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EJERCICIOS DE VERANO - 4 ESO

Quantifiers

STARTER UNIT

3 Circle the correct words.

Present simple and present continuous

1 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box.
Use the present simple or present continuous.
sit

spend

speak

meet

go

have

write

watch

play

ride

take

My brother rides his bike every day.

1

I usually ......................... friends after school.

Smile! Maria ......................... a photo of us.

................. they ................. lunch now?

4 We never ................. next to each other at school.

5

................. you ................. text messages

Emma always ................. a lot of money at the

There arent much / many places to visit.

1 Is there any / many cheese in the fridge?
2 We havent got much / many money.
3 Theres a lot of / many pollution here.
4 There are some / any good beaches.
5 There isnt some / any noise.
6 How much / many students are there in your class?
7 Are there many / some restaurants in your town?
8 There is a lot of / much cola.
9 Do you know much / any people here?
10 There arent some / a lot of films on TV tonight.

in class? Sometimes.
weekend.
7

Sssh! I ................. TV.

British people often ................. on holiday to Spain.

Leo isnt here. He ................. tennis.

10 ................. she ................. English? Yes, she does.

Comparatives and superlatives

4 Complete the sentences with the correct
adjective. Use the comparative or superlative form.
5 hotels are more expensive than 3 hotels.
(cheap / expensive)
1 We didnt win any matches. Were .................
team in the league. (good / bad)

Past simple
2

Write sentences and questions. Use the past simple.

you / meet / Katie / on holiday / ?
Did you meet Katie on holiday?

1 she / not take / a photo / of you

2 Paul / buy / a lot of presents
3 we / get up / early / yesterday
4 I / go / to Ibiza / last summer
5 how many / sandwiches / he / eat / ?

Lets take a photo! This is .................place in the

world. (beautiful / boring)

3 Carlos is 1m 70. Hes ................. than you.

(tall / talented)
4

Is your sister ................. than you?

Yes, shes only ten. (boring / young)

I havent got much money. Whats .................

phone in the shop? (cheap / rich)

Its 5C. Its ................. than yesterday. (cold /

noisy)

I love history. Its ................. than geography.

They won the lottery. Now theyre .................

(boring / interesting)
people in town. (big / rich)

6 we / not travel / by bus

7 they / speak / on the phone / for an hour
8 you / do / your homework / last night / ?
9 my parents / win / 2000 / on the lottery
10 Sam / not have / a good time

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5 What / Where did they go on holiday?

UNIT 1

6 How / Who did the accident happen?

7 What did we have / having for lunch today?

Past simple and past continuous

8 Who / Where did she play tennis with?

1 Complete the text with the correct form of the

9 How did / were you feel after the exam?

verbs. Use the past simple or past continuous.

10 Why was / were the girl screaming?

I was looking (look) at some old family photos yesterday

when I (1) ................. (find) a really funny one. I (2)
................. (be) about four in the photo but I can
remember exactly what (3) ................. (happen). We

Subject and object questions

4

Complete the dialogue. Use the past simple

(4) ................. (have) a picnic on a beach in Cornwall.

affirmative or interrogative form of the verbs in

We (5) ................. (eat) sandwiches when my dad (6)

brackets.

................. (decide) to take a photo of us. Everyone

(7) ................. (pose) for the photo when suddenly a

Mum

Which band played (play) that song?

seagull (8) ................. (take) my dads sandwich. Thats

Lucy

The Automatic. Ive got their new CD.

Mum

Really? Who (1) ................. (buy) it for

why my mum (9) ................. (scream) in the photo and all

the children (10) ................. (laugh)!

you? You havent got any money.

2 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box. Lucy

Mum
Use the past simple or past continuous.
smile

not look

not play

wear

be

ride

hear

have

watch

Alisha arrived while we were having lunch.

1 John ................. his school uniform when I saw him
yesterday.

Lucy

Because he wanted to.

Mum

Where (3) ................. you .................

