past simple, especially with quick, short actions. Past perfect continuous (progressive) ‘The same contrasts between past simple and past continuous (see previous section) can be made in past perfect verb forms for events further back in the past Usea unfu Polite Contr prese verb t Used to and would Unfutited past events Polite forms Contrasts with present perfect verb forms GRAMMAR 3 PAST TIME Thad been living in a bed-sitter up to then. While I had been talking on the phone, Jimmy had escaped, ‘The whole place was deserted, but it was obvious that someone had been living there. They'd been cooking in the kitchen fora start, and they hadn't Dothered to clear up the mess 1» Past perfect is also common in reported speech. See Grammar 16. 1 Past perfect is not used simply to describe an event in the distant past = Used to ‘This often contrasts with the present. The contrast may be stated or understood. Tused to go swimming a lot (but | don’t now). ‘The negative form is either: 1 didn't use to oF 1 used not to (rare for some speakers). The form J didn’t used to may also be found. This is usually considered Incorrect, unless we consider used to as an unchanging semi-modal form, ‘There is no present time reference possible. Would ‘This is used to describe repeated actions, not states. It describes a habitual activity which was typical of a person. Every week he'd buy his mother a bunch of flowers. Used to would also be possible here, Compare: used to like cowboy films. Would is not possible here. Would is more common in written language and often occurs in = These describe events intended to take place, but which did not happen. Iwas going to phone you, but | forgot. Iwas thinking of going to Italy this year, but I haven't decided. Iwas about to do it, but I started doing something else Jack was to have taken part, but he fell ll = The contrasting past event is often understood, but not stated, How are you? I was going to phone you .. (but I didn’. These are cammon with wonder. Twas wondering if you wanted to come to the cinema, See Grammar 11 and 12 for comment on this. See Grammar 4 for contrasts between past simple and present perfect verb forms. Past verb forms are also used to express unreal time. See Grammar 8 and 9. ADVANCED LANGUAGE PRACTICE 1 Underline the correct word or phrase in each sentence. 4) When you passed the town hall clock, did you notice/were you noticing what time it was? >) Last night my neighbours were shoutingvould shout for hours and I couldn't get to sleep. ©) When you lived in London, did you use to travel/vere you travelling by bus? ) Everyone was having a good time, although not many people dunced/were dancing. ©) Jill was really hungry because she didn’t eat/had't eaten all day. 1) Before we went to the theatre, we called in/had called in at George's café for @ pizza, 8) It took a while for me to notice, but then I did. Everyone stared/was staring at ‘me. What had I done wrong? hh) Nobody bothered to tell me that the school decided/had decide! to have a special holiday on Friday. i) was trying/tried to get in touch with you all day yesterday. Where were you? |) A: Excuse me, but this seat is mine B: I'm sorry, I didu’t realisehadn't realised that you were sitting here. 2 Underline the correct word or phrase in each sentence. a) Once/Afterwards I'd read the manual, { found I could use the computer easily. b) It was more than a month beforefuntt I realised what had happened ©) I managed to talk to Carol just ay/while she was leaving. 4) It wasn’t umtil/up 10 1983 that Nigel could afford to take holidays abroad. €) George always let me know by the time/whenever he was going to be late, 4) Lwas having a bath at the time/that time, so | didn’t hear the doorbell. 'g) We bought our tickets and five minutes after/later the train artived. hh) According to Grandpa, people used to dress formally those days/in his day ') Everyone was talking but stopped at that timethe moment Mr Smith arrived. {) The letter still hadn’t arrived by/unti the end of the week. 16 GRAMMAR 3. PAST TIME 3 Decide if the verb form underlined is correct or not. If itis correct, write a tick. If not, correct it ‘Text 1: The train (1) ground to a halt at a small station miles from London, and it (2) became apparent that the engine (3) had broken down. Everyone (4) was getting their cases down from the luggage racks, and we (5) were waiting on the platform in the freezing wind for hours until the next train (6) was turning up. ‘Text 2: The mysterious disappearance of Professor Dawson (1) was on Inspector Gorse’s mind, Six months before the Profesor’ disappearance, he 2) was receiving a letter from Jean Dawson, the