Starter

Grammar reference

be: afirmativa y negativa El posesivo con ’s y s’

Afirmativa Negativa
• añadimos apóstrofo + s (’s) detrás de un nombre para
indicar posesión
I’m (am) from Mexico. I’m not (am not) from Brazil. my brother’s pencil
You’re (are) French. You aren’t (are not) Chinese. • añadimos ’s detrás de los nombres en singular y de
He/She/It’s (is) 15. He/She/It isn’t (is not) 14. los nombres en plural que no terminan en -s
We/You/They’re (are) We/You/They aren’t (are not) my uncle’s house the children’s books
at school. in the classroom. • detrás de los nombres en plural y los nombres de
persona terminados en -s solo añadimos el apóstrofo
• be se usa para decir el nombre, la nacionalidad, la my friends’ books James’ bike
edad, etc., o para describir personas y objetos
• normalmente, en la conversación y en los escritos
have got
informales usamos las formas contraídas
• la negativa se forma con not Afirmativa Negativa
I/You’ve (have) got I/You haven’t (have not)
be: preguntas de Sí/No a brother. got a sister.
He/She/It’s (has) got He/She/It hasn’t (has not)
Preguntas Respuestas breves long hair. got short hair.
Am I in this class? Yes, you are. No, you’re not. We/You/They’ve (have) We/You/They haven’t
Are you from Japan? Yes, I am. No, I’m not. got a dog. (have not) got a cat.
Is he/she/it new? Yes, she/he/it is. No, she/he/it isn’t. • have got se usa para describir el aspecto físico y para
Are we/you/they ten Yes, we/you/they are. expresar posesión
years old? No, we/you/they aren’t.
• have got se usa con I, you, we y they, y has got con he,
she e it
• en interrogativa, el orden de las palabras cambia. Am,
are o is se colocan delante del sujeto (I/you/he, etc.) Preguntas Respuestas breves
She is the teacher. Is she the teacher? Have I/you got a Yes, I/you have.
Ella es la profesora. ¿Es ella la profesora? big family? No, I/you haven’t.
Has he/she/it got Yes, he/she/it has.
be: preguntas Wh- curly hair? No, he/she/it hasn’t.
Have we/you/they got Yes, we/you/they have.
las partículas Wh- se usan para preguntar sobre:
brown eyes? No, we/you/they haven’t.
• cosas: What (¿Què?) What’s this?
•
• lugares: Where (¿Dónde?) Where’s he from?
•
en interrogativa, el orden de las palabras cambia

• un tiempo: When (¿Cuándo?)

en las respuestas breves no se usa got
When’s your birthday?
• una persona: Who (¿Quién?) can para expresar habilidad
Who’s your best friend?
Afirmativa Negativa
• un motivo o razón: Why (¿Por qué?)
I/You can sing. I/You can’t cook.
Why are you tired?
• la edad: How old (¿Cuántos años?) He/She/It can draw. He/She/It can’t swim.
How old are your friends? We/You/They can spell. We/You/They can’t dance.
• en estas preguntas, la partícula interrogativa Wh- se
coloca al principio, delante del verbo • can se usa para expresar habilidad (saber, poder)

Los adjetivos posesivos • se usa la misma forma de can para todas las personas
• detrás de can se pone el infinitivo del verbo sin to
Pronombres de sujeto • can’t es la forma negativa de can
I you he/she/it we you they • en interrogativa, el orden de las palabras cambia
Adjetivos posesivos Can you play the guitar? Yes, I can
¿Sabes tocar la guitarra? Sí.
my your his/her/its our your their

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be have got
1 Complete the sentences with the correct 5 Correct the information in the sentences
form of be. using the words in brackets.
1 The Japanese flag is red and white. It 1 I’ve got two brothers. (two sisters)
isn’t (not) blue and white. I haven’t got two brothers. I’ve got two sisters.
2 My best friend from France. He 2 My mum has got blonde hair. (brown hair)
(not) from Spain.
3 My friends happy because it
3 You’ve got three cousins. (four cousins)
Friday.
4 I (not) 15; I
14 years old. 4 Our English teacher has got a beard. (a moustache)
5 My mum’s birthday (not) on
12th July. It on 21st July. 5 My cousins live in a big house. (small house)
6 My favourite football player (not)
Marcus Rashford. It Harry Kane.
6 Write a complete yes/no question. Then write
2 Complete the questions with the the short answer.
question words in the box. 1 your sister / long hair ? (–)

How What When Why Where Who

Has your sister got long hair?
No, she hasn’t.
a What colour is the Japanese flag? 2 you / my pencil ? (–)
b is your favourite football player?
c old are you?
d is your best friend from? 3 your classroom / a clock ? (+)
e are your friends happy?
f is your mum’s birthday?
4 your friends / bikes ? (+)
3 Match the questions in exercise 2 with the
answers in exercise 1.
a 1 b c d e f
5 we / a lot of homework today ? (–)

Possessive ’s and s’
4 Correct the mistakes in the sentences using ’s
or s’. can for hability
1 My cousin name is Hannah.
My cousin’s name is Hannah.
7 Write sentences with the affirmative, negative
or question form of can.
2 Lena eyes are green.
1 my friends / swim (+)
My friends can swim.
3 My parents car is Italian.
2 I / dance (–)

4 Luis sister is 18 years old.

3 my dad / speak German (+)

5 My best friends names are Sam and Alex.

4 you / play the piano (?)

5 your parents / sing (?)

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Present simple: afirmativa Reglas ortográficas para he/

y negativa she/it
Afirmativa para formar la tercera persona del singular:
I/you finish school. • la mayoría de los verbos añaden una -s
He/She/It goes to sleep. clean  cleans
We/You/They get dressed. • los acabados en -s, -sh, -ss, -ch y -x añaden -es
brush  brushes, watch  watches, fix  fixes
• para hablar de hábitos y rutinas
• do y go añaden -es
I wake up at seven o’clock every morning. do  does, go  goes

•
Me despierto a las 7 todas las mañanas.
para hablar de horarios
• los verbos que terminan en consonante + y pierden
la y final y añaden -ies
My first class starts at 8:45 am. tidy  tidies

•
Mi primera clase empieza a las 8:45.
para expresar hechos o verdades generales
• los que terminan en vocal + y conservan la y final y
añaden -s
Some animals sleep during the day. play  plays

