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Nasr-Dine Ouhani
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This course is a comprehensive introduction to English grammar, covering topics such as parts of speech, conditionals, verb tenses, and articles. The course materials include a detailed textbook, supplementary exercises, and practice exams. Students will engage in a variety of activities, including grammar drills.
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Ibn Tofail University
Faculty of Letters, Languages, and Arts
English Department
Professors:
Announi Inass
Elkhayma Rachid
Mchiche Alami Siham
Nasr-Dine Ouhani
Grammar S
Course Description:
This course aims at providing the S1 student with awareness and understanding of the verbal
constituents of the verb phrase, specifically, and the intricacies of other parts of speech more
generally. It seeks to provide the student with the different forms and contexts of use of the
English verb tenses, articles, prepositions, conditionals, adjectives, and adverbs. It also tries to
develop in the student a good sense of appropriateness and accuracy regarding the use of verbs
in all their aspects.
1. Introduction: Course Description & Methodology
2. Articles
3. Prepositions
4. Tenses
- Present Simple and Present Continuous
- Past Simple and Past Continuous
- Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous
- Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous
- Future Time
▪ Be going to, Present Simple, Present Continuous
▪ Will + Infinitive, Future Continuous, Future Perfect
5. Conditionals
6. Conjunctions
7. Adjectives and Adverbs
8. Review
9. Final
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A Study this example:
Joe says ‘a sandwich’, ‘an apple’ because this is the first time he talks about them.
Joe now says ‘the sandwich’, ‘the apple’ because we know which sandwich and which apple he means – the sandwich and the apple he had for lunch.
I had a sandwich and an apple for lunch. The sandwich wasn’t very good, but the apple was nice.
JOE
Compare a and the in these examples: A man and a woman were sitting opposite me. The man was American, but I think the woman was British. When we were on holiday, we stayed at a hotel. Sometimes we ate at the hotel and sometimes we went to a restaurant.
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We use the when we are thinking of a specific thing. Compare a/an and the: Tim sat down on a chair. (maybe one of many chairs in the room) Tim sat down on the chair nearest the door. (a specific chair) Do you have a car? (not a specific car) I cleaned the car yesterday. (= my car)
We use a/an when we say what kind of thing or person we mean. Compare: We stayed at a very cheap hotel. (a type of hotel) The hotel where we stayed was very cheap. (a specific hotel)
B
We say ‘once a week / three times a day / £1.50 a kilo’ etc. : I go to the cinema about once a month. ‘How much are those potatoes?’ ‘£1.50 a kilo.’ Helen works eight hours a day, six days a week.
D
We use the when it is clear which thing or person we mean. For example, in a room we talk about the light / the floor / the ceiling / the door / the carpet etc. : Can you turn off the light, please? (= the light in this room) I took a taxi to the station. (= the station in that town) (in a shop) I’d like to speak to the manager, please. (= the manager of this shop)
We also say ‘(go to) the bank / the post office’: I have to go to the bank and then I’m going to the post office. (The speaker is usually thinking of a specific bank or post office.) and ‘(go to) the doctor / the dentist’: Clare isn’t well. She’s gone to the doctor. I don’t like going to the dentist.
Compare the and a: I have to go to the bank today. Is there a bank near here? I don’t like going to the dentist. My sister is a dentist.
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Exercises
72.1 Put in a / an or the. 1 This morning I bought a^ book and magazine. book is in my bag, but I can’t remember where I put magazine. 2 I saw accident this morning. car crashed into tree. driver of car wasn’t hurt, but car was badly damaged. 3 There are two cars parked outside: blue one and grey one. blue one belongs to my neighbours. I don’t know who owner of grey one is. 4 My friends live in old house in small village. There is beautiful garden behind house. I would like to have garden like that.
72.2 Put in a / an or the. 1 a This house is very nice. Does it have garden? b It’s a beautiful day. Let’s sit in garden. c I like living in this house, but it’s a shame that garden is so small. 2 a Can you recommend good restaurant? b We had dinner in very nice restaurant. c We had dinner in best restaurant in town. 3 a What’s name of that man we met yesterday? b We stayed at a very nice hotel – I can’t remember name now. c My neighbour has French name, but in fact she’s English, not French. 4 a Did Paula get job she applied for? b It’s not easy to get job at the moment. c Do you enjoy your work? Is it interesting job? 5 a ‘Are you going away next week?’ ‘No, week after next.’ b I’m going away for week in September. c Gary has a part-time job. He works three mornings week.
