Complete the sentences with the suitable form of the verbs in brackets.

1. If I __________ (find) a good job, I’ll move to Madrid.

2. He met his wife when he __________ (work) in Brussels.

3. You can turn off the radio. I ____________ (not listen) to it.

4. Where _________ (you / have) dinner yesterday?

5. This exercise is difficult. I __________ (help)you to do it.

6. What ____________ (you / cook) tonight?

7. ____________ (you / finish) your homework yet?

8. My father ___________ (go) to the bank. He’ll be back soon.

9. What __________ (they / do) at 9.00 last night?

10. It __________ (snow) when we _________ (leave)the library.

11. I usually __________ (listen) to the news in the car.

12. My cousin is a writer. He __________ (write) three novels.

13. Be careful! The baby _________ (put) those keys in his mouth!

14. When ______________ (Barack Obama / become) president of the USA?

15. My students _____________ (not listen) when I gave the instructions.

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 16. Gonzalo is thirsty! I ___________ (get) him a glass of water!

17. If it ___________ (not rain) we’d lie on the beach.

18. It’s my birthday next week- Don’t worry! I ____________ (not forget) it.

19. I think it ___________ (rain) this afternoon.

20. John _________ (speak) to Susan a minute ago.

21. If you ask him nicely, he _________ (help) you.

22. Would you like a coffee? No, thanks. I ________ (already / have) four cups
today.

23. ____________ (you /ever / have) an argument with your parents about clothes.