(meet) him yesterday? In the park?

Lucy

2 We ................. a horror film when Ella suddenly

screamed.
I ................. all day because it was my birthday.

Mum

That doesnt matter. Why (6) .................

James ................. (kiss) you?

Lucy

5 She ................. her bike when the accident

happened.

How (4) ................. you ................. (know)

that?Who (5) ................. (tell) you?

3 They ................. tennis because it was raining.

4

Why (2) ................. James .................

(give) you a CD?

hug
wait

James gave it me yesterday.

Kiss me? Who (7) ................. (see) us in

the park?

Mum

I did!

6 We got wet while we ................. for the bus.

7 My father was worried when he ................. the
news.
8 Pat made a face at the teacher while the teacher
.................
9 They ................. each other when they said goodbye.
10 The baby was crying because he ................. hungry.

Questions in the past

3 Choose the correct words.
Why did / was the teacher talking to Max?
1 What / When time did you go to bed last night?
2 Who did / were you writing a text message to?
3 Why / What were you walking home?
4 How many hours was / were you shopping yesterday?

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UNIT 2

Past simple and present perfect

3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of

Present perfect

the verbs. Use the past simple or the present perfect.

1 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box.

My family moved (move) to La Corua last year.

Use the present perfect.

1 I ................. (not like) pizza when I was young.

not live write stop play not eat

become buy spend speak win visit
We ve played football so were tired.
1 I ................. all my money now.
2 Jack ................. to you on the phone today?
3 Whats the most interesting place that you ................. ?
4 Look! Ann ................. a text message.

2 ................. they ................. (do) their homework

yesterday?
3

She ................. (send) 50 text messages since

Monday.

4 ................. you ................. (live) here all your life?

5

We ................. (not sleep) well last night.

Our new head teacher ................. (change) the

5 Hes hungry. He ................. this morning.

6

I ................. a responsible person.

7 We ................. a present for you.

8 ................. they ever ................. the lottery?
9

Great! It ................. raining.

10 They ................. in another country.

yet, already and just

2 Write the sentences. Use the present perfect and

school.
7

8 ................. you ................. (have) a good time

today?
9
10

4 Tick

We ................. (work) hard this year.

() the correct

sentence

in each pair.

a Theyve known each other since years.

they / do a lot of work (just)

b Theyve known each other for years.

1

1 I / read this book (already)

2

a It was my birthday for a week.

a Jess has been ill since Friday.
b Jess has been ill for Friday.

3
3 Dad / not arrive (yet)

a I havent seen you last Christmas ago.

b I havent seen you since last Christmas.

4
4 they / leave the house (already)

a We last went to Australia 5 years ago.

b We last went to Australia since 5 years.

a Shes worked at this school since a few days.

b Shes worked at this school for a few days.

6 you / take a photo / ? (yet)

7 we / have lunch (already)
8 they / not decide / (yet)
9 the match / finish / ? (yet)
10 the baby / make a funny face (just)

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b It was my birthday a week ago.

2 Sara / see a spider (just)

5 Kays brother / go to school (just)

Bill ................. (start) smoking when he was 16.

for, since and ago

the words in brackets.

Theyve just done a lot of work.

I ................. (grow) a lot in the last two years.

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UNIT 3
Ability and obligation: can, could,
have to
1

Circle the correct words.

What did you say? I can / cant hear you.

1 He has to / have to use the lift because hes disabled.
2 Question 4 was easy, but we could / couldnt do
question 5.
3 You can / have to be 17 or older to drive a car.

Were late. We ................. to leave now!

You ................. to wear a swimming hat in the

pool. Its optional.

You ................. copy David Blaine. Its dangerous!

Im really hungry. I ................. have something

to eat!

tomorrow.
7

School starts at 9.00 a.m. You ................. be late.

