Grammar 1

Group 6 :
Nguyễn Phú Thịnh

Chapter 1: Verb Nguyễn Cát Thịnh

*Conditional Phạm Thị Minh Thùy

*Voice Lê Nguyễn Minh Thư

* Exercise 27  36 ( page 67-77) Nguyễn Anh Thư

Ngô Thị Ngọc Trân

Trần Quốc Thắng

• Exercise 27 : Circle the correct answer
• 1. A: It’s a pity the lake wasn’t frozen yesterday
• B: Yes, it is. If it______, we could have gone skating
• A. Had been B. was C. would be D. would have been
• 2 A: Haven’t you got enough money for a holiday?
• B: Oh, yes. I’ve got some saved up ______ I suddenly need it
• A. If B. in case C. that D. unless
• 3. A:What are you going to do next year?
• B: I wish I ____ the answer to that question
• A.Knew B. know C. could know D. would know
• 4. A:These figures are too complicated to work out in your head.
• B: Yes, if ____ we had ad calculator.
• A. Beterr B. only C. really D. that
• 5. A: What are you doing later this afternoon?
• B: Oh, ____ the game finishes, I’ll go home, I expect
• A. If B. in case C. unless D. when
• 6. A: Do you think I should take the job?
• B: You shouldn’t do anything ___ you think it’s the right thing to do.
• A. If B. in case C. unless D. when
• 7. A: There’s always something going wrong with this car
• B: If you had any sense, you’d____ it long a go
• A.Be selling B. have sold C. sell D. sold
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• Exercise 28: Complete the following sentences with the correct forms of the words in parentheses
• 1. I (wear) would wear some warm clothes today, if I were you. It’s quite cold outside
• 2. You (not/have) wouldn’t have had the accident, if you’d been more careful
• 3. If I (have) had enough money, I’d buy a new car
• 4. If you (wait) wait for a few minutes, I’ll come into town with you
• 5. I would have told you if I (know) had known.
• 6. People (like) would like Robert more if he didn’t always talk about himself.
• 7.I (speak) will speak to my boss about my holidays today if I get the chance
• 8. If he (make) makes a promise he always keeps it
• 9. I’d go to the cinema more often if it (not/be) were not so expensive
• 10.I (not/leave) wouldn’t have left my last job if the wages had been better
• 11.He always (get) gets angry if you talk to him about politics
• 12.If you go out without a coat, you (catch) will catch a cold
• 13.If you (ask) had asked me, I would have helped you.
• 14What (you/do) would you do if you saw someone drowning in the sea?
• 15.I’ll go out this evening if I (not/be) am not be too busy
• Exercise 29 : Circle the best choice
• 1.The death rate would decrease if hygienic conditions _ improved,
• A.was B. is C. were D. had been
• 2. The education in Japan ___ ifthe basic principles of education had not been taken into consideration.
• ‘A. would go down B. would have gone down C. went gone D. had gone down
• 3. Ifthere___the rice fields could have been more productive,
• A had been enough water C. would be enough water
• B. were enough water D. are enough water
• 4, The patient could not recover unless he ___an operation.
• A. had undergone B. would undergo
• C. underwent D. was undergoing
• 5. Ifshe___ him, she would be very happy.
• A. would meet B. will mest
• C.is meeting D. should meet
• 6. Ifhe____a thorough knowledge of English, he could have applied for this post.
• A.had had B. had
• C.has D. has had
• 7. If had enough money, |___ abroad to improve my En,
• A.will go B. would go
• C. should go. D. should have go to
• 8 The bench would collapse ifthey___on it.
• A. stood B. stand
• C. standing D. stands10. If you____ time, please write to me.
• 10. If you__ time, plesase write to me
• A. Have B. Had C. has had D. has
• 11. If only I ___ you wanted to invest money in business,
• A. had known B. knew C. have known D. know
• 12. If were to leave my country, I___ disappointed.
• A. probably be B. would have been
• C. will be D. would be
• 13. If he hadn't wasted too much time, he__ in his examination,
• A. would fail B. wouldn' fail
• C. wouldn't have falied D. wont fail
• 14, If had taken that English course, I_much progress.
• A. had made B. would have made
• C.made D.would mak
