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English Grammar in Use.

1.1 Complete the sentences with one of the following verbs in the correct form:

1.2 Use the words in brackets to complete the questions.

1.3 Put the verb into the correct form. Sometimes you need the negative (I'm not doing etc.).

1.4 Read this conversation between Brian and Sarah. Put the verbs into the correct form.

1.5 Complete the sentences using one of these verbs: get change rise fall increase

2.1 Complete the sentences using one of the following:

2.2 Put the verb into the correct form.

2.3 Use one of the following verbs to complete these sentences. Sometimes you need the negative:

2.4 Ask Liz questions about herself and her family.

2.5 Complete using one of the following.

3.1 Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct the verbs that are wrong.

3.2 Put the verb in the correct form, present continuous or present simple.

4.1 Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct the ones that are wrong.

4.3 Put the verb into the correct form, present continuous or present simple.

4.4 Complete the sentences using the most suitable form of be. Sometimes you must use the simple (am/is/are) and sometimes the continuous is more suitable (am/is/are being).

5.1 Read what Sharon says about a typical working day:

5.2 Put one of these verbs in each sentence:

5.3 A friend has just come back from holiday. You ask him about it. Write your questions.

5.4 Complete the sentences, Put the verb into the correct form, positive or negative.

6.1 What were you doing at the following times? Write one sentence as in the examples. The past continuous is not always necessary (see the second example).

6.2 Use your own ideas to complete these sentences. Use the past continuous.

6.3 Put the verbs into the correct form, past continuous or past simple.

6.4 Put the verbs into the correct form, past continuous or past simple.

7.1 You are writing a letter to a friend. In the letter you give news about yourself and other people. Use the words given to make sentences. Use the present perfect.

7.2 Read the situations and write sentences. Choose one of the following:

7.4 Read the situations and write sentences with just, already or yet.

7.5 Put in been or gone.

8.1 You are asking somebody questions about things he or she has done. Make questions from the words in brackets.

8.2 Complete Bs answers. Some sentences are positive and some negative. Use a verb from this list:

8.3 Complete these sentences using today/this year/this term etc.

8.4 Read the situations and write sentences as shown in the examples.

9.1 What have these people been doing or what has been happening?

9.2 Write a question for each situation.

9.3 Read the situations and complete the sentences.

10.1 Read the situations and write two sentences using the words in brackets.

10.2 For each situation, ask a question using the words in brackets.

10.3 Put the verb into the more suitable form, present perfect simple (I have done etc.) or continuous (I have been doing etc.).

11.1 Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct them if they are wrong.

11.2 Read the situations and write questions from the words in brackets.

11.3 Complete Bs answers to a's questions.

12.1 Write questions with how long and when.

12.2 Read the situations and complete the sentences beginning in the way shown.

12.3 Put in for or since.

12.4 Write Bs sentences using the words in brackets.

13.1 What has happened in these situations?

13.2 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form, present perfect or past simple.

13.3 Are the underlined parts of these sentences right or wrong? Correct the ones that are wrong.

13.4 (Section c) Put the verb into the most suitable form, present perfect or past simple.

14.1 Are the underlined parts of these sentences right or wrong? Correct the ones that are wrong.

14.2 Make sentences from the words in brackets. Use the present perfect or past simple.

14.3 Put the verb into the correct form, present perfect or past simple.

14.4 Write sentences about yourself using the ideas in brackets.

15.1 Read the situations and write sentences from the words in brackets.

15.2 Read the situations and write sentences ending with before. Use the verb given in brackets.

15.4 Put the verb into the correct form, past perfect (I had done etc.) or past simple (I did etc.).

16.1 Read the situations and make sentences from the words in brackets.

16.2 Read the situations and complete the sentences.

16.3 Put the verb into the most suitable form, past continuous (I was doing), past perfect (I had done) or past perfect continuous (I had been doing).

