THIRD YEAR REVISION

1. PAST SIMPLE VS. PAST CONTINUOUS

Last summer, I _____________________ (go) to stay with a friend in Scotland.
Her family lives in a very old house next to the lake. One evening, while my
friend _____________________(talk) on the phone and her parents
_____________________(watch) TV, I _____________________(decide) to go
for a walk around the lake. I _____________________(walk) down the stairs
from my room when I _____________________(see) a girl in a long, white
dress. She _____________________(carry) an old lamp and she
_____________________(sing) quieltly. I _____________________(smile) at
her and _____________________(say) “hello”, but she
_____________________(walk) past me quickly.
2. PRESENT PERFECT VS. PAST SIMPLE

a. A: _____________________(you/ ever/ be) to Australia?

B: No, I _____________________(never/ be) outside Europe.
b. We _____________________(go) to Singapur por the first time in 1999.
c. My mum _____________________(work) for the same Company for
twenty years.
d. What _____________________(you/do) yesterday?
e. She _____________________(be) in Paris three times in her life.
f. When _____________________(you/start) working at this school?

3. WILL VS. GOING TO

1. A: Why are you holding a piece of paper? 

B: I (write)   a letter to my friends back home in Texas. 

2. A: I'm about to fall asleep. I need to wake up! 

B: I (get)   you a cup of coffee. That will wake you up. 

3. A: I can't hear the television! 

B: I (turn)   it up so you can hear it. 

4. We are so excited about our trip next month to France. We

(visit)   Paris, Nice and Grenoble.

5. I think he (be)   the next President of the United States. 

4. MIXED TENSES: complete the sentences with the correct form of
the verbs in PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS, PAST
SIMPLE, PAST CONTINUOUS, PRESENT PEFECT, GOING TO, WILL

a. What ………… you …………………………… (do) when the accident

occurred?
b. I ……………………………(have) the same car for four years now.
c. If it snows this weekend, we ……………………………(go) skiing.
d. What ……………………………your mum ……………………………(do)?
She’s a doctor.
e. Oh no! Look at Tom! He ……………………………(wear) a funny hat.
f. Next year we ……………………………(move) to Canada. It’s a plan.
g. When I ……………………………(arrive) home last night my parents were
having dinner.

5. FIRST OR SECOND CONDITIONAL? Complete the sentence

a. If I don’t start studying today, __________________________________

b. If someone invited me to a tango class, __________________________
c. I will feel healthier if __________________________________________
d. My friends would be angry if ___________________________________

6. COMPARATIVE OR SUPERLATIVE?

1. Greenland is the   (large) island in the world.

2. Travelling by plane is   (fast) than travelling by train. 
3. Boracay Island in the Philippines has  (good) beaches I
have ever seen.
4. Jamaica is   (sunny) than Norway. 
5. Fjordland in New Zealand is   (wet) place in the world. 
6. Quilmes is   (far) than Berazatgui.

7. FOR OR SINCE?
A.  a long time.
B.  we were kids.
C.  three months.
D.  more than a week.
E.  December
F.  21st January.
8. MODAL VERBS. Complete with MUST/ MUSTN’T/ HAVE TO/ DON’T
HAVE TO/ SHOULD(N’T)

A. You _____________________ read my diary! It’s private.

B. Lucy doesn’t have piano lessons tomorrow, so she
_____________________ wake up until 10.
C. Everyone _____________________be kind and helpful with their
parents.
D. I think you _____________________start doing a sport if you want to
keep fit.
E. Most doctors say you _____________________lie in the sun so much.
F. We _____________________hand in 1 essay every Friday at school.

9. PASSIVE VOICE.
A. Complete
a. I didn’t like the meal. The vegetables _____________________(cook)
too long.
b. We _____________________(not allow) to use dictionaries in our
exams.
c. Lunch _____________________(serve) every day in the cafeteria.
d. When ________________this book _____________________(write)?
e. How ________________ cars _____________________(make)?

B. Turn the sentences from active to passive.

a. They didn’t make their beds this morning.

_________________________________________________________
b. My mum prepares breakfast for me and my brothers every day.
_________________________________________________________
c. They wear blue shoes.
_________________________________________________________
d. He never helps me.
_________________________________________________________
e. Where do people speak English?
_________________________________________________________

10. REPORTED SPEECH

A. “He works in a bank, he’s a bank clerk.”

Tom said________________________________________________
B. “My mum is doing yoga.”
Mary told me ____________________________________________
C. “We can’t open this box”
They said ______________________________________________
D. “Don’t look me that way.”
My dad told me _________________________________________
E. “Leave your things here.”
The teacher told the students _______________________________
F. “I’ll open the door, it’s too hot!”
Sarah said ______________________________________________
G. “Could you help me with the shopping, please?”
Lucy asked me___________________________________________
H. “My mum doesn’t like watching TV.”
Carlos said ______________________________________________