1 Complete the sentences with one of the following verbs in the correct form:
Come get happen look make start stay try work
1. 'You are working hard today.'-'Yes, I have a lot to do.'
2. I ___ for Christine. Do you know where she is?
3. It ___ dark. Shall I turn on the light?
4. They haven't got anywhere to I've at the moment. They___ with friends until they find somewhere.
5. 'Are you ready, Ann?' 'Yes, I___.'
6. Have you got an umbrella? It ___ to rain.
7. You ___ a lot of noise. Could you be quieter? I ___ to concentrate.
8. Why are all these people here? What ___?
2 Use the words in brackets to complete the questions:
1. 'Is Colin working this week?' 'No, he's on holiday.' (Colin/work)
2. Why ___ at me like that? What's the matter? (you/look)
3. 'Jenny is a student at university.' 'Is she? What ___ ?' (she/study)
4. ___ to the radio or can I turn it off? (anybody/listen)
5. How is your English? ___ better? (it/get)
3 Put the verb into the correct form. Sometimes you need the negative (I'm not doing etc.):
1. I'm tired. I'm going (go) to bed now. Goodnight!
2. We can go out now. it isn’t raining (rain) any more.
3. 'How is your new job?' 'Not so good at the moment. I ___ (enjoy) it very much.'
4. Catherine phoned me last night. She's on holiday in France. She ___ (have) a great time and doesn't want to come back.
5. I want to lose weight, so this week I ___ (eat) lunch.
6. Angela has just started evening classes. She ___ (learn) German.
7. I think Paul and Ann have had an argument. They ___ (speak) to each other.
4 Read this conversation between Brian and Sarah. Put the verbs into the correct form:
SARAH: Brian! How nice to see you! What (1) ___ (you/do) these days?
BRIAN: I (2) ___ (train) to be a supermarket manager.
SARAH: Really? What's it like? (3) ___ (you/enjoy) it?
BRIAN: It's all right. What about you?
SARAH: Well, actually I (4) ___ (not/work) at the moment. I (5) ___ (try) to find a job but it's not easy. But I'm very busy. I (6) ___ (decorate) my flat.
BRIAN: (7) ___ (you/do) it alone?
SARAH: No, some friends of mine (8) ___ (help) me.
5 Complete the sentences using one of these verbs:
Get change rise fall increase
You don't have to use all the verbs and you can use a verb more than once.
1. The population of the world is rising very fast.
2. Ken is still ill but he ___ better slowly.
3. The world ___. Things never stay the same.
4. The cost of living ___. Every year things are more expensive.
5. The economic situation is already very bad and it ___ worse.
Grammar card 2
1 Complete the sentences using one of the following:
Cause(s) close(s) drink(s) live(s) open(s) speak(s) take(s) place
1. Ann speaks German very well.
2. I never ___ coffee.
3. The swimming pool ___ at 9 o'clock and ___ at 18.30 every day.