GRAMMAR II REVISION

1. FUTURE TENSES
A) Circle the correct option and explain your choice.
I. Yes, I’d love a drink. I ….. a tomato juice, please.
A am going to have B will have
II. Just think! This time next week, we ….. on the beach in Majorca.
A will be lying B will have been lying
III. According to the timetable, the train ….. at this very moment.
A will arrive B will be arriving
IV. I expect they ….. an energy source to replace petrol in 2030.
A will be finding B will have found
V. It’s no use expecting the reports to be ready tonight; I ….. them by then.
A won’t be finishing B won’t have finished

B) Put he verb in brackets into one of the following future forms: present continuous,
future simple, immediate future, future continous, and future perfect.
I. Jack: I don’t want to get married. I ……… (never/get) married.
Mother: You think that now, but one day you ………. (meet) a girl and you ………
(fall) in love.
II. Uncle: I hear you ………. (go) to the regatta tomorrow. ………. (you/sail) it?
Niece: No, but we ………. (take) our cameras. We ………. (try) to photograph the
winning yachts.
III. If you leave your key with the hall porter, he ………. (take) the car round to the
garage.
IV. Where are you all going? There’s nothing to eat or drink here except one chop and
a bottle of champagne, so we ……… (buy) some fish and chips and eat them in the
car. Come with us.
V. A: I have arranged to play tennis with Tom at nine tonight.
B: But you ………. (play) in semi-darkness. You won’t be able to see the ball.
VI. In two months’ time he ………. (finish) his preliminary training and he will be
starting work.

2. INVERSION
A) Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given. Do not change the word given.
I. It was only when the office phoned me that I found out about the meeting. find
Not until ……… about the meeting.
II. The facts were not all made public at the time. later
Only ………. all made public.
III. The response to our appeal was so great that we had to take on more staff.
response
Such ………. to our appeal that we had to take on more staff.
IV. Harry broke his leg, and also injured his shoulder. but
Not only ………. also injured his shoulder.
V. The police didn’t suspect at all that the judge was the murderer. did
Little ……….. as being the murderer.
VI. The bus driver cannot be blamed for the accident in any way. held
In ………. responsable for the accident.
VII. If the government raised interest rates, they would lose the election. raise
Were ………. interest rates, they would lose the election.
VIII. As soon as I got home, I realised I’d left my bag in the shops. had
 No sooner ………. I realised I’d left my bag in the shops.
IX. It was only when I asked a passer-by that I realised where I was. did
Not until ………. where I was.
X. The minister was interrupted just after starting his speech. when
Hardly ……… he was interrupted.

3. CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
A) Rewrite the following as conditional sentences. Use the variations of the main
clause or the subordinate clause if necessary.
I. You need to go to Egypt to see the Sphinx.
If
II. John didn’t leave early so he didn’t get there on time.
If
III. She used factor 12 suntan lotion as she gets sunburnt easily.
If
IV. The fax machine is broken so I’ll have to send it by post.
If
V. There will be an election if the president resigns.
Unless

B) Rewrite the following as mixed conditional sentences.

I. You didn’t tell me earlier so we are not going to the cinema tonight.
If
II. She didn’t cancel the milk so the milman keeps delivering it.
If
III. The train is leaving now so Paul went to the station to greet his son.
If
IV. They were painting the house all day so they are covered in paint now.
If
V. I don’t speak German so I wasn’t given the job.
If

4. SUBORDINATE CLAUSES
A) Identify the subordinate clauses and mention their type and function.
I. As he was not there, I spoke to his mother.
II. I have a friend who loves decorating cakes.
III. When Ambika moved to the United States, she was five years old.
IV. I know what you did last summer!
V. The teacher changed the date of the final test, which made the students happy.
VI. Whoever finishes first can pickup two candies.
VII. The book we read last month had a sad ending.
VIII. The variety of the sport is what makes it open to anyone who is interested.