REVISION FOR THE EXAM

A) VERB TENSES

a) Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box.

learn • am learning • hadn’t learned • send • don’t send • weren’t doing •

didn’t do • haven’t done

1 We ________________ anything wrong in the art room, but the

teacher told us to leave.
2 _____________him an angry email. You’ll only regret it later.
3 I _________________how to drive at the moment.
4 When I was younger, we _______________ much sport at my
primary school.
5 Generally I ________________ best by doing rather than
watching.
6 We________________ any practice tests yet so I’m not sure
what they’re like.
7 ________________ me a text message when you’re free.
8 The English exam was difficult because I ____________enough
phrasal verbs.

b) Write sentences using the correct verb form

1. I /can’t/hear /what /they /talk/ about.

2. _________________________________________________
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3. Nobody /see/ them/ since /last month.
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4. We /have/ our breakfast/before/ we/ set off.
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5. she/go /to the library / twice a week.
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6. you/ever/try /to give up/ smoking /?
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7. Look /at /those grey clouds /! /It /snow /

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8. I / hear /the news/ last night/, but /I /not hear/ it today.

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9. We /have/ a drink /with/ Peter/ tonight.

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10. I /read/ a lot of good books/ recently.

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11. I/ hope/ the weather/ not change/ for the worse.

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12. He/live/ in Canada /for three years /and then/ he /move/ to

Spain.
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RELATIVE CLAUSES

1. He wants to get a job. This job is rewarding enough.

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2. The magazine is very expensive. You are reading it.

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3. There is the man. We’ve heard about him on the TV.

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4. There’s the gentleman. His car has been stolen.

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5. I haven’t decided on the day. I’ll get married on that day.

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6. The sound was like a shot. It woke me up.

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7. This is the house. We often stay in this house on holidays.

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CONDITIONAL CLAUSES

Read Emily’s e-mail and complete the correct form of the verb in
brackets. Use the First, Second or Third Conditional.

Hi, Jack!
It’s a pity you couldn’t come to the Inventors’ Fair with me. If you
1…………………… (be) there, you 2…………………… (have) a great time. If you
3…………………… (see) all the amazing inventions, you 4…………………… (want) to
buy all of them! My favourite invention was the MI3 robot. If I
5…………………… (not see) this robot, I 6…………………… (not believe) this
machine existed. The MI3 does everything. If you 7…………………… (tell) it
to wash the dishes, it 8…………………… (do) it in five minutes. If your mother
9…………………… (ask) you to take out the rubbish, the MI3 10……………………
(take) it out for you. That isn’t all – the MI3 can also do your homework
for you! If I 11…………………… (own) an MI3, I 12…………………… (receive)
excellent marks at school. If I 13…………………… (be) a genius, I
14…………………… (build) one myself. OK, OK, I know what you’re thinking. But
my parents definitely 15…………………… (not buy) me one if I 16……………………
(ask) them!

ALL TOGETHER

Choose the correct answers.

Summerhill School is one of the most famous schools in the world. It 1

built / was built / is built by AS Neill in 1929. Neill believed that school
should be a place 2 who / where / which suits all types of students. That
is why he 3 created / creates / is creating a democratic school. At
Summerhill, all decisions 4 is made / are made / made at school
meetings. Students and teachers 5 decide / are deciding / have
decided everything together. In addition, students at Summerhill 6 can /
mustn’t / shouldn’t choose not to go to lessons. In recent years, more and
more democratic schools like Summerhill 7 have opened / opened / open
all over the world. Now, many parents 8 are choosing / were choosing /
had chosen to send their children to these schools. It seems that they 9
will continue / continue / are continuing to be popular for many years to
come.

REPORTED SPEECH

Complete the sentences in reported speech.

1. “Johnny plays basketball,” she said.
She said that Johnny ……………………… basketball.
2. “They will buy cold drinks for the party,” Toby said.
Toby said that they ……………………… cold drinks for the party.
3. Helen said, “I must leave early.”
Helen said that she ……………………… early.
4. Dad said, “The children want hamburgers for lunch.”
Dad said that the children ……………………… hamburgers for lunch.
5. “The lifeguard is watching the swimmers,” she said.
 She said that the lifeguard ……………………… the swimmers.
6. My dad said, “I can’t repair the car.”
My dad said that he ……………………… the car.
Write sentences in reported speech with the words below.
1. that / his / was doing / Dan / said / he /
homework ..................................................................................................................
.......................... 2. Mum / watch / I / said / that / my / had to /
sister ..........................................................................................................................
.................. 3. said / I / I / the / would / that / at / be /
party ...........................................................................................................................
................. 4. could / tickets / for / Amy / that / she / get / the / said /
concert .......................................................................................................................
...................
Complete the sentences in the reported speech. Pay attention to all
the changes.
1. “The band will play tomorrow,” he said. He said that the
band .....................................................................................
2. “We can meet here,” Pat said. Pat said that
they ...........................................................................................
3. “Pat is having a party this weekend.” Lynn said. Lynn said that
Pat .........................................................................................
4. “There is a good film today,” the teacher said. The teacher said
that .....................................................................................
5. “I want to leave now,” Jon said. Jon said that
he ..............................................................................................
Write the questions in reported speech.
1. “Do you like ice cream?” Maggie asked. Maggie asked
if .............................................................................................
2. “Can the class do the homework?” Don asked. Don asked
if ..................................................................................................
3. “Will he complete the project by tomorrow?” Sheila asked. Sheila
asked if ...............................................................................................
4. “Where are the boys going?” he asked. He asked
where .............................................................................................
5. “What time does the party start?” Mandy asked. Mandy asked
what ........................................................................................
Ask questions for the following answers
1. He came to London one month ago
2.He comes to London about once a month
3.It takes four hours to get there.
4. no, I have never visited The USA
5. My brother pays for the meal
6. He is going to the library now.
7. That red motorbike is Larry’s.

I used to having a horse

I live here since 1997.

My house is built in 1567.

At this time tomorrow, I'll be fly to Tokyo