Dinca Sonia Gabriela

INTERMEDIATE
GRAMMAR PRACTICE

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 Contents

Unit 1
The present simple
The future simple
Time Clauses with future reference
The present continuous
The present simple or the present continuous
Stative verbs
Review test paper

Unit 2
The past simple
The past continuous
The past simple or the past continuous
Review test papers

Unit 3
The present perfect simple
The present perfect continuous
The past perfect simple
The past perfect continuous
Review test paper

Unit 4- The passive voice

Changing from active to passive
Changing from passive to active
Review of tenses (including the Passive Voice)

Unit 5
Gerunds and infinitives
Review test paper

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Unit 6- Conditionals
If 1- Real conditionals referring to the future
If 2- Unreal conditionals referring to the present
If 3- Unreal conditionals referring to the past
Review of tenses (including conditionals)
Review test paper

UNIT 1
The present simple

Exercise 1
Fill in the blank spaces with a suitable form of the verb:

1. Irene ………………… (brush) her teeth after she ………………… (eat) at a

restaurant.
2. My friends usually …………………. (do) their homework in the afternoon.
3.The government …………………..(tax) its citizens regularly.
4. The factory manager always………………… (stay) at a hotel when he
……………..(go) away on business.
5. Janet’s mother usually………………. (sleep) until ten o’clock in the morning.
6. Angela………………. (go) to school on foot.
7. Ruth ………………. (try) hard at school and she usually ……………..(do) well.
8. We always ……………….. (try) to do our best after the teacher ………………
(speak) to us.
9. Brenda only………………….. (study) at night.
10. My mother ………………… (dry) her hair with a hairdryer after she ………….
(wash) it.
11. Martin ……………… (play) basketball well.
12. Pamela’s husband always …………………….(wash) the dishes after supper.

Exercise 2
Change the following sentences to the negative:

1. I usually write with a pencil.

2. My father spends a lot of time at work.
3. Our dog barks at strangers.
4. We sleep in the big bedroom.

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5. I usually study seriously.
6. My father’s friends drink a lot of beer.
7. Julia brushes her teeth every morning.
8. James like science fiction.
9. Sheila makes an effort at school.
10. Wendy speaks French well.

Exercise 3
Change the following sentences to yes/no questions:

1. My baby weighs nine kilograms.

2. My grandfather sits in the garden every Saturday.
3. Terry’s dog behaves beautifully.
4. My father usually sits at the head of the table.
5. I usually go to parties by taxi.
6. You always play cards in the evening.
7. We arrange many meetings together.
8. Ella speaks four languages.
9. My parents go to all the parents’ evenings at school.
10. They eat a lot of fruit.

The future simple

Exercise 4
Fill in the blank spaces with a suitable form of the verb in the Future Simple.
Make any other necessary changes in the word order.

1. You …………………… (help) me carry these bags?

2. The principal …………………. (hold) a teachers’ meeting this week?
3. Our family ………………. (go) to the U.S.A. this summer.
4. Derek and Michael …………………….. (come) later.
5. The shoemaker ………………… (repair) the shoes soon?
6. I don’t think that this jacket ……………….(come back) into fashion soon.
7. The teacher …………………… (help) us as much as he can.
8. You ……………………(finish) your work tonight?
9. Your parents ………………… (not buy) you a new coat this winter.
10. Carol ……………….(come) to school tomorrow.

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 Time Clauses with Future Reference

Exercise 5
Fill in the blank spaces with a suitable form of the verb in the Future Simple or
the Present Simple:

1. Monica …………….. (tell) you her side of the story before she
…………….. (leave).
2. Tony ……………….. ( have) lunch when he ……………… (finish) doing
his homework.
3. Emily ………………. (stay) at this school as long as she ……………….
(behave) well.
4. The teacher …………………( give) back the tests once she …………….
(write) down the grades in her notebook.
5. Please wait here until the doctor ……………(come).
6. The bicycle ……………….. (be) fixed by the time you ……………..(come)
back from school.
7. You ………………….. (be) surprised when you …………….. (hear) the
story.
8. My mother says that she ……………….. (not leave) me alone until I
…………… (be) older and more responsible.
9. We …………………….. (show) you the new clothes as soon as we
…………… (get) home.
10. You ……………(stop) smoking when you …………….(read) this latest
report.
11. I ……………………. (give) you back the money as soon as pay day
……………… (come).
12. We should wait until the police ……………….. (arrest) the criminal.
13. We ………………. (pick0 you up as soon as school ………….. (be) over.
14. Wait until the alarm clock ……………….. (ring).
15. She …………… (do) the work when she ……………. (have) time.
16. She ……………. (buy) the dress only when she ……………….. (see) it
with her own eyes.
17. Our house …………… (stay) closed until we …………….. (return) from
Europe.
18. Adam ………………..(be) ready before you …………….. (finish) your
telephone call.
19. Jonathan ………………. (leave) as soon as the lesson ……………… (be)
over.
20. Roy and Brenda ………………. (eat) oranges until the winter …………
(end).

Exercise 6
Make sentences using the Future Simple and the Present Simple. Do not forget
to begin with a capital letter and put a full stop at the end of each sentence.

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Example: Linda/ lend me the book/ after/ finish it
Linda will lend me the book after she finishes it.

1. I/ finish cleaning my room/ after/ have breakfast

2. our grandmother/ tell us a story/ when/ go to bed
3. my mother/ change her clothes/ as soon as/ arrive home
4. Stephanie/ sew the dress/ as soon as/ fix her sewing machine
5. the teacher/ distribute the test papers/ the moment/ enter the classroom
6. the actor/ learn his lines/as soon as/ get his role
7. I/ watch television/ the moment/ my husband leave for work
8. we/ arrange the furniture/ when/ move into the flat
9. Jane/ buy boots/ when/ winter come
10. the teacher/ explain the exercise/ when/ class be ready

The Present Continuous

Exercise 7
Change the following into their verb+-ing form.

1. remain
2. shout
3. rub
4. lie
5. fit
6. do
7. ride
8. begin
9. lose
10. put
11. drive
12. shake
13. hit
14. rise
15. sleep
16. pay
17. study
18. spy
19. die
20. stay
21. reach
22. tie
23. play

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 Exercise 8
Fill in the blank spaces with a suitable form of the verb in the Present
Continuous. Make any other necessary changes in the word order:

1. We ……………….. (fly) to London this evening.

2. You ………………. (not go) to the cinema today.
3. The children ……………….. (stay) with their aunt at the moment.
4. Philip ………………… (do) his assignment this afternoon.
5. We ………………….. (not plan) a party now.
6. Our neighbours …………. (shout) at each other again.
7. The kite still ………………..(fly).
8. My grandfather ………………(drive) the children to school today.
9. Mark ………………. (buy) a fax machine this week.
10. My father ………………..(not check) my homework now.

