Be able to... (page 36)

Use “will be able to…” and the verb in parentheses, make the necessary changes.

e.g. He (leave) early tomorrow.

Will he be able to leave early tomorrow?

No, he won’t be able to leave early tomorrow.

1. We (see) him next week.

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2. They (be) here in ten minutes.

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3. The meeting (begin) at nine o’clock tonight.

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4. I (give) Mr. Prieto your message tomorrow night.

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5. Mr. Moore (read) that story to the students next Monday.

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6. The janitor (lock) the door to the office at 6:30 p.m.

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7. We (have) an important party next Tuesday.

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8. The women’s club meeting (start) at noon.

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9. We (sing) in the Christmas chores.

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10. Your father (late) for work if he doesn’t hurry.

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11. I (remind) you about your promise to take me to dinner.

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12. The students (buy) the refreshments for the party

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13. Mary (return) to England a week from tomorrow.

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14. Our friends (meet) us at the “Chalet” at 6 o’clock.

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Present Perfect questions. (page 35)

Make Present Perfect sentences using the words given. Make all the necessary changes, and Translate them.

1. Tom / give / back / your pen yet?
Has Tom given back your pen yet?

2. Jack / not / send / me an answer yet.

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3. We / always / want / to see the pyramids.

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4. Jill and Frank / be / married for ten years.

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5. They / finish / their lunch?

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6. Your friend / arrive / yet?

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7. We / not / receive / your invitation.

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8. Jane / just / read / my book.

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9. I / correct / all your mistakes.

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10. I / never / visit / my mother-in-law.

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Negative Present Perfect (page 34)

Write negative sentences in present perfect simple. Translate.

The weather was wonderful today. So the children were in the park all afternoon and have not done their household chores:

1. Sarah / not / wash the dishes

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2. Anita / not / clean the kitchen

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3. Maureen and Gavin / not / water the plants

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4. Joey / not / make his bed

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5. David / not / buy milk

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6. Lisa / not / be to the baker's

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7. Aran and Jack / not / do their homework

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8. Jane and Ben / not / tidy up their rooms

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9. Alex / not / feed the hamster

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10. Hazel / not / empty the bin

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Present Perfect (page 33)

Change the affirmative sentences to negative and interrogative.

1. Juan Gabriel has composed the popular Mexican song “Noa, Noa”

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2. Jules Verne had written 20,000 “Leagues Under the Sea”

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4. Madame Marie & Pierre Curie had discovered radium.

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5. Robert Koch had established bacteriology.

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6. Galileo Galilee had made the first thermometer.

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7. Ricky Martin has composed the song “Living la Vida Loca”

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8. Walt Disney had produced the first cartoon of “Mickey Mouse”

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9. Mother Teresa of Calcutta had been given the Nobel Peace
Price (1979)
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10. Martin Luther King had been a Civil Rights leader, until 1968.

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11. Samuel Clemens had written books under the pen name “Mark Twain”

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12. Jacopo Robusti Tintoretto had painted “The Last Supper” (1518-1594)

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13. The Trojan War had been fought in 1193 B. C. in Asia Minor.

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14. The Mexican war had been fought in 1836 in the “Alamo” Texas.

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15. Carlo Collodi, had written “The adventures of Pinocchio”

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16. Alan Shepard Jr. had been the first American in Space. (May, 5 1961)

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17. Wilma and Fred Flintstone had been a world famous pair.

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18. Benito Pablo Juarez had been a famous world figure.

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19. Clara Barton had founded the American Red Cross.

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20. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (handicapped) had been elected to four terms
of office.

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21. Rudyard Kipling had been the famous author of the “Jungle Book”

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Simple Past vs. Past Participle. (page 32)

Change the sentences from the Past to the Past Participle or
vice versa. Translate the given sentences, only.

1. Mr. Wilson took out the telephone from that office.

Mr. Wilson had the telephone taken out from that office.

El Sr. Wilson saco el teléfono de esa oficina.

2. The Titanic had sunk in the Ocean many years ago.

The Titanic sank in the Ocean many years ago.