17.1 Write negative sentences with have. Some are present (can't) and some are past (couldn't).

17.2 Complete these questions with have. Some are present and some are past.

17.3 In this exercise you have to write sentences about yourself. Choose four of the following things (or you can choose something else):

17.4 Complete these sentences. Use an expression from the list and put the verb into the correct form where necessary.

18.2 Brian changed his lifestyle. He stopped doing some things and started doing other things:

18.3 Compare what Carol said five years ago and what she says today:

19.1 A friend of yours is planning to go on holiday soon. You ask her about her plans. Use the words in brackets to make your questions.

19.2 Tom wants you to visit him but you are very busy. Look at your diary for the next few days and explain to him why you can't come.

19.3 Have you arranged to do anything at these times? Write (true) sentences about yourself.

19.4 Put the verb into the more suitable form, present continuous or present simple.

20.1 Answer the questions. You are going to do all these things but you haven't done them yet. Use going to and the word(s) in brackets.

20.2 Write a question with going to for each situation.

20.3 Read the situations and complete the dialogues. Use going to.

20.4 What is going to happen in these situations? Use the words in brackets.

21.2 Read the situations and write sentences with I think I'll ... Or I don't think I'll ...

21.3 Which is correct? (If necessary, study Units 19-20 first.)

21.4 What do you say in these situations? Write sentences with shall I ...? or shall we ...?

22.1 Which form of the verb is correct (or more natural) in these sentences? The verbs are underlined.

22.3 Put in will ('ll) or won't.

22.4 Where will you be at these times? Write true sentences about yourself. Use one of these:

23.1 Complete the sentences using will ('ll) or going to.

23.2 Read the situations and complete the sentences using will ('ll) or going to.

24.1 Read about Colin. Then you have to tick (V) the sentences which are true. In each group of sentences at least one is true.

24.2 Put the verb into the correct form, will be (do)ing or will have (done).

25.1 Complete these sentences using the verbs in brackets. All the sentences are about the future. Use will/won't or the present simple (I see/he plays/it is etc.).

25.2 Make one sentence from two.

25.3 Read the situations and complete the sentences.

25.4 Put in when or if.

26.1 Complete the sentences using can or (be) able to. Use can if possible; otherwise use (be) able to.

26.2 Write sentences about yourself using the ideas in brackets.

26.4 Complete the answers to the questions with was/were able to.

26.5 Complete the sentences using could, couldn't or was/were able to.

27.1 Answer the questions with a suggestion. Use could.

27.2 Put in can or could. Sometimes either word is possible.

27.4 Read this information about Ken:

28.1 Put in must or can't.

28.2 Complete the sentences with a verb in the correct form.

28.3 Read the situations and use the words in brackets to write sentences with must have and can't have.

29.1 Write these sentences in a different way using may or might.

29.2 Complete the sentences with a verb in the correct form.

29.3 Read the situations and make sentences from the words in brackets. Use may or might.

29.4 Complete the sentences using might not or couldn't.

30. Write sentences with may or might.

30.4 Write sentences with may not or might not.

30.5 Read the situations and make sentences with may/might as well.

31.1 Complete these sentences with must or have to (in the correct form). Sometimes it is possible to use either; sometimes only have to is possible.

31.2 Make questions with have to.

31.4 Complete these sentences with mustn't or don't/doesn't have to.

32.2 Complete the sentences with must, mustn't or needn't.

32.3 Read the situations and make sentences with needn't have.

32.4 Write two sentences for each situation. Use needn't have in the first sentence and could have in the second (as in the example). For could have see Unit 27.

