A.  Read a sentence about the present and then write a sentence about the past.

 

     1.  Tom usually wakes up early.

         Yesterday  morning  _________________________________________

     2.  Tom usually walks to work.

         Yesterday ___________________________________________________

     3.  Tom is usually late for work.

         Yesterday ___________________________________________________

     4.  Tom usually has a sandwich for lunch.

         Yesterday ___________________________________________________

     5.  Tom usually goes out in the evenings.

         Yesterday evening ___________________________________________

     6.  Tom usually sleeps very well.

         Last night __________________________________________________

 

 

     B.  Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verb.

 

          hurt   teach   sell   throw   fall   catch   buy   cost

 

     1.  Tom's father _____________ him to drive when he was 17.

     2.  Don ___________ down the stairs this morning and ____________ his leg.

     3.  We needed some money so we ____________ our car.

     4.  Ann ___________ a lot of money yesterday.  She __________ a

         dress which ____________ $100.

     5.  Jim __________the ball to Sue who ____________ it.

         

 

     C.  You have to complete the sentences with USED TO...

 

     1.  The baby doesn't cry so much now but she ____________________

         every night.

     2.  She ________________ my best friend but we aren't friends any

         longer.  

     3.  We live in Nottingham now but we ________________ in Leeds.

     4.  Now there's only one shop in the village but there __________

         _______ three.

     5.  When I was a child I _______________ ice-cream, but I don't

         like it now.

     6.  Now Tom has got a car.  He ______________ a motor-cycle.

 

 

     D.  This time you have to write some sentences about a man who

         changed his life-style.  Ron stopped doing some things and

         started doing others.

 

                 studying hard                      smoking

     He stopped  going to bed early     He started  going out every

                 running three miles                night

                 every morning                      spending a lot of money.

 

     Make sentences like this:

 

                    He used to study hard

 

     1.  _____________________________________________________________

     2.  _____________________________________________________________

     3.  _____________________________________________________________

     4.  _____________________________________________________________

 

 

     E.  Now you have to write some sentences about the present. 

         Remember that there is no present tense of USED TO.

 

     1.  Tom used to play tennis a lot but now _____________________

     2.  Ann never used to drink coffee but now _____________________

     3.  Jill didn't use to be fat but now __________________________

     4.  Jack didn't use to go out much but now _____________________

 

 

Indirect questions

 

     A.  Write indirect questions from these questions.

 

     1.  Where is the post office? 

         Could you tell me ______________________________________

     2.  What does this word mean?

         Do you know ____________________________________________

     3.  What time is it?

         I wonder _______________________________________________

     4.  Where did you park your car?

         Don't you know where ___________________________________

     5.  Where does Jack live?

         Do you have any idea ___________________________________

     6.  What time did he live?

         Do you know ____________________________________________

     7.  Where can I change some money?

         Could you tell me ______________________________________

     8.  What qualification do I need?

         I want to know _________________________________________

     9.  Why didn't Tom come to the party?

         I don't know ___________________________________________

     10. How much does it cost to park here?

         Do you know ____________________________________________

 

 

     B.    You are making a phone call.  You want to speak to Sue but

           she isn't home.  Someone else answers the phone.  You want

           to know three things: (1) where has she gone?  (2) when will

           she be back?  (3) did she go out alone?  Complete the

           conversation.

 

     1.  "Do you know ________________________?"  "Sorry, I've got no

          idea."

     2.  "Never mind.  I don't suppose you know _____________________"

         "No, I'm afraid I don't."

     3.  "One more thing.  Do you happen to know ____________________?"

         "I'm afraid I didn't see her go out."

 

     C.  You have been away for a while and have just come back to

         your home town.  You meet Gerry, a friend of yours.  He

         asks you lots of questions:

 

     1. How are you?

     2. How long have you been back?

     3. What are you doing now?

     4. Where are you living?

     5. Are you glad to be back?

     6. Are you going away again?

     7. Why did you come back?

     8. Do you still smoke?

     9. Can you come to dinner on Friday?

 

 

     Now,  tell  another  friend what Gerry asked  you.   Use reported  speech.

 

     1. He _________________________________________________________

     2. He _________________________________________________________

     3. He _________________________________________________________

     4. He _________________________________________________________

     5. He _________________________________________________________

     6. He _________________________________________________________

     7. He _________________________________________________________

     8. He _________________________________________________________

     9. He _________________________________________________________

 

 

Adverbs and adjectives; comparison using adjectives.

