How are the speakers saying the sentences below? Match each sentence with the best adverb.

Write the adverb

in the blank.

politely sadly nervously quickly shyly

incorrectly impolitely happily angrily kindly

1. “I just got engaged!” she said .

2. “My dog just died,” he said .

3. “I’m in a hurry,” she said .

4. “I no make mistakes,” he said .

5. “May I please make a telephone call?” she asked .

6. “Bring me a menu, fast!” he said .

7. “This is the last time I’m telling you! Clean up your room!” she said .

8. “W-w-will you m-m-marry m-m-me?” he asked .

9. “Please don’t ask me to speak in front of the class,” she said . 10.“Can I help you?” he asked .

Choose the correct adjective:

1. I am so (relaxing / relaxed) I don’t want to move.

2. I find horror films really (frightening / frightened) and not at all fun to watch.

3. Sometimes I get really (frustrating / frustrated) when I can’t express myself well in English.

4. We were stopped by a man with a knife who took our money. It was (terrifying / terrified).

5. The programme was really (interesting / interested).

6. She was (overwhelming / overwhelmed) when everyone cheered and we gave her presents.

7. If I feel stressed, I find taking a bath is often (relaxing / relaxed).

8. I am really (tiring / tired); I think I’ll go to bed.

9. He’s very (interesting / interested) in history.

10. The trip was (overwhelming / overwhelmed), with so many things to do and it was all so new.

11. She is never (satisfying / satisfied) with her work.

12. Cleaning is so (tiring / tired)! I think I’ll have a rest!

13. She thought the ride on the rollercoaster was (thrilled / thrilling).

14. I was really (surprising / surprised) when I saw you. I had thought you were on holiday.

15. My grandmother was (shocking / shocked) by the man’s bad language.

Complete with full or less

1. What a lovely present! That was…………… very of you. (think)

2. He's told me…………… times about how good he is at football. (count)

3. My best friend is a …………… rich, lawyer. (power)

4. You must remember to recharge your phone. Without its batteries, it's . …………… (use)

5. Although everybody knows that cigarettes are …………… to our health, many people still smoke. (harm)

6. The new sales assistant was really…………… and rude. (help)

7. Look at the newborn baby. He’s completely…………… . (help)

8. Don't worry, John - this injection will be completely . (pain)

9. Thieves broke into the museum and stole a…………… painting by Van Gogh. (price)

10. She's really rich, but her clothes are always very…………… . (taste)

11. I bought some shares in the company 5 years ago. Nevertheless now they are…………… . (worth)

12. How could you be so…………… as to lose your wallet? (care)

13. I’m going to give some clothes to the . …………… (home)

14. I spent a …………… night worrying about you! Where have you been? (sleep)

15. That little boy is absolutely…………… . He’s not afraid of anything! (fear)

Fill the gaps with for, so that or to.

1 She's on a mission ....................... save the world.

2 Recycling is good ....................... the environment.

3 I like to arrive 20 minutes early ....................... I have time for a cup of tea.

4 I'm doing my homework on the bus ....................... my teacher doesn't kill me.

5 Begsy took a backstreet ....................... avoid the heavy traffic.

6 My brother Jim went to Thailand ....................... escape a meaningless existance.

7 World leaders are doing everything they can ....................... destroy the planet.

8 She bought a map ....................... she wouldn't get lost.

9 We went to bed early ....................... we wouldn't be tired in the morning.

10 You must bring warm clothes ....................... tomorrow.

11 ....................... making mojito you need crushed ice, sweetened lemon juice, mint and white rum.

12 ....................... play the guitar you really need lessons.

13 He invited a friend along ....................... Carla wouldn't be moody.

14 Charles has gone out ....................... get the paper.

15 Let's stop ....................... a coffee.

16 Vincent went to Madrid ....................... buy furniture.

17 Luis is training ....................... be a nurse.

18 We arrived in good time ....................... get a place near the front.

19 My Mum went to London ....................... the sales.

20 I went to London ....................... see JK and Pete.

Match the beginnings of the sentences to the correct endings.

1. I bought a lovely new dress… a. … for marking important parts of documents.

2. A small notebook is useful… b. … so that I could be first in the queue when the shop opened.

3. David worked really hard… c. … for painting the best picture.

4. Highlighter pens are great… d. … for writing down new vocabulary.

5. I gave my teacher a big bunch of flowers… e. … so that we'll have enough for the weekend.

6. I got up early… f. … to wear to the party.

7. My son won a prize at school… g. … to pass the final exam.

8. I ordered an extra loaf of bread… h. … to say 'thank you'.

Read the sentence and choose the one option a-d which best fits the space.

1. I took some tablets … rid of my headache

a. to get

b. to getting

c. for get

2. Paul quit his job … more time with his family

a. for to spend

b. so to spend

c. so that he could spend

3. This liquid is good … stains out of cotton clothes

a. for getting

b. for get

c. for to get

4. When you visit the waterfall, it's a good idea to take a plastic coat … you dry

a. to keep

b. to keeping

c. keep

5. I got up really early … I wouldn't miss my flight

a. to

b. for

c. so that

6. I drink chamomile tea before I go to bed … to sleep

a. for go

b. to help me go

c. so that go

Rewrite with the appropiate Purpose clause.

