1.
CONDITIONALS
Fill in the blanks with the suitable form of the verb in brackets
1. If he (run) ......................... he’ll get there in time
2. If you (finish) ................................ dinner I’ll ask the waiter for the bill
3. I (meet) ............................... you at the airport if knew you are coming
4. You can camp in my field provided you (leave) ............................... no mess
5. If the fog (get) ...................... thicker hte plane may be diverted
6. If someone tried to blackmail me I (tell) ................................ the police
7. If you (not have)............................. a permit you couldn’t get a job
8. If you (look) .............................. for Peter you’ll find him upstairs
9. We’re going by air and I hate flying. If we (go) .................................... by boat I’d
feel much happier.
10. I would be very grateful if you (make) ................................. the arrangements for
me
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets to make first or
second conditional sentences
Example: 1 If children watch violent television programmes, they will
become violent
1. If children............................... (watch) violent television programmes, they will
become violent
2. Young children would learn to speak better if they ................................. (watch)
less television
3. If you don’t get nervous before the exam, you ................................. (have) any
problems
4. If you ............................ (be) rude to your sister, she won’t help you
5. If Karen ............................ (give) up smoking, she’d feel better
6. If he is still ill tomorrow, he ............................ (not/play) in the match
Complete the questions
Example: 1 If it rains this weekend, what will you do?
1. If it ........................ (rain) this weekend, what will you do?
2. If it is hot tomorrow, what ............................ (you/do)?
3. If you ............................ (win) the lottery, what would you do?
4. If you could travel anywhere in the world, where ............................... (you/go)?
2. PASSIVE VOICE
1) You should open the wine about three hours before you use it.
2) Previous climbers had cut steps in the ice.
3) Somebody had cleaned my shoes and brushed my suit.
4) We use this room only on special occasions.
5) They feed the seals at the zoo twice a day.
6) Who wrote it?
7) He expected us to offer him a job.
8) They showed her the easiest way to do it.
9) The author has written a special edition for children.
10) Did the idea interest you?
11) The milkman brings the milk to my door but the postman leaves the letters in
the hall.
12) People steal things from supermarkets everyday; someone stole 20 bottles last
week.
13) Someone left his purse in a classroom yesterday, the cleaner found it.
14) Passengers leave all sorts of things in buses. The conductors collect them.
3. REPORTED SPEECH.
1) “ I really must have a rest”, Andrew said.
2) “ This meat tastes funny”, Fanny said her mother.
3) “ What time is the meeting?”, the pupil asked.
4) “ Is there any food in the house?”, Kathleen asked me.
5) “ Her cat understands everything”, Mary told Hugh yesterday.
6) “ Would you mind turning the music down?”, the teacher asked.
7) “ It has been raining a lot”, Jonh said on Monday.
8) “ Which way is the Post Office?”, his uncle asked.
9) “ I want to go on holiday, but I don’t know where”, he said.
10) “ Andrew is working”, Melissa said to me.
11) “I´m going to give up my job”, Jan says everyday.
12) “Ann has bought a new car”, Tommy told us yesterday
13) “I will see you tomorrow”, Laura told me
14) “My uncle died last week”, Kevin said
15) “ If I study, I’ll pass in June!, Frank says.
4. RELATIVES.
1) A man has gone to prison. He shot two policemen.
2) A bomb caused a lot of damage. It went off this morning.
3) A scientist has won the Nobel Prize. He discovered a new planet.
4) A footballer has been banned from playing again. He took drugs.
5) A little girl has been found safe and well. She had been missing since Tuesday.
6) A company has laid off thousands of workers. It owns Greenway supermarkets.
7) An old lady now wants to swim the English Channel. She did a parachute jump.
8) Harriet talked to a couple. They were staying at the camp site.
9) The postcard was from Harriet. It came this morning.
10) Mike and Harriet are visiting a woman. They met her on holidays.
11) The old castle was really interesting. We visited it.
12) She’s Tom’s new girlfriend. She just said hello.
13) The dog has been rescued. It fell down a hole.
14) The story was untrue. It upset everyone.
15) He’s a film producer. He interviewed Natasha.
5. VERB TENSES.
Use the past simple or present perfect simple
1. In 1999, John´s family.............................(leave) France
2. We ........................(not eat) any ice cream for a week
3. My parents.........................(return) home an hour ago
4. Jack..............................(not promise) to look after his brother yesterday
5. They.............................(travel) overseas once a year for the last four years
6. ..................the children...............(go) to the cinema at the weekend?
7. ..............he ever.................(play) tennis?
8. The Brent family...........................(not find) a new house yet
Use the past simple or past continuous
1. I................................(not do) my homework yesterday afternoon
2. The camera.........................(fell) while the actors...............................(talk)
3. While we..............................(walk) around the film studio, we ......................
(not see) any actors
4. What.................... he .......................(say) when you.....................(get) home last
night
5. After the director..............................(shout), “Action”, the cameraman
....................... (start) filming
Use will or be going to
1. I don´t believe I ..........................ever..................(be) rich
2. Tammy ......................................(buy) new shoes tomorrow
3. My parents................................(not be) happy when they see my school report
4. Mark........................................(travel) to Europe in two days
6. MODALS
Choose the correct modal verb.
1. My brother could walk/might walk before he started talking.
2. You have worked very hard. You could be /must be tired.
3. Helen musn´t do/couldn´t do her homework, because she was ill.
4. The weather forecast says it may rain/should rain tomorrow.
5. I´ll try to finish, but I can´t have/ might not have enough time.
6. Jim always goes on holiday to the same place. He might like/must like it there.
Choose the correct answer.
1. Ron doesn´t feel well. He ___________ see a doctor.
a. should b. had to c. ought to
2. When the children were young, they ________ speak English. Unfortunately,
they don´t remember any of it.
a. must b. could c. might
3. It ________ rain tomorrow. Take umbrellas and raincoats with you on your trip.
a. can´t b. may c. must
4. I ______ speak four languages. My parents taught me all four.
a. can b. need c. should
5. Although I broke my finger, I __________sign my name.
a. was able to b. have to c. couldn´t
6. You ________ review the work done in class or you will forget it.
a. should b. may c. needn´t
7. you __________eat so quickly. You will get a stomach-ache.
a. can´t b. doesn´t have to c. shouldn´t
8. As a child, he _________ dance like a professional.
a. can b. could c. is able to
9. They _________ travel to London tomorrow.
a. can´t b. will be able to c. couldn´t
10. Yesterday, I _________ enter the computer room because I had a special key.
a. was able to b. could c. can