Professor's wife. In the letter, Jean (3) accused her husband of plotting to murder her. Gorse (4) considered what his next step should be when the phone rang. It was Sergeant Adams from the ‘Thames Valley police force. A fisherman (5) discovered a body in the River ‘Thames, and it (6 tied the description of the Professor is 2 a : 5 ao Put each verb in brackets into a suitable past verb form. ‘This time last year (1) ..NAE.SYGAING...u (cycle) In the ratn along a country road in France witha frend of mine, We () (decide) to go on a cycling holiday In Normandy. Neither of Ws (8) snrnneensrs (D8) 10 France before, But We (4) e-mrsnnenene (KNOW) Some French from our time at setiool and We (8) wee (manage) to brush up on the bases. Now we (6) cone worse) Hf we (7) sense (MARE) the right decision. We (8) (plan) our route carefully in advance, but We (9) sscnson (forget) one important thing, the weather. It (10) (ain) solidly since our artival and that night wwe (11) (er up) sleeping in the waiting room at a railway station, Then the next momning as we (12) (cide) down a steep hill my bike (13) (kid) on the wet road and 1 19) secre (EAM 0F0) LOS) se (Cease) immediately that 1(16) (break) my arm, and after a visit to the local hospital (17) (atch) the next train to Calais for the ferry home. Unfortunately my parents (18) (not/expect) ‘me home for a fortnight, and (19) (Go) away on holiday. Sot 20) pend) a miserable couple of weeks alone, reading “Teach Yourself French ADVANCED LANGUAGE PRACTICE 18 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the frst sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. 4) Tintenced to call you yesterday, but I forgot going Twas g0ing.t0..... co-- €all you yesterday, but I forgot b) Sylvia asked if wanted more pudding, but I sid I couldn’ eat any more had When Sylvia offered sus enough ‘Owing tones, Sally was unable to sing the solo, as arranged have Sally was Se Diana wasn't always as rude as that be Diana 9 but she fel il q) rude, ‘We've changed our minds about going to Rome, as originally intended intending. We . we've changed our minds 1) When ved tn London eyeing to work was prt of my dally routine. used ‘When I lived in London I .. Z a sens BAY £8) Tmight possibly go to the theatre tonight. wondering demas sonee Soing t0 the theatre tonight, hy Thad to go past your house so I decided to drop in. passing oe s0 I decided to drop in 1) About 100 people were waiting for the late bus. arrived By i sit 1». about 100 people waiting. }) What were you doing at the moment of the explosion? occurred when . what were you doing? GRAMMAR 3 PAST TIME In each sentence decide whether one, o bot, ofthe alterative vet forms given are appropriate. Write O for one or B for both, aioe ty airy ae pag a ety eng 1) When {go to the cinema Jack had been waiting was waiting forme. 6) We would always havetvere always having breakfas in bed on Sundays. 4) Mary was atways fling/atways fll before important examinations 9) 0) eae beanie iN TERROR ear 1) Pay no atention to Dave's remarks. He wast meng mean it 1) Lied ne ich) aed ser sk 1) Brena leva ft before I ha time to tlk to her, ‘The explanation was simple. In 1781 HMS Soverelgn, on her way back from India, ad sghtedsghted an empty boat drifting off the African coast Pauline has changed To. She dnt aay use to lol/was' always ooking ike that. ‘Complete the text by writing one word in each space. ‘When | was a young man I spent a year in France, studying French at the University of Grenoble. Every Friday I (1) 16H. feat at the Alps café. I didn’t (2) . to spend much money, as | 8) ceeneennnsneeene MOt afford it, but it was alittle tradition of mine to eat there. Anyway, I'm going to tell you a true story which happened on one ‘occasion when I (4) eating there. [remember I was having a pasta dish at (5) . time, A beautiful girl came up to me and said, ‘Twas (6) if you wanted to walk with me in the park?" I hhad never seen her (7) seesmnennensy $0 1 Was rather taken aback, [was 8) sums t0 go with her When I noticed a tough-looking man was ‘watching our every movement. (9) . my discomfort, the girl whispered to me, in English, ‘Park ~ five minutes!', and then disappeared. Well my Bill (10) ws vu ages to arrive, and by the time 1 a) joonnsmnien 0 the park, there was no sign of the girl. I asked an old lady (12) sone _ Was sitting there if she (13) snus 3 seen a young girl waiting around. I described the girl to her. The old lady sai ‘that the girl (14) " had to rush to the railway station, and that 1s) to follow her there urgently. She had also left me a note. It said, I will explain everything. Meet me on platform 6." ADVANCED LANGUAGE PRACTICE