CAMBRIDGE EXAMS EFR B1

PRELIMINARY
ENGLISH
TEST

GENERAL
GRAMMAR
REVIEW
DO THESE REWRITING EXERCISES . . . SEE IF YOU ARE READY !

1 . I HAVE A COUSIN . HE LIVES IN SWEDEN.

I HAVE A COUSIN _____________________________ IN SWEDEN .

2 . I BOUGHT MY FLAT TWO YEARS AGO.

I _______________________ MY FLAT FOR TWO YEARS.

3 . SAM TOLD THE TEACHER HE WOULD DO HIS HOMEWORK .

HE SAID : I _____________________________ HOMEWORK.

4 . I HAVE TWO FRIENDS. SO DOES FRANK .

FRANK HAS ________________________ AS I DO .

5 . IT IS NECESSARY FOR YOU TO BRING A NOTEBOOK.

YOU _________________________ A NOTEBOOK.

6 . IF SHES BORED, SHE OUGHT TO GO OUT MORE.

IF SHES BORED, SHE ___________________________ OUT MORE.

7 . MY SISTER BOOKED A FLIGHT FOR ME, AS A BIRTHDAY PRESENT.

I _______________________ BOOKED AS A BIRTHDAY PRESENT .

8 . THE MAGAZINE PUBLISHED THE STORY IN 1998 .

THE STORY ________________________ BY THE MAGAZINE IN 1998.

9 . CANT YOU DO BETTER THAN THIS ?

IS THIS ________________________ CAN DO ?

10 . SHALL WE GO OUT TONIGHT ?

HOW ________________________ OUT TONIGHT ?

11 . I DONT AGREE WITH YOUR IDEA.

I _______________________ WITH YOUR IDEA.

12 . THE CHILDREN USUALLY EAT CEREAL AND MILK FOR BREAKFAST.

THE CHILDREN ARE _____________________ CEREAL AND MILK FOR

BREAKFAST.
13 . BOOKS ARE TAKEN TO THE LIBRARY ONCE A WEEK.

THEY _____________________ BOOKS TO THE LIBRARY ONCE A

WEEK
14 . I CANT DO ANYTHING.

THERE _____________________ I CAN DO .

15 . THATS THE FUNNIEST JOKE IVE EVER HEARD .

IVE NEVER HEARD ______________________ JOKE.

16 . WE CANT SMOKE IN CLASS .

WE _________________________ SMOKE IN CLASS.

17 . HE TOLD ME NOT TO BOTHER HIM AGAIN .

HE SAID : ________________________ AGAIN !

18 . I DIDNT UNDERSTAND. ANNA DIDNT UNDERSTAND.

I DIDNT UNDERSTAND AND ____________________ ANNA.

19 . I DONT EAT MEAT BECAUSE IM A VEGETARIAN.

IF I ____________________ A VEGETARIAN, ID EAT MEAT.

20 . THOMAS HAD A DOG ON A LEASH. IT WAS BLACK AND BIG.

THOMAS HAD A ________________________ DOG ON A LEASH.

21 . HORACE OFFERED TO HELP ME WITH MY BAGS.

HORACE TOLD ME : ____________________ HELP YOU ?

22 . WE HAVE PLANNED A BIG PARTY FOR MARK ON 14TH .

WE _______________________ THROW A PARTY FOR MARK ON 14TH.

23 . THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AT 8 PM .

THEY ______________________ THE LIGHTS AT 8 PM

24 . I LIKE ENGLISH BETTER THAN SPANISH .

I PREFER _______________________ SPANISH .

25 . SHE WAS 13 YEARS OLD LAST WEEK .

IT WAS ____________________________ BIRTHDAY LAST WEEK.

26 . HOW LONG AGO DID YOU MEET PAUL ?

HOW LONG _____________________________ PAUL ?

27. I WANT TO KNOW IF THE JOURNEY WILL BE LONG .

I SAID : __________________________ BE LONG ?

28 . THATS THE MAN I SAW MARK WITH .

THATS THE MAN _________________________ I SAW MARK.

29 . DOES MICHELLE LIVE NEARBY ? MARY ASKED TOM.

MARY ASKED TOM ___________________________ NEARBY .

30 . THE BAG IS TOO EXPENSIVE, I CANT BUY IT .

I __________________________ TO BUY THE BAG.

31 . THE HOUSE IS CLEANED EVERY SATURDAY BY EMMA.

EMMA ___________________________THE HOUSE EVERY SATURDAY.

32 . LOOK ! THAT GIRLS DOG BIT MY ARM YESTERDAY.

THATS THE GIRL __________________________ BIT MY ARM .

33 . SHE HAS CLASSES ON TUESDAY AND FRIDAY.

SHE HAS CLASSES _______________________ WEEK.

34 . THERE WERENT MANY PEOPLE AT THE LECTURE.

THERE WERE ONLY ____________________ PEOPLE AT THE LECTURE.

35 . I STUDIED GERMAN . I CAN SPEAK TO IAN .

IF I DIDNT KNOW GERMAN I WOULDNT ___________ SPEAK TO IAN .

36 . THE BOY WAS KIDNAPPED BY TWO MEN.

TWO MEN ____________________ THE BOY.

37 . HE SUDDENLY DECIDED TO COME WITH US .

HE SAID : I ___________________________ WITH YOU !

28 . WHERE HAVE YOU SEEN TOM ? CLARA ASKED ME.

CLARA ASKED ME ________________________ SEEN TOM .

29 . SHES A VERY SLOW RUNNER FOR A RACE LIKE THIS.

SHE RUNS _______________________ FOR A RACE LIKE THIS.

30 . NOBODY WORKS AS HARD AS MILLIE.

MILLIE IS THE _________________________ PERSON THERE IS .

31 . WHAT TIME DID HE COME YESTERDAY ? I ASKED .

I ASKED WHAT TIME _________________________ YESTERDAY.

32 . THEY WERE TIRED BUT THEY STILL WENT OUT ANYWAY.

THEY WENT OUT ________________________ TIRED.

33 . I HOPE TO GET AN ANSWER VERY SOON .

I LOOK _____________________________ AN ANSWER VERY SOON.

34 . IF HE DOESNT COME ON TIME, WE WONT GO.

WE WONT GO, ___________________________ ON TIME .

35 . IVE HEARD ITS POSSIBLE THAT IT WILL RAIN TONIGHT .

IVE HEARD IT __________________________ TONIGHT .

36 . A UNIFORM IS COMPULSORY AT MY SCHOOL .

I ___________________________ A UNIFORM AT MY SCHOOL.

37 . ON CLIMBING THE STAIRS, SHE FELL DOWN.

SHE FELL DOWN _________________________CLIMBING THE STAIRS.

39 . MARY ASKED ME IF I HAD TO LEAVE.

SHE TOLD ME : _________________________ TO LEAVE ?

40 . I WAS LATE AND I HAD TO WAIT FOR ANOTHER BUS TO THE
SCHOOL.

WHEN I GOT TO THE BUS STOP, THE BUS ______________________ .