GRAMMAR

Circle the correct words in each sentence.

1. Travelling around Africa makes you to think / think / thinking about

the comfortable life we lead at home.
2. We decided to look / look / looking for a different kind of holiday.
3. They enjoy visiting / to visit / visit museums and churches.
4. I really think you should taking / to take / take a trip up to the
mountain top; its a fantastic view.
5. Were fed up of go / going / to go to the same place every year; we
want a change this year.
6. Lets to get / get / getting some brochures from the travel agency.
7. Eating / Eat / To eat exotic gourmet food is one of my favourite
things to do on holiday.
8. Its quite difficult understand / to understand / understanding
the local dialect; you have to use sign language.

Complete the sentences using the words in the box. Use the gerund
or the infinitive.

save see have talk go send get write

1. Dont forget __________ a new passport before you go!

2. Ill never forget __________ the Twin Towers in New York before the
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

terrorist attack.
Did you remember __________ the postcards?
I remember __________ them but Im not sure if I sent them.
We stopped at a service station on the motorway __________ lunch.
Everyone stopped __________ when the film started.
We didnt mean __________ to Birmingham; we caught the wrong bus!
For many families, a summer holiday means __________ up all year
round.

Complete the second sentences using the word in bold.

1. The customs official wouldnt let us enter the country. (refused)

The customs official _________________________________________________________

2. Jane said she would book the hotel and the ferry. (agreed)
Jane _________________________________________________________________________

3. Do you want to go to Italy this year? (fancy)

Do you ______________________________________________________________________

4. I dont really want to go abroad this summer. (feel)

I dont_______________________________________________________________________

5. I really hate spending time on the beach. (stand)

I cant _______________________________________________________________________

6. He said he would be careful with his money. (promised)

He __________________________________________________________________________

7. I havent got enough money to go to Paris. (afford)

I _____________________________________________________________________________

8. The landowner allowed us to fish in the river. (let)

The landowner ______________________________________________________________

A. Choose the correct option: A, B or C.

1.
A.
B.
C.

I think you _____ book a hotel before you go.

must
should
ought

2. Everyone _____ off the bus and show their passports when we arrived
at the border.
A. must get

B. must have got

C. had to get

3.
A.
B.
C.

We _____ for any of the meals in the hotel everything was included.
didnt have to pay
mustnt pay
mustnt have paid

4.
A.
B.
C.

Theres nobody waiting for the bus I think we _____ it!

must have missed
must miss
have must miss

5.
A.
B.
C.

Im not quite sure where we are we _____ anywhere!

can be
could be
must be

6.
A.
B.
C.
7.
A.
B.
C.
8.
A.
B.
C.

You _____ a ticket before you got on the train.

should buy
should bought
should have bought
You _____ smoke on the bus its strictly forbidden!
cant
dont have to
havent to
You _____ Bill in the supermarket today; hes on holiday in China!
cant see
couldnt see
cant have seen

Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets. Use the correct
tense.
1. If we catch the 9 oclock train, we __________ in Paris in time for lunch.
(arrive)
2. What will he do if he __________ the bus? (miss)

3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

If I __________ enough money, Id gone on holiday tomorrow. (have)

Where would you go if you ___________ go anywhere in the world? (can)
If I were rich, I __________ all my time travelling around the world. (spend)
What _____ you ____ if you found someones passport? (do)
If Id known you were coming to visit, I __________ a meal for us! (cook)
We __________ at the station on time if wed come by taxi. (arrive)

Correct the mistakes in these sentences.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

He told to me that he was going to travel around the world.

She said that she will meet us in the park the following day.
They asked him where was the beach.
I asked him was he on holiday.
The lawyer advised us that we complain about the hotel.
The guide told us to not go outside the city centre.
Do you know weather or not the shops are open this afternoon?
I asked him how long had he been travelling.

Complete the second sentence. Use the passive form.

1. Someone is going to fix my camper van.

Im __________________________________________________________________________

2. The government has passed a new law to promote rural tourism.

A new law ___________________________________________________________________

3. They are building a huge holiday centre near the beach.

A huge holiday centre _______________________________________________________

4. They have opened a new airport near the city.

A new airport ________________________________________________________________

5. A consortium of businessmen bought the ski resort last year.

The ski resort________________________________________________________________

6. They will probably open a new hotel here.

A new hotel _________________________________________________________________

7. They will have invented space travel for tourists by 2050.

Space travel for tourists ____________________________________________________

8. They can sell thousands of train tickets an hour using this new machine.
Thousands of train tickets an hour ___________________________________________

Complete the sentences. Choose the best option: A, B or C.

