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Self-study
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students of
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THI RD
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with answers

Raymond Murphy
with William R. Smalzer
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Contents
To the Student
To the Teacher

viii
x

Present
1
2

3
4
5
6
7
8
9

a m /is /a r e
a m /is /a r e (questions)
I am d o in g (present continuous)
are y ou doin g? (present continuous questions)
I d o /w o r k /lik e , etc. (simple present)
I d o n ’t . . . (simple present negative)
D o y ou . . . ? (simple present questions)
I am d o in g (present continuous) and I do (simple present)
I have . . . and I’ve g o t . . .

Past
10
11
12
13
14
15

w a s/w er e
w o r k e d /g o t/w e n t, etc. (simple past)
I d id n ’t . . . D id you . . . ? (simple past negative and questions)
I was d o in g (past continuous)

I was d o in g (past continuous) and I d id (simple past)
I used to . . .

Present perfect
16
17
18
19
20
21

H ave you ever . . . ?
H o w lo n g have you . . . ?
for sin ce ago
I have d on e and I d id (present perfect and simple past 1)
ju st, already, and yet (present perfect and simple past 2)
I’ve lo st m y key. I lo st m y key last w eek , (present perfect and simple past 3)

Passive
22 is d o n e was d on e
(passive l)
23 is b ein g d on e has b een d on e

(passive 2)

Verb forms
24 b e /h a v e /d o in present and past tenses
25 R egular and irregular verbs

>


Future
26
27
28
29

If

W hat are you d o in g tom orrow ?
I’m g o in g to . . .
w ill 1
w ill 2

you are not sure which units you need to study, use the STUDY GUIDE on page 263.

i


Modals, im peratives, etc.
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37

m ig h t

can and co u ld
m u st
sh o u ld
I have to . . .
W ou ld you lik e . . . ? Fd lik e . . .
Fd rather . . .
D o this! D o n ’t do that! L e t’s do this!

There and it
38 th ere is th ere are
39 th ere w a s/w e r e there h a s/h a v e b een
40 I t . . .

th ere w ill be

A uxiliary verbs
41
42
43
44

I am , I d o n ’t, etc.
Y ou have? / H ave you? / Y ou are? / A re you?, etc.
to o /e ith e r so am I / n eith er do I, etc.
isn ’t, h aven ’t, d o n ’t, etc. (negatives)

Questions
45
46
47

48
49
50

is i t . . . ? have you . . . ? do th ey . . . ?, etc. (questions 1)
W h o saw you? W h o d id you see? (questions 2)
W h o is she ta lk in g to? W hat is it like? (questions 3)
W h a t . . . ? W h ich . . . ? H o w . . . ? (questions 4)
H o w lo n g d oes it take . . . ?
D o you k n o w w h ere . . . ? I d o n ’t k n o w w h a t . . . , etc.

Reported speech
51 She said t h a t . . .

H e to ld m e t h a t . . .

-ing and to . . .
52
53
54
55

V

w o r k /w o r k in g g o /g o in g d o /d o in g
to . . . (I w an t to do) and -in g (I enjoy d oin g)
I w a n t you to . . . I to ld you to . . .
I w e n t to th e store to . . .

Go, get, do, make, and have

56
57
58
59

go to . . . go on . . .
get
do and m ak e
have

go for . . .

go -in g

Pronouns and possessives
60
61
62
63

iv

I /m e h e /h im
th ey /th em , etc.
m y /h is /th e ir , etc.
W h o se is this? It’s m in e /y o u r s/h e r s, etc.
I /m e /m y /m in e

If you are not sure which units you need to study, use the STUDY GUIDE on page 263.



64 m y s e lf/y o u r se lf/th e m se lv e s, etc.
65 -’s (K ate’s camera / m y b ro th er’s car, etc.)

A and the
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74

a /a n . . .
train(s) bus(es) (singular and plural)
a b o ttle / som e w ater (countable/uncountable 1)
a cake / so m e cake / som e cakes (countable/uncountable 2)
a /a n and the
th e . . .
go to w ork go h o m e go to th e m o v ies
I lik e m u sic I hate exam s
th e . . . (names of places)

Determ iners and pronouns
75
76
77
78

79
80
81
82
83
84
85

th is /th a t/th e s e /th o s e
o n e /o n e s
so m e and any
n o t + any no n on e
n o t + a n y b o d y /a n y o n e/a n y th in g n o b o d y /n o o n e /n o th in g
so m e b o d y /a n y th in g /n o w h e r e , etc.
every and all
a ll m o st som e any n o /n o n e
b o th eith er n eith er
a lo t m u ch m an y
(a) little (a) few