 

     A.  The following words are adjectives or nouns.  Use an

         adjective and a noun to complete each sentence.

 

          air    black   clouds    dangerous      expensive

          fresh  old     hotels    interesting    job

          knife  long    person    photograph     problem

          serious sharp  vacation

 

     1.  Look at those __________________ in the sky!  It's going to rain.

     2.  She works very hard and she's very tired.  She needs a

         ________________.

     3.  I enjoy talking to her.  She's an _________________.

     4.  This is an _____________ of Tom - he looks very different now.

     5.  I have a _______________ I hope you can help me.

     6.  I need a _______________ to cut these onions.

     7.  They have a lot of money -they always stay at _______________.

     8.  Fire fighting is a ___________________.

     9.  Can you open the window?  We need some __________________.

 

     B.  Choose a verb and an adverb from the list to complete these sentences.

 

          come      explain   know      listen    carefully

          clearly   sleep     think     easily    well

          win       work      quickly   hard     

 

     1.  I'm going to say something very important, so please _________

         to me _____________.

     2.  John! I need your help. __________________!

     3.  I've met him but I don't ____________ him very _____________.

     4.  They ____________.  At the end of the day they're always

         tired.

     5.  I'm tired this morning.  I didn't ______________ last night.

     6.  You're much better tennis player than me.  When we play, you

         always _____________.

     7.  ________________ before you answer the question.

     8.  Our teacher isn't very good.  He doesn't _____________ things

         very ______________.

 

 

     C.  Circle the right word.

 

      1.  I opened the door slow / slowly.

      2.  Why are you angry / angrily?  I haven't done anything.

      3.  Bill is a careful / carefully driver. 

          He drives careful / carefully.

      4.  Can you please repeat that slow / slowly.

      5.  Come on, Dan!  Why are you always so slow / slowly?

      6.  The party was very good / well.  I enjoyed it very much.

      7.  Tom didn't do very good / well on his exam.

      8.  Jane is studying hard / hardly for her exams.

      9.  "Where's Mary?"  "She was here but she left sudden  / suddenly.

     10.  I met them a long time ago, so I don't remember them very  well / good.

     11.  My brother isn't very good / well at the moment.

     12.  Don't eat your dinner so quick / quickly.  It is not good for you.

     13.  Those oranges look nice / nicely.  Can I have one?

     14.  I don't want to work for that company.  They pay their workers very bad / badly.

     15.  Please be quiet / quietly.  I'm reading.

 

 

     D.  Write the comparative.

 

     1. old ________________             7. difficult _____________

     2. strong _____________             8. large _________________

     3. happy ______________             9. far____________________

     4. careful ____________            10. serious _______________

     5. important __________            11. crowded _______________

     6. bad ________________            12. pretty ________________

 

 

     E.  Write the opposite.

 

     1. younger ____________             4. better ________________

     2. colder _____________             5. nearer ________________

     3. cheaper_____________             6. easier ________________

 

 

     F.  Complete the sentences.  Use a comparative.

 

     1.  Sue's car isn't very big.  She wants a _____________ car.

     2.  This house isn't very modern.  I prefer _____________________

         houses.

     3.  You're not very tall.  Your brother is ______________.

     4.  Bill doesn't work very hard.  I work _____________.

     5.  My chair isn't very comfortable.  Yours is __________________.

     6.  Ann's idea wasn't very good.  My idea was __________________.

     7.  These flowers aren't very pretty.  The blue ones are ________.

     8.  My suitcase isn't very heavy.  Your suitcase is _____________.

     9.  I'm not very interested in art.  I'm _____________ in history.

     10. It isn't very warm today.  It was _______________ yesterday.

     11. These tomatoes don't taste very good.  The other ones tasted

         _____________.

     12. Rhode Island isn't very big.  New Jersey is _______________.

     13. This city isn't very beautiful.  Paris is __________________.

     14. This knife isn't very sharp.  Do you have a _____________one?

     15. People today aren't very polite.  In the past they were

         _____________.

 

 

     G.  Complete these sentences.  Make comparisons.

 