33.2 Read the situations and write sentences with I think/I don't think ... Should...

33.4 Read the situations and write sentences with should/shouldn't. Some of the sentences are past and some are present.

34.1 Write a sentence (beginning in the way shown) that means the same as the first sentence.

34.2 Are these sentences right or wrong?

34.4 Complete these sentences using if ... Should... .

35.1 Complete the sentences. Sometimes you need only one word, sometimes two.

35.2 Read the situations and write sentences with had better. Use the words in brackets.

35.3 Put in had better or should. Sometimes either is possible.

35.4 Read the situations and write sentences with It's time (somebody did something).

36.1 Read the situations and write questions beginning Can ... Or Could ...

36.2 Read the situations and write questions beginning Do you think ...

36.3 What would you say in these situations?

37.1 Put the verb into the correct form.

37.2 You ask a friend questions. Use What would you do if ...?

37.3 Answer the questions in the way shown.

37.4 Use your own ideas to complete these sentences.

38.1 Put the verb into the correct form.

38.2 Write a sentence with If ... For each situation.

38.3 Write sentences beginning I wish ...

38.4 Write your own sentences beginning I wish ...

39.1 Put the verb into the correct form.

39.2 Write a sentence with if for each situation.

39.3 Imagine that you are in these situations. For each situation, write a sentence with I wish ...

40.2 Write sentences using promised.

40.3 What do you say in these situations? Write sentences with I wish ... Would ...

40.4 Are these sentences right or wrong? Correct the ones that are wrong.

40.5 These sentences are about things that often happened in the past. Complete the sentences using

41.1 Complete the sentences using one of these verbs in the correct form:

41.2 Write questions using the passive. Some are present and some are past.

41.3 Put the verb into the correct form, present simple or past simple, active or passive.

41.4 Rewrite these sentences. Instead of using 'somebody/they/people' etc. Write a passive sentence.

42.1 What do these words mean? Use it can ... Or it can't... . Use a dictionary if necessary.

42.2 Complete these sentences with one of the following verbs (in the correct form):

42.3 Rewrite these sentences. Instead of using 'somebody' or 'they', write a passive sentence.

42.4 Make sentences from the words in brackets. Sometimes the verb is active, sometimes passive. (This exercise also includes the past simple--see Unit 41 c.)

43.1 When were they born? Choose five of these people and write a sentence for each. (Two of them were born in the same year.)

43.2 Write these sentences in another way, beginning in the way shown.

44.1 Write these sentences in another way, beginning as shown. Use the underlined word in your sentence.

44.2 People say a lot of things about Arthur. For example:

45.1 Tick (V) the correct sentence, (a) or (b), for each picture.

45.2 Why did you do these things? Answer using 'have something done'. Use one of these verbs:

45.3 Write sentences in the way shown.

45.4 Use the words in brackets to complete the sentences. Use the structure 'have something done'.

45.5 Now you have to use 'have something done' with its second meaning (see Section c).

46.1 Yesterday you met a friend of yours, Charlie. Here are some of the things Charlie said to you:

46.2 Somebody says something to you which is the opposite of what they said before. Write a suitable answer beginning I thought you said ....

47.1 Here are some things that Ann said to you:

47.2 Complete the sentences with say or tell (in the correct form). Use only one word each time.

47.3 (Section c) The following sentences are direct speech:

48.1 Ask Liz questions. (Look at her answers before you write the questions.)

48.2 Make questions with who or what.

48.3 Put the words in brackets in the correct order. All the sentences are questions.

48.4 Write negative questions from the words in brackets. In each situation you are surprised.

49.1 Make a new sentence from the question in brackets.

49.2 You are making a phone call. You want to speak to Sue but she isn't there. Somebody else answers the phone. You want to know three things:

49.3 You have been away for a while and have just come back to your home town. You meet Gerry, a friend of yours. He asks you a lot of questions:

50.1 Complete the sentences with an auxiliary verb (do/was/could/should etc.). Sometimes the verb must be negative (don't/wasn't etc.).

50.2 You never agree with Sue. Answer in the way shown.

50.3 You are talking to Tina. Write true sentences about Yourself. Reply with So ... Or Neither... If suitable. Study the two examples carefully.

50.4 In these conversations, you are b. Read the information in brackets and then answer with I think so, I hope not etc.

51.1 Put a question tag on the end of these sentences.

51.2 Read the situation and write a sentence with a question tag. In each situation you are asking your friend to agree with you.

