1. Use the correct TENSE.

Kevin Adams ______________ (love) trains. He first _____________ (see) one when he was four years old
and he _______________ (think) it was great. He _______________ (go) to a different railway station
every week and ____________________ (write down) the engine number of every train he sees. He
___________________ (do) this since he was eight. By the time he was fifteen he
__________________________ (collect) over 10.000 different engine numbers in various counties. Once,
while he ___________________ (stand) in a station in Cheshire he _____________ (see) something very
unusual. He ___________________________ (wait) for over an hour for a train to go by when suddenly he
______________ (see) a very old steam train coming down the track. It ___________________ (not/stop)
at the station and, as it was passing, Kevin noticed that all the passengers _____________________ (wear)
old-fashioned clothes. When he told the station guard about this, the poor man turned pale. He said that no
steam train _________________ (pass) through that station for years, and that the last one
___________________ (crash), killing everyone on board.
2. Join these sentences using RELATIVE CLAUSES (DEFINING or NON-DEFINING).
○ We've visited an exhibition on Velazquez. I love his paintings.
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○ What is the name of the restaurant? You had dinner there last night.
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○ The family got a new pet. Their dog was stolen.
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○ Tomorrow is the day. The package should arrive then.
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○ Tower Bridge is in London. London is one of my favourite cities.
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3. Rewrite the following sentences in REPORTED SPEECH.
● "Don't make noise now", my father told me.
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● "I'll phone you tonight", he said.
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● "Did you work yesterday?", she asked him.
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● "Let's wait until he turns up", they suggested.
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4. Rewrite the following sentences using MODAL VERBS or MODAL PERFECTS so that both
sentences mean the same. Make any necessary changes. (1)
○ It's against the law to drive when drunk.
● People _______________________________________________________________________________
○ It was not a good idea for her to watch that horror film last night.
● She __________________________________________________________________________________
○ I'm sure that those rumours are not true.
● Those rumours ________________________________________________________________________
○ He definitely forgot my birthday. I have no doubt.
● He __________________________________________________________________________________
○ I'm not sure. I guess Thomas missed the bus.
● Thomas ______________________________________________________________________________
○ Of course, I'll be able to attend the wedding tomorrow.
● Of course, I ___________________________________________________________________________
○ It's not necessary that the employees work overtime today.
● The employees ________________________________________________________________________
○ It's obvious that she is happy about the news.
● She __________________________________________________________________________________
○ She bought lots of food but it was not necessary.
● She __________________________________________________________________________________
5. Rewrite these sentences in the PASSIVE VOICE.
○ They didn't pay me a high salary.
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○ Who has hacked the computer?
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○ Do they speak German in Austria?
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○ Someone has given him a lot of money.
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○ They're building a new ring-road round the city.
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6. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. Use the CAUSATIVE
construction (have something done).
1.- A painter painted Joe’s house last week.
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2.- An optician tests my eyes every year.
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3.- The hairdresser is going to dye Maria’s hair tomorrow.
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4.- A mechanic is repairing my car today.
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5.- I won’t ask someone to pierce my ears.
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6.- A technician has fixed my dad’s computer.
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7. Complete these situations using the suitable CONDITIONAL CLAUSE.
○ This is a hypothetical situation. If people ______________ (drive) more slowly, there
______________________ (not/be) so many accidents.
○ The driver was very unlucky. The accident _________________________ (not/happen) if he
________________________ (not/fall) asleep.
8. Rewrite the sentences so they have the same meaning as the original one. Use CONDITIONALS.
1 I didn't go to Helen's party because she didn't invite me.
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2 We'll go to the beach unless it rains.
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3 Ann can't buy a new car because she hasn't got enough money.
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4 You can get access to the Intranet only by having a password.
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5 She feels lonely since she hasn't got any friends.
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6 Carlos Sainz didn't win the Monte Carlo Rally because his car broke down.
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