•
Algunos animales duermen de día.
con he/she/it, añadimos al verbo una -s, -es o -ies
• algunos verbos son irregulares
be  is, have  has
Negativa
I/you don’t (do not) start school. Pronombres de objeto
He/She/It doesn’t (does not) have a break.
Pronombre de sujeto Pronombre de objeto
We/You/They don’t (do not) wake up.
I me

• en negativa ponemos don’t o doesn’t delante del you

he
you
him
verbo principal
• don’t es la forma contraída de do not she her
• doesn’t es la forma contraída de does not it it
• normalmente las formas contraídas se usan en la we us
conversación y en los escritos informales you you
they them
Present simple: preguntas de
I do my homework after school. Do you do it
Sí/No after school?
Hago los deberes después del colegio. ¿Tú los haces
Preguntas Respuestas breves
después del colegio?
Do I/you ride your bike Yes, I/you do.
We have got some maths homework. Can you help us?
to school? No, I/you don’t.
Tenemos deberes de mates. ¿Nos puedes ayudar?
Does he/she/it go Yes, he/she/it does.
to school? No, he/she/it doesn’t.
Do we/you/they Yes, we/you/they do.
do sports? No, we/you/they don’t.

• las preguntas empiezan con do o does y la forma del

verbo principal no cambia
She makes her bed in the morning.
Does she make her bed in the morning?
¿Se hace la cama por la mañana?

• en las respuestas breves no se repite el verbo principal

Do you tidy your room? ¿Ordenas tu habitación?
Yes, I do. / No, I don’t. Sí./No.

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Present simple: affirmative Yes/No questions and short

1 Choose the correct words to complete answers
the sentences. 5 Write complete Yes/No questions.
1 You clean/cleans your teeth every morning. 1 you / get dressed / on Sunday morning ?
2 Alex make/makes his bed every morning. Do you get dressed on Sunday morning?
3 We get/gets changed for PE after lunch. 2 your school / start / at 8 o’clock ?
4 Our dog go/goes to sleep in the evening.
5 My parents watch/watches TV after dinner. 3 your dad / go to work / by car ?
6 I walk/walks to school with my friends.
7 My sister pack/packs her bag at night. 4 your friends / read books / in the evening ?
2 Write the verbs in the third person singular.
Be careful with the spelling! 5 you / tidy the classroom / every day ?
1 do does
2 play 6 you and your family / have dinner / together ?
3 finish
4 have
6 Write short answers for the questions in
5 study exercise 5.
6 be 1 Yes, I do.
3 Complete the sentences with the verbs in 2 No, .
exercise 2. 3 Yes, .
1 My school starts at 8 o’clock. 4 No, .
2 My brother karate on Wednesdays. 5 Yes, .
3 My mum got two brothers. 6 No, .
4 Our PE teacher football for a
local team. Object pronouns
5 My best friend a lot for exams.
7 Complete the sentences with the words
6 Our chemistry teacher very good.
in the box.

Present simple: negative her him it me them us you

4 Rewrite the sentences in the negative form. 1 I have my breakfast at home. I don’t have
1 I have a shower every morning. it at school.
I don’t have a shower every morning. 2 I clean my teeth every morning. I also clean
at night.
2 My dad gets up at 6 o’clock.
3 Where are you? I can’t see .
4 I haven’t got a rubber. Can you give
3 My friends go to bed at 10:30 pm.
one?
5 Your brother is in bed. Don’t wake
4 Mrs Maguire teaches English and French. up!
6 It’s my mum’s birthday but I don’t know what to
5 I play sports in the park on Saturday morning. buy .
7 We’ve got a lot of difficult homework. Can you
6 We have lessons in the afternoon. help ?

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Grammar reference
reference

Adverbios de frecuencia Present simple: preguntas Wh-

Adverbs
más frecuente of frequency Present
be
simple: Wh- questions
always
more frequent How
be old are you? I’m 13 years old.
always Where
How oldis are
youryou?
brother? He’s13
I’m atyears
home.old.
usually
When isisour
Where yourmaths class?
brother? It’s after
He’s lunch.
at home.
usually
often
•When is our maths
se forman class?
con una It’s interrogativa
partícula after lunch. + be

• +Why
sujeto
the form is: question word + be + subject
are you late? ¿Por qué llegas tarde?
often Why are you late?
sometimes
have got
sometimes have got
hardly ever What have you got in I’ve got my school things.
What have you got in
your bag? I’ve got my school things.
your bag?
hardly ever How many brothers and She’s got two brothers and
never How
sistersmany brothers
has she got? and She’s got two brothers and
a sister.
menos frecuente sisters has she got? a sister.
When have we got PE? We’ve got it at 11 o’clock.
never When have we got PE? We’ve got it at 11 o’clock.
•
lessindican
frequent • se forman con una partícula interrogativa + have/has

•• la
la frecuencia con que hacemos algo
• the
+ form+is:got
sujeto question word + have/has + subject + got
wemayoría de ellos
use adverbs se colocantodelante
of frequency say how deloften
verbo we How many
How many pets has she
pets has got?
she got?
We usually
do things play football in the park after school.
¿Cuántas mascotas tiene?
• Normalmente jugamos al fútbol en el parque
with most verbs, the adverb comes before the verb
después del colegio.
Other verbs
Otros
Where verbos
do you play I play it at school.
• We usually play football in the park after school.
sin embargo, van detrás del verbo be basketball?
• withoften
I’m the verb on the
tiredbe, adverb
Monday comes after the verb
morning.
Where do you play
How does your dad go
basketball?
I play it at school.
He walks to work.
A often tired
I’mmenudo estoy
on cansado los lunes por la mañana.
Monday morning. to work?
How does your dad go He walks to work.
When
to do your friends
work? They watch TV after dinner.
Gustos
Likes y preferencias
and dislikes watch TV?your friends
When do They watch TV after dinner.

•watch TV?
the form is: question word + do/does +
• se forman
subject con una partícula interrogativa + do/does
+ infinitive
+ sujeto + infinitivo
Where do they play basketball?
love like don’t don’t hate Where do they play basketball?
mind like
¿Dónde juegan al baloncesto?

… + verbo en -ing
verb -ing ……++noun
nombre
I love listening to music. I lovemusic.
I love music.
You like
likeplaying
playingvideo games. You
Youlike
likevideo
videogames.
games.
video games.
She doesn’t mind She doesn’t
playing football.
She doesn’t mind mind
She football.
doesn’t mind football.
playing
We don’tfootball.
like going to We don’t like the gym.
the gym. like going to
We don’t We don’t like the gym.
the gym.
They hate using social media. They hate social media.

