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in London, and

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Europe again in 2000

the Eiffel Tower in

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wFefu EHfuae Gtr F-f&E6fu a:.rd a s:esasffi use what or which and the present perfect to ask for information about an indefinite time in the past. Wlee€ (0R ,ffE:i*fu) languages fuav* you *tE:died? $-d**t (0R i,FhF*:fu) countries 5:aql* ybu vieited? ie.fh*{ (0R EJIIF*to) dishes h*rye you triee*e

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the topics to write questions with what or which in the present perfect.

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(big cities)

Answer:

2. (new songs) Answer:

3. (restaurants) Answer;

a.

(airlines)

Answer:

5. (movies) Answer:

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yel in present perfect questions and negative statements. Put ye! at the end of the sentence. questions

negative statements I haven't read the book yer.

Have you read the book ge??

Use alreadv in present perfect questions and affirmative statements, Put alreadv before the main verb or at the end of the sentence.

questions Have you

irmative statements l've elre*dy read the book.

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0R l've read the book already.

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air*ady read the book? Have you read the book already?

Don't use yq[ in present perfect alfirmative statements. D0N'T SAY Yes, l've read the book

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Don't use alreadv in present perlect negative statements. D0N'T SAY No, I haven't a*eady read the book.

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each statement or question with already or yet.

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(yet) Has she finished the book?

2.

(yet) They haven't seen the movie.

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(already) We've tried wild rice several times.

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(already) Has your father

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to London, Berlin, and Rome.

2, She's been 3. They

haven't called home.

4. We've

finished our class.

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in questions. Do not use ever in affirmative statements.

Have you

cvsr made sushi?

Yes, I have. 0R Yes,

l've made it.

(N0T Yes, l've ever made it.)

Use never in negative short answers and statements. Have you ever made sushi?

No, I

*ever have.

0R No, l've ffies*r made sushi. You can use before with or without ever and never in present perfect sentences and questions.

l've been to South Africa foefer*. l've n*ssr tried ceviche h*fcrs. Have you *sen made chocolate cake hefor*?

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Answer the questions, using real information. lf the answer is yes, write when this happened.

1. Have you ever gone on a cruise? 2. Have you ever tried Indian food?

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4. Have you ever met a famous 5.

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Have you ever gone scuba diving?

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*i*** 2001. (2001

is the stated starltime.

lstill

live here.)

2. the present perfect with for: Use for to describe the period of time from its start until the present. l've lived here €*r five years. (Emphasis is on the five-year period. I still live here.)

3. the present pedect continuous with {or and since:

Form the present perfect continuous with the

present perfect of be and a present pariiciple' l,ve h*at: levi*6 here since 2001 . 0R I'v* h*e.t lieing; here for five years.

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Complete each statement w:th the present perfect continuous. 1. Seabiscuit

2. Robert

in the ticket holders'line for a pretty long time.

3. People

violence in movies since the sixties'

that movie with everyone for weeks.

4. 5. We

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to this movie theater for two years.

Read the sentences. Check if the sentence describes an unfinished (continuous) action.

Then rewrite those sentences in the present perfect continuous.

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at the Park Lane Classic Cinema since April.

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The Grants have hved in Buenos Aires since the late seventies. Their friends have already.'visited them. We have waited to see you for three years

+. This is the first time I've visited Paris. s. We have eaten in that great Indian restaurant for years'

o. Has she ever met Your teacher? z. How long have you studied Chinese? a. My children have just come back from the movies'

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Add -ing to the base form of the verb. speaki*g speak

lf the base form ends in a silent -e, drop the -e and add -ing' havirlg (C-V-C) seties' ln verbs of one syllable, if the last three letters are a consonant-vowel-consonant double the last consonant and then add -ing.

GVC sit

sitting

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flow

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fix

fixE*g

pay

pay$ttg

last ln verbs of more than one syllable that end in a consonant-vowel-consonant series, double the last syllable' the is on it the stress consonant only € * ordering BUT order control + controlEing

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Write the present participle for the following base forms'

1. find

12. speak

2.