The Present Simple or the Present Continuous

Exercise 9
Fill in the blank spaces with a suitable form of the verb in the Present Simple or
the Present Continuous. Make any other necessary changes in the word order:

1. He generally …………………. (send) messages by mail, but today he

……………… (transmit) them by fax.
2. Whenever I ………………. (see) this woman I ……………… (get) angry.
3. How many times a day you …………………. (brush) your teeth?
I ………………….. (brush) my teeth three times a day.
4. My teachers ………………. (not laugh) when I ……………….. (make)
mistakes.
5. The children in the next classroom ……………..(make) a lot of noise again.
6. My husband and I ……………….(not quarrel) often.
7. Look, Liz ……………. (come).
8. What you ………………….. (drink)?
I ……………. (drink) tea.
9. Look, Arnold ……………(run) to catch the bus.
10. You usually …………..(not make) any mistakes, but today you ………….
(make) them all the time.
11. Boats ……………… (sail) from England to France in a few hours.
12. They cannot leave because it ……………….. (snow) heavily.
13. My children often ……………….. (buy) me flowers.
14. We …………….. (like) teachers who ……………….. (be) friendly and
…………….. (teach) well.
15. The stars …………… (not give) energy and …………… (not heat) the
earth.

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 Exercise 10
Fill in the blank spaces with a suitable form of the verb in the Present Simple or
the Present Continuous. Make any other necessary changes in the word order:

1. We ……………….. (wear) our best clothes today because it …………….

(be) a holiday.
2. On the way to the swimming pool he usually ………….. ( meet) several of
his friends.
3. What you ……………… (read) when you ………………. (be) on vacation?
I usually …………… (read) science fiction.
4. The magazine Tom…………….. (read) is an interesting one.
5. The sun ………………. (set) early in winter.
6. We ……………… (go) on a trip this week.
7. It ………………. (be) very hot. You ……………….. (think) the temperature
is over 40 °C?
8. Deborah always …………………. (speak) to her mother in English, but
now she ……………….. (speak) to her in German in order to practice.
9. Colin ……………… (write) to his girlfriend now. He …………. (write) to her
every day.
10. Judith usually ………………. (walk) to school, but today her father
…………. (drive) her.
11. Paul usually …………… (sing) well, but today he …………… (sing) badly
because he is sick.
12. When you …………….. (prepare) for tests? I usually ……………… (do) it
in the evening.
13. Lydia ……………….. (cry) because her father’s condition ………… (be)
serious.
14. Karen …………….. (not watch) TV because she ………………. (prepare)
for an exam.

Stative Verbs

Exercise 11
Fill in the blank spaces with a suitable form of the verb in the Present Simple or
the Present Continuous. Make any other necessary changes in the word order:

1. Mr. Spencer ……………………..(want) to talk to you now.

2. I seldom ……………….. (go) to the theatre.
3. Laura ……………………(speak) Russian much better than she did last
year.
4. We usually …………………. (receive) our mail in the morning.

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 5. I …………………… (not believe) him now because he usually
………………( not tell) the truth.
6. She …………………….. (not understand) you at the moment because
you …………………. (explain) the problem too quickly.
7. When your daughter …………………. (get up) in the morning? She usually
……………….. (get up) at 6.30.
8. What you…………………. (do) when you …………………… (have)
problems with your parents? I consult my brother.
9. This computer …………………….. (belong) to me although it used to
belong to my brother.
10. My daughter cannot go now because it …………………… (snow) heavily.
Whenever it …………………… (snow), she ……………….. (stay) at home.
11. I ……………… (want) the money now.
12. You ……………….. (hear) the engine now? Yes, it ………………… (make)
quite a lot of noise and I can hear it very well.
13. We ………………….. (not go out) this evening because we ………………..
(study) for tomorrow’s exam.
14. Whenever my husband …………………… (go) shopping he ……………..
(buy) too many things.
15. My cousin often ……………… (visit) me.
16. We sometimes ………………… (walk) to work instead of taking the bus.
17. I ……………….. (see) Joyce talking to Gary.
18. What you ……………….. (think) of her explanation?
19. Helen ………………… (read) and …………………… (speak) English,
French and Spanish.
20. Robert still ……………… (love) his Maths teacher.

Exercise 12
Fill in the blank spaces with a suitable form of the verb in the Present Simple, the
Present Continuous or the Future Simple. Make any other necessary changes in
the word order:

1. My mother usually ……………….. (watch) TV in the afternoons. Today,

she …………………… (attend) an important lecture, so she
……………….. (not watch) TV. I ……………….. (be) sure that the moment
she ………………… (come) home, she ……………….(switch) on the TV
set.
2. Our family ……………….. (not go away) on vacation every year because
we cannot afford to. However, this year, we ………………. (leave) for the
U.S.A. because my cousin ………………. (get married) there. When we
………………(return) , I ……………….. (tell) you all about it.
3. How many times a week you ………………… (have) Maths lessons? We
usually ……………. (learn) Maths four times a week , but this week, we
………………. (have) more lessons because our teacher ……………..(be)
away from school next week and he wants to cover as much material as

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 possible. He ……………… (say) that as soon as he ……………… (come)
back, we ……………… (have) an exam.
4. The minute the police ……………… (arrest) the burglar, everybody
………….. (feel) more relaxed. He ………………. (break in) to a different
flat almost every day and ……………….. (steal) valuable items. It
…………….. (be) clear that it ……………. (be) the same person every
time because he always …………….. (use) the same techniques.
5. Who …………….. (help) Joe when he ……………. (need) help? He
……………… (have) no friends and nobody …………….. (know) anything
about him. We ………………… (act) friendlier towards him after he
……………. (make) his first move.
6. You ………………… (think) that the teacher ……………. (turn) up? She
usually ………………. (arrive) on time and now she ……………… (be)
fifteen minutes late. I …………………… (not think) she ……………….
(come). Let’s leave.
7. I ………………. (wonder) if Sarah ………………. (hand) in the paper on
time. She …………….. (be) so punctual that it ………………… (be) difficult
to believe that she ………………… (not do) so this time.
8. You ………………… (understand) the matter now? As long as you
……………. (ignore) the root of the problem, you ………………… (not
solve) anything. People who …………………. (not face up) to problems
usually …………………. (not solve) them.
9. Don’t ignore me while I ………………. (talk) to you, as you usually
……………… (do). You usually just …………….. (walk) away, but this
time, you ……………….. (listen) carefully to what I ……………… (say).
Then you may leave.
10. You ……………. (go) to Paris again? You ………………..(spend) a lot of
time there. You …………………… (go) there on business? My uncle also
…………………….. (travel) abroad on business, but not as often as
you…………………. (do).

