Grammar Bank Answers

New English File Pre-intermediate Grammar Bank answer key 1A a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 b 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1C Are you going to go out this evening? Where does your sister work? What music are you listening to? Does the class finish at 8.00? Why didn’t you write to me? Do you often go to the cinema? What does this word mean? What time did your friends arrive? Do you have a car? Is your brother older than you? How often does he write to you? What time does this class start? Where did yoyo go last summer? How many languages do you speak? Are you going to see her this evening? Who are you waiting for?

1B a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 b 1 2 3 4 5 6

a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 b 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Hey! You’re standing on my foot! They aren’t playing very well today. What are you studying at the moment? We’re thinking of you. Is she wearing make-up? They’re making a big mistake. Is your brother working in London now? She isn’t talking to her father at the moment. doesn’t bite are / wearing / ’s raining ’m not listening need / don’t have ’s putting Do / cook / eat are / doing / ’m meeting

1D Does Anna like music? She has a lot of hobbies. I don’t get on very well with my sister. My brother doesn’t know me very well. Do they have any children? Does the film finish late? He goes out twice a week. We don’t often talk about politics. Do / open doesn’t have listen doesn’t talk Does / get on doesn’t work

a/b 1 who C 2 which E 3 which A 4 where F 5 who D 6 which B c 1 She’s the woman who lives next door to me. 2 That’s the shop where I bought my dress. 3 He’s the actor who was in Friends. 4 They’re the children who broke my window. 5 This is the restaurant where they do great pasta. 6 That’s the switch which controls the central heating. 7 He’s the teacher who teaches my sister. 8 That’s the room where we have our meetings.

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2A a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 b 1 2 3 4 5

2C drove broke spent got couldn’t were didn’t know found stayed saw went bought wanted didn’t have was was started left

did happen means this word did come does go did win said the teacher did Ayrton Senna win? (3) won (Jimmy Carter) directed (Quentin Tarantino) did Nelson Mandela become (1994) wrote (JRR Tolkien) did Sting do (He was a teacher.)

Did you have a good time? Who did you go with? Where did you stay? Why didn’t you like it? How much did the plane ticket cost?

2B a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 b 1 2 3 4 5

a 1 2 3 4 5 6 b 1 2 3 4 5 6

2D was working were waiting Was / wearing were / doing wasn’t listening was driving wasn’t raining broke / was playing Were / driving / stopped was snowing / left didn’t see / was working called / was talking

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Although because but Although so because but E, so F, because D, although G, but H, so A, because C, but B, because

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3A a 1 2 3 4 5 6 b 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

3C isn’t going to pass Is / going to buy are going to be aren’t going to go / are going to stay are / going to get married is going to snow do you do raining
I meet
being late


3B a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 b 1 2 3 4

a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 b 1 2 3 4 5 6

I H A B C D F Shall I help won’t tell ’ll call ’ll pay won’t forget Shall / take

3D They won’t win. Will the meeting be long? He won’t get the job. Will you see him at the party? It’ll be impossible to park. You won’t like the film. She’ll love the chocolates we bought her. There won’t be a lot of traffic at 6.00. You’ll be able to find a good job. ’ll / do will / make won’t last will be

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Do is Did were do / will Does are Was ’re having had wants Shall / buy happened was coming stopped met ’re going to be

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4A a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 b 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

4C Have you ever bought clothes from that shop? I haven’t read the newspaper today. We have never been to the new shopping centre. Has your brother lived abroad all his life? They have gone to live in South America. She has never flown before. He hasn’t met his wife’s family. Have you eaten in this restaurant before?  We went to Ireland last year.  Have you ever been to Paris?

 I saw that film last week.

 World War II ended in 1945.

4B a 1 2 3 4 5 6 b 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 b 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

My sister is thinner than me. I’m busier this week than I was last week. Cambridge is further from London than Oxford. I did the second exam worse than the first. Chelsea played better than Arsenal. The men in my office work harder than the women. My new job is more boring than my old one. Kelly isn’t as tall as Cindy. My case isn’t as heavy as yours. London isn’t as big as Mexico City. Tennis isn’t as popular as football. Adults don’t learn languages as fast as children. I don’t work as hard as you. England didn’t play as well as France.

4D Have you made your bed yet? She’s already gone to work. We’ve just had a cup of coffee. I haven’t found a job yet. He’s just sent me an e-mail. They’ve already sold their house. I’ve just had breakfast. Have you finished your homework yet? The film has already started. I haven’t met his girlfriend yet. They’ve just got married. You’re too late. He’s already gone home. Have you spoken to him yet? I haven’t read his new book yet.

