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Open the brackets using the right tense-form:

Tom and I have known each other since we were at school. 2. George fell off the ladder while he was painting the ceiling. 3. The painters say they will have finished the downstairs rooms by Tuesday. 4. I have never been to New York. 5. From morning till night they (to examine) the construction site yesterday. 6. They will have exhibited the picture in this museum for 10 years by 2010. 7. He turned his head: somebody called him. 8. If I fill air-sick I will call a stewardess. 9. Hush: somebody was walking in the next room. 10. Call him before you leave for Washington.

Change from Direct into Indirect Speech:

The teacher asked how long New York had been the business centre of the country.

The clerk said he might order a ticket by phone.

The woman said she had never witnessed such a terrible road accident.

My friend asked If I had hitchhiked the previous summer”.

The passenger said that he would stay on deck.

The stewardess said not to be afraid. She said that it was a modern plane, it was safe.

The physician said to the students that people had begun dying of AIDs at the beginning of the 80s.

The mother said to her daughter not to forget to buy lemons and oranges when she went shopping.

George said to his friend if he had made up his mind where to spend that summer.

Bill asked his friend if he was going to support the Conservative party at the election.

Transform into the Passive Voice:

Have the goods been paid for yet?

The children are being looked after by Ann.

The rules are to be kept to.

Was this house lived in by anybody last year?

I don’t like when I am made of by somebody a fool.

Jane, the linen should be collected and put into this basket.

By whom was this note sent you?

Write down what it will be said.

This dress hasn’t been worn yet.

The money was lost yesterday.

Rephrase the sentences using the Infinitive:

I was very tired to go for a walk.

Jack was a person to be interesting to talk with.

I find Pat to be really dependable.

I am surprised Ann to have passed her finals.

He was sorry to have said this.

It seems her to have been sleeping for more than ten hours.

I hoped to see him at the party but he was ill.

We pretended to be listening to him.

I imagine her to be wise and clever.

They say him to have died a natural death.

Complete the sentences:

The girls has been dancing for a long time. 2. We have been working for an hour when it started raining. 3. I saw an accident while I was walking. 4. Unless you wear a coat you’ll catch a cold. 5. By 1993 he will have graduated from university. 6. He asked me if I would come the next year. 7. You’ll feel better after you take a pill. 8. How long has she been driving? 9. Possibly Andrew will come tomorrow. 10. Can you tell me where he is?

Insert articles if necessary:

Where do the Kelleys live? 2. She says that Aunt Ester is coming to see us soon. 3. The boat went through the Suez Canal. 4. The garden, which is at the back of that house has a lot of apple-trees. 5. Why is coal better for heating than wood? 6. Do you know Professor Green’s phone number? 7. London is the capital of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 8. You’ll find the information you need at the top of the page 15. 9. Why didn’t you stay at the cheaper hotel. 10. Have you had dinner yet?

Insert prepositions:

She read this book in a day. 2. Helen was very kind to me. 3. I was shocked by what I saw. 4. What’s happened with you? 5. I’m sorry for the situation. I didn’t mean it. 6. I didn’t see you at the party on Saturday evening. 7. What is in the cinema this week? 8. Shall we travel by your car or mine? 9. I last saw Jane at Dave’s wedding. 10. There were fifty rooms in the hotel.

Correct the mistakes:

This hotel is a wonderful place to stay. 2. If you do not understand anything, please let me know. 3. I wish I were young. 4. Housing shortage and unemployment are one of the biggest city problem. 5. Mary behaved so strange as if we haven’t been friends all our life. 6. He said he had started to work here in 1999. 7. Ann and I bought that car for a reasonable price. 8. Have you already had breakfast? 9. Can she afford herself to go abroad? 10. Why not meeting in the corner of your house?

Replace the underlined word by their synonyms:

Please, go to the pharmacy to get some medicine there. 2. She got very angry with me. 3. Life in big cities is very 4. You’ve missed too many classes. 5. Would you like to try this cake? 6. We have all necessary conveniences in the flat. 7. She spoke very distinctly. 8. Andrew has a talent for drawing. 9. I decided to give up the job. 10. Her time-table is very inconvenient.

Please, go to the chemist‘s shop to get some medicine there. 2. She got very unkind with me. 3. Life in big cities is very tempting. 4. You’ve skipped too many classes. 5. Would you like to taste this cake? 6. We have all necessary facilities in the flat. 7. She spoke very clear. 8. Andrew has a gift for drawing. 9. I decided to quit the job. 10. Her time-table is very uncomfortable.