•They hate using

detrás
social
They hate social media.
de love, like, don’t mind, don’t like y hate se usa la
media.
forma -ing del verbo
• Mywe friends
use thelove
-ingplaying
form ofchess.
the verb after love, like, don’t
A mis don’t
mind, amigoslikeles
andencanta
hate jugar al ajedrez.
They don’tlove
My friends like playing hockey.
chess.
No les gusta jugar al hockey.
They don’t like playing hockey.
•• detrás de estos verbos también puede ir un nombre
we can also use love, like, don’t mind, don’t like and
My friends love chess.
hate with nouns
A mis amigos les encanta el ajedrez.
My friends love chess.
They don’t like hockey. No les gusta el hockey.
They don’t like hockey.
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Grammar practice 2

Adverbs of frequency
frequency 4 Correct
Correct oneone mistake
mistake in
in each
each sentence.
sentence.
Adverbs of frequency 4 Correct
11 II love one
love make
mistake
make videos.
videos.
in each sentence.
1 Choose
Choose the
the correct
correct words
words to
to complete
complete 1 II love
I love make videos.
love making
making videos.
videos.
1 Choose
the the correct
the sentences.
sentences. words to complete I love making videos.
the sentences. 22 We
We don’t
don’t like
like collect
collect things.
things.
11 She
She sometimes
sometimes practises/practises
practises/practises sometimes
sometimes 2 We don’t like collect things.
1 the
She sometimes practises/practises sometimes
the piano.
piano.
the piano. 33 II love
love to
to meeting
meeting my
my friends
friends at
at the
the weekend.
weekend.
22 Our teacher is
Our teacher is always/always
always/always is
is happy.
happy. 3 I love to meeting my friends at the weekend.
2 Our
33 We teacher
We watch is always/always
watch often/often
often/often watch is
watch TV happy.
TV after
after dinner.
dinner.
3 44 My
My dad
dad like
like sleeping.
44 Youwatch
We
You hardlyoften/often
hardly ever watch
ever help/help
help/help TV after
hardly
hardly dinner.
ever
ever at
at home.
home. sleeping.
4 My dad like sleeping.
4
55 You
My hardly ever
friends are
My friends help/help
are never/never hardly
never/never are
are in ever
in the at
the park home.
park on
on
5 Saturday
My are never/never are in the park on
friendsmorning.
Saturday morning. 55 My
My little
little sister
sister hates
hates make
make videos.
videos.
Saturday morning. 5 My little sister hates make videos.
66 My sister has
My sister has usually/usually
usually/usually has
has aa shower
shower in
in
6 the
My
thesister has usually/usually has a shower in
morning.
morning.
77 theammorning.
II am often/often
often/often am
am early
early for
for school.
school. simple: Wh-
Present simple: questions
Wh- questions
7 I am often/often am early for school. Present simple: Wh- questions
2 Order
Order the
the words
words to to make
make sentences.
sentences. 5 Choose
Choose the
the correct
correct words
words to
to complete
complete
2 Order
11 go the
go // gymwords
gym // to to
to // the make sentences.
the // II // usually
usually
5 Choose
the the correct
the questions.
questions. words to complete
1 Igo / gymgo
/ toto the questions.
I usually
usually to/the
thegym.
the / I / usually
gym. 1 When
1 do/have/are you practise the piano?
When do/have/are you practise the piano?
I usually go to the gym. 1
22 When do/have/are your
you practise the piano?
22 often
often // He
He // volleyball
volleyball // plays
plays Where does/has/is
Where does/has/is your brother
brother go
go horse-riding?
horse-riding?
2 often / He / volleyball / plays 2
33 Where does/has/is your brother go horse-riding?
Who does/has/is
Who does/has/is your
your maths
maths teacher?
teacher?
3
44 Who does/has/is your maths teacher?
33 We
We // use
use // sometimes
sometimes // media
media // social
social What do/have/are
What do/have/are we
we got
got after
after this
this lesson?
lesson?
3 We / use / sometimes / media / social 4
55 What do/have/are we got after this lesson?
Why do/have/are
Why do/have/are you
you tired?
tired?
44 never
never // late
late // am
am // II // school
school // for
for 5
66 Why do/have/are you tired?
How
How many photos does/has/is
many photos does/has/is your
your cousin
cousin got
got
4 never / late / am / I / school / for 6 How
on many photos does/has/is your cousin got
on her
her bedroom
bedroom wall?
wall?
55 video
video // games
games // They
They // play
play // usually
usually on her bedroom wall?
5 video / games / They / play / usually 6 Write
Write complete
complete questions
questions with
with be,
be, do
do or
or have
have
66 gym
gym // always
always // isis // She
She // the
the // in
in
6 Write
got.
got. complete questions with be, do or have
6 gym / always / is / She / the / in got.
1 Where / the physics class ?
1 Where / the physics class ?
1 Where’s
Where / the
Where’sthe physics class
thephysics class??
physics class?
Likes and dislikes Where’s the physics class?
22 How
How old
old // your
your best
best friend
friend ??
Likes and dislikes 2 How old / your best friend ?
3 Write
Write sentences
sentences with
with the
the correct
correct verb
verb in
in the
the
3 Write
box sentences
box and
and the with
the verbs
verbs in the correct verb in the
in brackets.
brackets.
33 Where
Where // you
you go
go after
after school
school ??
3 Where / you go after school ?
box and the verbs in brackets.
love
love like
like don’t
don’t mind
mind 44 How
How many
many cousins
cousins // you
you ??
love like don’t mind 4 How many cousins / you ?
don’t
don’t like
like hate
hate 55 When
When // your
your birthday
birthday ??
don’t like hate 5 When / your birthday ?
11 I’m
I’m happy
happy when
when my
my room
room isis clean. liketidying
clean. II like tidying
1 I’m happy when my room is clean. I like tidying
(tidy)
(tidy) it.
7 Write
Write answers
answers forfor the
the questions
questions inin exercise
exercise 6.6.
(tidy)
it.
it.
7 Write
The answers
physics for
class the
is questions
next to the in exercise
11 The physics class is next to the chemistry class.
chemistry class.6.
22 Our teacher (draw)
Our teacher (draw) on
on the
the board.
board. 1 The physics class is next to the chemistry class.
2 Our teacher (draw) on the board. 22
2
33
33 My dad (wash)
My dad (wash) the
the cars.
cars. 3
3 My dad (wash) the cars. 44
4
55
44 II (get
(get up)
up) early, but II (make)
early, but (make) my
my bed.
bed. 5
4 I (get up) early, but I (make) my bed.
//
/

