Grammar

Mixed tenses: put the following verbs in brackets into appropriate tense

1. We _______________ (watch) TV when it started to rain.

2. I ______________ (want) to visit you yesterday, but you were not at home.

3. Look! It ______________ (rain), so we can't go to the beach.

4. There are a lot of clouds! It ___________ (go) to rain soon.

5. The sun____________ (rise) in the east.

6. Since 2011 they _____________ (visit) their son every year.

7. While the doctor _____________ (examine) Mr Jones, his son was waiting outside this morning.

8. I ________________ (wait) for my girlfriend for two hours.

9. After Larry _______________ (see) the film on TV, he decided to buy the book.

10. Wait a minute, I _____________ (carry) this box for you.

Conditionals: write down these sentences in conditional I, II or III

1. I _______________ (be) very angry with Nick if he ____________ (forget)my CD again.

2. Lucy _______________ (not hurt)her foot if she _______________ (not drop) the old box.
3. If Tracy ____________ (have) a mobile phone, she ___________ ( phone) all her friends.
4. If I __________ (go) to Leipzig, I _____________ (visit) the zoo.
5. If my uncle ____________ (tell) me the way to his office, I_______________ (not arrive) so late.
6. If you_____________ (not read) these articles, you ________________ (not know) the facts about
Africa.
7. Maria _____________ (play) in the school orchestra if she _____________(practise) the trumpet
more often.
8. If Max ______________(not forget) his schoolbag, he ____________ (give) you your USB flash
drive.
9. If it _____________ (be) warmer, we __________( go) swimming.
10. If I _____________ (be)a millionaire, I ___________(live) in Beverly Hills.

Modals: rewrite the sentences

1. Maybe she will return tonight. - She ____________return tonight.

2. Don't stand up! - You _____________stand up!
3. I'm sure they will finish it in a minute. - They _____________finish it in a minute.
4. Please, do it for me. - ____________you do it for me?
5. I am not good at football. – I___________ play football.
6. Students __________stay home if they have the flu.
7. You ____________fix those shoes with some shoe glue.
8. You ___________ want to try on some of the salad.
9. The weather ____________be sunny tomorrow.
10. Mr Smith ____________ have committed a crime.
11. You __________park here.
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MODALS

1. Can/may
2. Must not / need not
3. Must
4. Can
5. Cannot
6. Should / must
7. Could
8. Might
9. Might
10. May
11. Must not

CONDITIONALS

1. I will be very angry with Nick if he forgets my CD again.

2. Lucy would not have hurt her foot if she had not dropped the old box.
3. If Tracy had a mobile phone, she would phone all her friends.
4. If I go to Leipzig, I'll visit the zoo.
5. If my uncle had told me the way to his office, I would not have arrived so late.
6. If you don't read these articles, you will not know the facts about Africa.
7. Maria would play in the school orchestra if she practised the trumpet more often.
8. If Max had not forgotten his schoolbag, he would have given you your USB flash drive.
9. If it had been warmer, we would have gone swimming.
10. If I was/were a millionaire, I would live in Beverly Hills.

Mixed tenses

1. We were watching TV when it started to rain.

2. I wanted to visit you yesterday, but you were not at home.
3. Look! It is raining, so we can't go to the beach.
4. There are a lot of clouds! It is going to rain soon.
5. The sun rises in the east.
6. Since 2011 they have visited their son every year.
7. While the doctor was examining Mr Jones, his son was waiting outside this morning.
8. I have been waiting for my girlfriend for two hours.
9. After Larry had seen the film on TV, he decided to buy the book.
10. Wait a minute, I will carry this box for you.

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