GRAMMAR REVISION COMPLETE

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1. Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions of time

when necessary.
1) She always gets up early ______ the morning, so she can go to class
______ time.
2) I was ill yesterday. Thats way I didn't go to work ____ last Thursday.
3) Late ____ night, you can here coyotes howling in the distance.
4) Just wait a second; I'll be there____ a minute.
5) I need to give my parents a call. I haven't talked to them ____ over a
month.
6) I have been sitting here ___more than an hour.
7) The teacher said ____ the first day of the course that there would be a
final test ____ the end of the term.

2. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as

the first. Use no more than three words.
1) George has a doctors appointment tomorrow morning.
George is________________ a doctor tomorrow morning.
2) Anns plans for this weekend include going to the theatre.
Ann is __________________ go to the theatre this weekend.
3) Andy cant afford to buy a new smart-phone.
Andy _______________ enough money to buy a new smart-phone.
4) The rain hasnt stopped, so we cant go for our jog.
It is______________ raining, so we cant go for our jog.
5) It isnt necessary to book tickets in advance.
We _________________ to buy tickets in advance.
6) Alexandra is busy with her chores right now.
Alexandra is _______________ chores right now.
7) You will only see emperor penguins in Antarctica.
Emperor penguins ______________ live anywhere else but in
Antarctica.
8) Playing squash is a regular habit of hers.
She ______________________ squash.

3. Complete the sentences with much, many, a lot of, little, few.
1) There arent _______ people who want to work full-time.
2) We don't have _______ time to listen to your arguments.
3) Look at the sky! You can see _______ birds flying southwards.
4) Have you received _______ letters from your friend?
5) I can see that you have _________ interest in helping me. Do you want
to leave?
6) ______ cars can go more than 300 km per hour .
7) Mark is not a millionaire. I am sure he doesn't have _________ money.

4. Write the Past simple and the Past Participle form of the
following verbs.
INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE
1. drive 1. ___________________ 1. ___________________
2. forgive 2. ___________________ 2. ___________________
3. throw 3. ___________________ 3. ___________________
4. fight 4. ___________________ 4. ___________________
5. rise 5. ___________________ 5. ___________________
 6. leave 6. ___________________ 6. ___________________
7. wear 7. ___________________ 7. ___________________
8. feel 8. ___________________ 8. ___________________
9. teach 9. ___________________ 9. ___________________
10. ring 10. ___________________ 10.
11. catch 11. ___________________
12. build ___________________ 11.
12. ___________________ ___________________
12.
___________________

4. Put the following sentences into Simple Past or Past

Continuous:
1) We __________ (go) down the road at 100 Km/h when the wheel
_________ (fall) off.
2) She nearly ____________ (have) a heart attack when she ____________
(see) the lion.
3) My mother ___________ (get) dressed when she _________ (feel) a pain
in her chest.
4) She _________ (fill) in a questionnaire when the pen ____________ (run)
out of ink.
5) Susan __________ (not/see) her friend because she __________(face) the
other way.
6) _____________________(you/watch) TV when I _____________________
(arrive)?
7) Womens clothes in the past __________ (not/use to) be uncomfortable.

5. Circle the right option:

1) We have to stop getting/ to get/ get some petrol.
2) My sister is brilliant at knitting/ knit/ to knit.
3) Before to leave/ leave/ leaving home, dont forget kissing/ kiss/
to kiss mum- its her birthday!
4) Lets meeting/ meet/ to meet on Saturday evening for dinner!
5) Theres no point in argue/ to argue/arguing with Paul. Hes always
right!
6) He finally published his first novel after working/ to work/ work on
it for years.
7) Its worth to do/ do/ doing some exercise every day.
8) Patrick promised to be/ being/ be back before midnight.
9) Pam thanked me for help/ to help/ helping her with the party.
10) How about text/ texting/ to text Meg now?

6. Complete with the COMPARATIVE OR THE SUPERLATIVE.

1) You looked much.........................(good) yesterday.
2) The ..............................(bad) thing you can do near a fierce dog is to
be afraid.
3) She's .................................. (careful) girl in the class. She has never
broken anything.
4) Indian cooking has some of ..................................... (hot) dishes in the
world.
5) That gold necklace is ........................................... (expensive) on in
the whole store.
6) He is ............................... (extravagant) teacher I know. He wears his
hat even in class.
7) The teacher thinks we have to be ............. (tidy) than last year. We
can't go on like this.

7. Match the normal adjective with the extreme adjective.

8. Choose the correct modal verb to complete the sentence.

Make sure you write it in the correct tense (Present or Past).
MUST / HAVE TO / MUSTNT / DONT HAVE
TO
1) She _____ finish the essay yesterday because her teacher asked
her to do so.
2) You ___________________ take a break! Youve been studying too
long.
3) You ____________________ tip a taxi driver, its optional.
4) The teacher yelled at me yesterday. She said, Sally! You
__________ do all of your homework or you will fail this semester
of school!
5) You ____ be late for the exam tomorrow! Its very important for
your future.

9. Choose the correct option.

a) I didnt paint - havent painted the room yet.
b) We already saw - have already seen this film.
c) It didnt rain - hasnt rained since last month.
d) This is the best chicken soup I ever ate - have ever eaten.
e) Pam got up - has got up very late last Monday.
f) Were you - Have you been to Disney World before?

