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PET 4
7. USE MODAL VERBS
EXPRESSING ABILITY: CAN /
COULD / BE ABLE TO
She could memorize numbers.
They were able to drink a lot.
EXPRESSING OBLIGATION/ABSENCE OF IT
GIVING OR ASKING ADVICE / PROBABILITY:
MUST / HAVE TO / NEEDNT
SHOULD / OUGHT TO
You ought to help old
I must do the washing up. / You neednt mop the floor / people / Should she leave the keys?
They have to be there at 5.
GIVING OR ASKING FOR PERMISSION: MAY / CAN /
USE WILL / WOULD: REQUESTS AND OFFERS
COULD (may is more polite)
7.1. REWRITE THE SECOND SENTENCE SO THAT BOTH HAVE THE SAME MEANING.
present.
8. ACTIVE PASSIVE / PASSIVE - ACTIVE
TENSE
ACTIVE
PASSIVE
ACTIVE
PASSIVE
Present Simple
I write emails
P. Continous
I am writing emails
Past Simple
I wrote emails
Past Continous
written.
written.
PASSIVE
ACTIVE
8.1. WRITE SENTENCES IN THE PASSIVE (PRESENT TENSE AND PAST TENSE)
1) DOOR / OPEN ____________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
2) BOOK / READ ____________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
3) CAR / REPAIR ____________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
8.2. REWRITE
THE SENTENCE IN PASSIVE VOICE.
1) Mary
buys
bed.
_________________________________________________________________.
2) He
opened
the
door
_______________________________________________________________.
3) The
mechanic
repairs
cars
__________________________________________________________.
4) John
eats
bananas
________________________________________________________________.
5) They
dont
wear
pink
jackets.
_______________________________________________________.
ACTIVE VOICE.
_________________________________________________________.
8.4. REWRITE THE SECOND SENTENCE SO THAT BOTH HAVE THE SAME MEANING.
____________________________________________________________.
7) The cake was eaten by the students. _________________________________________________.
8) A special dish is being prepared. _____________________________________________________.
9) English is taught by Susan. __________________________________________________________.
10) The oranges are grown in Valencia. __________________________________________________.
9.1. REWRITE THE SECOND SENTENCE SO THAT BOTH HAVE THE SAME MEANING
USE
EXAMPLE
PRONOUN
SUBJECT (SP) or OBJECT
which
American.
Do you see the duck which is lying on
whose
THINGS
POSSESSION for people,
the grass?
Whose pencil is it?
whom
who
that
10.1. COMPLETE THE SENTENES USING RELATIVE CLAUSE WHO /WHICH /WHOSE
1)
2)
3)
4)
TEAM
5) A DJ IS SOMEONE _________________ PLAYS MUSIC IN A DISCO.
6) A SINGER IS SOMEONE ______________ SINGS PROFESSIONALLY.
7) SHE CAME WITH A FRIEND ____________ IS VERY FUNNY.
8) THE WOMAN, ______________ BAG I HAD, WAS SICK.
9) I MADE THE MEAT WITH THE RECIPE _____________ MY GRANDMA GAVE ME
10)
HE HAD TO DELIVER A LETTER TO A PERSON _____________ NAME WAS IN
THE ENVELOPE.
10.2 REWRITE THE SECOND SENTENCE SO THAT BOTH HAVE THE SAME MEANING.
11. 1)
REWRITE
THE SECOND
SENTENCE
BOTHBYHAVE
THE SAME MEANING.
I WAS GIVEN
A TEDDY
BEAR FOR SO
MY THAT
BIRTHDAY
MY UNCLE.
(ACTIVE
PASSIVE
CONDITIONAL MODAL VERBSfor
AND
My/ uncle
_______________________________
my RELATIVE
birthday. CLAUSE)
2) THE MUSEUM IS FREE. You ______________________ pay to visit it.
3) YOLANDA IS SMILING IN THE PICTURE. SHE IS MY WORKMATE.
Yolanda, ______________________________, is smiling in the picture.
4) IF THE SUIT DOESNT ARRIVE, I WONT BE ABLE TO GO TO THE WEDDING.
_______________________, I wont be able to go to the wedding (UNLESS).
5) SOMEBODY MADE A VIDEO OF THE PARTY.
A video of the party ________________________.
6) THATS THE BOY. I TOOK HIS BACKPACK HOME BY MISTAKE.
Thats the boy ______________________ I took home by mistake.
7) HE IS NOT STUDYING VERY HARD, SO HE WONT PASS HIS EXAMS
__________________________________ he would pass his exams.
8) THERE WERENT FREE TABLES IN THE RESTAURANT. WE HADNT RESERVED ONE
We ___________________ reserved a table.
ANSWER KEY:
EXERCISE 7.1
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
SHOULD
MAY NOT BE
OUGHT TO GO
HAVE TO
COULD READ
WOULD YOU
CANT HAVE
HAVE TO PAY
9) WERE ABLE TO
10) DONT HAVE TO
11) MUST NOT SMOKE
12) MIGHT BE
13) SHOULD GO
14) CANT HAVE
15) MAY / MIGHT HAVE
EXERCISE 8.1
1) THE
THE
2) THE
THE
3) THE
THE
EXERCISE 8.2
EXERCISE 8.3
EXERCISE 9.1
1) WOULD BORROW
2) THE CINEMA IF
SCRATCH YOURS
3) WOULD PLAY WITH
4) I WOULD LEARN
5) COMES BEFORE EIGHT
6) UNLESS THE TRAIN IS
HOUSE
EXERCISE 10.1
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
WHO
WHICH
WHICH
WHOSE
WHO
6) WHO
7) WHO
8) WHICH
9) WHICH
10) WHOSE
EXERCISE 10.2
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)