55 We
We (do)
(do) aerobics,
aerobics, it’s
it’s fun!
fun!
5 We (do) aerobics, it’s fun!

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Present continuous Present simple y present

Afirmativa Negativa continuous
I’m (am) drawing. I’m (am) not playing chess. • el present simple expresa rutinas, hábitos o hechos
We always wear shorts in the summer. We don’t wear
You’re (are) playing You aren’t (are not)
video games. playing games. shorts in winter.
En verano siempre llevamos shorts. En invierno no
He/She/It’s (is) sleeping. He/She/It isn’t (is not) walking.
llevamos shorts.
We/You/ They’re (are) We/You/They aren’t (are not)
Do you wear smart clothes on Sundays?
wearing boots. wearing boots.
Yes, I do./No, I don’t.
• se usa para hablar de acciones que están ocurriendo ¿Los domingos te pones ropa de vestir? Sí./No.
en el momento de hablar
What do you do after school on Mondays?
• la afirmativa se forma con sujeto + be + verbo en -ing ¿Qué haces los lunes después del colegio?
I’m practising the piano. He’s watching TV.
Estoy practicando el piano. Él está viendo la televisión. • el present continuous habla de acciones que están
ocurriendo
• la negativa se forma con be + not
I’m buying books now. I’m not buying clothes.
She isn’t (is not) listening to music.
Ahora estoy comprando libros. No estoy comprando
Ella no está escuchando música.
ropa.
We aren’t (are not) having pizza now.
Ahora no estamos comiendo pizza. Are you wearing my T-shirt? Yes, I am./No, I’m not.
¿Llevas mi camiseta? Sí./No.
Preguntas Respuestas breves What are you doing now?
Am I wearing Yes, you are. ¿Qué estás haciendo ahora?
your sunglasses? No, you’re not.
Are you having lunch? Yes, I am. Expresiones temporales
No, I’m not.
el present simple y el present continuous se suelen usar con
Is he/she/it waking up? Yes, he/she/it is. expresiones temporales
No, he/she/it isn’t.
• con el present simple usamos:
Are we/you/they
having breakfast?
Yes, we/you/they are.
No, we/you/they aren’t. • adverbios de frecuencia (always, never, etc.)
I often meet my friends after school.
• en interrogativa, el orden de las palabras cambia:
A menudo veo a mis amigos después de clase.
be + sujeto + verbo en -ing
You are wearing sandals. Are you wearing sandals? • every day/week/month/year
Llevas sandalias. ¿Llevas sandalias? We go cycling every week.
• en las respuestas breves no se repite el verbo en -ing Salimos con la bici todas las semanas.
Are they eating in class? No, they aren’t. • on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, etc.
¿Están comiendo en clase? No. My brother goes to the gym on Wednesdays.
• en las respuestas breves afirmativas no se usa la Mi hermano va al gimnasio los miércoles.
forma contraída
Are they eating in class? ¿Están comiendo en clase?
• at the weekend
I don’t wake up early at the weekend.
Yes, they are. ✓ Yes, they’re. ✗ Sí.
Los fines de semana no me despierto temprano.
Reglas ortográficas • con el present continuous usamos:
para formar verbos con la terminación -ing: • now, right now, at the moment, today, this
• añadimos -ing a la mayoría de los verbos morning/afternoon/evening, this week/month/year
I’m meeting my friends today.
wear  wearing, study  studying
• si terminan en -e, eliminamos la -e y añadimos -ing Hoy he quedado con mis amigas
make  making, have  having • con algunos verbos, p. ej., be, have got, like, love, want,
• si terminan en -ie, cambiamos -ie por -y y añadimos -ing
no usamos el present continuous
I want something to eat now. ✓ Quiero algo de comer.
lie  lying, die  dying
I’m wanting something to eat now. ✗
• si terminan en consonante + vocal + consonante,
We’ve got a lot of homework today. ✓
doblamos la consonante final y añadimos -ing
We’re having got a lot of homework today. ✗
swim  swimming, get  getting
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Present continuous Spelling rules

1 Complete the sentences with the present 4 Write the -ing form of the verbs.
continuous affirmative form of the verbs 1 pack packing
in brackets. 2 go
1 I ’m watching (watch) my favourite TV series. 3 use
2 My brother (play) table tennis at 4 tidy
the moment.
5 swim
3 We (do) karate in PE this week.
6 win
4 I (wear) comfortable shoes because
7 skate
I’m going cycling.
8 plan
5 My mum and dad aren’t at home. They
(have) dinner with their friends. 9 lie
6 You (take) a lot of photos today.
Present simple and present
2 Correct the sentences using the words continuous
in brackets.
1 My teacher’s drawing a dog on the board. (a cat) 5 Choose the correct words to complete
My teacher isn’t drawing a dog on the board. the sentences.
He’s drawing a cat. 1 You don’t do/aren’t doing gymnastics
2 We’re studying chemistry. (biology) this morning.
2 My school starts/’s starting at 8 o’clock
every day.
3 She’s helping me. (her friend)
3 I have/’m having lunch at my grandmother’s
house today.
4 I’m wearing baggy jeans. (tight jeans)
4 My dad doesn’t write/isn’t writing an email
right now.
5 You’re practising the guitar. (the piano) 5 Do you like/Are you liking this music?
6 My friends often play/are often playing chess
6 My friends are going home. (the park) after school.
7 We haven’t got/aren’t having got history
after English today.
3 Write complete questions. Then write
short answers. Time expressions
1 you / listen to music ? (+)
Are you listening to music? 6 Write complete sentences in the present
Yes, I am. simple or present continuous.
2 your friends / have lunch ? (–) 1 I / go to a dance class / on Mondays
and Wednesdays
I go to a dance class on Mondays and Wednesdays.
2 You / wear / a cool hoodie / today
3 your aunt / do yoga ? (+)

3 We / often / listen to music / in our French lesson

4 I / wear my new shirt today ? (+)

4 My grandmother / never / wear / jeans

5 I / not use social media / right now

5 your dad / play chess ? (–)

