TENSES

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. If I (pass)   my exams successfully, I (start)   an apprenticeship in September.

15. And after my apprenticeship, maybe I (go)   back to London to work there for a while.

16. As you (see / can)  , I (become)   a real London fan already.

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THE PASSIVE
1. We haven't cleaned the house for weeks.

 for weeks.
 2. They are going to open a new supermarket next week.

 next week.
3. They couldn't use the car because the garage was servicing it.

 because  .
4. Will they publish her new book next month?

 next month?
5. The police have just arrested him on suspicion of murder.

 on suspicion of murder.

6. Someone has just found her.

.
7. They had finished the work by the end of 1997.

 by the end of 1997.

8. They are going to close the factory.

.
9. They discuss important subjects at lunchtime every day.

 at lunchtime every day.

10. They are still considering this matter.

.
11. They were making every effort to end the strike.

 to end the strike.

12. You must clean the house.

.
13. Somebody told him about that yesterday.

 about that yesterday.

14. When did he make this mistake?

?
15. How often do your teachers ask you?

REPORTED SPEECH
1. She told him, "Shut the door!"

She told him  .

 2. He said, "I am going home now."

He said (that)  .
3. Sam asked her, "Have you got 20 pounds?"

Sam asked her  .

4. He wanted to know, "Which picture is the most famous one?"

He wanted to know  .
5. She said, "I was biking yesterday."

She said (that)  .

6. He was told, "Fill in the form!"

He was told  .
7. She said, "I am doing my homework.

She said (that)  .

8. They asked me, "Did Paul lose the match?"

They asked me  .

9. He told her, "Don't call me before 7 o'clock!

He told her  .
10. Mother said to me, "I will buy that book for you."

Mother said to me (that)  .

11. Cathy asked me, "Is the movie interesting or boring?"

Cathy asked me  .

12. She said to him, "I have invited you to my party."

She said to him (that)  .

13. They wanted to know, "When is your birthday?"

They wanted to know  .

14. Susan said, "I like classical music."

Susan said (that)  .

15. She asked me, "Where did you meet her?"

She asked me  .

Complete the Conditional Sentences (Type I, II or III) by putting the verbs into the correct form.

have
1. If they (have)   time at the weekend, they will come to see us.
2. If we sneak out quietly, nobody (notice)  .

3. If we (know)   about your problem, we would have helped you.

4. If I (be)   you, I would not buy that dress.

5. We (arrive)   earlier if we had not missed the bus.