UNIT 4

UNIT 4

1.- USE PRESENT SIMPLE OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS (English for you)
      1) My brother _____________________ (always, play) computer games.
      2) I _____________________ (not do) my homework now.
      3) _____________________ (you, usually, buy) things at this shopping centre?
      4) _____________________ (your mother, understand) English?
      5) My parents _____________________ (buy) food at the moment.
      6) My friends _____________________ (not like) going to the cinema.
      7) I _____________________ (come) here once a month.
      8) What _____________________ (you, look) for today?
      9) My father _____________________ (put) the lunch on the table now.
    10) _____________________ (your sister, write) an email to her friends at the moment?
    11) _____________________ (your English teacher, give) you many tests?
    12) Pat and Diane _____________________ (not plan) the class party now.
    13) The taxi driver _____________________ (usually, not stop) for lunch at 2 o’clock.
    14) _____________________ (they, try) to watch the news now?
    15)  It _____________________ (rain) now.
    16) The baby _____________________ (cry) all nights.
    17) Your sister _____________________ (not teach) science.
    18) I _____________________ (not have) my lunch at the moment.
    19) _____________________ (the girl, study) music every day?
    20) The children _____________________ (run) in the playground right now.

2.- PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS IN PAST SIMPLE OR PAST CONTINUOUS
     1) The teacher _____________________ (watch) while we _____________________ (do) the
         test.
     2) The bus _____________________ (arrive) when I _____________________ (talk) on the
          phone.
     3) What _____________________ (you, do) when the teacher _____________________
         (come) in?
     4) We _____________________ (have) lunch when we  _____________________ (hear) the
         news.
     5) I _____________________ (swim) when the dog _____________________ (jump) into the
         water.
     6) What _____________________ (he, do) at 7.30 yesterday morning?
     7) Mark _____________________ (cry) while he _____________________ (listen) to the
         song.
     8) Sue _____________________ (watch) TV while her parents  _____________________
         (read) the newspaper.
       9) What _____________________ (your parents, do) when you _____________________
          (go) home yesterday?
     10) Sandra _____________________ (walk) home when she
          _____________________ (see) the dog in the street.
     11) The boys _____________________ (play) football when it
          _____________________ (start) to rain.
     12) What _____________________ (your sister, do) at 11 o’clock last night.
     13) Tim _____________________ (run) when he _____________________ (fall) down.
     14) The teacher _____________________ (talk) while the students
          _____________________ (write) in their notebooks.
     15) Harry and Mark _____________________ (not watch) the game
           when I _____________________ (arrive).
     16) The reporter _____________________ (listen) while I  _____________________ (talk) to
           him.
     17) While Roy _____________________ (ski), his friends  _____________________ (skate).
     18) She _____________________ (buy) a ticket when I _____________________ (see) her.
     19) When Vera _____________________ (hear) the news, she _____________________
          (drive) home.
     20) Mum _____________________ (drop) the eggs while she _____________________ (put)
          them in the fridge.
     21) When we _____________________ (go) to the park yesterday, the sun
          _____________________ (shine).
     22) Jane _____________________ (not talk) while her favourite singer
          _____________________ (sing).
     23) _____________________ (the teacher, talk) when the lesson _____________________
          (finish)?
     24) While mum _____________________ (wait) for us, she _____________________ (buy) a
           book.

PERSONAL PRONOUNS AND POSSESSIVES
 1.- Use a subject pronoun as the subject of each sentence based on the word(s) in parentheses.
       1) _________ works at National Bank. (Mary)
       2) _________ are in the cupboard. (the cups)
     3) _______ lives in Oakland, California. (Derek)
     4) _______ enjoy watching movies on Friday evenings. (My brother and I)
     5) _______ is on the table. (the magazine)
     6) _______ is working at the moment. (Mary)
     7) _______ study French at university. (Peter, Anne and Frank)
     8) _______ are good friends. (Tom and I)
     9) _______ went to school yesterday. (Anna)
   10) _______ think this exercise is difficult. (the students)

2.- Use a object pronoun as the object in each sentence based on the word(s) in parentheses.
     1) Please give _______ the book. (Peter)
     2) I bought _______ last week. (the car)
     3) Angela visited _______ two months ago. (Mary)
     4) I enjoyed listening to _______ last week. (the song)
     5) Alexander asked _______ to give the book to him. ( I)
     6) She ate _______ quickly and left for work. (breakfast)
     7) I picked _______ up at seven o'clock. (Peter and Jane)
     8) I like reading _______ before I go to sleep. (magazines)
     9) It's very difficult to memorize _______. (the new vocabulary words)
   10) Tom gave _______ some advice. (my wife and I)