6 My friends / not go skateboarding / every day

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Adjetivos comparativos y Reglas ortográficas para los

superlativos comparativos y superlativos
Adjetivos comparativos Comparativo Superlativo
This dress more comfortable that skirt. La mayoría de longer the longest
Istanbul is bigger than London. adjetivos cortos: long
My mum taller me. Adjetivos cortos que larger the largest
terminan en -e: large
• los adjetivos comparativos se usan para comparar
Adjetivos cortos wetter the wettest
dos cosas, lugares o personas que terminan en
• para formarlos, añadimos -er a los adjetivos cortos consonante, vocal,
I’m shorter than my mum. Soy más baja que mi madre. consonante: wet

• a los adjetivos largos les ponemos delante la palabra Adjetivos cortos que
terminan en -y: windy
windier the windiest
more
My trainers are more comfortable than my boots. Adjetivos largos: more comfortable the most
comfortable comfortable
Mis zapatillas deportivas son más cómodas que mis
botas. Adjetivos irregulares: better, worse the best,

• cuando comparamos dos cosas, lugares o personas,

good, bad the worst
ponemos than detrás del adjetivo comparativo
London is colder than Madrid. Verbos modales de obligación,
En Londres hace más frío que en Madrid.
permiso y prohibición
Adjetivos superlativos • para hablar de obligación usamos must
This the most in the shop. You must do your homework.
comfortable dress Debes hacer tus deberes.
Istanbul
is
the biggest city in Europe. • para dar o pedir permiso usamos can
My mum the tallest person in her family. Can I open the window? Yes, you can./No, you can’t.

• los adjetivos superlativos se usan para comparar más

•
¿Puedo abrir la ventana? Sí./No.
para indicar prohibición usamos can’t y mustn’t
de dos cosas, lugares o personas, y para expresar el
máximo grado de una característica, p. ej., el más You can’t eat in class. You mustn’t write on your desk.
alto/a, la más grande, etc. No se puede comer en clase. No debes escribir en la mesa.
• para formar el superlativo, añadimos -est a los
Afirmativa Negativa
adjetivos cortos
I’m the shortest person in my class. I/You/We/They can/must I/You/We/They can’t/
go home now. mustn’t eat here.
Soy el más bajo/la más baja de mi clase.
• a los adjetivos largos les ponemos delante la palabra
He/She/It can/must go
home now.
He/She/It can’t/mustn’t
eat here.
most
These are the most uncomfortable shoes in the world. • en todas las personas, la estructura es sujeto + can/
Estos son los zapatos más incómodos del mundo. can’t/must/mustn’t + verbo sin to

• si mencionamos un lugar, ponemos the delante del He must make his bed before school. ✓
He must to make his bed before school. ✗
adjetivo superlativo e in detrás
Debe hacerse la cama antes de ir al colegio.
My brother is the youngest person in the school. ✓
My brother is the youngest person of the school. ✗
Preguntas Respuestas breves
Mi hermano es el más pequeño del colegio.
Can I/you/we/they Yes, I/you/we/they can.
swim here? No, I/you/we/they can’t.
Can he/she/it have Yes, he/she/it can.
lunch here? No, he/she/it can’t.

• en todas las personas, la interrogativa se forma con

Can + sujeto + verbo sin to + ?, y las respuestas
breves, con Yes, + sujeto + can./No, + sujeto + can’t
Can Teo play outside today? Yes, he can./No, he can’t.
¿Teo puede jugar fuera hoy? Sí./No.
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Comparative and 4 Complete the sentences with the comparative

or superlative form of the adjectives
superlative adjectives in brackets.
1 Write the comparative and superlative form of 1 March is longer (long)
the adjective. than April.
1 tall taller tallest 2 February is
(short) month.
2 big
3 Madrid is usually
3 old-fashioned
(warm) than London.
4 sunny
4 Mexico is (big)
5 comfortable than Turkey.
6 cloudy 5 That guitar player is amazing! She’s
7 good (good) player in
8 bad the band.
6 My brother thinks hockey is
2 Write complete sentences with the correct (difficult)
form of the comparative adjective. than volleyball.
1 my shoes / my boots (comfortable)
My shoes are more comfortable than my boots. Modal verbs of obligation,
2 my jeans / my trousers (baggy) permission and prohibition
3 January / July in Australia (hot) 5 Complete the sentences with can, can’t, must
or mustn’t.
4 my coat / my jacket (warm) 1 When it’s sunny, you must wear
sun cream.
2 We play sports in the classroom.
5 these trainers / those boots (expensive)
3 It’s dry today so we go horse-riding
if you like.
6 making my bed / tidying my room (easy)
4 I use my sister’s beach towel. She
hates it!
7 playing tennis / watching it on TV (good for you) 5 You take photos here. It’s fine.
6 I wake up early tomorrow. I’ve got a
maths exam at 8 o’clock.
3 Complete the sentences with the superlative
form of one of the adjectives in the box. 6 Write complete questions with can and then
write the short answer with can/can’t.
bad cheap cold
comfortable heavy tall 1 your teachers / wear T-shirts and shorts / in the
summer ? (+)
1 It’s -4ºC outside. It’s the coldest Can your teachers wear T-shirts and shorts in
day of the year. the summer? Yes, they can.
2 My best friend is 1.85 m. He’s 2 you / watch TV / after you do your homework ? (+)
boy in our school.
3 There’s a mobile here for €75. It’s 3 you / draw on the board in your classroom ? (–)
phone in the shop.
4 I love wearing these trainers. They’re
4 your mum / get up late / on Mondays ? (–)
shoes I’ve got.
5 Don’t watch that film – it’s
film in the world. 5 people / go skateboarding in the park ? (+)
6 I can’t carry your bag. It’s
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Nombres contables • there is se usa con nombres contables en singular y

nombres no contables
y no contables There’s a bus stop near my house.
• los nombres contables hacen referencia a cosas que Hay una parada de autobús cerca de mi casa.
se pueden contar
There is some ice on the window.
books, grapes, chairs Hay hielo en la ventana.
• tienen singular y plural
• there are se usa con nombres contables en plural
book  books There are some cool cafés in our town.
grape  grapes Hay unas/algunas cafeterías estupendas en nuestra
• los nombres no contables designan cosas que no se ciudad
pueden contar
snow, oil, water
• la negativa se forma con not
There isn’t any butter. No hay mantequilla.
• no tienen forma plural There aren’t any cycle lanes. No hay carriles bici.
water ✓ waters ✗
butter ✓ butters ✗ Is there … ? Are there … ?
• Is there … ? y Yes, there is./No, there isn’t. se usan
a, an, some/any con nombres contables en singular y nombres no
• a/an se usan con los nombres contables en singular contables