Review Test Paper

Fill in the blank spaces with a suitable form of the verb. Make any other
necessary changes in the word order:

1. Look, these men ………………… (dig) a hole in the ground and in a

minute they ……………….. (plant) a tree.
2. ……………………. (not say) anything until my mother …………… (leave).
3. My mother …………………… (get up) at 6 o’clock every morning. She
………………. (make) us breakfast and then she ……………… (send) us
to school.
4. You ………………….. (believe) me now?

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5. We usually ………………… (wear) sweaters in winter. This year, it
…………… (not be) so cold so we ………………… (wear) only shirts.
6. You …………………… (use) your computer at the moment?
7. I ………………….. (rest) at the moment, and I …………………… (go on)
cleaning as soon as the floor ………………. (be) dry.
8. Ruth………………… (go) to her dancing lesson today? No, she …………..
(go) only on Tuesdays.
9. This tree ……………. (produce) a lot of fruit?
10. She …………… (not hear) you now because the children ………. (shout).
UNIT 2
The Past simple

Exercise 1
Change the following sentences to the negative and form yes/no questions.

1. We sat in the armchairs.

2. He only opened his mouth.
3. We felt fine in class.
4. I laid the table for dinner.
5. We polished our shoes.
6. Sheila said it.
7. Sharon bought new shoes.
8. We began the new book yesterday.
9. The doctor put his bag on the chair.
10. I saw Linda at school.
11. Mr. Jones left for Paris.
12. We paid a lot for this car.
13. Everybody went home.
14. Her children needed new clothes.
15. Susan took this book.
16. We lost the keys.
17. We stood quietly during the ceremony.
18. We took out our notebooks.
19. My mother made dinner.
20. I held the book under my arm.

Exercise 2
Change the following sentences to the Past Simple, and form yes/no
questions and negative sentences in the Past Simple.

1. My cups often break.

2. The boy cut his finger.
3. We fly with the national airline.
4. The child lies in bed.

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 5. Mr. Evans teaches us Geography.
6. Jacob swims very fast.
7. She often lies to her parents.
8. We have a dog.
9. Alan runs very fast.
10. Small children often tear their books.

The Past Continuous

Exercise 3
Change the following sentences to the Past Continuous.

1. The boy is laughing.

2. You are cheating.
3. Is he running away?
4. We are not listening.
5. The cat is chasing the mouse.
6. Are they selling the house?
7. Am I talking to Jane?
8. My sister is not eating.
9. I am not writing.
10. Is Natalie going home?

The Past Simple or the Past Continuous

Exercise 4
Fill in the blank spaces with a suitable form of the verb in the Past Simple or the
Past Continuous. Make any other necessary changes in the word order:

1. When Ronald ………………. (enter) the kitchen yesterday, I ……………….

(eat) my dessert.
2. While I …………………. (tidy) my drawers yesterday, I ……………. (find)
my keys.
3. What your father …………….. (do) at ten o’clock yesterday morning?
4. My father ………………… (stand up) and ………………… (welcome) the
guests.
5. When we ………………. (look) around, we ………………. (see) John who
………………… (sneak) into the kitchen.
6. Where you ………………… (go) when we ………………. (meet) in the
street? I ……………….. (go) to a music lesson.

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 7. While I ………………… (walk) in the park, I ………………… (hear) a
woman arguing with a man.
8. I ………………… (ask) the teacher what she …………….. (write) and she
…………………… (answer) that she …………….. (prepare) language
exercises.
9. I ……………….. (see) a road accident when I ………………….. (drive) into
town yesterday. I ……………….. (see) a car, which an old man
……………… (drive), overturn.
10. I …………….. (shout) to John to come back, but he ……………… (not
hear) because he ……………….(drive) away.
11. Just as I ……………… (wash) my hair, the telephone …………….. (ring).
12. What radio programme you ……………….. (listen) to at eight o’clock this
morning? I ………………. (listen) to classical music.
13. He …………………. (not see) Liz when she ……………… (come in)
because she ………………. (watch) television.
14. I …………….. (jog) along the seashore while it ……………… (rain).
15. The man ……………….. (jump) into the swimming pool, but he
……………… (not be able) to swim because the water …………….. (be)
too cold.

Exercise 5
Fill in the blank spaces with a suitable form of the verb in the Past Simple or the
Past Continuous. Make any other necessary changes in the word order:

1. They …………….. (build) a factory in this area last year.

2. As the teacher ……………….. (tell) the story, the pupils ……………… (sit)
in silence.
3. All last year, this teacher ……………… (praise) my work whenever he
……………. (see) me.
4. The child ……………… (come) home every day with torn trousers.
5. While we …………….. (talk), somebody …………….. (ring) the doorbell.
6. When my mother …………….. (enter) the room, I …………….. (tidy) it up.
7. When we ………………. (enter) the bedroom, Uncle Alfred ……………
(lie) on the bed.
8. My son ……………. (fall) when he ………………. (run) in the park.
9. Sandra immediately ……………… (look up) my telephone number and
………………. (inform) me about the accident.
10. One day, two students ………………….. (decide) to play a trick on the
teacher.
11. What your brother ………………. (do) at eleven o’clock last night? He
……………….. (work) at the computer.
12. As I ………………….. (travel) by train two days ago, a passenger
………………. (open) the window and ……………… (refuse) to close it
again. It …………… (be) so cold, so I …………………. (complain) to the
guard.

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 13. I ………………. (like) to watch while my mother ………….. (bake) cakes.
14. When Carl ……………… (finish) work yesterday, it ………………. (be) so
late that people ………………. (go out) for the evening.
15. He ……………. (work) in the garden when I ………………… (come) to see
him.

Review Test Papers

(Present Simple, Present Continuous, Future Simple,
Past Simple, Past continuous)

TEST 1

Fill in the blank spaces with a suitable form of the verb. Make any other
necessary changes in the word order:

1. When you ……………… (shop) in this supermarket, parking ……………..

(be) free.
2. What you ……………….. (do) yesterday when the television programme
……………. (begin)?
3. He usually ……………..(behave) in such a strange way? No, he
…………….. (behave) this way because he is nervous.
4. When I …………….. (see) her at the meeting, I …………………. (tell) her
that you ……………….. (want) to talk to her.
5. You ………………..(live) far away from your parents?
6. By the time winter ……………. (be) over, the exams ……………… (be)
over too.
7. I really ……………… (not mind) that John ………………. (go) abroad.
8. I usually ……………. (not drink) alcoholic drinks. Today I ……………..
(drink) because it ………………… (be) your birthday.
9. John ………………. (ride) a bicycle now, but he usually …………….. (ride)
a motorcycle.
10. Whenever my mother ………………….. (go) shopping, she …………….
(come) back with lots of food.
11. Why you ………………. (not be able) to solve such a simple problem?
12. You ………………… (clean) your room when the exams …………….. (be)
over?
13. While the waitress ………………. (serve) dinner, she ……………… (spill)
soup on my skirt.
14. Sara ………………. (begin) skating when she ………………. (be) five
years old.

