Reported speech

4 Write the direct speech in reported speech.

a) “The operation was a great success.”

She told reporters that the operation had been a great success.

b) “We’re going to the movies after we leave the restaurant.”

They said that they were going to go to the movies after they left the restaurant

c) “Why don’t you want to take the exam?”

He asked me why I didn't want to take the exam

d) “I didn’t see the robber steal the car.”

Richard claimed
_________________________________________________________________

e) “I can’t believe he’s going to prison.”

She said __________________________________________________________

(5 points)

Unreal conditionals

5 Match the sentence beginnings (a–c) with the endings (1–3).

a) If I don’t have to work this weekend, 1) I’d have a lot of freedom.

b) If I earned a lot of money, 2) I’d have saved some for a rainy day.

c) If I had earned more money last year, 3) I’ll go shopping.

6 Complete the text with the correct conditional form of the verbs.

If I (1) had (have) a lot of money, it (2) would be (be) great because I (3)woundn´t have to
(not have to) work, and that (4) _________ (make) me extremely happy! I (5) _________ (buy)
myself an amazing apartment somewhere, and I (6) _________ (go back) to college and study art.
But I don’t have a lot of money. I almost did, though. Usually I buy a lottery ticket, and I always
choose the same numbers. But last weekend I forgot, and my numbers came up! If I (7) _________
(bought) a ticket, all my dreams (8) _________ (come) true.

(5 points)

Phrasal verbs
7 Complete the sentences. Write phrasal verbs using the verbs in parentheses and add the
correct object pronoun where necessary.

a) Don’t leave your jacket on the floor. pick it up ! (pick)

b) I’m not at all like my mother, but I look like my father. (take)

c) Shelly’s accident put off horse-riding for a long time. (put)

d) We’re exhausted. Going to the gym has really wear us out . (wear)

e) I feel awful. Maybe I’m come down with a cold. (come)

Grammar

Narrative tenses

8 Complete the email with the simple past, past progressive, past perfect simple, or past
perfect progressive form of the verbs.

Hi Mom,

Well, here I am on my camping vacation, and I (1) __________ (finally arrive) on Cape Cod. When I
got to the campground, Liz and Jack (2) __________ (already arrive) because they (3) __________
(take) the ferry. When we all got to our campground, it was raining hard, and the ground was like
a river because it (4) __________ (rain) for two weeks. Then, while I (5) _________ (try) to put up
the tent, it (6) __________ (blow) away into a tree. I finally (7) __________ (get) it down, but it
was torn, and so I (8) __________ (spend) a very uncomfortable night in Liz and Jack’s tiny tent
with them. I (9) __________ (not sleep) at all. I (10) __________ (decide) that I don’t really like
camping. I can’t wait to get home.