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Institut Suprieur des Langues de Gabs

First year English

Semester 2

Grammar Tutorials

2013201!

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Unit 1: Verb classes

Exercise 1: State whether the verbs in this text are transitive or intransitive, stative ordynamic, and intensive or extensive:

"i e#eryone$

%lease help me& I don't li(e my ne) *ob& For one thing$ the day begins #ery early& I arri#e

be+ore ,-00 e#ery morning& The o++i.e isn't #ery .om+ortable& /e )or( in a large open spa.e&

It's too noisy& I really need a pri#ate o++i.e& nother problem is my team leader& I don't thin( I

.an trust her& She seemed ni.e at +irst$ but lately she's been un+riendly&

Should I dis.uss my .on.erns )ith my boss I tried to eplain my +eelings to a .o)or(er$ buthe didn't listen to me& I don't thin( he has the same .on.erns& I +eel .on+used& Should I resign

or stay I hope you .an gi#e me some ad#i.e&

Tal( to you soon$

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Exercise 2:State whether the underlined verbs are stative or dynamic, and intensive or

extensive.

1 I li(e your idea$ and I am going to support you&

like:55555555555555555555555555555555555

support:555555555555555555555555555555555&

2 I stayed in my +riend's +lat )hile I )as in London&

stay:55555555555555555555555555555555555

be:55555555555555555555555555555555555&&&

3 I had al)ays loo(ed up to 4r& 6roo(s$ so I +elt sad to dis.o#er )hat he had done&

look up:555555555555555555555555555555555

feel:5555555555555555555555555555555555&&&

do:55555555555555555555555555555555555

! s the +ood in that restaurant tastes good$ )e go to eat there )hene#er )e .an&

taste:5555555555555555555555555555555555

eat:55555555555555555555555555555555&&&&&&&&&&&

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Exercise 3:Insert to where necessary before the infinitives in brackets.

1 "e made me 7do8 it all o#er again&

2 She .an 7sing8 9uite )ell&

3 "e )ill be able 7s)im8 #ery soon&! :ou ought 7go8 today& It may 7rain8 tomorro)&

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@ t dinner she annoyed me by 7smo(e8 bet)een the .ourses&

10 "e de.ided 7disguise8 himsel+ by 7dress8 as a )oman&

11 /ould you mind 7sho)8 me ho) 7)or(8 the li+t

12 I am beginning 7understand8 )hat you mean&

13 I regret 7in+orm8 you that your appli.ation has been re+used&

1! 4rs =ones- I don I distin.tly remember 7pay8 him& I ga#e him 2&

2, Did you remember 7gi#e8 him the (ey o+ the sa+e A

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Unit 2: Present Tenses

Exercise 1:#ill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in the simple

present tense or the present pro!ressive tense.

18 ight no) I 7)at.h8 JJJJJJJJ a mo#ie& I 7)at.h8 JJJJJJJ a lot o+ mo#ies&

28 i.(ie 7be8 JJJJJJJ my +riend& /e 7li(e8 JJJJJJJ to tal( together& ight no) )e 7tal(8

JJJJJJJJJ about s.hool&

38 The poli.e o++i.er 7)ear8 JJJJJJJJ a badge and a gun to )or( e#ery day&

$" =aime usually 7eat8 JJJJJJJ .old .ereal +or brea(+ast$ but today he

7eat8 JJJJJJJ oatmeal instead&

%" lison and I 7study8 JJJJJJJ +or the eam& /e 7not$ )ant8 JJJJJJJJJJJ to +ail it

&" =onas 7sing8 JJJJJJJJ in the band on Saturdays$ and Beda 7play8 JJJJJJJ the guitar&

'" 4y un.le 7li#e8 JJJJJJJ in Tennessee& I 7li#e8 JJJJJJJ in Horth Karolina&

(" 4y mom 7.oo(8 JJJJJJJJJ dinner tonight& 7:ou$ )ant8 JJJJJJJJJJJJJ to eat )ith us

)" Ti++any and 4ar( 7tra#el8 JJJJJJJJJ to Spain& They )ill stay in 4adrid&

*+" /e 7read8 JJJJJJJ the ne)spaper e#ery morning&

Exercise 2:#ill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in the simplepresent tense or the present pro!ressive tense.