• a se usa delante de un sonido consonántico Is there a train station near here?

a bag, a melon, a skate park
• an se usa delante de un sonido vocálico
an animal, an egg, an hour
• some y any se usan con nombres contables en plural
y nombres no contables
• normalmente some se usa en las oraciones afirmativas
I’ve got some smart shoes for the party.
Tengo unos zapatos elegantes para la fiesta.
My dad often has some cheese after dinner.
Después de cenar mi padre a menudo come queso.
• normalmente any se usa en las oraciones negativas e
interrogativas
We haven’t got any water.
No tenemos agua.
Have you got any books?
¿Tienes libros/algún libro?
• cuando hablamos de algo en general, sea un
nombre contable en plural o uno no contable, no es
necesario usar ningún artículo
I like pasta, but I don’t like grapes.
Me gusta la pasta, pero no me gustan las uvas.
Yes, there is./No, there isn’t.
¿Hay alguna estación de tren cerca de aquí? Sí./No.
Is there any sauce? Yes, there is./No, there isn’t.
¿Hay salsa? Sí./No.
• Are there … ? y Yes, there are./No, there aren’t. se usan
con nombres contables en plural
Are there any music venues in your town?
Yes, there are./No, there aren’t.
¿Hay locales musicales en tu ciudad? Sí./No.
How much/many … ?
Preguntas Respuestas breves
How much snow is there? a lot/some/not much
How many shops are there? a lot/some/not many
• How much se usa para preguntar sobre cantidades
con nombres no contables
• a menudo respondemos esta pregunta con a lot,
some o not much
How much ice cream is there? There’s a lot./There’s
some./There isn’t much.
¿Cuánto helado hay? Mucho./Un poco./No mucho.

there is/are … • How many se usa para preguntar sobre cantidades

con nombres contables
Afirmativa Negativa • a menudo respondemos esta pregunta con a lot,
some o not many
Nombre en There’s (is) a book on There isn’t (is
singular the table. not) a pencil. How many apples are there? There are a lot./There are
some./There aren’t many.
Nombre no There’s (is) some There isn’t
contable water in the fridge. any rice. ¿Cuántas manzanas hay? Muchas./Algunas./No
muchas.
Nombre en There are (some) There aren’t any
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Countable and uncountable Is there/Are there … ?
nouns 4 Write questions with Is there/Are there … ? and
1 Write C (countable) or U (uncountable). a, an or any. Then write short answers.
1 rice U 1 bus station / near here ? (+)
2 egg Is there a bus station near here?
3 banana Yes, there is.
4 chip 2 towels / in your room ? (–)
5 water
6 wind
7 T-shirt 3 suitcase / under your bed ? (–)
8 pasta
9 pizza
10 fog 4 good films / on TV ? (+)
11 game
12 hockey
5 oil / in that bottle ? (–)
a, an, some/any
2 Choose the correct words to complete
the sentences. How much/many … ?
1 I haven’t got a/any dance class today.
2 Wear some/a jeans with that top. 5 Write complete questions with How much … ?
3 Have you got a/some comfortable shoes for and How many … ?
the walk? 1 How many cousins have you got?
4 Has your friend got some/a new bike? I’ve got a lot of cousins.
5 We haven’t got any/some food. Let’s go to a café. 2
6 Do you play in a/an ice hockey team? There’s some ice cream in the box.
3
there is/are … We’ve got three TVs in our house.
4
3 Match the sentence halves. There are 26 students in my class.
1 There’s a a onion. Do you need one? 5
2 There’s some b people in the skate park We’ve got some homework tonight.
because it’s wet.
3 There isn’t any c new cinema near my 6 Correct the mistakes.
house. Let’s go! 1 How many players there are in your team?
4 There isn’t an d milk so we can’t make How many players are there in your team?
hot chocolate.
2 How many rice would you like?
5 There are some e snow so wear your
winter boots.
3 Have you got a umbrella?
6 There aren’t any f sunglasses on the table.
Can I wear them?
4 There aren’t a gyms in my school.

5 Are there any cheese on the pizza?

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Past simple: be • en negativa, se coloca didn’t delante del verbo

We didn’t organise a party.
Afirmativa Negativa No organizamos ninguna fiesta.
I was I wasn’t (was not)
You were You weren’t (were not) Reglas ortográficas: verbos
He/She/It was He/She/It wasn’t (was not) regulares en past simple
We/You/They were We/You/They weren’t
muchos verbos forman el past simple de la misma
(were not)
manera:
There was There wasn’t (was not) • la mayoría de los verbos regulares añaden -ed
There were There weren’t (were not) start  started

• was/were se usa para describir situaciones, personas y • los que terminan en -e solo añaden la -d
objetos en el pasado like  liked
It was cold last night so he was at home. • los que terminan en consonante + y pierden la y
Ayer por la noche hacía frío, así que se quedó en casa. y añaden -ied
• la negativa se forma con not study  studied
You were not at school last Monday.
El lunes pasado no estuviste en el colegio.
• los de 1 o 2 sílabas que terminan en consonante
(excepto -w o -y) y se acentúan en la segunda
• wasn’t es la forma contraída de was not sílaba, doblan la consonante final y añaden -ed
• weren’t es la forma contraída de were not plan  planned
She wasn’t at the gym at 8 o’clock. prefer  preferred
Ella no estaba en el gimnasio a las 8. • los que terminan en -l, la doblan
Preguntas Respuestas breves travel  travelled
Was I late? Yes, I was.
No, I wasn’t. Past simple: verbos
Were you bored? Yes, you were.
No, you weren’t.
irregulares en afirmativa
Was he/she/it sad? Yes, he/she/it was. Afirmativa
No, he/she/it wasn’t.
I/You went
Were we/you/they happy? Yes, we/you/they were.
He/She/It went
No, we/you/they weren’t.
We/You/They went
• en interrogativa, el orden de las palabras cambia
• los verbos irregulares no siguen una regla para formar
el past simple (ver la lista de la página 80 del libro)
Past simple: verbos regulares have  had
en afirmativa y negativa see  saw
Afirmativa Negativa meet  met
I/You visited I/You didn’t (did not) visit
He/She/It visited He/She/It didn’t (did not) visit Past simple: expresiones
We/You/They visited We/You/They didn’t (did not) visit temporales
• el past simple se usa para describir acciones
• el past simple se usa con expresiones temporales
de pasado: yesterday, last night, last Thursday, last
terminadas o situaciones pasadas weekend, in August, in 2017, etc., para decir cuándo
I played volleyball with my friends last Monday. pasó una cosa.
El lunes pasado jugué al voleibol con mis amigos. I first met my best friend in September 2016.
• se usa la misma forma para I, you, he, she, it, we, you y they Conocí a mi mejor amiga en septiembre de 2016.
Josh watched TV and his mum played cards with He travelled to the USA last year.
his brother. El año pasado viajó a los Estados Unidos.
Josh vio la tele y su madre jugó a las cartas con su
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Past simple: be Spelling: Past simple
1 Complete the sentences with the past simple regular verbs
affirmative or negative form of be. 4 Write the past simple of the verbs.
1 Jack wasn’t at school yesterday. (–) 1 join joined
2 My friends at my party on Saturday. (+) 2 raise
3 It windy last night. (–) 3 play
4 We tired after the school trip. (+) 4 plan
5 You here at 10:00 am. (–) 5 try
6 There a large spider in the bath. (+) 6 protect
2 Write questions in the past simple. Then write
short answers. Past simple irregular
1 they / at the beach last weekend ? (+) verbs: affirmative
Were they at the beach last weekend?
Yes, they were.
5 Write the past simple form of the verbs.
1 see saw
2 it / hot / in August ? (+)
2 meet
3 have
4 go
3 Lucia / at the theme park with you ? (–)

