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Fill in the blanks with the appropriate tense.

In some cases there may be more than one correct answer.

1. This bus is very slow. I think we ……………………………………………… (miss) the train.

2. You have failed four subjects. What ………………………………………………………… (you/tell) your parents

3. I’m not sure whether he ……………………………………………. (manage) to be here before dinner.

4. Look at the sun! It ………………………………………………….. hot today. (be)

5. What ………………………………………………….. (you/do) on Saturday evening?

6. We ……………………………………………………….. (meet) Sarah and David after the concert at Sacks.

7. A: I have no money left. B: Don’t worry, I ………………………………….. (buy) your drink.

8. When Sally ………………………………………. (finish) school she will be 18.

9. At this time next week, we ………………………………………………………. (fly) to London.

10. I expect by the year 2020 they ……………………………………………………….. (find) a cure for cancer.

11. Look at Tom. He’s really angry. He ………………………………………………. (talk) to the manager.

12. A: They’ve packed because they ………………………………………….. (drive) to Manchester tomorrow.

B: …………………………………………………………. (they/leave) in the early morning?

13. I promise I ………………………………………………….. (not speak) to you like that again.

14. What time ……………………………………………….. (your train /leave)?

15. …………………………………………………… (Tina/probably/help) us with the organization of the event.

16. Look out! The dog ……………………………………………………………. (bite) you!

17. I’ll phone you as soon as we …………………………………….. (have) some news.

18. We ………………………………………………… (have) a party on Friday. It will start at 8 pm.

19. I must do the shopping before the children …………………………………………………… (come) from school.

20. There …………………………………………………….. (not be) any newspapers tomorrow.

21. Watch the baby! She ……………………………………………… (fall off) the bed.

22. I’ve got three exams next week, so this weekend, while everybody is out having fun I …………………………………………
(study).

23. My parents ……………………………………………….. (stay) with us at the weekend. We’ve got tickets for the opera on
Saturday.

24. Put the fish in the fridge. The cat ………………………………………………….. (eat ) it.

25. We ……………………………………………… (go) to the seaside next weekend.

26. Richard will visit his parents before he …………………………………………. (leave) for Brussels.

27. I suppose ………………………………………………………… (there/be) a lot of people at the meeting.


28. What time ………………………………………………………. (the lessons/start) in your school?

29. Can I use your computer tomorrow morning or ……………………………………………….. (you/use) it?

30. How can we go to the airport? I know! I………………………………………………. (borrow) Sue’s car!

31. A: There’s someone at the door. B: OK, I ……………………………………………….. (answer) it.

32. I think the exam ………………………………………… (be) quite easy.

33. He has eaten too many cakes. He …………………………………………… (be) sick.

34. A: I’ve lost my keys! B: I …………………………………………….. (help) you look for them.

35. Unless medicine develops a lot, by the year 2150 we ………………………………………………… (die).

36. What do you think ………………………………………………………… (your mum/do) right now?

37. By the month of July our summer holidays ………………………………………………… (start) and we
………………………………………………………………… (relax) in the swimming pool or the beach.

38. I wonder what I ……………………………………………………… (do) this time next year.

39. I promise I ………………………………………………. (phone) you every day.

40. A: Oh dear, we have run out of milk. B: I ……………………………………… go to the shop and buy some.

41. If she continues with that diet, she ……………………………………………….. (lose) 10 kilos by the end of the month and
she ……………………………………………. (be) really weak.

42. A: There’s a very good film on TV this evening. B: I know, I ………………………………………. (watch) it.

43. Peter and Astrid ………………………………………… (get married) in June. They have already sent out the invitations and
booked a holiday in Barbados for their honeymoon.

44. George says that he will never forget Anne as long as he ……………………………………………… (live).

45. What …………………………………………….. (you/do) when you have finished school?

46. If the train is late I …………………………………………………… (miss) my appointment.

47. I’ve made up my mind, I ……………………………………………. (give up) smoking.

48. We …………………………………………… (have) some friends for lunch tomorrow evening. I have already made the
starter and the dessert .

49. Don’t call me until after 12.00. I …………………...…………. (attend) a meeting between 10.00 and 11.45.

50. Don’t touch that! You …………………………………………….. (hurt) yourself!

Fill in the correct form of the verb – All tenses

1. My family have ___________________ (buy) some land in southern France recently. They___________________
(build) a summer house there at the moment.

2. Andy and Mary ___________________ (go) to a concert tomorrow night. They____________________________


(look forward to) it the whole week.
3. Jonathon ___________________ (watch) the news on TV every day and it ___________________(help) him with
his English.