Adjectives and adverbs
86 o ld /n ic e /in te r e s tin g , etc. (adjectives)
87 q u ick ly /b a d ly /su d d en ly , etc. (adverbs)
88 o ld /o ld e r exp en sive / m o re exp en sive
89 old er than . . . m ore ex p en siv e th an . . .
90 n o t as . . . as
91 th e o ld est th e m o st exp en sive
92 en o u g h
93 to o


Word order
94
95
96
97

He speaks E n g lish very well, (word order 1)
a lw a y s/u su a lly /o ften , etc. (word order 2)
s till yet already
G ive m e that b ook!
G ive it to m e!

Conjunctions and clauses
98
99
100
101
102
103

and b ut or so b ecau se
W h en . . .
I f w e go . . .
I f you see . . . , etc.
I f I had . . .
I f w e w e n t . . . , etc.
a person w h o . . .
a thing th a t/w h ic h . . . (relative clauses l)
the people w e m et the hotel you stayed at (relative clauses 2)


If you are not sure which units you need to study, use the STUDY GUIDE on page 263.

v
__


Prepositions
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114

at 8:00 on M onday in A p ril
f r o m . . . to u n til sin ce for
b efo re after d u rin g
w h ile
in
at on (places 1)
in
at on (places 2)
to
in at (places 3)
n ex t to, b etw een , under, etc.

up, over, th rou gh , etc.
on
at by w ith about
afraid o f . . . , g o o d a t . . . , etc. o f/a t/fo r , etc. (prepositions + -ing)
listen to . . . , lo o k a t . . . , etc. (verb + preposition)

Phrasal verbs
115 go in, fa ll off, run away, etc. (phrasal verbs 1)
116 p ut on your shoes p ut your shoes on (phrasal verbs 2)
A ppendix
A ppendix
A ppendix
A ppendix
A ppendix
A ppendix
A ppendix

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Active and passive
235
List of irregular verbs
236
Irregular verbs in groups

237
Short forms (he’s / I’d / d o n ’t, etc.)
238
Spelling
240
Phrasal verbs (take o f f / g iv e up, etc.)
242
Phrasal verbs + object (put ou t a fire / try on clothes, etc.)

A dditional Exercises
Study Guide

244

263

Answer Key to Exercises
276
Answer Key to A dditional Exercises
Answer Key to Study Guide
306
Index

vi

243

303

308


If you are not sure which units you need to study, use the STUDY GUIDE on page 263.



To the Student
This is a gram m ar book for
beginning to low -interm ediate
students o f English. T here are 116
units in the book, and each unit is
about a different point o f English
gram m ar. T here is a list of units at
the beginning o f the book (Contents).
Do not study all the units in order
from beginning to end. It is b etter to
choose the units that you need to do.
For example, if you have a problem
w ith the present perfect (I have been,
he has done, etc.), study U nits 16-21.

Contents
To the Student
To the Teacher

Present
1 a m /is/a re
2 a m /is /a re (questions)
3 I am d o in g (present continuous)
4 are you doing? (present continuous questions)
5 I d o /w o rk /lik e , etc. (simple present)

6 I d o n ’t . . . (simple present negative)
7 D o you . . . ? (simple present questions)
8 I am d oing (present continuous) and I do (simple present)
9 I have — and I ’ve g o t . . .
Past
10 w as/w ere
11 w o rk e d /g o t/w e n t, etc. (simple past)
12 I d id n ’t . . . D id you . . . ? (simple past negative and questions)
13 I was d o in g (past continuous)
14 I was d oing (past continuous) and I d id (simple past)

Use the Contents or the Index (at the
back o f the book) to find the unit
(or units) that you need.

If you are not sure
w hich units you
need to study, use
the Study Guide
at the back o f the
book.

Study Guide (pages 263-275)

V III

viii
x



m

Each un it is tw o pages.
T he inform ation is on
the left-hand page and
the exercises are on
the right:

m

Exercises
3.1 Whatarethese peopledoing?Usetheseverfcstt>completethesentences:

1 am doing (present continuous)

u n i t j

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B B

She'srating
Sheisn't reading

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she n (nor)

U't raining.
Theson shining

They’r*numing
Theyarea'' walking.
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they

* Mamk readinga
• Sheisn't eating. {*She'snot eating.)
« Thf phene1*ringing.
« W.-'r*having
* Theduhta-naredoingthenhomework.

