PREPARE SECOND EDITION LEVEL 7 UNIT 1 GRAMMAR: STANDARD

1 Match the sentence beginnings (1–6) and endings (A–F). 4 Cross out the mistakes in the sentences. Write the
correct words.
1 Jenny has always C A writing a graphic novel.
1 All of the cast have been at the award ceremony
2 These days I don’t B she loved to draw. yesterday. were
3 At the moment she’s C wanted to be a 2 Unfortunately Claire don’t sell many paintings
programmer. yet.
4 By the age of fifteen D all day yesterday. 3 What did you doing last night?
5 I was practising E have much time to be 4 Since Monday the theatre have announce several
piano creative. new performances.
6 When she was F he had already started 5 Last month we have been to visit a TV studio.
younger university.
6 At the moment I learn to play the drums.
2 Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.
1 Corey prefers / is preferring to write songs with 7 Why did you chose to become an artist?
other people. 8 I recently read Percy Jackson. Before that I don’t
2 In her short career Lena writes / has written three hit read any fantasy novels.
comedy series.
3 In 2018 they have published / published a new novel. 5 Complete the sentences with the verb write in the
correct tense. Use the negative when the sentence is
4 Before attending university, Abigail had written /
followed by (−).
writes several plays.
5 This time last year I was studying / had studied 1 I think this is the best thing I have written .
classical violin. 2 I my first film script when
6 The sequel, made in 1986, is / was shot in the Bahamas. I was in high school.
7 Do you like / Have you liked modern art? 3 Jared usually at his desk,
8 Turn on your computer. They have streamed / are in a room overlooking the river.
streaming the concert right now. 4 He told me that he a
novel earlier that year, but had thrown it away.
3 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. 5 At the moment the brothers
tracks for their new
am are didn’t don’t had hasn’t album.
have was 6 I anything yesterday. I
was too tired. (−)
1 At the moment I am reading a novel about
7 Since she left university, she
the Romans.
over a dozen bestsellers.
2 Before I came to France I never been to
8 I’m very busy so I
Europe before.
anything right now. (−)
3 What you studying this year?
4 I’m not going to the concert because I 6 Complete the text with the correct tense of the verbs
in brackets.
like that band.
5 So far my online videos had over 20 Although he is only seventeen, Ross Smith 1 is
million views. (be) one of the biggest names in British photography.
6 It was a great track, but it do very well He 2 (start) taking photos on an SLR
on streaming services. camera when he was only six years old. Incredibly, he
7 From 2006 to 2012, Jones working as a
3
already (sell) over ten
cameraman. thousand photos. His talent was spotted on his tenth
birthday. ‘I remember, I 4 (travel) on the
8 She has been nominated four times, but she train to Edinburgh and I was looking through some
won an Oscar yet. prints. Suddenly a lady offered £20 to buy one. Before
that I 5 never (think) that
my photos were any good at all!’ Right now Smith
6
(study) at the American Film Institute
in Los Angeles.

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PREPARE SECOND EDITION LEVEL 7 UNIT 1 GRAMMAR: STANDARD ANSWER KEY

1 6
2 E 2 started
3 A 3 has (already) sold
4 F 4 was travelling
5 D 5 had (never) thought
6 B 6 is studying

2
2 has written
3 published
4 had written
5 was studying
6 was
7 Do you like
8 are streaming

3
2 had
3 are
4 don’t
5 have
6 didn’t
7 was
8 hasn’t

4
2 don’t sell hasn’t sold
3 did were
4 announce announced
5 have been went
6 learn am/’m learning
7 chose choose
8 don’t read hadn’t read

5
2 wrote
3 writes
4 had written
5 are writing
6 didn’t write
7 has written
8 am/’m not writing

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