Group A Vocabulary Grammar: Exercise 2
Group A Vocabulary Grammar: Exercise 2
Group A Vocabulary Grammar: Exercise 2
Group A Grammar
Exercise 4
Vocabulary
1 I don’t want: Want is a state verb, so we don’t use it in
Exercise 1 continuous tenses.
1 with: If you deal with a problem, you take action to solve
it. 2 used to live: We use used to to talk about past habits or
routines.
2 after: If you take after someone in your family, you look
or behave like them. 3 were waiting: We use the past continuous for a long,
unfinished action in the past.
3 up: If you put up with someone, you tolerate them.
4 must have won: We use must have to speculate about a
4 in: If you take part in an event, you do it with other past event, when we are sure that something is true.
people.
5 We’ll go: We can use will before unless, and unless
5 without: If you go without something, you do not have it. means the same as if not.
Exercise 2
1 adorable: If someone is adorable, they are lovely, and
everyone adores them.
Exercise 3
1 missed: If you miss a train or bus, you do not arrive in
time to get on it.
Exercise 5
1 didn’t use to play: We use used to to talk about past Exercise 8
habits or past states, and this is the correct negative
1 had: We use the past perfect for an action that happened
form.
earlier in the past.
2 had never run: We use the past perfect to talk about an
2 couldn’t: If you can’t stand something, you hate it.
action that happened earlier in the past.
3 make: If you make someone do something, you force
3 get: We use the present tense after conjunctions in future
them to do it.
time clauses.
4 up: If you make up your mind, you make a decision.
4 will have lost: We use the future perfect for an action that
will be finished at a particular time in the future.
5 been: We use the present perfect continuous for an
action that started in the past and is still continuing in
5 can’t have forgotten: We use can’t have to speculate
the present.
about a past event, when we are sure that something is
not true.
Exercise 6
1 I didn’t use to enjoy sport when I was young.: The
negative and question form of used to is use to.
Use of English
Exercise 7
1 A: When you set off, you leave at the beginning of a
journey.
3 likeable: Someone who is likeable is nice, so other 4 likeable: If someone is likeable, they are pleasant and
people like them. people like them.
4 courageous: Someone who is courageous is brave. 5 imaginative: Someone who is imaginative has a good
imagination.
5 unexpected: If something is unexpected, people do not
expect it to happen.
Exercise 10
1 let her stay out: We use let followed by the infinitive
without to to say that you allow someone to do
something.
4 would play with me: We can use would to talk about past
habits.
Group B
Vocabulary
Exercise 1
1 after: If you look after someone, you take care of them.
Exercise 2
Exercise 3 2 Look! I think that might be a lion over there.: We use the
infinitive without to to speculate about present situations.
1 safari: A safari holiday is a holiday where you see
animals in the wild. 3 My parents got married in 1992.: We use used to for past
habits and routines, but we can’t use it for single actions
2 rotten: Food that is rotten is bad because it is too old.
in the past.
3 allergic: If you are allergic to something, that thing makes
4 correct: We use the present tense after conjunctions in
you ill if you come into contact with it.
future time clauses.
4 determined: If you are determined to do something, you
5 That was a difficult job. It can’t have been easy for you.:
work hard to do it, even though it is difficult.
We use a modal verb + have + past participle to
speculate about the past.
5 journey: A journey is a trip.
Grammar
Exercise 4
1 have you been going: We use the present perfect
continuous for an action that started in the past and is
still continuing in the present.
5 will have left: We use the future perfect for an action that
will be finished at a particular time in the future.
Exercise 5
1 Do you want: Want is a state verb, so we don’t use it in
continuous tenses.
Exercise 6
1 I can’t stand watching TV all evening!: We use the -ing
form after the phrase can’t stand.
2 C: You can say that you travel by train. 3 can’t have stolen: We use can’t have to speculate about
the past when we are sure that something is not true.
3 B: If you reach your destination, you arrive there.
4 used to be very good: We can use used to to talk about
4 D: When you socialise with people, you spend time with
past habits or states.
them outside school or work.
5 as soon as it stops: as soon as means ‘immediately
5 A: You can score a point or goal in a game.
when’ and we use the present simple after it.
Exercise 8
1 to: We use to + infinitive after decide.
Exercise 9
1 creative: Someone who is in creative has good ideas and
can create new things.
Exercise 10