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I’mworking
she'swearing2bat
tfwv'ieplayingbaseball

« Look,there'sSarah. She'swearingahwwncoat. shei«wearing now)
*Wherearethechildrenr “They’replayingmthepark“
^ B B
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3.J Lookat the picture. Writesentences about lane. UseShe's ing orShe isn’t -ing.
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3.4 WhetShappeningnow?Writetruesentences.
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Exercises

Information

Study the left-hand page (information), and
do the exercises on the right-hand page.
Use the Answer Key to check your answers.
T he Answer Key is on pages 2 7 6 -3 0 2 .
Study the left-hand page again if necessary.

D on’t forget the seven
Appendixes at the back
o f the book (pages
235-243). These w ill
give you inform ation
about active and passive
forms, irregular verbs,

short forms, spelling, and
phrasal verbs.

APPENDIX 2

APPENDIX 3

List of irregular verbs (see Unit 25)

Irregular verbs in groups_______________
ThutimpfipastaWpastpatriiipkmfgemit!

There are also Additional
Exercises at the back o f the
book (pages 2 4 4-262).
There is a list o f these
exercises on page 244.

C D -R O M
This book is sold w ith or w ithout a
C D -R O M . O n the C D -R O M , there are
m ore exercises on all the units, and these
are different from the exercises in the book.
T here are also m ore than 600 test questions.

ix


To the Teacher
T he m ost im portant features o f this book are:

■ It is a gram m ar book. It does not deal w ith other aspects of the language.
■ It is for beginning to low -interm ediate students of English. It does not
cover areas of gram m ar w hich are not norm ally taught at the beginning
to low -interm ediate level.
■ It is a reference book w ith exercises. It is not a course book and is not
organized progressively.
M It is addressed to learners and intended for self-study.
O rgan ization o f the b o o k _____________________________________________________
T here are 116 units in the book, each one focusing on a particular area of gram m ar.
T he m aterial is organized in gram m atical categories, such as tenses, questions,
and articles. U nits are not ordered according to difficulty, and should therefore be
selected and used in the order appropriate for the learner(s). T he book should not
be w orked th rough from beginning to end. T he units are listed in the Contents, and
there is a com prehensive Index at the end of the book.
Each un it has the same form at consisting of two facing pages. T he gram m ar point is
presented and explained on the left-hand page and the corresponding exercises are
on the right. T here are seven Appendixes (pages 235-243) dealing w ith active and
passive forms, irregular verbs, short forms (contractions), spelling, and phrasal verbs.
It m ight be useful for teachers to draw students’ attention to these.
At the back o f the book there is a set o f Additional Exercises (pages 244-262). These
exercises provide “m ixed” practice bringing together gram m ar points from a
num ber o f different units (especially those concerning verb forms). T here are 35
exercises in this section, and there is a full list on page 244.
Also at the back of the book there is a Study Guide to help students decide w hich
units to study - see page 263.
Finally, there is an Answer Key (pages 276-302) for students to check their answers
to all the exercises in the book. An edition w ithout the Study Guide and Answer Key
is available for teachers who w ould prefer it for their students.
L e v e l________________________________________________________________________
T he book is for beginning learners, i.e., learners w ith very little English, but not for

com plete beginners. It is intended m ainly for beginning students who are beyond
the early stages of a beginners’ course. It could also be used by low -interm ediate
learners whose gram m ar is w eaker than other aspects o f their English or w ho have
problem s w ith particular areas o f basic gram m ar.
T he explanations are addressed to the beginning learner and are therefore as simple
and as short as possible. T he vocabulary used in the examples and exercises has also
been restricted so that the book can be used at this level.

x


U sin g the b o o k _________________________________________________________________
T he book can be used by students w orking alone (see To the Student) or as
supplem entary course m aterial. In either case the book can serve as a beginning
gram m ar book.
W h en used as course m aterial, the book can be used for im m ediate consolidation
or for later revision or rem edial work. It m ight be used by the whole class or by
individual students needing extra help and practice.
In some cases it may be desirable to use the left-hand pages (presentation and
explanation) in class, but it should be noted that these have been w ritten for
individual study and reference. In m ost cases, it w ould probably be better for
teachers to present the gram m ar point in their preferred way w ith the exercises
being done for hom ew ork. T he left-hand page is then available for later reference by
the student.
Some teachers may prefer to keep the book for revision and rem edial work. In this
case, individual students or groups of students can be directed to the appropriate
units for self-study and practice.
C D -R O M ______________________________________________________________________
T he book is sold w ith or w ithout a C D -R O M . T he C D -R O M contains further
exercises on all the units in the book, as well as a bank of m ore than 600 test

questions from w hich users can select to compile their ow n tests.

