Personality adjectives, question forms, prefixes and present simple and continuous 1 Below you will read three different discussions between colleagues who work together in an office. Fill in the gaps and answer the questions.
A
He is terrible at making decisions.
B
I know, he’s so indecisive1, he will never make a good manager.
C
Who is
B
Oh, I didn’t see you there. We were just talking about Dave Saunders.
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In C’s question above, is the wh- word the subject or the object?
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A
Mr. Simpson can be so other people’s feelings.
B
I know. I was at the photocopier the other day and he told Natasha from the office that her sweater was far too small for her.
A
You’re joking! Oh my word!
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C
sometimes. He just doesn’t seem to be aware of
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you think he has a sensitive bone in his body?
you seen his jumpers? They aren’t exactly top Paris fashion, are they?
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What tense is C’s question – present simple, present continuous, past simple or present perfect? A
Have you seen Carla yet this morning?
B
She
A
Really? Why?
B
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Well, she
(arrive) ten minutes late every single day so I expect she
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__________ (get) a warning.
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A
(talk) to Elaine Bryson in the Director’s office.
there a reason why she
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(be) always late?
B
I don’t know but she’s so to get into any trouble.
A
I know. She does work extremely hard. It never used to be like this. Management
_____________13 (watch) us so carefully now, we don’t seem to have any freedom.
B
When
A
Not for a while now.
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once she gets here that she doesn’t deserve
you last have a good talk to her?
In B’s final question, is the wh- word the subject or the object?
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