3.- Use a possessive adjective in the gap in each sentence based on the word(s) in parentheses.
     1) That's ________ book on the table. (I)
     2) Peter asked _______ sister to the dance. (Jane)
     3) We bought _______ book last week. (Alex Smith)
     4) _______ color is red. (The car)
     5) Would you like to buy _______ cookies? (My friends and I)
     6) Peter picked up _______ lunch and left for school. (Peter)
     7) Alison asked _______ questions because they couldn't come. (Mary and Frank)
     8) I think _______ idea is crazy! (You)
     9) I'd like to hear _______ opinion. (Susan)
   10) She works for _______ company. (John)

4.- Use a possessive pronoun in the gap in each sentence based on the word(s) in parentheses.
     1) The book is _______. (John)
     2) I think we should go in _______. (The boy's car)
     3) That house is _______. (Kathy)
     4) Do you hear the telephone? I think it's _______. (my telephone)
     5) I'm sure it's _______. (the computer that belongs to my sister and me)
     6) Look at that car. It's _______. (Mary and Peter)
     7) That dog over there is _______. (Henry)
     8) Those bicycles are _______. (Jack and Peter)
     9) No, that one is _______. (you)
   10) Yes, that one is _______. (I)

5.- Choose the correct answer
      1) Could ….. take a message, please?
          a) you          b) her          c) your          d) his
     2) They showed ….. all ….. holiday photos last night.
         a) their / us          b) our / them          c) us / their          d) our / them
     3) I’m sorry but these seats are …..
         a) we          b) us          c) our          d) ours
     4) Sandy and ….. are going to the café.
         a) me          b) I          c) my          d) mine
     5) Do you want ….. to turn this off?
         a) I          b) me          c) my          d) mine
     6) I saw your sister’s paintings yesterday. ….. were very good.
         a) They          b) Them          c) Their          d) Theirs
     7) They’ve got two babies. They take ….. everywhere.
         a) They          b) Them          c) Their          d) Theirs
     8) Let ….. help ….. with that.
         a) ours / you          b) our / yours          c) us /you          d) we / your

6.- Fill the gaps with the correct pronoun or possessive      
      1) This is my brother’s cap and this is _______________. My grandmother gave
          _______________ to _______________.
      2) Good morning, can _______________ help _______________?
      3) Ah, that’s Kelly’s watch. Could _______________ pass _______________ to
          _______________. I’ll keep _______________ safe.
      4) That poor dog has lost one of _______________ legs.
      5) Look! Lisa’s got Billy’s pone number. _______________ gave _______________
          _______________ last night.
      6) _______________ don’t mind where _______________go but _______________
          doesn’t like.
      7) _______________ never lets _______________ watch TV  after 9.30.
      8) We’ve bought a car. Do you like _______________ new car?
         ______________________________ is  second hand.

REPORTED QUESTIONS

REWRITE THE NEXT QUESTIONS IN REPORTED SPEECH
     1) “What do you think about the new film?” the journalist asked me.
       
     2) “Are you going to be the next group leader?” I asked her.
         
     3) “Have they already seen all the rooms yet?” I asked him.
       
     4) “Did you have enough time to finish your work?” she asked them.
       
     5) “Michael, can I borrow your pen?” Susan asked.
     6) “Is it your birthday this month?” he asked me.
       
     7) “Can you help me?” I asked him.
       
     8) “Where is my suitcase?” he asked them.
       
     9) “When will the lunch be ready?” he asked his mum.

   10) “Why are you wearing this awful skirt?” I asked her.
       
   11) “Did you park your car here?” she asked him.
       
   12) “Where are my sleepers, children?” mum asked.
       
   13) “What have you brought to the picnic?” dad asked the children.
       
   14)  “Has your mother called you?” dad asked me.
       
   15) “What colour is your new car?” he asked us.

   16) “Can I see some identification?” the policewoman asked me.
       
   17) “Where did you find this great book?” she asked them.
       
   18) “Will you be here tomorrow?” he asked me.
       
   19) “Who are you looking for?” I asked him.

   20) “Are they taking the dog for a walk now?” I asked you.
       
   21) “What can I do for you?” she asked us.
       
   22) “Will you send me an email, Paul?” Kim asked.
       
   23) “Are you seeing this beautiful picture in my book?” my little brother asked me.

   24) “How often do you clean your teeth a day?” her mother asked her.

   25) “Is this the road to the station?” she asked me.
       
   26) “What are you going to do at the weekend?”I asked him.
       
   27) “How about drinking a cup of coffee with me?” he asked them.
       
   28) “Will you come to my house tomorrow?” she asked us.
       
   29) “Can I talk to you for a minute?” the teacher asked me.
       
   30) “Where do you park your car, Frida?” I asked.
       

UNIT 3______SOLUTIONS

UNIT 3

1.- COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH: this, that, these, those

     1) Can I introduce you? Sandra, ____this______ is John. John, ____this______ is Sandra.

     2) Is ___that_______ Peter over there? No, ____that______ is Tim.