Basic Grammar in Usef Third Edition
This is a new edition of Basic Grammar in Use. The differences between this edition and the
second edition are:
■ T he book has been redesigned w ith new color illustrations.
■ T here is reorganization, so some units have different num bers from the
previous edition.
■ T here are m any (usually m inor) revisions to the explanations, examples,
and exercises.
■ T here are tw o new pages of Additional Exercises (pages 244-262).
■ T here is a new C D -R O M w ith fu rth er exercises to accom pany the book.


Basic
Gram


U N I T

am/is/are
I'm 22.
My name is Lisa.

I'm not married.

My favorite color is blue.

I'm Am erican. I'm from Chicago.


My favorite sports are
tennis and swim m ing.

I'm a student.

My father is a doctor, and my
mother is a journalist.

Negative

Positive
am

(I’m )

he
she
it

is

(he’s)
(she’s)
(it’s)

we
you
they

are


I

I'm interested in art.

(we’re)
(you’re)
(they’re)

I

am n o t

(P m not)

he
she
it

is n o t

(he’s n o t
(she’s n o t
(it’s n o t

or
or
or

he is n ’t)

she is n ’t)
it is n ’t)

we
you
they

are n o t

(we’re n o t
(you’re n o t
(they’re n o t

or
or
or

we a r e n ’t)
you a r e n ’t)
they a r e n ’t)

shortforms

shortforms
I'm afraid of

P m cold. Can you close the window, please?
P m 32 years old. My sister is 29.
Steve is sick. H e’s in bed.
My brother is afraid of dogs.

It’s 10:00. You’re late again.
Ann and I are good friends.
Your keys are on the table.
P m tired, but P m n o t hungry.
Tom is n ’t interested in politics. H e ’s interested in music.
Jane is n ’t a teacher. She’s a student.
Those people aren’t Canadian. They’re Australian.
It’s sunny today, but it is n ’t warm.
th at’s = that is

there’s — there is

here’s = here is

■ Thank you. T hat’s very nice of you.
■ Look! T here’s Chris.
■ “H ere’s your key.” “Thank you.”

2

am/is/are (questions) —►Unit 2

there is/are —►Unit 38

a/an —►Unit 66

short forms —►Appendix 4


Exercises


u n i t |

1.1 Write the short form (she's / we aren't, etc.)
1. she is
2. they a r e

3. it is n o t _____________
4. that is _____________

she's

5. I am not
______________
6. you are not ______________

1.2 Write am, is, or are.
1.
2.
3.
4.

The w eather /s nice today.
I _______not rich.
This b a g
heavy.
These b a g s_______heavy.

5.
6.

7.
8.

Look! T h e r e
Carol.
My brother and I
good tennis players.
Amy
at home. H er c h ild re n
at school.
I
a taxi driver. My siste r_______ a nurse.

1.3 Complete the sentences.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Steve is sick. He's in bed.
I’m not hungry, b u t _______________thirsty.
Mr. Thom as is a very old m a n ._______________ 98.
These chairs aren’t beautiful, b u t _______________ comfortable.
The w eather is nice today.
warm and sunny.
“_______________late.” “No, I’m not. I’m early!”

C atherine isn’t at h o m e ._______________ at work.
“_______________your coat.” “Oh, thank you very m uch.”

1.4 Look at Lisa's sentences in 1A.Now
1.
2.
3.
4.

write sentences about yourself.

(name?) My
(from?) I
I
(age?)
I
(j° b?)

5.

(favorite color or colors?)
M y.
6. (interested in . . . ?)

I ___________________

1.5 Write sentences for the pictures. Use:
afraid

an gry


cold

1.
She's thirsty. _________
2. T h e y __________________

h ot

h u n g ry

t h i rsty

3. H e
4.

5. _________
6.
_

1.6 Write true sentences, positive or negative. Use is/isn't or are/aren't.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

(it / hot today)
(it / windy today)

(my hands / cold)
(Brazil / a very big country)
(diamonds / cheap)
(Toronto / in the U nited States)

It isn 't hot today.
OR It's h ot today.
I t ______________________________________
My .
___
___
___

Write true sentences, positive or negative. Use I'm / I'm not.
7.
8.
9.
10.