     1.  He isn't very tall.  You ____________________________________.

     2.  She isn't very old.  You 're ________________________________.

     3.  I don't work very hard.  You work ___________________________.

     4.  He doesn't smoke very much.  You ____________________________.

     5.  I'm not a very good cook.  You ______________________________.

     6.  We don't know many people.  You _____________________________.

     7.  They don't have much money.  You have _______________________.

     8.  I can't run very fast.  You can _____________________________.

     9.  She hasn't been here very long.  You ________________________.

     10. I didn't get up very early.  You ____________________________.

     11. He isn't very interesting.  You _____________________________.

 

 

     H.  Complete these sentences with  A LITTLE BIT or MUCH + a  comparative.

     e.g.:

       Ann is 25.  Dan is 24 1/2.  Ann is a little bit older than Dan.

 

 

     1.  Jack's mother is 44.  His father is 68. 

         Jack's mother ________________________.

     2.  My camera cost $100.  Yours cost $96. 

         My camera ____________________________.

     3.  Yesterday I felt terrible.  Today I feel great.

         I feel _______________________________.

     4.  Today the temperature is 12 degrees Celisius.  Yesterday it

         was 10 degrees.  It's ____________ today ____________

         yesterday.

     5.  Mary is a fantastic tennis player.  I'm not very good. 

         Mary ________________.

 

 

 Past tense and present perfect; two part verbs.

 

     A.  Complete these sentences.  Use the correct form of the verbs.

 

          brush          die       end            enjoy    

          happen         live      open           play

          rain           start     stay           turn on

          want           watch

 

      1.  Yesterday evening I ____________ television.

      2.  I ____________ my teeth three times yesterday.

      3.  It was dark, so I _____________ the light.

      4.  The concert last night ____________at 7:30 and _____________

          at 10:00 o'clock.

      5.  The accident _____________ last Sunday afternoon.

      6.  When I was a child, I ____________ to be a doctor.

      7.  Mozart ___________ from 1756 to 1791.

      8.  We ____________ our vacation last year.  We ___________ at a

          very good hotel.

      9.  Today the weather is nice, but yesterday it _____________.

     10.  It was hot in the room, so I ___________ the window.

     11.  The weather was good yesterday afternoon, so we ____________

          tennis.

     12.  William Shakespeare ___________ in 1616.

 

     B.  Write sentences about the past (yesterday / last week,

         etc.)

 

      1.  He always goes to work by car.

          Yesterday__________________________________________________

      2.  They always get up early.

          This morning they _________________________________________

      3.  Bill often looses his keys.

          He __________________________________________last Sunday.

      4.  I write a letter to Jane every week.

          Last week ______________________________________________.

      5.  She meets her friends every evening.

          She _________________________________________ last evening.

      6.  I usually read two newspapers every day.

          _____________________________________________ yesterday.

      7.  They come to my house every Friday.

          Last Friday ___________________________________________.

      8.  We usually go to the movies on Sunday.

          _____________________________________________last Sunday.

      9.  Tom always has fruit for breakfast.

          _____________________________________________ this morning

     10.  They buy a new car every year.

          Last year ______________________________________________.

     11.  I eat an orange every day.

          Yesterday ______________________________________________.

     12.  We usually do our shopping on Monday.

          _____________________________________________ last Monday.

     13.  Ann often takes photographs.

          Last weekend ___________________________________________.

     14.  We leave home at 8:30 every morning.

          ______________________________________________ this morning.

 

     C.  Write sentences about yourself.  What did you do yesterday or what happened yesterday.

 

     1.  _____________________________________________________________.

     2.  _____________________________________________________________.

     3.  _____________________________________________________________.

     4.  _____________________________________________________________.

     5.  _____________________________________________________________.

 

     D.  You are asking somebody questions.  Write questions with DID.

 

     1.  I watched TV last night.  How about you?

         _______________________________________?

     2.  I enjoyed the party.  How about you?

         ______ you ____________________________?

     3.  I had a good vacation.  How about you?

         _______________________________________?

     4.  I got up early this morning.  How about you?

         _______________________________________?

     5.  I slept well last night.  How about you?

         _______________________________________?

 

 

     E.  What did you do yesterday?  (Your sentences can be positive or negative.)

 

     1.  (watch TV) __________________________________________________.

     2.  (take an exam) ______________________________________________.