We ................. to go to the party if we dont

4 Sian is deaf, but she can / cant understand what youre

saying.

want to.
9

5 Many people has to / have to wear glasses to see.

6 Can you / Do you have to wear a school uniform? Yes,

wanted to.
8 Its free. You have to / dont have to pay.
9 I could / couldnt speak French, but Ive forgotten

Theres a No Smoking sign. You .................

smoke in here.

10

I do.
7 We had to / didnt have to finish the exercise, but I

Alex ................. to learn these words for a test

Im exhausted. I ................. go to bed now.

Possibility: could / might, must and

cant
4 Tick () the correct explanation for each
sentence.

everything.

That must be painful.

10 They had to / didnt have to sit down because they were

a Im sure that isnt painful.

dizzy.

b Im sure thats painful.

2

Complete the text with the words in the box.

could

have

cant

can

had

didnt

has have couldnt had

My names Alison. I have to avoid diary products like milk or
cheese because Im allergic to them. For example, if I eat
chocolate, I (1) ................. breathe and someone
(2) ................. to give me adrenalin as quickly as
possible. At first, I (3) ................. to go to hospital
when I had an allergic reaction, but now I have
an epipen. I (4) ................. to carry this with me at all
times, but its so small I (5) ................. put it in my pocket.
I (6) ................. have to go to a special school when I was

You might feel dizzy at the top.

a It is possible youll feel dizzy.
b Youll definitely feel dizzy.

2 Hes very pale. He must be ill.

a Perhaps hes ill.
b Im sure hes ill.
3 It might not rain.
a Theres a possibility it will rain.
b Theres a possibility it wont rain.
4 It cant be a trick.
a Im sure it isnt a trick.
b Perhaps it isnt a trick.
5 That girl could be Alice.

younger, but I (7) ................. to have a helper with me at

a I dont know who it is, but I think its Alice.

lunchtime. I (8) ................. sit with my friends, but I

b Im sure its Alice.

(9) ................. try their food or even touch it!

must and have to

3 Complete the sentences. Use must, mustnt, has,
have or dont have.
She has to go the dentists every six months.
1 You ................. to train a lot to swim across the English
Channel.

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UNIT 4

Future: present simple, present

will and be going to

4 Complete the dialogue. Use the present simple or

continuous, uses of will

1 Complete the sentences with the words in the

box.
m

ll

arent
will

re wont
s

ll

isnt

the present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

Carl

Are you doing (do) anything on Saturday?

Mike

I (1) ................. (go) to the Chelsea

match in the afternoon, but I (2) ..................

m not

(not do) anything in the evening. Why?

I dont think I ll earn a lot of money.

1 Adam loves football. He going to ................. watch the

Carl

Sally and I (3) ................. (have) a

party in the evening. Would you

match.

like to come?

2 Its a 5 hotel. It ................. be cheap.

3 I ................. going to buy those shoes. Theyre too

Mike

Well, I (4) ................. (meet) Graeme at half

past four and the match (5) .................

expensive.

(start) at five.

4 It ................. be hot in Mallorca in July.

5 Jan and Phil are busy so they ................. going to
come.
6

Brad Pitt ................. definitely win an Oscar.

I want a bicycle so I ................. going to go to

an auction.

8 No, Liz ................. going to give away her watch.

Carl

What time (6) .................it (finish)?

Mike

It (7) ................. (finish) at 6.45.

Carl

Great! Everyone (8) ................. (arrive) at

7.30, so youll have time.

Mike

Wait a minute! I wont know anyone.

Carl

Dont worry! Diana (9) ................. (come)!

9 Its Wills birthday. We ................. going to buy a

present.
5 Complete the offers, promises and spontaneous
2

Look at the sentences in exercise 1. Are they

decisions. Use the affirmative or negative of will and

the verbs in the box.

predictions (PR) or plans and intentions (PL)?

move to a mansion

PR
1

phone the police

have plastic surgery

donate 100

tell anyone

buy any more get a personal trainer

The charity needs money. I ll donate 100.

1 I hate my nose. I ....................................
2

We want to get fit. We ....................................

will or be going to and the verbs in brackets.