(tired)
I'm_tired.__________ OR I'm n o t tired.
(hungry)
I _______________________________________
(a good swimmer)
________________________________________
(interested in politics)__________ ________________________________________

— Additional exercise 1 (page 244)

3



U N I T

am/is/are (questions)
Question

Positive
I

am

am

he
she
it

is

is

we
you
they

are

are


What's your name?

I?

David.

he?
she?
it?

Are you m arried? 4
No, I'm single.

we?
you?
they?

How old are you?

25.
Are you a student?
Yes, I am.

■
■
■
■
■

“A m I late?” “No, y o u ’re on tim e.”

“Is your m o th er at hom e?” “No, she’s out.”
“Are your parents at hom e?” “N o, th ey ’re out.”
“Is it cold in your room ?” “Yes, a little.”
Your shoes are nice. Are th ey new?

W e say:
■ Is she at home? / Is your m o th er at home? (not Is at hom e your mother?)
■ Are they new? / Are your shoes new? (not Are new your shoes?)
W here . . . ? / W h a t. . . ? / W ho . . . ? / H o w . . . ? / W hy . . . ?
■
■
■
■
■
■
■

W here is your m other? Is she at home?
“W here are you from?” “Canada.”
“W hat co lo r is your car?” “It’s red.”
“H o w old is Joe?” “H e’s 24.”
“H o w are your parents?” “They’re fine.”
These postcards are nice. H o w m u ch are they?
This hotel isn’t very good. W hy is it so expensive?

w hat’s = w hat is

w ho’s = who is

how ’s = how is


w here’s = where is

W h o’s that man?
H o w ’s your father?

W hat’s your phone num ber?
W here’s Lucy?
Short answers

Yes,

I

am.

I’m

he
she
it

is.

h e’s
she’s
it’s

we
you

they

are.

No,

That's my seat.

not.

or

No,

w e’re
you’re
they’re

“Are you tired?” “Yes, I a m .”
“Are you hungry?” “N o , I’m not, but I’m thirsty.”
“Is your friend Japanese?” “Yes, he is.”
“Are these your keys?” “Yes, th ey are.”
“T hat’s my seat.” “N o , it isn ’t.”

4

am/is/are —►Unit 1

questions —►Unit 45


what/which/how —►Unit 48

he
she
it

isn ’t.

we
you
they

aren’t.


2

Exercises
2.1 Find the right answers for the questions.

.

1 W h ere’s the camera?
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

9.

Is your car blue?
Is Linda from London?
Am I late?
W h ere’s Ann from?
W hat color is your bag?
Are you hungry?
H ow is George?
W h o ’s that woman?

a)
b)

c)
d)

e)
f)
g)
h)
i)

Toronto.
No, I’m not.
Yes, you are.
My sister.
Black.
N o, it’s black.
In your bag.

No, she’s American.
Fine.

.

1

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

2.2 Make questions with these words.
1. (is / at hom e / your m other) /s y o u r m oth er a t hom e
(your parents / are / how) H o w a re y o u r p a re n ts
(interesting / is / your job)
(the stores / are / open today)
(from / w here / you / are)
(interested in sports / you / are)
(is / near here / the post office) _
(at school / are / your children) .
(you / are / late / w h y )______ _

2.3 Complete the questions. Use W hat. .. / Who . . . I Where . . . I How .
----------------------------Ho w a re


1.

2

. your children?
_ the bus stop?
. your children?
. these oranges?
________ your favorite sport?
the m an in this photograph?
___________ your new shoes?

.

3.
4.
5.

They’re fine.
At the end of the block.
Five, six, and ten.
$1.50 a pound.
Skiing.
That’s my father.
Black.

2.4 Write the questions.

Paul
1.


2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

9.

name?) What's y o u r nam e?
Australian?)
how old?) _
a teacher?)
m arried?)
wife a lawyer?)
fro m ?)_______
her n am e?)___
how old ?)_____

Paul.
No, I’m Canadian.
I’m 30.
No, I’m a lawyer.
Yes, I am.
No, she’s a teacher.
She’s from Mexico.
Ana.
She’s 27.


2 5 Write short answers (Yes, / am. / No, he isn't., etc.).
1.
2.
3.

Are you married? No, I'm not.
Are you th irsty ?______________________
Is it cold to day?______________________

- - - - :ional exercises 1-2 (pages 244-245)

4. Are your hands cold? .
5. Is it dark n o w ? ______
6. Are you a teach er?__

5


I am doing (present continuous)

The present continuous is:
a m /is /a r e + d o in g /e a tin g /ru n n in g /w ritin g , etc.
I
he
she
it
we
you
they


am (not)

■ Pm w orkin g. Pm n ot w atch in g TV.

is (not)

■ M aria is reading a newspaper.
H She isn ’t eating, (or She’s n o t eating.)
■ The phone is rin ging.