• 15. If I were in your place, I__a trip to England
• A. will make B. had made
• C. would make D. made
• 16, If you inherited a million pounds, what __with the money?
• A, do you do B. will you do
• C. would you do D. are you going to de
• 17.If you as__ as I told you, you___in such predicament now.
• A. didn’t would not be B, had done/had not been
• C. do/ would not be D. had done/ would not be
• 18. Come and work for my company if you___ better to do.
• A. have nothing B. will have nothing
• C. had something D. had nothing
• 19. If you had done as I told you, I think you___.
• A. would succeed B. would have succeeded
• C. could succeed D. had succeeded
• 20. If he had got half a mark more, he ___in the exam.
• A. wouldn't fail B. wouldn't have failed
• C. won't fail D. won't be failing
• 21. Are you thinking about going to the Bahamas for the holidays?
• No, butif! ____ the time, I would definitely go,
• A have B. had
• C. have had D. would have
• 22. I's really raining. - Yes. If the weather ___, we'll have to camp somewhere else
• A. would get worse B. might get worse
• C. get worse D. should get worse
• 23. Why did you only send twenty dollars in the mail? -If had more money, I___ given.
• You more
• A. wil have B. would have
• C. would D. have
• 24, My boss made me work overtime again. - If I were you, I ___my job.
• A. would quit B. will quit
• C. must quit D. quit
• 25. Thanks for your help. -____ want more information, call again tomorrow.
• A. Were you B. Had you to
• C. Might you D. Should you
• 26, Remember the day I drove you to the airport? - If you hadn't__me, I would have
• been late,
• A take B. taking
• C. took D. taken
• 27. Sally finally got here from Chicago. - If she had come earlier, we___- taken her to
• the play,
• A. would be B. would have
• C. had have D. would had
• 28. | con't know whether to take that mathematics course or not. -If___ you, I'd take it.
• A. l am B. I will be
• C, T had been you D. I were
• 29. My car broke down when I was leaving Detroit and I had to take the bus.
• ____. we would have picked you up.
• A. Had we known B. If we have known
• C. We had known D. tf we did know
• 30. I's being to ran
• ___., We won't be able to finish the ball game.
•
• A.If it stops B. Should it stop
• C. Unless it stops D. If it didn't stop
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• WISH
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• 31. Joe has three sisters, doesn't he? - No wonder he wishes he __a brother.
• A.had B.have C. will have D. can have
• 32. I hear that the Jenkinses lost all their money gambling in Las Vegas. Now, they wish
• they __.
• A. have never gone B. never go
• C. never went D. had never gone
• 33. My daughter wants to go to Disneyland. Many children wish they ___ there,
• A .can go B. will go C. could go D. go
• 34. Candy was telling the truth about the accident. –I wish I ___her before now.
• A believe B. would believe
• C. have believed D. had believed
• 35. Did Mr. Bradley have any complaints about me? - He wishes you ___so late all
• the time.
• A. weren't B .aren't
• C. haven't been D. won't be
• 36. What do you want, Mom? - Johnny, I wish you___ that stereo,
• A. tum down, B. have turned down
• C. would turn down, D. having tumed down
• 37. Did you order copies of your wedding pictures? - | only ordered one copy, but now I
• wish |____ two.
• A. had ordered B. order
• C. have ordered D. would ordered
• 38. Did you ever finish high school?
• No, I didn’t. But I wish I___
• A. have B. had
• C. will D. were
• 39. Maybay Paula will bring us good news about our tests- I wish she___
• A. does B will C brings it D. would
• 40. It’s to bad Rhonda is moving to Azizona – I wish it ___ so far away
• A. weren’t B. won’t be C. couldn’t be D. isn’t
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• Exercise 30 : Complete the information about Barfold Hall. Put in the
correct form of these verbs
Build (past simple)
1. Own ( present simple) 3. Buy( past simple) 5. Do (present perfect)
2. Use ( past continuous) 4. Not look ( past perfect) 6. Use ( present simple)

