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1.

Complete the following sentences with the Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous form of the verbs:
1) I …………………………………………………………. (cycle) and my legs are really tired now.

2) How long …………………………………………………………. (know) Peter?

3) Somebody …………………………………………………………. (eat) my cookies. There are none left.

4) Somebody …………………………………………………………. (eat) my cookies. There are very few left.

5) How many books …………………………………………………………. (write) ?

6) She must be tired. She …………………………………………………………. (write) all afternoon.

7) I …………………………………………………………. (read) all afternoon. I ……………………………………. (read) 5

chapters.

8) They …………………………………………………………. (travel) for months, and they ………………………………

……………………….…………… (visit) three countries so far.

9) I …………………………………………………………. (look) for you since 7 o'clock . - Where ………………………

….………………………….……. (you be)?

10) I …………………………………………………………. (be) to many countries in Europe, but I ……………………..

…………………………..………….. (never visit) Poland.

2. Complete the following sentences with the Future Perfect Simple or Future Continuous form of the verbs:
1) Don't phone between 7 and 8. We ………………………………………………………… (have) dinner then.

2) Phone me after 8 o'clock. We ………………………………………………………… (finish) dinner by then.

3) A: Can we meet tomorrow? B: Yes, but not in the afternoon. I …………………………………………………………

(work) .

4) A: What time does the meeting finish? Will you be free at 11.30? B: Yes, the meeting

………………………………………………………… (finish) by then.

5) If you need to contact me, I………………………………………………………… (stay) at the Lion Hotel until Friday.

6) Ben is on holiday and he is spending his money very quickly. If he continues like this, he

………………………………………………………… (spend) all his money before the end of his holiday.

7) Do you think you ……………………………………………………… (still do) the same job in ten years' time?

8) Lisa is travelling around Europe at the moment. So far she has travelled about 1,000 miles. By the end of the trip,

she ………………………………………………………… (travel) more than 3,000 miles.

9) Please, come at 8. By that time, I ………………………………………………………… (finish) my homework and we

can go out.
10) We are visiting a new city every week. By the end of the summer, we ………………………………………… (visit) all

the most important cities in Europe.

3. Complete these sentences with the appropriate relative pronoun and say if the sentences have either defining or
non-defining relative clauses:

WHEN – WHERE – WHICH – WHO – WHOM – WHOSE – WHY

1) The Johnson family, ………………………………. son moved to the U.K., lives in Canada.

2) The bad weather is the reason ………………………………. I didn’t come to practice yesterday.

3) My classmate, ………………………………. studied hard for the test, failed.

4) I helped the old lady ………………………………. books fell on the floor.

5) Can you tell me about the policeman, ………………………………. you spoke with this morning?

6) My parents remember the time ………………………………. there was no internet.

7) The woman, ………………………………. dog barks all the time, lives together with her daughter.

8) I often visit my grandparents, ………………………………. live a few blocks down the street.

9) Avatar, ………………………………. we saw a few days ago, won several Oscars.

10) The office is a place ………………………………. I can do my work without being disturbed.

11) Give this medicine to the parents ………………………………. child is ill.

12) Most of the people ………………………………. she met were asylum seekers.

4. Complete the sentences with the correct conditional (1st, 2nd or 3rd):
1) If he had been able to afford it, he ………………………………………………… (buy) her a diamond ring.

2) If it rains this afternoon, we ………………………………………………… (not go) out.

3) If she ………………………………………………… (not pass) the exam, she won't get the job she has applied for.

4) If she posted the letter now, they ………………………………………………… (receive) it by Tuesday.

5) If I ………………………………………………… (know) about the dinner I would have come earlier.

6) My boss ………………………………………………… (be) angry if John comes to work late again.

7) If my girlfriend left me, I ………………………………………………… (feel) miserable.

8) I ………………………………………………… (not say) that if I were you.

9) If I had lost my way I ………………………………………………… (go) to the nearest police station.

10) If I ………………………………………………… (see) a spider in my bathroom I would cry out loud.


11) The teacher will be very angry if you ………………………………………………… (not hand) in your homework on
time.

12) If you ………………………………………………… (want) to learn a lot, you would have taken this course.

5. Rewrite these sentences using the passive voice:


1) You can hear the music in all sections of the stadium.

2) Someone has broken the crystal vase.

3) People speak Portuguese in Brazil.

4) They are going to buy a new TV set next week.

5) The lawyer is preparing some important documents for the trial.

6) The politicians will have reached a decision by tomorrow.