-in g
are (not)

■ W e’re h aving dinner.
■ You’re n ot listen in g to me. (or You aren’t listen in g
■ The children are d o in g their hom ework.

A m /is /a r e + -in g = som ething is happening now:
I5m w o rk in g
she’s w earing a hat
they’re playin g baseball
P m n o t w atch in g television

past

now
■
■
■

■
■
■

future

Please be quiet. P m w orkin g. (= Pm working now)
Look, there’s Sarah. She’s w earing a brow n coat. (= she is wearing it now)
The w eather is nice. It’s n ot raining.
“W here are the children?” “T hey’re playin g in the park.”
(on the phone) W e’re h aving dinner now. Can I call you later?
You can turn off the television. P m n o t w atch in g it.

For spelling, see Appendix 5.
com e —►com ing w rite —►w ritin g dance —►dancing
ru n —►running sit —►sitting sw im —►sw im m ing
lie —►lying

am/is/are —►Unit 1 are you doing? (questions) —►Unit 4
What are you doing tomorrow? —►Unit 26

I am doing and I do —►Unit 8


Exercises
3.1 What are these people doing? Use these verbs to complete the sentences:
eat

have


lie

play

sit

1.
Sh e's ea tin g an apple.
2. H e ___________
3. T h e y _______________________

w ait

4.
for a bus.
soccer.

. on the floor.
breakfast.
on the table.

5.

3.2 Complete the sentences. Use these verbs:
b u ild

co o k

leave


stand

stay

sw im

take

w o rk

.
1. Please be quiet. I 'm w orking
“W h ere’s John?” “H e’s in the kitchen. H e _
3. “Y o u _________________________ on my foot.” “Oh, I’m sorry.”
4. Look! S om ebody__________
in the river.
5. W e’re here on vacation. We
__________at a hotel on the beach.
6 . “W h ere’s Sue?” “S h e ____
a shower.”
7. T h e y ____________________
a new hotel downtown.
I ____________________________ now. Good-bye.

2

.

3.3 Look at the picture. Write sentences about Jane. Use She's -ing or She isn't -ing.
1. (have dinner)


J a n e isn 't having dinner._____
She's w a tch in g television.
(sit on the floor) S h e ________________________
(read a b o o k )_______________________________
(play the p ia n o )_____________________________
(lau g h )-------------------------------------------------------(wear a h a t) ________________________________
(write a le tte r)______________________________

2 . (watch television)
3.

4.
5.
6

.

7.
8.

3 4 What's happening now? Write
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
~
S.

9..
10.

true sentences.

(I / wash / my hair)
I'nn n o t w ashing m y hair.______________
(it / snow)
It's snow ing.
OR
It isn 't sn o w in g .
(I / sit / on a chair)_______ ________________________________________
(I eat)__________________ ________________________________________
(it / rain)_________________________________________________________
(I / study / English)_______ ________________________________________
(I / listen / to music)______________________________________________
(the sun / shine)__________ ________________________________________
(I / wear / shoes)_________ ________________________________________
(I / read / a newspaper)
________________________________________


U N I T

are you doing? (present continuous questions)
Positive
I

Question


he
she
it

d o in g
w o rk in g
g o in g
staying,
etc.

is

we
you
they

W hat are you doing?

am

am

are

I
he
she
it

is


are

we
you
they

doing?
w orking?
going?
staying?,
etc.

“Are you fe elin g O K ?” “Yes, I’m fine, thanks.”
“Is it raining?” “Yes, take an um brella.”
W hy are you w earing a coat? It’s not cold.
“W h at’s Paul doin g?” “H e’s reading the newspaper.”
“W hat are the children d oing?” “They’re w atch in g television.”
Look, there’s Emily! W h ere’s she going?
W ho are you w a itin g for? Are you w a itin g for Sue?
Study the word order:
is/are

+ subject 4- -ing

Is

he

w o rk in g today?


Is

Paul

w o rk in g today? (not Is working Paul today?)

W here

are

they

going?

W here

are

those people

going? (not W here are going those people?)

Short answers
I

Yes,

am.


I’m

he
she
it

is.

h e’s
she’s
it’s

we
you
they

are.

