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Grammar check 1

1 Complete these questions with words from the list.

5 In the future we’ll

until

we’re a hundred!

a work

b to work

c working

Who What How much What

Where What How many

’s your name?

do you come from?

6 He

there since he was born.

do you earn?

a lives

b lived

c ’s lived

nationality are you?

do you do?

do you work for?

7 I

him last weekend.

languages do you speak?

a ’ve seen

b saw

c see

2 Underline the correct word in italics .

A 1 Do/Are you work from home?

B Yes, I do. But I also travel.

A Does your wife travel with you?

B No, she 2 doesn’t/don’t . She runs my office.

A And 3 do/does your children live with you?

B No, they 4 is/are at university now.

4 Complete this telephone conversation with the

correct form of to be – is , are , were , wasn’t ,

etc.

B Hello?

A Hi. 1 that Ben?

B Yes. Hi, Anna! How 2

you?

AI’ 3 fine. And you?

B Not bad, thanks. How 4

3 Complete these sentences with the correct verb

form.

the

conference yesterday?

A Very interesting, but tiring. It 5

long day.

B 6

1 Sometimes I

at six in the

morning.

a get up

b getting up

c gets up

there many people?

A No, there 7

, unfortunately.

5 Complete these sentences with a phrase from

the list.

2 Yesterday I

to our other office.

ago

b ’m going

c went

can have to don’t have to

1 I have a headache, so my boss says I

attend the meeting.

2 This is my last day at work, so I

say goodbye to everyone.

3 My new job starts next month, but my new

manager says I

3 His train

at seven this evening.

a leaves

b leave

c are leaving

start next

week if I want.

4 Tomorrow she’s

to Brussels.

ago

b going

c will go

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6 Complete this table.

high

higher

better

best

bad

worst

expensive

most expensive

7 Re-order these words to make questions.

1 What / did / eat / last / you / night

2 Where / you / been / have / yesterday / since

3 What / say / do / think / they’ll / you

4 Who / on / Tuesday / playing / are / you /

tennis / with

8 Rewrite these sentences in the passive.

Example We test all our products.

All our products are tested .

1 I deliver the letters every day.

The letters

2 He does most of his business from a website.

Most of his business

3 Market Research phones ten per cent of our

customers.

Ten per cent of our customers

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Grammar check 2

1 Complete this description of a recruitment agency

with the correct form of the verbs in the list. Use

the present simple or present continuous.

3 Complete the sentences in A with a word from B.

1 I need a

work be look have use

for the bus.

My recruitment agency 1 twenty

offices, and over two hundred different companies

2 There isn’t any

in my account.

3 How many

are there to the pound?

our services. This morning, I

4 He doesn’t have much

5 I only have a few

left.

for someone to work in an office

as a receptionist. It 4 difficult

because many of the best receptionists

money

dollars

euro

2 Read these details from a CV. Complete the

sentences about Max with the correct form of the

verb in brackets.

4 Complete these sentences with the correct form of

the verb in brackets. Use the past simple or the

present perfect.

Name: Max Juglet

Date of birth: 2 nd April, 1971

Education: University of Lancaster,

1989–1992

Employment History: Eltec International

1994 – present

1 The company

(move) in 1995.

2 It

(be) in its current offices for

ten years.

3 I

(own) the company since

Travel:

South America, South East

Asia 1992–3

2001.

4 I

(manage) the company before

I finally bought it.

5 How much

1 Max

(be) born in 1971.

(you buy) it for in

2001?

2 He

(start) university in 1989.

3 He

(leave) three years later.

5 Underline the correct word in italics .

Complete these questions about Max.

‘I’m delighted to be here to tell you about our

1 recentest / most recent design in washing

machines. So what makes it so 2 best / good ?

Well, it’s more economical 3 that / than our

4 earlier / more early models. There are

5 less / fewer controls, so it’s 6 easiest / easier

to use. And lastly, it’s not as noisy 7 than / as

many other models.’

4 What after university?

He travelled in South America and South East

Asia.

5 When

back from South

America?

He came back from South America in 1993.

6 When Eltec International?

He joined the company in 1994.

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6 Complete these sentences with the correct form of

the verb in brackets. Use will or going to .

9 Replace the words in italics with a phrase from the

list, so that the two sentences mean the same.

1 I ordered 300 and they haven’t arrived yet. I

(give) the supplier a call.

don’t have to mustn’t

must can’t can

2 We’ve come to a decision about our Paris

branch. We

(close) it down.

1 I ’m not allowed to leave until I have a deal.

I leave until I have a deal.

2 He ’s able to offer them something extra.

3 I’m retiring next year. Perhaps I

(take) a cruise round the

offer them something

extra.

3 I ’m unable to answer your question.

I answer your question.

4 It’s not necessary for you to finish the report.

You finish the report.

5 It’s necessary for you to arrive on time.

You

world.

4 The plane has been delayed due to the weather.

(miss) our connection

in Boston.

7 Re-order these words to make a question.

1 What / produce / your / does / company

arrive on time.

10 Rewrite these sentences in the active or the

passive.

2 Which / are / working / department / in / they

3 How / people / many / you / do / employ

1 The room is booked for the meeting.

The secretary

4 It’s / large / company / a / it / isn’t

for the meeting.

2 The agenda is distributed to all participants.

The secretary

5 Does / reputation / it / good / have / a

6 What / currently / project / developing / are / you

to all participants.

3 The chairperson summarizes the items for

discussion.

The items for discussion

8 Complete these sentences with the correct form of

the verb in brackets

4 The group agree a list of action points.

A list of action points

1 If I see him, I

(tell) him to

call you.

2 They would recruit more staff if they

(think) it was necessary.

5 The date of the next meeting is set.

The chairperson

3 If we

(hold) the conference

in Spain, it’ll be cheaper.

4 I

(not go) if I were you.

5 How much

(it / cost) if we

went by plane?

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Grammar check 1: Answer Key

1 1 What

2 Where

3 How much

4 What

5 What

6 Who

7 How many

3 1 euro

2 money

3 dollars

4 money

5 dollars

4 1 moved

2 ’s been

3 ’ve owned

4 managed

5 did you buy

2 1 Do 2 doesn’t 3 do 4 are

3 1a 2c 3a 4b 5a 6c 7b

4 1 Is

2 are

3 ’m

4 was

5 was

6 Were

7 weren’t

5 1 most recent

2 good

3 than

4 earlier

5 fewer

6easier

7as

5 1 don’t have to

2 have to

3 can

6 1 ’ll give

2 ’re going to close

3 ’ll take

4 ’re going to miss

6 1 highest

2 good

3 worse

4 more expensive

7 1 What does your company produce?

2 Which department are they working in?

3 How many people do you employ?

4 It’s a large company, isn’t it?

5 Does it have a good reputation?

6 What project are you currently developing?

7 1 What did you eat last night?

2 Where have you been since yesterday?

3 What do you think they’ll say?

4 Who are you playing tennis with on Tuesday?

8 1 ’ll tell

2 thought

3 hold

4 wouldn’t go

5 would it cost

8 1 are delivered (by me) every day.

2 is done from a website.

3 are phoned (by Market Research).

Grammar check 2: Answer Key

9 1 mustn’t

2 can

3 can’t

4 don’t have to

5 must

1 1 has

2 use

3 ’m looking

4 ’s

5 are working

10 1 books the room

2 distributes the agenda

3 are summarized

4 is agreed

5 sets the date of the next meeting

2 1 was

2 started

3 left

4 did he do

5 did he come

6 did he join

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