Grammar summaries and exercises adapted for students ... - A. Martini

Grammar summaries and exercises adapted for students with dyslexia Answer key 1 Be e there is/are 1 1 Are, am 2 are, am/’m 3 is/’s, is/’s 4 is/’s, am/’m 2 1 is not/isn’t 2 am not/’m not 3 is not/isn’t 4 are not/aren’t 5 are not/aren’t 3 1 No, I’m not. 2 Yes, I am. 3 No, she isn’t. 4 Yes, he is. 5 No, they aren’t. 4 1 a football stadium/swimming pool 2 any cinemas/airports 3 three schools/two rivers 4 any airports/cinemas 5 a swimming pool/football stadium

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5 1 Is there 2 Are there 3 Is there 4 Is there 5 Are there 6 Is there

2 Present simple e have got 1 1 play 2 work 3 speaks 4 lives 5 go 6 goes 2 1 don’t play 2 don’t work 3 doesn’t speak 4 doesn’t live 5 don’t go 6 doesn’t go

3 Present continuous 1 1 am/’m listening 2 is/’s having 3 are/’re wearing 4 are/’re playing 5 are/’re waiting


2 1 ’m not 2 aren’t 3 isn’t 4 aren’t 5 isn’t 3 1 is … raining 2 is … talking 3 Are … waiting 4 are … watching 5 Is … cooking 4 1 I’m trying 2 play 3 is having 4 are you going 5 buys 5 1 are … reading, buy 2 is/’s standing, is/’s talking 3 are … eating, looks, have 4 is … wearing

4 Past simple e used to 1 1 Were, was 2 Was, wasn’t, was 3 Was, He was, was 4 weren’t, were you, was 5 Were, was, was


2 1 passed 2 studied 3 watched 4 played 5 stopped 3 1 didn’t 2 didn’t 3 didn’t 4 didn’t 5 didn’t 4 1 Did 2 Did 3 Did 4 Did 5 Did

pass study watch play stop

your sister pass your mother study you watch you play Simona stop

5 1 used to 2 didn’t use to 3 used to 4 didn’t use to

5 Past continuous e past simple 1 1 was raining 2 was watching 3 were living 4 were not/weren’t working 5 was not/wasn’t wearing


2 1 Yes, it was. 2 No, he wasn’t. 3 Yes, they were. 4 No, I wasn’t. 3 1 was sailing, hit 2 wrote, was teaching 3 was sitting, fell 4 1 did … break, was climbing, fell, was … doing, was … trying 2 Were, started, were playing, got 3 saw, were coming, needed 4 did … meet, was working, go, asked

6 Present perfect simple e continuous 1 1 have lived 2 has lost 3 Have … eaten 4 have been 5 Have … seen 6 has not/hasn’t rained 7 have not/haven’t taken 8 Have had 2 1 has changed 2 has gone 3 Have … heard 4 Have … dyed 5 has run


3 1 since 2 since 3 for 4 since 5 for 6 since 4 1 have/’ve been running 2 have/’ve been playing 3 has/’s been raining 4 have/’ve been phoning 5 have … been waiting 5 1 been driving 2 bought 3 finished 4 seen 5 been waiting 6 had

7 Present perfect e past simple 1 1 this week 2 last night 3 4 5 6

recently so far this morning yet

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3 1 I have not/haven’t spoken 2 was 3 got married 4 I have not/haven’t seen 5 did not/didn’t watch 6 I missed 4 1 Have, heard, broke, did, do, did 2 got, has, started 3 Have, emailed, did 4 have, seen, was

8 Past perfect e past perfect continuous 1 1 the police arrived, The robbers had run away 2 When I arrived, they’d started the meeting 3 we got to the party, Charlie had left 2 1 he’d prepared the drinks 2 he hadn’t told the neighbours 3 he hadn’t moved the furniture 4 he’d chosen the music 3 1 ’d arranged, went 2 arrived, ’d left 3 ’d finished, wanted 4 spoke, ’d not met


9 Tempi futuri 1: decisioni, piani ed eventi prefissati 1 1 ’ll 2 ’ll 3 ’ll 4 ’ll 5 ’ll

get wash pay send post

2 1 ’s 2 ’s 3 ’s 4 ’s

going going going going

3 1 she’s 2 she’s 3 she’s 4 she’s

to to to to

buy send fill in do

playing going to meeting having

10 Tempi futuri 2: previsioni e ipotesi 1 1a 2b 3b 4a 2 1 I’m going to be 2 you’ll regret 3 It’s going to take 4 I’m going to drop 5 will