al 1 fede When I by ) Peter 4) Nobody ) At schoot f he Wherever Mat! 8 someone who 1) Several years later 1 the time I 1 exams even before | (know) 1 alised that someone ..!NAs..ctealling, Put each verb in brackets into a suitable past verb form, (steal) my wallet when . (feel) their hand in my jacket pocket (phone) Helen last night she (wash) her hair Presen (offer) me another drink but I decided | simple (had) enough. (ovateh), so the little boy (take) the packet of sweets from the shelf and (put) st in his pocket (not/realise) that 1 (eave) my umbrella on the bus until it (start) (0 rain, (dislike) the maths teacher because (always/pick) on me. (ind) a job, there was (know) that she (go) to prison, (find out) that during all (write) to my pen friend, my mother (open) and reading the replies! (not/understand) wh: (go on). Several people (shout) at me, and one passer-by (wave) a newspaper in front of my face. (do) well in my (receive) the official results, Present continuc SEE ALSO Grammar 4: Present perfect Grammar 5: Consolidation 1 Grammar 8: Conditionals Grammar 9: Unreal time Present perfect simple Present perfect ‘continuous Explanations = Prevent perfect simple refers to: Recent events, without a definite time given. The recentness may be Indicated by just. We've missed the tuming. I've just seen a ghost! Indefinite events, which happened at an unknown time in the past. No definite time is given. Jim has had three car accidents. (up to the present) Indefinite events which may have an obvious result in the present. ve twisted my ankle, (that's why I'm limping) With state verbs, a state which lasts up to the present ve lived here for te past ten years. A habitual action in a period of time up to the present. ve been jogging every morning for the last month, Contrast with past simple Past simple is used with time expressions which refer to definite times. The time may be stated or understood. Compare: ve bought a new car (indefinite) 1 bought the car afterall. implied definite: the car we talked about) Choice between past simple and present perfect for recent events may depend on the attitude of the speaker. This in turn may depend on whether the speaker feels distant in time or place from the event. ve left my wallet in the car. I'm going back to get it Here the speaker may be about to return, and feels that the event is ‘connected with the present left my wallet in the car. 'm going back to get it. ‘The speaker may feel separated in time from the event, or be further away. Present perfect continuous (progressive) can refer to a range of meanings, depending on the time expression used and the context A state which lasts up to the present moment I've been waiting for you for three hours! An incomplete activity ve been cleaning the house but I still haven't finished. ‘To emphasise duration I've been writing letters all moming. A recently finished activity I've heen running. That's why I look hot. A repeated activity I’ve heen taking French lessons this year. ADVANCED LANGUAGE PRACTICE Time expressions with present perfect n = Contiasts with present perfect simple ‘There may be little contrast when some state verbs are used. How long have you lived here? How long have you been Tiving here? Some verbs (especially sit, He, wait and stay) prefer the continuous form. ‘There may be a contrast between completion and Incompletion, especially i the number of items completed is mentioned. Completed: emphasis on achievement T've ironed five shins this morning. Incomplete, or recently completed: emphasis on duration ve been ironing my shirts this morning. ‘Meaning with present perfect verb forms is associated with certain time expressions Contrast with past simple may depend on the choice of time expression, Past simple: referring to a specific finished time. ‘esterday, last week, on Sunday Present perfect: with ‘indefinite’ time expressions meaning ‘up to now’, since 1968, already Many time expressions are not associated with a specific verb form, since they refer both to finished time or time up to the present, depending on the speaker's perspective haven't seen Helen recently. saw Jim recently. Others include: for, never, before, all my life, for @ tong time, today, all day, every day ‘These may be used with either past simple or present perfect. GRAMMAR 4 PRESENT PERFECT Underline the correct word or phrase in each sentence. 