Grammar Bank Exercises New English File Pre-Intermediate FILE 1 1A a. 1. Are you going to go out this evening? 2.

. Where does your sister work? 3. What music are you listening to? 4. Does the class finish at 8:00? 5. Why didnt you write to me? 6. Do you often go to the cinema? 7. What does this word mean? 8. What time did your friends arrive? b. 1. Do you have a car? 2. Is your brother older than you? 3. How often does he write to you? 4. What time does this class start? 5. Where did you go last summer? 6. How many languages do you speak? 7. Are you going to see her this evening? 8. Who are you waiting for? 1B a. 1. Does Anna like music? 2. She has a lot of hobbies. 3. I dont get on very well with my sister. 4. My brother doesnt know me very well. 5. Do they have any children? 6. Does the film finish late? 7. He goes out twice a week. 8. We dont often talk about politics. b. 1. Do . . . open 2. doesnt have 3. listen 4.doesnt talk 5. Does . . . get on 6. doesnt work 1C a. 1. Hey! Youre standing on my foot! 2. They arent playing very well today. 3. What are you studying at the moment? 4. Were thinking of you. 5. Is she wearing make-up? 6. Theyre making a big mistake. 7. Is your brother working in London now? 8. She isnt talking to her father at the moment. b. 1. doesnt bite 2. are wearing, s raining 3. m not listening 4. need, dont have 5. s putting 6. Do cook, eat 7 are doing, m meeting 1D a. 1. who

2. which 3. which 4. where 5. who

6. which

b. 1. C

2. E 3. A 4. F 5. D

6. B

c. 1. Shes the woman who lives next door to me. 2. Thats the shop where I bought my dress. 3. Hes the actor who was in Friends. 4. Theyre the children who broke my window. 5. This is the restaurant where they do great pasta. 6. Thats the switch which controls the central heating. 7. Hes the teacher who teaches my sister. 8. Thats the room where we have our meetings. File 2: 2A a. 1. drove 2. broke 3. spent 4. got 5. couldnt 6. were 7. didnt know 8. found 9. stayed 10. saw 11. went 12. bought 13. wanted 14. didnt have 15. was 16. was 17. started 18.left b. 1. Did you have a good time? 2. Who did you go with? 3. Where did you stay? 4. Why didnt you like it? 5. How much did the plane ticket cost? 2B a. 1. was working 2. were waiting 3. Was wearing 4. were doing 5. wasnt listening 6. was driving 7. wasnt raining b. 1. broke, was playing 2. Were driving, stopped 3. was snowing, left 4. didnt see, was working 5. called, was talking 2C a. 1. did happen 2. means this word b. 1. did Ayrton Senna win? (3) 2. won (Jimmy Carter) 3. directed (Quentin Tarantino) 4. did Nelson Mandela become (1994) 5. wrote (JRR Tolkien) 6. did Sting do (He was a teacher) 2D a.

3. did come

4. does go 5. did win 6. said the teacher

1. Although

2. because 3. but 4. Although 5. so 6. because 7. but

5. H, so 6. A, because 7. C, but

b. 1. E, so 2. F, because 3. D, although 4. G, but 8. B, because

File 3 3A a. 1. isnt going to pass 2. Is going to buy 3. are going to be 4. arent going to go, are going to stay 5. are going to get married. 6. is going to snow b. 1. do you do 2. raining 3. OK 4. I meet 5. OK 6. being late

7. OK
3B a. 1. They wont win 2. Will the meeting be long? 3. He wont get the job. 4. Will you see him at the party? 5. Itll be impossible to park. 6. You wont like the film. 7. Shell love the chocolates we bought her. 8. There wont be a lot of traffic at 6:00. 9. Youll be able to find a good job. b.

1. ll do 2. will make 3. wont last 4. will be

3C a.

1. I
b.

2.H

3.A 4.B

5. C

6. D 7. F 3. ll call 4. ll pay 5. wont forget 6. Shall take

1. Shall I help
3D a.

2. sont tell

1. Do
b.

2. is

3. Did

4. were 5. do will

6. Does

7. are

8. Was 6. was coming

1. re having 2. had 3. wants 4. Shall buy 7. stopped 8. met 9. re going to be

5. happened

File 4 4A a.

1. Have you ever bought clothes from that shop? 2. I havent read the newspaper today. 3. We have never been to the new shopping centre. 4. Has your brother lived abroad all his life? 5. They have gone to live in South America. 6. She has never flown before. 7. He hasnt met his wifes family. 8. Have you eaten in this restaurant before?
b.

1. X We went to Ireland last year.

2. X Have you ever been to Paris? 3. OK 4. OK 5. X I saw that film last week. 6. OK 7. OK 8. X World War II ended in 1945. 4B a.

1. Have you made your bed yet? 2. Shes already gone to work. 3. Weve just had a cup of coffee. 4. I havent found a job yet. 5. Hes just sent me an e-mail. 6. Theyve already sold their house.
b. 1. Ive just had breakfast. 2. Have you finished your homework yet? 3. The film has already started. 4. I havent met his girlfriend yet. 5. They just got married. 6. Youre too late. Hes already gone home. 7. Have you spoken to him yet? 8. I havent read his new book yet. 4C a.

1. My sister is thinner than me. 2. Im busier this week than I was last week. 3. Cambridge is further from London than Oxford. 4. I did the second exam worse than the first. 5. Chelsea played better than Arsenal. 6. The men in my office work harder than the women. 7. My new job is more boring than my old one.
b.

