1. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS.

a. USE THE PRESENT SIMPLE / PRESENT CONTINUOUS / PAST SIMPLE / PAST CONTINUOUS:
i. While I ______________ (drive) down the road, I came across a big cow.
ii. I __________ (use) my brother’s guitar until I get one.
iii. Spain ________________ (beat) Canada at football last year.
iv. Someone ______________ (hit) me as I came into the room.
v. When I came into the room, he ____________________ (lie) on the floor.
vi. When he called me on the phone, I ____________________________ (drive)
vii. You __________ (not hold) the kite right. Let me show you.
viii. Regular exercise __________ (help) you to stay healthy.
b. USE PAST SIMPLE OR PRESENT PERFECT
i. John and Julie ___________ (have) their car for about a year. They ___________ (buy) it last
May.
ii. We ____________ (not decide) what to get Mark for his birthday yet. Last week, his wife
__________ (tell) us he likes watches a lot.
iii. Carol and I ______ (go ) to the cinema three nights ago.
iv. It’s the first time you ___________ (visit) our flat, isn’t it?
c. USE A PERFECT TENSE (PRESENT PERFECT / PAST PERFECT / PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS /
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS)
i. When she arrived home, her husband ________________ (not cook) dinner yet.
ii. Those trees _________________________________ (grow) so high that they block the view.
iii. I’m tired. It’s seven and I _______________________ (work) in the garden since lunchtime.
iv. By the time we got to the airport, the plane __________________ (leave)
v. Her eyes are red. I think she _______________ (cry)
d. USE A FUTURE TENSE (PRESENT SIMPLE / PRESENT CONTINUOUS / BE GOING TO / WILL / FUTURE
CONTINUOUS / FUTURE PERFECT)
i. By the time they reach Manchester tomorrow, they _____________________ (travel) for
fourteen hours.
ii. By this time next year, I ________________________ (finish) my studies.
iii. ‘Have you made plans for the summer?’ ‘ Yes, we _____________ (go) to Spain.
iv. ¡We are moving house tomorrow’ ‘Are you? I ___________ (help) you with the furniture.
v. ‘The weather has been terrible, hasn’t it?’ ‘ Oh, Yes. I think ___________ (rain) again later.’
2. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS. (CONDITIONAL SENTENCES AND I
WISH / IF ONLY)
i. If he _____________________ (NOT RIDE) his bike, he would not have suffered the accident.
ii. If he _____________________ (BRING) his passport, he would not have had trouble at the
airport.
iii. If you had written a note, you _________________________ (NOT FORGET) to take your
medicine.
iv. If he _______________ (SPEAK) a foreign language, he would get a better job.
v. I would have been exhausted if I ______________________ (SWIM) such a long distance.
vi. If there ____________________ (BE) monsters in lakes, people could not have a holiday
near them.
vii. If you had come to the wedding, you ________________ (MEET) him.
viii. I wish you ___________________ (come) to the party tomorrow.
ix. I wish my classmates ________________ (BEHAVE) better at school next year.
x. I wish I _________________ (pay) more attention to my friends the last time I met them.
3. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES BEGINNING AS INDICATED (CONDITIONAL SENTENCES AND I WISH /
IF ONLY)
a. I’d like to be on a desert island right now.
i. I wish
b. I got wet because I didn’t take an umbrella.
i. If I
c. If he doesn’t call this week, it will be too late.
i. Unless
d. I was so bored that I decided to go to the cinema with my friends.
i. If I
 e. You’d better see a doctor.
i. If I…
4. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE.
a. The caretaker used bleach to clean the entrance.
b. All the scientist agreed on the measures to be taken.
c. “In democracy, all citizens should cast a vote in an election.”
d. “They didn’t give him what he needed.”
e. “The earthquake is going to hit all places.”
f. “People may only leave home for specific reasons.”
g. “They haven’t decided the exact time of the match yet.”
h. “When did they translate this novel into Japanese?”
5. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE IN TWO DIFFERENT WAYS.
a. “People say that she is a good politician.”
b. “She has just given us the exam.”
c. “They believe that more than 100 people will apply for the job.”
d. “I gave him a book for his birthday.”
6. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO THE ACTIVE VOICE.
a. “Those application forms are going to be filled in.”
b. “An increase in temperature is being caused by human-made climate change.”
c. “When will the announcement be made?”
d. “In a trade agreement, your word must be kept.”
7. JOIN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING A RELATIVE PRONOUN. MAKE CHANGES IF NECESSARY:
a. Have you checked the answers? They are in the answer key.
b. “This castle is the most visited tourist attraction in this city. Queen Elizabeth spends her summer
holidays in this castle.
c. “Helen is a friend. I went on holiday with her.
d. “Jimmy is my favourite cousin. Jimmy’s partner is my classmate.
e. “New York is the largest American city. It is not the capital of the US.
8. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITHOUT CHANGING THE ORIGINAL MEANING. THE NEW
SENTENCE MUST CLEARLY PRESENT A DIFFERENT LINGUISTIC STRUCTURE.
a. BEGIN AS INDICATED OR USE THE WORD IN BRACKETS.
b. THE WORDS PROVIDED MUST NOT BE CHANGED IN ANY WAY.

1. Even though the car was very expensive, she bought it.
a. In spite of
2. She is designing a special dress for me.
a. I am having
3. They say that Mona Lisa is the feminine version of Da Vinci himself.
a. Mona Lisa
b. It’s
4. The Queen sends birthday telegrams to many people. (Active into passive)
a. Many people
5. When did you start playing with barbies?
a. How long
6. The carpenter is repairing the shutters of Ann’s bedroom tomorrow.
a. Ann
7. I’d like to be on a desert island right now.
a. I wish
8. I got wet because I didn’t take an umbrella.
a. If I
9. If he doesn’t call this week, it will be too late.
a. Unless
10. You’d better see a doctor.
a. If I…