72.3 Put in a / an or the where necessary. 1 Would you like apple? Would you like an apple? 2 How often do you go to dentist? 3 Can you close door, please? 4 I have problem. I need your help. 5 How far is it from here to station? 6 I’m going to post office. I won’t be long. 7 Paul plays tennis. He’s very good player. 8 There isn’t airport near where I live. 9 Nearest airport is 70 miles away. 10 There were no chairs, so we sat on floor. 11 Have you finished with book I lent you? 12 Chris has just got job in bank in Zurich. 13 We live in small apartment in city centre. 14 There’s shop at end of street I live in.
72.4 Answer these questions. Where possible, use once a week / three times a day etc. 1 How often do you go to the cinema? Three or four times a year. 2 How often do you go to the dentist? 3 How often do you go away on holiday? 4 How long do you usually sleep? 5 How often do you go out in the evening? 6 How many hours of TV do you watch (on average)? 7 What’s the usual speed limit in towns in your country?
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73.1 Put in the or a where necessary. If no word is necessary, leave the space empty. 1 a: Our apartment is on the^ tenth floor. b: Is it? I hope there’s lift. 2 a: Did you have nice holiday? b: Yes, it was best holiday I’ve ever had. 3 a: Where’s nearest shop? b: There’s one at end of this street. 4 a: It’s lovely day, isn’t it? b: Yes, there isn’t cloud in sky. 5 a: We spent all our money because we stayed at most expensive hotel in town. b: Why didn’t you stay at cheaper hotel? 6 a: Would you like to travel in space? b: Yes, I’d love to go to moon. 7 a: What did you think of movie last night? b: It was OK, but I thought ending was a bit strange. 8 a: What’s Jupiter? Is it star? b: No, it’s planet. It’s largest planet in solar system.
73.2 Which is right? (For the , see also Unit 72.) 1 I haven’t been to cinema / the cinema for ages. (the cinema is correct) 2 Sarah spends most of her free time watching TV / the TV. 3 Do you ever listen to radio / the radio? 4 Television / The television was on, but nobody was watching it. 5 Have you had dinner / the dinner yet? 6 It’s confusing when two people have same name / the same name. 7 What do you want for breakfast / for the breakfast? 8 Fruit is an important source of vitamin C / the vitamin C. 9 This computer is not connected to internet / the internet. 10 I lay down on ground / the ground and looked up at sky / the sky. 11 Next train / The next train to London leaves from platform 3 / the platform 3.
73.3 Put in the or a where necessary. (For a and the see also Units 71–72.) 1 Sun is star. The sun is a star. 2 I’m fed up with doing same thing every day. 3 Room 25 is on second floor. 4 It was very hot day. It was hottest day of year. 5 We had lunch in nice restaurant by sea. 6 What’s on at cinema this week? 7 I had big breakfast this morning. 8 You’ll find information you need at top of page 15.
73.4 Complete the sentences. Choose from the box and use the where necessary.
breakfast cinema gate Gate 24 lunch question question 3 sea
1 I’m hungry. It’s time for lunch^. 2 There was no wind, so was very calm. 3 Most of the questions in the test were OK, but I couldn’t answer. 4 ‘I’m going to tonight.’ ‘Are you? What are you going to see?’ 5 I’m sorry, but could you repeat , please? 6 I didn’t have this morning because I was in a hurry. 7 (airport announcement) Flight AB123 to Rome is now boarding at. 8 I forgot to shut. Can you shut it for me?
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Compare school and the school:
the 2 ( school / the school etc.) 74
Ellie is ten years old. Every day she goes to school. She’s at school now. School starts at 9 and finishes at 3.
We say a child goes to school or is at school (as a student). We are not thinking of a specific school. We are thinking of school as a general idea – children learning in a classroom.
Today Ellie’s mother wants to speak to her daughter’s teacher. So she has gone to the school to see her. She’s at the school now.
Ellie’s mother is not a student. She is not ‘at school’, she doesn’t ‘go to school’. If she wants to see Ellie’s teacher, she goes to the school (= Ellie’s school, a specific building).
