Grammar

Question 1

1. Why do you look so tired? Have you been cleaning the house?
2. The kitchen is a mess! Have you been cooking?
3. A: I’m exhausted! B: Have you been working on the project all day?

Answer 1

The Present Perfect Continuous (“have you been cleaning”) focuses on the effort, process, or duration of the action, rather than whether it’s completed

Question 2

1. If you do that one more time, I shall be very angry.
2. I shall never forget you.
3. “I’m cold.” “Shall I close this window?”
4. Shall we go out for dinner tonight?
5. A: Shall we have pizza for dinner? B:Yes. That’d be great! I’ll order one online.

Answer 2

1-2: used instead of “will” when the subject is “I” or “we”:

3-5: used, with “I” or “we”, to make a suggestion:

Question 3

used to say that something certainly will or must happen, or that you are determined that something will happen:
1. Don’t worry, I ______ be there to meet the train.
2. The school rules state that no child _____ be allowed out of the school during the day, unless accompanied by an adult.

Answer 3

shall

Question 4

We really liked the Scottish Parliament. We had visited Edinburgh a few times before, but we had never seen the Parliament

Answer 4

Parliament[ˈpɑː.lɪ.mənt]

Question 5

A: What time does the train arrive?
B: I’m not sure. I’ll check online.”

Answer 5

We use the present simple to talk about a timetabled future event.