1 Rewrite
the sentences using the words in bold.
1 I failed my exam because I
didn’t study. (had)
If I had studied, I
wouldn’t have failed my exam.
2 I really want to be able to
play the violin. (wish)
I wish I played / could
play the violin.
3 I really want my neighbours
to stop playing loud music. (would)
If only / I wish my
neighbours would stop playing loud music.
4 He’s failing maths because
he doesn’t like it. (liked)
If he liked maths, he
wouldn’t fail / would have passed.
5 I shouldn’t have shouted at
Leo. (if only)
If only I hadn’t shouted
at Leo.
6 The plants don’t grow
unless it rains. (doesn’t)
The plants won’t / don’t
grow if it doesn’t rain.
7
The dentist cleaned my mum’s teeth.
(got)
My mum got her teeth cleaned.
8 We’ll call you when we get
to the mountains but only if we have a phone signal. (as long as)
We’ll call you when we get
to the mountains as long as we have a phone signal.
9 She’s going to do the
marathon next year and it doesn’t matter if the training is hard. (even)
She’s going to do the
marathon next year even if the training is hard.
10 Her bag was stolen at the
concert last night. (had)
She had her bag stolen at
the concert last night.
11 He’s already offered Simone
some cake. (been)
Simone has already been
offered some cake.
Some cake has already been
offered to Simone.
12 The prime minister is going
to open the new hospital tomorrow. (by)
The new hospital is going
to be opened by the prime minister tomorrow.
By tomorrow the prime
minister will have opened the new hospital.
13 There’s the place – I got
married there. (where)
There’s the place where I
got married.
14 ‘You broke my bike,’ Ian
said to Helen. (accused)
Ian accused Helen of
breaking his bike.
15 Oscar
had won the race before his mum arrived. (by
the time)
Oscar had won the race by
the time his mum arrived.
16 My PE teacher is called Mr
Howard. He’s training to run a marathon. (who)
My PE teacher, who is
training to run a marathon, is called Mr Howard.
17 ‘Why don’t we watch the
match?’ said Ethan. (suggested)
Ethan suggested watching
the match / that we watch the match.
18 I saw him three months ago.
(haven’t)
I haven’t seen him for
three months.
19 This is the man. His bag was
stolen. (whose)
This is the man whose bag
was stolen.
20 It was raining but they went
on a trip. (despite)
Despite the rain, we went
on a trip. / Despite the fact that it was raining, we went on a trip.
2 Correct
the errors in the sentences. One
sentence is correct.
1 My friend asked me what did I want for my birthday.
My friend asked me what I
wanted for my birthday.
2 Theo’s teacher accused him that he cheated.
Theo’s teacher accused him
of cheating.
3 The headmaster announced that he was leaving the school.
Correct.
4 He’s called me two hours ago.
He called me two hours
ago.
5 Are
you using social networking sites every day?
Do
you use social networking sites every day?
6 By
the time we arrived, the lesson has already started.
By the time we arrived, the lesson had
already started.
7 I promised calling my mum when I
arrived.
I promised to
call my mum when I arrived.
3 Complete the passage with the correct form
of the verbs in brackets.
Natalie,
who is a homeless sixteen-year-old, has lived / has been living (live)
on the streets for six months. She decided to leave (leave) home just
after her sixteenth birthday. She argued / had argued (argue) a lot with
her parents and then one day she just couldn’t (not can) take it anymore.
At first, she stayed (stay) with friends, but eventually she didn’t
have (not have) anywhere left to go. Now, she is homeless and penniless. At
the end of each day, she sleeps (sleep) wherever she can – bus stations,
railway stations, car parks… even under bridges. How will it all end
(end)? “I don’t know”, says Natalie. “I will
try / have tried (try) to find a solution, but it isn’t easy. Yesterday
some people came to me from an organisation that helps people like me and they
promised that they will help / would help (help) me.
4 Complete
the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs and phrasal verbs in the box.
afford browse
deliver exchange order (x2) rip off
save up
I
found the perfect present for my mum, so I ordered it online.
1 Ben
has been saving up for six months to buy a new car.
2 Everything
is reasonably priced in this shop. It doesn’t try to rip off its
customers.
3 If
you don’t like your present, you can take it back and exchange it for
something else.
4 Can
you afford to buy that dress? It’s very expensive.
5 They
didn’t have my size in the shop, so I ordered the coat online and it’s
going to be delivered to my house this week.
5 Replace
the underlined words with the correct forms of the phrasal verbs in the box.
come up against hand over
move out put
up set
off set
up share out
My
house was built in just two weeks. put up
1 Martin
Luther King encountered a lot of opposition to his ideas during his
lifetime. came up against
2 They
transferred control of the project to another company. handed over
3 Abraham
Lincoln helped establish the Republican Party in the USA in 1854. set up
4 There’s
enough food to feed everyone in the world, but it's not distributed
fairly. shared out
5 Sami
is leaving home on Sunday to start university. moving out
6 Tom
will leave for Brazil
early tomorrow morning. set off
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