     3.  (talk on the phone) _________________________________________.

     4.  (have lunch with a friend) __________________________________.

     5.  (go to the beach) ___________________________________________.

     6.  (forget a meeting) __________________________________________.

     7.  (stay home) _________________________________________________.

     8.  (visit my brother) __________________________________________.

     9.  (play soccer) _______________________________________________.

     10. (speak English) _____________________________________________.

 

     F.  Complete the sentences with a verb from the list.  Use the  present perfect.

 

          break     buy       do        finish         go

          go        lose      paint     read           take

 

      1.  Are they still eating dinner?

          No, they ________________________________.

      2.  I ___________ some new shoes.  Do you want to see them?

      3.  Is Tom here? 

          No, he ____________ to work.

      4.  ___________ you __________ the shopping?

          No I'm going to do it later.

      5.  Where's your key?

          I don't know.  I _______________ it.

      6.  Look!  Somebody _____________ that window.

      7.  Your house looks different.

          ________________ you ______________ it?

      8.  I can't find my umbrella.  Somebody ______________ it.

      9.  I'm looking for Maria.  Where ____________ she _____________?

     10.  Do you want the newspaper?

          No, thanks, I ______________ it.

 

     G.  Mary is 65 years old.  She has had an interesting life.

         Write sentences about the things she has done.  Use

         present perfect.

 

     1.  (she/has/many different jobs)

         _____________________________________________________________

     2.  (she/travel/to many places)

         _____________________________________________________________

     3.  (she/do/a lot of interesting things)

         _____________________________________________________________

     4.  (she/write/ten books)

         _____________________________________________________________

     5.  (she/meet/a lot of interesting people)

         _____________________________________________________________

 

     H.  You are asking Ann questions beginning with HAVE YOU EVER.

 

     1.  (Montreal?)

         _____________________________________________________________

         No, never.

 

     2.  (play/golf?)

         _____________________________________________________________

         Yes, twice.

 

     3.  (Poland?)

         _____________________________________________________________

         No, never.

 

     4.  (lose/your passport?)

         _____________________________________________________________

         Yes, once.

 

     5.  (ride/ a horse?)

         _____________________________________________________________

         No, never.

 

     6.  (eat/Chinese food?)

         _____________________________________________________________

         Yes, a few times.

 

     7.  (travel / train?)

         _____________________________________________________________

         Yes, many times.

 

     8.  (win/a lot of money?)

         _____________________________________________________________

         No, never.

 

     9.  (break your leg?)

         _____________________________________________________________

         Yes, once.

 

 

     I.  Complete these sentences.  Use the present perfect.

 

     1.  Mary is in Rio.  She _____________ in Rio since Monday.

     2.  I know Bob.  I ________________ him for a long time.

     3.  They are married.  They ____________ married since 1988.

     4.  Ted is sick.  He _____________ sick for a week.

     5.  We live in this house.  We _______________ here for 10 years.

     6.  I know Tom very well.  I ______________ him since we were

         children.

     7.  We are waiting for you.  We ___________ waiting since

         8 o'clock.

     8.  Jane works in a bank.  She ______________ in a bank for 5

         years.

     9.  I'm studying English. I _______________ studying for six

         months.

     10. She has a headache.  She _______________ a headache since she

         got up.

 

     J.  Make questions with HOW LONG...?

 

     1.  Mary is in Rio.

         How long _______________________________________________?

     2.  I know Bob.

         How long _______________________________________________?

     3.  Mike and Judy are in Indonesia.

         ________________________________________________________?

     4.  Ann is studying Italian.

         ________________________________________________________?

     5.  My brother lives in Greece.

         ________________________________________________________?

     6.  It is raining.

         ________________________________________________________?

     7.  Bill is a teacher.

         ________________________________________________________?

     8.  I know Nancy.

         ________________________________________________________?

     9.  I have a motorcycle.

         ________________________________________________________?

 

     10. Linda and Frank are married.

         ________________________________________________________?

     11. Alan works in Vancouver.

         ________________________________________________________?

 

     K.  Write FOR or SINCE.

 

     1.  She's been in Rio ___________ Monday.

     2.  She's been in Rio ___________ four days.

     3.  Mike has been sick ___________ a long time.  He's been in the

         hospital ___________ October.

