Teens group. Practice. B1+

Grammar:

Complete the sentences with shall / going to / will or the present continuous.

Example: I’m sure that Jess will help (help) you with your work.

1   A  I ________ (go) into town this afternoon. ________ (I / go) to the supermarket on my way back?

     B  Yes, we need bread, milk and some fruit.

     A  OK. I ________ (get) all that, and some eggs, too.

2   A  I heard on the radio that the weather ________ (be) excellent this weekend.

     B  That’s good, because my parents ________ (come) to stay with me.

3   A  I went to see Cloud Atlas yesterday at the cinema. It’s excellent.

     B  Oh good. I ________ (see) it tomorrow.

     A  I think you ________ (love) it.

Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verb in brackets.

Example: We’re meeting (meet) Bob outside the cinema at 7.30.

1   Paolo ________ (buy) a new car next week.

2   I ________ (need) a lot of sleep at the moment so I can concentrate on my exams.

3   We hardly ever ________ (eat) together as a family.

4   Hi, Beth. Sorry, I can’t talk right now. I ________ (drive).

5   You look very serious! What ________ (think) about?

6   I know that Carlos ________ (hate) me! He never says anything nice to me.

7   I ________ (have) dinner with my younger brother at 8.00 tonight.

     Complete the dialogues. Use the verbs in brackets in the present perfect simple or the past simple.

Example: I’ve been to Beijing, but I’ve never been (not / go) to Shanghai.

Petra      ¹________ (you / remember) to pay that cheque into the bank?

Alan       Yes, it went in this morning.

Tom       ²________ (you / ever / borrow) anyone’s car?

Dave      Yes, I borrowed my brother’s and I crashed it!

Anna      Hi, can I speak to Sally, please?

Beth       I’m sorry, she ³________ (just / go) out.

Doctor    What seems to be the problem?

John       I ⁴________ (fall) over playing volleyball. I think I ⁵________ (break) my finger.

Peter      How long ⁶________ (you / know) Mike?

Liz         Well, we ⁷________ (meet) in 2008 and we’ve been good friends ever since.

2   Underline the correct word or phrase.

Example: You’ve been working / worked hard for months – you need a holiday.

1   How long have you been saving up / do you save up for a motorbike?

2   He’s learning / been learning Chinese for three years now.

3   I’ve been planning / planned my visit to the Amazon for years.

4   She’s known / been knowing him for years.

5   Don’t worry. I haven’t been crying / cried – I’ve got a cold.

6   He’s disliked / been disliking bananas since he was a child.

7   I’ve had / been having the same bank account since I was a student.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of can, could, or be able to.

Example: We were so hungry we couldn’t wait for dinner, so we ordered pizza.

1   I ________ swim when I was five. My dad taught me.

2   We’re very sorry but we ________ attend the wedding. We’ll be on holiday.

3   Would you like ________ play a musical instrument?

4   He opened his present before his birthday because he ________ wait!

5   After living here for four months, I ________ understand a lot of Greek now.

6   ________ you lend me a pen, please? I’ve forgotten mine.

7   I’ve never ________ sing well, but my brother has a beautiful voice.

8   I ________ read this menu without my glasses. Can you read it to me, please?

9   We’re free tonight, so we’ll ________ come and help you if you like.

10   My sister ________ ride a horse since she was four!

2   Complete the sentences with have to, don’t have to, must, mustn’t, should, or shouldn’t.

Example: We’ll have to leave early tomorrow morning.

1   I always ________ stand up on the train because there are no seats.

2   You really ________ eat in class, but I’ll let you do it this time.

3   Where do you think we ________ stay in London? In a hotel or a B&B?

4   There’s a lot of rubbish in that lake. You ________ swim in it!

5   You ________ pay to get into that museum – it’s free.

6   We ________ leave early in the morning if we want to get home before dark.

7   It’s a great film. You really ________ go and see it.

8   Great! It’s a holiday tomorrow – we ________ go to work.

9   You ________ drive on the right in Europe (except in the UK).

10   Do we ________ get up early tomorrow?

Complete the dialogues with must, can’t, or might.

Example: They must be out. Nobody’s answering the phone.

1   ‘I finally passed my driving test!’

     ‘Congratulations! You ________ be really pleased.’

2   ‘Is Mario in his office?’

     ‘I’m not sure. He ________ be in a meeting. I’ll just go and look.’

3   ‘Debbie’s just run 20km. She’s training for a marathon.’

     ‘Really? She ________ be exhausted.’

4   ‘Look, Lola’s left her bag here.’

     ‘It ________ be Lola’s – her bag is brown.’

5   ‘I think he ________ be Swedish with a name like Lundt.’

     ‘Yes, he sounds a bit Swedish too.’

6   ‘You’re getting married to Patrick? You ________ be serious!’

     ‘No, really, I am!’

7   ‘I believe Jim and Barbara are away in Spain this week.’

     ‘They ________ be. I’ve just seen Jim in his garden.’

8   ‘I thought you ________ like to borrow this book. It’s really funny.’

     ‘Oh, thanks. I was planning to buy that soon.’