4) I can't believe it, Inspector. You mean that Smith stole/has stolen/has been stealing money from the til allthis time! b) You three boys look very guilty! What did you do/have you done/have you been doing since | left¢have left the room? ©) Why on earth didn’t you tellfaaven't you told me about that loose floorboard? I tripped/have tripped over it just now and hurt myself. @) Isa Jong time since I saw/have seen/have been seeing your brother Paul. What did he dofhas he done/has he been doing lately? [can’t believe that you ate/have eaten/have been eating three pizzas already! 1 only brought/have only brought them in fifteen minutes ago! Don't forget that you didn't see/haven’t seen Mrs Dawson. She has waited/has been waiting outside since 10.30. What did you thinkyhave you thought of Brighton? Did you stay/Have you stayed there long? [feel really tired. 1 weeded/have weedled/have been weeding the garden for the last three hours and I didn’t rest/haven’t rested for a single moment 'm having problems with David. He has called/has been calling me up in the middle of the night and told/tlling me his troubles How long did you haveyhave you had/have you beer having driving lessons? And did you take/have you taken/have you been taking your test yet? Decide how many different endings (1-10) you can find for sentences (a-). The sentences you make must be appropriate and meaningful. a) [haven't been feeling very well... «24 time and time again. b) T went to the dentist's... all my life ©) Tye lived ere oo. sme so far. 4) Don't worry. I haven’t been waiting for the time being, ©) ve written tW0 pages ve sion for the past hour or two. 1) Tyealted outside your house. ne yet ) ['ve warned you about this... sense till half past eight. hh) Thaven’t made a decision fora while. 1) The repair worked. sone the other day, 1) Vive decided to belleve you oo. sso long, ADVANCED LANGUAGE PRACTICE 4 Put each verb in brackets into the most appropriate perfect or past verb form, -- (not/notice) anything unusual, but we (not/pay) very close attention, by I'm sonry | sme (NO/COME) to class ate ol (work) late in the evenings for the past fortnight. 4) Lwonder if Maty nnnesnesmnnenne (reach) home yet? She - v» (leave) too late to catch the bus, @) Here is the news. The Home Offlee (announce) that the two prisoners who ..n. (escape) from Dartmoor prison earlier this morning «2... atin (QV ‘themselves up) to local police, (you/make up) your minds? What (you/decide) to do? . (leave) home rather suddenly and we (not/hear) from hi . (show) that Columbus. (not/discover) America, but that Vikings (and) there five hundred years before him. 1) T think that people sans (become) tired of the poor ‘quality of television programmes, though they ... (improve) lately. id sosntnesessens (SOmething/happen) to the phone lines? | « (try) to get through to Glasgow for the past 9 8) Harry . 1h) Recent research. hour 4) Bill. (get) that new job, but he (complain) about it ever since. GRAMMAR 4 PRESENT PERFECT Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. 4) This has been my home for thirty years. lived 1 have. lived here. Eating Chinese food is new to me. never i aI ‘Tony hasn't been to Paris before. first Ws. 2 We haven't been swimming for ages. since Ws. Mary started learning French five years ago. has ee am on the tenth page of this letter lam writing. ten So fart It's over twenty years since they got married for They Rave nn ionennnnnsn 1) The last time 1 saw Dick was in 1995, seen Thaven't There is a definite improvement in your work. has Lately . iio ‘This is my second visit to Hungary. visited This is the for thirty years. - before, to Paris. o» swimming. five years, of this letter than twenty years, improved. .. Hungary. ADVANCED LANGUAGE PRACTICE 26 Underline the correct phrase in each sentence. a) The price of petrol lias risen/has heen rising by 159% over the past year. b) No wonder you are overweight! You have eaten/You have been e all day long! ©) Tve read/'ve been reading a really good book this morning 4) Doesn't this room look better? I've pul/l've heen putting some posters up o the walls, chocolates ©) Don't disappoint me! I've counted/I've been counting on you, 1) Don't forget your pills today. Have you taken them/Have you been taking then? 8) Who has wornyhas been wearing my scarf? 1) I think there's something wrong with your motorbike. It's made/t’s been ‘making some very funny noises. 1) Jack has asked/has been asking for a pay-rise thre [)_'ve been phoning/t've phoned Ann all evening, but there's no reply. ut each verb in brackets into either the past simple, present perfect simple or present perfect continuous. 