This house is too small. We .................................

My dad is going to raise (raise) some money

Youve got a lot of clothes. I ................................

because we (1) ................. (visit) Australia next year. So

Someone has stolen two paintings. I ...................

Ive got a secret. Dont worry. We .......................

Complete the text with the correct forms of

hes decided that he (2) ................. (enter) the TV quiz

show Who wants to be a millionaire? He thinks he
(3)................. definitely (win) some money. He (4)
................. (choose) his friend, Bill, to help him. He (5)
................. (not ask) my mum because she gets very
nervous. Im sure Dad (6) ................. (answer) the general
knowledge questions, but he (7) ................. (know) the
answers to the pop music questions. I think he (8) .............
probably (get) about 16,000, but he (9) ................. (not
win) a million.

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UNIT 5
Present, past and future passive:
affirmative and negative
1

Passive: questions
3

Write the questions in the correct order.

was / when / made / phone call / the first / ?
When was the first phone call made?
1

said / words / what / were / ?

was / text messaging / introduced / when / ?

Circle the correct form of the verbs.

The information were / was found on the Internet.

1 More CDs bought / are bought online than in shops.
2 Charities received / were received the money.

3 That song wrote / was written by a ten-year-old boy.

4

The music will play / will be played on the radio.

The band wont sing / wont be sung that song

any more.

every day in the UK / are / text messages /

how many / sent / ?

6 Ten thousand tickets sold / were sold in an hour.

a lot of / are / mobile phones / where /

produced / ?

7 Often CDs are gave / given as presents.

8 I keep / are kept my CDs in that box.
9 Special songs are sung / sang at Christmas.

old phones / is / done / what / with / ?

music / nowadays / on phones / played / is / ?

be / what / will / in the future / seen /

10 Her picture will be printed / print in all the papers.

2

Rewrite the sentences in the passive. Include

the agent where necessary.

Machines make CDs.

changes /?

CDs are made by machines.

1 The government will ban that song.
2 A Danish band won the competition.

4 Write the answers to the questions in exercise 3.

Use the information in the box.

3 They introduce new technology every year.

Over 45 million.
Many are recycled.

4 A lot of fans support the band.

In Asia.
In 1994.

5 The Beatles influenced his music.

Yes, theyre like MP3 players.

Phones will do more and more things.

6 They wont show that video on TV.

Mr Watson, come here, I want you!

In 1876.

7 They heard the lyrics on the radio.

In 1876.
8 People play music on mobile phones.

1
2

9 They didnt take that photo here.

3
4

10 They dont produce cassettes any more.

5
6
7

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Gerunds and infinitives

UNIT 6

3 Complete each pair of sentences with a verb in

the box. Use the gerund or infinitive form.

used to
1

Tick () the correct sentence in each pair.

a Juan used to fly helicopters.

go relax invent have learn write

b Juan use fly helicopters.

1

Inventing things is fun.

a They didnt used have electricity in their house.

He wants to invent practical things.

b They didnt use to have electricity in their house.

2

a Jane did use want to be an astronomer.

b Jane used to want to be an astronomer.

After ................. breakfast, he got dressed.

I need ................. breakfast as soon as I get up.

a I used to love that TV programme.

You go to school .................

b I used love that TV programme.

School is a place for .................

a No, we didnt use to smoke.

b No, we did use to smoke.

a My uncle used to have a beard.

a Surgeons didnt used to use anaesthetic.

b Surgeons didnt use to use anaesthetic.

It is useful ................. new vocabulary in a book.

We dont like ................. letters.

10

2 Complete the sentences with who, which or where

exploded in Green Street people gamble

7
9

Relative pronouns
and the phrases in the box.

The travel agent recommended ................. to

Rome.

b My uncle use to have a beard.

6

They decided ................. to Rome.

People do yoga .................

Im not very good at .................