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JJJJJJJ 71>8 .lean$ and the tan( is +ull& I *ust +illed it up last )ee($ so I didn't thin(

that )ould be the problem&

eto: M(ay$ that's good& Ho) you need to test the battery& 7:ou$ ha#e8 JJJJJJJ

JJJJJJJ JJJJJJJ 71,8 a battery tester

/ustin: :es$ I do& 4y brother got me one +or my birthday&

Let's see5o(ay$ I 7use8 JJJJJJJ JJJJJJJJJ 71?8 it right no)& The battery

7appear8 JJJJJJJJ 71@8 to be +ull o+ li+e&

eto: "mm& That is strange& I 7)onder8 JJJJJJJJ 7208 )hat the problem .ould be

/ustin: :es5#ery strange& I 7not$ understand8 JJJJJJJ JJJJJJJ JJJJJJJJJ7218it& 4y

brother thin(s the motor.y.le is trash& "e 7not$ thin(8 JJJJJJJ JJJJJJJ

JJJJJJJJ 7228 it )ill e#er start again& "e 7say8 JJJJJJJ 7238 I need to ta(e it to the*un(yard&

eto: That's too bad& /ell$ there 7be8 JJJJJJJ 72!8 one more thing you .an .he.(&

/ustin: eally

eto: :es$ but I am sure you 7.he.(8 JJJJJJJ JJJJJJJJ72;8it already& It's probablythe

+irst thing you thought o+&

/ustin: /ell$ )hat is

iteto: The gas le#el&

/ustin: /ait I 7not$ .he.(8 JJJJJJJ JJJJJJJ JJJJJJJJ72>8that yet "old on I

7.he.(8 JJJJJ JJJJJJJJJ 72,8 the gas le#el no)&

eto: /ell$ )hat 7do8 JJJJJJJ 72?8 it loo( li(e

/ustin: It 7loo(8 JJJJJJJ72@8empty /o)$ that 7be8 JJJJJJJ7308the problem& "o)

embarrassing& I am sorry that I bothered you about this

eto: That's o(ay& The same thing7happen8 JJJJJJJ JJJJJJJJ7318to me be+ore&:ou

had better go get some gas Tal( you to you later

/ustin: M(ay$ than(s

Unit 3: Past tenses

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Exercise 1: Put the verbs between parentheses in the past simple or past pro!ressive.

TNG MF / /IT" "EDGE"MG

4rs 4ay$ our Distri.t Hurse$ 7dri#e8 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& home at 3 a&m& one night a+ter an urgent

#isit to a si.( patient& She 7dri#e8 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& along a deserted .ountry lane$ )hen she

7see8 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& a ne) (ind o+ animal& She 7stop8 5555555&&& her .ar and

7get out8 5555555&& The animal 7be8 55555&&.learly #isible in the blae o+ her

headlights& It 7loo(8 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& li(e a hedgehog )ith a tall )hite hat& It 7.ross8

555555&&&& the road )ithout paying any attention to 4rs 4ay& /hen 4rs 4ay 7go8

555555&&& .lose to it$ she 7noti.e8 555555&&&&&& that there )as a plasti. yoghurt

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5555555&&&& them there +or sa+e(eeping&P "e 7smile8 5555555&& )ith relie+ as

she 7+ish8 555555&& them out o+ her apron po.(et&

Exercise 3:ewrite the sentences usin! past simple and past perfect simple. 0se the

words in brackets.

1 The )oman slept& Then$ her husband .ame home& 7already )hen8

2 She put on her ma(eup& Then$ she )ent to )or(& 7a+ter8

3 "e noti.ed the smo(e in the house& Then$ he .alled the +ire brigade& 7be+ore8

! I +inished setting the table& Then$ the guests (no.(ed the door& 7*ust )hen8

Exercise 4:#ill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in any aspect of the past

tense.

