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Fill in the words in brackets into the gaps. Use either the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect
Progressive. Mind the word order.
4. She ______________ French words for hours, but she still doesn't remember all of them.
(to learn)
5. The children ______________ videos for two hours. (to watch)
10. He _______________ his essay all day, but he __________________ yet. (to write) (not/to
finish)
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
4. B: Yes. I (be) ______________ there with Sue and Louis. (you / be) _______________to
the cinema recently?
8. B: Oh, I really (love) ___________ it. But Sue (like / not) _______________ it - too much
action!
9. A: But why (you / take) _________________ her with you? She (tell) ____________ me
last week that she (hate) _____________action films.
10. B: I think she has an eye on Louis. She (try) ________________ to flirt with him all the
time. So he (can / concentrate / not) _______________ on the film.
1 I'm feeling thirsty. I think I (am having/ Have/ am going to have/ will have) ______ a beer.
2 Are you going to London tomorrow? I hear there is going to be a train strike.
Well in that case I think I (am taking/ take/ am going to take/ will take) ______.
3 It's not a good idea to take the car. There will be loads of traffic jams.
Well in that case I don't think I (go/ am going/ am going to go/ will go) ______ to London
after all.
4 John has just phoned to say that he has still not received your letter.
Well in that case I (fax/ am faxing/ am going to fax/ will fax) ______ a copy straight away.
What's his fax number?
5 How are you going to get to Athens?
Everything is already arranged. I (fly/ am flying/ am going to fly/ will fly) ______ from
London on the first flight on Friday morning.
6 I've already decided. I (sack/ am sacking/ am going to sack/ will sack) ______ Harry and
there is nothing you can do to make me change my mind.
No, in fact I (leave/ am leaving/ am going to leave/ will leave) ______ as soon as I can get a
new one.
I don't think so but I (think/ am thinking/ am going to think/ will think) ______ about it.
10 I've got a lot of work to do. Maybe I (don't come/ am not coming/ am not going to come/
won't come) ______ after all. Sorry.
Use the verbs in brackets in the correct future tenses – will-future, going to-future, Simple
Present or Present Progressive.
We _______________ dinner at a nice restaurant on Saturday, but we haven’t booked a table yet.
(to have)
My ski instructor believes it _______________ in the mountains tomorrow evening. (to snow)
Listen! There's someone at the door. I _________________ the door for you. (to open)
Read through these ten sentences and decide which form is needed:
2 - She's (boring/ bored) ____________ of her job. She's looking for another.
3 - We were (surprising/ surprised) ______________ to hear he's 50. He looks much younger.
6 - We had a (shocked/ shocking) _____________ time at the restaurant. The place is awful.
1. People know that she is a good swimmer. She is known to be a good swimmer.
8. They suppose that the new product will come out soon.________________________
1. Rachel will give you some advice. Direct object: some advice will be given to Rachel/
personal passive: Rachel will be given some advice.
2. I sent him a letter. A letter was sent to him/ I was sent a letter.
Decide whether the sentences are passive or active. Then, turn them into passive or active, if
possible, depending on your selection.
2. 'I've forgotten my wallet.' - Don't worry. I _______ lend you some money if you like.
Will/ could/ would
9. A man _____________ mobile was ringing did not know what to do.
11. The car ____________ the bank robbers escaped in was orange.
12. The robber _______________ mask was obviously too big didn't drive.
15. A police officer _____________ car was parked at the next corner stopped and arrested
them.
Write the positive or negative of the past perfect according to the verbs in brackets.
3) After they ______________ (eat) the shellfish, they began to feel sick.
4) If you ________________ (listen) to me, you would have got the job.
7) The garden was dead because it ________________ (be) dry all summer.
9) We were late for the plane because we __________________ (forget) our passports.
10) She told me she ________________ (study) a lot before the exam.
11) The grass was yellow because it_________________ (not/rain) all summer.
12) The lights went off because we ________________ (not/pay) the electricity bill.
13) The children __________________ (not/do) their homework, so they were in trouble.
15) We couldn't go into the concert because we ________________ (not/bring) our tickets.
19) He ________________ (not/use) email before, so I showed him how to use it.
20) You _______________ (not/study) for the test, so you were very nervous.
Put the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Form a Conditional sentence – type I. Only use the will-
future in the main clauses.
2) If the sun _____________ (to shine), we ______________ (to walk) into town.
7) If you _____________ (to wear) sandals in the mountains, you _________ (to slip) on the
rocks.
8) If Rita _________ (to forget) her homework, the teacher ____________ (to give) her a low
mark.
9) If they ___________ (to go) to the disco, they ____________ (to listen) to loud music.
10) If you ___________ (to wait) a minute, I ______________ (to ask) my parents.
Put the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Form a Conditional sentence – type II.
3) If Tim and Tom ___________ (to be) older, they ____________ (to play) in our hockey
team.
4) If he ___________ (to be) my friend, I __________ (to invite) him to my birthday party.
5) If Susan _____________ (to study) harder, she _____________ (to be) better at school.
6) If they ___________ (to have) enough money, they _____________ (to buy) a new car.
7) If you ______________ (to do) a paper round, you ______________ (to earn) a little extra
money.
8) If Michael __________ (to get) more pocket money, he _______ (to ask) Doris out for
dinner.
9) If we __________ (to win) the lottery, we ____________ (to fly) to San Francisco.
10) If I __________ (to meet) Brad Pitt, I ____________ (to ask) for his autograph.
Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note whether the sentence is a request, a
statement or a question.
"Don't play on the grass, boys," she said. She told the boys ______________________
"Where have you spent your money?" she asked him. She asked him ____________________
Reported speech. Use the verbs tell, say and ask. Do the respective changes. Use subject she and
he accordingly.
1) "Don't do it!"
5) "Be quick!"