GRAMMAR PRACTICE

EXERCISE 1:

1. are made
2. is being made
3. can be found
4. are not allowed
5. were presented
6. is being built
7. was taken
8. was chosen
9. was added
10. are presented, was built

EXERCISE 2:

1. can

2. been able to

3. can

4. be able to

5. been able to

6. be able to

7. be able to

8. can

9. be able to

10. able to

EXERCISE 3:

1. were you

2. does she

3. isn’t he

4. did it
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5. will they

6. aren’t there

7. aren’t I

8. hasn’t she

9. should I

10. had he

EXERCISE 4:

1. don’t have to
2. shouldn’t
3. shouldn’t
4. don’t have to
5. don’t have to
6. shouldn’t

EXERCISE 5:

1. can’t
2. don’t have to
3. can’t
4. don’t have to
5. shouldn’t
6. shouldn’t
7. shouldn’t
8. must not
9. shouldn’t
10. don’t have to

EXERCISE 6:

1. Going for a picnic this weekend sounds like a good idea.

2. What was your recent family reunion like?

3. The flowers in the garden smell like a mix of roses and lavender.

4. I would like to spend more time with my family.

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5. She likes watching documentaries to learn about different cultures.

* EXERCISE 7:

1. me to use his car.

2. I didn't expect it to rain.

3. Let him do what he wants.

4. Tim's glasses make him look older.

5. I want you to know the truth.

6. Remind me to phone my sister.

7. Sarah persuaded me to apply for the job.

8. My lawyer advised me not to say anything to the police.

9. I was warned not to believe everything he says.

10. Having a car enables you to get around more easily.

EXERCISE 8:

1 They said (that) their company was planning to move out of the city centre the following
month.

2 Sheila told Fred (that) she would always love him.

3 Last Monday, Steve told Olivia (that) she couldn’t borrow his bike that night.

4 Mr and Mrs Jones told us (that) they had spent their holiday in Malta the month before /
the previous month.

5 I told the reporter (that) I had never encountered any aliens before.

6 Helen said (that) Jake knew her password.

7 Christine said (that) she was making lunch for herself that day.

8 The shop assistant told me (that) their supermarket was closed on Sundays.

9 The nephew said (that) his aunt was thinking of moving out of her old house.

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 10 The manager told his wife (that) he wouldn’t be able to leave the office early.

EXERCISE 9:

1.knew

2. wouldn’t buy

3. 'd help / would help

4. lived

5. 'd live / would live

6. would taste

7. were/was

8. wouldn't wait... 'd go / would go

9. didn't go

10. weren't... wouldn't be

EXERCISE 10:

1. If you didn't live so far away, we'd see you more often.

2. I'd buy it /I would buy it if it weren't so expensive. or... if it were cheaper.

3. We'd go out / We would go out more often if we could afford it.

4. If I didn't have to work late, I could meet you tomorrow. or ... I'd meet / I would meet... or ...
I'd be able to meet

5. We could have lunch outside if it weren't raining.

6. If I wanted his advice, I'd ask for it / I would ask for it.

EXERCISE 11:

1. – lunch … a restaurant

2. a nice holiday... the best holiday

3. the nearest shop... the end of this street

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4. listen to the radio... I haven't got a radio

5. to travel in space ... go to the moon

6. go to the cinema ... on television

7. a nice day... by the sea

8. for breakfast... eat breakfast

9. where is Room 25 ... on the second floor

10. the most expensive hotel ... a cheaper hotel

EXERCISE 12:

1. I’d have recognized you if it hadn’t been dark.

2. If my alarm hadn't rung this morning, I'd have been late for work.

3. If you'd asked politely, I'd have lent you my car.

4. If we'd saved more money, we might have been able to afford a holiday abroad.

5. If you'd read the instructions, you wouldn't have broken the washing machine.

6. If you hadn't reminded me, I'd have forgotten to pay my tax bill.

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FURTHER PRACTICE

1. A popcorn box has been left on the floor.

2. When is the theater going to be closed?

3. My sister will drive me to the theater.

4. I didn’t see the movie.

5. did you have to wait

6. Did you have to go

7. have you

8. doesn't she

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9. to study

10. eating

11. he wasn’t going out that evening

12. if he had met his girlfriend at college

13. spoke, would have

14. weren't, would be

15. hadn’t gone on a sailing trip, she might not have taken up

16. If she hadn't saved up her school dinner money, she wouldn't (mightn't) have been able to
buy a boat.

17. the information... the top of page 15

18. the capital

19. –

20. Jane is a teacher. Her parents were teachers too.

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