4. My car ___________________ (break) down when I ___________________ (drive) home from work.
I________________________ (fix) it if I ___________________ (know) what was wrong. But I didn’t so
___________________ (have) to take it to the garage.

5. When he ___________________ (found) Microsoft, Bill Gates was only 20 years old. He
___________________________ (already write) his first computer programme six years earlier.

6. An accident ___________________ (happen) near my house last night. A car _______________ (hit) a young man.
He ___________________ (ride) his bike when someone in front of him suddenly ___________________ (open) a
car door. Many people ___________________ (see) the accident. The police ___________________ (interrogate)
them last night.

7. Mrs Smith said that one day she ________________________ (retire) from teaching. She said that she
___________________ (spend) her new free time learning about computers.

8. I ______________________ (not sleep) at all last night. Someone ___________________ (listen) to music all
night.

9. I ___________________ (see) a film a week ago, but I _______________________ (not enjoy) it very much
because I _______________________ (already read) the book. If I ___________________ (not read) the book I
____________________________ (probably enjoy) the film more.

10. The judge sentenced the man to eight years in prison because he ___________________ (rob) a bank.

11. They ________________________ (stand) in the queue for over an hour when the manager
___________________ (tell) them that there were no more tickets.

12. Alan ___________________ (be) in the car accident yesterday. The other driver___________________ (lose)
control of his car because he ___________________ (fall) asleep.

13. She ___________________ (not see) her father since he ___________________ (start) to work in Marseille two
years ago.

14. I ___________________ (sleep) when the fire broke out.

15. Linda phoned and explained that she _________________________ (not can) to come to the party the next day
because she ___________________ (be) still sick.

16. I ________________________ (just see) the film “The Da Vinci Code”. – ___________________ (you see) it too?
– No, I ___________________ (not have) but I ___________________ (read) the book.

17. My sister ___________________ (fly) home from London today. Her flight ___________________(arrive) in an
hour so I ___________________ (leave) for the airport right now to get there in time.

18. Unless he ___________________ (sell) more he won’t get much money.

19. While he ___________________ (wait) for the bus there ___________________ (be) a robbery at the bank. After
the robbers ___________________ (go) away the police ___________________ (come) but they
___________________ (not can) to catch them.

20. I ___________________ (use) to ski when I was at the university but I ___________________(break) a leg five
years ago and since then I ___________________ (not ski) any more.
Conditionals

1. I would have read the letter if I ____________________ (know) it was from you.

2. If Tony doesn’t help in the garden I ____________________ (not finish) my work in time.

3. If you ____________________ (not tell ) me about Maxwell’s birthday I would forget it.

4. We _________________________ (catch) the train earlier if Mary had found her purse.

5. If Susan ____________________ (learn) the poem she would have known the answer.

6. If it ____________________ (be) too hot we will stop and get a cold drink.

7. If it ____________________ (not rain) today I would stay it home.

8. If the Professor spoke clearly we __________________________ (understand) him better.

9. If you go on talking like that we ____________________ (throw) you out.

10. If Sasha ____________________ (go) home now he would meet his own brother.

11. If it rained , the streets ____________________ (be) wet.

12. If I ____________________ (not tell) Jim the address he wouldn’t have found you.

13. The bird ___________________________ (die) if you had caught it.

14. What ____________________ (you, do) if you won the lottery ?

15. If the weather ____________________ (not change) we will reach the top of the mountain.

16. Dinner ____________________ (be) fine if the meat weren’t cold.

17. I’m sure Benny ____________________ (come) if you wait a bit longer.

18. If you ring the bell, somebody ____________________ (answer) it.

19. If Bert ____________________ (see) you, he would have talked to you.

20. You ____________________ (find ) your ticket if you had looked into your pockets.

21. You ____________________ (fall) ill if you eat so much.

22. What ____________________ (happen) if the door had not been opened?

23. If Chris asked you for a cigarette, __________________________ (you, give) him one?

24. If you ____________________ (buy) that big car, you would need a lot of money.

25. ____________________ (You, change) the colour of your hair if I asked you to do so ?

26. If you give me the letter, I ____________________ (post) it for you .

27. ____________________________ (You, post) the letter if I had given it to you?

28. If the weather is fine, I ____________________ (go) swimming.

29. If you____________________ (not work) harder, you won't pass the exam.

30. If they ____________________ (be) rich, they would travel around the world.

Mixed contional exercise


1 If you .......................................... late again for training again today (to be), I .......................................... you play in
tomorrow’s match. (let)

2 I.......................................... all August in Thailand (to spend) if I .......................................... the time and the money.
(to have) Maybe next year.