4 Complete the text. Use the gerund or infinitive

form of the verbs in brackets.
How to go Green

you were born are famous Im writing with

I really enjoy watching (watch) a TV programme called

painted The Last Supper is very intelligent

How to go Green. Its about a family who have decided

A mathematician is someone who is very intelligent.

(1) ................. (live) a completely eco-friendly way of life.

1 A casino is a place

(2) ................. (make) their house a solar home was the

first thing they did and now they are planning (3) ...............

2 Lily lent me the pen

(grow) all their own vegetables.

In general, people in Britain are trying (4) ................. (be)

3 Is that the hospital

?

more eco-friendly. They are learning (5) .................(recycle)

4 Celebrities are people

glass and paper, and many avoid (6) ................. (eat) GM

5 Nobody was injured by the bomb

hard (8) ................. (do).

food. However, (7) ................. (be) completely green can be

If youre interested in (9) ................. (become) more green,

6 Leonardo da Vinci is the artist

I really recommend (10) ................. (watch) this

programme!

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9 They ................. (not get) into the club if theyre only

UNIT 7

16.

like + -ing and would like

Circle the correct form of the verbs.

1 Complete the sentences. Use the gerund or

I hated / d hate it if I was a loner.

infinitive form of the verbs in the box.

do

receive

visit

listen

be

wear

spend watch flirt

weekend.
2

Id like to be a genius.
1

Wed love ................. Paris again. Its so romantic.

He prefers ................. to his iPod.

I wouldnt like ................. a love letter.

Jenny loves ................. eccentric clothes.

They dont mind ................. their homework.

I dont like ................. with girls.

Which programme would you prefer .................?

My boyfriend hates ................. money.

Complete the sentences. Use too, so or such.

Your teacher would be angry if you dont /

didnt do your homework.

If you are / were a genius, youd pass all

your exams.

Id send him a text message if I had / d had

his number.

If you d won / won the lottery, how would

you feel?

Shed have an allergic reaction if she ate / ll eat

I wouldnt / wont accept if Mark asked me out.

If he d see / saw Hannah with another boy,

nuts.

hed have an argument.

too, so and such

2

Itd be great if we went / d go to Paris for the

Theyd sit down if they felt / feel dizzy.

I hate them. Theyre such geeks.

1

We were ................. tired that we fell asleep.

Carl is ................. a bully.

Whos that actor? Hes ................. good-looking.

Theyre only 14. Theyre ................. young to drive.

5 Youre ................. annoying when you do that.

6 That isnt true! Youre ................. a liar.
7

You have to be under 18. Youre ................. old.

Its ................. dark in here to see anything

Youve got ................. big eyes.

First and second conditional

3 Complete the first conditional sentences with the
verbs in brackets. Use the present simple or will +
infinitive.
I dont know how Ill feel if he kisses (kiss) me.
1

Jane ................. (say) yes if you ask her out.

If everyone ................. (go) to the disco, itll be great.

You ................. (meet) my boyfriend if you come.

If they play that music, we ................. (not dance).

If Max cheats on her, she ................. (be) so upset.

Ill tell the teacher if he ................. (bully) me?

If you tell me, I ................. (not say) a word.

You ................. (look) amazing if you wear this dress.

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3 Id have felt scared if

UNIT 8

a thered been an earthquake.

b there was an earthquake.

Past perfect and past simple

1

4 If Chris had known the answer,

Circle the correct form of the verbs.

a he would have tell you.

The London Marathon

b he would have told you.

I ran / had run the London Marathon last month. I (1) didnt

5 If they had had a bodyguard,

run / hadnt run a-- marathon before, but I (2) had always

a they wouldnt died.

wanted / always wanted to do it. The race (3) was / had been

b they wouldnt have died.

incredibly hard even though I (4) did / had done a lot of

6 We wouldnt have lit a fire if

training before. I (5) wore / had worn a silly hat which my

a we hadnt had some matches.

friends (6) made / had made for me. When I (7) realised /

b we hadnt have some matches.

had realised that I (8) finished / had finished the race, I felt
tired and emotional. I (9) felt / had felt better after I (10)

4 Complete the sentences with the verbs in

had / had had something to eat!

brackets. Use the past perfect or would have + past

participle.

