TES

FCE
Language Practice

NAME____________________________________

A. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. Be very careful!

1.

I (learn) __________________________________English for seven years now.

2.

But last year I (not / work) __________________________________hard enough for

English, that's why my marks (not / be) __________________________________really that
good then.

3.

As I (pass / want) __________________________________my English exam

successfully next year, I (study) __________________________________harder this term.

4.

During my last summer holidays, my parents (send)

__________________________________me on a language course to London.

5.

It (be) __________________________________great and I (think)

__________________________________I (learn)
__________________________________a lot.

6.

Before I (go) __________________________________to London, I (not / enjoy)

__________________________________learning English.

7.

But while I (do) __________________________________the language course, I (meet)

__________________________________ lots of young people from all over the world.

8.

There I (notice)________ __________________________how important it (be)

__________________________________to speak foreign languages nowadays.

9.

Now I (have) __________________________________much more fun learning English

than I (have) __________________________________before the course.

10.

At the moment I (revise) __________________________________English grammar.

11.

And I (begin / already) __________________________________to read the texts in my

English textbooks again.

12.

I (think) __________________________________I (do)

__________________________________one unit every week.

13.

My exam (be) __________________________________on 15 May, so there (not /

be)_______ ___________________________ any time to be lost.

14.

And after my apprenticeship, maybe I (go)

__________________________________back to London to work there for a while.

15.

As you (see / can) __________________________________, I (become)

__________________________________a real London fan already.

B. Make the proper conditionals.

1. If I ___________________________ (be) stronger, I'd help you carry the piano.
2. If we'd seen you, we ___________________________ (stop)
3. If we ___________________________ (meet) him tomorrow, we'll say hello.

4. He would have repaired the car himself if he ___________________________ (have) the

tools.
5. If you drop the vase, it ___________________________ (break)
6. If I hadn't studied, I ___________________________ (pass) the exam.
7. I wouldn't go to school by bus if I ___________________________ (have) a driving
licence.
8. If she ___________________________ (see) him every day, she'd be lovesick.
9. I ___________________________ (travel) to London if I don't get a cheap flight.
10. We'd be stupid if we ___________________________ (tell) him about our secret.
C. Complete the wishes.

1.

I hate living in England. It's cold and it's damp. I wish I ____________
(live) in Spain.

2.

I love California. I wish I ____________ (be) there right now.

3.

My car is too small. I wish I ____________ (have) a bigger one.

4.

I was only in Miami for a week. I wish I ____________ (have) more time
there but I had to go on to New York.

5.

My face is bright red. I wish I ____________ (sit) in the sun so long

yesterday.

6.

It was supposed to be a secret. I wish you ____________ (tell) him.

7.

They didn't offer me the job. I wish they ____________ offer) it to me.

8.

You're always moaning about something or other. I wish you

____________ (shut up)

9.

I hate having red hair. I wish I ____________ (have) blonde hair.

10.

This exercise is very boring. I wish the teacher ____________ (give) us

some more interesting things to do.

D. Convert the direct speech into reported.

1) John: "Mandy is at home."
John said that ___________________________ .
2) Max: "Frank often reads a book."
Max told me that ___________________________ .
3) Grandmother: "Where are my glasses?"
Yesterday Grandmother asked me ___________________________ .
4) Tom: "Come at 8!"
Tom told me ___________________________ .
5) Peggy: "The girls helped in the house."
Peggy told me that ___________________________ .
6) Richard: "I am going to ride a skateboard."
Richard said to me that ___________________________ .

7) Anna: "Open the window!"

Anna told me ___________________________ .
8) Simon: "David was ill."
Simon said that ___________________________ .
9) Linda: "Did Max fly to London two weeks ago?"
Yesterday Linda wanted to know ___________________________ .
10) Susan: "I'm watching TV."
Susan said to me that ___________________________ .
E. Create passive voice
1. Levi Strauss invented the blue jeans.
_______________________________________________________________________
2. The mechanic repairs cars.
_______________________________________________________________________
3. Frank takes photos.
_______________________________________________________________________
4. Ron and Peggy founded the club.
_______________________________________________________________________
5. The teacher completes the exercise.
_______________________________________________________________________

GOOD LUCK!