X BE, HAVE, DO Put in the correct combinations with there and it. Miss Margaret White shut down her chemist’s shop in the West of England in 1970, never to open it again. There had been a chemist’s shop in her family since the 19th century when (first) it was first opened by her grandfather William. After Miss White’s death, the auctioneers moved in. They couldn’t believe their eyes. There was an old-fashioned cash-register and there were still old pennies in it. At the back of the shop there were old medicine bottles covered with dust, and 127 little drawers. They were full of herbal remedies. There were unusual products like "Allcocks Powder - Guaranteed Not to Contain Opium or Any Poison Whatsoever". There was a copy of a newspaper for April 16, 1912. It was the issue that described the sinking of the Titanic. "(never) There has never been anything like this before and (never) there never will be again," one of the auctioneers said. Supply suitable forms of verbs other than be in these sentences. 1 When I grow old, I hope I’ll have lots of grandchildren. 2 You must be very careful you don’t get ill when you’re travelling. 3 I think this milk has turned/is turning sour. 4 Food goes bad very quickly in hot weather. 5 It hasn’t rained for months and our local river has run/is running dry. 6 It’s no good becoming impatient every time I ask you a question. 7 She always wanted to retire before the age of 40 and her dream has come/came true. 8 I had to cut my trip short because I fell ill. 9 I must get these shoes repaired. The soles are wearing/have worn rather thin. 10 Don’t you get bored listening to political broadcasts? 11 My son is determined to become a pilot when he grows up. 12 Personally, I think he’ll make a very good pilot. Put in appeared, became, feel, got, looked, looks, proves, seemed, seems or smelt. It was Katy’s birthday last Thursday. Her husband, Paul, bought her a beautiful bouquet with what seemed/appeared to be an unusual flower as the centre piece. Katy was delighted with the flowers. They looked wonderful and smelt wonderful, too. Katy got/became very excited when she saw the beautiful flower in the centre of the bouquet. She bent over to smell it when it seemed/appeared to punch her in the nose! Paul was amazed. He became/got so interested in the flower that he took it to the botanical gardens at Kew to find out about it. An expert examined the flower and told him that it was a kind of orchid called a Cymbidium. This flower seizes anything that seems/looks like an insect so that it will carry its pollen. If you try to smell it, the Cymbidium will try to grab your nose! So next time you feel like sniffing a rare orchid, hold your nose - just in case it proves to be a Cymbidium. It’s not as innocent as it seems to be! Rewrite these sentences with have. 1 Those twins are always fighting. – Those twins are always having fights. 2 Look at this! – Have a look at this! 3 I want to rest this afternoon. – I want to have a rest this afternoon. 4 Can I ride in your car? – Can I have a ride in your car? 5 I talked to Jim about it. – I had a talk to/with Jim about it. 6 Come and swim with us. – Come and have a swim with us. 7 I must wash before lunch. – I must have a wash before lunch. 8 Sleep and you’ll feel better. – Have a sleep and you’ll feel better. Match the phrases in A with the phrases in B. A B 1 Do __ a) the same job for thirty years! 2 She always does __ b) the job by the time I get back? 3 Are you still doing __ c) 140 kilometres an hour. 4 I did __ d) a great favour for me. 5 They were still doing __ e) this time tomorrow? 6 He’s just done __ f) all the ironing by the time Sue came home. 7 He’s been doing __ g) the cleaning on Thursday. 8 John had done __ h) quite a few little jobs yesterday. 9 She had been doing __ i) the same job for ten years by next month. 10 This car will do __ j) the same job? 11 What will you be doing __ k) the housework when their guests arrived. 12 Will you have done __ l) this exercise now, please. 13 I will have been doing __ m) the gardening for an hour when she remembered she should have been at the bank. 1l, 2g, 3j, 4h, 5k, 6d, 7a, 8f, 9m, 10c, 11e, 12b, 13i Put do or make in front of these words. do one’s best; make an appointment; do business with someone; do an experiment; make an arrangement; do research; do one’s hair; make an attempt; make a noise; do/make something for a living; make progress; make an impression; do somebody a service; make a journey; make a fortune; make war Put in the correct forms of do or make. Last Saturday I did a few jobs round the house and then decided to go into the town. "Shall I take the dog for a walk?" I asked my wife. "No, don’t," she answered. "I’ll do that. You can do some shopping for me." I got the shopping done quickly and then made a sudden decision to have a haircut. My barber was as cheerful as ever. "The usual?" he asked. "I don’t have much choice," I said. "Do you know," my barber said, "that scientists have been doing experiments with a new kind of product which will do miracles? It will even grow hair on a head as bald as yours. It’s called minoxidil." "You’ll make a lot of money," I said. He ignored me. "All you have to do is rub it into your scalp." "That’s hair-raising news!" I said. "But what happens if hair grows on my fingertips instead?" "Meet the wolfman!" my barber said.