11 Ripasso dei tempi verbali 1 1 lives 2 do you play 3 don’t like 4 is snowing 5 are you from 6 they do 7 Do you play 8 don’t forget 2 1 was born 2 wasn’t feeling 3 was 4 were you talking to 5 missed 6 was having 7 Did you use to have 8 used to have 3 1 Have you ever been 2 since I was a baby 3 met 4 have been doing 5 I’ve been waiting 6 known 7 lost 8 did you do


4 1 is getting 2 going to rain 3 was going to walk 4 I’m going to fix 5 I’ll have 6 are going 7 I’ll be doing 8 when I arrive

12 Forma passiva e have/get something done 1 1 are eaten 2 was written 3 4 5 6

were invented is held was held wasn’t held

2 1 were injured 2 was recaptured, was discovered 3 was stolen 3 1 was used 2 released 3 spent 4 was imprisoned 5 were allowed 6 is visited 4 1 ’m having my hair cut 2 ’m having my scooter repaired 3 had my bike stolen 4 have it delivered The Complete English Grammar © Oxford University Press

13 Verbi modali 1: tempi presenti 1 1 Can, play, play 2 can, run, can run 3 Can, speak, can speak 4 Can, drive, can’t drive 2 1 Can I borrow a pen, please? 2 Could you help me? 3 Would you offer a biscuit? 4 Could you close the window? 5 Can I use your mobile phone? 3 1 can 2 can’t 3 have to 4 mustn’t 5 can’t 6 don’t need to 4 1 might 2 must 3 can’t 4 might, can’t 5 must

14 Verbi modali 2: tempi passati 1 1 didn’t have to go 2 had to leave, had to go 3 must have been 4 must have left 5 should have visited


2 1 couldn’t find 2 couldn’t see 3 could count 4 couldn’t get 3 1 couldn’t play 2 didn’t need to change 3 had to study 4 can’t have left 5 might have sent 6 must have been glad 4 1 could, could 2 must, didn’t have to 3 can, couldn’t, could

15 Domande 1 1 Have you got 2 did you start 3 was your first film 4 is your favourite food 5 do you do 2 1 were you born 2 are you 3 do you live 4 Do you like 5 Do you play


3 1 team won 2 wrote it 3 bought it 4 people went 4 1 What colour 2 How fast 3 How much 4 How far 5 How old 6 What kind

16 Domande indirette 1 1 Could you tell me 2 Do you know 3 Have you any idea 4 Do you know 5 Have you any idea 2 1 Have you any idea what time it is? 2 Do you know what time the back closes? 3 Do you know where Paolo lives? 4 Could you tell me how old you are? 3 1 when the film starts 2 if this seat is free 3 what time the bar closes 4 if Erica speaks English


4 1 what the phone number is 2 which is the best cinema 3 where the theatre is 4 who Anna is 5 how far it is to the bridge

17 Verbi + -ing o infinito 1 1 to do 2 to do 3 to do 4 doing 5 doing 6 to do 7 doing 8 to do 9 to do 2 1 to cook 2 to arrive 3 to come 4 eating 5 riding 6 to drive 7 to see 8 going 3 1 to email 2 reinstalling 3 buying 4 inviting 5 to get


4 1 to go 2 go 3 going 4 playing 5 to play 6 play 7 to see 8 seeing 9 see

18 Strutture verbali 1 1 have, get 2 get, takes 3 go, went 4 have, had 5 get, go 6 have, took 2 1 got 2 have 3 get 4 have 5 took 6 takes 7 take 8 go


3 1 do 2 do 3 make 4 do 5 make 6 make 7 do 8 make 9 make 10 make 11 do 12 make 4 1 make 2 do 3 make 4 did 5 do 5 1 do some shopping 2 make a decision 3 made a choice 4 did my best 5 made a mistake

19 Discorso indiretto 1 1 said 2 told 3 told 4 said 5 said


2 1 she was exhausted 2 I was going to be late for school 3 were going to the cinema 4 Tom’s taking his driving test 5 to send the photo to Federica 6 to be quiet 3 1 what Alice’s email address was 2 where Patricia lives 3 if I want to go for pizza 4 if I have finished my project 5 if I speak English 4 1 we go for a pizza 2 for being late 3 me to her party 4 me help 5 to tell me

20 Periodo ipotetico e wish 1 1 miss, will/’ll be 2 do not/don’t eat, will/’ll be 3 have, will/’ll help 4 do not/don’t understand, need 5 will/’ll you do, rains 2 1 won, would/’d buy 2 could speak, would not/wouldn’t need 3 had/’d, would/’d read 4 had/’d gotten up, would not/wouldn’t be 5 would not have gotten, had/’d taken


3 1 I’d send 2 you’ll pass 3 I’d go 4 I’d help 5 we wouldn’t have been 4 1 I’ll send 2 you’ll pass 3 you should go 4 I’ll help 5 we won’t be 5 1 I’d buy a sports car 2 I’ll be able to go to university 3 I’d read more books 4 I’ll go to the beach 5 I’d choose the Pope