52.1 Complete each sentence with one of these verbs:

1.1 Regular verbs

1.2 Irregular verbs

1.3 The following verbs can be regular or irregular:

1.4 List of irregular verbs

2. Choose the right alternative.

4. Use your own ideas to complete b's sentences.

5. Put the verb in the correct form, past simple (I did), past continuous (I was doing), past perfect (I had done) or past perfect continuous (I had been doing).

7. Put the verbs into the correct form.

8. Put the verb into the most suitable form.

9. Complete the sentences using the past continuous (was doing) or used to ... Use the verb in brackets.

10. What do you say to your friend in these situations? Use the words given in brackets. Use the present continuous (I am doing), going to... Or will (I'll).

11. Put the verb into the most suitable form. Use a present tense (simple or continuous), will (I'll) or shall.

12. Put the verbs in the most suitable form. Sometimes there is more than one possibility.

13. Put the verb into the correct form. Choose from the following:

15. Make sentences from the words in brackets.

16. Put the verb into the correct form.

17. Complete the sentences.

18. Use your own ideas to complete these sentences.

19. Put the verb into the correct form.

20. Put the verb into the most suitable passive form.

21. Put the verb into the correct form, active or passive.

22. Read these newspaper reports and put the verbs into the most suitable form.

23. Put the verb into the correct form.

24. Make sentences from the words in brackets.

25. Complete the second sentence so that the meaning is similar to the first.

26. Put in a/an or the where necessary. Leave an empty space (-) if the sentence is already complete.

27. Choose the right alternative.

28. Put in one of the following prepositions: at on in for since during by until

29. Put in the missing preposition.

30. Put in the missing preposition.

31. Put in a preposition where necessary. If the sentence is already complete, leave an empty space (-).

Study guide

If you are not sure which is right

Key to exercises

Key to study guide(see page 301)

hurt hurt hurt

keep kept kept

kneel knelt knelt

know knew known

lay laid laid

lead led led

lend lent lent

let let let

lie lay lain

light lit lit

lose lost lost

make made made

mean meant meant

meet met met

pay paid paid

put put put

read read read

ride rode ridden

ring rang rung

rise rose risen

run ran run

say said said

see saw seen

seek sought sought

sell sold sold

send sent sent

set set set

sew sewed sewn/sewed

shake shook shaken

shine shone shone

shoot shot shot

show showed shown/showed

shrink shrank shrunk

shut shut shut

sing sang sung

sink sank sunk

sit sat sat

sleep slept slept

slide slid slid

speak spoke spoken

spend spent spent

spit spat spat

split split split

spread spread spread

spring sprang sprung

stand stood stood

steal stole stolen

stick stuck stuck

sting stung stung

stink stank stunk

strike struck struck

swear sore sworn

sweep swept swept

swim swam swum

swing swung swung

take took taken

teach taught taught

tear tore torn

tell told told

think thought thought

throw threw thrown

understand understood understood

wake woke woken

wear wore worn

weep wept wept

win won won

write wrote written

APPENDIX 2

Present and past tenses

#1 I do

present simple (-> Units 2-4)

* Ann often plays tennis.

* I work in a bank but I don't enjoy it very much.

* Do you like parties?

* It doesn't rain much in summer.

#2 I am doing

present continuous (-> Units 1, 3-4)

* 'Where's Ann?' 'She's playing tennis.'

* Please don't disturb me now. I'm working.

*Hello. Are you enjoying the party?

* It isn't raining at the moment.

#3 I have done

perfect I present perfect simple (-> Units 7-8, 10-14)

Ann has played tennis many times.

* I've lost my key. Have you seen it anywhere?

* How long have they known each other?

* 'Is it still raining?' 'No, it has stopped.'

* The house is dirty. We haven't cleaned it for weeks.

#4 I have been doing

present perfect continuous (-> Units 9-11)

* Ann is very tired. She has been playing tennis.

* Your're out of breath. Have you been running?

* How long have they been learning English?

* It's still raining. It has been raining all day.

* I haven't been feeling well recently. Perhaps I should go to the doctor.

#5 I did

past simple (-> Units 5-6, 13-14)

* Ann played tennis yesterday afternoon.

* I lost my key a few days ago.