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 15. As my father …………….. (think) what to do, he suddenly ………………..
(notice) that the food …………….. (burn) on the stove.

TEST 2

Fill in the blank spaces with a suitable form of the verb. Make any other
necessary changes in the word order:

1. When Dawn ……………… (be) a little girl, she ……………… (be) afraid of
animals. Now she ………………. (like) them very much.
2. When I ………………. (meet) Darren next week I …………………. (give)
him the present.
3. As we ……………….. (work) in the garden yesterday, it suddenly
……………… (begin) to rain.
4. You always …………………. (speak) so fast or you ……………… (do) so
only now?
5. While the dog ……………….. (chase) the cat, his master ……………. (try)
to control him.
6. You ……………… (feel) better now?
7. When I ……………… (have) a bath yesterday, the lights ……………. (go
out).
8. John usually ……………….. (speak) so fast? It ……………. (be)
impossible to understand what he ……………….. (say) at the moment.
9. You ………………. (own) this house? Yes, but two years ago it
…………… (belong) to my uncle.
10. Andrew will help you when he ……………….. (have) time.
11. I ………………. (learn) to ride horses when I ………………. (be) a child.
12. You …………………… (understand) what the teacher ……………..
(explain) in the class yesterday?
13. Now Max ……………… (realize) the seriousness of the situation.
14. You always ……………….. (walk) so fast? No, usually I ……………..
(walk) slowly, but today I …………… (be) in a hurry.
15. While we ………………… (discuss) the issue, there ……………… (be) a
knock at the door.

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 UNIT 3

The Present Perfect Simple

Exercise 1
Fill in the blank spaces with a suitable form of the verb in The Present Perfect
Simple or the Past Simple. Make other necessary changes in the word order:

1. Colin ever …………….. (read) this novel? Yes, he ……………… (read) it a

few weeks ago.
2. We ……………….. (not see) our new classroom teacher yet.
3. Frank just ……………….. (arrive) at the hospital.
4. You ever ………………… (have) such a good teacher before?
5. You ever ……………….. (smoke) a cigar?
6. Once there ………………… (be) a happy family.
7. Adam ………………….. (learn) this chapter.
8. Adam ………………….. (learn) this chapter two weeks ago.
9. Craig …………………. (have) his dinner about an hour ago, but we
…………… (not eat) ours yet.
10. Paul ………………….. (not finish) yet the assignment he …………….
(begin) five hours ago.
11. I already ………………… (meet) the new secretary.
12. Lilian ………………… (explain) it to him many times.
13. Lilian …………………. (explain) it to him last week.
14. We just ………………. (do) our homework. The homework we ……………
(have) yesterday ……………….. (be) much easier.
15. Samantha never ……………….. (meet) me, but she ……………… (meet)
my brother yesterday.
16. Brian often ……………… (try) to talk to Ruth and last night he finally
……………. (be) successful.
17. Charles …………………. (not finish) the paper he ……………….. (begin)
last week.

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18. Amanda never ……………. (ride) a horse. Yesterday, somebody
……………. (try) to persuade her to do it once, but she ……………
(refuse).
19. A month ago, Mrs. Green ……………….. (lose) her child in an accident,
and I ………………. (not see) her since then although I …………… (pass)
her house many times.
20. I often …………….. (eat) your mother’s food, but yesterday, the food
……………… (be) more delicious than ever.

The Present Perfect Continuous

Exercise 2
Fill in the blank spaces with a suitable form of the verb in The Present Perfect
Simple or the Present Perfect Continuous. Make other necessary changes in
the word order:

1. I ……………………. (work) for this firm since 1984.

2. Mr. Jones ………………… (teach) English at our school for twenty years.
3. She recently ………………… (finish) her studies.
4. How many times you …………………. (be) to Europe? I ……………. (be)
there five times.
5. Stephen ………………. (use) this school bag since he …………….. (be) in
the third grade.
6. Darren ……………….. (not meet) his ex-girlfriend for many years.
7. How long you ……………. (wait) for the doctor?
8. We …………………. (wait) at home all evening, but Pamela
……………….. (not come) yet.
9. We …………………… (not writer) to Roger for three weeks.
10. How often you ………………… (telephone) Leslie in the past year?
11. You ……………. (be) to Thailand yet?
12. I ……………….. (not see) Peter for a month.
13. Many people ……………… (try) to break this record, but none of them
……………… (succeed).
14. You ………………. (try) to break the record for a long time? No, I only
………………… (take part) in two competitions.
15. Tom …………………. (make) an effort to understand this material for three
weeks now but he ………………. (not succeed) yet.

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Exercise 3
Fill in the blank spaces with a suitable form of the verb in The Present Perfect
Simple, the Present Perfect Continuous or the Past Simple. Make other
necessary changes in the word order:

1. How many times you …………………. (go) to your exercise class in the
last month?
2. I …………….. (look for) my book for two days now, but I ……………… (not
find) it yet.
3. Mr. Foster ………………….. (write) a cookery book for years, but he
………………. (not cover) half the material yet.
4. Lynne ………………. (be) asleep all morning. I …………….. (call) her for
the last twenty minutes and she ……………….. (not wake up) yet.
5. That light …………………. (be) on all morning. Please turn it off.
6. You ………………(teach) Maths since you ……………… (arrive) in the
country?
7. How many cups of coffee you ………………. (drink) since you
……………… (arrive) at work?
8. She is exhausted because she …………………. (work) too hard for the
last few weeks.
9. My sister …………………. (live) in France for twelve years now.
10. How long your family ……………… (be) in the country? We …………….
(be) here for a year now.
11. Since Laura ………………… (give) Jonathan her phone number, he
……………… (call) her several times, but they …………….. (not go out)
so far.
12. Clive ……………….. (not find) his biological parents although he
………………… (look for) them since he ………………. (be) eighteen
years old.
13. My mother ……………….. (live) in Chicago since she ……………….. (be)
born.
14. Tom ………………. (work) hard on his Maths all week.
15. Sally ………………… (not take) a day off since she ……………. (begin)
working here.

