Answer keys
WORKSHEET 1
1. a. checks b. are listening c. Do you believe d. am
preparing e. rains
2. a. hope b. are c. am doing d. am working e. am
attending f. is going g. is h. don’t have i. a m sending
j.practise k. am working l. am learning m. try n. do o. are
p.Are you spending q. miss
3. a. John doesn’ t watch Stranger Things every Friday.
b.We aren’t watching Netflix at the moment. c. The series
doesn’t start at 9 pm and finish at 10 pm. d. Stranger
Things doesn’t take place in Hawkins. e. The cast isn’t
filming right now. f. People aren’t looking forward to the
next season of the show. g. The fourth season of Stranger
Things doesn’t focus on a different story.
WORKSHEET 2
1. a. 2 b. 1 c. 1 d. 2
2. a. 1 b. 2 c. 2 d. 1
3. a. were you talking, walked b. was fixing, offered
c.arrived, opened d. had e. were you doing, called
4. a. saw b. didn’t see c. ran d. were going e. was running
f. looked g. was l iving h. had i. was j. ran k. happened
l.was chatting m. was going n. stopped o. realised
p.was doing q. called out r. spent
WORKSHEET 3
1. a. I know the answer to that question. b. I don’t have /
haven’t got any brothers or sisters. c. The train to Lisbon
leaves at 7:00 am every day. d. We are looking after my
neighbours' dog while they are away on holiday.
e.Yesterday we were preparing a fabulous treat to surprise
our parents from 5:00 pm to 5:30 pm. f. The boys didn’t go
to football practice last Saturday. g. Where did you have a
karate competition last month? h. Yesterday, at 8:00 pm, we
were having dinner. i. He was studying all afternoon and
doing research for the group work. j. While the teacher wa s
explaining the new grammar point, my partner and I were
chatting. k. While I was having a shower, the phone rang.
WORKSHEET 4
1. a. Have you ever told b. has decided c. have influenced
d. have kept e. Have you already finished
2. a. already b. since c. yet d. never e. just, for f. yet
3. a. She has been moody since the Rock in Rio concerts in
Lisbon. b. Has Mark ever had mood swings? c. Why have
teenagers missed lifechanging opportunities lately? d. His
teenage brother hasn’t made any sensible decision so far.
e. Carly has just eaten a cheeseburger. f. Have you always
had a good relationship with your parents?
4. a. Sandra has owned her iPad for 4 years. b. How long
have you lived with your boyfriend? c. Laura hasn’t finished
(eating) her breakfast yet. d. I have written two emails so far
this morning. e. The company has built 100 houses until
now.
WORKSHEET 5
1. Past Simple: ago, last, in 2020, yesterday, then, today, at
the time; Present Perfect: lately, since, recently, for, never,
today, just, yet
2. a. was b. decided c. have always been d. have lived
e.was f. chose g. felt h. wanted i. spent j. learned /
learnt k. was l. have become m. have made
3. a. Luna has lived on a farm for 13 years. b. She hasn’t
seen her NOLS mentors since 2020 . c. I received a call
from Luna a few / some minutes ago. d. We haven’t found
the right summer course for us yet. e. Luna and her parents
haven’t gone for long walks since she was a child.
WORKSHEET 6
1. a. has been playing b. has been practising c. have been
downloading d. have been waiting e. have you been
watching
2. a. Has it been raining the whole week? b. Mark has been
learning to play the violin for 6 years. c. We have been
watching this series on HBO. d. They have not been
studying languages since 2001, but since 2004 .
3. a. I have been cleaning my room the whole morning.
b.He has been planning his holiday for months. c. T hey
have been painting their house since last month. d. The
boys have been waiting to buy a Maroon 5 album for ages.
e. Joan has been chatting on the internet all afternoon.
4. a. have you been living b. Have you been waiting
c.have you been running d. have you been doing e. Have
you been shouting f. Have you been working g. Have you
been thinking of
WORKSHEET 7
1. a. has been working b. have you watched c. have
always enjoyed d. has boosted e. Have you ever tried
f.have voiced / have been voicing g.h ave revealed; has
been reading h.hasn’t visited i.have already passed
j.Have you ever won k.Have you seen l.have been
organising m.Have you solved / Have you been solving
n.has asked / has been asking o.has raised p.have been
waiting q.has finally become r.has only studied s.have
just phoned t.hasn’t joined u.has received v.has known
w.has already been running x.have you used y.have sold
WORKSHEET 8
1. a. her b. him c. they d. me e. us
2. a. him b. her, them c. us d. us / me e. you f. me / us
3. a. her b. our c. His d. Its e. her / my / our
4. a. yourself b. themselves c. herself d. myself e. himself
WORKSHEET 9
1. a. the most useful b. harder c. the worst d. bigger
e.friendlier / more friendly f. the most amazing
2.
