Core grammar for higher education − 4e druk 2017
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A
1 catches, 2 obeys, 3 relies, 4 enjoys, 5 carries, 6 flies, 7 delays, 8 goes, 9 pays, 10 focuses, 11 applies,12 fixes
B
1 noticing, 2 lying, 3 referring, 4 succeeding, 5 exhibiting, 6 omitting, 7 cancelling, 8 obeying, 9 dialling, 10 occurring, 11 controlling, 12 revealing
C
2 the correct form is: ‘developing’ because there is no stress on the last syllable.
4 the correct form is: ‘conquering’ because the stress is not on the last syllable, moreover the final consonant is preceded by two vowel letters.
5 the correct form is: ‘offering’ because the stress is not on the last syllable.
6 the correct form is: ‘travelling’ because the l is always doubled except when the l is preceded by two vowel letters.
7 the correct form is: ‘committed’ because the final consonant is preceded by one stressed vowel letter.
8 the correct form is: ‘changing’ because the final e is omitted before -ing.
10 the correct form is: ‘lying’ because when a verb ends in -ie, ie changes into y.
D
1 get, 2 do not work, 3 answers, 4 is talking, 5 take, 6 starts, 7 am making, 8 get, 9 deliver, 10 import, 11 pay, 12 travels
E
1 are developing
2 buys
3 watches
4 are falling
5 sells
6 travels
7 publish
8 flows
9 opens
10 do you watch
11 does he do; works
12 contains
13 read
14 are you waiting; am waiting
15 criticises
16 am having
17 are leaving / will leave
(‘leave’ is mogelijk in een context waarin sprake is van een timetable)
F
1 When do the holidays begin / start?
2 We are now flying at an altitude of 8,000 feet.
3 I usually drink tea at breakfast. / Usually I …
4 What are you laughing at?
5 Do not you see (that) they are looking at you?
6 When water boils, it evaporates.
7 She looks like / resembles her father.
8 We are leaving / will leave for Morocco next week. / Next week we … for Morocco.
9 You are always complaining about the weather!
10 Do not disturb me. I am thinking.
11 The demand for oil is growing / increasing.
12 We never refund money.
13 This airline flies to more than a / one hundred destinations.
14 The high season starts / will start on 1 July / July 1 / 1st July / July 1st. / … begin …
15 Our market share is still growing / increasing.
16 I am flying / fly / will fly to London tomorrow. / To morrow I …
17 This firm sells through the Internet.
18 These products contain flavourings and preservatives.
G
1 The present simple is used to talk about habits or things that happen regularly.
2 The present simple is used to refer to the future when we talk about timetables, schedules or programmes.
3 The present continuous is used to talk about arrangements in the future.
4 The present continuous can be used to express a habit that the speaker finds irritating.
5 The present continuous is used to talk about arrangements in the future.
6 The present simple is used to refer to the future when we talk about timetables, schedules or programmes.
7 The present simple is used to refer to the future when we talk about timetables, schedules or programmes.
8 The present simple tense is used here to give a vivid description of an event in the past.
9 The present continuous is used to describe an action that is going on at the moment of speaking.
10 The present simple is used to talk about habits or things that happen regularly.
H
1 it is snowing: The present continuous is used to describe an action that is going on at the moment of speaking.
2 she goes: The present simple is used to talk about habits or things that happen regularly.
3 correct
4 supplies: When the verb ends in a consonant + y, the y changes into ie.
5 is repairing: The present continuous is used to describe an action that is going on at the moment of speaking.
6 correct
7 correct
8 are they talking about: The present continuous is used to describe an action that is going on at the moment of speaking.
9 correct
10 correct
11 is interviewing: The present continuous is used to describe an action that is going on at the moment of speaking.
12 sell: The present simple is used to talk about habits or things that happen regularly. / The present simple is used to describe something that is always or usually true.
13 read: The present simple is used to talk about habits or things that happen regularly.
14 correct
15 do you go: The present simple is used to talk about habits or things that happen regularly.
16 does he do: The present simple is used to talk about habits or things that happen regularly.
I
1 grows, 2 depends, 3 undergoes, 4 saw, 5 are having, 6 contracts, 7 expands, 8 increases, 9 decreases, 10 reach, 11 fall
J
The present simple is used to refer to the future when we talk about timetables, schedules or programmes.