The Past Perfect Simple

Exercise 4
Fill in the blank spaces with a suitable form of the verb in The Past Perfect
Simple or the Past Simple. Make other necessary changes in the word order:

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1. Janice ……………. (not see) her ex-boyfriend for some time when she
…………….. (meet) him in the street yesterday.
2. By the time Tom ………………… (visit) Egypt, he ……………… (forget)
the Arabic he ……………….. (learn) at school.
3. Tony ……………… (come) home before I ………………… (be) ready to
leave.
4. Yesterday it ………………. (rain) heavily after it ………………. (be) dry for
several weeks, and the roads ……………… (become) very slippery.
5. Richard ……………… (learn) French before he ……………… (visit)
France.
6. The lake ………………….(become) deeper after it ………………. (rain)
heavily for a week.
7. Mr. Lewis …………… (sign) the letter after Gloria …………….. (finish)
typing it?
8. By the time Isabel …………….. (arrive) at school, the lesson …………….
(start).
9. She just ……………. (go) away on holiday for a few days when her cousin
………………. (arrive) from abroad.
10. Before we ……………….. (go) to the end of our street, we ………………
(remember) that we …………………. (forget) the present.
11. After Lydia ………………… (hear) about the accident, she ……………..
(rush) round to her friend’s house to offer her help.
12. The workers ………………… (go) home after they …………………..
(finish) cleaning the factory.
13. Jill ………………… (say) that she already …………….. (be) in France?
14. The man ………………….. (say) that he never …………….. (see) her
before.
15. After I ………………. (ask) many times, the shopkeeper eventually
………………. (tell) me the name of the factory.

The Past Perfect Continuous

Exercise 5
Fill in the blank spaces with a suitable form of the verb in The Past Perfect
Simple, the Past Perfect Continuous or the Past Simple. Make other
necessary changes in the word order:

1. Lisa ……………… (inform) the teacher that she …………………… (not

review) the material at all.
2. Paul ………………. (be) sure that he ……………… (see) that person
before.
3. Samantha ………………… (say) that she ………………. (wait) for the
doctor for thirty minutes when he finally …………….. (arrive).

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 4. After David ……………….. (know) Susan for two years, he ……………..
(ask) her to marry him.
5. She ……………….. (inform) the teacher that she ……………….. (not do)
her homework?
6. After Ruth ………………… (not speak) to John all week, she suddenly
………………. (call) him.
7. When Michael ……………….. (arrive) at the lecture, most people already
…………….. (leave) because it ………………. (be) boring.
8. The new worker ………………. (tell) his boss that he ………………..
(drive) trucks since 1993.
9. He also ……………….. (say) that he ………………. (be) familiar with
different kinds of trucks for several years.
10. Mandy ……………….. (be) angry with her boyfriend because she
………………. (wait) for him for over an hour when he finally …………..
(turn up).
11. By the time the firemen …………………. (arrive), somebody
……………….. (carry) the children out of the burning flat.
12. The patient ……………….. (complain) to the receptionist that he
……………….. (wait) to see the doctor for an hour.
13. By the time the teacher ……………….. (tell) us to stop writing, everybody
…………………. (finish) the exam.
14. The pupil ………………. (say) that he ………………. (try) to talk to the
principal for a month.
15. The employee ……………….. (complain) that he …………………. (do) the
same boring job for eight years.

Review Test Paper

(Present Simple and Continuous, Future Simple,
Past Simple and Continuous, Present Perfect Simple and Continuous,
Past Perfect Simple and Continuous)

Fill in the blank spaces with a suitable form of the verb. Make any other
necessary changes in the word order:

1. By the time we ………………….. (leave) for home about an hour ago, it

……………….. (stop) raining.
2. Why you ……………. (walk) so fast? I ………………….. (not think) that
you ………………… (be) in a hurry at the moment.
3. You ………………… (see) the new teacher yet? Yes, I ……………… (see)
her yesterday.
4. Sharon …………………… (inform) me yesterday that she …………………
(wait) to get her passport for ten days, and that she probably ……………..
(have) to wait for a few more days.

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5. We ………………… (wait) at this door for two hours, and the clerk
…………….. (not let) us in yet.
6. We promised that we ……………….. (go on) working as soon as the boss
……………… (need) us.
7. Please ……………….. (not move) until I …………….. (tell) you.
8. You ………………. (fall off) your bicycle since we …………….. (fix) it?
9. You ……………….. (return) the old book before you took the new one?
10. The wind ……………… (blow) so fiercely yesterday that my hat
………………… (fly) off my head and across the road. By the time I
………………… (cross) the road, it ……………. (fly) away completely.
11. When you called the plumber, you ……………… (make) sure that he
………………. (come) at once?

UNIT 4
The Passive Voice

Changing from Active to Passive

Exercise 1
Rewrite the following sentences in the Passive Voice:
e.g.: They made arrangements an hour ago.
Arrangements were made an hour ago.

1. You must read the contract again.

2. One of the teachers may find a solution.
3. They will buy the books tomorrow.
4. They repair computers here.
5. My husband said he would buy the tickets.
6. We will welcome the returning sportsmen.
7. We are painting my mother’s bedroom at the moment.
8. We can dismiss this patient.
9. Robert can easily learn this job.
10. My mother has already sent for the airconditioning technician.
11. Eric bought a new car last week.
12. They will recommend me for the job.
13. We will take a coffee break in five minutes.
14. We will fire this worker.
15. We will mail this letter tomorrow.
16. They said that they had already fired Lesley.
17. My mother has already taken care of the matter.
18. Michelle looks after her baby brother three afternoons a week.
19. They discussed the contract over dinner.

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20. Irene is writing the letter at this very moment.

Exercise 2
Rewrite the following sentences in the Passive Voice:

1. My brother received the parcel yesterday.

2. They cook very good food at this restaurant.
3. The teacher caught the students breaking the school rules.
4. I have already locked the door.
5. We have done half of the work so far.
6. We cleaned the apartment in three hours.
7. The principal called him to give his version of the story.
8. Karen said that Sally had already sent the letter.
9. We have already planned our trip.
10. Has Colin found his History book?
11. I thought that they had already handed in their papers.
12. I had already made up my mind when you came.
13. We have just given away the old clothes.
14. Bob did not use these words.
15. Have your parents discussed the matter yet?
16. A professional dancer should take this part.
17. People think highly of our company.
18. They didn’t inform Bruce about the party.
19. They built this building three years ago.
20. We must put the plans in a safe place.

Advanced Structures

Exercise 3
Rewrite the following sentences in the Passive Voice:

1. They must have forgotten their money.

2. By the end of the year we will have signed the contract.
3. You should have completed the work yesterday.
4. By March, Joan will have finished the assignment.
5. Jim would have sent the parcel if someone had asked him to.
6. By the beginning of next term we’ll have improved our grades.
7. Someone must have written the letter.
8. I’m sure that by midnight, we will have concluded the meeting.
9. We could have raised the price.
10. They would have written the composition if the teacher had asked them to.
11. They must have left the baby with his grandparents.