ELLIE
When I leave school, I plan to go to university / go to college. (as a student) Joe had an accident last week. He was taken to hospital. He’s still in hospital now. (as a patient) Ken’s brother is in prison for robbery. (He is a prisoner. We are not thinking of a specific prison.) Sarah’s father goes to church every Sunday. (for a religious service)
I went to the university to meet Professor Thomas. (as a visitor, not as a student) Jane has gone to the hospital to visit Joe. She’s at the hospital now. (as a visitor, not as a patient) Ken went to the prison to visit his brother. (He went as a visitor, not as a prisoner.) Some workmen went to the church to repair the roof. (a specific building)
We use prison (or jail), hospital, university, college and church in a similar way. We do not use the when we are thinking of the general idea of these places and what they are used for. Compare:
B
With most other places, you need the. For example, the station, the cinema (see Units 72C and 73D).
We say go to bed / be in bed etc. (not the bed): I’m going to bed now. Goodnight. Do you ever have breakfast in bed? but I sat down on the bed. (a specific piece of furniture)
go to work / be at work / start work / finish work etc. (not the work): Chris didn’t go to work yesterday. What time do you usually finish work?
go home / come home / arrive home / get home / be (at) home / do something at home etc. : It’s late. Let’s go home. I don’t go out to work. I work at home.
C
the ➜ Units 72–73, 75–78 Prepositions (at school / in hospital etc.) ➜ Units 123– home ➜ Unit 126C American English ➜ Appendix 7
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When we are talking about things or people in general, we do not use the: I’m afraid of dogs. (not the dogs) (dogs = dogs in general, not a specific group of dogs) Doctors are usually paid more than teachers. Do you know anybody who collects stamps? Life has changed a lot in the last thirty years. Do you like classical music / Chinese food / fast cars? My favourite sport is football/skiing/athletics. My favourite subject at school was history/physics/English.
We say ‘most people / most shops / most big cities’ etc. (not the most …): Most shops accept credit cards. (not The most shops)
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We use the when we mean specific things or people. Compare:
B
The difference between ‘something in general’ and ‘something specific’ is not always very clear. Compare:
C
In general (without the)
Children learn from playing. (= children in general)
I couldn’t live without music.
All cars have wheels.
Sugar isn’t very good for you.
English people drink a lot of tea. (= English people in general)
Specific people or things (with the)
We took the children to the zoo. (= a specific group, perhaps the speaker’s children)
The film wasn’t very good, but I liked the music. (= the music in the film)
All the cars in this car park belong to people who work here.
Can you pass the sugar, please? (= the sugar on the table)
The English people I know drink a lot of tea. (= only the English people I know, not English people in general)
In general (without the)
I like working with people. (= people in general)
I like working with people who say what they think. (not all people, but ‘people who say what they think’ is still a general idea)
Do you like coffee? (= coffee in general)
Do you like strong black coffee? (not all coffee, but ‘strong black coffee’ is still a general idea)
Specific people or things (with the)
I like the people I work with. (= a specific group of people)
The coffee we had after dinner wasn’t very good. (= specific coffee)
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Exercises 75
75.1 Choose four of these things and write what you think about them: bananas boxing cats crowds fast food horror movies hot weather maths opera snow supermarkets zoos
Use: I like … / I don’t like … I think ... is / are … I don’t mind … I love … / I hate … I’m ( not ) interested in …
1 I don’t like hot weather very much. 2 3 4 5
75.2 Which is right? 1 a Apples / The apples are good for you. (Apples is correct) b Look at apples / the apples on that tree. They’re very big. 2 a Who are people / the people in this picture? b It annoys me when people / the people throw rubbish on the ground. 3 a My memory isn’t good. I’m not good at remembering names / the names. b What were names / the names of those people we met last night? 4 a First World War / The First World War began in 1914 and ended in 1918. b A pacifist is somebody who is against war / the war. 5 a He’s lazy. He doesn’t like hard work / the hard work. b Did you finish work / the work you were doing yesterday?
75.3 Complete the sentences using the following. Use the where necessary.
1 My favourite sport is basketball^. 2 The information^ we were given wasn’t correct. 3 Some people are afraid of. 4 A vegetarian is somebody who doesn’t eat. 5 The test wasn’t hard. I answered without difficulty. 6 Do you know who live in the flat next to yours? 7 is the study of plants and animals. 8 It’s better to tell the truth. Telling often causes problems. 9 We couldn’t find anywhere to stay in the town. were all full. 10 Don’t swim in this pool. doesn’t look very clean. 11 Don’t sit on. It’s wet after the rain. 12 You need to teach young children.
