No. ______ Class _______ Teacher ____________________
Choose the best option to complete these sentences. 1. She _______________ try to reinstall Windows; it might work. a) should
b) must
c) could
2. _______________ I come to your house for dinner? a) May
b) Should
c) Must
3. You _______________ find that shop without the street plan. a) must not
b) shouldn’t
c) cannot
4. You _______________ drink more water during the day. a) can
b) should
c) may
5. We _______________ always read the small print on every contract. a) must
b) can
c) may
6. _______________ I show you the way to the bank? a) Can
b) Should
c) Must
7. Tell Peter he _______________ come home immediately! a) must
b) should
c) can
8. You are not feeling well! You _______________ see a doctor! a) may
B.
b) should
c) can
Complete with can, can’t, could, couldn’t, may, might, shouldn’t or must. 1. David _______________ drink a lot of water to bring his fever down. 2. _______________ you cook dinner tonight? 3. We _______________ join them for a drink later today if we have time. 4. Julian _______________ be late for lunch. 5. I _______________ make a cake today because I'm very busy. 6. _______________ you pass me the salt, please? 7. I _______________ finish the book. I had no time. 8. _______________ I suggest the fish as a main course? 9. Mark _______________ eat so many cakes. He is very fat. 10. I’m afraid you _______________ use those eggs. I’ll need them for breakfast tomorrow.
I was so / such stressed about my exams that my mother had to calm me down.
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Anna is going to have so / such a great night out!
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It’s so / such cold we can hardly feel our toes.
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No. ______ Class _______ Teacher ____________________
My little sister had so / such a hard time at the dentist!
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Carol had so / such a nice time hanging out with her friends.
Philip is so / such a great kid!
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My brother is so / such clever with new technologies.
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We had so / such a great game of chess at school.
Read the following sentences and rewrite them using so … that or such … that. 1. Sarah is not going away for the holidays because she is very busy. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 2. William couldn’t buy those trousers because they were too expensive. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 3. June didn’t go to the party because she was feeling ill. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Andrew would like to visit London because it's a very interesting town. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Joanna has lost her mobile phone because she is absent minded. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 6. My parents didn’t see the film because they were late. ___________________________________________________________________________________
No. ______ Class _______ Teacher ____________________
Susie has found a list of all the things she once planned to do when she would grow up. Write what she has done and what she hasn’t done yet.
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get married ______________________
visit Paris ______________________
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pursue an university degree ______________________
have two children ______________________
get a job in publishing ______________________
go on a cruise ______________________
buy a house ______________________ 9
host big family gatherings ______________________
run the marathon ______________________
Write the verbs in brackets in the present perfect. 1. We ________________ (not see) James for a long time. 2. The film ________________ just ________________ (start). 3. Nigel is the only person who ________________ (visit) Sydney. 4. Karen and Jacqueline ________________ (be) to Japan. 5. Joanna ________________ (travel) to Italy. 6. They ________________ (live) here for three years. 7. I ________________ never ________________ (hear) that before. 8. Mary ________________ (finish) a training course. 9. ________________ you ever ________________ (see) the Niagara Falls? 10. I ________________ (know) Catherine for six months.
No. ______ Class _______ Teacher ____________________
Choose the correct option to complete each sentence. 1. He has _________________ at least four weeks there. a) spend
b) spent
c) spends
2. Have you _________________ to the top of the Eiffel Tower? a) go up
b) went up
c) gone up
3. I haven’t _________________ writing this article yet. a) finish
b) finished
c) finishing
4. He has never _________________ this movie. a) see
b) saw
c) seen
5. She has _________________ here since my parents’ marriage. a) lived
B.
b) live
c) living
Fill in the gaps with the present perfect of the verbs in brackets. Lauren (1) _________________ (be) all over the place! She is a fashionista who (2) _________________ (travel) around the world. She (3) _________________ (know) all the important people in the fashion business and (4) _________________ (try) on outfits created by the greatest names in Paris, London and New York. She (5) _________________ (not lose) a single opportunity to get closer to all the important people both in the retailer business as in the fashion related media. A lot of famous fashion designers and top models (6) _________________ (stay) at her place and she (7) _________________ (meet) almost everyone who is someone in the fashion world.
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Say which of the present perfect uses correspond to the sentences below. a) Something that happened at an unspecified time in the past.
b) Something that started in the past and continued up to the present.
c) Something that happened recently.