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12. Do we laugh at people in trouble?
13. Someone must have thrown the milk out.
14. By the end of the term, they will have completed this material.
15. They will show you the computer programmes.
16. They never speak about how they reach their decisions.
17. My husband didn’t know that you had recently decorated your house.
18. They should have taken the fact into consideration.
19. I should have dealt with the problem earlier.
20. By the ninth of the month, they will have transferred my salary to my new
bank account.

Changing from Passive to Active

Exercise 4
Rewrite the following sentences in the Active Voice:
e.g.: The leaking pipe must be replaced.
We must replace the leaking pipe.

1. The customers were shown in by the clerk.

2. Jonathan was given a watch for his birthday.
3. We will be asked by the chairperson to discuss the matter seriously.
4. The gift has been exchanged.
5. We are being taught how to use this computer programme.
6. When we first met, Karen had already been chosen to represent the
group.
7. They said that Mr. Jones had been appointed principal of the school.
8. The job has already been finished.
9. The new director will be given complete freedom to act as he chooses.
10. Mrs. Smith said that I would be given another chance.
11. The shopkeeper has already been paid for the groceries.
12. The proposal should have been presented to the board.
13. I am being treated by a very good dentist.
14. We were refused a visa to visit Australia.
15. By the time we made up our minds, the painting had already been sold.
16. The pupils are being told by their teacher that their trip has been
cancelled.
17. A delicious dinner has been prepared.
18. Bill was informed that he would be examined carefully.
19. I have been asked out by Alan.
20. My mother said that I would be rewarded for my good behaviour.

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Exercise 5
Rewrite the following sentences in the Active Voice:

1. Celia was laughed at when she tried to explain her point.

2. Have these children been taken on trips before?
3. Were all the arrangements made yesterday?
4. The apartment has just been cleaned.
5. The child has been taken to his aunt.
6. Was Ben provided with all the support he needed?
7. The children’s rescuer was given a reward by the children’s family.
8. They said that the electric cables had been damaged by the storm.
9. The accused will be given a fair trial.
10. The truth should always be told.
11. My suits are made by a very good tailor.
12. The injured man was taken to hospital.
13. The correct answers will be given by the teacher soon.
14. The assignment must be completed by next week.
15. Volleyball is played in many schools.
16. This window must not be opened.
17. The furniture had been delivered before the new tenants arrived.
18. The baby has just been fed by the nurse.
19. Our holiday has been postponed.
20. Belinda said that dinner had already been served.

Review of Tenses (including the Passive Voice)

Exercise 6
Fill in the blank spaces with a suitable form of the verb in the correct tenses.
Make any other necessary changes in the word order:

1. When the concert ………………… (be) over, we ………………. (go out) to

eat something and then we ……………… (return) home.
2. As soon as the criminal ………………… (catch), the neighbourhood
people ………………… (not be) scared any longer.
3. My composition really ……………….. (not write) by me but by my sister.
However, she ……………….. (say) that she ………………….. (not do) any
more papers for me.
4. Ruth told me that the cake …………………. (make) by her mother, but all
the other food ……………….. (buy) outside.
5. Will you tell me once the dishwasher ………………… (fix)?

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6. The curtains ……………….. (wash) before they ………………. (hang) up.
However, mother said that they still …………………. (be) dirty. She
…………………….(say) she …………………(must wash) them again.
7. As the washing machine ………………. (repair), the postman
……………….. ( deliver) an important letter to us.
8. Yesterday, I ………………… (read) in the newspaper that the prime
minister of Egypt ……………… (visit) Europe.
9. I ……………….(hear) that your car ………………… (steal).
10. The floors ……………… (wash) at the moment; so you ………………..
(not allow) to walk on them.

Exercise 7
Fill in the blank spaces with a suitable form of the verb in the correct tenses.
Make any other necessary changes in the word order:

1. When the bell ……………….. (ring), the tests ………………… (collect).

2. By the time I ………………..(get) to the party yesterday, the food
……………….. (eat) and the wine …………………. (drink).
3. The cake ……………….. (bake) at the moment, and it ………………. (be)
ready in five minutes.
4. The television set ………………….. (must switch off) before you go to bed.
5. You …………………(know) how to use a vacuum cleaner?
6. Jeffrey ………………… (arrive) yesterday when I ………………….. (wait)
for him for an hour.
7. Rhone promised she ………………. (go) to bed after she ……………….
(finish) her homework.
8. I received a letter from John just after I ……………….. (write) to him.
Unfortunately, my letter ……………….. (send) before I …………….. (open)
my mail box and ………………. (find) John’s letter.
9. Deborah ………………… (cannot buy) the dress yesterday because her
money …………….. (leave) at home.
10. I ……………….. (try) to solve the problem for twenty minutes but I
………………….. (not succeed) yet.

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 UNIT 5
Gerunds and Infinitives

Exercise 1
Complete the following sentences using the words in brackets. The verb
should be used as a gerund. The symbol /_/ indicates that something is
missing:
e.g.: ………………………………….. (eat/ cheese) is good for the teeth.
Eating cheese is good for the teeth.

1. Mary avoids ……………………………. (eat/ ice-cream /_/the winter).

2. ……………………………………………. (prepare/_/exams) is a nuisance.
3. Clive enjoys ……………………………… (go out/_/ many girls).
4. ……………………………………………. (expose/ one’s skin/_/ the sun) in
summer is dangerous.
5. My teacher is tired of ………………………… (scold/ children/_/ school).
6. Children are sometimes afraid of …………………………….. (stay/
alone/_/home).
7. We have finished …………………………….. (discuss/ this matter).
8. They don’t understand the importance of …………………………… (see/
that movie).
9. Andrea couldn’t avoid ……………………………… (answer/ the
teacher/_/).
10. ………………………………………………………… (tease/ one’s friends) is
a bad habit.

Exercise 2
Fill in the blank spaces with gerunds or infinitives. Whenever both alternatives
are possible, give them:

1. They are fond of …………………. (dance) together.

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2. We regret …………………… (agree) to help him yesterday.
3. This bicycle needs …………………. (fix).
4. My mother forgot ………………….. (pay) the electricity bill, and now we
are sitting in the dark.
5. She remembered …………………. (learn) the material.
6. My father regrets …………………. (not study) medicine when he was
young.
7. The teacher regretted …………………. (inform) me that I was the worst
student in the class.
8. The children always remember ………………….. (get off) the bus at the
correct stop.
9. People are usually worried about ………………… (be) exposed to
criticism.
10. Mother forgot …………………. (pay) the bills and went back to the bank.
11. I completely forgot …………………… (talk) to John. That is why I did not
tell you about it.
12. Our building needs ………………… (renovate).
13. We forgot …………………….. (renew) our passports and couldn’t leave
the country.
14. Steven regrets ………………… (buy) his girlfriend that expensive ring.
15. We remember …………………. (go) on many trips when we were at
school.

