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Bachillerat Grammar

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Bachillerat Grammar

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HAVE SOMETHING DONE

1 I pay a window cleaner to clean my windows every month.


.....................................................................................................................
2 I pay a garage to grease my car.
.....................................................................................................................
3 The shoe-mender is repairing my shoes for me
.
.....................................................................................................................
4 I can't buy clothes to fit me so I employ a tailor to make them for me
.
.....................................................................................................................
5 I paid a watchmaker to clean my watch.
.....................................................................................................................

Choose the correct answer.

1. My sister told me that she ……….. a cake that morning.


a. baked c. will bake
b. had baked d. is baking
2.Please meet me tomorrow at six o’clock. I ……………………... on the corner.
a.was waiting c.am waiting
b.will have waited d.will be waiting
3.We …………………….. a tip here. Service is included in the price.
a.must not leave c.should leave
b.don’t have to leave d.could have left
4.This is the man ……………….... son is studying in England.
a.that c.whose
b.which d.who
5.I’d recognise Marty anywhere. I …………... him since we were kids.
a.have known c.was known
b.knew d.know
6. I…………………………. my degree by 2018
a.will be finishing c. will finish
b.will have finished d. am finishing

7.Famous people …………... ……receiving letter from fans


a.is used to c.are used to
b.are getting used to d.used to
8. My father …………………......................... stay out late
a.wants that I don’t c.wanted me not
b.doesn’t want me to d.doesn’t want

9. Lisa isn’t here. She …………………………………. About the meeting again


a.must forget c.should have forgotten
b.may forget d.must have forgotten
10. He doesn’t remember …………………………………………yesterday

a. giving me the money


b.to give me the money
c.about giving me
d.that he gave me

. Rewrite the sentences in the passive. Omit the agent when possible by using
brackets
1. Will the postman deliver all the letters today?
.....................................................................................
2. Someone has ordered sandwiches for everyone at the meeting.
.....................................................................................
3. They sell souvenirs to tourists in all the airport shops
.....................................................................................
4. Other students are using the computers right now.
.....................................................................................
5. Everyone was sending the contestants e-mails.
.....................................................................................
6. Scientists will discover a cure for AIDS soon.
.....................................................................................
7. Do we have to finish this task by Wednesday?
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the active, passive
or
causative form.
1. This is a great bowling alley. They ……………………… (rent) out shoes very cheaply and
everyone
……………………… (give) a free soft drink if they get a high score.
2. All cars ……………………… (must / park) in the nearby shopping centre. Furthermore, parking
spaces
……………………… no longer ……………………… (provide) for employees in the
company’s car park.
3. Although plans for the extension ……………………… (make) six months ago, no details about
them
……………………… (reveal) to the staff yet.
4. My cousin ……………………… (have) relatives all over the world. More than 200 of them
……………………… (inform) about the family reunion.
5. A year after the book ……………………… (write), the writer ……………………… it
……………………… (translate) into ten different languages.
6. That play ……………………… (might / write) when Shakespeare ……………………… (live)
in London.
7. Last year, vandals ……………………… (cover) the walls of our football stadium with graffiti.
Last month, however,
all of those walls ……………………… (repaint).
8.Jimmy ……………………… his computer ……………………… (repair) last week but I
………………………
(not receive) an e-mail from him yet.

RELATIVE CLAUSES

1.- Complete each sentence using a relative pronoun


a. What's the name of the man...............................car you borrowed
b. A cemetery is a place......................................people are buried
c. A pacifist is a person ...............................believes that all wars are wrong
d. An orphan is a child...............parents are dead
e. The place....................we spent our holidays was really beautiful
f. This school is only for children .....................first language is not English
g. I don't know the name of the woman to .............................I spoke on the phone.
h. I recently went back to the town..............................I was born
i. Mr Carter, to ....................I spoke on the phone last night, is very interested in our plan

2. Join the sentences by using a relative pronoun. Omit it when possible


a. She was dancing with a student. He had a slight limp
........................................................................................................................................
b. John is one of my closest friend. I have known him for eight years
........................................................................................................................................
c. I was looking after some children. They are terribly spoilt
........................................................................................................................................
d. There was not any directory in the telephone box. I was phoning from this box
........................................................................................................................................
e. The postman was late this morning. The psotman is nearly always on time
........................................................................................................................................
f. Mr Smith said he was too busy to speak to me. I had come especially to see him
........................................................................................................................................
g. I was given this address by a man. I met this man on the train
........................................................................................................................................
h. I missed the train. I usually catch this train
........................................................................................................................................
i. I was looking for a book this morning. I've found it now
........................................................................................................................................
j. I know a fabulous Indian restaurant. You can get exotic food there
........................................................................................................................................
k. We often go to visit our friends in Bristol. Bristol is only 30 miles away
........................................................................................................................................

Modal verbs; modal perfects

1 Circle the modal verb which is not possible.


The test must / may /shouldhave been difficult because nobody got good marks.
1 Peter could / has to / should study medicine because he’s excellent at science.
2 Sunday is my favourite day because I don’t have to / mustn’t / needn’t get up
early.
3 Simon may not / can’t / mustn’t drive the car because he hasn’t got a driving
licence.
4 I haven’t seen her today. She might / should / could be ill.
5 We were sitting at the back, so we couldn’t /
weren’t able to / might not hear the speaker.
6 Students must / have to / can be quiet in the library.
7 I didn’t have to / mustn’t / didn’t need to study last night.