7) Joe introduced me to his girlfriend last week.

8) We will finish all the school projects by the end of the next term.

9) The workers were repairing the roof when the fire started.

10) Someone might have stolen the valuable jewels.

11) Had Dorothy solved the problems?

12) The company normally delivers cars within a month.


6. Rewrite these sentences using the “have / get something done” structure:
1) I repaired my fridge.

2) The mechanic changed the oil in my car.

3) The hairdresser cut my hair in a completely different style.

4) A decorator has repainted our house.

5) A friend of mine is going to repair my DVD player next week.

6) My jacket is being cleaned at a specialist cleaner’s.

7) The town hall has just been rebuilt for the council.

8) I will repair my car tomorrow.

9) She is fixing her hair right now.

10) They have painted the house recently.

11) He will fix the broken window later.

12) We are cleaning the entire house this weekend.

13) Mary has washed the dishes after dinner.

14) He is fixing the leaking faucet next week.

15) They have planted the flowers in the garden.

16) We are going to build a new shed in the backyard.

17) She fixes her computer by herself.

18) They have cleaned the carpets before the guests arrived.
7. Combine the two sentences by using the time expression in brackets and underline the time clause in the
resulting sentence:

1) I will have dinner. Then I will wash the dishes. (After)

2) I will wash the vegetables. Then I will eat them. (Before)

3) She will finish law school. Then she will move to London. (As soon as)

4) The bell will ring. We will go home. (As soon as)

5) Mary will call. Then I will ask about the test. (When)

6) She will finish the interview. Then she will leave her office. (After)

7) He will go to the store. Then she will buy her mother’s birthday present. (When)

8) I will clean the living room. Then our guests will arrive. (Before)

8. Complete the following sentences with the past modals of the chart:

Must have - Might / May / Could have - Can't have

1) John ...................................................................... (go) on holiday. I saw him this morning downtown.


2) Nobody answered the phone at the clinic. It ...................................................................... (close) early.
3) Sarah looks really pleased with herself. She ...................................................................... (pass) her driving
test this morning.
4) I didn't know you were going to Phil's party yesterday. You ................................................................. (tell) me!
5) I can't believe Jim hasn't arrived yet. He ...................................................................... (catch) the wrong train.
6) I can't believe Jim hasn't arrived yet. He ...................................................................... (catch) the correct train.
7) Don't lie to me that you were ill yesterday. You ...................................................................... (be) ill - Don said
you were at the ice hockey match last night.
8) I don't know where they went on holiday but they bought Euros before they left so
they ...................................................................... (go) to France or Germany.
9) His number was busy all night - he ...................................................................... (be) on the phone
continuously for hours.
10) It ..................................................................... (be) Mickey I saw at the party. He didn't recognise me at all.
11) Nobody knows exactly why he died. But we think it ...................................................................... (be) an
accident.
12) You ..................................................................... (not be) ill yesterday. Jessie saw you at the bowling alley.
13) I don't know where they went but they .................................................................. (go) to Paris or Marseille.
14) The window was broken, so the thieves ...................................................................... (get) in through that
window.
15) They ...................................................................... (not buy) a new house. They are both unemployed.
9. Rewrite these sentences using the Reported Speech:
1) Mary said, “I will play a card game tomorrow.”

• Mary informed me that

2) Sophie said, “I went to bed early last night.”

• Sophie said that

3) The teacher said to Jenny, „You have to learn your grammar.”

• The teacher told Jenny

4) Jessica told the immigration officer,” This is my first trip to England.”

• Jessica told the immigration officer that

5) He told me, “You are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen.”

• He told me that

6) Marty said, “I’m going to visit my uncle next month.”

• Marty said that

7) He told me, “You are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen.”

• He told me that

8) Lara said, “I get on with my parents really fine.”

• Lara said that

9) Gloria explained, “I can’t come to the party because I’m going away for the weekend.”

• Gloria explained that

10) Mark said, “My friend found a new job in the music business.”

• Mark said that

11) Judy complained, “I have already written this essay four times.”

• Judy complained that

12) Peter announced, “I will not give up until this factory is shut down.”

• Peter announced that

13) Her boyfriend told her,” You have bought a wonderful dress.”

• Her boyfriend told her that


14) Paul said, “I don’t like my new flat.”

Paul said that

15) My father told Ben, “I am sure I saw you here last week.

My father told Ben that

16) Betty said, „If I knew the answer, I would tell you.”

Betty said that

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