75.4 Which is right? 1 Steve is very good at telling stories / the stories. 2 I can’t sing this song. I don’t know words / the words. 3 Don’t stay in that hotel. It’s noisy and rooms / the rooms are very small. 4 I don’t have a car, so I use public transport / the public transport most of the time. 5 All books / All the books on the top shelf belong to me. 6 Life / The life is strange sometimes. Some very strange things happen. 7 We enjoyed our holiday. Weather / The weather was good. 8 Everybody needs water / the water to live. 9 I don’t like films / the films with unhappy endings.
(the) basketball (the) grass (the) patience (the) people (the) questions (the) meat (the) information (the) hotels (the) biology (the) water (the) spiders (the) lies
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Exercises 76
76.1 Answer the questions. Choose the right answer from the box. Don’t forget the.
1 2 3 4 animals birds inventions currencies tiger rabbit giraffe
elephant cheetah kangaroo
eagle swan parrot
penguin owl pigeon
telephone telescope helicopter
wheel laser typewriter
dollar euro rouble
peso rupee yen
1 a Which of the animals is the tallest? the giraffe b Which animal can run the fastest? c Which of these animals is found in Australia? 2 a Which of these birds has a long neck? b Which of these birds cannot fly? c Which bird flies at night? 3 a Which of these inventions is the oldest? b Which one is the most recent? c Which one was especially important for astronomy? 4 a What is the currency of India? b What is the currency of Canada? c And the currency of your country?
76.2 Put in the or a. 1 When was the^ telephone invented? 2 Can you play musical instrument? 3 Jessica plays violin in an orchestra. 4 There was piano in the corner of the room. 5 I wish I could play piano. 6 Our society is based on family. 7 Martin comes from large family. 8 computer has changed the way we live. 9 When was bicycle invented? 10 Do you have car?
76.3 Complete these sentences. Use the + adjective. Choose from:
elderly injured rich sick unemployed young
1 The young^ have the future in their hands. 2 Helen is a nurse. She’s spent her life caring for. 3 Life is all right if you have a job, but things are hard for. 4 Ambulances arrived at the scene of the accident and took to hospital. 5 More and more people are living longer. How are we going to care for? 6 It’s nice to have lots of money, but have their problems too.
76.4 What do you call the people of these countries? one person ( a / an …) the people in general 1 Canada a Canadian^ Canadians 2 Germany 3 France 4 Russia 5 Japan 6 Brazil 7 England 8 and your country
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We do not use the with names of people (‘Helen’, ‘Helen Taylor’ etc.). In the same way, we do not use the with most names of places. For example:
continents countries, states etc. islands cities, towns etc. mountains
Africa (not the Africa), South America France (not the France), Japan, Texas Sicily, Tasmania Cairo, Bangkok Everest, Kilimanjaro
But we normally use the in names with Republic, Kingdom, States etc. : the Czech Republic the United Kingdom (the UK) the Dominican Republic the United States of America (the USA) Compare: Have you been to Canada or the United States?
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When we use Mr/Ms/Captain/Doctor etc. + a name, we do not use the. So we say: Mr Johnson / Doctor Johnson / Captain Johnson / President Johnson etc. (not the …) Uncle Robert / Saint Catherine / Queen Catherine etc. (not the …) Compare: We called the doctor. We called Doctor Johnson. (not the Doctor Johnson)
We use Mount (= mountain) and Lake before a name in the same way (without the): Mount Everest (not the …) Mount Etna Lake Superior Lake Victoria They live near the lake. They live near Lake Superior. (not the Lake Superior)
B
We use the with the names of oceans, seas, rivers and canals: the Atlantic (Ocean) the Red Sea the Amazon the Indian Ocean the Channel (between the Nile the Mediterranean (Sea) France and Britain) the Suez Canal
We use the with the names of deserts: the Sahara (Desert) the Gobi Desert
C
We use the with plural names of people and places:
people countries groups of islands mountain ranges
the Taylors (= the Taylor family), the Johnsons the Netherlands, the Philippines, the United States the Canaries (or the Canary Islands), the Bahamas the Andes, the Alps, the Urals
The highest mountain in the Andes is (Mount) Aconcagua.
D
We say: the north (of Brazil) but northern Brazil (without the) the southeast (of Spain) but southeastern Spain Compare: Sweden is in northern Europe; Spain is in the south.
We also use north/south etc. (without the) in the names of some regions and countries: North America South Africa southeast Asia
Note that on maps, the is not usually included in the name.
