English Grammar in Use Fifth Edition

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1  I told 
her 
(
that
)
 Paul had gone out 
 
and 
I didn’t know when he’d be 
back
.   
I asked (
her
)
 if
/
whether she 
wanted to leave a message
, but 
she said (
that
)
 she’d try again 
later.
2  I had reserved a hotel room, but 
when I got to the hotel they told 
me 
(
that
)
 they had no record of a 
reservation in my name
.  
When I asked
 
(
them
)
 if
/
whether 
they had any rooms free anyway
, 
they said (
that
)
 they were sorry
, 
but 
the hotel was full
.
3  The immigra
tion officer asked us  
why we were visiting the
 
country
,  
and we told 
him
 (
that
)
 we were on  
holiday
.
Then he wanted to know 
how long  
we intended to stay
 and
 where we  
would be staying during our visit
.
4  She said (
that
)
 she’d phone us 
from the airport when she arrived
.    
or
    She said
 
(
that
)
 she’ll phone us 
from the airport when she arrives
.   
No, she said not 
to come to the 
airport
.  She said that 
she’d take 
the bus
.
    or
    She said that 
she’ll 
take the bus
. 
5  He wanted to know 
what my job 
was
 and asked (
me
)
 how much I 
earned
.
    or    
He wanted to know 
what my job is
 and asked (
me
)
 
how much I earn
.  
… so I told 
him to mind his own 
business
 and ended the call.
6  He said (
that
)
 he’d be at the 
restaurant at 7.30
.
  
He said (
that
)
 he knew where the 
restaurant was
.  And I told 
him to 
phone me if there was a problem
.
7  You just said (
that
)
 you weren’t  
hungry
.   
But you said (
that
)
 you didn’t like 
bananas
.  You told 
me not to buy 
any
.
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3 changing
4  to change
5 change
6 being
7 saying
8  to call
9 drinking
10  to be
11  to see
12 taking
13  to be
14  to think … making
15  living … to move
16  to be … playing
17  being stopped … stealing … driving
18  work … pressing
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3  I don’t fancy going out.
4  He tends to forget things.
5  Would you mind helping me? / 
Do you mind helping me?
6  Everybody seems to have gone out.
7  We’re / We are  thinking of moving. 
8  I was afraid to touch it.
9  I was afraid of missing my train.
10  It’s / It is  not worth seeing.
11  I’m not used to walking so far. 
12  She seems to be enjoying  
herself.    
or
    She seemed …
13  He insisted on showing them to me.
14  I’d rather somebody else did it.
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3  I’ve given up reading newspapers.
4  I’d rather not go out tonight. / … 
stay at home tonight.
5  He has trouble sleeping at night. 
6  Do you want me to phone  
you this evening?
7  I came in without  anybody/anyone  
seeing me. / … without being seen.
8  I was accused of being a cheat. /  
… of cheating.
9  I’m looking forward to seeing  
them again.
10  What do you advise me to do? 
11  I’d like to have gone out with  
you last night.
12  I regret not taking your advice. /  
… that I didn’t take your advice.
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2 
a 
foreign country … 
the
 language
3 
an
 economist …  in 
the
 United 
States … for 
an
 investment company
4  I love sport, especially tennis … two 
or three times 
a
 week … not 
a 
very 
good player
5  for dinner … after work … to 
the 
cinema
6  When unemployment is … for 
people to find work … 
a
 big problem
7 
an
 accident … going home … 
taken to hospital / taken to 
the
 
hospital … I think most accidents … 
by people driving
8 
the
 name of 
the
 hotel … 
The 
Ambassador … in Queen Street in 
the
 city centre … near 
the
 station
9 
The
 older one … 
a
 pilot … 
The 
younger one … at school … he 
leaves school …  
go to university … study law
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2 B
3 C
4 A
    or
    B
5 C
6 B
7 A
    or
    C
8 A
9 C
10  B    
or
    C
11 B
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Key to Additional exercises
12 A
13  A    
or
    B
14 B
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3  It’s the 
most
 polluted place … 
4  I was 
disappointed
 that … 
5 
OK
6  Joe works 
hard
, but … 
7  … in a 
large modern
 building. 
8
 OK
 (as fast as he can 
is also correct
) 
9  I missed the 
last three
 days …
10
 OK
11  The weather has been 
unusually
 