* There was a film on TV last night but we didn't watch it.

* What did you do when you finished work yesterday?

#6 I was doing

past continuous (-> Unit 6)

* I saw Ann in the park yesterday. She was playing tennis.

* I dropped my key when I was trying to open the door.

* The television was on but we weren't watching it.

* What were you doing at this time yesterday?

#7 I had done

past perfect (-> Unit 15)

* It wasn't her first game of tennis. She had played many times before.

* I couldn't get into the house because I had lost my key.

* The house was dirty because we hadn't cleaned it for weeks.

#8 I had been doing

past perfect continuous (-> Unit 16)

* Ann was tired yesterday evening because she had been playing tennis in the afternoon.

* George decided to go to the doctor because he hadn't been feeling well.

For the passive, see Units 41-43.

APPENDIX 3

The future

3.1 List of future forms

* I'm leaving tomorrow. present continuous (-> Unit 19A)


* My train leaves at 9.30. present simple (-> Unit 19B)

* I'm going to leave tomorrow. (be) going to (-> Units 20, 23)

* I'll leave tomorrow. will (-> Units 21-23)

* I'll be leaving tomorrow. future continuous (-> Unit 24)

* I'll have left by this time tomorrow. future perfect (-> Unit 24)

* I hope to see you before I leave tomorrow. present simple (-> Unit 25)

3.2 Future actions

We use the present continuous (I'm doing) for arrangements:

* I'm leaving tomorrow. I've got my plane ticket. (already planned and arranged)

* 'When are they getting married?' 'Next month.'

We use the present simple (I leave/it leaves etc.) for timetables, programmes etc,:

* My train leaves at 9.30. (according to the timetable)

* What time does the film begin?

We use (be) going to ... to say what somebody has already decided to do:

* I've decided not to stay here any longer. I'm going to leave tomorrow. (or I'm leaving tomorrow.)

* Are you going to watch the film on television tonight?

We use will ('ll) when we decide or agree to do something at the time of speaking:

* A: I don't want you to stay here any longer.

B: OK. I'll leave tomorrow. (B decides this at the time of speaking)

* That bag looks heavy. I'll help you with it.

* I promise I won't tell anybody what happened. (won't =will not)

3.3 Future happenings and situations

Most often we use will to talk about future happenings or situations ('something will happen'):

* I don't think John is happy in his job. I think he'll leave soon.

* This time next year I'll be in Japan. Where will you be?

We use (be) going to when the situation now shows what is going to happen in the future:

* Look at those black clouds. It's going to rain. (you can see the clouds now)

3.4 Future continuous and future perfect

Will be (do)ing = will be in the middle of (doing something):

* This time next week I'll be on holiday. I'll be lying on a beach and swimming in the sea.

We also use will be ~ing for future actions (see Unit 24C):

* What time will you be leaving tomorrow?

We use will have (done) to say that something will already be complete before a time in the future:

* I won't be here this time tomorrow. I'll have already left.

3.5 We use the present (not 'will') after when/if/while/before etc. (see Unit 25):

* I hope to see you before I leave tomorrow. (not 'before I will leave')

* You must come and see us when you are in England again. (not 'when you will be')

* If we don't huffy, we'll be late.

APPENDIX 4

Modal verbs (can/could/will/would etc.)

This appendix is a summary of modal verbs (can/could/will/would etc.). For more information, see Units 21-40.

4.1 Compare can/could etc. for actions:

can

* I can go out tonight. (= there is nothing to stop me)

* I can't go out tonight.

could

* I could go out tonight. (but I'm not very keen)

* I couldn't go out last night. (= I wasn't able)

can or may

* Can I go out tonight? (=do you allow me to go out?)

May I go out tonight?

will/won't

* I think I'll go out tonight.

* I promise I won't go out.

would

* I would go out tonight but I've got too much to do.