No,

“Are you leavin g
“Is Paul w o rk in g
“Is it raining?”
“Are your friends

8

I am doing —►Unit 3

not.


or

w e’re
you’re
they’re

No,

he
she
it

isn ’t.

we
you
they

aren’t.

now?” “Yes, I a m .”
today?” “Yes, he is .”
“N o , it isn ’t.”
staying at a hotel?” “N o , th ey aren’t. They’re staying w ith m e.’!

W hat are you doing tom orrow ? —►Unit 26

questions —►Units 45-48



U N

Exercises
4.1

Look at the pictures and write the questions.

4.2 Look at the pictures and complete the questions. Use:
cry

4.3

eat

go

lau gh

lo o k at

read

Make questions with these words. Put the words in the right order.
1.

2

.


3.
4.
5.

6.
7.

8.

is / working / Paul / today) Is Paul w orking to d a y
W h a t a re th e children doing
w hat / the children / are / doing)
you / are / listening / to me)
w here / your friends / are / g o in g )______
are / watching / your parents / television)
w hat / Jessica / is / co o k in g )____________
why / you / are / looking / at m e ) ______
is / coming / the b u s )__________________

4.4 Write short answers (Yes, \ am. / No, he isn't., etc.).
1. Are you watching TV? No, I'm not.
2. Are you wearing a w atch ?____________
3. Are you eating som ething?___________

—►Additional exercise 3 (page 245)

4. Is it raining? .
5. Are you sitting on the floor? .
6. Are you feeling all rig h t? ___



I do/work/like, etc. (simple present)

They’re looking at their books.
They read a lot.

H e’s eating an ice cream cone.
He lik es ice cream.

They read / he lik es / I w ork, etc. = the simple present:
I/w e /y o u /th e y

read

lik e

w ork

live

w atch

do

have

h e /s h e /it

reads


likes

w orks

lives

w atches

does

has

Rem em ber:
he works / she lives / it rains, etc.
■ I w ork in an office. M y broth er w orks in a bank. (not My brother work)
■ Lucy lives in Houston. H er parents live in Chicago.
■ It rains a lot in the winter.
I have -►h e /s h e /it has:
■ Joh n has lunch at hom e every day.
For spelling, see Appendix 5.
-es after -s / -sh / -ch: pass -►passes
-y -+ -ie s: study -►studies
also: do -►does

finish -►finishes
try-► tries
go -►goes

w atch -►watches


We use the simple present for things that are true in general, or for things that happen
sometimes or all the time:
■ I lik e big cities.
■ Your English is good. You speak very well.
■ Tim w orks very hard. He starts at 7:30 and fin ish es at 8:00 at night.
■ The earth goes around the sun.
■ We do a lot of different things in our free time.
■ It costs a lot of m oney to build a hospital.
A lw a y s/n e v e r /o fte n /u su a lly /so m e tim e s + simple present
■ Sue always gets to work early.(not Sue gets always)
■ I
never eat breakfast. (not I eatnever)
■ We often sleep late on weekends.
■ M ark usually plays tennis on Sundays.
■ I
so m etim es w alk to work, but not very often.
I d o n 't. . . (negative) —►Unit 6

Do you . . . ?

(questions) —►Unit 7 I am doing and I do —►Unit 8

always/usually/often, etc. (word order) —►Unit 95


U N I

Exercises
5.1 Write these verbs with -s or -es.
1. (read) she

2. (think) h e .

3. (fly)
it.
4. (dance) h e .

rea d s

5. (have) s h e .
6. (finish) i t

5.2 Complete the sentences about the people in the pictures. Use:
eat

go

liv e

play

play

sleep

1.
H e plays
the piano.
4.
2. T h e y __________________ in a very big house. 5.
3. __________________ a lot of fruit.

6.

. tennis.
. to the movies a lot.
. seven hours a night.

5.3 Complete the sentences. Use:
b o il
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

6

.

7.
9.
10.

5.4

clo se

cost

cost


lik e

lik e

m e et

op en

M aria speaks four languages.
Banks u su ally _______________ at 9:00 in the m orning.
The art m u se u m _______________ at 5:00 in the afternoon.
Tina is a teacher. S h e _______________ m ath to young children.
My jo b is very interesting. I _______________ a lot of people.
Peter’s car is always dirty. H e n e v e r_______________ it.
a lot of money.
Food is expensive. I t _____
a lot o f money.
Shoes are expensive. They .
W a te r_______________ at 100 degrees Celsius.
Julia and I are good friends. I _______________ her, and she

speak

teach

w ash

. me.

Write sentences from these words. Use the right form of the verb (arrive or arrives, etc.).