3 I .......................................... angry (to be) if you .......................................... my chocolate mousse. (to eat)

4 If just one person .......................................... my birthday (remember), I .......................................... sad. (to be)

5 You.......................................... sorry (to be) if you .......................................... for your exams. (to revise)

6 I .......................................... that umbrella inside the house (open) if I .......................................... you. (to be) It's bad
luck.

7 We.......................................... (to eat) out if there.......................................... no food at home. (to be)

8 The holidays .......................................... great (to be) if the weather .......................................... better. (to be)

9 I .......................................... out with him (to go) even if you .......................................... me. (to pay)

10 If you .......................................... me about the concert (to tell), I .......................................... (to go)

11 If you .......................................... so much beer (to drink), you .......................................... so fat. (to be)

12 If I.......................................... you were coming (to know), I .......................................... a cake. (to bake)

13 The world .......................................... a better place (to be) if politicians .......................................... less vain. (to
be)

14 You.......................................... it better (to do) if you .......................................... more time over it. (to take)

15 If I .......................................... more about computers (to understand), I.......................................... help you out.
(to be able to)

16 I.......................................... enough milk for the weekend (to have) if I .......................................... shopping on
Friday. (to go)

17 They.......................................... their children (to punish) if they .......................................... bad reports from
school. (to get)

18 What .............................. you .............................. (to do) if you .......................................... your house keys? (to
lose)

19 What .............................. you .............................. (to do) if your neighbour .......................................... you to
dinner? (to invite)

20 What .............................. they .............................. (to do) if they .......................................... to class today? (to
come)

21 What type of music .............................. they .............................. (to play) if they .......................................... a disco?
(to have)

Fill the gaps using the verbs in brackets.

1 I wish I .................................... drunk and kissed Samantha. (get NEGATIVE)


2 I wish it .................................... so much. The garden's turned to mud. (rain NEGATIVE)

3 If only I .................................... there, I wouldn't have got a fine. (park NEGATIVE)

4 If only I .................................... more time for my hobbies. (have)

5 I wish it .................................... more often in Valencia. (rain)

6 I wish I .................................... to go to your nephew's wedding. (have NEGATIVE)

7 I wish you .................................... so much. You're a complete idiot when you're drunk. (drink NEGATIVE)

8 If only it ..................................... The garden's as dry as a bone. (rain)

9 I wish Samantha .................................... her hair more often. It looks so greasy all the time. (wash)

10 I wish you .................................... so horrible to your brother. He's a really nice bloke. (be NEGATIVE)

11 I wish the council .................................... that beautiful old house. It was part of the town's heritage. (demolish
NEGATIVE)

12 If only I .................................... the money to go to Jon's wedding in The States. (have)

13 I wish I .................................... her she'd put on weight. She hates me now. (tell NEGATIVE)

14 I wish you .................................... to your mother like that. (speak NEGATIVE)

15 If only we .................................... a Hewlett Packard printer. The cartridges are so expensive. (buy NEGATIVE)

16 I wish Jorge .................................... so fast. It's only a matter of time before he kills someone. (drive NEGATIVE)

MODALS

Complete with simple modal verbs

1. Rose and Ted _________________ be good players. They have won hundreds of cups !

2. You _________________ pay to use the library. It’s free.

3. I’m not sure where my wife is at the moment. She _________________ be at her dance class.

4. Jerry _________________ be working today. He never works on Sundays.

5. You _________________ be 18 to see that film.

6. You _________________ hear this story. It’s very funny.

7. Dad _________________ go and see a doctor. His cough is getting worse all the time.

8. You don’t have to shout. I _________________ hear you very well.

9. It _________________ be him. I saw him a week ago, and he didn’t look like that.

10. You look pretty tired. I think you _________________ go to bed early tonight.

11. Let me look. I _________________ be able to help you.

12. “Children, you _________________ cross the street if the lights are red !”
13. You _________________ sit so near the TV. It’s bad for your eyes.

14. I’m sorry but I _________________ give you a lift because my car is broken.

15. I _________________ stop and talk to you now. I have to get to the library.

Complete each sentence B so that it has a similar meaning to sentence A. Use a modal verb in the past.

1. A : I’m sure schools 50 years ago weren’t the same as they are nowadays (BE)

B : Schools 50 years ago ________________________ very different from nowadays.

2. A : It’s possible Josef went to school by bus . (TAKE)

B : Josef ___________________________ the bus to school.

3. A : I’m sure their holiday wasn’t very nice because the weather was so bad (HAVE).

B : With such terrible weather , they ___________________________ a very nice holiday.

4. A : I wonder if Jane remembers how to get here (FORGET).

B : Jane ____________________________ how to get here.