cold …
12  The water in the pool was too  
dirty to swim in.
13  … to wait 
such a 
long time.  
or
    to wait so long.
14
 OK
15  … I got up
 earlier 
than usual.
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2 If
3 when
4 if
5 when
6 if
7 if
8 unless
9 if
10  as long as
11  in case
12  in case
13 if
14  even if
15 Although
16 Although
17 When
18 when
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2 on
3
 on
 Tuesday morning 
at
 9.30
4  at / on
5 on
6 at
7 In
8 at
9 during
10
 on
 Friday … 
since
 then
11 for
12 at
13
 at
 the moment … 
until
 Friday 
14 by
15 in
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1 in
2 by
3 at
4 on
5 in
6 on
7
 to
 a party 
at
 Lisa’s house 
8 on
9 on
10 to
11
 in
 Vienna … 
at
 the age of 35 
12
 in
 this photo … 
on
 the left
13
 to
 the theatre … 
in
 the front row
14
 on
 the wall 
by 
the door / 
next to
 
the door / 
beside
 the door
15 at
16 on
17
 in
 a tower block … 
on
 the  
fifteenth floor
18 on
19 by
20
 on
 the bus … 
by
 car
21 on
22 in
23
 in
 London … 
to
 Italy
24 to
25 on
35
1 for
2 at
3 to
4 to
5 in
6 with
7 of
8 to
9 of
10 at/by
11 of
12 about
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1 of
2 after
3 – 
(no preposition)
4 about
5 to
6 – 
(no preposition)
7 into
8  of  (about 
is also possible
)
9 to
10 – 
(no preposition)
11 on
12 of
13 of
14 – 
(no preposition)
15 in
16  at (about 
is also possible
) 
17 on
18  If Alex 
asks you
 
for
 money
19 I 
apologised to Sarah for 
keeping …
20 I 
thanked her for
 everything …
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2 h
3 e
4 g
5 a
6 k
7 c
8 j
9 b
10 f
11 i
38
2 D
3 B
4 B
5 A
6 A
7 D
8 C
9 C
10 B
11 A
12 D
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2  out to
3  up with
4  forward to
5  up with
6  out of
7  on with
8  up with
9  back on
10  out about
11  on with
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3  turned up / showed up
4  fill it in / fill it out
5  knocked down / pulled down / 
torn down
6  give up
7  doz
ed off / dropped off / 
nodded off
8  split up / break up
9  put up with it
10  get by
11  went on
12  put it off
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2 put
3 moving
4 put
5 done
6  turned / turns
7 find
8 Calm
9 set
10 held
11  left /
 
’ve left / have left    
or    
missed / ’ve missed / have missed
12 works
13 join
14 works
15  drop / call
16  sort / work
17
 went
 off … 
woke
 me up
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Key to Study guide
Present and past
1.1  
A
1.2    
B
1.3  
C
1.4  
B, C
1.5  
C
1.6  
  A
Present perfect and past
2.1  
B
2.2  
C
2.3  
A
2.4  
C
2.5  
A
2.6  
B
2.7  
A,  D
2.8  
D
2.9  
A
2.10 A
2.11 C
2.12 A
2.13 
C, D
2.14 C
2.15 D
2.16 C
Future
3.1  
B
3.2  
A
3.3  
C
3.4  
A,  C
3.5  
B
3.6  
C
3.7  
A
Modals
4.1  
A,  B
4.2  
B
4.3  
A, C, D
4.4  
C
4.5  
B
4.6  
C,  D
4.7  
B
4.8  
A,  C
4.9  
B,  C
4.10 
A, B, D
4.11 A
4.12 
D, E
4.13 A
if and wish
5.1  
B
5.2  
C
5.3  
B
5.4  
D
5.5  
A
Passive
6.1  
C
6.2  
B
6.3  
D
6.4  
A
6.5  
A,  B
6.6  
C
6.7  
D
Reported speech
7.1  
A
7.2  
B
7.3  
A
Questions and auxiliary verbs
8.1  
C
8.2  
A
8.3  
D
8.4  
A
8.5  
B
-ing and to …
9.1  
A,  D
9.2  
B,  D
9.3  
B
9.4  
A
9.5  
A
9.6  
A
9.7  
C
9.8  
D
9.9  
C
9.10 C
9.11 B
9.12 
C, D
9.13 D
9.14 B
9.15 
A, B
9.16 A
9.17 A
9.18 
B, C
Articles and nouns
10.1 B
10.2 A
10.3 
B, C
10.4 B
10.5 C
10.6 A
10.7 A
10.8 A
10.9 D
10.10 C
10.11 C
10.12 A
10.13 C
10.14 B
Pronouns and determiners
11.1 A
11.2 B
11.3 D
11.4 B
11.5 B
11.6 C
11.7 
A, C
11.8 D
11.9 D
11.10 A
11.11 B
11.12 
B, C
Relative clauses
12.1 
A, C
12.2 
A, B
12.3 C
12.4 B
12.5 D
12.6 
B, C
Adjectives and adverbs
13.1 B
13.2 C
13.3 
B, C
13.4 A
13.5 
A, D
13.6 C
13.7 
B, C
13.8 C
13.9 C
13.10 
B, C
13.11 D
13.12 
A, B
13.13 B
13.14 
D, E
13.15 D