Answer key
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Grammar reference
Unit 1 Simple tenses
Present simple - subject + present verb
+
-
?
1 live
1 don't live
do 1 live?
he/she/it lives
he/she/it doesn't live
does he/she/it live?
we live
we don't live
do we live ?
you live
you don't live
do you live ?
they live
they don't live
do they live ?
Past simple - subject + past verb
+
-
?
1 lived
1 didn 't live
did 1 live ?
he/she/it lived
he/she/it didn't live
did he/she/it live?
we lived
we didn't live
did we live ?
you lived
you didn't live
did you live ?
they lived
they didn't live
did they live?
Present perfect
- subject
+ has/have +
past participle
+
-
?
1 have lived
he/she/it has lived
we have lived
you have lived
they have lived
1 haven't lived
he/she/it hasn't lived
we haven't lived
you haven't lived
they haven't lived
have 1 lived?
has he/she/it lived?
have we lived?
have you lived?
have they lived?
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Unit 2 Continuous tenses
Present continuous
- subject +
to be
+ (verb
)ing
+
-
?
1 am watching
he/she/it is watching
we are watching
you are watching
they are watching
I ’m not watching
he/she/it isn 't watching
we aren’t watching
you aren't watching
they aren't watching
am 1 watching?
is he/she/it watching?
are we watching?
are you watching?
are they watching?
Present continuous
- subject +
was/were
+ (verb
)ing
+
-
?
1 was watching
he/she/it was watching
we were watching
you were watching
they were watching
1 wasn't watching
he/she/it wasn't watching
we weren't watching
you weren't watching
they w eren't watching
was 1 watching?
was he/she/it watching?
were we watching?
were you watching?
were they watching?
Present Perfect Continuous -
Subject +
has/have
+
been
+ (verb)/ng
+
-
?
1 have been watching
he/she/it has been watching
we have been watching
you have been watching
they have been watching
1 haven't been watching
he/she/it hasn't been watching
we haven't been watching
you haven’t been watching
they haven't been watching
have 1 been watching?
has he/she/it been watching?
have we been watching?
have you been watching?
have they been watching?
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Unit 3
Past
Past perfect - subject + had + past participle
+
-
?
1 had played
he/she/it had played
we had played
you had played
they had played
1 hadn 't played
he/she/it hadn't played
we hadn't played
you hadn't played
they hadn't played
had 1 played?
had he/she/it played?
had we played?
had you played?
had they played?
Past perfect continuous - subject + had + been + (verb)ing
+
-
?
1 had been playing
he/she/it had been playing
we had been playing
you had been playing
they had been playing
1 hadn't been playing
he/she/it hadn’t been playing
we hadn't been playing
you weren't playing
they weren't playing
had 1 been playing?
had he/she/it been playing ?
had we been playing?
had you been playing?
had they been playing?
Used to - subject + used to + verb
+
-
?
1 used to play
he/she/it used to play
we used to play
you used to play
they used to play
1 didn 't use to play
he/she/it didn't use to play
we didn't use to play
you didn't use to play
they didn't use to play
did 1 use to play?
did he/she/it use to play?
did we use to play?
did you use to play?
did they use to play?
Would - subject + would + verb
+
I would play
he/she/it would play
we would play
you would play
they would play
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Unit
U
Future 1
Going to - Subject + to be + going to + infinitive
+
-
?
1 am going to learn
he/she/it is going to learn
we are going to learn
you are going to learn
they are going to learn
I'm not going to learn
he/she/it isn 't going to learn
we aren't going to learn
you aren't going to learn
they aren't going to learn
am 1 going to learn?
is he/she/it going to learn?
are we going to learn?
are you going to learn ?
are they going to learn?
W ill - Subject + w ill + infinitive
+
-
?
1 w ill learn
he/she/it w ill learn
we w ill learn
you w ill learn
they w ill learn
1 w on't learn
he/she/it won't learn
we won't learn
you won't learn
they won't learn
w ill/sh a ll 1 learn?
w ill he/she/it learn ?
w ill/sh a ll we learn?
w ill you learn?
w ill they learn?
Grammar reference
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Unit 5
Future 2
Future continuous
- subject
+ will + be +
(verb)/ng
+
-
?
1 w ill be waiting
he/she/it w ill be waiting
we w ill be waiting
you w ill be waiting
they w ill be waiting
1 won't be waiting
he/she/it won't be waiting
we won't be waiting
you won’t be waiting
they won't be waiting
w ill/s halt 1 be waiting ?
w ill he/she/it be waiting?
w ill/shall we be waiting?
will you be waiting?
will they be waiting?
Future perfect simple
- subject
+ will + have +
past participle
+
-
?
1 w ill have waited
he/she/it w ill have waited
we w ill have waited
you w ill have waited
they w ill have waited
1 won't have waited
he/she/it won't have waited
we won't have waited
you won't have waited
they won’t have waited
w ill/shall 1 have waited?
w ill he/she/it have waited?
w ill/shall we have waited?
w ill you have waited?
w ill they have waited?
Future perfect continuous
- subject
+ will + have + been +
past participle
+
-
?
1 w ill have been waiting
he/she/it w ill have been waiting
we w ill have been waiting
you w ill have been waiting
they w ill have been waiting
1 won't have been waiting
he/she/it won't have been waiting
we won't have been waiting
you won't have been waiting
they won't have been waiting
w ill/shall 1 have been waiting?
w ill he/she/it have been waiting?
w ill/shall we have been waiting?
w ill you have been waiting?
w ill they have been waiting?
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Unit 11
Comparatives and superlatives
Comparative and superlative adjectives
adjective
comparative
superlative
sm aii (ends in double consonant)
sm a lle r (+er)
the sm allest
big (ends in consonant +
vowel + consonant)
bigger (+ final consonant + er)
the biggest
late [ends in e)
later (+ r)
the latest
early (ends in y)
earlier [y + i + er)
the earliest
Irregular comparative and superlative adjectives
adjective
comparative
superlative
good
better
best
bad
worse
worst
far
fa rth e r/fu rth e r
the farthest/furthest
old
older/elder
the oldest/eldest
Comparative and superlative adverbs
adverb
comparative
superlative
fast (same form as adjective)
faster (+ er)
the fastest (+ esf)
quietly (adjective + ly)
more quietly (+ more]
the most quietly (+ the most]
Irregular comparative and superlative adverbs
adverb
comparative
superlative
well
better
best
badly
worse
worst
far
fa rth e r/ further
the farthest/furthest
Gram m ar reference
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Unit 14 Conditionals
Zero conditional
if/w h e n + present sim ple + present simple
Other possible structures:
lf+ modal verb + modal verb
+
-
?
If/when people have free time, they
enjoy life.
If/when people don’t have free
time, they do not enjoy life.
If/when people have free time, do
they enjoy life?
First conditional
if + present sim ple + w ill + infinitive without ‘to’
Other possible structures:
if+ present sim ple + can/could/may/might
if+ present sim ple + imperative
i f + present continuous + w ill + infinitive without 'to'
if + present perfect + w ill + infinitive without ‘to’
+
-
?
If people have free time, they w ill
enjoy life.
If people don’t have free time, they
won’t enjoy life.
If people have free time, w ill they
enjoy life?
Second conditional
if+ past sim ple + would + infinitive without 'to'
Other possible structures:
if + past sim ple + could/m ight
if + were to + would + infinitive without 'to'
if + past sim ple + should + infinitive without ‘to’
+
-
?
If people had free time, they would
enjoy life.
If people didn't have free time, they
wouldn't enjoy life.
If people had free time, would they
enjoy life?
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