1a .ttaved (move) 1 London three weeks ago to take up a new postal ay cst Maiden sles wer acs lian, 1) fronds 13) (make) the sight decision 1) (Ge) alot of negative things about living inthe capita, fd YEA L000 (8) een (nab) 8 very lvoe fepretton oxen pelt! wud expensive, ard he peo eran dan You see, (5 (Grow up) In fart srall town called Devizes and 1) vs @pend) all of my Ife ther. 1) (alays/want) to ive in a bg city and so when my company (@) von fe) me a jb in London, 140) (jump) atthe chance, | think I’m not alone in my aversion to the big city. According to a programme 1(1) . jon (just/hear) on the radio, more and more people (12) 7 (stop) working in London recently, and a lot of large companies (13) .. _ (choose) to move away from the centre. Ob, ‘well, its too late to change my mind now, because the job is up and running, and 1 (14 seme (already/sell) my house in. Devizes. But I must admit, over the past few days, H(15) ssn - (secretly/hope) that the company would relocate me back to my old town, GRAMMAR 4 PRESENT PERFECT Underline the correct word or phrase in each sentence. It’s a long time since/ivhen I last saw you. b) I've seen Bill quite often lately/fiom time to time. ©) Have you spoken to the director beforehand/already? 4d) ve lived in the same house for pears/for ever ©) I've read the paper now/stil. ) Diana has bought a computer two years ago/since then, 8) Nothing much has been happening by now/so far. bh) I've finished reading her new book at last/this evening, J) Sue bought a CD player last week and she's been listening to music ever sinceffor a while. }) Sorry, but [haven't got that work finished already/yet. ‘Match the expressions (a-}) with the explanations of when they might be said G-10). 4) Have you heard the one Saying you dont follow what thout 7 someone is ying. b) L have seen you for Having doubts about a big decision. age Having abiliant ia, 6 ve nad enough of this Introducing a joke d) Sorry, you've lost me! Declining more food. © Die had terval Spending gosto: 1) Tes been one of those days! aun. 7 Seung an old face from the past. ) Tread enough thards. as 8 Having seeing ‘te, ven 1) Lhavent had a chance yet. everything Is going wrong. 1) (eer ing seca ‘Wanting to stop doing something thoughts because its annoying you. Dy Ob, havent you hen? Ale yt or deg you said you'd do 28 CCU B Consolidation 1 Put each verb In brackets into an appropriate verb form. Reporter Philip Taggart visits a farm where the sheep are super fit Farmers, as you may (1) ..AMAW. (know), (2) . (have) a hard time of it in Britain lately, and (3). (turn) to new ways of earning income from thei land. This (4). (involve) not only planting new kinds of crops, but also some strange ways of making money, the most unusual of which has got to be sheep racing. Yes, you (3) seonennnnsnee (eat) me correctly! A farmer in the west of England now ile (hold) sheep races on a regular basis, and during the past year over 100,000 people (7) i .» (turn up) to watch the proceedings. (8) (pass) the farm on my way to the sea for a holiday,’ one punter told me, ‘and I (9) 5, (think) I'd have a look. I (10) . (not/believe) it was serious, to tell you the truth, According 10 a regular visitor, betting on sheep i more intresting than betting on horses. ‘At proper horse races everyone (11) «. (already/study) the form of the horses in advance, and there are cle: But nobody (12) (hear) anything about these sheep! Most people (13) anne (Ging) it difficult to tell one from another in any ease! 114) (stay) to watch the races, and I must admit that ras) (find) it quite exciting. In a typical race, half a dozen sheep (16) (cace) downhill over a course of about half a mile. Food (17) s-nvses (Wait) for them at the other end of the track) Tought to add! The sheep (18) .. (run) surprisingly fast, although presumably they (19) . (not/eat) for a while just to sive them some motivation. At any rate, the crowd around me (20) oni smentnensne (ObvioUsly/enjoy) their day out at the races, judging by their happy faces and the sense of excitement, GRAMMAR 5 CONSOLIDATION 1 Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the fist sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given, 2) This matter is none of your business ‘This matter .bf.9f.4..cancennn..t0/ Abe. Mat CANGEAN, ) This bridge will take us three years to complete completed In three years! time ©) When is the train due to arrive? supposed Sn air 6) Today is Liz and John’s thictith wedding anniversary ago Oat tle tip arsenal ©) To get to work on time, | have to get up at 6.00. means Getting to work on time en = cocoa at 6:00. 1) Whose wate is this? belong Who. : achat 8) Cathy hasn't been on holiday with her sister before. first This 2 h) My dental appointment is for next Wednesday. Uhave an. 1) This will be the team’ first match in the Premier League. time This willbe the first in the Premier League. i). The number of people who attended the fair exceeded our expectations had » get here? married. . on holiday with her sister. ‘Wednesday. More people expected. k) I didn't receive the results of my test for a month. before Te was 7 sonn the results of my test 1). Quite a few books are missing from the class library. returned, Several members of the class brary books. 