2 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple and

I would have walked if I hadnt hurt (not hurt)

the past perfect form of the verbs in brackets.

my leg.

My mum had split up with my dad before she met

1 If they had had some food, they .................

Paul. (split up / meet)

1 We ................. his name because he ................. us.

(survive).
2

(know / tell)
2 She ................. anything so she ................. well. (not

(know) about the heat.

3

drink / not feel)

3 I ................. that you ................. your purse. (think /

We wouldnt have gone there if we .................

Youd have passed your exams if you .................
(work) harder.

lose)

He ................. (not travel) if he hadnt had a

passport.

4 Diana ................. some money after she .................

the poverty there. (raise / see)

If you ................. (meet) him, you would have

liked him.

5 Everyone ................. each other after they .................

their exams. (hug / finish)

I ................. (not be) late if Id had an alarm

clock.

6 We suddenly ................. that we ................ before.

(realise / meet)

You would have seen everyone if you .................

(come) to the party.

7 I ................. to the hospital because I .................

8 They ................. (feel) hungry if they hadnt had

my foot. (go / injure)

8 The children I ................. for days so they .................

breakfast.

extremely hungry. (not eat / be)

Third conditional
3

Tick () the correct ending.

You would have played tennis if
a it hadnt rained.

b it rained.
1

If we had bought a sports car,

a we would have spent a lot of money.
b we would spend a lot of money.

2 I would have screamed if

a I had seen the gun.
b I would have seen the gun.
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Reported questions

UNIT 9

Tick the correct reported question in each pair.

What time is it?

Reported speech

a He asked me what was it time.

1 Match the verb forms 1-8 with a-g. Use one verb

b He asked me what time it was.

form twice.

Did you have a good time?

Direct speech

- Reported speech

a They wanted to know we had had a good time.

Present simple

- d Past simple

b They wanted to know if we had had a good

Present continuous

be going to (present)

Past simple

Present perfect

will / would

can

a I asked David who he was talking to.

must

b I asked David who she was talking to.

time.
2

Nina, will you marry me?

a He asked Nina if she would him marry.
b He asked Nina if she would marry him.

3 Who are you talking to, David?

4 Where has James gone?

a be going to (past)

e could

b had to

f Past continuous

c would

g Past perfect

a The teacher asked where James had gone.

b The teacher asked where James has gone.
5

d Past simple

How can you be such a liar?

a I asked my boyfriend how he could be such a
liar.

2 Complete the sentences with the correct verb

b I asked my boyfriend how he could be such a

forms.

liar?

We didnt enjoy the film.

How many verbs do you know?

They said that they hadnt enjoyed the film.

a Tania asked me how many verbs did I know.

1 Im telling the truth.

b Tania asked me how many verbs I knew.

Rani said that she ................. the truth.

2 I can remember the dream.
He said that he ................. remember the dream.
3 They said that they were going to have a chat about it.
We ................. have a chat about it.
4 Its hard to say sorry.
You told me that it ................. hard to say sorry.
5 Paco said he would tell some jokes.
I ................. tell some jokes.
6 I must go home.
Tim said that he ................. go home.
7 She told us that she had just seen a spider.
I ................. just ................. a spider.
8 They had a discussion with the teacher.

Complete the reported questions.

Do you like your new bike?
He wanted to know if I liked my new bike.
1 How much did it cost?
She asked me ..............................................
2
3

Have you ever told a lie?

Lucas asked me ..............................................

Will you write to me?

I asked Marina ..............................................

Why do you want to have a chat?

You asked Helen ..............................................

Juana said that they ................. a discussion with the

teacher.

Are they going to win?

I wanted to know ..............................................

Can you understand my accent?

I asked them ..............................................

How many people are coming to the party?

Mum asked me ..............................................

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