Exercise 3
Fill in the blank spaces with gerunds or infinitives. Whenever both alternatives
are possible, give them:

1. John prefers ………………… (not eat) anything before …………….. (go)

to bed.
2. My mother made my sister ………………… (clean) our room.
3. You’d better ……………….. (do) your homework at home.
4. Small children get what they want by ……………… (cry) bitterly.
5. Patricia let her brother ………………. (do) her homework for her.
6. We saw the thief ………………… (leave) our building.
7. Sandra did not let anyone ……………… (help) her with her assignment.
8. Your dress needs ……………….. (shorten).
9. My grandfather remembers ………………… (participate) in several wars.
10. Rom suggests ……………….. (see) this film.
11. Dan likes ……………….. (play) the guitar.
12. We smelled our meal ……………………. (burn) on the stove.
13. We did well in the new job by ……………….. (follow) all the instructions.
14. The teacher makes our class ………………. (study) non-stop.
15. I’d better ………………… (call) the police.

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 Review test paper

A. Complete the following sentences. The symbol /_/ indicates that

something is missing.

1. We saw the truck ………………………………….. (crash/_/the private car).

2. I suggest ………………………………. (go/_/a pub/tonight).
3. Your car needs …………………………. (take care of).
4. Alan remembers …………………………………… (his father/ talk/_/ his
adventures).
5. My mother made ………………………………….. (me/ eat/ supper).
6. Would you mind ………………………………. (close/ the door)?
7. I can’t bear …………………………….. (listen/_/ his lectures).
8. I never go out without ………………………………….. (spend/ a lot of/
money).

B. Rewrite the following sentences using the words given.

1. Has anyone washed these curtains since we moved in?

Have …………………………………………………………?
2. The owners are selling all these apartments.
All these ……………………………………………………… .
3. People always invite me to their homes.
I ………………………………………………………………...
4. The carpets were being cleaned when I came home.
My children ……………………………………………………
5. They bought the vegetables at the market.
The vegetables …………………………………………….....
6. Don’t worry, the groceries will be bought.
Don’t worry, I ………………………………………………….

C. Fill in the blank spaces with a suitable form of the verb. Make any other
necessary changes in the word order:

1. Yesterday, Jane …………………. (tell) the police that her sister

………………… (lose) her way in the woods. Two hours later, Jane
………………. (inform) by the police that her sister ………………… (look
for).
2. Tom already …………………… (visit) all the interesting places in his own
country. Now that he ………………….. (visit) all these places, he
……………….. (allow) to go abroad, and his parents even ………………
(pay) for his trip.

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 3. When I …………………….. (come) home yesterday, the apartment
already …………………… (tidy up) by my children. They said that they
…………………….. (surprise) me again in the future.

UNIT 6 –Conditionals

If 1-Real Conditionals referring to the Future

Exercise 1
Fill in the blank spaces with a suitable form of the verb in the Future Simple or
the Present Simple. Make any other necessary changes in the word order:

1. If my husband ……………………. (come) home early, we …………………

(go) out this evening.
2. If you ……………….. (go) abroad next year, you ………………… (see)
how expensive it is.
3. If Barry …………………. (ask) by Janet to come to the party, he …………..
(do) so.
4. If my boyfriend ………………. (suggest) that we get married, I
……………….. (be) happy.
5. If Edwin ……………….. (spend) more than an hour with Fiona, they
certainly ……………… (quarrel).
6. Rose …………………. (get) this job if they ………………….. (think) that
she is suitable.
7. You ………………. (move) to the north of the country if your job
……………….. (demand) it.
8. Is Sophie …………………. (turn up), everybody ………………….. (feel)
embarrassed.
9. I …………………… (not be able) to take swimming lessons, if the water
……………… (be) too cold.
10. My parents ……………….. (make) me a party if I …………………….
(graduate) from high school with good grades.

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11. Brian said that his parents ………………… (go) on holiday if none of their
children ……………….. (be) sick.
12. I ………………. (go) to see the football match if I …………………. (not
have) any homework to do.
13. Michelle said that she probably ………………… (know) if her mother
………………. (intend) to quit her job.
14. If Mary ………………… (want) to buy a car, she ……………….. (have) to
save money.
15. Natalie definitely ……………… (tell) you if she ………………. (decide) to
move out of the apartment.

Exercise 2
Rewrite the following sentences using the word given.

1. You’ll need a high school diploma if you want to work in a bank.

In case……………………………………………………………………
2. Do you think Brian will come if I ask him to?
Supposing ………………………………………………………………
3. I will pay extra for your work if you really do a good job.
Provided ………………………………………………………………...
4. Do you think Olivia will pass the exam if she devotes more time to
studying?
Suppose …………………………………………………………………
5. If the weather if fine tomorrow, will you go on the trip?
Provided ………………………………………………………………….
6. The teacher will give you a good grade if she is sure that you didn’t cheat
in the exam.
Provided …………………………………………………………………..
7. Don’t apply to our university unless you improve your grades.
If …………………………………………………………………………...
8. Unless Yvonne looks after herself better, she’ll look old in a few years.
If …………………………………………………………………………….
9. If Lucy doesn’t improve her behaviour, the teacher won’t let her attend his
classes.
Unless ……………………………………………………………………….
10. If you get hungry, there’s plenty of food in the refrigerator.
In case ……………………………………………………………………….

If 2- Unreal Conditionals referring to the Present

Exercise 3

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 Fill in the blank spaces with a suitable form of the verb so as to make them
unreal conditions referring to the present.

1. If the boss …………………….. (raise) my salary, I …………………… (not

leave) the company.
2. We …………………. (not overcome) the difficulties, if we ………………..
(have) less support from our parents.
3. If the teacher ………………….. (take) his job more seriously, we
……………….. (know) the material better.
4. If my parents ………………… (can) afford it, we ………………….. (move)
to a larger apartment.
5. If our apartment ………………. (be) bigger, we ……………….. (not move
out).
6. If customers………………… (refuse) to buy such expensive products, the
prices ………………. (come down).
7. I ………………….. (stay) in the job, if my salary …………………… (be)
higher.
8. If I …………………. (be) at school now, I ………………… (study)
seriously.
9. We ………………….. (not sell) this apartment, if it ………………… (not
have) such unpleasant neighbours.
10. If our apartment …………………. (paint), we ………………….. (can) sell it
for a higher price.
11. Supposing we ………………… (tell) you that you are adopted, you
……………….. (believe) us?
12. If Jeremy ………………. (apologize), your mother ………………. (accept)
his apology?
13. If they ………………. (want) to sell this apartment, you ……………… (buy)
it?
14. Suppose they …………………. (promote) you, you ………………. (stay)
with the company?
15. Suppose Jack ……………….. (suggest) that you work for him, you
…………………. (agree)?