1) I am going to study harder. I want to pass my exam

- I´m going to…

2) A lot of people learn English because they want to study in England.

-A lot of people learn English …

3) He lifted me up because he wanted me to see what was happening.

- He lifted me up, so…

4) Try to write clearly. That way you will avoid being misunderstood.

-Try to write clearly so as to…

5) What do I need to know, if I want to be a good doctor?

- What do I need to know to…

6) If you want to have a hundred students, you will need at least three teachers.

- You will need at least three teachers to…

7) They had to eat grass and drink melted snow in order to stay alive.

- They had to eat grass and drink melted snow so that…

8) I sat next to the window because I wanted to see what was going on.

- I sat next to the window, in order that…

9) I waved my arms. I wanted them to see me.

- I waved my arms so that…

10) He does gymnastics in the bathroom to keep fit.

-He does gymnastics in the bathroom in order to…

-He does gymnastics in the bathroom so that…

11) He drove as fast as he could. He wanted to reach the airport in time.

- He drove as fast as he could so as to…

12) He took a taxi to the airport. That way he didn´t miss the train.

- He took a taxi to the airport so as not…

13) I told him everything. I wanted him to know how to do it.

- I told him everything so that…

14) She opened the car window so that she could get some fresh air.

-She opened the car window in order to…

Present Simple, Continuous, Perfect, vs Past Simple, Continuous

1. We ........................................................ (invite) them to the party but they didn’t come.

2. It .................................................. (rain) when we.............................................. (go) out.

3. It’s a nice day today. The sun ......................................................... (shine).

4. I got up early and ............................................................... (have) a shower.

5. The phone ............................(ring) while Mary ......................................... (cook) dinner.

6. Tom isn’t at home at the moment. He .................................................. (travel) abroad.

7. I saw Bob and Sam at the party, but I ................................................. (not/speak) to them.

8. Robert had a book in his hand but he .............................................. (not/read) it.

9. The floor is clean now. I ............................................................... (just/wash) it.

10. How often ................................................................. (you/go) on holiday ?

11. Janet and Daniel ...............................................................(be) married for nine years.

12. Who .............................................................................. ( invent) the telephone ?

13. Jo got married when she ................................................... (be) 23.

14. I ............................................................(know) Ann and Lesley since we were at school..

15. The children are in the living room. They .......................................... (watch) TV.

16. We ................................................ (not/be) hungry, so we didn’t stay for lunch.

17. Betty ...................................................... (have) the same job for 15 years.

18. I ...................................................................... (never/ride) a horse in my life.

19. We ...................................................... (go) to the cinema yesterday

Fill in the correct form of the tenses, Past or Present

1. What ______________________ of your new boyfriend (you think).
2. She ______________________ anything about his past yet (never hear)
3. We __________________them at a restaurant last week (meet).
4. I ______________________ the contents of the contract tomorrow (read).
5. Where ______________________ your last holidays? (you spend)
6. He ______________________ a glass on the floor (just throw)
7. In the past two years she ______________________ a very nice person (become)
8. The exercise book ______________________ 17 € (cost)
9. The used to ______________________ with furniture but now she ______________________
with cars (deal, deal)
10. He ______________________ his homework. He can go out now. (just do)
11. Our cows ______________________ more mild recently (give)
12. It was hot yesterday. The children ______________________ swimming. (go)
13. Since his departure to France I ______________________ any news from him (not hear).
14. The ball ______________________ me on the head and I went to the ground (hit)
15. Please ______________________ on the shirt! I don’t like it (keep)
16. She was lying in her bed when the phone ______________________ (ring).
17. During the war they ______________________ many people. (shoot)
18. I ______________________ you my new house some time next week (show).
19. Last night I ______________________ in my bed for the first time (sleep)
20. She never ______________________ about her future (speak).
21. My friend ______________________ me for many years when I ______________________ him last week (not
see, meet)

Rephrasing verbal tenses

1. She started drinking too much alcohol two years ago.
She…
2. Sharon hasn’t eaten junk food since last May.
Sharon …
3. I haven’t read a play by George Bernard Shaw for eight years.
It is …
4. The last time she wrote a poem was two years ago.
She …
5. We last saw that movie six months ago.
The last time …
6. He began his collection in 1975.
He .....
7. I’ve had this car since 1946.
I ...
8. What do you think about cars?
What ...
9. I have never seen such an interesting person.
It’s ...
10. I’ll start reading at 7.00. They’ll arrive at 7.15.
When ....
11. I begin school at 8 oclock and I finish at 13:00.
At 12:00
TENSES T 16