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be

hear

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15. come

26. think

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get

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18. meet

29. begin

19. blow

go. tell

9. make

20. give

31. bring

10. fix

21. run

32. take

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ffegre** *f oblig*ti*n te I murt Use have to (0R have got to) 0r must* to express obligation. These modals suggest there is no other choice of action available. *':ave

Students ffiu$t take this exam to graduate. lf you want to arrive before 8:00, you hav*

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h*ve S*t t*) take the 6:00 train.

had better Use had better to mean there is a consequence for not doing something. You'd

hetter make a reservation. The hotel is very popular.

be s**ppo*ed to Use be supposed to to mean that other people expect you to take this action. We'r* sirpp**ed ?o check out by twelve, but I think we can get a late checkout if we ask.

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to to state an opinion or give advice.

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stay at the Milton Hotel. lt's close to town and very good,

coriFd Use could

to suggest an alternative action.

They e**Ed stay at the Festival Hotel if there are no rooms at the Milton. BE CAREFUL!

In the negative, must not (0R mustn't) expresses a prohibition. You

n:uat s'ret smoke here. = Don't smoke here.

However, don't have to expresses a lack of obligation. You e*sfi't

hav* tm show your passport to cash a check.

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be used by a person in authority (a teacher to students, for example). Have got to is often used in spoken English with the same meaning as have to.

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Choose the sentence closer in meaning to each numbered statement or question. 1.

Do you think the Milton Hotel is a good place to stay?

a. Do you think I should stay at the Milton? b. Do you think I have to stay at ihe Milton?

If you don't have your luggage ticket, the bellman won't give you your luggage. You could give the bellman the ticket. b. You must give the bellman the ticket.

a.

3. They don't

accept credit cards in this hotel. They only accept cash.

to pay with cash. b. You'd better pay with cash.

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I made the reservation, I asked for a suite. a. They mustn't give me a suite. b. They're supposed to give me a suite. Don't wear shorts in the restaurant. a. You must not wear shorts in the restaurant. b. You don't have to wear shorts in the restaurant.

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The past continuous describes an action that was continuous until (and possibly after) the moment at which another action took place. The words when or while are often used with the past continuous. He v*** tnSk!*:g on the phone when the storm began. While I was Eivlng in Chile, I got married.

The past continuous also describes two continuing actions occurring in the same period of time. While she r+*e drivi*9, her husband u*as r**rli:tg the newspaper. They w*r* ea€*ng, and the music was pi*yi*rg. The past continuous is also used when we report someone else's words. They said, "We are arriving at three

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o'clock."

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w*re arriving at three o'clock.

Write questions with the past continuous.

t.@ "She was taking a test at school."

z.@ "I was talking to my mother on the phone."

3.@ "Mr. Kemp was driving."

o.@ "At three o'clock? The teacher was teaching an art class."

s.@ "I'm not sure. I think they were cooking."

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0incst *bgee*s Verbs are either transitive or intransitive. Transitive verbs have direct objects. ln English sentences, direct object nouns and pronouns come after the verb, I love rny

car.

She bought n*vu

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They painted it.

Many phrasal verbs are called "separable" because the direct object can come before or after the particle, They dropB*d c€f their car. They drspped their car sf{. BUT: When the They

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direct object is a pronoun, it must come before the particle.

dr*pp*d it *ff.

NOT They

dreppe+off it.

subiect

object

pronouns pronouns

I you he she it

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1. A: Can I drop the car off early? before nine o'clock. B: Yes, you can 2. A: Don't forget to fill the car up with gas and get oil. B: Don't worrv. I'11 after English class. 3. A: I don't know which switch turns on the headlights. - with this switch. B: 4. A: How do I turn the air-conditioning off? It's freezing in here. with that switch over there. B: The air-conditioning? You can J

5. A: I need to pick the car up soon. What time will it be ready?

B: Let's see. It'll be ready

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Containers, quantifiers, and other modiliers make non-count nouns countable.

two kii*s cf

rice

tfine* c*p*

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coffee

The following is a list of common containers and quantifiers: a kilo

a gallon

a carton

a bottle

a gram

a liter

a package

a jar

a pound

a bag

a container

a tube

a box

a can

a bar

an

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a cup

a spoonful a slice

a loaf

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5. shampoo

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chocolate

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have It's awful. awiul. sugar. lt's

Let's make a nice dessert. Do we

enough.