3. George finally got a mechanic to fix the motor of his car.
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4. The school bell ran at 8:15 o’clock.
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5. The Principle had shaven all his bear for his daughters graduation.
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6. The spider had spun her wed in the living room.
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7. Refugees fled from Germany during World War II.
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8. The snake had bitten the dog in his paw.
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9. My mother blew all the balloons for the party decorations.
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10. If I had thought of that before I would have saved a lot of money.
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11. That English woman had written for 4 books of “Harry Porter”
already.
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12. He swore he wouldn’t drink any more.
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13. When I got to the kitchen he had thrown out the garbage already.
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Present Perfect / Simple Past. (page 31)

EXAMPLES:

a. Has Ralph always been a painter?
b. No. He’s been a painter for the last ten years.
Before that, he was a carpenter.

a. Have you always eaten Japanese food?
b. No. I’ve eaten Japanese food since 1970.
Before that, I ate Mexican food.

1. a) Has Herman always been thin? (the last four years / fat)

b) No ___________________________________________

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2. a) Has Justine always had short hair? (she finished junior high /
long hair)

b) _____________________________________________

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3. a) Have you always liked classical music? (the past 5 years / jazz)

b) _____________________________________________

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4. a) Have your parents always been Democrats? (Watergate / Republicans)

b) _____________________________________________

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5. a) Has Noland always spoken with a Mexican accent? (he moved to
Mexico City / Boston accent)

b) ____________________________________________

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6. a) Have you always had a cat? (the past eight or ten years /dog)

b) _____________________________________________

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7. a) Has Stuart always wanted to be a doctor? (last November /
policeman)

b) _____________________________________________

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8. a) Has Ted always been Wal-Mart’s manager? (the last 14 months /
a cashier)

b) _____________________________________________

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9. a) Has Gabriela always known all the people in her neighborhood?
(the neighborhood “Posada” / just a few neighbors)

b) ______________________________________________

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10. a) Has Shaun always owned a sports car ? (he won the lottery / a
motorcycle)

b) ______________________________________________

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11. a) Have you always lived in Singapore? (the last three months / Rome)

b) ______________________________________________

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12. a) Have you always been the Dean? (the last 2 years / teacher)

b) _______________________________________________

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Define between... (page 30)

Objective: Have students define the difference
between the Present Perfect and the Simple Past.

Read the sentences, and them write on the line if the sentence is in the Past, or the Present Perfect & Translate.

1. He has waited for three hours for the telephone ring. _____________

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2. Her brother worked part time in the movie theater. _____________

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3. I didn’t like to work in the summer. ____________

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4. She has always wanted to travel around the world. _______________

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5. Thalia had a friend named Adal. ____________

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6. It has never snowed in Mexicali since I moved here. ______________

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7. She has had three jobs since she started working last year. __________

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8. You have been here since last week. ___________

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“The City” (page 29)

Fill in the blanks with the Present Perfect form, the correct
pronouns, and the Past Tense of the verb.

1. Alex isn’t going to the Post Office today.

He’s already gone to the Post Office.

He went to the Post Office yesterday.

2. I’m not going to the bakery today.

I ___________ already ________________ to the
bakery this week.

I _________________ to the bakery on Friday..

3. Shirley isn’t going to work the grave yard shift in the drugstore today.

She __________ already ________________ the grave yard shift.

She ________________ the grave yard shift yesterday.

4. We aren’t going to go to the book store in the afternoon.

_______________ already ___________________ to the book store.

______________________________ to the book store last Monday.

5. Ted isn’t going to fix the traffic light.

_______________ already _________________ the traffic light.

________________ it on Saturday.

6. Alan and Irene aren’t going to take the subway to work.

_________________ already ________________ the subway all week.

____________________ the subway yesterday, today they’ll go by bus.

Present Perfedct and Past Tense. (page 28)

Fill in the blanks with the Present Perfect form, the correct
pronouns, and the Past Tense of the verb.

1. Donald isn’t going to go to the beach today.

He’s already gone to the beach this week.

He went to the beach yesterday.