21 Nomi 1 1 some 2a 3a 4 some 5 an 6 some 7a 8 some 9a 10 some 11 a 12 some 13 some 14 some The Complete English Grammar © Oxford University Press

2 1 -, s, s 2 s, 3 -, s 4 -, s, -, s 5 -, s 6 -, s, 3 1 schools 2 monkeys 3 coaches 4 classes 5 boxes 6 wishes 7 parties 8 countries 9 cities 10 knives 11 people 12 teeth 13 men 14 children 15 women 16 mice 17 feet 4 1 Guido’s 2 Rick’s 3 James’s


5 1 today’s paper 2 Federica’s party 3 back of the classroom 4 next week’s school trip 5 Charles’s 6 parents’

22 Articoli 1 1a 2 the 3 the 4 a, a 5 a, a, the, the, the 2 1 –, – 2 the, the 3 the, the 4 –, – 5 –, – 3 1 –, the, the, the, the, an 2 a, the, the, the, the 3 The, a, a, The, –, the, – 4 a, the, the, The, – 5 The, the, –, –, The, the, – 6 –, the, –, the, –, –, –, the


23 Quantificatori 1 1 any, any 2 any, some 3 any, some, any 2 1 Someone, something 2 anything, something, someone 3 1 many 2 a little 3 much, a lot 4 many, a few, a lot 5 many, a few 4 1a 2a 3a 4a

lot of few lot of little

5 1 anyone 2 many 3 many 4 any 5 any 6 some 7 something 8 anyone


24 Pronomi e possessivi 1 1 her 2 them 3 me 4 it 5 you there 6 him 7 us 2 1 myself 2 herself 3 myself 4 yourself 5 ourselves 6 themselves 3 1 his 2 Their 3 mine, yours 4 hers 4 1 your 2 yours 3 myself 4 us, we 5 my, yours 6 myself 7 him, me 8 her, hers


25 Preposizioni 1 1 next to 2 in front of 3 to 4 at 5 from 6 7 on 8 out of 2 1 in (1983) 2 in (December) 3 4 5 6 7 8

on the (1st) in (Venice) on (High Street) from (8:30) to (15:30) to (Florence) at (22:00)

3 1 under 2 on 3 next to 4 in front of 5 above 4 1 on 2 on 3 in 4 to 5 from 6 about 7 in 8 about 9 for The Complete English Grammar © Oxford University Press

5 1 in 2 to 3 of 4 at 5 of 6 of

26 Phrasal verbs 1 1 get up 2 grew up 3 turn up 4 meet up 5 fill … in 6 Put … on 7 switch … on 8 hand … in 9 look after 10 throw away 11 take after 12 find out 2 1 Look it up 2 turned up 3 take my shoes off 4 threw it away 5 Try it on 6 tidying up 3 1 get on with 2 run out of 3 look forward to 4 put up with


27 Aggettivi 1 1 red bike 2 new laptop 3 small village 4 delicious apples 5 beautiful girl 2 1 Are they new? 2 Was the weather good? 3 Were you tired? 4 Was it expensive? 5 Was the exam OK? 3 1 older than 2 better 3 sunnier than 4 more popular than 5 more dangerous than 4 1 the 2 the 3 the 4 the 5 the

longest highest biggest most valuable most poisonous

28 Avverbi 1 1 He always drinks coffee. 2 I’m never late for school. 3 I usually play tennis on Monday. 4 Joe often cycles to school. 5 She sometimes drinks tea.


2 1 very hot 2 very good 3 really hungry 4 quite well 5 very strict 3 1 well 2 on Saturday 3 at the moment 4 in town 5 badly 6 4 1 still 2 already 3 still 4 just 5 yet

29 Frase relative 1 1 who 2 which 3 who 4 5 6 7 8

which who which which where


2 1 who 2 that 3 that 4 who 5 that 6 who

writes for a newspaper protects your computer from viruses eats meat and plants doesn’t believe in God measures the temperature looks after your children while you are out

3 1 (that) you lent to me at the weekend 2 who knows you 3 (that) the teacher asked us to do 4 where we stayed last year 5 (that) you’d really like 6 (that) I was telling you about 4 1 which is a small country in South America 2 who are students 3 which was a bargain 4 which was a disaster 5 who is British

30 Coesione 1 1 While 2 After 3 Then 4 Finally 5 First 6 Next 7 After that 8 Finally


2 1 too 2 also 3 and 4 as well 5 also 6 as well as 7 despite 8 though 9 but 10 however 11 Despite 12 yet 3 1 for 2 so 3 due to 4 so 5 Because 4 1 also 2 too 3 though 4 yet 5 despite 6 However 7 so 8 so
