REVISION FROM ROUND 1

Activity 1: USED TO/WOULD

Complete the spaces with the correct form of “used to” or “would”
1. She __would___ like vegetables. I don’t know why she doesn’t now.
2. _Would__ you make sandcastles at the beach when you were younger?
3. He didn’t __used to__ be this funny, but he does now and it is great!
4. My grandmother __would__ to write love letters to my grandfather when they were
dating.
5. They __used to__ be late always, but they have changed.
6. Did he __would__ to buy you flowers for Valentine’s day?

Activity 2: MODALS OF PAST DEDUCTION

Complete the sentences with the correct modal verb of past deduction.
Remember that you need: MODAL VERB + HAVE+ PAST PARTICIPLE.
1. He _mightn’t have won_ (win) first place, the other person is a better runner.
2. They _must have cancelled_ (cancel) the meeting. They are not here and they are never
late.
3. Rachel _couldn’t have put_ (put) petrol in her car before starting the journey.
4. Gerry _might have forgotten_ (forget) his phone. I am not sure why he is not answering.
5. Harry _must have told_ (tell) Andrew the news. How else would be have heard?

Activity 3: REPORTED QUESTION AND STATEMENTS

Report the following questions and statements.
1. “I played football when I was in school,” said Andrew.
Andrew said that he had played football when he was in high school.

2. “My boyfriend buys me the same gift every year and I don’t like it,” said Carly
Carly said that her boyfriend bought her the same gift every year and she didn’t like it.

3. “Can I be of assistance?” asked Kim.

Kim asked if she could be of assistance.

4. “We arrived 10 minutes late,” said Isabel.

Isabel said that they had arrived 10 minutes late.

5. “I am going to the bathroom. I will be back in a moment,” said Tim.

Tim said that he was going to the bathroom. He would be back in a moment.

6. “Do you think it is a good idea to visit Paris?” asked Damian

Damian asked me if I thought it is a good idea to visit Paris.
Activity 4: CLAUSES OF PURPOSE, REASON AND RESULT
Complete the sentence with the appropriate word to communicate: purpose, reason or
result.
1. _So_ everything looked in order, we didn’t clean anything else.
2. _As_ he knew that he was wrong, he had to apologise
3. Go on your hands and knees __so as not to__ cut the changes of falling and hurting
yourself.
4. I decided to do a Swedish course _because_ I was going to live in Sweden for a year.
5. We couldn’t sleep at all last night __because__ all of the noise downstairs.
6. _Due to_ it was nearly dark, we decided to go home straight away.
7. __Since__ Mr. Jones becoming ill so suddenly, we’ve cancelled the conference.
8. She is not working today, _therefore_, she has more free time to rest.