     4.  My aunt has lived in the United States __________ 15 years.

     5.  Nobody lives in those houses.  They have been empty _________

         many years.  

     6.  Mrs. Harris is in her office.  She's been there _____________

         7 o'clock.

     7.  India has been an independent country __________ 1947.

     8.  The bus is late.  We've been waiting __________ for 20

         minutes.

 

     L.  When was ...?

 

     1.  your last vacation? ________________

     2.  your last meal? ____________________

     3.  your 10th birthday? ________________

     4.  the last time you were sick? ___________________

     5.  the last time you went to the movies?__________________

     6.  the last time you drank coffee? _______________________

     7.  the last time you were in a car? ______________________

     8.  the last time you read the newspaper __________________

 

 

     M.  Answer the questions use FOR  or AGO.  Give complete  answers.

 

     1.  (four days) When did she arrive in Rio?

         ________________________________________________________.

 

     2.  (four days) How long has she been in Rio?

         ________________________________________________________.

 

     3.  (20 years) How long have they been married?

         ________________________________________________________.

 

     4.  (20 years) When did they get married?

         ________________________________________________________.

 

     5.  (ten minutes) When did Dan arrive?

         ________________________________________________________.

 

     6.  (two months) When did you buy those shoes?

         ________________________________________________________.

 

     7.  (two months) How long has she been studying English?

         ________________________________________________________.

 

     8.  (a long time) How long have you known Pat?

          ________________________________________________________.

 

     9.  (an hour) What time did you have lunch?

          ________________________________________________________.

 

     N.  Complete the sentences with FOR... or SINCE...

 

     1.  She is in Rio now.  She arrived there four days ago.

         She has ________________________________________________.

     2.  Jack is here.  He arrived here on Thursday.

         He has _________________________________________________.

     3.  It is raining.  It started an hour ago.

         It's been ______________________________________________.

     4.  I know Sue.  I first met Sue two years ago.

         I've ___________________________________________________.

     5.  I have a camera.  I bought it in 1992.

         I've ___________________________________________________.

     6.  They are married.  They got married six months ago. 

         They've ________________________________________________.

     7.  Liz is studying medicine at the university.  She started

         three years ago.

         She has ________________________________________________.

 

 

     O.  Write sentences about yourself.  Begin with the words in

         parenthesis.

 

     1.  (I've lived) ___________________________________________.

     2.  (I've been ) ___________________________________________.

     3.  (I've been studying) ___________________________________.

     4.  (I've had) _____________________________________________.

     5.  (I've known) ___________________________________________.

 

     P.  Complete the sentences with a preposition (to/for/

         about,etc.) if necessary.  Sometimes no preposition is

         necessary.

 

     1.  Thank you very much ______ your help.

     2.  This isn't my bicycle.  It belongs _______ a friend of mine.

     3.  Good-bye!  Have a nice vacation and take care _______ yourself.

     4.  (on the telephone) Hello, can I speak ______Mr. Davis, please?

     5.  (on the telephone) Thank you ______ calling.  Good-bye!

     6.  What happened _______ Mary last night?  Why didn't she come

         to the party.

     7.  Excuse me, I'm looking ______ Hill Street.  Can you tell me

         where it is?

     8.  Jack's brother is thinking ______ going to Hungary next year.

     9.  We asked the waiter ______ coffee, but he brought us tea.

     10. "Do you like going to museums?" "It depends ______ the museum"

     11. Please listen _____ me.  I have something very important to

         tell you.

     12. When I take the photograph, look ______ the camera and smile.

     13. We waited ______ John until 2 o'clock, but he didn't come.

     14. "Are you writing a letter?" "Yes, I'm writing ______ Maria."

     15. Don't forget to call _____ your mother these evening.

     16. He's alone all day.  He never talks ______ anybody.

     17. "Are you playing tennis this afternoon?"  "It depends _______

         the weather."

     18. Kathy is thinking ______ changing her job.

     19. I looked ______ the newspaper, but I didn't read it carefully.

     20. When you are sick, you need somebody to take care _____ you.

     21. Bob is looking ______a job.  He wants to work in a hotel.

       

 

     Q.  Complete the sentences.  Use IT DEPENDS ON....

 

     what time I leave

     how much it is

     where you're going

     how I feel

 

     1.  Do you want to go out with us?

         ______________________________________________.

     2.  Are you going out this evening?

         ______________________________________________.

     3.  What time will you arrive?

         ______________________________________________.

     4.  Are you going to buy the book?

         ______________________________________________.

 

 

     R. Complete the sentences.  Use out/away/back, etc.

 

     1.  "Why is that picture on the floor?" "It feel ______ down".