Exercise 4
Fill in the blank spaces with a suitable form of the verb. Make any other
necessary changes in the word order. (There may be more than one possibility).

1. We only …………………. (go) on the trip next week if it …………………

(not be) too expensive.
2. If I …………………. (be) the minister of education, I …………………..
(make) a few changes.
3. I ………………….. (not take) a coat if it ………………. (not be) so cold
today.

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 4. If Jill ………………. (not have) so much support at school, she
……………….. (not manage) to succeed.
5. If I …………………. (catch) you telling lies again, I ………………… (tell)
your parents.
6. …………………… (not come) to meet them at the airport unless you
………………… (feel) that you really want to.
7. Unless father ………………… (help) us with our homework, we
………………… (not be able) to do it.
8. If you ……………… (not arrive) soon, the client ……………….. (leave). He
is in a hurry.
9. Unless I ……………….. (pay) for my own driving lessons, I
………………… (not learn) to drive.
10. She ……………….. (not visit) you again unless she ……………….. (feel)
that she is welcome.
If 3- Unreal Conditionals referring to the Past

Exercise 5
Fill in the blank spaces with a suitable form of the verb so as to form unreal
conditions referring to the past.

1. If Sheila ……………….. (take) my advice, she …………………. (not buy)

those uncomfortable shoes.
2. If Irene ………………… (devote) more time to her studies last year, she
…………………… (can have) better grades.
3. Derek ……………….. (not have) the accident if he ……………….. (not
drive) so fast.
4. If Melanie ……………………… (study) hard, she ………………….
(graduate) from school last year with good grades.
5. Rose ………………… (not cut) her hair so short if she …………………..
(listen) to me.
6. They …………………. (not make) the party outside in the garden if they
…………………. (know) that there would be such terrible weather.
7. If we …………………… (read) the review of this film, we ………………
(not go) to see it.
8. If Mr. Johnson ……………………. (elect) president, he ……………….
(have) a better influence on the country.
9. If I ………………. (know) about this possibility earlier, I ……………….
(take) advantage of it.
10. I …………………. (catch) a cold if I ………………… (not take) my coat
yesterday.

Exercise 6
Fill in the blank spaces with a suitable form of the verb. Make any other
necessary changes in the word order. (There may be more than one possibility).

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1. If the telephone wake-up call service …………………….. (not wake up)
me yesterday, I ………………….. (miss) the train.
2. I am sure the teacher ………………….. (repeat) the explanation yesterday
if the class …………………. (ask) him to.
3. If you ………………….. (not shut) the window right away, I
…………………. (catch) a cold.
4. If you …………………. (learn) the material more thoroughly last year, you
……………………… (remember) it.
5. If Tim had time, he surely ………………. (help) you.
6. Valerie won’t wake up at 6 o’clock tomorrow unless she ………………
(go) to bed early.
7. If Laura …………………. (be) older, she ………………… (not do) what she
is doing now.
8. If we had lots of money, we ………………. (move) to a big house with a
swimming pool in the garden.
9. My sister……………….. (not eat) vegetables unless they …………………
(be) raw.
10. I ………………… (record) the song for you later if you …………………
(ask) me nicely.

Review of Tenses (including conditionals)

Fill in the blank spaces with a suitable form of the verb.

1. My baby …………………. (cry) for the last hour. If I ………………… (have)

a car, I ………………… (put) my baby in it and …………………… (drive)
to the doctor. However, my husband ……………… (be) at work and he
………………… (have) the car with him, so I …………………. (not be
able) …………………… (take) the baby to the doctor myself at the
moment. If my neighbour ………………. (be) at home, I ………………….
(ask) her to take me, but she ……………… (work) today. If I
……………….. (telephone) my husband at work, perhaps he
………………. (agree) ………………… (come) home early today.
Otherwise, my only solution ………………. (be) ……………… (call) a taxi.

2. I ……………….. (not sleep) well at night because my car ……………. (not

have) an alarm system. When I ………………….. (buy) the car, three
years ago, I ………………….. (tell) by my insurance agent that an alarm
system …………………. (should install). However, as I ……………… (not
have) enough money at that time, I ………………… (decide)
………………… (postpone) this until I ……………… (can afford) it.
Instead, I ………………… (install) a secret switch. Unfortunately, this
switch …………………. (be) out of order for months now. If there

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 ……………….. (be) somebody reliable to whom I …………………. (can
turn) to fix it, I ………………… (do) so, but I ……………….. (not know)
anybody I …………………..(can trust). So, I ………………… (lie) awake at
night and wish that a solution to the problem ………………. (find) soon.

3. If there …………………. (be) no matriculation exams, students

………………… (not have) any incentive to study. Consequently, they
…………………. (study) less than they …………………. (do) today. If it
…………………….. (decide) by the state to cancel the matriculation
exams in the future, I ………………. (be) angry because I ………………
(believe) that ……………… (set) goals for students and …………………
(reach) them ……………….. (be) the best way in making progress.

Review Test Paper

A. Fill in the blank spaces with a suitable form of the verb. Make any
other necessary changes in the word order.

1. We ……………….. (learn) English more quickly if we ……………..

(practise) more. However, as we ……………….. (have) only two
classes a week and we usually ……………….. (not study) much at
home, we ………………… (leave) behind.
2. Yesterday, the class ………………… (wait) for the teacher for ten
minutes until he finally ……………….. (arrive). The students
decided that next time, they only ………………… (wait) for five
minutes.
3. I …………………. (work) so hard recently that I ………………. (not
have) time to visit my parents.
4. Upon ………………. (arrive) at school yesterday, we ……………….
(find out) that the location of the lecture……………….. (change). If
they ………………… (not change) the room, we ……………….. (not
be) late.
5. …………………… (not say) anything unless you ………………
(speak) to. The principal ………………… (not like) being
interrupted.

B. Rewrite the following sentences:

1. If they tell you to go, do so.

If you ……………………………………………….
2. They were pouring the drinks when we entered.
The drinks ………………………………………….
3. If you are not physically fit, don’t participate in the race.

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Unless ………………………………………………..
4. Are you looking for the key?
Is ………………………………………………………?
5. Was the milk drunk?
……………………………the children ………………………?

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