     3) I’m really busy _____this__________ morning.

     4) Is _____that_____ a kitten over there?

     5) Sorry, is ____this______ your pencilcase? Oh, yes. Thank you.

     6) Who are _____those_____ tall men over there in front of the newsagent?

     7) Excuse me! Is ____this______ seat free? No, it isnt.

     8) What are ____those______ over there? Are they owls? Yes, they are.

     9) I’m sorry I’m late. ___this_______ is all right. Come and sit.

   10) _______That________ cake you made last week was delicious. 

   11) Let me introduce you. Sue, ____this___________ is Tom. 

   12) I’m going to take back _____those__________ shoes I bought last week. 

   13) Are you going to watch _____this__________ DVD with us? 

   14) First you need to chop up ______those_________ tomatoes over there. 

   15) Hello, _____this__________ is Nick speaking. 

   16) Yes, ______that_________’s right. I completely agree with you.

   17) _____This__________ is my dog Bob and ______that_________ is his hut over there.

   18) Is ______that_________ your car behind the tree?

   19) _______These________ are our flowers. Look at them! They are colourful.

   20) ________Those_______ are Phil’s books over there.

   21) Is ________that_______ your bag under the chair?

   22) Look at ______this_________ newspaper here.

   23) _____These__________ are my grandparents and _______those________ people over there are my grandparents’ friends.

   24) _____That__________ building over there is the Chrysler Building.

  

2.- FILL IN THE GAPS WITH ONE or ONES

     1) There are three helmets on the shelf, two green ____ones___________ and a 

          red ____one__________. 

    2) David wants to buy a new football. He can choose between a black 

         _______one________ and a blue ______one_________.

    3) He must buy a new T-shirt. His old _______one__________ is too small. 

    4) They’ve got lots of socks here, but the white ________ones________ are the best. 

    5) If you buy two table tennis balls, you get a third ______one_________ free. 

    6) Steve needs some new white shorts, but the sports shop has only got blue 

       _____one_________.

     7) I don’t like this Tshirt please show me another ____one_______.

     8) I like Austrian music better than Spanish _____one______.

     9) Does John drink Italian wines or Spanish ___ones________.

   10) Do you want a big dog or a small _____one______?

   11) Mike has got new CDs and old ____ones_______.

   12) There are five building blocks on the table. Four pink ____ones_______ and a 

         yellow ____one_______ . 

   13) I’d like to try this suit on. Which ___one________? The black ___one________ . I 

        don’t like the colour of the other ____ones_______.  

   14) Give me the peppers, please. There are three different ____ones_______ . The 

         green ____one_______, the red ____one_______ and the yellow ____one_______. 

   15) Look at those trousers! I really like them. Which ____ones_______ are you talking about? The blue ____ones_______ or the black ___ones________.

3.- CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER 

1) How …..   children do you and Tony have?

    a) much          b) little           c) many          d) a little

2) I don't have …..  patience and I find jigsaw puzzles boring.

     a) any          b) few          c) some           c) many

3) My mum gave me ….. money for the shopping so I gave it  some back 

     a) little          b) many           c) too much           d) too many

4) We only have  ….. carrots. We should go and buy some more.

     a) many           b) a few          c) a little          d) few

5) "Do we need any mushrooms?" "No, we have …..  . Look, 1 bag!"

     a) much            b) little          c) few          d) enough

6) There was an explosion at the factory and …..  people were injured. We don't know 

     how many yet.

     a) any           b) some           c) much          d) too much

7) Do you think there are ….. cars on the roads these days?

    a) few          b) too much          c) enough          d) too many

8) When you make the pie, put …..  wine in too. But not too much! It makes it really 

    tasty.

     a) much          b) many          c) a few          d) a little

9) There are ….. mangoes on the tree .

    a) so many          b) so much          c) little          d) much

10) When you go out, buy me …..  apple and a bottle of Coke.

    a) a          b) an          c) some          d) any

11) I don't need …..  advice from you. You don't understand the problem!

     a) some          b) much          c) any          d) many

12) "Do you like this programme?" "Not ….. . You can change the channel if you 

     want."

     a) many          b) much          c) some          d) any 

13) I have never eaten ….. food in my life.

     a) so many          b) too many          c) too much          d) so much

14) I have been to America …..  times. Twice in 1996 and again last year.

      a) many           b) much          c) a litte          d) a few

15) Can you give me …..  information about the buses in the city centre please?

     a) some          b) an          c) much         d) many

16)   ….. people think he is stupid, but he's actually quite intelligent.

        a) Much          b) Any           c) Many          d) Few

17) I didn’t know that there were ….. animals in that zoo.

     a) so much          b) much          c) enough          d) so many

18) Don’t put ….. sugar in my cup, please.

     a) so much          b) so many          c) a few          d) too many 

      19) Venice has ….. tourists in summer.

            a) too much          b) too many           c) few          d) much

      20) It is ….. warm here, I’ll open the window.

            a) a little          b) many          c) too many          d) too much

4.- ADD THE TAG QUESTIONS
     1) There are no pencils in the pencil case, _______aren’t there__________________?