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milk in the fridge?

z. This coffee has fruit. We're not going to be home for a few 3. It's not a good idea to buy -choices. I can't make up my mind' a. This menu has , n, r ---5. Check the bathroom shelf to see if we have coming to visit. brands. I can't decide which one to buy. 6, I don't like when there are people had the same idea! 7. There's no way to get a haircut today. : . gas in the car for a long trip. Could you please get some 8. I don,t have when you go out? money on their vacation. They're going e. They don't want to spend camping.

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There's ***t*thimg in this box. Use

anvthing in negative statements' There

i*n't

Use something

**?€F:irlg in the fridge.

or anvthing in yes / no questions'

ls there su*:et|ri*'cg we should talk about? ls ar:yihing wrong?

Nothing is the equivalent of not anvthing. Don't use nothing in negative statements' There isn't anYthi*S in the fridge. = There's ncihing in the fridge. NOT There is+t-notnmg in the fridge.

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I need to go to the store to buY

2. There is

I can do to helP.

3. There isn't

you can do to make yourself taller'

4. A skin doctor can tell

you

about how to use sunscfeen.

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that helps you lose weight. have to whiten my teeth' 6. My dentist recommended

5. They

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ls Jane a vegetarian? lsn't Jane a vegetarian? Do

they have two

sons?

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the same way as you would answer other

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she is. / No, she isn,t.

] t r, they do. / No, they don,t.

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information. Answer the negative question with a short answer. (Hank is not a lawyer.)

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2. (Bob has

two younger brothers and an older sister.) A: Doesn't Bob have two younger brothers and an older sister? 3. (You have never been to Siberia.)

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A: Wasn't Nancy at the movie theater last night? g{hq

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It's cold.

A: The play's at 8;00.

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you prit on a sweater?

B: bEhg #*n't we leave early? B: l#B+y d***se:'E she see a dentist?

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In questions and negative statements, used to becomes use to. When you were a kid, *id you als* €ec like vegetables? when I was a kid, I *Fd*+'? **e t* like vegetables. I only used to like candy.

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Write a yes / no question for each statement.

1. I used to go rurrning every day.

2. There used to be a large

tree in front of my house.

3. Mr. and Mrs. Palmer used to go dancing every weekend. 4. My grandmother used to put sugar in our orange juice. 5. Luke used to be very

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On a separate sheet of paper; write each sentence with a negative or affirmative form of used to.

1. Jason and rrish

/ get lots of exercise, but now they go swimming every day.

2. There / be a movie theater on smith street, but now there isn,t. 3. Nobody / worry about fatty foods, but now most people do.

a. English /

be an international language, but now everyone uses English to communicate around the world.

5. Women

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A gerund (an -ing form of a verb) functions as a noun. Gerunds can be subjects, objects, or subject complements.

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Fai*t[xg is my favorite leisure-time activity. (subtect) I love r*ieiix*9. (direct object) q[) I read a book about the history of p*ir:ti;'ig. (object of the preposition My favorite activity is p*ir:9i:':g' (subject complement)

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?* pcittt well is a talent. (subject)

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Underline the gerunds and circle the infinitives in the following sentences. 1.

I love watching DVDs, and I like to sing too.

2.

Avoiding sweets makes a healthy change in your diet.

3. The

most important thing I do is cooking dinner for my children'

4.

What's the point of inviting her to the movies?

5.

They're always angry about our leaving the lights on late.

6. Last year

I devoted myself to studying English.

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Certain verbs are lollowed by gerunds: avoid, can't help, can't stand, consider, discuss, dislike, enjoy, teel like, finish, (don't) mind, practice, quit, suggest.

Certain verbs are followed by infinitives: agree, be sure, choose, decide, expect, hope, learn, need, plan, promise, refuse, seem, want, wish, would like.

0ther verbs can be lollowed by either a gerund or an infinitive: begin, continue, hate, like, love, prefer, start.

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Complete each sentence with a gerund or an infinitive.

