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Subject: Grammar Activities. Sat 20 Nov - 20:29 |
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1. Complete the sentenceswith the appropriate form of the verb in brackets:
a) If people were a little more tolerant, our world ________________________(be) a better place. b) If my father had locked his car properly, it ________________________(never be stolen). c) I would never feel comfortable on a plane if I ________________________ (know)that it’s the pilot’s first trip. d) A dog will never bite you if you ________________________ (look) itstraight in the eyes, I’m told. e) If John ________________________ (not respond) in such an aggressivemanner, he would never have had a black eye. f) If I had seen the film, I ________________________ (not buy) the DVD. g) If Amy ________________________ (do) the washing up, I’ll clear thetable. h) If you drove from Paris to Lisbon, which way ________________________ (yougo)? i) My uncle would stay longer in York if he ________________________ (have)more time. j) If I ________________________ (be) you, I wouldn’t tell him that he’swrong. 2. Choose the correctoption:
a) I live in a small house. I wish I ________________________ in a big one. lived | would live | had lived | b) I drive a Renault. It’s nice but I wish I ________________________ aRolls Royce.c) You’re the best teacher I’ve ever had. I wish you ________________________my teacher last year as well.d) I don’t like these shoes very much. I wish I ________________________them. didn’t buy | wouldn’t buy | hadn’t bought | e) You’re not listening to me. I wish you ________________________ to me. listened | would listen | had listened | f) The weather is awful. I wish it ________________________ raining. stopped | would stop | had stopped | g) I can’t come. I wish I ________________________ come. could | would be able | had been able to | h) I’d love to live in Paris. I wish I ________________________ in Paris lived | would live | had lived | i) All my friends are very rich. I wish I ________________________ rich.j) He’s not arrived yet. I wish he ________________________ up. hurried | would hurry | had hurried | 3. Rewrite thesesentences using a passive form:
a) IFL bought Nessafe. b) Fred asked Simon. c) Caroline will pay for the meal. d) Peter is going to inform John later today. e) The police arrested 12 people. f) Sheila might visit you tomorrow. g) People say that black cats bring bad luck. (2 forms) h) He gave Tim some money. i) They’ve offered Jane a job. j) They believe that he has moved to Brazil. (2 forms) k) People think the new restaurant is very good. (2 forms) l) We teach our students English and French. m) They had paid her an excellent salary. n) His colleagues are organising a surprise party. o) We should tell her about the accident. p) They were fixing the roof when I left. q) They are cleaning the garage at the moment. r) You must read the paragraph carefully. s) They didn’t pay me last month. t) They say that he robbed a bank when he was young. (2 forms). (1 point each. Sentences with 2 forms: 0.5 each) 4. Rewrite thesesentences using the causative form.
Example: We shouldask someone to fix that hole in the wall. We should have that hole in the wall fixed. a) I must ask someone to post this letter immediately. b) Ask someone to photocopy this book, please. c) You should ask your hairdresser to dye your hair red. d) They have to clean our carpets this month. e) The expert hasn’t restored their painting yet. f) The doctor should take his blood pressure. g) I’ll ask someone to serve our dinner before eight. h) We are going to ask someone to repair the CD player. i) A technician has just set up their new computer network. j) A secretary types Mr Evan’s letters for him.
Remark: The work was found on the net.
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