Eri. and Ilsa are brother and sister& They 7gro)8 JJJJJJJ 718 up together in the .ity that

used to be (no)n as /est 6erlin$ in the +ormer /est Germany& Eri. 7mo#e8

JJJJJJJJJJJJ 728 to the Nnited States de.ades ago$ be+ore the eastern and )estern

parts o+ both 6erlin and Germany )ere reunited in 1@@0&

Ilsa and her +amily 7#isit8 JJJJJJJJJJJ 738 Eri. and his +amily last year& llsa8 a great time together&

E#ery day +or a )ee($ the adults and the .hildren 7play8JJJJJJJJJJJJ7,8$ tal(ing$ and

eating together& Mne day$ they 7.oo(8 JJJJJJJ 7?8 some German re.ipes that 7be8

JJJJJJJJJJJJJJ7@8 in the +amily +or generations& For years$ Ilsa 7sa#e8 JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ

7108 them and treasuring them in a bo their mother 7gi#e8JJJJJJJJJJJJJ7118 her *ust be+ore

she 7die8JJJJJJJ 7128& Mne o+ their mother8 most about 6erlinP Ilsa )anted to (no)& Eri.

7pause8 JJJJJJJJJJ 71,8$ then ans)ered$ P4ostly$ I miss li#ing in a .ity )ith su.h

)onder+ul landmar(s& The (ids and I 7loo(8 JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ71?8 at some boo(s

about 6erlin and Germany +or a )hile be+ore you and your +amily 7arri#e8

JJJJJJJJJJ71@8& /e 7dis.uss8 JJJJJJJJJJJJJ 7208 the 6randenburg Gate )hen

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Fran interrupted to as( )hy its image 7use8 JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ 7218 as a design on

some o+ the .oins ba.( )hen Germany had .on#erted its money to euros&P

P/hat 7do8 JJJJJJJ 7228 you tell himP Ilsa as(ed&

PI 7say8 JJJJJJJJJ 7238 that I 7not$ be8JJJJJJJJJJJJJ72!8 sure$P ans)ered Eri.$ Rbut that

I 7thin(8 JJJJJJJ72;8 it )as be.ause the gate 7be.ome8 JJJJJJJJJJJJJ72>8 a symbol +or

Germany$ li(e the Statue o+ Liberty had emerged as a symbol +or the Nnited States&P

Unit 4: The future

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Exercise 1:put the verbs in parentheses in the appropriate form of the future.

1 RI am hungry& J RMh$ I 55555555555&& 7ma(e8 you a sand)i.h&

2 "e 55555555555 7study8 La) at Kambridge Nni#ersity net year&

3 I lo#e you so mu.h& 5555555555& you 7marry8 me

! =a.( 555555555 7meet8 =ane tomorro) a+ternoon&; The last plane to uri.h 5555555&& 7lea#e8 at 20-20&

> I am sorry$ the .lass 5555555&& 7begin8 at @& :ou may lea#e&

, 55555555 they 7meet8 the %ope )hen they are in Italy

? :ou are determined to pass the eam net time& RI 555555&7pass8 this eam$

e#en i+ it (ills me&

@ 4ass spa.e tra#el 55555555555&&soon 7be.ome8 possible&

10 Khrismas E#e 555555555& 7to be8 on a Tuesday this year&

Exercise 2:Supply the correct verb form.

1 "e promised he 555555 7send8 a post.ard +rom Egypt&

2 t this time net month )e 55555555557lie8 on a bea.h in Spain&

3 6y the end o+ 200! the rate o+ unemployment 55555&557rise8 by 10U&

! Tomorro) at , a&m& I 5555555555555&&7see8 my boss&

; 6y that time net month all the da++odils 5555555555555& 7die8 &

> The se.retary is pressing the numbers on her phone& She 5555555557.all8

her boss&

, I 555555555555&&&&& 7)or(8 here +or ten years net month&

? /here 55555555555555555557they$ spend8 their holiday@ /e are late& The +ilm 5555555555&7start$ already8 )hen )e get there&

10 I had a +eeling that the #a.ation 55555555557to be8 a disaster&

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; I+ she 7ta(e8555555&that +light yesterday$ she 7arri#e85555555& at

10pm&

> I+ it 7rain8555555$ the +armers 7to be8 55555&happy&

, Tim a.ts as i+ he 7to be8 55555&& the boss&

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? 6e .are+ul& :ou )ill not +all do)n&

%ro#ided that you 555555555555555555555&& &

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; Did the idea interest you

5555555555555555555555555555555555&&&

> The la)yer ga#e him the details o+ his un.le8 They )ill 555555 disappeared by the time you rea.h them&

,8 This 5555& the best meal I 55555&& e#er had&?8 /hy 555555&&you stop 5555555 silly things

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@8 555555&you happy

108 This house 5555&& 5555& built sometime this year&

Exercise 2: #ill each of the followin! !aps with a suitable auxiliary form, and then !ivethe communicative function of that auxiliary.