1. Karen has lived in Paris for a long time and she has been there till this day.
2. Justine has been to Rome many times.
3. My mother has just bought a brand new car.
4. Peter has told his family about our marriage but I haven’t.
No. ______ Class _______ Teacher ____________________
Complete the sentences with the verbs in the present perfect. 1. How long ____________________ (you / stay) in New York? 2. I ____________________ (never / be) abroad. 3. Mark ____________________ (always / believe) in Santa Claus. 4. They ____________________ (already / meet) their grandson. 5. She ____________________ (be) sick for some time. 6. We ____________________ (live) here since we were born. 7. He ____________________ (read) a lot recently. 8. I ____________________ (just / see) Margaret.
No. ______ Class _______ Teacher ____________________
Fill in the blanks with the present perfect or past simple of the verbs in brackets. When I (1) __________________ (be) a little girl all that I (2) _________________ (want) was to be a pop star! I (3) _______________ (lose) track of how many magazines and CDs I (4) __________________ (buy) on my quest to get closer to my dream. My parents (5) _________________ (try) to convince me to pursue different goals, but I (6) ________________ (follow) a completely different path than the one they (7)
________________ (point) me into. I (8) ________________ (look up) a singing school and
__________________ (enlist) with a voice coach. Later, I (10) __________________ (go) into drama school and (11) ________________ (meet) a lot of new friends and it (12) ________________ (give) me some of my most interesting learning experiences. From that moment on, I (13) _____________ (set) some very clear goals to my life and I plan to stick to them! (9)
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Fill in the gaps with have or has. 1. She ______________ locked the door. 2. We ______________ thought about it very well. 3. The little boy ______________ opened the box. 4. My father ______________ helped me in the garden. 5. They ______________ joined us for lunch. 6. Peter ______________ received the message.
C.
Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb in brackets. 1. We have ___________________ (work) a lot today. 2. She has ___________________ (run) all to way to the station. 3. All the guests have ___________________ (dance) all night. 4. They have ___________________ (sing) in the chorus. 5. He has ___________________ (drive) very fast. 6. We have ___________________ (meet) a lot of people. 7. The girls have ___________________ (take) a lot of food to the picnic. 8. Joan has ___________________ (feel) very weak. 9. I have ___________________ (take) the dog for a walk. 10. He has ___________________ (pay) a lot of money for those jeans.
Modal Verbs A. 1. should do; 2. Should (...) invite; 3. shouldn’t believe; 4. should be; 5. should study; 6. shouldn’t be; 7. shouldn’t go; 8. should be; 9. shouldn’t go; 10. shouldn’t buy; 11. Should (...) take. B. 1. a); 2. b); 3. c); 4. c); 5. b); 6. b); 7. c). Modal Verbs A. 1. c); 2. a); 3. c); 4. b); 5. a); 6. a); 7. a); 8. b). B. 1. must; 2. Can; 3. might; 4. may; 5. can’t; 6. Could; 7. couldn’t; 8. May; 9. shouldn’t; 10. can’t. WORKSHEET 15 So and such A. 1. so; 2. so; 3. such; 4. so; 5. such; 6. such; 7. such; 8. so; 9. such B. 1. Sarah is so busy that she is not going away for her holidays. 2. Those trousers were so expensive that William couldn’t buy them. 3. June was feeling so ill that she didn’t go to the party. 4. London is such an interesting town that Andrew would like to visit it. 5. Joanna is so absent minded that she has lost her mobile phone. 6. My parents were so late that they didn’t see the film.
WORKSHEET 16 Present Perfect A. 1. She has gotten married. 2. She has visited Paris. 3. She hasn’t gone on a cruise. 4. She has pursued an university degree. 5. She hasn’t had any children. 6. She hasn’t bought a house. 7. She has gotten a job in publishing. 8. She has hosted big family gatherings. 9. She hasn’t run the marathon. B. 1. haven’t seen; 2. has (...) started; 3. has visited; 4. have been; 5. has travelled; 6. have lived; 7. have (...) heard; 8. has finished; 9. Have (...) seen; 10. have known. WORKSHEET 17
Present Perfect A. 1. b); 2. c); 3. b); 4. c); 5. a) B. 1. has been; 2. has travelled; 3. has known; 4. has tried; 5. hasn’t lost; 6. have stayed; 7. has met
Present Perfect A. 1. have you stayed; 2. have never been; 3. has always believed; 4. have already met; 5. has been; 6. have lived; 7. has read; 8. have just seen. B. 1. Where have you been all day? 2. What have you found in the garden? 3. How many CDs has he bought? 4. Who has he talked to? 5. For how long has he played computer? 6. What have the children done?