10. Complete with future forms (will, going to, present

simple or present continuous).
a) I love London. I (probably / go) _____________________ there next year.
b) Our train (leave) _______________________ at 4:47.
c) What (wear / you) _______________________ at the party tonight?
d) This is my last day here. I (go) ____________________ back to England
tomorrow.
e) Hurry up! The conference (begin) _______________________ in 20
minutes.
 f) My horoscope says that I (meet) _______________________ an old friend
this week.
g) Look at these big black clouds! It (rain) _______________________.
h) What does a blonde say when she sees a banana skin lying just a few
metres in front of her? - Oh dear! I (slip) _______________________!

11. Fill in the correct conditional.

1) I dont think shes worried about us. If she (be) .............................
worried, she (phone) ........................... or something.
2) I have an appointment at 3.30 tomorrow. If I
(manage) .............................. to finish before 4.30, I
(do) ................................ the shopping on my way back.
3) Tom missed his flight. He (get) ....................................... to the airport
on time if he (not oversleep) ...................................................
4) If I (have) ..................................... such a large house as yours, I
(invite) ....................... all my friends for the weekend.
5) If the child (not be playing) ........................................................ with
matches, he (not burn) ........................................ himself. Now hes in
hospital.
6) So, youre seeing Terry tonight. If he (ask) ................................ you
about me, (not, tell) ............................... him Im going out with John.

12. Write relative clauses (Defining & Non-Defining).

a) You sent me a birthday card. Thank you for it. Thank you
.
b) We employed the nanny. Sara recommended her. We ......
....
c) Do you remember the park? We met there. Do you ...............
...?
d) Maria rang me last night. You met her once. Maria
.
e) I didnt want the present. Ian gave it to me. I.
..

13. Correct the mistakes.

1. Lunch was being make by he when we got there.

2. Will the housework have being doing by 11 a.m?

3. The letter hasnt received yet.
4. Is the dog going to take to the vet?
5. Last night was called us by Peter.
6. Nobody has explained how the work is do.

14. Rewrite the sentences in the causative form

1.- The police removed Toms car. Tom
.
2.- The gardener must water your garden today. You

3.- A famous architect will design their new house. They

 4.- They fitted new cupboards in Lorenas kitchen. Lorena

5.- The mechanic is repairing Mr Harpers car. Mr Harper

6.- The dentist had taken out Georges teeth. George

7.- The technician services Alices air conditioning. Alice

15. Write Past simple or past perfect:

1) When I ________ (come), they ______ already _________ (eat) my
water-melon.
2) When I ________ (arrive) at the party, Tom ______ already________
(go) home.
3) I __________ (finish) my homework before my mom
_____________(return).
4) After Jack ____________ (turn off) the light, he ___________ (left) the
room.
5) We ___________ (reach) the station when the rain _____________
(start).
6) I _____________ (remember) that I ______________ (left) my
umbrella at home.

16. Rewrite the sentences into reported speech. Use the

verbs in brackets:
a. Shall we book a table for tonight? (suggest)
Arnold


b. Ill never forget Paul. Hes so kind. (say)
Mary


c. Can I help you with your essay, Sarah? (offer).
Dave


d. Are you drawing that the teacher told us, Peggy? (ask)
Sam


e. Dont worry so much about my problems, Andrew! (tell)
Jane


f. What time do you finish work, Pete? (ask)
I

17. Complete each sentence with a suitable form of the call back
phrasal verbs in the box. write down
go on
1) I know things seem bad, but life must _____________. look for
look forward to
 2) Im ________________________ seeing John and Janet again, what about
you?
3) Im afraid Mr Thompson isnt here. Can you ______ him________ later?
4) Before I began writing, I _________________ my ideas.
5) Where have you been? Weve been _________________ you everywhere.

18. Write sentences with these phrasal verbs.

get along =
take part in =
run out of =
put up with =
19. Complete the sentences with a suitable linker.
1) Brian is leaving the company .................................... his age.
2) He worked for the same company all his life ................................... he
retired.
3) I failed the exam ................................ I didnt have time to study.
4) Tim has to go to the dentist ................................. an infected tooth.
5) Ill look after the children ........................... you are making dinner.
6) She walked carefully................................ the streets were covered in
ice.
7) .................................. he lost a lot of blood, he is in stable condition.
8) She went to the supermarket buy an ice- cream.
9) I understand your point of view. ........................, I dont agree with it.
10) You know what is in the letter, ........................ I wont read it.
11) The rent for the building was too expensive. .........................,
the location was perfect.

19. Write ed or ing to complete the adjectives.

1. It rained all Saturday so we couldnt go out and we were bor_____.
2. Its useless making her study more. Its so frustrate______.
3. Joan and Kevin are very excit_____ about their wedding ceremony.
4. The students didnt seem interest_______ in their teachers explanation.
5. Touring round Europe in two weeks must be very tir______.

20. Complete with a suitable prefix.

1) Clark failed his maths exam so he was really .appointed.
2) Peter is the most .friendly person Ive ever met. I cant stand
him!
3) Mark speaks British and Spanish fluently; he is lingual since his
mother is from London and his father is from Madrid.
4) I explained Tom what was happening, but he definitely
understood my point of view.
5) Carl is an expert in national law.
6) Patrick failed his geography exam in June, so he will sit in
September.
7) Everybody was wearing formal clothes except for Sarah that
was wearing an elegant.