All Tenses: Fill in the correct form

1. When we reach Land’s End we ____________________ 1,500 km. (walk)

2. I just remembered that I ____________________ the rent yet. I’m surprised that the landlord
____________________ me up and reminded me. (not pay, not ring)
3. It’s a beautiful drive. I am sure you ____________________ the scenery. (enjoy)
4. The car ____________________. If you get in Tom and I ____________________ you a push. (not
start, give)
5. I put the five-pound notes into one of the books; but the next day it ____________________ me
ages to find it because I ____________________ which book I ____________________ it in. (take,
forget, put)
6. He ____________________ the bagpipes since six this morning. He ____________________. (play,
just stop)
7. My son ____________________ work yet. He’s still at High School. – How long
____________________ at school? - He ____________________ there for six years. Before that he
____________________ five years at primary school. (not start, he be, be, spend)
8. Mary: I wonder what he ____________________ now. Ann: Well, his girlfriend
____________________ from Japan too, so I suppose he ____________________ Japanese. (say,
come, speak)
9. When I first met him he ____________________ architecture. (study)
10. While we ____________________ someone ____________________ into the house and
___________________us this note. (fish, break, leave)
11. It won’t be easy to get out of the country .The police ____________________ all of the ports.
(watch)
12. If I catch some fish, ____________________ them for me? (you cook)
13. He ____________________ to come. (not forget)
14. It ____________________ for the last two hours so the game ____________________ (rain, be
postponed)
15. When I ____________________ him he ____________________ a picture of his wife. –
____________________ it? (see, paint, you like)
16. The car had nobody I it but the engine ____________________. (run)
17. Tom can’t have the newspaper now because his aunt ____________________ it. (read)
18. This shop ____________________ for good next Monday. (close)
19. Where ____________________ tonight? – I ____________________ out with Peter. (you go, go)
20. At 3 a.m. Jane ____________________ up her husband and said that she ____________________
that someone ____________________ to get into the house. (wake, think, try)
21. When you see me next time I ____________________ my new sunglasses. (wear)
22. This bike ____________________ in our family for the last 14 years. My father
____________________ it for the first five years, then my brother ____________________ it and I
____________________ it since then. (be, use,ride,have)
23. Some time ago I ____________________ that our mayor ____________________ to go to Iceland.
What ____________________ to do there? (read, want, he want)
24. You see, Doctor, she ____________________ ill two days ago and since then she
____________________ anything. I’m sure she ____________________ several kilos. (fall, not
eat, lose)
25. Most people ____________________ at work when the fire ____________________. (be, start)
26. After five years of travelling through Asia I ____________________ back to Europe next week. I
____________________ the flight (go, already book)
27. I saw him when he ____________________ the house. I ____________________ at the corner
when he ____________________ by. He ____________________ a word and I
____________________ a word either. (leave, just stand, pass, not say , not say)
T034 TENSES

Choose the correct tense for each sentence !

1 After Jonathan _________________ his degree, she intends to work in will finish – will have finished –
an office. finished – is finishing
2 Lola looked down to discover a snake at her feet. When she saw it she screamed – was screaming – had
_________________. screamed - screams
3 I borrowed four books on gardening the last time I _________________
go – went – had gone – have gone
to the library.
4 By the time I go to bed tonight I _________________ my work for the will finish – have finished – will have
day finished - finish
5 was growing up – had grown up –
Mark Twain _________________ up in a small town in Mississippi.
grew up – has grown up
6 When my parents _________________ tomorrow, they will see our will arrive – arrive – will have arrived –
new baby for the first time. arrived
7 Until you learn how to take a break, you _________________ your haven’t improved – aren’t improving –
ability to speak English. don’t improve – won’t improve
8 My grandfather _________________ in an airplane before, so this is his never flies – had never flown – has
first time. never flown – never flew
9 have been living – am living – had
I _________________ in this city since I was a small child.
been living – lived
10 While I _________________ TV last night a small mouse ran across the watched – have watched – watch –
room. was watching
11 Jane isn’t here yet. I _________________ since noon but there is no have waited – am writing – wait –
sign of her. have been waiting
12 By the time my brother finally graduated from high school, he attended – was attending – had
_________________ seven different schools. attended – had been attending
13 On June 20th I returned home. I _________________ for almost two was away -have been away – am away
years. – had been away
14 were already dancing – already
When I got to the party, many people _________________. danced – had already danced – have
already danced.
15 Before I started the car, all of the passengers _________________ their will buckle – will have buckled – had
seat belts. buckled – buckle
16 Right now we _________________ a heat wave. It’s been so hot for have – have had – have been having –
almost a week. are having
17 When I go and see the doctor this afternoon I _________________ him
will ask – asked – will have asked – ask
to take a look at my throat.
18 I sent you the money almost a week ago but I still _________________ hadn’t received – didn’t receive –
any confirmation. haven’t received – am not receiving
19 After they _________________ the race the celebrations began. won – have won -win – had won
20 Our football team _________________ a football match until last never wins – has never won – had
season, when the new coach came. never won – never won
21 I _________________ all the questions correctly since I began the had answered – have been answering
course. – have answered – answered
22 have become – become – became –
It’s against the law to kill whales. They _________________ extinct.
are becoming
23 Jim, why don’t you take some time off. You _________________ too are working – were working – had
hard lately. been working – have been working
24 Next month I have a week’s vacation. I _________________ on going am planning – have planned – will plan
on a trip to the Rockies. -will be planning
25 will find – found – find – will have
I’ll be right with you as soon as I _________________ my keys.
found