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3 1 John doesn't know howto phone New York. 4 1 In five days. 2 In a week. 3 In two weeks.
2 John doesn't know whereto pay.
3 John doesn't know when to start work.
4 John doesn't know how to switch the computer
on.
5 John doesn't know where to put his coat.
6 John doesn't know how much to pay.
7 John doesn't know what to study.
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4 1 had been 2 told 3 was having 4 was
doing 5 had had 6 the (week) before
7 would 8 said 9 had 10 had lost
11 to buy 12 if/whether 13 was 14 was
15 would 16 was living 17 had spent
18 to send 19 to give 20 told 21 hadn't
heard 22 where 23 was living. 24 if/
whether 25 wanted
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1 1 said 2 told 3 told 4 said 5 said
6 told 7 told 8 told 9 said 10 told
2 I X 2 / 3 / 4 X 5 / 6 * 7 /
8 / 9 X 10 X
3 3 where the post office was. 4 when Jane
is arriving? 7 tell me 8 was going 9 if/
whether I was 10 what he wanted. 11 what
this word means. 12 wanted. 15 why she said
(All the other sentences are correct.)
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1 1 on 2 at 3 on 4 on 5 at; on 6 on
7 on 8 at; on 9 at 10 on 11 at 12 on
2 1 at 2 in 3 in 4 at 5 at 6 in 7 at; in
8 in 9 in 10 at; in; on 11 in 12 in 13 ;
14 in 15 in
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3 1 I'll see you next Wednesday. 2 It rained non
stop last week. 3 Business was bad last month.
4 Shall we go out this evening? 5 We're going
to America next month. 6 Ann had a car crash
last Wednesday. 7 I'm going to change my
job next year. 8 My holiday is in August every
year, or ... every August. 9 I've spent too much
money already this month. 10 The new school
will be open next March, or ... in March next year.
In these answers, we usually give either contracted forms (for example I'm, don't)
or full forms (for example I am, do not). Normally both are correct.
4 In a month. 5 In a year. 6 In a hundred
years.
5 1 the twenty-first of March/March the twenty-
first, nineteen ninety-nine 2 the fourteenth of
February / February the fourteenth, nineteen sixty
3 the twenty-eighth of July/July the twenty-
eighth, eighteen forty-six 4 the sixth of May /
May the sixth, two thousand and three 5 the
ninth of May / May the ninth, nineteen eighty-four
6 the seventeenth of December / December the
seventeenth, two thousand and twelve
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1 1 until lunchtime. 2 until Saturday. 3 until
the age of 14. 4 until the end. 5 until July.
2 1 Fie washed the car from 8.00 to/till/until 9.00.
2 He talked to the woman next door from 9.00
to/till/until 9.15.
3 He played tennis from 10.00 to/till/until 11.00.
4 He talked to friends from 11.00 to/till/until
11.30.
5 He went for a walk from 11.30 to/till/until 12.45.
4 1 by 2 until 3 by 4 by 5 by 6 until
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1 1for 2 during 3 during 4 for; during
5 during 6 for 7 during 8 for
2 1while they were playing 2 during the lesson
3 during the war 4 while she was teaching
5 while he was speaking 6 while they were
talking 7 during her illness 8 while it was
snowing
3 (possible answers)
1 for an hour or so 2 forever 3 for a moment
4 fora couple of hours 5 fora minute or two
6 fora few minutes 7 for an hour or so
8 for life (Other answers are possible.)
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1 1 in 2 on 3 in 4 on 5 in 6 on
7 on 8 in 9 on 10 on
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