Past simple: time expressions

4 there / any books in that box ? (+) 6 Match phrases 1–5 with a–e to make
complete sentences.
1 I didn’t go to my friend’s a yesterday.
5 you / at the sports day on Saturday ? (–) house on
2 We didn’t live b Saturday.
3 My uncle started his business in c night.
4 She didn’t watch TV last d here in 2016.
Past simple of regular verbs: 5 You saw my best friend e March.

affirmative and negative 7 Correct the mistakes.

3 Correct the information in the sentences
using the words in brackets.
1 I studied maths last night. (English)
I didn’t study maths last night. I studied English.
2 My mum donated our old toys to charity. (clothes)
1 I have a great time yesterday.
I had a great time yesterday.
2 We all really enjoied the park.
3 They didn’t played basketball after school.

3 My brother and I tidied the kitchen last night. 4 I stoped at the café to have a drink.
(our bedroom)
5 There didn’t be many people in the shop.
4 My dad travelled to Australia last year.
(South Africa) 6 I went home because it be cold.

5 They listened to the news. (music)

6 You stopped the game. (the film)

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Past simple: verbos Past simple: forma

irregulares en afirmativa y
negativa
Past simple regular
I/You started/walked/
played etc.
He/She/It started/walked/
played etc.
We/You/They started/
walked/played etc.
interrogativa y ago
Preguntas Respuestas breves
Past simple irregular Did I/you make your bed? Yes, I/you did.
No, I/you didn’t.
I/You went/had/came etc.
Did he/she/it have dinner? Yes, he/she/it did.
No, he/she/it didn’t.
He/She/It went/had/
came etc. Did we/you/they watch TV? Yes, we/you/they did.
No, we/you/they didn’t.
We/You/They went/had/
came etc.
• en las preguntas cambia el orden de las palabras pues

• en la página 94 de este Grammar reference se explica

se forman con Did + sujeto + verbo en infinitivo + ?
I went to the wildlife park.
el uso del past simple
• el past simple es igual en todas las personas (menos
Fui a la reserva natural.
Did you go to the wildlife park?
en el verbo be, ver página 94)
¿Fuiste a la reserva natural?
I played football. Jugué al fútbol.
She played football. Ella jugó al fútbol. • las respuestas breves se forman con Yes, + sujeto +
did./No, + sujeto + didn’t.

•
They played football. Ellos jugaron al fútbol.
los verbos regulares forman el past simple añadiendo
• en las respuestas breves no se repite el verbo
Did he play hockey? ¿Jugaba al hockey? Sí./No.
-ed al infinitivo (ver las reglas ortográficas en la
Yes, he did. ✓ Yes, he played. ✗
página 94)
No, he didn’t. ✓ No, he didn’t play. ✗
start  started
walk  walked • ago es una expresión temporal muy usada con el
past simple porque indica cuánto tiempo hace que
• los verbos irregulares no siguen ninguna regla y pasó algo o hicimos alguna cosa
tienen formas de pasado diferentes
When did you tidy your room?
go  went ¿Cuándo arreglaste tu habitación?
have  had five minutes ago/three hours ago/a month ago
do  did hace cinco minutos/hace tres horas/hace un mes
get  got • otras expresiones muy comunes para hablar del
• ver la lista de verbos irregulares en la p. 80 del libro pasado son:
in (2017) - en (2017)
Negativa
when I was ten - cuando tenía diez años
I/You didn’t (did not) see
at the age of six - a la edad de seis años
He/She/It didn’t (did not) see
We/You/They didn’t (did not) see

• en las oraciones negativas se pone didn’t (did not)

delante del infinitivo
I didn’t have breakfast yesterday. ✓
I didn’t had breakfast yesterday. ✗
Ayer no desayuné.

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Past simple of irregular verbs: Past simple: question forms
affirmative and negative and ago
1 Write the past simple form of the verbs. 5 Write complete questions and short answers.
1 do did 5 try 1 your aunt / see poisonous snakes in Australia ? (–)
2 enjoy 6 meet Did your aunt see poisonous snakes in Australia?
3 know 7 hear No, she didn’t.
4 tell 8 write 2 your friends / collect things ? (+)

2 Complete the sentences with the past simple 3 it / rain a lot at the weekend ? (+)
affirmative form of the verbs in the box.
go help leave rain snow study 4 you / start a blog about music ? (–)

1 This cake is good because my mum helped me.

5 I / take your sleeping bag ? (–)
2 My mum maths when she was 18.
3 We horse-riding two days ago.
6 we / solve the problem ? (+)
4 It last week so we went skiing!
5 My brother home at 9 o’clock so he
was late for school. 6 Order the words to make questions.
6 It a lot last night so we stayed 1 wake up / What time / you / did ?
at home.
What time did you wake up?
3 Complete the table with the infinitive of the 2 your friends / play / did / Where / hockey ?
verbs in exercises 1 and 2.
3 do / did / What / on Saturday morning / you ?
Regular verbs Irregular verbs

help do 4 take / the photographer / How many photos / did ?