Let me tell you something about my husband. He enjoys

early and

in the park. He doesn't mind

even when the weather is he sleeps late. One day,I

bad. On the mornings when he doesn't feel like

him when he exercises.

would like I actually prefer

to bed late, and

T

until

love

that habit. From tomorrow on, T want

midnight. But now I plan

that. We talked about it,

to sleep early, even though I hate

running with him for

my daily routine and

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Complete the following paragraph with affirmative and negative gerunds. I really want to do something to improve my appearance and lose weight. First of all,

I'm sick of of

able to

fit into my clothes. I want to go on

hungry all the time. I can't complain about

because right now I spend every afternoon

about

a diet,

but I'm afraid in shape

my bike. However,I do worry

enough energy to exercise if I've had a few days of

enough to eat.

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tomorrow.

Janet **ica{i t0 the

party.

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voice.

We Elv+ in an apartment.

Some common intransitive verbs:

die happen rain seem stand come

sleep g0

fall

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sit

on a separate sheet of paper, rewrite the sentences that have transitive verbs, changing them from the active voice into the passive

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uoi.". 1. Pedro Almod6var is directing a new film about women. 2' A Canadian art co'ector has bought two of

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Michelangelo,s drawings.

3' someone stole Edvard Munch's painting The scream in2004. +' The painter Georgia o'Keeffe lived in the southwestern

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many years.

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5' The van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam will send sunfrou)ers on tout. 6' The British Museum has bought some new sculptures for its ancient Roman collection. z' The Metropolitan Museum of Art is going to open a new gallery next year.

on a separate sheet of paper, rewrite these sentences in the passive voice. use a by phrase r only if it is important to know who is performing tfre aciioi.

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2. Paloma picasso designed

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Someone actually stole the Mona Lisqin 1911. these pieces of jewelry.

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1. That new film about families is being directed by cillian Armstrong. 2. One of Da Vinci's most famous drawings has been sold by a German art collector.

3. A rare ceramic figure from the National Palace Museum in Taipei will be sent to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. 4. A new exhibit is going to be opened

at the Photography Gallery this week.

Some new paintings have been bought by the Prado Museum for their permanent

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collection.

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Las Meninas can be seen at the Prado

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Sug:*rEa€iw** to show how one thing is different lrom two or more other things. The M12, LX, and Pell monitors are allgood monitors. Butthe Pellist?'l* b*st.

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as to show that two things are equal. Use the negative form to show that two

things are different. The new X'12 monitor is es hig a* the old X]0 model. (They're the same size.) The Perk monitor is

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The Ortman headset isn't as clearer- as the Pike headset.

My old laptop didn't have

as many problems than my new laptop.

3. I checked out the three top brands, and the Piston was definitely the better. 4. Maxwell's web camera is much more exPensive as their digital 5. Of all the monitors I looked S_4,-. eS wltm

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My phone works

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My new phone works e* well as my old one. The Macro laptop doesn't run ** *lewly *s the Pell laptop.

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My brother's MP3 player downloads quickly. My MP3 player also downloads quickly.

2" My new computer doesn't log on slowly. My old computer logs on slowly'

3. Your scanner works well. My scanner also works well. +. The Rico printer prints quickly- The Grant printer doesn't print quickly. 5. The Pax CD drive doesn't run quietly. The Rico CD drive runs quietly.

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say he's getting married.

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keep in touch with his family and friends.

find a new keyboard.

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condition) home, lf they speak Dutch to the taxi driver, lf they had more money, lf I eat dlnner at

I don,t eat too much. he won,t understand.

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lf it rai;rs, flights ere delayed. (general fact) lf you B:*at water to 100 degrees, it b*ils. (scientific fact)

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future factual conditional to talk about what will happen in the future under certain conditions. if clause. Use the future with will or be going to in the result clause.

Use the simple present tense in the

lf I S* to sleep too late t0night, I wsn'€ fue a*l* io ga{ *ap on time. (future condition, future result) lf she **n':*s home after 8:00, I't* **t going ts *r*k* dinner. (future condition, future result)

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Complete each present unreal conditional sentence. Use your own ideas.

1. If I lived to be

100,

2. My family would be angry if

3. If I didn't study English, 4. If I went to my favorite restaurant, 5. If I were a child again, 6. The English class would

be better

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On a separate sheet of paper, rewrite all the sentences in exercises A-D, reversing the clauses and using commas where necessary.

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