     2) I am happy with my students, _____aren’t I____________________?

3) He is late this morning, __________isn’t he_____________? 

4) The hotel was quite good, ________wasn’t it________________? 

5) She cooks well, _________doesn’t she______________? 

6) You can’t tell the difference, __________can you_______________? 

7) They always sleep after lunch, _____________don’t they_____________?

8) You’re coming with us, ______aren’t you_________________?

9) Mary plays football, ________doesn’t she________________? 

10) You didn’t have any lessons this morning, _______did you________________?

11) Ann is on holiday, ________isn’t she______________? 

12). The students see it everyday, ________don’t they________________? 

13) Mr Priestley doesn’t know your father, ______does he________________?

14) Finding a job isn’t easy, ____is it___________________?  

15) I am not disturbing you, ________aren’t I_____________? 

16) Tom does his work very well, _____doesn’t he___________________? 

17) . Smoking ruins our health, _______doesn’t it_________________?

18) She likes quiet places, _________doesn’t she_____________? 

19) Tom doesn’t play the piano, ______does he_________________? 

20) They didn’t hurt the child, __________did they_____________? 

21) There were two car accidents yesterday, ________weren’t there_______________?

22) Tourists used to come here, _______didn’t they_________________?

23) You haven’t got a computer, _______have you_________________? 

24) You don’t have to follow him, ________do you________________? 

25) Most people cannot go to Africa, _______can they_________________?

26) He didn’t have to choose one, ________did he_______________?

27) He has got to leave, _______hasn’t he_______________?

28) Jennifer won’t finish her housework on time, _________will she________________?

29) Harry will have to tell the truth, _________won’t he________________?

30) We can’t stop here, _________can we________________?

5.- CHANGE THESE SENTENCES INTO REPORTED SPEECH

     1) “Open the window, Bob” she told.

          She told Bob to open the window.

     2) “Don’t be late, Jim”, his mother told.

           His mother told Jim not to be late.

     3) “Do your homework or I’ll punish you” Ann’s mother told her.

           Ann’s mother told her to do her homework or she would punish her.

     4) “Don’t talk to strange” he told me.

          He told me not to talk to strange.

     5) “Get out of my way, Charlie” she told.

          She told Charlie to get out of her way.

     6) “Don’t believe a word what he says” she told me.

          She told me not to believe a word what he said.

     7) “Take it three times a day” the doctor told him.

          The doctor told him to take it three times a day.

     8) “Don’t accuse me” Tom told us.

           Tom told us not to accuse him.

     9) “Bring me some food” the beggar told her.

           The beggar told her to bring him some food.

   10) “Don’t trust your colleagues” he told me.

          He told me not to trust my colleagues.

   11) “Call me tomorrow” he told her.

           He told her to call her the next day.

   12) “Don’t make so much noise” the teacher told the students.

          The teacher told the students not to make so much noise.

   13) “Stop making excuses” they told him

          They told him to stop making excuses.

   14) “Don’t threaten me” the boy told the bully.

           The boy told the bully not to threaten him

   15) “Open your mouth” the dentist told me.

          The dentist told me to open my mouth.

   16) “Stand in the line” the colonel ordered us.

          The colonel ordered us to stand in the line.

   17) “Don’t blame yourself” my mum told me.

          My mum told me not to blame myself. 

   18) “Don’t scratch the sofa, Minnie” Robert told.

           Robert told Minnie not to scratch the sofa.

   19) “Stay away from the dog when he is eating, children” the mother told.

           The mother told the children to stay away from the dog when he was eating.

   20) “Don’t eat so much junk food” the doctor told me.

           The doctor told me not to eat so much junk food.

   21) “Don’t put on your shoes” Ann’s mother told her.

          Ann’s mother told her not to put her shoes

   22) “Open your book” the teacher told us.

         The teacher told us to open our books.

   23) “Don’t be mad at me” she told him.

         She told me not to be mad at her.

  24) “Get on your feet” the coach told Arthur.

         The coach told Arthur to get on his feet.

  25) “Give me your receipt” the cashier told me.

         The cashier told me to give him/her my receipt.

   26) “Help me with my homework” we told her.

          We told her to help us with our homework.

   27) “Don’t park here” the officer told us.

           The officer told us not to park there.

   28) “Move out of the way” the ambulance driver told the pedestrians.

           The ambulance told the pedestrians to move out of the way.

   29) “Wait for me” Daniel told his mother.

          Daniel told his mother to wait for him.

   30) “Don’t act like a child” the father told her.

          The father told her not to act like a child.