     2.  Please don't go _______!  Stay here with me.

     3.  She heard a noise behind her, so she turned _________.

     4.  I'm going _______ now to do some shopping.  I'll be _____ at

         5 o'clock.

     5.  I'm tired.  I'm going to lie ______ on the sofa.

     6.  Ann is going on vacation next month.  She's going ______ on

         the 5th and coming _____ on the 24th.     

     7.  When babies try to walk, they often fall ________.

     8.  Jim is from Canada.  He lived in Asia for ten years, but last

         year he went _____ to Canada.

 

     S.  Complete the sentences.  Use one of the verbs + on/up/off,

            etc.

 

          breaks    clean          gave           got       hold

          hurry     kept           slowed         speak     takes

 

          up        down

          on        off

 

     1.  _________________!  We don't have much time.

     2.  I was very tired this morning.  I _____________ very late.

     3.  This car isn't very good.  It ______________ a lot.

     4.  "It's time to go."  "_____________ a minute I'm not ready yet"

     5.  It's difficult to hear you.  Can you _____________please?

     6.  The train _____________ and finally stopped.

     7.  I like flying, but I'm always nervous when the

         plane  ____________.

     8.  I told him to stop, but he ___________talking.  Maybe he

         didn't hear me.

     9.  I tried to find a job, but I __________.  It was impossible.

     10. The house is very messy.  I'm going to _____________.

 

 

     T.  Write the same sentence in three different ways.

 

     1.  I turned off the light.

         I turned the light off.

         I turned it off.

 

     2.  He put on his shirt.

         ____________________________________.

         ____________________________________.

 

     3.  She put on her glasses.

         ____________________________________.

         ____________________________________.

 

     4.  Can you ____________________________?

         Can you turn the TV on.

         ____________________________________.

 

     5.  She called up her brother.

         ____________________________________.

         ____________________________________.

 

     6.  ____________________________________.

         We took our shoes off.

         ____________________________________.

 

     7.  They gave back the money.

         ____________________________________.

         ____________________________________.

 

     8.  She put down her bags.

         ____________________________________.

         ____________________________________.

 

     9.  ____________________________________.

         I turned the engine off.

         ____________________________________.

 

     10. ____________________________________.

         She filled the form out.

         ____________________________________.

 

     11. We put out the fire.

         ____________________________________.

         ____________________________________.

 

 

     U.  Complete the sentences.  Use one of the objects in the

         list + on/off/up, etc.

 

          my book   the light           my gloves       my jacket

          the radio the photograph      them            it

          it        it                  them

 

          on   off

          up   down

          back

 

     1.  Don't forget to turn _________________ before you go to bed.

     2.  That hat looks stupid!  Take ___________ .

     3.  I wanted to hear the news, so I turned _________________.

     4.  Thanks for lending me your cassettes.  I'll give ____________

         to you tomorrow.

     5.  I was reading when the phone rang.  So I put ____________ and

         went to answer it.

     6.  There was some money on the floor, so I picked ______________.

     7.  My hands were cold, so I put _________________.

     8.  It was warm, so I took __________________.

     9.  She borrowed my keys and she hasn't brought _____________ yet.

     10. I picked _________________, looked at it, and put ___________

         on the table.  

 

Modal verbs, future with present continuous and going to.

 

     A.  Can you do this things?  Use CAN or CAN'T...

 

     1.  (swim) ________________________________________.

     2.  (dance) _______________________________________.

     3.  (play the guitar) _____________________________.

     4.  (speak English) _______________________________.

     5.  (go horse back riding) ________________________.

     6.  (take shorthand) ______________________________.

     7.  (ski) _________________________________________.

 

 

     B.  Complete these sentences.  Use CAN, COULD or CAN'T + one of

         these verbs.

 

          come  find     hear      see       speak     eat       go

          go   see       sleep     understand

 

     1.  I'm sorry, but we _____________ to your party next Saturday.

     2.  She got the job because she ______________ five languages.

     3.  You are speaking very quietly.  I _______________ you.

     4.  Have you seen my bag?  I ______________ find it.

     5.  I like this hotel room.  You ____________ the mountains from

         the window.