1. (always / early / Sue / arrive) S u e a lw a ys a rriv e s early.
(to the movies / never / I / g o ) __________________________
3. (work / M artina / hard / alw ays)___
4. (like / chocolate / children / usually)
5. (Julia / parties / enjoy / alw ays)____
(often / people’s names / I / forget) _
(television / Tim / watch / never)
(usually / dinner / we / have / at 6:30)
9. (Jenny / always / nice clothes / wear) _

2

.

5.5 Write sentences about yourself. Use always! n ever I often! usually I sometimes.
1. (watch TV in the evening) / usually w a tch T V in the evening.________________
(read in bed) I .
(get up before 7 :0 0 )________
(go to w ork/school by b u s )__
(drink coffee in the m orning)


I d o n 't . . . (simple present negative)
The simple present negative is d o n ’t/d o e s n ’t + verb:
Coffee?

No, thanks. I don't

Negative


Positive
I
we
you
they

w ork
lik e
do
have

I
we
you
they

he
she
it

w orks
likes
does
has

he
she
it

d o n ’t

(do not)

d oesn ’t
(does not)

w ork
lik e
do
have

I drink coffee, but I d o n ’t d rink tea.
Sue drinks tea, but she d oesn ’t d rink coffee.
You d o n ’t w ork very hard.
We d o n ’t w atch television very often.
The w eather is usually nice. It d o esn ’t rain very often.
Gary and Nicole d o n ’t k n ow many people.
Rem em ber:
I/w e /y o u /th e y d o n ’t . . .
h e /s h e /it
d oesn ’t .

I d o n ’t like football.
H e d o esn ’t like football.

I d o n ’t like Fred, and Fred d o esn ’t like me. (not Fred don’t like)
My car d o esn ’t use m uch gas. (not My car don’t use)
Sometimes he is late, but it d o esn ’t happen very often.
We use d o n ’t/d o e s n ’t + baseform (don’t lik e / doesn’t speak / doesn’t do, etc.):
■ I d o n ’t lik e to wash the car. I d o n ’t do it very often.
■ Sarah speaks Spanish, but she d o esn ’t speak Italian. (not doesn’t speaks)

■ Bill d o esn ’t do his jo b very well, (not Bill doesn’t his job)
■ Paula d o esn ’t usually have breakfast, (not doesn’t . . . has)

I do/work/like, etc. (simple present) —►Unit 5

Do you

. ? (simple present questions) —►Unit 7


U N I T

Exercises
6.1 Write the negative.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

I play the piano very well.
Jane plays the piano very well.
They know my phone number.
We work very hard.
M ike has a car.
You do the same thing every day.

/ don 't p la y the piano v e r y well.
Jane _

T hey.

6.2 Study the information and write sentences with like.
1.
Do you like . ,

Bill and
Rose

Carol

1. classical music?

yes

no

2. boxing?

no

yes

3. horror movies?

yes

no

6.3 Write about yourself. Use:

I never . . .
or
I . . . a lot

6.4

2. Bill and Rose .
C a ro l_______
i

You

3.
•

or

I d o n 't . . . very often.

/ n e v e r w a tch TV.
OR _ / w a tch T V a lot.
/ don't w a tch T V v e ry often.

1. (watch TV)
2.
3.
4.
5.

23/// a nd 'Rose like cla ssica l music.

C a ro l.
classical music.
I ____

OR

(go to the theater)
(ride a bicycle)
(eat in restaurants)
(travel by train)

Complete the sentences. All of them are negative. Use don't/doesn't + these verbs:
cost
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

go

know

read

see

use


w ear

I buy a newspaper every day, but sometimes I don 't r e a d it.
Paul has a car, but h e _______________ it very often.
Paul and his friends like movies, but th e y _______________ to the movie theater very often.
Am anda is m arried, but s h e _______________ a ring.
I _______________ m uch about politics. I’m not interested in it.
The Regent H otel isn’t expensive. I t
m uch to stay there.
. him very often.
Brian lives near us, but we .

6.5 Put the verb into the correct form, positive or negative.
1. M argaret speaks four languages - English, Japanese, Arabic, and Spanish, (speak)
don / like my job. It’s very boring, (like)
3. “W h ere’s M artin?” “I’m sorry. I _______________________ .” (know)
4. Sue is a very quiet person. S h e _______________________ very m uch, (talk)
5. A n d y _______________________ a lot o f coffee. It’s his favorite drink, (drink)
. it! (believe)
6. It’s not true! I ________________
. it a lot. (like)
7. T hat’s a very beautiful picture. I .
meat, (eat)
M ark is a vegetarian. H e ______

2. I

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