• The building at the end of the High Street is Barford Hall, which was
build in 1827. Today the Hall (1) is owned by Bardale Council . It (2)
was being used as warehouse when it (3) was bought by the council
in 1952, and it (4) hadn’t been looked after very well. Since then a
lot of work (5) have been done on it, and these days the Hall (6) is
used 18 an art centre.
• Exercise 31: A press conference is being held. Put in the correct form of the verbs.
• Reporter: Can this new drug prolong human life?
• Professor: Yes, we believe that human life can be prolonged by the drug.
• 1. Reporter: Are you going to do any more tests on the drug?
• Professor: Yes, further test are going to be done / will be done soon!
• 2. Reporter: What will the drug be called ?
• Professor: It will be called Bio-Meg.
• 3. Reporter: Can people buy the drug now?
• Professor: No, it cannot be bought by the public yet.
• 4. Reporter: Do you think the company should sell this drug?
• Professor: Yes, I think BioMeg should be sold to anyone who wants it.
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• Exercise 32: Choose the correct verb forms in this news report about
a storm.
• Millions of pounds’ worth of damage has-caused/has been caused
by a storm which (1) swept/was swept across the north of England
last night. The River Ribble (2) burst/was burst its banks after heavy
rain. Many people (3) rescued/was rescued from the floods by
firesighters, who (4) received/were received hundreds of calls for
help. Wind speeds (5) reached/were reached ninety miles en hour in
some places. Roads (6) blocked/were blocked by fallen trees, and
electricity lines (7) brought/were brought down, leaving thousands
of homes without electricity. ‘Everything possible (8) is deing/is
being done to get things back to normal,’ a spokeman (9) said/was
said.
• Exercise 33: In each sentence underline who or what is doing the
action (the agent).
• Example: The traffic was all heading out of the town.
• The photo was taken by my brother.
• The water was pouring out of the hole.
• A policeman has been murdered by terrorists.
• We were woken by the alarm.
• The guide led a group of tourists around the castle.
• The dog has bitten several people.
• Exercise 34: You are telling a friend some news. Use the notes and complete thesecond sentence. Sometimes you
need to use the active and sometimes the passive.
• Example:
• > (past simple: Claire/ go/ to Florida/ last month)
• You remember Claire? She went fo Florida last month.
• > (present perfect: send/ our luggage/ to Australia)
• Bad news about our luggage. It's been sent to Australia.
• 1. (past simple: Claude Jennings/ win/ the quiz competition)
• Did you hear about the quiz competition? It was won by Claude Jennings.
•
• 2. (past simple: Mrs Miles/ do/ a parachute jump/ last week)
• You know Mrs Miles? She did a parachute jump last week.
•
• 3, (present perfect: a bull/ attack’ David)
• Have you heard about David? He's been attacked by a bull.
•
• 4. (present continuous: build/ the house)
• Trevor and Laura have bought a house. It’s still being built.
• 5.(present simple: Andrew! like! Jessica)
• Did I tell you about Andrew? He likes Jessica.
•
• 6.(present perfect: throw away/ your stamp collection)
• Bad news about your stamp collection. It's been thrown away.
•
• 7. (present perfect: Martians/ kidnap/ my neighbours)
• Did | mention my neighbours? They've been kidnapped by
Martians.
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• 8.(past simple: five people/ see/ the ghost)
• Did you hear about the ghost? It was seen by five people.
• Exercise 35: Laura is writing to a friend. This is part of her letter.
•
• Someone broke into our house at the weekend. The burglar took some jewellery. But luckily he
didn’t do any damage. A very nice young police officer interviewed me. Detectives found some
fingerprints, and the police computer identified the burglar. Police have arrested a man and are
questioning him. But they haven't found the jewellery.
• Now complete the passive sentences in this conversation. Use a phrase with by only if it
• adds information.
•
• Laura: Our house was broken into at the weekend.
• Melanie: Oh no!
• Laura: Some jewellery (1) were taken.
• But luckily no damage (2) was done.
• Melanie: Did the police come and see you?
• Laura: Yes, they did. | (3) was interviewed.
• Melanie: I don't suppose they know who did it.
• Laura: Well, amazingly they do. Some (4) fingerprints were found and the (5) burglar was
indentified.
• Aman (6) has been arrested and (7) is being questioned.
• Melanie: Wonderful.
• Laura: There's only one problem. The (8) jewellery hasn’t been found .
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• Exercise 36: Write a paragraph from the notes about the first motor
car. Some sentences are active and some are passive. Use a phrase with
by only if it adds information.
•
• Example: a Belgian called Etienne Lenoir! make/ the first motor car
•
• => The first motor car was made by a Belgium called Etienne Lenoir.
• 1. but/ Lenoir/ not produce/ many cars/ for sale
• But Lenoir did not produce many cars for sale
• 2. a German called Karl Benz/ start/ commercial production
• Commercial production was started by a German called Karl Benz
• 3. people/ now/ see/ Benz/ as the father/ of the motor car
• Benz is seen as the father of the motor car
• Thanks for paying attention yall. Hope you all have
• a good afternoon