GRAMMAR

1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs. Use the Present
Perfect Simple, Past Perfect Simple of the Past Simple.
a. I……(not listen) to Eminem’s latest CD yet
b. We were surprised that she……. (pass) the audition
c. No one…….(hear) of Alex Parks until she won the Fame Academy
d. Thanks to Ketama, flamenco music……(become)more popular
e. I……(save) enough money for my trip by this time next month
f. I hope the concert……..(not start) by the time we arrive
2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs. Use the Present
Perfect Simple, Past Perfect Simple of the Past Simple.
a. The concert was cancelled because not many people……(buy) tickets
b. I….. (not use) my cassette player since I bought a CD player
c. Michelle…… (go) to a brilliant party last week. She….. (not stop)
talking about it since then.
d. Paul was really upset that he…… (not get) tickets for the concert the day
before
e. ……Shakira….. (ever/make) an album in Arabic?
f. I……. (see) Madonna when I was in London a year ago
g. …….. (they/find) their tickets by the time you spoke to them?
h. Shakira….. (win) many awards since she started singing
3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs. Use the Present
Perfect Simple, Past Perfect Simple of the Past Simple.
a. Shakira is not the first famous performer who1.... (have to) learn English
at a relative late age. Celine Dion 2…. (be) a very successful singer in
Canada and France for some time, singing in her native French, when, in
1990, she 3…. (decide) to bring out an album in English. She 4…..
(begin) to study English and three years later she 5…. (bring out) her
first album in English. Since then, she 6….. (become) a major star.
b. Antonio Banderas is another star to 7…… (not study) much English by
the time he 8….. (leave) school. In 1991, when he 9…. (be) thirty, he
10…. (get) an English-speaking part in the film Mambo King. Since then
he 11…… (make) several films in English. Although his English 12…..
(improve) greatly over the years, he 13……(never lose) his Spanish
accent.
4. Choose the correct answer
a. The film has started. You can/must/may stop talking
b. Excuse me, please. May/Could/Should you tell me how to get to the
town hall?
c. They will arrive late. They have to/ought to/are able to finish their
homework.
d. It can/may/must rain tomorrow
e. Linda has passed her driving test. She must/could/might be very happy
f. They are having an important meeting. You needn’t/shouldn’t/couldn’t
disturb them
5. Rewrite each sentence using a suitable modal
a. Kim isn’t capable of moving the boxes
i. She…
 b. It isn’t necessary for Lucy to come with us
i. Lucy…
c. Go and see that film. It’s fantastic
i. You…..
d. It was impossible to hear a word they said
i. I…
e. It’s forbidden to smoke here.
i. You….
f. There’s a chance that he won’t appear in the film
i. He….
6. Choose the most appropriate sentence to follow each statement
a. I should have studied harder
i. I’m satisfied with my results
ii. I’m not satisfied with my results
b. You could have called to say you would be late
i. Why don’t you?
ii. Why didn’t you?
c. I would have visited you in hospital
i. I just didn’t have the time
ii. I just don’t have the time
d. I may have left my keys at school
i. I’m absolutely sure they’re there
ii. I’m fairly sure they’re there
7. Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. Do not change the original
meaning of the sentences
a. I’m sure I forgot to lock the door when I left home (must)
b. It was wrong of you to insult him in front of everyone (shouldn’t)
c. You made a mistake when you didn’t take my advice! (should)
d. It’s possible that I have seen that film before (may)
e. I’m sure that Tom didn’t recognise you. (couldn’t)
8. Choose the correct form of the modal
a. That film was very successful. It must make/must have made lots of
money
b. Where are my keys? I can’t find/can’t have found them
c. I can’t see Dave anywhere. He might stay/might have stayed at home
d. That was a terrible film. We shouldn’t go/shouldn’t have gone to see it
e. I’m sorry. I would tell/would have told you before, but I didn’t want
you to worry
f. We’re having a surprise party for Helen. She mustn’t find out/mustn’t
have found out about it
9. Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs. Use a modal or modal
perfect.
a. Whenever we look at a photograph or watch a film, we 1… (should/not
believe) everything we see. Although we 2 … (can/recognise) the
person, the photograph 3…. (might/not be) totally acure. Someone 4…
(might/not be) some details before it was printed. Thanks to modern
technology, technicians 5….. (able to/improve) the ‘look’ of a person. In
the film Troy¸ Brad Pitt’s legs were replaced with those of another actor
because they didn’t look masculine enough. It 6…. (must/be) a
complicated process, but the film-maker obviously thought it was very
 important. A photographer once made Kate Winslet look slimmer in one
of his photographs. She said that he 7…. (should/not do) that because she
didn’t look like that, and didn’t want to either. So, in the future,
remember that when you see a photograph of a famous person, it….
(may/not be) a true image.
10. Change the following statements, questions and orders into the reporter speech.
a. “I don’t agree with paying students to study”
i. The mayor explained that…
b. “We’ll talk about this later”
i. Mark insists that…
c. “Where will the party take place?”
i. She wanted to know…
d. “Don’t park your car here!”
i. The park attendant advised…
e. “Have you finished all your exams?”
i. Sue’s father asked her…
f. “I can’t see anyone now”
i. He said that…
11. Change the following statements, questions and orders into the reporter speech.
a. “Attendance at our school is very good”
i. The headmaster declared that…
b. “Leave the building now!”
i. They ordered everyone…
c. “When can you meet me?”
i. I asked her…
d. “I don’t think they are enjoying themselves”
i. She mentioned that…
e. “When did she get her hair cut?”
i. I wanted to know…
f. “I have never heard of this group.”
i. She said that she…
g. “Don’t pay any attention to him!”
i. I told her…
h. “We can’t go to the cinema tomorrow”
i. They apologised that…
12. Rewrite the mini-dialogues in reported speech
a. “Amy, I want you to come to my party” David said
i. Dave invited Amy…
b. “I’m sorry but I can’t come” Amy said
i. Amy apologised…
c. “Please help me with this problem” Paul said
i. Paul begged me…
d. “I’ll help you now” I said
i. I offered…
e. “Let’s not go to the cinema tonight” Tony said
i. Tony suggested…
f. “Ok, I’ll rent a DVD instead” Anne said
i. Anne agreed…
g. “Will you go out with me at the weekend?” Pam asked
i. Pam asked John…
h. “Yes, I’ll go with you” John answered
i. John accepted he offer