* I promised I wouldn't go out.

shall

* Shall I go out tonight? (= do you think it is a good idea?)

should or ought to

* I should(ought to) go out tonight. (= it would be a good thing.)

must

* I must go out tonight. it is necessary)

* I mustn't go out tonight. it is necessary that I do not go out)

needn't

* I needn't go out tonight. (= it is not necessary that I go out)

Compare could have .../would have ... etc.:

could

* I could have gone out last night but I decided to stay at home.

would

* I would have gone out last night but I had too much to do.

should or ought to

* I should(ought to) have gone out last night. I'm sorry I didn't.

needn't

* I needn't have gone out last night. (= I went out but it was not necessary)


4.2 We use will/would/may etc. to say whether something is possible, impossible, probable, certain etc. Compare:

Will

* 'What time will she be here?' 'She'll be here soon.'

would

* She would be here now but she has been delayed.

should or ought to

* She should(ought to) be here soon. (= I expect she will be here soon)

may or might or could

* She may be here now. I'm not sure. (= it's possible that she is here)

* She might be here now. I'm not sure. (= it's possible that she is here)

* She could be here now. I'm not sure. (= it's possible that she is here)

must

* She must be here. I saw her come in. (= I'm sure--there is no other possibility)

can't

* She can't possibly be here. I know for certain that she's away on holiday.

Compare would have .../should have ... etc.:

will

* She will have arrived by now.

would

* She would have arrived earlier but she was delayed.

should or ought

* I wonder where she is. She should have arrived by now.

* I wonder where she is. She ought to have arrived by now.

may or might or could

* She may have arrived. I'm not sure. (= it's possible that she has arrived)

* She might have arrived. I'm not sure. (= it's possible that she has arrived)

* She could have arrived. I'm not sure. (= it's possible that she has arrived)

must

* She must have arrived by now. (I'm sure--there is no other possibility)

can't

* She can't possibly have arrived yet. It's much too early. (=it's impossible)

APPENDIX 5

Short forms (I'm/you've/didn't etc.)

1. In spoken English we usually say I'm/you've/didn't etc. (short forms) rather than I am/you have/did not etc. We also use short forms in informal written English (for example, in letters to friends).

When we write short forms, we use an apostrophe (') for the missing letter(s):

I'm = I am you've = you have didn't = did not

5.2 List of short forms of auxiliary verbs

'm = am -> I'm

's = is or has -> he's, she's, it's

're= are -> you're, we're, they're

've = have -> I've, you've, we've, they've

'll = will -> I'll, he'll, she'll, you'll, we'll, they'll

'd = would or had -> I'd, he'd, she'd, you'd, we'd, they'd

's can be is or has:

* She's ill. (= She is ill.)

* She's gone away. (= She has gone away.)

but let's = let us:

* Let's go now. (= Let us go)

'd can be would or had:

* I'd see a doctor if I were you. (= I would see)

* I'd never seen her before. (= I had never seen)

We use some of these short forms (especially 's) after question words (who/what etc.) and after that/there/here:

who's, what's, where's, how's, that's, there's, here's, who'll, there'll, who'd

* Who's that woman over there? (= who is)

* What's happened? (= what has)

* Do you think there'll be many people at the party? (= there will)

You can also use short forms (especially 's) after a noun:

* John's going out tonight. (= John is)

* My friend's just got married. (= My friend has)

You cannot use 'm/'s/'re/'ve/'ll/'d at the end of a sentence (because the verb is stressed in this position):

* 'Are you tired?' 'Yes, I am.' (not 'Yes, I'm.')

* Do you know where she is? (not 'Do you know where she's?')