18 S.hoolboy to +riend- I le+t my boo( at home& 5555555 I share yours

28 I am ta(ing s)imming lessons& I hope to55555&to s)im by the end o+ the month&

38 :ou555555555&&better ta(e o++ your )et shoes&

!8 Tea.her- :ou5555&55&&read the play$ but you555555&&read the pre+a.e&

;8 I (ne) he )as )rong$ but I 5555555555 tell him so&

>8 "e555555555smo(e #ery hea#ily& Ho)$ "e hardly smo(es at all&

,8 The ne) motor)ay5555555555opened this a+ternoon&

?8 nn- 55555555)e meet at %i..adelly Kir.us

@8 :ou55555555&told me ll this )ouldn't ha#e happened then&108 /e5555555&& ta(e a tai& Mther)ise$ )e'll be late&

118 This area is dangerous& :ou 5555555&surpass these borders&

3rammar 4S exam 5+*565+*7"

Exercise 1:Provide 5 uses of the simple past tense and 5 uses of the present perfect tense.

Illustrate each use with an example. $"

1he simple past

use 1- 55555555555555555555555

55555555555555555555555555

eg- 555555555555555555555555

55555555555555555555555555

use 2- 55555555555555555555555

5555555555555555555555555&&&

eg- 555555555555555555555555&

55555555555555555555555555

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1he present perfect

use 1- 55555555555555555555555&

55555555555555555555555555

eg- 555555555555555555555555&&

55555555555555555555555555&

use 2- 55555555555555555555555

55555555555555555555555555

eg- 555555555555555555555555

5555555555555555555555555&&&

Exercise 2:State whether the underlined verbs are stative or dynamic, and intensive orextensive. $.%"

1 I li(e your idea$ and I am going to support you&

like:55555555555555555555555555555555555

support:555555555555555555555555555555555&

2 I stayed in my +riend's +lat )hile I )as in London&

stay:55555555555555555555555555555555555

be:55555555555555555555555555555555555&&&

3 I had al)ays loo(ed up to 4r& 6roo(s$ so I +elt sad to dis.o#er )hat he had done&

look up:555555555555555555555555555555555

feel:5555555555555555555555555555555555&&&

do:55555555555555555555555555555555555

! s the +ood in that restaurant tastes good$ )e go to eat there )hene#er )e .an&

taste:5555555555555555555555555555555555

eat:55555555555555555555555555555555&&&&&&&&&&&

Exercise 3:8omplete with the past simple or past continuous pro!ressive" form of the

verbs in brackets. %.%"

Last night at about 10 o'.lo.($ I 7)at.h8 555555 TB )ith my +riend =o )hen the door

bell 7ring8 555555& & It 7be8 55555&a pia boy& /e 7gi#e8 555555&&the

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pia boy the money and then sat do)n to eat& /e 7open8 555555&the bo and )e had

t)o sli.es& /e tal(ed about the +ilm& I 7eat8 5555555&&the last sli.e )hen the phone

7ring855555&&&& & It )as the man at the pia restaurant& "e 7say8 5555555 he

)as sorry our pia 7be855555&& late Suddenly I 555555557noti.e8 this )as

not our pia& This one 7not .ontain8 5555555&&&&&&& mushrooms or ham

9xercise $: 8omplete the followin! text with the ri!ht tense of the verbs below simple

past, present perfect and present perfect continuous". &"

.ontain eist try +ind be allo) dig dis.o#er )al( dis.o#er produ.e perish

%alaeontologists in He) 4ei.o ha#e unearthed the remains o+ at least one dinosaur +rom the

late =urassi. period& The palaeontologists$ +rom Kanada$ 718 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&in a

+ormerly uneplored part o+ the 4orrison Formation a #ast +ossil bed +or the last eight

months& Early last )ee( one o+ the group 728 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& a se.tion o+ ro.( )hi.h

738 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& a number o+ bones +rom one$ or possibly more$ large

herbi#orous dinosaurs& Sin.e then$ the group 7!8 55555555&&&&&&&&& to release the

bones +rom the ro.( and pie.e them together& The palaeontologists belie#e that the bones may