24. I’m sure they __________ (lose) the match.

25. My neighbour has broken his leg. He _________ (not play) tennis this weekend.

26. If I had the receipt, I __________ (return) these jeans.

27. What would you like? I __________ (have) some orange juice.

28. If my brother __________ (not arrive) soon, I’ll send him a text message.

29. I __________ (not see) my grandparents since last summer.

30. If you found a purse, __________ (you / give) it to the teacher?

ANSWER KEY

1. find

2. was working

3. am not listening

4. did you have

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 Complete the sentences with the correct past form.
1. By the time we _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (get) to the theatre, the play _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ (already, start).
an action that happened at 2. Last night I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (dream) about going to the Moon.
a definite time in the past 3. When Ginny _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (see) me yesterday, I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Last year we bought a dog. (cross) the street.
4. My dad _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (paint) the living room for two hours
actions that happened before my brother _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (come) to help him.
immediately one after the other 5. Nora _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (lie) in a hammock while Phil _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
in the past (weed) the garden.
6. Before the Smiths _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (buy) their new house, they
Lou took a shower, brushed his
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (look) for a suitable one for a year.
teeth and went to bed.
7. Laura _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (send) us a postcard from her holiday in
Italy.
8. As Claire _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (dust) the furniture, she _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
(break) her mum’s vase.
an action that was in progress 9. My sister _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (never, be) to the circus before last
at a stated time in the past week.
Yesterday at 4 I was talking to Meg 10. Pam and I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (study) for the history exam when
on the phone. the lights _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (go) off.
11. The alarm clock _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not, ring) yesterday morning
two actions that were
and I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (be) late for work.
happening at the same time 12. Mr. Roberts _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (work) in the company for six
Liz was vacuuming while her years before it _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (go) bankrupt.
sons were tidying their room. 13. You _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not, sleep) when I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (return)
last night.
an action that was in progress 14. When _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (they, visit) you last time?
(longer action) when another 15. Yesterday at this time, Karen _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (write) a letter
action interrupted it of application to the manager of L’Oréal.
When I came in, Sue was reading. 16. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not, pay) attention to the teacher and my
friends _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not, pay) attention, either.
17. When we _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (go) out for a walk last Sunday
morning, the sun _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (shine) and it _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
(be) quite warm.
an action that happened
18. We _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (never, see) the Pyramids before our trip
before another action in the past to Egypt in 2005.
Before we left, we had booked a 19. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Simon and Alice, get) married last summer?
hotel room. 20. They _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (wait) for more than an hour before Lady
Gaga _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (appear) on the stage.
complete past action that had 21. Michael and Robert _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (rollerblade) in the
visible results in the past backyard when Sally _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (phone).
We felt relieved after they had arrived 22. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (meet) Harry at Brenda’s birthday party last
month.
safely.
23. Where _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (you, spend) your last winter holidays?
24. My cousin and I _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ (sit) at a park
bench when we _ _ _ _ _ _ _
an action continuing over a period up to a specific time in
(hear) a thunder.
the past 25. By six o’clock Ted _ _ _ _
Pete had been working as a doctor for 25 years before he retired last year. _ _ _ _ _ (pack) all his staff
in his backpack.
action of certain duration that had visible results in the past 26. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (sunbathe)
Mark had been studying Spanish for five years before he moved to Toledo. for two hours before it
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (start) to rain.
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 Complete the sentences with the correct future form.
1. Look at Jason! He _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (sneeze).
predictions 2. Do you think people _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (travel) to the Moon again?
People will live longer in the future. 3. Tomorrow we _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (rehearse) a school play in the gym.
4. Dad _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (wait) for you at the station when you arrive
promises next week.
I won’t do it again, I promise. 5. Tidy your room now or you _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (stay) at home tonight.
6. By the end of this year I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (visit) Brazil.
on-the-spot decisions 7. A: What do you need the planks for? B: I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (make) a
‘I’m thirsty.’ ‘I will get you some shelf for my technology project.
water.’ 8. What _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (you, do) tomorrow at 3 p.m.?
9. Look at that car! It _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (crash) if the driver doesn’t
slow down.
10. If I don’t know the answer, I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (ask) my elder sister.
11. We _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (have) a picnic next weekend. Would you like
to come?
future plans and intentions
12. Sue and Jack _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (finish) their IT project by
I am going to learn French next year. tomorrow afternoon.
13. George _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (take) his dog for a walk when his mother
predictions based on present comes back from work.
evidence 14. I’m sure your parents _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not, scold) you for getting a
Look at the sky. It is going to rain. D from the Art exam.
15. Patrick _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (watch) a cartoon film with his little
sister.
16. At 8 o’clock on Sunday my parents _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (go) to the
theatre with their friends.
17. Pamela looks sad. She _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (cry).
fixed arrangement in the near
18. By the end of the course we _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (learn) to
future
communicate in Spanish.
Pete is flying to Rome next 19. At this time next week, Sandra_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (take) her driving
weekend. test.
20. Kevin _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (probably, bring) his sister to the party.
21. The Dawsons _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (be) in Berlin for three months
by the time they leave.
22. A: I’m tense. B: I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (give) you a back massage.
an action in the future that will be
23. The baby _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (sleep) when you call Mrs.
interrupted by a shorter action in the future Stevenson.
I will be preparing supper when my husband 24. Mark thinks we _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not, win) the match
comes back. with the Winston High School.
25. Look at Jessica. She _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (jump) from the
an action that will be in progress at a stated wall.
future time 26. A: Why are you carrying a fishing rod? B: I _ _ _ _ _ _ _
This time next month we will be sunbathing in (fish) with my grandfather.
Greece. 27. Dave _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (play) chess with me next Friday.
28. People _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (spend) holidays in space in the
22nd century.

an action that will be finished before a certain

future time
The Browns will have changed their car by Easter.

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 1. Complete the texts with the correct form of the verb

I love travelling in the country, but I

_________________ (NOT LIKE) losing

my way. I _________________ (GO) on

a trip the other day, but my trip took me

longer than I _________________

(EXPECT).

'I'm going to Woodford Green’, I

_________________ (SAY) to the conductor as I _________________ (GET) on

the bus, 'but I _________________ (NOT KNOW) where it is.' - 'I

_________________ (TELL) you where to get off,' _________________ (ANSWER)

the conductor.

I _________________ (SIT) in front of the bus to get a good view of the

countryside. After some time, the bus _________________ (STOP). I realized with

a shock that I _________________ (BE) the only passenger left on the bus.

'You _________________ (MUST, GET) off here', the conductor said, ‘This is as far

as we go.' We _________________ (GO) back now,' _______________ (SAY) the

conductor.

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My friend, Herbert, has always been fat, but things

_________________ (GET) so bad recently that he decided to go

on a diet. He _________________ (BEGIN) his diet a week ago.