5 go / to the police station / you / did / Why ?

7 Rewrite the sentences with the time

expressions in brackets.
1 I had breakfast at 8 o’clock. It’s now 10 o’clock. (ago)
4 Write the sentences in the past simple I had breakfast two hours ago.
negative form. 2 I’m now 14 years old. I visited the zoo five years
1 My mum / organise / a party for Dad’s birthday ago. (when)
last week
My mum didn’t organise a party for Dad’s 3 It’s now 2021. My mum went to university 25
birthday last week. years ago. (in)
2 I / spend three hours on my computer yesterday
4 My brother’s 16 years old. He started going
3 My sister / study for her exams before summer surfing six years ago. (age)

4 My uncle / do / karate at the age of 15 5 It’s now Wednesday. I went to the dentist on
Monday. (ago)

5 I / stop / collecting things two years ago

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will para hacer predicciones: Futuro con going to

afirmativa y negativa Afirmativa
Afirmativa I’m (am) going to visit a gallery.
I/You’ll (will) live in another country. You’re (are) going to have lunch.
He/She/It’ll (will) have a big house. He/She/It’s (is) going to stay in a hotel.
We/You/They’ll (will) be famous. We/You/They’re (are) going to sunbathe.

• will se usa para hacer predicciones sobre el futuro • be + going to se usa para hablar de planes futuros e
People will have flying cars. intenciones
La gente tendrá coches voladores. • se forma con sujeto + be + going to + infinitivo
We’ll all live to be 120! Negativa
¡Todos viviremos hasta los 120 años!
• la estructura es sujeto + will + infinitivo sin to
I’m not (am not) going to play tennis.
You aren’t (are not) going to meet friends.
We’ll go on virtual holidays. ✓
We’ll to go on virtual holidays. ✗ He/She/It isn’t (is not) going to be bored.
Iremos de vacaciones virtuales. We/You/They aren’t (are not) going to have dinner.
• se usa la misma forma para todas las personas
• la negativa se forma con not
I’ll (will) work as a web designer.
Trabajaré como diseñadora de páginas web. Preguntas Respuestas breves
It’ll (will) snow next winter. Am I going to visit Yes, you are.
El próximo invierno nevará. my grandparents? No, you aren’t.
Are you going to Yes, I am.
Negativa have breakfast? No, I’m not.
I/You won’t (will not) walk to school. Is he/she/it going to listen Yes, he/she/it is.
He/She/It won’t (will not) have cars. to music? No, he/she/it isn’t.
We/You/They won’t (will not) go to the beach. Are we/you/they going to Yes, we/you/they are.
• la negativa se forma con not
watch TV? No, we/you/they aren’t.

• won’t es la forma contraída de will not • en interrogativa, el orden de las palabras cambia. La
• se usa la misma forma para todas las personas estructura es be + sujeto + going to + infinitivo
He won’t have much free time.
No tendrá mucho tiempo libre.
• las respuestas breves se forman con Yes, + sujeto +
am/is/are./No, + sujeto + 'm not/aren’t/isn’t.
We won’t have long holidays.
No tendremos unas vacaciones largas.
• en las respuestas breves no se repite going to ni el
infinitivo
Is he going to go swimming? ¿Va a ir a nadar?
will para hacer predicciones: Yes, he is. No, he isn’t. Sí./No.
preguntas y respuestas breves
Preguntas Respuestas breves Present continuous para
Will I/you live in a Yes, I/you will. planes futuros
big house? No, I/you won’t. • el present continuous se usa para hablar de planes
Will he/she/it watch Yes, he/she/it will. seguros, fijados de antemano; por eso suele ir
more TV? No, he/she/it won’t. acompañado de una expresión temporal de futuro
Will we/you/they visit Yes, we/you/they will. What are you doing after school?
museums on holiday? No, we/you/they won’t. ¿Qué harás después del colegio?

• en interrogativa, el orden de las palabras cambia I’m hanging out with friends on Friday afternoon.
• la estructura es will + sujeto + infinitivo El viernes por la tarde saldré con mis amigas.
• se usa la misma forma para todas las personas We aren’t having a barbecue next weekend.
Will we go for walks in the future? El próximo fin de semana no haremos ninguna
¿Daremos paseos en el futuro? barbacoa.
• en las respuestas breves no repetimos el verbo
• consultar la página 88 para ver cómo se forma
Yes, you will. ✓ No, you won’t. ✓ Sí.
Yes, you will go. ✗ No, you won’t go. ✗ No.

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 Grammar practice 8

will for predictions 4 Complete the questions with be going to and

the verbs in the box.
1 Order the words to make questions. Then
write short answers. be pack stay watch wear
1 next week / it / Will / hot / be ? (+)
1 Are you going to watch the match on TV?
Will it be hot next week? Yes, it will.
2 you your hat to the
2 the bike hire / Will / expensive / be ? (–) beach today?
3 it dry for sports day?
3 have / the hotel / Will / a swimming pool ? (+) 4 your aunt in a B & B
on her city break?
4 we / Will / see / penguins ? (–) 5 I my suitcase tonight?

5 your friends / Will / go to university ? (+) 5 Write short answers for the questions in
exercise 4.
1 (–) No, I’m not.
2 Write complete sentences with the correct 2 (+)
form of will. 3 (+)
1 I / not study / chemistry at university 4 (–)
I won’t study chemistry at university. 5 (–)
2 We / not live / in houses under the water
6 Write complete questions with the correct
form of be going to.
3 I / buy / a large apartment
1 What / you / do on your holiday ?
What are you going to do on your holiday?
4 It / not rain / all summer
2 How / your friends / make their video ?

5 You / have fun / at the theme park

3 Where / your brother / go to university ?

4 When / it / be hot and sunny ?

Future with going to
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form 5 What time / I / see the doctor ?
of be going to.
1 I ’m going to play (play) badminton. I’m
not going to do (not do) yoga. Present continuous for
2 She (wear) her smart trousers. She
(not wear) her jeans. future arrangements
3 It (not be) warm. It 7 Complete the sentences with the present
(be) freezing. continuous form of the verbs in the box.
4 We (stay) in an apartment and we
(have) a barbecue. not do not go not have visit
5 My friends (play) in a band but they
(not be) rich and famous. 1 You aren’t going to the dentist on Thursday.
6 You (watch) athletics, you 2 My brother the
(not do) athletics. wildlife park with his class tomorrow.
3 We athletics after
school today.
4 I dinner at
home tonight.

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