A.

Verb Tenses

Circle the correct answer.

1. About two weeks ago, I (saw / was seeing / have seen) a great tennis match.
2. Many people (are eating / will eat / eat) their main meal in the evening, after work.
3. It began to rain while we (were walking / walked / have walked) through the woods.
4. You can’t buy shoes in the village. The shoe shop (had closed / has closed / closed).
5. (Do you come / Will you come / Have you come) to the party next Friday?
6. They were angry because they (have been waiting / were waiting / had been waiting) for
hours.
7. Tomorrow morning we (go / have been going / are going to go) to the beach.
8. We are worried because we (didn’t hear / haven’t heard / were not hearing) from our son
for weeks.
9. When they finally rescued him, he (had been lying / has laid / had laid) in the snow for
hours.
10. She (get / is going to get / is going) married next month.

Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

One day a little Indian boy 1) ............ (sit) outside his wigwam. He 2) ………….(wonder) how the
Indians 3) …………………………. (choose) their children’s names. He 4) …………………… (decide) to go
and ask the Indian Chief. “Well,” 5)………………….. (explain) the Chief, “we 6) …………………. (love)
nature and when a new baby 7) ……………….(be) born, we 8) …………………………. (look) around and
we 9) ………………….. (choose) a name from what we10) ………………… (see), like Flowing Waterfall,
Bright Star, Running Bull and so on. 11) …............... (you/understand)?” “Yes, chief”, the little
Indian boy said. “Why 12) …………………….. (you/be) so intered in this, Two Dogs Fighting?”, the
Chief asked.
Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Kevin Adams 1)....................(love) trains. He first 2)........................(see) one
when he was four years old and he 3) ..............................(think) it was great. He
4).........................(go) to a different railway station every week and 5).........................(write
down) the engine number of every train he sees. He 6)............................(do) this since he was
eight. By the time he was fifteen he 7).............................(collect) over 10.000 different engine
numbers in various counties. Once, while he 8).............................(stand) in a station in
Cheshire he saw something very unusual. He 9)............................(wait) for over an hour for a
train to go by when suddenly he 10)..............................(see) a very old steam train coming
down the track. It 11).............................(not/stop) at the station and, as it was passing, Kevin
noticed that all the passengers 12)..............................(wear) old-fashioned clothes. When he
told the station guard about this, the poor man turned pale. He said that no steam train
13)...........................(pass) through that station for years, and that the last one
14)...........................(crash), killing everyone on board.
Choose the correct answer.
1. If I didn’t get so nervous, I (will play / would have played / would play) better.
2. Many different kinds of food (are eaten / are eating / eat) at parties.
3. Students everywhere (must do / must be done / mustn’t do) exams.
4. I wish you (would come / had come / will come) to see my new flat. It’s lovely.
5. This text (can understand / can be understood / had to be understood) in different ways
6. When we arrived, the test papers (were giving out / were being given out / have been
given out).
7. If only I (had been / have been / hadn’t been) so cruel to him.
8. I would use the computer more if I (have / had / would have) the chance.
9. All the best shirts (sold / were selling / had been sold) before we got there.
10. I went to the dentist yesterday and (took my tooth out / had my tooth taken out /was
taking my tooth out).

C. Pasiva
Write the following sentences into the passive. Use as subjects the underlined words

1. They awarded Helen a prize for her excellent marks. (Two sentences)

2. They may ask Tom a few questions about his attendance.

3. Someone gave her a DVD player for Christmas. (Two sentences)

4. Are they going to redecorate the shop during the holidays?

5. They’ll send her a free replacement next week.

6. They took Jim on a tour of the factory.

7. We will give 20 pounds to each participant.

8. Computer animation is replacing traditional methods.

Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets.

1. A bank………………… (rob) yesterday afternoon by three men aged between 18 and 25.
2. I’ve got some exciting news! I ……………just…………… (offer) a new job!
3. The Windows operating system ……………..(produce) by Microsoft.
4. Five-a-side football can …………. (play) inside or outside.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of have and the verb in brackets.
1. My hair's getting far too long. I need to _______ it _______ . (cut)
2. Noah hates _______ his photo _______ . (take)
3. I've lost my key so I'd better _______ another one _______ . (make)
4. My watch isn't working properly. I ought to _______ it _______ . (repair)
5. I'm going to _______ my suit _______ as there's a coffee stain on the sleeve. (dryclean)
6. It's time we _______ our car ______ . (service)
7. Katie can't find a wedding dress she likes so she's considering _______ one _______ . (make)
8. As this summer is expected to be really hot we're planning on __ air-conditioning ___. (instal)
9. Jenny's worried she may have a high cholesterol level so she wants to _______ it _______ .
(check out)
10. The police suspected the fugitive was hiding somewhere in the building so they _______ it
_______ . (search)

