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Gerunds and infinitives

Fill in the blanks with the gerund or infinitive forms of the verbs in parentheses.
1 Jon keeps

(ask) me if I can help him with his work.

2 Many people seem

interesting job.

(think) that being a mail carrier is an

3 You should stop

(worry) about what other people say.

4 The salary is good, but you have to get used to

long hours.
5 I promise

(help) you as soon as this project is finished.

6 His boss offered

(raise) his salary next year.

7 All of us look forward to

8 She refused

(work)

(see) you at the conference.

(share) the information with us.

It + infinitive
Rewrite the sentences using it + infinitive.
1 Becoming a successful lawyer is not easy.
It

2 Applying for several jobs is a good idea.

It

3 Preparing for interviews takes time.

It

4 Talking about your colleagues problems is not polite.

It

5 Working here is really nice.

It

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Passive: Continuous and perfect forms

Rewrite the sentences in the passive. Use by when appropriate.
1 Pollution is threatening peoples health.

2 They had planted the trees last month.

3 Hard work has saved several habitats.

4 They were cleaning the river.

Time clauses (future)

Circle the correct time expressions.
1 Do not return to your houses (until / while) the danger is over.
2 (Until / By the time) we finish this, it will be too late.
3 We should listen to the weather report (before / while) we leave.
4 Please call me (by the time / as soon as) you get home.
5 Ill buy a few things (while / until) you are getting the tickets.
6 (When / Until) the storm stops, the airport will be reopened.

Ability: could and be able to

Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of be able to or could. More than one answer is
sometimes possible.
1 Before the race finished, nobody thought she

beat the champion.

2 Three people were trapped in the burning building, but the firefighters
save them.
3 Im busy today, but I

help you tomorrow.

4 I really want to call him, but I

(not) find the time yet.

5 If she practices more, she

sing better.

6 When he was younger, he

swim really fast.

7 Last night, I

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First and second conditionals: if and unless

Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses. Make first or second
conditional sentences.
1 Ill be really happy if you

(come) to the party.

2 If Jane

(work) harder on her dancing, she would be really good.

3 I

(not come) over unless you call me first.

4 If I were rich, I

(help) poor people.

5 Unless you

(go) with her, Sara wont go to the game.

6 He wont succeed as an athlete unless he

(train) more seriously.

7 They would be better golfers if they

(have) more patience.

8 I wouldnt disturb her unless I

(have) a very good reason.

Vocabulary
a Fill in the blanks with the words below.
blizzard

drought

for

keep

meet

on

1 Harry is our
2 They wont

project

setting

technician

manager, so we always go to him with problems.

their goal if they dont get some more help.

3 Being a laboratory

is not always exciting, but it pays well.

4 I wont tell you unless youre sure you can

a secret.

5 Several drivers were lost in the snow during the

6 What about

tornado

a date for our next meeting?

7 Their garden was too dry during the

. Most of the plants died.

8 I cant focus

my work with all this noise.

9 The wind was very strong during the

. Some cars were blown away!

10 Sam says hes planning to apply

that new job.

b Use the prefixes co-, de-, mis-, over-, or re- to make words that match the definitions below.
1 introduce again
2 too crowded
3 exist together
4 behave wrongly or badly
5 the taking away of forests

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Listening
Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks below. There are two words in
each blank.
Audio

1 Graham has been chosen for the national

2 Grahams father is a

.
.

3 The man thinks Graham is an excellent

4 The woman thinks that teams should pay

5 The woman thinks Graham is good for the team because he is such a
.
6 The woman knows Graham will be a

for young people.

7 When Graham decides to do something, he always

8 Graham has always been such a

9 Graham will have to get used to living in

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