+orm a )hole dinosaur +amily& It is possible that the )hole +amily 7;8

55555555555&& )hile trying to prote.t the young +rom predators& ..ording to

6ry.e Larson$ the group8 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& approimately 1;0 million years ago and are .ounted amongst the

largest dinosaurs that e#er 7,8 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& on Earth& Mther bra.hiosaurus remains

ha#e been +ound in the 4orrison$ but these latest bones are #ery large and may pro#e to .ome

+rom the largest dinosaur anyone 7?8 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& to date& For a long time the

4orrison Formation 7@8 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& one o+ the most produ.ti#e +ossil beds in the

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)orld& Sin.e the +irst bones 7108 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& there in 1?,,$ it 7118

55555555&&&&&&& tons o+ material& The 4orrison$ more than any other +ossil bed$ 7128

55555555&&&&&&&& us an insight into the late =urassi. period in Horth meri.a& It seems

that the latest +ind .ould re#eal e#en more about the giants o+ the =urassi.&

3rammar final exam 5+*565+*7"

Exercise 1:Provide four $" uses of the followin! tenses. Illustrate each use with an

example. $"

1he present

perfect

use- 555555555555555555555555555&

55555555555555555555555555555&&

eg- 555555555555555555555555555&&&

55555555555555555555555555555&&

1he present

perfect

use- 555555555555555555555555555&

5555555555555555555555555&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&

eg- 555555555555555555555555555&&

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pro!ressive 55555555555555555555555555555&

1he past perfect

use- 555555555555555555555555555

55555555555555555555555555555&

eg- 555555555555555555555555555&

55555555555555555555555555555

1he past perfect

pro!ressive

use- 555555555555555555555555555

55555555555555555555555555555

eg- 555555555555555555555555555&

5555555555555555555555555&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&

Exercise 2:Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets various tenses": &"

1- The .hildren 7loo(8 555555555& +or)ard to this holiday +or months&

2- "e usually 7drin(855555555 .o++ee but today he 7drin(8 5555555&&

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; I sa) this +ilm se#eral times&

> "er phone is ringing +or 1; minutes& I )onder )hy she doesn't ans)er it&

, "e is )ashing his .ar no)

? - "a#e you #isited any European .ountry

6- :es& I ha#e #isited Spain t)o years ago&

@ /hy don't she )or(s by hersel+ She al)ays depends on others&

4ista(e Korre.tion

as )e didn't see ea.h other 7senten.e 18 as )e hadn't seen ea.h other

Exercise 4:ead this bio!raphy from a movie ma!aine. 8omplete the text with the

verbs in brackets in the past simple or present perfect simple or continuous". &"

4el Gibson 718 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 7be8 a ma*or +ilm star no) +or more than t)enty years& In

this time he 728 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 7be.ome8 one o+ the most respe.ted "olly)ood a.tors and

he has no) started a su..ess+ul .areer in +ilm dire.ting$ as )ell& Gibson

738 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 7be born8 in the Nnited States in 1@;> but his +amily

7!8 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 7mo#e8 to ustralia in 1@>?& "e 7;8 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 7.omplete8

his s.hool edu.ation in Sydney and 7>8 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 7begin8 his a.ting .areer there$

in the Hational Institute o+ Dramati. rt& "e appeared in se#eral ustralian TB series$ but got

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eample$ Gal/ipali,be+ore he mo#ed to "olly)ood& Gibson 7?8 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 7ma(e8 more

than thirty +ilms$ many o+ )hi.h ha#e been great .ommer.ial su..esses& "e has ne#er been

a+raid to ta(e on .hallenging roles$ su.h asHamlet and The Man without aFace, )hi.h also

7@8 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 7mar(8 his dire.torial debut& "e has been dire.ting +ilms +or the last +e)

years& To date he 7108 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 7dire.t8 three su..ess+ul +ilms& Nnusually +or

the turbulent )orld o+ "olly)ood roman.e$ Gibson 7118 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 7li#e8 )ith the

same )oman +or o#er t)enty years his )i+e obyn$ )hom he 7128 555555&&&&&&&&&

7marry8 in 1@?0& Np to the present time$ they ha#e se#en .hildren&

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