     6.  I was tired but I _______________ sleep.

     7.  She spoke very quickly.  I _______________her.

     8.  His eyesight isn't very good.  He ______________ very well.

     9.  I wasn't hungry yesterday.  I _______________ my dinner.

     10. He ____________ to the meeting last week.  He was sick.

 

 

     C.  What do you say in this situations?   Use CAN YOU...?/

         COULD YOU...?/ CAN I...?

 

     1.  (You are carrying a lot of things.  You want me to open the

         door for you)  You say to me:

         ___________________________________________________________?

     2.  (We are having dinner.  You want me to pass the salt.)  You

          say to me:

         ___________________________________________________________?

     3.  (You want me to turn off the radio.)

         ___________________________________________________________?

     4.  (You want to borrow my pen.)

         ___________________________________________________________?

     5.  (You are in my house.  You want to use my phone.)

         ___________________________________________________________?

     6.  (You want me to give you my address.)

         ___________________________________________________________?

 

 

     D.  Write sentences with MIGHT or MAY.

 

     1.  (perhaps I will go to the movies.)

         ___________________________________________________________.

     2.  (perhaps I will see Tom tomorrow.)

         ___________________________________________________________.

     3.  (perhaps Kim will be late.)

         ___________________________________________________________.

     4.  (perhaps it will snow today.)

         ___________________________________________________________.

     5.  (perhaps I will wear my new jeans.)

         ___________________________________________________________.

     6.  (perhaps they will not come)

         ___________________________________________________________.

     7.  (perhaps I will not go out tonight.)

         ___________________________________________________________.

 

     E.  Somebody is asking you about your plans.  You have some

         ideas but you're not sure.  Use MAY or MIGHT + one of

         these.

 

          go away             some shoes          Spain     fish

          this evening        to a restaurant     tomorrow

 

     1.  Where are you going for your vacation next year?

         ___________________________________________________________.

     2.  Where are you going tonight?

         ___________________________________________________________.

     3.  When will you see Ann again?

         ___________________________________________________________.

     4.  What are you going to buy when you go shopping?

         ___________________________________________________________.

     5.  What are you doing this weekend?

         ___________________________________________________________.

     6.  When are you going to phone John?

         ___________________________________________________________.

     7.  What are you going to have for dinner tonight?

         ___________________________________________________________.

 

     F.  What are you doing tomorrow?  Write true sentences about

         yourself.  Use  I'M (NOT) -ING  or  I'M (NOT) GOING TO...

         or I MAY... OR  I MIGHT...

 

     1.  (watch television) __________________________________________.

     2.  (write a letter) ____________________________________________.

     3.  (get up early) ______________________________________________.

     4.  (go to the movies) __________________________________________.

     5.  (take a bath or a shower) ___________________________________.

     6.  (buy a newspaper) ___________________________________________.

     7.  (play tennis) _______________________________________________.

     8.  (make some telephone calls) _________________________________.

 

 

     G.  Complete the sentences.  Use HAVE TO or HAS TO or HAD TO + one

         of these verbs.

 

          hit       read      speak     take      travel    wear

          answer    buy       change    get       go        walk

 

      1.  My eyesight isn't very good.  I ______________ glasses.

      2.  At the end of the course, all the students _________________

          a test.

      3.  Mary is studying literature.  She ______________ a lot of

          books.

      4.  There were no buses yesterday evening.  We __________________

          home.

      5.  He doesn't understand much English, so I _______________ to

          him very slowly.

      6.  I'm going to bed early tonight.  I ________________up early

          tomorrow.

      7.  It's late.  I ______________now.  I'll see you tomorrow.

      8.  Sam is often away from home.  He _______________ a lot on his

          job.

      9.  I went to the supermarket after work because I ______________

          some food.

     10.  In tennis you ________________ the ball over the net.

     11.  This bus doesn't go downtown.  You _____________ at Maple

          Street.

     12.  We took an exam yesterday.  We six questions out of ten.

 

 

     H.  Write some things that you have to do or had to do.

 

     1.  (every day) _________________________________________________.

     2.  (every day) _________________________________________________.