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the hottest the worst the friendliest the most important best the most polluted furthest It’s the best film I’ve ever seen. He’s the most unfriendly person I’ve ever met. It’s the hardest exam he’s ever done. They’re the most expensive shoes she’s ever bought. It’s the longest book I’ve ever read. She’s the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen. It’s the worst meal I’ve ever had.

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5A a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 b 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

5C to meet to do to go not to make to learn not to drive to leave A F G B H C E

5B a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 b 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 b 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Jane has to work very hard. Do you have to wear a uniform? My sister doesn’t have to go to school. Do I have to finish this now? We don’t have to get up early tomorrow. Does Harry have to work tomorrow? We have to hurry or we’ll be late. mustn’t have to don’t have to have to mustn’t don’t have to have to don’t have to

5D remembering Teaching learning talking being Going studying Doing not to go to park reading to drive doing cooking / washing up

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down / out of over across on to out of / in under out in out of into

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6A a 1 2 3 4 5 6 b 1 2 3 4 5 6

6C D E F G A B start / will come ’ll be / don’t tell don’t write / won’t remember Will / call / get ask / ’ll help won’t pass / don’t study

6B a 1 2 3 4 5 6 b 1 2 3 4 5 6

a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 b 1 2 3 4 5 6

H G A C B E F might / may be ill might be in a meeting might not like it might not have time might win might be cold

6D G A E B F D would buy / had knew / would phone would learn / worked stayed / would be able to / could would see / lived would go / were

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shouldn’t shouldn’t should should shouldn’t shouldn’t should should wear should study shouldn’t walk should relax shouldn’t drive should go

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7A a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 b 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

7C How long has he had his car? How long have your parents lived in this house? How long have you been a teacher? How long has she known her boyfriend? How long has Poland been in the EU? How long have you had your dog? How long has Tim been frightened of water? He’s had his car for three years. They’ve lived in this house for a long time. I’ve been a teacher since 1990. She’s known her boyfriend since May. It’s been in the EU since 2004. We’ve had our dog for about two years. He’s been frightened of water since he was a child.

7B a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 b 1 2 3

a 1 2 3 4 5 b 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

He used to have short hair. He used to be quite fat. He didn’t use to wear glasses. He used to wear a uniform. He didn’t use to drink wine. Where did you use to go to school? I didn’t use to like vegetables when I was a child. My sister used to hate maths at school. What did you use to do in the summer? They didn’t use to live near here. This building used to be a cinema. Did your brother use to study here?

7D  He left school last year.
 She has lived in Hollywood since 2004.  My sister had her baby yesterday!  I’ve worked there for twenty years.
 They were married for a year. has she lived / moved did Picasso die / did he live / left have they been

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are / were made is / was cut was discovered was woken is played were recorded are educated Last night we were stopped by the police. A lot of fast food is eaten by American teenagers. At the Moulin Rouge was painted by Toulouse-Lautrec. Weekly meetings are organized by the marketing manager. Fiat cars are made by the Italians.

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8A a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 b 1 2 3 c 1 2 3

8C anything Somebody / Someone somewhere anybody / anyone anywhere something nobody / no one anything Nothing. Nowhere. Nobody. I didn’t do anything. I didn’t go anywhere. I didn’t see anybody / anyone.

8B a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 b 1 2 3 4 5 6

a/b
1 down 2 up 3 back 4 for 5 away
6 on
7 after 8 down
c 1 Turn it up. 2 Pick them up. 3 Put it on. 4 Look it up. 5 Take them off. 6 Throw them away. 7 Turn it off.

8D too too much water enough too much too many a few time enough a little enough too too many enough too too many

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So am I. Neither did I. So was I. Neither do I. So have I. Neither can I. So would I. So did I. So do I. Neither am I. So did I. Neither have I. Neither do I. So can I. So do I.

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9A a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 b 1 2 3 4 5 6

9B G F A H C B D didn’t recognize / had cut phoned / had left turned on / had finished didn’t lend / hadn’t finished failed / hadn’t studied got / had broken

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She said that she was tired. He told her he didn’t like rock music. He said he’d book a table. Paul told us that he’d bought a new car. She said that she lived in the city centre. They said that they could do it. Julie said that she had seen the film on TV. Mike asked me if I liked football. I asked her what music she liked. She asked me if I was tired. I asked them if they had been to New York. He asked me where I had lived before. She asked him if he could swim. I asked him where he was from.

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