First of all, he _________________ (WRITE) out a long list of all

the foods which were forbidden. The list included most of the food

he _________________ (LOVE) : butter, potatoes, rice, beer milk ,

chocolate, sweets and so on. Yesterday, I _________________

(PAY) him a visit. I _________________ (RING) the bell and was

not surprised to see Herbert as fat as ever. He _________________

(LEAD) me to his room and hurriedly _________________ (HIDE) a

large parcel under his desk. He was very embarrassed. When I

_________________ (ASK) him what he ___________ (DO) he

_________________ (SMILE) guiltily

and then _____________ (PUT) the

parcel on the desk. He

________________ (SHOW) me the

contents of the parcel. It contained

five large bars of chocolate and

three bags of sweets!

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 Present Simple Past Simple Future Simple
AM/IS/ARE+ Past Participle WAS/WERE + Past Participle WILL +BE+ Past Participle

Present Continuous Present Perfect

AM/IS/ARE+ BEING + Past Participle HAVE/HAS+ BEEN+ Past Participle

Rewrite the sentences in Passive Voice: 19. He will copy this text.
1. I clean my room every day. _______________________________
______________________________ 20. He has bought a new car.
2. Tom bought a nice present yesterday. _______________________________
______________________________ 21. We are playing volley-ball now.
3. Ann will sing a beautiful song. _______________________________
______________________________ 22. Our teacher explained the rule.
4. Ben repaired my computer yesterday. _______________________________
______________________________ 23. She translates the texts every day.
5. My sister is making a tasty cake now. _______________________________
______________________________ 24. She is watching a comedy film now.
6. We have bought tickets to the concert. _______________________________
______________________________ 25. He put the candle on the table.
7. Helen teaches French at school. _______________________________
______________________________ 26. Pam has bought a new ring recently.
8. They grow strawberries every year. _______________________________
______________________________ 27. He will correct the mistakes.
9. Tim sent an SMS to his friend. _______________________________
______________________________ 28. I have got a beautiful present.
10. She has written a test today. _______________________________
______________________________ 29. The cat dropped the vase yesterday.
11. They visited that museum yesterday. _______________________________
______________________________ 30. I am playing the piano now.
12. I am watching a football match now. _______________________________
______________________________ 31. He has turned off the TV set.
13. Pam has found the keys in the table. _______________________________
______________________________ 32. We receive e-mails every day.
14. Mona is washing the clothes now. _______________________________
______________________________ 33. Nick is eating an ice-cream now.
15. You have made a lot of mistakes. _______________________________
______________________________ 34. She will lend money to her friend.
16. Bill will bring sandwiches. _______________________________
______________________________ 35. I visit Paris every year.
17. They attend lectures every day. _______________________________
______________________________ 36. He has already prepared the report.
18. We are meeting the relatives now. _______________________________
______________________________
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 A. gerund
A gerund ( verb + ing) is used as a noun . It can be used as a subject or object of a sentence.
1. Surfing the net is my favourite hobby. (subject)
2. Most young people like surfing the net. (object)
B. Infinitive
The infinitive ( to + verb) can also be used as a subject or an object of a sentence.
1. To learn is important. (subject of sentence)
2. He wants to learn. (object of sentence)

A. Gerund
1. The gerund is used after certain verbs

Verbs Examples 2. The gerund is used after Verbs

admit He admitted stealing the wallet. + prepositions
Example:
advise I wouldn't advise buying a used car. 1. I'm looking forward to seeing you
allow They don't allow smoking here again soon.
· accuse of / · agree with
anticipate He anticipated passing the exam.
· apologize for / · ask about
avoid She avoided meeting him. · believe in / · be used to
appreciate I appreciate working with you. · blame for / · care for
· carry on / · complain about
complete They completed building their house.
· concentrate on / · depend on
consider She considered starting a new business.
· dream about/of / · feel like
delay She delayed doing her homework. · forgive for / · give up
deny He denied stealing the money. · insist on / · keep on
· look forward to / · object to
fancy Fancy meeting you here!
· think of / · succeed in
finish She finished writing the letter. · use for
go go swimming. 3. After some expressions :
 It's no use ... / It's no good ...
imagine He imagines meeting her.
 There's no point in ... /
involve the job involves working in teams.  I can't help... / I don't mind...
keep He keeps complaining about his girlfriend.  I can't stand/bear.../ feel like
 Before ….. / after…..
mention He mentioned working in that company.
Example: It's no use convincing
mind Would you mind helping me? him to meet her.
miss He misses talking to her. 4. The gerund is used after
permit The don't permit smoking here. Adjectives + prepositions
postpone They postponed travelling to Japan. Be afraid of / be angry about / be
practice She practiced painting. good/bad at / be clever at / be
crazy about / be disappointed about
reject He rejected working with them.
/ be fond of / be responsible for / be
resist He couldn't resist eating the cake. fed up with
risk She risks losing her job.
Example
suggest I suggest leaving early.
1. She is good at learning languages
Like,dislike, love, hate,enjoy She dislikes eating out.

waste time/money Don't waste my time complaining.