E
A
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A Names without^ the
We do not use the with names of most city streets/roads/squares/parks etc. : Union Street (not the …) Fifth Avenue Hyde Park Abbey Road Broadway Times Square
Names of many public buildings and institutions (airports, stations, universities etc.), and also some geographical names, are two words: Manchester Airport Harvard University The first word is the name of a place (‘Manchester’) or a person (‘Harvard’). These names are usually without the. In the same way, we say: Victoria Station (not the …) Canterbury Cathedral Edinburgh Castle Buckingham Palace Cambridge University Sydney Harbour
Compare: Buckingham Palace (not the …) but the Royal Palace (‘Royal’ is an adjective – it is not a name like ‘Buckingham’.)
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Most other buildings have names with the. For example:
hotels theatres/cinemas museums other buildings
the Sheraton Hotel, the Holiday Inn the Palace Theatre, the Odeon (cinema) the Guggenheim Museum, the National Gallery the Empire State (Building), the White House, the Eiffel Tower
We often leave out the noun: the Sheraton (Hotel) the Palace (Theatre) the Guggenheim (Museum)
Some names are only the + noun, for example: the Acropolis the Kremlin the Pentagon
B
Names with of usually have the. For example: the Bank of England the Museum of Modern Art the Great Wall of China the Tower of London
Note that we say: the University of Cambridge but Cambridge University (without the)
C
Many shops, restaurants, hotels etc. are named after people. These names end in -’s or -s. We do not use the with these names: McDonald’s (not the …) Barclays (bank) Joe’s Diner (restaurant) Macy’s (department store)
Churches are often named after saints (St = Saint): St John’s Church (not the …) St Patrick’s Cathedral
D
Most newspapers and many organisations have names with the: the Washington Post the Financial Times the Sun (newspaper) the European Union the BBC the Red Cross
Names of companies, airlines etc. are usually without the: Fiat (not the Fiat) Sony Singapore Airlines Kodak IBM Yale University Press
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Exercises 78
78.1 Use the map to answer the questions. Write the name of the place and the street it is in. Use the if necessary. (Remember that on maps we do not normally use the .)
1 Is there a cinema near here? Yes, the Odeon^ in Market Street^. 2 Is there a supermarket near here? Yes, in. 3 Is there a hotel near here? Yes, in. 4 Is there a church near here? Yes,. 5 Is there a museum near here? Yes,. 6 Is there a bookshop near here? Yes,. 7 Is there a restaurant near here? Yes,. 8 Is there a park near here? Yes, at the end of .
78.2 Where are the following? Use the where necessary.
Acropolis Broadway Buckingham Palace Eiffel Tower Kremlin White House Gatwick Airport Times Square
1 Times Square^ is in New York. 2 is in Paris. 3 is in London. 4 is in Washington.
5 is in Moscow. 6 is in New York. 7 is in Athens. 8 is near London.
78.3 Which is right? 1 Have you ever been to Science Museum / the Science Museum? (the Science Museum is correct) 2 Many tourists in London visit St Paul’s Cathedral / the St Paul’s Cathedral. 3 The biggest park in New York is Central Park / The Central Park. 4 I’d like to go to China and see Great Wall / the Great Wall. 5 Dublin Airport / The Dublin Airport is situated about 12 kilometres from the city centre. 6 ‘Which cinema are we going to this evening?’ ‘Classic / The Classic.’ 7 Jack is a student at Liverpool University / the Liverpool University. 8 You should go to National Museum / the National Museum. It’s very interesting. 9 If you’re looking for a department store, I would recommend Harrison’s / the Harrison’s. 10 Andy is a flight attendant. He works for Cathay Pacific / the Cathay Pacific. 11 ‘Which newspaper do you want?’ ‘Morning News / The Morning News.’ 12 We went to Italy and saw Leaning Tower / the Leaning Tower of Pisa. 13 This book is published by Cambridge University Press / the Cambridge University Press. 14 The building across the street is College of Art / the College of Art. 15 Imperial Hotel / The Imperial Hotel is in Baker Street / the Baker Street. 16 Statue of Liberty / The Statue of Liberty is at the entrance to New York Harbor / the New York Harbor.
