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EXERCISE 1: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense:
Kevin Adams 1)....................(love) trains. He first 2)........................(see) one when he was
four years old and he 3) ..............................(think) it was great. He 4).........................(go) to a
different railway station every week and 5).........................(write down) the engine
number of every train he sees. He 6)............................(do) this since he was eight. By
the time he was fifteen he 7).............................(collect) over 10.000 different engine
numbers in various counties. Once, while he 8).............................(stand) in a station
in Cheshire he saw something very unusual. He 9)............................(wait) for over an
hour for a train to go by when suddenly he 10)..............................(see) a very old steam
train coming down the track. It 11).............................(not/stop) at the station and, as
it was passing, Kevin noticed that all the passengers 12)..............................(wear) old-
fashioned clothes. When he told the station guard about this, the poor man
turned pale. He said that no steam train 13)...........................(pass) through that station
for years, and that the last one 14)...........................(crash), killing everyone on board.

EXERCISE 2: Fill in the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

One afternoon, while I 1).................................................(walk) in town, I 2).......................... (see)
a poster for a liquor promotion at a club I 3) .......................................(used to, go) to. They
4) ................................(advertise) a “vodka disco”. Later that week, my friend and I
5).................................(decide) to go to this club to find out what 6) ..............................(go on). It
was a “drink-as-much-vodka-as-you-can” evening, with music and prizes
for the best dancers. After we 7)...............................(go into) the club, a man 8)
.............................. (give) each of us a T-shirt and a badge in the shape of a vodka
bottle. To my surprise , all the drinks 9)..................................(be) free. We 10)
........................................ (not drink) very much at all –one vodka each- but other
young people 11)............................. (drink) heavily all evening. Some of the dancers
12) ................................(look) quite drunk.
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We all know that companies 13) .....................................(try) to sell us their products and
they 14) .................................(use) almost any means possible to encourage us to spend
our money. 15) ............................................. (this, mean) they can convince us to buy
anything? Even things that are bad for us?
Think about it! The last time you 16) ......................................(buy) an alcoholic drink,
17)...................................(it, be) because you really wanted it, or because an ad persuaded
you to do so?

EXERCISE 3: Change these sentences from active to passive.

• We clean the garage every day.

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• Paul wrote the words and John made the music.
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• Did he give you enough sugar?
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• No one has ever taught the pupils to do that exercise.
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• John Hughes built the biggest sand castle in the world.
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• Has anyone ever asked you to tell the story?
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• They watered the plants and swept the floor in my absence.
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• The rescuers carried the two cold and hungry children down the mountain
and took them into a warm room.
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• Publishers are bringing out new puzzle magazines all time.
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EXERCISE 4: This is a busy week for Helen. Write sentences with have
something done and the words in brackets. Use the correct tense.
a. Yesterday, she (her cheques/pay into) her bank account.
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b. Today, she (her oil/change).
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c. Tomorrow, she (her teeth/clean).
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d. The day after tomorrow, she (her washing machine/repair).
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e. Yesterday, she (her eyes/test) for new glasses.
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EXERCISE 5: Say the same as the written sentences beginning with the words
given.
1) Jim fell down the stairs, that’s why he didn’t play football last Sunday.
If ___________________________________________________________
2) If you don’t come with me I won’t go to the theatre.
Unless _______________________________________________________
3) We were late because the plane was delayed by the bad weather.
If the ________________________________________________________
4) If you want my advice, don’t sell your car.
If I __________________________________________________________
5) I don’t life near my office, so I have to drive.
If ___________________________________________________________
6) He has eaten so many sweets that he isn’t hungry now.
If ___________________________________________________________
7) Anna doesn’t look nice because her clothes are always untidy.
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If ___________________________________________________________
8) She won’t babysit for us if we don’t pay her.
Unless _______________________________________________________
9) Claire doesn’t go to the cinema because she has a lot of work to do.
If ___________________________________________________________
10) In my opinion, you ought to rest for a few days.
If ___________________________________________________________

EXERCISE 6: Rewrite the sentences using a modal verb.

• It isn’t necessary for them to finish the job tonight.

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• It’s possible that I took your jacket by mistake.
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• That man knows how to speak four languages
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• I didn’t wear a sunhat, and now my head hurts.
My head hurts. ________________________________________________
• It rained last night so the grass is wet.
______________________________________________. The grass is wet.
• The man you saw wasn’t Jack. He’s been abroad since the summer.
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• I regret selling the house.
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• It was wrong of you to be rude to the policeman.
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EXERCISE 7: Change the sentences into the reported speech.

• “I have lost the map”. Jack told me.

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• “I won’t be here tomorrow”. She told me.
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• “Are you a student?”- He asked me.
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• “What did you do yesterday?”. They asked her.
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• Mary said, “I will play a card game tomorrow”.
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• Dad asked me, “Where have you been so long?”
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• He asked us, “Don’t make so much noise”.
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• Robert said, “You can stay at my place over the weekend”.
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EXERCISE 8: Combine the following sentences using a relative pronoun. Make

any other necessary changes.
1. We visited the town. It lies at the source of the Danube.
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2. I know the girl. She is going to marry my cousin.
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3. He is a very funny person. I don’t know anyone funnier.
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4. The old house on the hill has finally been sold. It was said to be hunted.
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5. This is the music. I’ve listened to it many times.
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6. I met a friend last week. Her husband is an astronaut.
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7. Peter is going to marry a girl. Her sister is in my class.
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8. I will never forget the day. My eldest son was born that day.
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9. This is the school. I studied there as a child.
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10. New York is a beautiful city. I’d love to visit one day.
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