3. big – bigger than – the biggest; angry – angrier than –
the angriest; bad – worse than – the worst; little – less than
– the least; friendly – more friendly / friendlier – the most
friendly / friendliest; good – better than – the best; lazy –
lazier than – the laziest; good-looking – more good-looking
than – the most good-looking; caring – more caring than –
the most caring; busy – busier than – the busiest; hard –
harder than – the hardest; impatient – more impatient than
– the most impatient; interesting – more interesting than –
the most interesting; heavy – heavier than – the heaviest;
far – further / farther than – the furthest / farthest; old –
older than – the oldest; impulsive – more impulsive than –
the most impulsive; tall – taller than – the tallest
WORKSHEET 10
2. a. 8 b. 7 c. 6 d. 5 e. 3 f. 1 g. 2 h. 4
3. a. The less, the better b. The louder, the less c. The
younger, the faster d. The more popular, the more attractive
e. The stricter, the more rebellious f. The fewer, the higher
g. The sillier, the more h. The older, the less i.The more
careful, t he safer j. The later, the later k. The more, the
better l. The harder, the more tired m. The longer, the more
comfortable n. The easier, the higher
WORKSHEET 11
1. a. awful: opinion; b. old: age; c. woolly: material; d . big:
size e. young: age; f. black: colour: g. leather: material;
h.French: origin
2. Value / Opinion: (beautiful), good, ugly, tasty, bad
Size: short, tall, small, huge, big
Shape: round, square, rectangular
Age / time: ancient, new, modern, old
Colour: black, yellow, white
Origin: Greek, Thai, English, French
Material / Type: plastic, rubber, wood, leather, glass
Purpose: sleeping, tennis, riding
3. a. a red convertible sports car b. a priceless old English
dictionary c. an amazing Korean pop band d. a long black
and white silk dress e. a cool new black gaming headset f.
a magnificent ancient Roman fountain g. a beautiful thin
silver laptop h. a vintage black leather motorcycle jacket i .
an engaging recent social project j. a famous young
American comedian
WORKSHEET 12
1. a. had never heard b. hadn’t anticipated c. had always
loved d. had never been e. had climbed f. had had g. had
written h. Had you spoken i. had already become
2. a. Louise had hung her clothes, but she hadn’t tidied up her
room. b. Louise had fed the fish, but she hadn’t recycled the
rubbish. c. Louise had listened to jazz music, but she hadn’t
watched TV.
3. a. had never been b. had just arrived c. Had they
prepared d. had hired e. hadn’t had f. had organised
g.had sung h. hadn’t dreamt
WORKSHEET 13
1. a. had been living b. had been hiding c. had been
thinking d. had been drinking e. hadn’t been working
f.had they been dancing
2. a. She had been working for that campaign for two years
when she was promoted. b. I had been studying all day so I
was tired. c. We had been living in London for two years
when our local initiative was accepted. d. She had been
studying English for three years when she took the exam.
3. a. had been preparing b. had been working c. had been
arguing d. had been cleaning
4. a. He had been walking in the rain. b. She had been
using the oven. c. She had been practising every day for
weeks. d. He and his girlfriend had been arguing again.
e.Someone had been watching their house.
WORKSHEET 14
1. a. Researchers have done lots of research on the
teenage brain recently. b. My brother has just finished
arguing with my parents again. c. My friends and I have
organised three parties so far this month. d. My best friend
has been to Spain on holiday and returned last night. / My
best friend went to Spain on holiday and returned last night.
e. I have never lied to my parents about anything important.
f. My friends and I have already enrolled in our local gym to
work out. g. It smells like cake. Anna has just made a cake
again! h. Simon made a new podcast about being a teen
yesterday. i. They have been listening to music all
afternoon. j. Who has been using my favourite sweater
again? I’m sick to death of this. k. My younger brother has
believed in Father Christmas for three years now. l. Being a
teenager is more difficult than being an a dult nowadays. m.
Studying grammar is the most difficult part of learning
English. n. My best friend was angrier than I had expected
when I told her I had lied. o. The harder you study, the better
results you’ll get in the test. p. The more tired I feel, the
more I want to sleep. q. By the time I arrived home, my
family had already made dinner. r. My friend bought a new
pair o f trainers today because she had seen them on sale
the day before. s."When she arrived at the conference, it
had already begun. t. My sister and I had been doing our
house chores all day, so we were really tired. u. We had
been dreaming of starting our own YouTube channel for as
long as we could r emember. v. All my friends had been
telling me to smarten up for a while before I finally realised
that it was time to change my ways. w. She had been
looking for her keys f or hours before she finally found them.
x. I had been thinking of getting a part-time job for quite
some time before I managed to find one. y. Dad had been
cleaning the garage all day, so he felt tired.
WORKSHEET 15
1. a. had been organising b. had come up c. had expected
d. had been advertising e. had hired f. had been g.had
been thinking h. had had i. had decided j. had b een
rehearsing
2. a. They finished the project after they had worked on it for
a year / had been working on it for a year. b. He di dn’t know
about the test because he hadn’t been to school in 2 weeks.
c. I t old him that we had met before. d. He was so
exhausted because he had been playing video games all
night long. e. They accepted my ide a after our teacher had
approved it. f. She found out about the party because
someone had told her about it yesterday. g. She was crying
because she had been quarrelling with her best friend Maria
for hours.
WORKSHEET 16
1. a. hadn’t bought b. had listened c. hadn’t ignored d. had
looked at e. wouldn’t break down f. wasn’t g. would give h.
had played i. could go
2. b. If only I could see you today. c. If only I had known