Complete the email with the words in the list.


can’t have can must had to should have
’ll be able couldn’t shouldn’t

Hi Clara,
Thanks for your email. You must be relieved
that your exams are over and you (1)
_________________ now relax and enjoy
yourself for a few weeks. I don’t believe you
when you say you’ve failed. You (2)
__________________ done badly because you
worked so hard! You (3) __________________
worry so much!
As you know, we’re moving to China in October.
I’ve had Mandarin lessons for six months, but it’s
a very difficult language and I don’t think I (4)
__________________ to say very much when I
get there! I (5) __________________ started
classes last year at the same time as my brother
did. He’s really good now.
I’m sorry I didn’t see you at Jim’s barbecue last
week, but I
(6) __________________ go because my
parents were out that evening and I (7)
__________________ look after my little sister.
That’s all for now. I’ll phone you when I get
home.
Tina

Complete the second sentence with between two and five words so that it has
the same meaning as the first sentence. Use the bold words.
He ought to do a vocational course.
He should do a ( vocational course.should)
1 We needn’t hand in our maths homework until next week.
We ( _________________________ hand in our maths homework until next
week. (have)
2 It was a mistake not to go to the college open day last week.
We ( _________________________ to the college open day last week.
(should)
3 Taking mobile phones into the exam room is prohibited.
You ( _________________________ your mobile phone into the exam room
(.take)
4 It’s possible that I left my bag on the bus.
I suppose I _________________________ ( my bag on the bus.(may)

Complete with the infinitive or gerund of the verbs in brackets.


1. She stopped at Smith’s ……………… (buy) the newspaper.
2. They suggested ……………… (have) a pizza for dinner.
3. I can’t afford ……………… (buy) a house till I get a job.
4. She is used ……………… (speak) in public.
5. Ben promised his parents ……………… (study) harder.
6. Stop ……………… (make) so much noise or you’ll wake up the baby.
7. She denied ……………… (break) the window but I knew she was guilty.
8. My parents don’t allow me …………… (stay) out late at night.

9. Would you mind ……………… (lend) me your dictionary?

10. I managed …………… (find) the place with the help of a map.

11. My mobile doesn’t work.–Try ………… (change) the batteries.

12. Please remember …………… (study) for the test on Monday.

I don’t feel like ……………(go) out. I’d rather stay at


MIXED VERB TENSES
1
For each sentence, choose the correct tense of the verb.
1. John ________ in San Diego for the past 3 years (and he still lives
there).
a) lived b) was lived c) has lived
2. My brother ________ in San Diego up until last year.
a) was lived b) was living c) has lived
3. I worked as a graphic designer before I ________ to England.
a) came b) have come c) did come
4. ________ reading the paper yet?
a) Were you finished b) Have
you finished c) Are you finishing
5. I ________ in love three times in my life.
a) was being b) was c) have been
6. I ________ in love with Mary, but she left me for another man.
a) have been b) was being c) was
7. Frank ________ tennis for three years when he was at school.
a) played b) has played c) was play
8. _________ me last night?
a) Have you called b) Di
d you call c) Were you called
9. I was at the club yesterday, but I _________ you.
a) haven't seen b) did not saw c) did not see
10. I ________ this upset in many years!
a) haven't been b) was not c) was not

CONDITIONALS

-If I ______________ (be) you, I ________________ (not go) to work tomorrow.


-What ________________ (happen) if they ____________ (win) the next election?
-If she _____________________ (tell) the truth ten years ago, she
_______________________ (not go) to prison.
-If you _____________(see) a ghost, what ________________ (do you)?
-If you _____________ (wait) a moment, I _______________ (call) the manager.
-They _______________ (not hear) us unless we ______________ (shout) louder.
-If he ______________ (buy) a map of the city, he ____________ (not/get) lost last
week.
-If we ________________ (have) wings, we _______________ (not need) planes.
-If I_______________(not/ enter) the house yesterday,
the dog ______________________ (not bite) me.

.
Reported speech - Choose the correct option.
1 Jess told me / said me she was going to go to bed early.
2 My mum asked me if Eddie had agreed taking / to take me to the concert
in the end.
3 David and Carl promised being / to be there on time.
4 My grandparents offered buying / to buy me a car for my 18th birthday!
5 My friends suggested have / having a party at the end of term.
6 My dad asked if our next door neighbours had invited us go / to go to the
opera with them.
7 The police officer warned my dad not parking / to park there again!
8 My sister asked me if the doctor had advised me not to go / going to work
all week.
9 She didn’t agree giving / to give the training session in the office, so they
got rid of her.
10 My little sister complained that she wanted / wanting a lollipop.

Reported Speech -

1. – ‘Shall I take your children to school?’


2. – ‘Wear a thick coat in the excursion’
3. – ‘ Would you like to have lunch today?’
4. – ‘ I will tell your parents if you don’t behave well’
5. – ‘ What about having a picnic tomorrow?’
6. – ‘ You had better not drink from this water’
7. – ‘ I am not going to do the shopping for you’
8. – ‘ I will phone you when I arrive in Paris’
9. – ‘ You must do your homework every day’
10. – ‘ Don’t run along the road’

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