5. A : I’m sure Chloe isn’t still looking for her watch (FIND).

B : Chloe ______________________________ her watch by now.

6. A : We are going in the wrong direction (MISS).

B : Yes, we _______________________________ a turning.

7. A : Shakespeare and Voltaire weren’t alive at the same time, so they definitely never met (KNOW).

B : Shakespeare and Voltaire weren’t alive at the same time , so they _________________________ each other .

8. A : Alison looks happy about her exam results, so she’s certainly done well (DO)

B : Alison looks happy about her exam results, so she _____________________________ well.

9. A : I’m not sure its right to blame Ray for that mistake (MAKE).

B : Ray ______________________________ that mistake.

10. A : Joe can’t open the door . Maybe he can’t remember where he put the key (LOSE)

B : Joe can’t open the door. He _____________________________ the key.

Complete with a Perfect Modal verb

1. Sally looks worried . She ________________________ a problem with something (HAVE).

2. Bob ________________________ at school because I haven’t seen him all day (BE).

3. I ________________________ you the money. Why didn’t you ask me (LEND)


4. Mr Travis hasn’t come to work yet. He has never been late for work. He ________________________ the bus
(MISS).

5. She knew everything about our plans. She ________________________ to our conversation (LISTEN)

6. A: Will you come to my birthday party tomorrow afternoon ? B : I’m sorry but I ________________________
because I have to look after my sister. (COME)

7. Timmy is a very good boy. He isn’t naughty, so he ________________________ that window. Somebody else
________________________ it (BREAK 2X)

8. The street is wet this morning . I’m not sure but it ________________________ last night (RAIN).

9. She ________________________ like an angel when she was a child (SING)

10. A : I talked to your science teacher yesterday. B : You ________________________ to her because she wasn’t at
school yesterday. (TALK)

11. Mrs White bought a new fur coat ! - She ________________________ the lottery (WIN).

12. He came home alone yesterday. You ________________________ him do that ; he ________________________
lost. (LET, GET)

13. He read the message but he ________________________ it (UNDERSTAND)

14. The singer has got a sore throat so she ________________________ at the concert (SING)

15. It ________________________ Jack I saw in the park yesterday, but I’m not sure about it (BE).

16. We can’t wait any longer. Something ________________________ at once (DO).

17. Everyone shouted in fear. They ________________________ very afraid (BE).

PUT THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO REPORTED SPEECH:

1.- “Where did you go on holiday last summer?” I asked Linda.

2.- “Do you know where Angela is living?” he said.

3.- “How much do you think it will cost?” he said.

4.- “Watch the milk and don’t let it boil over,” she said.

5.- “Let’s go down to the harbour and see if we can hire a boat,” he said.

6.- “Did you enjoy the film?” I asked Tom.

7.- “Can I borrow some money for a fizzy drink?” Donna asked.

8.- “How far is the station from our hotel?” the girl wanted to know.
9.- “I lost my uniform last week,” Frank said.

10.- “Don’t drive too close to the car in front,” said the driving instructor.

11.- “What time did your friends leave last night?” he asked.

12.- “I forgot to take my briefcase,” Jim said.

13.- “Reduce speed now,” said a huge notice.

14.- He said, “Let’s stop now and finish it later”.

15.- “Don’t make any noise,” the teacher said.

16.- “Who was singing just now?” asked my mother.

17.- “Tell her it’s all right,” he said.

18.- “Do you want to go to a film?” Mark asked Amy.

19.- “I am having dinner now,” Tammy said.

20.- “Helen won’t be at the meeting today,” Bob explained.

21.- “Stay in bed for a few days,” the doctor said to me.

22.- “Let’s wait here till the rain stops,” he said.

23.- “Did anyone try to save her life?” the police officer asked.

24.- “Will the test be difficult?” I wanted to know.

25.- “I didn’t realise that it was so late,” Sally explained.

26.- “Type the letter soon, please,” the manager said to me.

27.- “I forgot to bring my driving licence,” said Bill.

28.- “Can I use your pen?” the girl asked the boy.

29.- “It’s too hot here,” Fran complained.


30.- “Don’t put sticky things in your pockets,” said his mother.

Turn into the Direct Speech

1. The girl said that it gave her great pleasure to be there that evening.

2. The man said that he must go as soon as possible.

3. She said that she did not want to see any of them and asked them to go away.

4. The teacher says that if you work hard you will pass.

5. He said that he had won.

6. He proposed that they should wait for her return.

7. Alice exclaimed how clever she was.

8. The young man asked which way she had gone.

9. He asked me where I was going.

10. She requested them to wait there till she returned.

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