1. Theres a place in Switzerland _____ they found the Higgs Bosun

particle.
A. where
B. which
C. who

2. Graphene is a new material _____ was invented in Manchester.

A. what
B. where
C. which

3. Tesla was the man _____ discovered electricity, although many people
think it was Thomas Edison.
A. who
B. which
C. what

4. I like inventions _____ humanity.

A. which they help
B. which help
C. who help

5. Shes the girl _____ father is a famous nuclear scientist.

A. who
B. whom
C. whose

6. Graphene, _____ was invented in Manchester, is the material of the

future.
A. that
B. which
C. where

7. Stephen Hawkings, _____ is one of the worlds best-known physicists,

is appearing on our programme to explain what happens around a
black hole.
A. that
B. who

C. whom

8. Richard Dawkins, _____ books have sold millions, is an expert in the

field.
A. who
B. whos
C. whose

Complete the sentences. Write who, which, where or whose.

1. This is the material ________ is going to change the future of

construction.
2. Brian Cox is a famous physicist ________ used to be a famous
musician.
3. This is the telescope ________ Galileo used to make his calculations
about the movement of the planets.
4. Hes a scientist ________ I really admire.
5. This is the place ________ Copernicus was born.
6. Einstein, ________ theory of relativity is one of the greatest scientific
achievements, wasnt a brilliant student.
7. The new invention, ________ will revolutionise the communications
industry, will be available next year.
8. The two scientists, ________ worked on the project for three years,
have been awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics.

In which of the following sentences can the relative pronoun be

omitted? Write a if it can be omitted or a X if it cannot be omitted.

1. This is a field of science which I find difficult to understand.

2. This is the scientist who discovered the new particle.

3. This is the new product that I was telling you about.
4. This is the product that will change the way we communicate with
each other.
5. Hes the physicist whose books explain quantum physics in a simple
way.
6. Thumb generation is a phrase which is used to describe the children
of today because of their skills with mobile phones.
7. Mr Jones, who says he has invented an amazing new gadget, is
coming to see you tomorrow.
8. These days, mobile phones are an item that we just cant do without.

Rewrite the two sentences as one sentence using the word in

brackets.
1. Brian Cox is a physicist. He appears on TV a lot. (who)
2. This is a book. It is about inventions of the future. (which)
3. Thats the school. Albert Einstein studied there. (where)

4. This is a product. It will sell millions. (that)

Rewrite the two sentences as one sentence using the word in

brackets.
1. My sister works as a nuclear scientist. She lives in Switzerland.
2. The product will be launched next spring. It was developed by Apple.
(which)
3. Stephen Hawkins is tonights special guest. His new book is a best
seller. (whose)
4. The laboratory is now a museum. Marie Curie discovered radiation
there. (where)

Circle the correct words in each sentence.

1. The scientist told / said journalists that he hoped to be able to reveal

the new discovery that day.
2. They explained that the new product would be / will be in the shops
before Christmas.
3. The inventor said that he worked / had worked on the project for
ten years.
4. She asked us to have / that we have a look at the new product.
5. He asked me if I knew what graphene was / what was graphene.
6. I wonder what Einstein was doing / what was Einstein doing
when he came up with his famous E = MC2.
7. The police told everyone to go / to everyone go home after the
demonstration.
8. The company marketing department have suggested to change /
changing the logo of the new product.

B. Complete the second sentences with direct speech.

1. She asked me if I had seen the new product.

_________________________________________ she asked me.

2. We asked him what the material was made of.

_________________________________________ we asked him.

3. He asked us what we would be doing at this time next year.

_________________________________________ he asked us.

4. The journalist asked him how long he had been working on the new
product.

_________________________________________ the journalist asked him.

5. They said they were going to visit the new factory the following day.

_________________________________________ they said.

6. He told us to have a look at the new product.

_________________________________________ he told us.

7. The technician asked us politely not to touch anything.

_________________________________________ the technician said politely.