Complete the sentences with the correct form of will or be going to and the verbs in brackets. Write which rule in the Learn this! box you are following.

1. That train ______________ (not stop) here - It's going too fast.

2. ‘We ______________ (spend) the weekend in Paris.’

     ‘Lucky you. You ______________  (have) a great time!’

3. ‘Help! I ______________ (drop) one of these boxes.’

    ‘Don't worry. I______________(take) one for you.’

4. I______________ (go) into town this afternoon. But I ______________ (not be) home late, I promise.

IV. Read the text below. Complete the gaps (1-3) with appropriate words A-F from the box to obtain a
grammatically and lexically correct text. Fill in the gaps with appropriate letters. There are three
extra words that do not match any of the gaps.

A. invented

B. designed

C. discovered

D. planned

E. first

F. early

CALENDARS
These days, everybody uses calendars to note important dates like birthdays, but when did we start
measuring time?
Until recently, experts believed that people in the Near East made the 1) ………………..……. calendar
5,000 years ago. However, they then 2) ………………..……. an ancient site in Scotland from over
10,000 years ago. At the site, there were 12 holes in the ground. Scientists think that people
3) ………………..……. them to track the movement of the Moon and measure time. It’s an exciting discovery because it shows that people had calendars many centuries ago.

Exercise 1: Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

Example: I have seen (see) my new teacher.

1. The train to Newcastle already .......................(leave).

2. Alan .....................(be) married twice.

3. The Browns...................... (have) a baby!

4. I .......................(break) my leg once.

5. We .......................(live) here for a year.

I haven't been abroad yet.

You haven't answered my question.

He hasn't been home for five years.

She hasn't found a new job.

It hasn't finished yet.

We haven't worked on a farm.

They haven't seen each other for ages.

Exercise 2: Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

Example: The kids haven't gone (not go) to bed yet.

6.I think I .......................(not see) her before.

7.She ..............................(not have) a holiday this year.

8.The shop .......................(not open) yet.

9.John never ........................(ride) a bicycle.

10. We .............................(not do) our homework yet.

Have I ever done it before?

Have you been to the cinema recently?

Has he worked here long?

Has she already sent the fax?

Has it ever been in a crash?

Have we done it right?

Have they gone home yet?

Exercise 3: Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

Example: Have you met (meet) our new teacher?

11. your son ever ............................(sleep) in a tent?

12. Ms Bixby........................... (work) here longer than you?

13. you ..........................(see) my glasses?

14. the post......................... (arrive)?

15. they ............................(fix) the car?

What have I done?

How long have you been here?

How many times has he been married?

What countries has she visited?

Where has it been?

How long have we been together?

Where have they worked?

Exercise 4: Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

Example: What exams have you already passed (pass)?

16. Where you...................... (be)?

17. How long they...................... (have) their car?

18. How many letters he....................... (write)?

19. What companies she .......................(work) for?

20. How many copies we......................... (sell)?

Exercise 5: Put the verb in brackets in the correct form to make the Present Perfect Tense.

21. you ever (break) .........................a leg?

22. I (not be)....................... to the theatre for ages.

23. The Browns (move) .......................a flat.

24. Anita already (speak).................... to you?

25. Our parcel (not arrive)..................... yet.

26. What countries you (be).................... to?

27. My parents (live).................. in the same city all their lives.

II. Fill the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
a. There (31) …………………………………... (not be) a panda at the zoo for over 30 years until Tian
Tian (32) …………………………………... (arrive) last month.
b. Look at the traffic! I don’t think we (33) …………………………………... (reach) the airport in time.
c. Bob Dylan (34) ................................. (become) one of the most famous singer / song-writers of all
time. At the age of 65 in 2006, he (35) ................................. (reach) the top of the US album charts
with Modem Times, the oldest living singer to do so. He (36) ................................. (record) many
other hit albums since he (37) ................................. (make) his first album at the age of 21 while he
(38) ................................. (perform) as a folk singer in New York clubs. Although he first (39)
................................. (find) fame as a folk singer, he (40) ................................. (try) originally to be a
rock and roll singer, but without success.

IV. Use the correct form of the words in brackets to fill in the gaps.

1. The five o’clock train is always crowded with ____________. (commute)*

2. I can see the ___________ between you and your mother.  (similar)*

3. She is a young woman who _________ trust in everyone she meets.  (inspiration)

4. She works as an __________ to the president. (advise)

5. He _____________ some of the world's most beautiful women. (photographer)

II. You are asking Jennie about her job. Use the information in the text to complete the questions.

1. Where _________?*

2. What time _________?*

3. What time _________?*

4. How _________?*

5. How many _________ in your section?*

6. How often _________ at night?*

7. When _________?*

8. How _________ when you go home?*

Fill in the gaps with the correct comparison form of the adjectives or adverbs in brackets. Add any necessary words:

1. _____ (soon) we start, _____ (soon) we'll get the job finished.

2. My meal was certainly not _____ (tasty) yours.

3. This TV is three times _____ (expensive) the one we saw in the last shop.

4. _____ (fast) he ran, _____ (tired) he became.

5. _____ (hard) she works, _____ (successful) she becomes.

6. The weather is getting _____ (cold) and _____ (cold) every day.

7. The more books he reads, _____ (good) at reading he becomes.

8. _____ (few) and _____ people are writing letters nowadays.

9. Lisa is becoming _____ (outgoing) as the years go by.

10. Today, it is _____ (sunny) it was yesterday.

11. Computers are getting _____ (cheap) all the time.

 Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage:

It was a cold night. The train traveled through some very lonely countryside. There was (1)__________sign of human life and the station at Brest seemed (2)__________an oasis. The passengers were advised to get (3)____________the train because they were going to be there for a long time. The customs officers had to (4)____________their duty, searching the entire train looking mainly for illegal literature. They found quite a lot, including some interesting magazines to take home to their families. (5)___________ this was happening, the train moved away from the platform to (6)____________its wheels changed. It was lifted up and swung over on to a wider set of (7)________________. But the passengers in the station did not know about this. To them it was a long, unnecessary wait, (8)_______________worse by the fact that their luggage disappeared with the train for at (9)_______________an hour. If they had been given a better explanation of what was going on, they (10)________________have been in a better mood. 

II. Word form
1. Using the verbs in the box to complete the following sentences with the correct form of verbs
       meet      write       sing       study
a. They____chemistry and English for 9 years in that famous school
b. When I came home last week, my mother___a song
c. Hong usually___ to her father and mother every week
d. He____a lot of friendly people few days ago
2 Choose the correct part of speech to complete the sentences
a. It is clear that we have to be____.When riding our bikes on the streets in our country (care)
b. The old man walked___to the park and did exercise with his friends (slow)
c. It's a ____ market with a lot of thibgs to see and buy for your family (tradition)
d. Tet holiday is the most important___ for Vietnamese people, and they love it (celebrate)