29 ADVANCED LANGUAGE PRACTICE 30 In most lines of this text there is one extra word. Write the extra word, or put a tick ifthe line is correct. (Our reporter, Sarah Hare, goes Otley Hallo experienc a spooky weekend ‘There have been signs of paranormal activity at Otley Hall at various times ‘over the last 200 years time. If tales of headless huntsmen and walling nuns ‘don't spook you out, do get this fora ghostly tle: young Victorian man in silver gown emerges himself from the garden, walk tough the front door, ‘whether or not wil it happens to be open, and walks upstairs with a lantern, ‘before vanishing in the library. focal folklore it sto be believed, he does {his without fil at midnight on 6 September every year, this s being the date ‘of the untimely death of one George Carpenter, the gardener of the hal, ‘who met his doom in the library had burned by his own lantern. Otley Hal stands 3 miles north of the town of Rugby, England, and thats reputedly the ‘most haunted house in England, a claim which few who have never visi ‘would dispute. Even the approach to the Hall isnot much ajoumey to be undertaken by the falnt-heasted; at ane point an executioner emerges fom the tres, was brandishing an axe, although it must be said that this practice ceases after September, hen the Halls closed to visitors. ‘My own vist reveled nothing more mysterious than such gimmicks, Jaid on for an ever gullible flow of tourists, cameras been at their sides, eager to soap thelr buttons atthe fst sign of anything even remotely nab, But it was all having great fan, an the ghostly maze on the final day was terrific, even if 1 did never got to see George Carpenter, 20 samnnnnen ‘Complete each sentence with one appropriate word. a) Its 2964. since I last had a good Chinese meal. ) Funnily enough I saw Bob quite . at the sports club. ©) Te loved you ever anne the first day I set eyes on you! ) How Long nn Was it that you lived in Inverness? to see anyone who can dance as well as Diana. you artive at the hotel so I don't ©) tive £) Could you phone me the .. worry? 8) I promise to get everything ready... eight oelock at the latest hy Itold Sue 1 already finished my essay. 1) I'm sorry you've been waiting so long, but it will be some time 3 .. Brian gets back. {) Just sit here, would you? The doctor will be with you ... GRAMMAR 5 CONSOLIDATION 1 5 Put each verb in bracets into an appropriate ver form a) This is my new car. What ..49. ¥046. 200K cu (yousthink) of it? by A: Who are you? B: What do you mean? { ©) Lean’t find the car keys. What. them? 4) Sorry I haven't fixed the plug. 1 : round to it, but I just haven't found the time. ©) What - (you/do) on Saturdays? 1) 1don’t know what time we'll ea. It ‘when Helen gets here £8) I supported you at the time because I. you were right, h) Peter couldn't understand what had been decided because too many people - (talk) at once. 4) Jean, I'm so glad you've got here at last. [ (expect) you all day. (live) here, (you/do) with (mean) to get svn (Gepends) (feel) that 6 Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate verb form. ‘Ask hundreds of people what they (1) Plata. PlaIuniNA (plan) to do on a certain day in August next year, or the year after, and there ® (be) only one reply. Provided of course that the people you @) (€) 4) eres (belong) t0 the Elvis Presley Fan Club. Although the King of Rock and Roll () eee (dic) nearly two decades ago, his £218 (6) ono (meet) every year since then outside his home in Memphis, Tennessee, to show respect for the singer they (7) (love) so much, Fans like Jean Thomas, from Catford in South East London. Jean (8) vn (Visit) Gracelands, the house where Elvis (9) (suffer) his fatal heart attack, twice in the past five years. ‘The first time I (10) . sane (bOHOW) the ‘money from my Mum, as I (11) . . (not/work) then. But two {years ag0 1 (12) eure « (get) maried and since then I z (work) in my husband Chris's garage. Chris and I (go) together last year, and we (15) : (think) of spending two or three months in the USA next yea. 1 06) : .(always/want) to visit some of the places where Elvis 07) . (perform). Like Las Vegas for example.’ Jean says that Elvis (18) - (be) her obsession ever since she a9) - (be) ten years old, and she (20) (own) every single one of his records, good and bad. 31

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