5.3 Negative short forms

isn't(= is not) aren't(= are not) wasn't(= was not) weren't(= were not) doesn't(= doesn't) didn't(= did not) don't(= do not) haven't(= have not) hasn't(= has not) hadn't(= had not) can't(= cannot) couldn't(= could not) won't(= will not) wouldn't(= would not) shan't(= shall not) shouldn't(= should not) mightn't(= might not) mustn't(= must not) needn't(= need not) daren't(= dare not)

Negative short forms for is and are can be:

he isn't/she isn't/it isn't or he's not/she's not/it's not

you aren't/we aren't/they aren't or you're not/we're not/they're not

APPENDIX 6

Spelling

6.1 Nouns, verbs and adjectives can have the following endings:

noun + ~s/es (plural): books ideas matches


verb + ~s/~es (after he/she/it): works enjoys washes

verb + ~ing: working enjoying washing

verb + ~ed: worked enjoyed washed

adjective + ~er (comparative): cheaper quicker brighter

adjective + ~est (superlative): cheapest quickest brightest

adjective + ~ly (adverb): cheaply quickly brightly

When we use these endings, there are sometimes changes in spelling. These changes are listed below.

6.2 Nouns and verbs + ~s/~es

The ending is ~es when the word ends in ~s/~ss/~sh/~ch/~x:

match/matches, wash/washes, bus/buses, miss/misses, box/boxes, search/searches

Note also:

potato/potatoes, do/does, tomato/tomatoes, go/goes

6.3 Words ending in ~y (baby, carry, easy etc.)

If a word ends in a consonant + y (~by/~ry/~sy/~vy etc.):

y changes to ie before the ending ~s:

baby/babies lorry/lorries hurry/hurries study/studies country/countries apply/applies secretary/secretaries try/tries

y changes to i before the ending ~ed:

hurry/hurried study/studied apply/applied try/tried

y changes to i before the endings ~er and -est:

easy/easier/easiest heavy/heavier/heaviest lucky/luckier/luckiest

y changes to i before the ending ~ly:

easy/easily heavy/heavily temporary/temporarily

y does not change before ~ing:

hurrying, studying, applying, trying

y does not change if the word ends in a vowel + y (~ay/~ey/~oy/~uy):

play/plays/played enjoy/enjoys/enjoyed buy/buys, monkey/monkeys

An exception is: day/daily

Note also: pay/paid, lay/laid, say/said

6.4 Verbs ending in ~ie (die, lie, tie)

If a verb ends in ~ie, ie changes to y before the ending ~ing: die/dying lie/lying tie/tying

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APPENDIX 6

6.5 Words ending in -e (hope, dance, wide etc.)

#1 Verbs

If a verb ends in ~e, we leave out e before the ending ~ing:

hope/hoping smile/smiling dance/dancing confuse/confusing

Exceptions arc: be/being

and verbs ending in ~ee: see/seeing agree/agreeing

If a verb ends in ~e, we add ~d for the past (of regular verbs):

hope/hoped smile/smiled dance/danced confuse/confused

#2 Adjectives and adverbs

If an adjective ends in ~e, we add ~r and ~st for the comparative and superlative:

wide/wider/widest late/later/latest large/larger/largest

If an adjective ends in ~e, we keep e before the adverb ending ~1y:

polite/politely extreme/extremely absolute/absolutely

If an adjective ends in ~le (simple, terrible etc.), the adverb ending is ~ply, ~bly etc.:

simple/simply terrible/terribly reasonable/reasonably

6.6 Doubling consonants (stop/stopping/stopped, wet/wetter/wettest etc.)

Sometimes a word ends in vowel + consonant. For example:

stop, plan, wet, thin, slip, prefer, regret

Before the endings ~ing/~ed/~er/-est, we double the consonant at the end. So p -> pp, n -> nn etc. For example:

stop p -> pp stopping stopped

plan n -> nn planning planned

rub b -> bb rubbing rubbed

big g -> gg bigger biggest

wet t -> tt wetter wettest

thin n -> nn thinner thinnest

If the word has more than one syllable (prefer, begin etc.), we double the consonant at the end only if the final syllable is stressed:

preFER/preferring preferred

perMIT/permitting/permitted

reGRET/regretting/regretted

beGIN/beginning

If the final syllable is not stressed, we do not double the final consonant:

VISit/visiting/visited

deVELop/developing/developed

HAPpen/happening/happened

reMEMber/remembering/remembered

In British English, verbs ending in -1 have -]I- before ~ing and ~ed whether the final syllable is stressed or not:

travel/travelling/travelled

cancel/cancelling/cancelled

For American spelling, see Appendix 7.

