ENGLISH FOR NUTRITIONISTS: Grammar revision 1. Questions Ask questions about the underlined part of the sentence. 1. The study shows that a good diet is essential for performance. 2. Teenagers need slightly more carbohydrate than adults. 3. Teenagers need slightly more carbohydrate than adults. 4. The student wrote her bachelor thesis last year. 5. The student wrote her bachelor thesis last year. 6. The book contains 8 chapters. 7. Wine is made from grapes. 2. Present simple or continuous. Is the underlined phrase correct? 1. I don´t understand what you are meaning. 2. Can you call later, please? Margaret is having a bath. 3. This room is smelling. Let´s open the window. 4. I´m feeling hungry. Is there anything to eat? 5. What are you thinking about, James? 6. Look! That man over there tries to open the door of your car! 3. Past simple and past continuous Choose the correct form of the verbs. 1. I met / was meeting a friend while I did / was doing the shopping. 2. I paid / was paying for my things when I heard / was hearing someone call my name. 3. I turned / was turning round and saw / was seeing Paula. 4. She wore / was wearing a bright red coat. 5. We decided / were deciding to have a cup of coffee. 6. While we had / were having a drink, a waiter dropped / was dropping a pile of plates. 7. We all got / were getting a terrible shock. 8. While the waiter picked / was picking up the broken plates, he cut / was cutting his finger. 4. Past simple and present perfect Choose the correct form of the verb. 1. Lisa didn´t go / hasn´t gone to work yesterday. She wasn´t feeling well. 2. I´m looking for Paul. Did you see / Have you seen him ? 3. I still don´t know what to do. I didn´t decide / haven´t decided yet. 4. Oh! I burnt / have burnt myself. 5. Did you eat / have you eaten a lot of sweets when you were a child? 6. Lucy earned / has earned a lot of money a year ago. 7. Everything is going well. We didn´t have/haven´t had any problems so far. 5. Present perfect simple and continuous Choose the correct form of the verb. 1. I´m bleeding! I´ve cut / been cutting my finger! 2. Look what Pat has given / has been giving to me for my birthday! 3. I have painted / have been painting the living room, but I haven´t finished yet. 5. Sorry. I´ve broken / I´ve been breaking one of your glasses. 6. How long have you had / have you been having this book? 7. I have read/ have been reading the book since morning. I have read/I have been reading 50 pages so far. 6. Modals Fill in the gaps with: must, mustn´t, needn´t (don´t have to) We´ve got plenty of time. We ………………..leave yet. We haven´t got time. We ………………….hurry. I´ve got this letter to post. I ………….forget to post it. You ……………….wash the tomatoes, they´ve been washed. This is a valuable book. You………………look after it and you ……………………….lose it. I can stay in bed tomorrow morning because I ………………….. go to work. 7. Infinitive or –ing Choose the correct answer: 1. I hope going / to go to Brazil in July. 2. I promise phoning / to phone you every day. 3. Do you remember switching/to switch the lights off before you came out? 4. We agreed working/to work together. 5. The doctor says you must stop smoking/to smoke. 6. I can´t keep driving/to drive – I´m too tired. 7. The radio isn´t working. – Have you tried changing/to change the batteries? 8. I advise buying/to buy your tickets well in advance. 9. We can´t go on working/work like this. 10. We cannot afford ignoring/ to ignore this warning. 8. Passive voice Change the sentence from active to passive voice: 1. They produce the medicine in France. The medicine … 2. They produced the medicine in France. The medicine … 3. They have produced the medicine in France. The medicine… 4. They will produce the medicine in France. The medicine … 5. They are developing the medicine in France. The medicine… 9. Conditional Complete the sentence in conditional I and II. I don´t sleep very well, I feel tired most of the time. I. If I ………………….., I ………………………… feel tired. II. If I ………………….. , I ………………………… feel tired.