I. GRAMMAR: Put in the words in brackets in the correct form. (____/55) PRESENT SIMPLE vs PRESENT CONTINUOUS 11. He always __________ (go) to Jamaica in the winter for the sun. 12. Today I __________(work) from home because of the heavy snow. 13. The snow __________(not fall) now. Let’s go outside for a walk. 14. She __________ (usually/not drive) in the fog. It’s too dangerous. 15. We __________ (still/wait) for the rain to stop. PAST SIMPLE vs PAST CONTINUOUS vs PAST PERFECT 16.We __________(not get) a table in the restaurant because we ___________ (not book) it. 17. Angela was waiting at the station when she __________ (find) £100. 18. Sarah __________ (run) in the marathon when she __________(fall) and broke her arm. 19. I met my husband while I __________(ski) in the Pyrenees. 20. She was writing a book while she __________(recover) from an accident. 21. Who __________ (tell) you that? That’s pure nonsense! PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE vs PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS 22. So far today, I __________ (have) three cups of coffee. 23. This week we __________(sell) five cars. 24. How long ___________ (you/wait) here? 25. I have a sore throat, I _________ (talk) all day. 26. Sorry, I can’t help you. I __________ (not/see) your wallet anywhere.
COMPARATIVE vs SUPERLATIVE 26. Samara is __________ (clever) girl in the class. 27. Paris is ___________ (romantic) than Sydney. 28. The Canary Islands are__________ (tropical) than other places in Spain. 29. The pollution in Bangkok is ___________ (bad) than in London. 30. Moscow is ___________ (expensive) city in the world at the moment. WILL vs BE GOING TO vs PRESENT CONTINUOUS 31. Look at those black clouds. It ______________(rain). 32. I’m tired now but I’m sure I ____________ (feel) better in the morning. 33. I __________ (go) on holiday tomorrow. The bags are packed, I’m ready to go! 34. Chelsea ___________ (win). The score’s 3-0 and there are only three minutes left. 35. In my opinion, people ___________ (not/work) at all in the future. MAY/MIGHT, CAN’T (2), MUST, SHOULD for past and present deduction 36. He _______ (be) Scottish with a name like Heinrich. 37. Jane didn’t eat anything at the party yesterday. She ________ (be) on a diet. 38. I’m a bit worried about James. He hasn’t arrived yet. He _________ (lose) the way. 39. It was very rude of Pete to say that. He _________ (not/say) that! 40. Doris bought a car last month. She _______ (buy) another car this month, she doesn’t have that much money. I CONDITIONAL vs II CONDITIONAL 41. I ____________ (call) the police if I see him again. 42. What ___________(you/do) if you were me? 43. If the internet ___________(not/work) again, I’ll complain to the company. 44. If I __________(have) a problem, would you help me? 45. If we _________ (go) camping, we won’t have to look for accommodation. REPORTED SPEECH Report the sentences.
46. They asked me: What do you do in your free time? _______________________________________________________________ 47. He said: I didn’t see anything suspicious. _______________________________________________________________ 48. Peter’s mother told him: Don’t come back late! _______________________________________________________________ 49. Ann promised: I will not do that stupid thing again. _______________________________________________________________ 50. The CEO informed the employees: The management are going to sign a new contract. _______________________________________________________________ 51. Sarah asked me: Can you repeat the last sentence, please? _______________________________________________________________ 52. They asked me: Can you swim? _______________________________________________________________ 53. My boss wanted to know: Have you ever been at an international conference? _______________________________________________________________ 54. Sam told his daughter: Stand still! _______________________________________________________________ PASSIVE VOICE 55. Agnieszka Holland directed “The Washington Square” ___________________________________________________________________________
56. Do they import all the clothes from China? ___________________________________________________________________________
57. They will post the results tomorrow.
58. She is washing her jeans. ___________________________________________________________________________
59. People had seen that design before.
60. I haven’t ironed your shirt yet.
61. They are going to close the road for 24 hours.
62. They were planning this trip for a very long time.