D. Conditional Clauses

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the first,
second or third conditional.
1. If the film ........................ (not be) so boring, we wouldn't have left.
2. They will miss their connection if the flight........................ (not leave) on time.
3. It would be great if people ........................ (not pollute) the environment.
4. If the band ........................ (give) a concert here, all my friends would go to it.
5. ........................ you ........................ (cook) such a big meal if we hadn't had so many
guests?
6. If you ........................ (go) to London, you should visit Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum.
7. You won't get tickets unless you ........................ (get) to the stadium early.
8. If the police hadn't caught him, he ........................ (escape) with the money.

E. Relative Clauses
1. Brigitte Bardot is a French actress who/that has protested against the slaughter of seals.
2. The fox is an animal .……………….. can be seen in many British cities.
3. Kate is the girl .……………….. father bought a baby crocodile.
4. The office .……………….. I work is a branch of the RSPCA.
5. Charlie is the hamster .……………….. is fatter than all the rest.
6. Mr. Forrester is the butcher .……………….. had his shop window smashed by ALF members.

Join the sentences using a relative pronoun. Use commas if necessary. Omit the relative
if possible.
1. I took our visitors to the British Museum. They have a wonderful collection there.

2. Iliana will never forget the day. She became the captain of the ship then.

3. This is Mr. Jones. His son won a gold medal at the last Olympics.

4. I told the police about the man. He tried to steal my car.

5. Paris is the capital of France. It stands on the River Seine.

6. This is the necklace. My brother bought it for my birthday.

7. I want you to meet Martin. I've been writing to him for years.

8. You are going to a restaurant. It is very famous for its Indian food.

9. Mary is my wife's only sister. I introduced her to you last night.

10. The spider wasn’t a poisonous one. It bit your child.

F. Reported Speech
 1. "Next week he will visit his aunt in Oslo."
Mary knew that he ................................... aunt in Oslo the following week.

2. "We should tell her the truth."

He was sure that we ................................ the truth.

3. "Who broke the windows?"

The principle wanted to know .............................. the windows.

4. "Jill wants to sing at the concert next week."

He realized that Jill ............................... at the concert the following week.

5. "Please, explain that to me again."

Helen begged the teacher politely ............................that ......................... again.
6. "I lived in St. Paul some years ago."
Suzanne told us that ........................... in St. Paul ...........................

7. "This dress suits you very well."

Everybody maintained (that) that dress ..........................very well.

8. "Did you copy your homework?"

Mr. Clever asked the lazy boy if ...............................homework.

9. "Don't copy your homework."

Mother told us .............................. homework.

10. "I didn't tell anybody about that."

The little boy maintained that ……………………………anybody about that

I. Modal Verbs
Rewrite the following sentences by using modal verbs.
1 I'm sure Mike is in bed because he isn't answering the phone.
2 It isn't necessary for us to wear a uniform at school.
3 If it is possible for me to save some money, I will possibly buy a car.
4 It is prohibited to park motorbikes here.
5 He thinks that it is a bad idea for me to spend lots of money.
6 I am convinced that they didn't send it to us.

Choose the most appropiate modal verb.

1 We don't have to / mustn’t take our books to class. The teacher never uses them.
2 I might / could ride a bike when I was four.
3 Sue might have / should have been there, but I don't think it's very likely.
4 There's nobody home. They must have decided / must decide to go out.
5 He might /must be telling the truth, but I'm not sure,
6 Can I / Should you come out tonight? Have you asked your parents?

Complete the sentences with the modals below.

mustn’t • may • had to • can • wasn’t able to
1. Just tell me if there’s anything I ……………………… do to help you.
2. He was late because he ……………………… work overtime.
3. Pete ……………………… ride a bicycle until he was eight years old.
4. It’s very cold outside. It ……………………… snow tonight.
5. Please stop it! You ……………………… shout like that.

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use affirmative or negative modals
or modal perfects. There may be more than one correct answer.
1.They ……………………………… (help) me instead of just sitting there. It was a lot of work to do
on my own.
2.There was no need to be rude. You ……………………………… (ask) me nicely.
3.I can’t find my phone anywhere. I ……………………………… (leave) it in the shop.
4.I love Sundays. It’s the only day I ……………………………… (get up) early.
5.John ……………………………… (buy) a car now because he wasted his money on unnecessary
things.
6.Tom ……………………………… (have) an argument with his girlfriend. They both look upset.
7.I’m sure he didn’t ignore you. He ……………………………… (recognise) you.