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A
at / on / in (time)
Compare at , on and in : They arrived at 5 o’clock. They arrived on Friday. They arrived in June. / They arrived in 2012. We use:
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at for the time of day at five o’clock at 11.45 at midnight at lunchtime at sunset etc.
on for days and dates on Friday / on Fridays on 16 May 2012 on New Year’s Day on my birthday
in for longer periods (months/years/seasons etc.) in June in 2012 in the 1990s in the 20th century in the past in winter
on / in time , at / in the end ➜ Unit 122 in / at / on (position) ➜ Units 123–125 in / at / on (other uses) ➜ Unit 127 American English ➜ Appendix 7
B^ We say:
C^ We say:
at the moment / at the minute / at present / at this time (= now): Can we talk later? I’m busy at the moment. at the same time Kate and I arrived at the same time. at the weekends / at weekends (or on the weekend / on weekends in American English): Will you be here at the weekend? (or … on the weekend) at Christmas (but on Christmas Day ) Do you give each other presents at Christmas? at night (= during nights in general), in the night (= during a particular night): I don’t like working at night. but I was woken up by a noise in the night.
in the morning ( s ) but on Friday morning ( s ) in the afternoon ( s ) on Sunday afternoon ( s ) in the evening ( s ) on Monday evening ( s ) etc.
I’ll see you in the morning. I’ll see you on Friday morning. Do you work in the evenings? Do you work on Saturday evenings?
We do not use at / on / in before last / next / this / every : I’ll see you next Friday. (not on next Friday) They got married last June.
We often leave out on before days. So you can say: I’ll see you on Friday. or I’ll see you Friday. I don’t work on Monday mornings. or I don’t work Monday mornings.
D
We say that something will happen in a few minutes / in six months etc. : The train will be leaving in a few minutes. (= a few minutes from now) Andy has gone away. He’ll be back in a week. (= a week from now) They’ll be here in a moment. (= a moment from now, very soon)
We also use in … to say how long it takes to do something: I learnt to drive in four weeks. (= it took me four weeks to learn)
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Exercises 121
121.1 Put in at, on or in. 1 Mozart was born in Salzburg in^ 1756. 2 I’ve been invited to a wedding 14 February. 3 Amy’s birthday is May, but I don’t know which date. 4 This park is popular and gets very busy weekends. 5 I haven’t seen Kate for a few days. I last saw her Tuesday. 6 Jonathan is 63. He’ll be retiring from his job two years. 7 I’m busy right now. I’ll be with you a moment. 8 Sam isn’t here the moment, but he’ll be here this afternoon. 9 There are usually a lot of parties New Year’s Eve. 10 I don’t like the dark. I try to avoid going out night. 11 It rained very hard the night. Did you hear it? 12 My car is being repaired at the garage. It will be ready two hours. 13 The bus station was busy. A lot of buses were leaving the same time. 14 Helen and David always go out for dinner their wedding anniversary. 15 It was a short book and easy to read. I read it a day. 16 midday, the sun is at its highest point in the sky. 17 This building is very old. It was built the fifteenth century. 18 The office is closed Wednesday afternoons. 19 In the UK many people go home to see their families Christmas. 20 My flight arrives 5 o’clock the morning. 21 The course begins 7 January and ends sometime April. 22 I might not be at home Tuesday morning, but I’ll be there the afternoon.
121.2 Complete the sentences. Use at, on or in + the following:
the evening about 20 minutes 1756 the same time the 1920s the moment 21 July 1969 night Saturdays 11 seconds
1 Mozart was born in 1756^. 2 If the sky is clear, you can see the stars. 3 After working hard during the day, I like to relax. 4 Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. 5 It’s difficult to listen if everyone is speaking. 6 Jazz became popular in the United States. 7 I’m just going out to the shop. I’ll be back. 8 I don’t think we need an umbrella. It’s not raining. 9 Ben is a very fast runner. He can run 100 metres. 10 Lisa works from Monday to Friday. Sometimes she also works.
121.3 Which is correct: a, b, or both of them? 1 a I’ll see you on Friday. 2 a I’ll see you on next Friday. 3 a Paul got married in April. 4 a I play tennis on Sunday mornings. 5 a We were ill at the same time. 6 a What are you doing at the weekend? 7 a Oliver was born at 10 May 1993. 8 a He left school last June. 9 a Will you be here on Tuesday? 10 a I don’t like driving in night.
b I’ll see you Friday. b I’ll see you next Friday. b Paul got married April. b I play tennis Sunday mornings. b We were ill in the same time. b What are you doing on the weekend? b Oliver was born on 10 May 1993. b He left school in last June. b Will you be here Tuesday? b I don’t like driving at night.
both b