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 B. Infinitive
1. Verbs followed by the infinitive.
Agree / arrange / decide / fail / promise / refuse / try / want / manage / need / expect /
choose / intend / hope / seem / pretend / plan / would like ; love; prefer/ be allowed to
Examples: 1. They decide to spend their vacation in Fes.
2.He needs to buy a new smart phone.

2. Verb + object + infinitive

advise – allow – ask – beg – cause – challenge – command – convince ––

enable – encourage – expect-forbid – force – hire – instruct – invite – need –
order – permit – persuade– remind – require – teach-tell– want – warn – wish

Examples 1.I want you to come with me.

2. The teacher advised us to revise well.

3. Adjectives followed by infinitive e

Examples 1.It was a difficult question to answer 2. It's a big house to clean.

afraid certain glad lucky shocked

amazed delighted happy pleased sorry
anxious determined hesitant proud easy
ashamed eager likely ready
careful difficult motivated sad

4. Question word + infinitive (what, where, when, how…)

A question word + infinitive can be used as the object of a verb.
Examples: 1. We will have to find out how to reach the place. 2. Could you tell me where to find a
good hotel?

A. Expressions and verbs used with the infinitive ( to+verbs) or the gerund.
attempt – begin – cease – forget – hate – intend – like – love – neglect – prefer -
recommend – remember – start – stop – watch
Examples :
1. Tom stopped to smoke/smoking 15 years ago

A. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form. (gerund or infinitive)

1) We decided……………………………… a new car. (buy)
2) Are you thinking of ……………………………… London? (visit)
3) The man asked me how ……………………………… to the airport. (get)
4) I enjoy ……………………………… short stories. (read)
5) Avoid ……………………………… silly mistakes.(make)
6) My parents wanted me ……………………………… home at 11 o'clock. (be)
7) He advised me ……………………………… so much money. (not spend)
8) I look forward to ……………………………… you at the weekend. (see)
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 Fill in the gaps with the appropriate verb in brackets.

1.- Julio …….…….. (feel) very well in the morning if he slept eight hours .

2.- The man …….………. (not die) if the ambulance had come early.

3.- Elisa …………….… (leave) the office sooner if she worked harder.

4.- Kevin ……………. (not be) upset if his father gave him permission.

5.- I ………………..(not wear) glasses if I weren’t short-sighted.

6.-If you ………….. (enter) the competition, you may have won.

7.-They ………..…. (not get) lost if they had a map of that area.

8.- She …………………… (recognize) Mario if he hadn’t talked to her.

9.-Sonia wouldn’t have seen that film if he..………. (not recommend) it to her.

10.-Henry won’t enjoy himself if his girlfriend ………… (not come) with him.

11.-Victor would come immediately if you ……………….. (call) him.

12.-My aunt ………….. (take) me to the Museum next Saturday if I asked her.

13.-If Mary doesn’t get a ticket, she ……….. (not be able) to go to the concert.

14.-They won’t understand the lesson unless they ………… (concentrate)

15.-If …………………. (not go) shopping together, they wouldn’t have bought the
same coat.

16.- Helen would be a famous actress if her parents ………….. (be) actors.

17.-She …………….(play) the violin if she had taken lessons.

18.-He will be a doctor if he …………………… (study) Medicine.

19.-Mr Brunt …………. (die) if he doesn’t take some pills every day.

20.-You ………… (not be) so scared if you didn’t read such ghosts stories.

21.-If Bernard slept in that hotel, he ………….. (pay) a lot of money.

22.-You ……….. (not spend) so much if you didn’t go out every night.

23.-Leonard won’t make so many mistakes if he ………… (pay) more attention.

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