GRAMMAR

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And, but, or, so, because
Complete the text with and, but, or.
I get up at half past eight in the morning. I´m hungry ...... there isn´t any food in the kitchen. I want milk,
cereals ...... orange juice. Then, I go to the shop ...... when I get there it´s still closed. I go back home
and into the kitchen. There´s some grapefruit juice and brown bread.
...... I don´t like grapefruit juice ...... brown bread! This is not a good morning, so I go back to bed until
the shop opens.
Complete with and, but, or, so, because.
1. We aren´t going to the park ...... it´s raining.
2. I don´t have any money, ...... I´ll go to the bank.
3. She doesn´t like vegetables ...... fish.
4. I need milk, butter ...... bread.
5. There´s snow on the street ...... it´s not too cold.
6. She studies a lot ...... she never passes the exams.
7. You´ve got an exam tomorrow, ...... you must study tonight.
8. I don´t go to the cinema ...... I haven´t got any money.
3. Correct the underlined word using and, but, or, so, because.
1. We don´t go to the beach but it´s cold. ......
2. They don´t like meat and fish. ......
3. It´s winter because I´m not cold. ......
4. It´s raining, or take your umbrella!. ......
4. Put the words in order.
1. accident / an / she´s / in / because / hospital / she / had.
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2. but / they / many / work / don´t / hours / they / have / money / much.
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3. asked / Paul / me / question, / a / replied / I / so.
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4. buy / I / peppers / potatoes. / and / tomatoes,
Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous.
1. We (watch) TV every night.
2. The children (play) upstairs now.
3. (you / want) to go to the park for a walk?
4. I (work) for a marketing company at the moment.
5. My parents (travel) around the world this month.
6. A: Where’s Mary? B: She (study) in her room.
7. My son (get up) early every day.
8. A: Why the boy (run)? B: He’s late for school.
9. I (try) to open this box but I can’t. Could you help me?
10. We never (drink) coffee at night.
A) Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
1. We (look) through the window when suddenly we (see)
the accident.
2. My sister (play) tennis in the park when it (begin) to
rain.
3. Rob (fall) off his bike while he (cycle) home.
4. While we (watch) TV, the lights (go) out.
5. As it (get) cold, we (turn) the heating on.
6. I (take) out my coat because I (be) hot.
7. Shirley (read) the newspaper while her husband (cut) the
grass.

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8. What (you/do) when we (phone) you yesterday?
9. While I (write) to my pen friend, I (get) a letter from
her.
10. They (be) very sad when they (hear) the bad news.
A) Complete the sentences with relative pronouns. Omit them when they are not
necessary.
1. Michael, ……………………… will be 20 years old next week, is very good at handball.
2. My uncle’s house, ……………………… was restored five years ago, is for sale now.
3. The programme ……………………… we watched on TV last night was very interesting.
4. The man ……………………… children go to the same school as George has a BMW.
5. The village ……………………… I was born is full of tourists in the summer.
6. The boys ……………………… we played football with yesterday are older than us.
7. Graham Bell was the person ……………………… invented the telephone.
8. The books ……………………… are on the top shelf belong to my History teacher.
9. Paris, ……………………… is the capital of France, is quite expensive.
10. The bike ……………………… I’ve just bought was made in Italy.
B) Combine these sentences by means of relative pronouns.
1. Last night we watched a film. It was very funny.
2. Christopher Columbus was a famous sailor. He discovered America.
3. My parents live in England. They are scientists.
4. Paul is a good mechanic. He works for a big company.
5. Kevin is my best friend. I borrowed two books from him yesterday.
6. We’ve bought a new bike. Its handlebars are broken.
7. Gill won a prize. This surprised me a lot.
8. Listen to the birds. They are singing in the garden.
9. That is the cinema. We usually go there on Friday evenings.
10. Fred lives next door. He’s a very good driver.
Verbs: can, could, must, should, have to (Present and Past Simple)
1. ______________you bring me a glass of water?
2. A lot of people ______________ work on computers now.
3. Everybody______________come to school in time.
4. He ______________ (not) play football very well when he was a teenager.
5. He ______________(not) have two jobs to keep his family. He has well paid job.
6. Her diction is not very good. She______________read aloud.
7. I am afraid you will miss the train. You______________take a taxi.
8. I don’t usually work on Saturdays but last Saturday I______________work.
9. I______________go to the bank yesterday to get some money.
10. My little brother ______________(not) eat hamburgers. He may have a stomach-ache.
11. My mother says that I______________(not) be out alone after eleven o’clock. It’s a law.
12. People______________always have a quick snack at McDonald’s.
13 She ______________work day and night to make a good career.
14. The bus was late so we ______________wait for half an hour.
15. The doctor says that he______________give up smoking as soon as possible.
16. When I was a baby I______________(not) sleep without any light.
17.You ____________ (not) buy biscuits because granny had backed a delicious pies.
18. You ______________ (not) speak Russian in class.
19. You know, you ______________ see a doctor. You had a very bad cough.
20. You______________read a document carefully before you sign it.