1. Kelly isnt as tall as Cindy. 4

2. My case isnt as heavy as yours. 3. London isnt as big as Mexico City. 4. Tennis isnt as popular as football. 5. Adults dont learn languages as fast as children. 6. I dont work as hard as you. 7. England didnt play as well as France.
4D a. 1. the hottest 2. the worst 3. the friendliest 6. the most polluted 7. furthest b.

4. the most important

5. best

1. Its the best film Ive ever seen. 2. Hes the most unfriendly person Ive ever met. 3. Its the hardest exam hes ever done. 4. Theyre the most expensive shoes shes ever bought. 5. Its the longest book Ive ever read. 6. Shes the most beautiful girl Ive ever seen. 7. Its the worst meal Ive ever had.
File 5 5A a.

1. to meet 2. to do 7. to leave
b. 1. A 5B a.

3. to go

4. not to make

5. to learn

6. not to drive

2. F 3. G 4. B

5. H 6. C 7. E

1. remembering 2. Teaching 7. studying

b.

3. learning

4. talking

5. being

6. Going

1. Doing 2. not to go 3. to park 7. cooking, washing up

5C a.

4, reading

5, to drive 6. doing

1. Jane has to work very hard. 2. Do you have to wear a uniform? 3. My sister doesnt have to go to school. 4. Do I have to finish this now? 5. We dont have to get up early tomorrow. 6. Does Harry have to work tomorrow? 7. We have to hurry or well be late.
b.

1. mustnt 7. have to
5D

2. have to 3. dont have to 8. dont have to

4. have to

5. mustnt 6. dont have to

a.

1. to, into
b.

2. past

3. along

4. over

5. towards

6. over, into

7. round

1. out
File 6 6A a.

2. in

3. out of

4. into

1.D
b.

2. E 3. F

4. G

5. A 6,. B

1. start, will come 2. ll be, dont tell 3. dont write, wont remember 4. Willcall, get 5. ask, ll help 6. wont pass, dont study
6B a.

1G

2A

3E 4B

5F

6D
5 would see,

b. 1. would buy, had 2 knew, would phone 3 would learn, worked 4 stayed, would be able to/could lived 6 would go, were 6C a.

1H
b.

2G

3A

4C

5B

6E

7F 3 might not like it 4 might not have time 5 might win 6

1 might/may be ill might be cold

6D a.

2 might be in a meeting

1 shouldnt
b.

2 shouldnt

3 should

4 should

5 shouldnt 6 shouldnt 4 should relax

7 should 6 should go

1 should wear
File 7 7A a.

2 should study

3 shouldnt walk

5 shouldnt drive

1 How long has he had his car? 2 How long have your parents lived in this house? 3 How long have you been a teacher? 4 How long has she known her boyfriend? 5 How long has Poland been in the EU? 6 How long have you had your dog? 7 How long has Tim been frightened of water?
b.

1 Hes had his car for three years. 1 Theyve lived in this house for a long time. 3 Ive been a teacher since 1990. 4 Shes known her boyfriend since May. 6

5 Its been in the EU since 2004.

6 Weve had our dog for about two years. 7 Hes been frightened of water since he was a child. 7B a.

1 X He left school last year. 2 OK 3 X She has lived in Hollywood since 2004. 4 X My sister had her baby yesterday! 5 X Ive worked there for 20 years. 6 OK 7 X They were married for a year.
b. 1 has she lived, moved 7C a.

2 did Picasso die, did he live, left

3 have they been

1.He used to have short hair. 2 He used to be quite fat. 3 He didnt use to wear glasses. 4 He used to wear a uniform. 5 He didnt use to drink wine.
b.

1 Where did you use to go to school? 2 I didnt use to like vegetables when I was a child. 3 My sister used to hate maths at school. 4 What did you use to do in the summer? 5 They didnt use to live near here. 6 This building used to be a cinema. 7 Did your brother use to study here?
7D a.

1 are (were) made 2 is (was) cut 6 were recorded 7 are educated

3 was discovered

4 was woken

5 is played

b. 1 Last night we were stopped by the police. 2 A lot of fast food is eaten by American teenagers. 3 At the Moulin Rouge was painted by Toulouse-Lautrec.

4 Weekly meetings are organized by the marketing manager. 5 Fiat cars are made by the Italians.
File 8 8A a.

1 anything
b.

2 Somebody

3 somewhere

4 anybody

5 anywhere

6 something

7 nobody 8 anything

1 Nothing.

2 Nowhere.

3 Nobody. 7

c. 1 I didnt do anything. 2 I didnt go anywhere. 3 I didnt see anybody. 8B a. 1 too 2 too much 3 water enough

4 too much 5 too many 6 a few

7 time enough

8 a little

b. 1 enough 2 too 3 too many 4 enough 5 too 6 too many 8C a. 1 down 2 up 3 back 4 for b. 1 1, 5, 6 and 8 c. 1 it up 2 them up 3 it on 4 it up 5 them off 6 them away 7 it off 8D a. 1 am

5 away 6 on 7 after 8 down

2 did 3 was 4 do 5 have 6 can 7 would 8 did 3 So did I. 4 Neither have I. 5 Neither do I.

b. 1 So do I. 2 Neither am I. 6 So can I. 7 So do I. File 9 9A a.1 G

2F 3A 4H 5C 6B 7E

b. 1 didnt recognize, had cut 2 phoned, had left 3 turned on, had finished 4 didnt lend, hadnt finished 5 failed, hadnt studied 6 got, had broken 9B a. 1 was tired 2 didnt like rock music 3 hed/ would book a table 4 hed/ had bought a new car 5 lived in the city centre 6 they could do it 7 she had seen the film on TV b. 1 liked football 2 she liked 3 if I was tired 4 if they had been to New York 5 where I had lived before 6 if he could swim 7 where he was from