Note that:

we do not double the final consonant if the word ends in two consonants (~rt, ~1p, ~ng etc.): start/starting/started, help/helping/helped, long/longer/longest

we do not double the final consonant if there are two vowel letters before it (~oil, ~eed etc.): boil/boiling/boiled, need/needing/needed, explain/explaining/explained, cheap/cheaper/cheapest, loud/louder/loudest, quiet/quieter/quietest


we do not double y or w at the end of words. (At the end of words y and w are not consonants.)

stay/staying/stayed, grow/growing, new/newer/newest

APPENDIX 7

American English

There are a few grammatical differences between British English and American English:

UNIT 7A-B and 13A

BRITISH

The present perfect is used for an action in the past with a result now:

* I've lost my key. Have you seen it?

* Sally isn't here. She's gone out.

The present perfect is used with just, already and yet:

* A: What time is he leaving?

B: He has already left.

* Have you finished your work yet?

AMERICAN

The present perfect OR past simple can be used:

* I've lost my key. Have you seen it? or I lost my key. Did you see it?

* Sally isn't here. She's gone out. She went out.

The present perfect OR past simple can be used:

* I'm not hungry. I've just had lunch. I've just had lunch.

* A: What time is he leaving?

B: He has already left. He already left.

* Have you finished your work yet? or Did you finish your work yet?

UNIT 17B

BRITISH: have a bath/have a shower

AMERICAN: take a bath/take a shower

UNIT 22D

BRITISH

Will or shall can be used with I/we:

* I will/shall be late this evening. The questions shall I ...? and shall we ...? are used to ask for advice etc.:

* Which way shall we go?

AMERICAN

Shall is unusual:

* I will be late this evening. Should I ...? and should we ...? are used to ask for advice etc.:

* Which way should we go?

UNIT 32B

BRITISH

You can use needn't (do) or don't need to (do):

* We needn't hurry. or We don't need to hurry.

AMERICAN

Needn't is unusual. The usual form is don't need to:

* We don't need to hurry.

UNIT 34 A-B

BRITISH

After demand, insist etc. you can use should:

* I demanded that he should apologize.

* We insisted that something should be done about the problem.

AMERICAN:

The subjunctive is normally used. Should is unusual after demand, insist etc.:

* I demanded that he apologize.

* We insisted that something be done about the problem.

Many verbs ending in ~ise in British English (apologise/organise/specialise etc.) are spelt with ~ize (apologize/organize/specialize etc.) in American English.

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APPENDIX 7

UNIT 73B

BRITISH

British speakers say 'to/in hospital' (without 'the'):

* Three people were injured and taken to hospital.

AMERICAN

American speakers say 'to/in the hospital':

* Three people were injured and taken to the hospital.

UNIT 78C

BRITISH

Nouns like government/team/family etc. can have a singular or plural verb:

* The team is/are playing well.

AMERICAN

These nouns normally take a singular verb in American English:

* The team is playing well.

UNIT 120B

BRITISH: at the weekend/at weekends:

* Will you be here at the weekend?

AMERICAN: on the weekend/on weekends:

* Will you be here on the weekend?

UNIT 123A

BRITISH: in a street:

* Do you live in this street?

AMERICAN: on a street:

* Do you live on this street?

UNIT 130C

BRITISH: different from or different to:

* It was different from (or to) what I'd expected.

AMERICAN: different from or different than:

* It was different from (or than) what I'd expected.

UNIT 131B

BRITISH: write to somebody:

* Please write to me soon.

AMERICAN: write (to) somebody (with or without 'to,):

* Please write (to) me soon.

APPENDIX 1.3

BRITISH

The verbs in this section (burn, spoil etc.) can be regular or irregular (burned or burnt, spoiled or spoilt etc.)

AMERICAN: The verbs in this section are normally regular (burned, spoiled etc.)

APPENDIX 1.4

BRITISH: The past participle of get is got:

* your English has got much better. (= has become much better)

Have got is also an alternative to have: