1. He/often/have/breakfast/late
=> He often has breakfast late.
2. You/do/the housework/at the moment
=> You are doing the housework at the moment.
EX: Rearrange the word or phrase in the right order to have meaningful sentences.
1. has/ since/ He/ the/ played/ piano/ 2015/.
2. have time/ Nam/ didn't/ got up/ for/ late,/ he/ breakfast./ so/
3. The movie was so interesting that I have watched it twice.
→ It was................................................................................
4. I haven't seen my younger brother for 3 years.
→ The last time...............................................................
5. As soon as she had finished her homework, her friends came.
→ Hardly......................................................................................
6. The weather was not very nice, but they still decided to have an outdoor party.
→ The bad weather......................................................................
7. Although David's health was not very good, he participated in many sports.
→ In spite.....................................................................................
8. I'm sorry I have broken your vase.
→ I apologize...................................
9. I don't have money to go on holiday in Europe. I don't have time, either.
→ I have neither...........................................................................
10. They had turned off the lights before leaving the room.
→ The lights..........................................................................
11. We couldn't relax until all the work had been completed.
→ Only.................................................................................
12. I find her handwriting difficult to read.
→ I have.................................................
1. he (drink) coffee every morning
2. i am busy now. i (prepare) dinner
3. in my family , everybody (share) household chores
4. (she/write) at the moment ? yes she (write) a letter
5. every day jane (hate) washing the dishes , but tody she (do) the washing
6 What (he/do) ? he (try) to fix the computer
7 she often (have) a big breakfast but now she (have) only glass of milk
8. marry forced me (tell) her my secret
9 while i (stand) in front of my house , i (see) tom and his girlfriend
10. when she was a kid , her parents (make) her (sleep) early
Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.
Write your answers in the spaces given. (10 pts)
1. If you (be) in my position now, what (you do)?
2. John (do) the test again at the moment because he (not pass) it the first time.
3. She was sitting on the grass, out of breath. She (run). She shouldn’t (run) so long.
4. He (return) home after the party only (find) his house burgled.
5. Last time his doctor (suggest) that he (not smoke).
6. If he (see) the doctor last week, he (not suffer) now.
7. When I (pass) her house the other day, she (water) the trees in the garden.
8. Tom (finish) this course when his father (return) next month.
9. The author (write) three novels when he (be) only 35 years old.
10. John (wish) he (know) Chinese well.
* Do as directed
1. The car is very new. I have just bought it. (Combine sentence-using Which)
2. The boy was very poor. I helped him yesterday. (Combine sentence-using Whom)
3. He is got an English name. He is fact American. (Combine sentence-using although)
4. I decided to accpect the job. The salary was low. (Combine sentence-using In spite of)
5. He often tells lies. Many people believe him. (Combine sentence-using Though)
6. The oil will pollute the sea. People are worried. (Combine sentence-using Though)
Complete each sentence with the correct tense of the verb in brackets
1. I (leave)__________ home at 7 o'clock every morning.
2.She (work)_________ in the Sales Department in London, but at the moment she (do)________a training course in Brostol
3.Linda (clean)_________________her house every weekend.
4.He (try)__________very hard in every game that he (play)______________.
5.Excuse me. I think that you (sit)_____________in my seat.
6.(you,listen)______________to the radio very often?
7.Don't talk to me now. I (write)___________ an important letter.
8. Why (they, drive)________________ on the left in Britain?
9. It usually (rain)_________ here a lot, but it (not rain)________now.
10.What are you doing ?-I (bake)__________a cake at the moment.
I'm sorry! We........(have) an important meeting now
What you........(do) tonight? I'm going to the movie
What you.......(do) when the accident happened?
The house........(design) by a man
We often......(have) breakfast at the restaurant
The letter.......(deliver) for 5 minites
He........(laugh) at me and......(sit) on a chair
The flight.......(cancel) because of bad weather
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. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. There is an example at the beginning.
1 He went to Spain to try to speak Spanish better.
brush He went to Spain ………………………………… Spanish
2 Is she Australian?
come ………………………………… Australia?
3 Ask Paul to do it. You can rely on him.
let Ask Paul to do it. He …………………………………
4 It’s a very formal dinner party.
dress We are expected …………………………………for the dinner party.
5 An ankle injury prevented her from taking part in the race.
drop She had to ……………………… the race because of an ankle injury.
6 It was nearly midnight when John arrived.
turn John ………………………………… until nearly midnight.
7 I’m not very confident of passing my driving test.
get I don’t ………………………………… my driving test
8 The meeting went on until 11.30
break The meeting …………………………………until 11.30
9 Unless business improves soon, we’ll be bankrupt by the end of the year.
pick If business ………………………soon, we’ll be bankrupt by the end of the year.
10 The last time my rent rose was three years ago.
put They haven’t ………………………………… for three years.
11 You will support me at the meeting, won’t you?
back You will ………………………… at the meeting, won’t you?
12 This form must be completed before you leave.
fill You ………………………………… this form before you leave.
13 I don’t think I’ll go out on Saturday.
stay I think ………………………… on Saturday.
14 Unless it stops raining soon, we’ll have to cancel the picnic.
clear If it ………………………… soon we’ll have to cancel the picnic.
15 I don’t smoke as many cigarettes as I used to.
cut I’ve managed to ………………………………… cigarettes I smoke.
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. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. There is an example at the beginning.
1 He went to Spain to try to speak Spanish better.
brush He went to Spain ………………………………… Spanish
2 Is she Australian?
come ………………………………… Australia?
3 Ask Paul to do it. You can rely on him.
let Ask Paul to do it. He …………………………………
4 It’s a very formal dinner party.
dress We are expected …………………………………for the dinner party.
5 An ankle injury prevented her from taking part in the race.
drop She had to ……………………… the race because of an ankle injury.
6 It was nearly midnight when John arrived.
turn John ………………………………… until nearly midnight.
7 I’m not very confident of passing my driving test.
get I don’t ………………………………… my driving test
8 The meeting went on until 11.30
break The meeting …………………………………until 11.30
9 Unless business improves soon, we’ll be bankrupt by the end of the year.
pick If business ………………………soon, we’ll be bankrupt by the end of the year.
10 The last time my rent rose was three years ago.
put They haven’t ………………………………… for three years.
11 You will support me at the meeting, won’t you?
back You will ………………………… at the meeting, won’t you?
12 This form must be completed before you leave.
fill You ………………………………… this form before you leave.
13 I don’t think I’ll go out on Saturday.
stay I think ………………………… on Saturday.
14 Unless it stops raining soon, we’ll have to cancel the picnic.
clear If it ………………………… soon we’ll have to cancel the picnic.
15 I don’t smoke as many cigarettes as I used to.
cut I’ve managed to ………………………………… cigarettes I smoke.
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. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. There is an example at the beginning.
1. He knows everything about flowers.
expert He ……………………………… flowers.
2. If you are not old enough you cannot watch certain films.
age If you ……………………………….. you cannot watch certain films.
3. I regret that I gave him the money.
lent If only …………………………………………. him the money.
4. It was such a boring movie that we left.
so The movie ………………………………………….. that we left.
5. People say that the pyramids are worth visiting.
supposed The pyramids ………………………………………. worth visiting.
6. John cannot possibly borrow the car tonight.
question It’s …………………………… for John to borrow the car tonight.
7. Could I continue what I was doing?
get Could I …………………………… what I was doing?
8. Mary is slower at doing things than Jill.
fast Mary is …………………………….. Jill at doing things.
9. I can’t make up my mind about the colour.
decide I …………………………………….. the colour.
10. There are times when you have to do things by yourself.
own There are times when you have to do things ……………….