2. I’m not going to write to my granddaughter today.

___________ already ________________ to her this week.

_________________ to her on Monday.


3. Shirley isn’t going to eat any pizza tonight.

__________ already ________________ pizza this week.

________________ pizza on Friday.


4. We aren’t going to do our laundry today.

___________ already ___________________ our laundry this week.

___________________ our laundry yesterday.


5. Ted isn’t going to wear his black suit today.

___________ already _________________ his black suit this week.

________________ it on Saturday.


6. Alan and Irene aren’t going to take a violin lesson today.

___________ already _________________ a violin lesson this week.

__________________ a violin lesson on Tuesday.

7. Sixto isn’t going to fix my computer today.

________ already _________ my computer this week.

________________ it last week.

8. My grandmother is not going to weave another basket.

___________ already ________________ this week.

_________________ a basket last Monday.

9. Delia is not going to sweep the living room today.

__________ already ________________ the living room this week.

_____________________ it the day before yesterday.

10. We are not going to have Olympic games this year.

___________ already ___________________ two years ago.

__________________ the Olympic games the last leap year.

11. My aunt isn’t going to swing the baby outside this afternoon.

___________ already _________________ the baby today.

________________ him in the morning.

12. The students aren’t going to take drama classes this week.

___________ already _________________ drama lesson this week.

__________________ drama lesson on Tuesday.

Present Perfect Tense. (page 27)

Fill in the blanks with the Present Perfect form and the verb in parenthesis. Translate the sentences.

1. Mr. and Mrs. Smith _________ _______________ their house. (sold)

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2. Those tourists _________ ______________ all of our national monuments.
(seen)

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3. My sister and I ___________ ______________ by air many times.
(travel)

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4. Maria __________ _______________ her homework. (finish)

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5. Susie __________ _________________ many pencils. (borrow)

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6. Her teacher ___________ ________________ a big birthday cake. (bring)

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7. I _________ _______________ the whole book. (read)

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8. He _________ ________________ a flatbed. (drive)

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9. We __________ _______________ a tow truck. (buy)

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10. She __________ ________________ his lunch in the cafeteria. (eat)

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11. The dog ___________ ________________ the bone. (bite)

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12. Mark __________ _______________ the dishes. (do)

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13. The __________ _______________ a hole in the back yard. (dig)

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14. The peso __________ ________________ before the dollar. (fall)

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15. Rene __________ ________________ money from the bank. (draw)

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16. My students ___________ ________________ me a headache. (give)

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17. Pavarotti ___________ ________________ in Carnegie Hall. (sing)

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18. I ___________ _______________ three books already. (write)

19. I ___________ ________________ to Puerto Rico (be)

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20. We __________ _______________ the well. (draw)

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21. The children __________ _______________ me crazy. (drive)

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22. The baby __________ ________________ all morning. (sleep)

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First Conditional (page 26)

Put the correct form of each verb in brackets into the line.

1. If you __________ (not study), you ____________ (fail) the test.

2. We __________ (die) if we _____________ (not get) help soon!

3. If you ___________ (look) in the fridge, you ___________ (find) some cold drinks.

4. If there __________ (be) no oil in the engine, the car

____________ (break) down.

5. I __________ (lend) you my umbrella if you ____________ (need) it.

6. The sea level ___________ (rise) if the planet ____________ (get) hotter.

7. If you ___________ (eat) your sandwiches now, you

____________ (have) anything for lunch!

8. You ___________ (be) safe in an accident if you

____________ (wear) your seatbelt.

9. If he ___________ (save) all his money, he

____________ (be able to go) on holiday to Canada.

10. I ___________ (not come) with you if you

____________ (not bring) John!

First Conditional. (2nd. Evaluation) (page 25)

The first conditional is used to talk about things which are possible in the present or the future -- things which may happen:

Example = If it's sunny, we'll go to the park.

Explanation = Maybe it will be sunny -- that's possible.

Example = Paula will be sad if Juan leaves.

Explanation = Maybe Juan will leave -- that's possible.

Example = If you cook the supper, I'll wash the dishes.

Explanation = Maybe you will cook the supper -- that's possible.

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Choose the correct form of each verb in the sentences below.

1. If you ________ an apple every day, you'll be very healthy.

eat / will eat

2. If we don't protect the elephant, it ________ extinct.

becomes / will become

3. She ________ completely different if she cuts her hair.

looks / will look

4. You'll pay higher insurance if you ________ a sports car.

buy / will buy

5. You ________ better if you turn on the lamp.

are able to see / will be able to see

6. You ________ heart disease if you eat too much meat.

get / will get

7. If you don't put so much sugar in your coffee, you ________ so much weight!

don't put on / won't put on

8. You won't pass the course if you ________.

don't study / won't study

9. If a deer ________ into your garden, it ________ all your plants.

gets... will eat / will get... eats

10. If I ________ some eggs, how many ________?

cook... will you eat / will cook... do you eat