EXERCISES

1. Complete the sentences with the correct verbal form of the verbs in brackets. Some of
them must be passive forms.

-Angel and his brother (send) emails to their friends every night.
-The well-known cyberpirate, Johnson, (prosecute) next month by the Court.
-(she/sentence) for theft yet? No, she hasnt been accused of anything yet.
-By the year 2040, the consumers (manage) to have their own websites.
-My mother (always/make) a delicious stew.
-While he (confess), his wife (arrest) by the police.
-Mr. Smiths enterprise (go) bankrupt five months ago and since then, he (work)
for my fathers company.
-U.N.O (stand for) United Nations Organization.
-If the skyscraper (not collapse), there would have been more survivors.
-What (you/lift)? These boxes. Can you help me, please?

2. Make a conditional sentence by combining the two parts.

-Marge wasnt at home. She couldnt help her husband.

If Marge .
-John isnt a very happy man. He is not married to his dream girl.
If John.
-Take these pills. You will feel better.
If you
-Joan wont attend at the meeting. She hasnt got much time.
If Joan.
-The accountant didnt appear at the Court. The manager was finally sent to prison.
If the accountant

3. Put the following sentences into indirect speech.

-Don t put sticky things in your pockets, said his mother.

-I should say nothing about it if I were you, said my brother.
-Could you please ring back in half an hour? said the secretary.
-Youd better not leave your money lying about, said one of the students.
-Would you like to accompany me to the party next month? Sheila asked me.
-Shall we have dinner somewhere after the theatre? said Peter.
-Who has been using my typewriter? said my mother.
-I cant live on my basic salary, said Peter. Ill have to offer to do overtime.
EXERCISES

1. Complete these sentences with the correct verbal tense of the verbs in brackets.

1. He...........to Germany two months ago. (go).

2.They.............the road, when the accident.........(cross/happen)
3.We..........the hotel tomorrow morning.(leave)
4.What time.............the bus?.(Leave)
5.While I................the dinner, he..........the washing-up.(make/do)
6.Look!, Paul..........his house.(Paint).
7.I...........the lesson at present.(know)
8.Last week, you and he...............my dog to the vet.(take)
9.He.............for the exam yesterday at seven o'clock.(study)
10.You can see it, the wood ............over the water.(Float)
11. You ......... your grandmother yesterday?. (visit)
12.There................many people waiting outside now.(be)
13.They..........a lot of books when I ...........at the library(buy/arrive)
14. We often.............dinner at nine o'clock.(have)
15. How often..............you the newspaper?.(read)
16. Take your umbrella!. It.......................(rain)
17. I'm not sure, but they usually ..............at weekends.(come)
18. I.............your name now.(not remember)
19. She................the present?(like)
20.Yesterday,I...........a big explosion, when I...........a bath.(hear/have)

2. REPORTED SPEECH EXERCISES

1. Did she buy the flat?, he asked me.

2. I havent gone to the party, because I didnt feel like, she said to John.
3. Where will they live?, the woman asked me.
4. I think that you arent going to find your book, they said to him.
5. Dont open the door to unknown people!, the mother said to the children.
6. Would you like to have a snack tonight?, he asked her.
7. Why dont we go to the cinema next Friday?, you asked me.
8. Why does she study medicine?, my father asked him.
9. I wouldnt eat that salad, he said.
10. Push the door before come in!, they said to people.
11. Could you lend us your umbrella, please?, they said to us.
12. Shall we go for a walk now?, he said to her
13. My new neighbour had been in hospital last week, when we were on holidays, she
said.
 3. Passive Structures.

1. Helen brought her new friend to our house.

2. My father and I dont write to my aunt any letter.
3. She would take an umbrella for her journey.
4. People say that the robbers werent in the supermarket.
5. I consider Sheila my best friend.
6. The policeman had arrested the man in the street.
7. Does your mother look for a job?
8. He will have read the newspaper.
9. You are learning French.
10. People think that our family is rich.

4. Future simple, future continuous and future perfect.

The Quiz Marathon (begin) in five minutes. It (be) a big test for the World Quiz
Champion, Claude Jennigns, Who (answer) questions from a group of quiz writers. Claude
(answer) their questions for a very long time. In fact, he (still/give) answers when the
rest of us are in bed tonight. Claude hopes that after 24 hours he (reply) to about seventeen
thousand questions. No meal breaks are planned, so he (not /eat) anything. If all goes well,
his name (be) in the next Ginness Book of Records. Claude has also got a number of
sponsors, and by tomorrow he (earn) at least & 10,000 for charity. Well, we (return) this
afternoon for news of how Claude is getting on. We think that by then he (get) some way
past the five thousandth question.

5. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

-I'll look for your notebook and if I (find) it I (give) you a ring.

-If you (smoke) in a non-smoking compartment the other passengers (object).

-I'll wash the glasses in this nice hot water. No, don't. If you (put) them into very hot
water they (crack).

-You can use my phone if yours (not work).

-If you (not know) the meaning of a word you may use a dictionary.

-I won't wake if the alarm clock (not go) off.

-I won't wake unless I (hear) the alarm.

-Unless Tom (take) his library book back tomorrow he (have) to pay a fine.

-If a driver (brake) suddenly on a wet road he (skid).

-If you (like) I (get) you a job in this company.

-You can ask for a continental breakfast if you (not want) a full breakfast.
 6. Complete the sentences using During, for, until and by.

-The policeman arrested the man his lawyer came to the police station.
-My father has been working in the bank three years, and that time he
earned a lot of money.
-Those girls were planting trees their holidays.
-Ive been waiting for you five minutes.
-Im not going to visit her she calls me.
-Helen has studied German a long time.
-Shell have finished her degree the year 2008.
-Tom and his girlfriend will be married next July.
-We wont have another holiday next summer.
-Ill be busy for most of this week. I wont have any time Friday.
-Im very busy this week. I have to finish this report Thursday.

7. Re-write the description. Replace the Underlined words with pronouns and possessive
adjectives.
Jack an I study French. Jack's and my teacher is very good. The teacher gives Jack and
me homework every day. Jack and I like French but French is difficult. Jack likes reading
easy books in French. The teacher gives easy books in French to Jack. The teacher is from
France and the teacher's name is Marie Leblanc. The teacher's daughter is in Jack's and my
class. The teacher's daughter is very good at French. Jack and I ask the teacher's daughter
questions. The teacher's daughter helps Jack and I with Jack's and my homework.

8. Join the pair of sentences using a relative pronoun: who, which, that, where, when,
whose. Write down in which sentences the relative pronoun can be omitted.

-You don't have to do anything. It can be unfair.

-People like the house. It has a beautiful garden.
-My favourite singer is David. I have a photo with him.
-Tomorrow will be the day. Your brother gets married then.
-Margaret studies medicine. Her father is a doctor.
-I went to Paris last year. I broke my leg there.
-Paul doesn't know the girl. He wrote to her last week.
-I'm looking for the keys. You lent me them yesterday.
-The teacher has been explaining the lesson. We will do an exam about it tomorrow.
-The family lives next door. Their dog is very big.