     3.  (tomorrow) __________________________________________________.

     4.  (last week) _________________________________________________.

     5.  (when I was younger) ________________________________________.

 

     I.  Complete these sentences with SHOULD + one of these verbs.

 

          brush          read           go        visit          watch

          wear

 

     1.  When you play tennis, you ________________ the ball.

     2.  You look tired.  You ________________ to bed.

     3.  You _________________ your teeth after every meal.

     4.  The city museum is very interesting.  You _____________ it.

     5.  When you are driving, you ______________ a seat belt.

     6.  It's a good book.  You _______________ it.

 

     J.  Ask a friend for advice.  Make questions with DO YOU THINK I

         SHOULD...?

 

     1.  (buy a jacket) _____________________________________________?

     2.  (buy a new camera) _________________________________________?

     3.  (get a new job) ____________________________________________?

     4.  (take an English course) ___________________________________?

     5.  (learn to drive) ___________________________________________?

 

     K.  What do you think?  Write sentences with should.

 

     1.  I think everybody should ____________________________________.

     2.  I think _____________________________________________________.

     3.  I think _____________________________________________________.

     4.  I think _____________________________________________________.

     5.  I don't think anybody _______________________________________.

 

     L.  Complete the following in the affirmative or negative, using

         the following words.

 

          must have      have/had to         should         can/may

 

     1.  You ___________get a visa if you want to enter the United

         States from Great Britain.  There are no exceptions to this

         rule, so you ___________ try to get in without one.

 

     2.  Some years ago, when smallpox outbreaks were quite common, you

         ___________ have a smallpox vaccination certificate, but these

         days you ____________have one.

 

     3.  I think you _____________ take a camera, even if it's a small

         one, as there are many interesting things to photograph.

 

     4.  In my opinion, you ____________ take too much luggage with

         you, as this makes it difficult to move from place to place.

 

     5.  You ____________take perfume and cigarettes with you if you

         like, but you ___________take large amounts or you _________

         pay import taxes.

 

     6.  If you are going to travel around the country you ____________

         plan your trip carefully -it's much better that way- and you

         _____________investigate the possibility of special

         tour-tickets for foreigners.  I think they are a very good

         idea, but you buy them before entering the country as they are

         not on sale there.

 

     7.  I think you _____________ take most of your money in the form

         of traveler's checks, it's safer and you can cash them in most

         places.

 

     8.  Remember, you ____________work in the United States without

         permission: it's absolutely forbidden for foreigners to do

         this.

 

     M.  The following people each had a problem.  For each problem

         there was a good solution, a reasonable solution, and an

         undesirable solution (not always in the same order).  Complete

         these sentences using should have, could have or shouldn't

         have.

 

     1.  Samantha had a headache 

         She ______________ watched a long film on TV.

         She ______________ gone to see the doctor.

         She ______________ taken an aspirin.

 

     2.  Jim lost the key of his house.

         He _______________ forced open a window.

         He _______________ got a locksmith.

         He _______________ broken the door down.

 

     3.  Fred found John Smith's wallet with $30 in it.

         He _______________ taken it to the police station.

         He _______________ given it back to John Smith.

         He _______________ kept it.

 

     4.  Bob and Sally were disturbed by the neighbor's record-player.

         They _____________ thrown stones at the window.

         They _____________ written them a letter.

         They _____________ gone to talk to them.

 

     5.  Mary's new washing machine didn't work.

         She ______________ written to the manufacturers.

         She ______________ tried to repair it herself.

         She ______________ called an electrician.

 

 

     N.  Complete the following, using the auxiliaries from the list.

 

          might          should         may       will

 

     1.  The weather is very changeable and it _________rain, so take

         an umbrella.

     2.  Of course Bill ___________win the tennis tournament.  He

         always does.

     3.  This radio-controlled car __________ work because I've built

         it very carefully -but you never know with machines.

     4.  Is John coming?

         He isn't sure, but he said he __________.

     5.  I'm sure it __________ be difficult, but we ___________win the

         match because we have the best team.

     6.  That's not bad, but it __________ be better to do it another

         way, don't you think?

     7.  Good-bye, then.  We ___________see you in September, but we'll

         have to wait and see if there's room.  In any case, I

         _________ write to you.

     8.  Shall I phone Denise?

         Well, she __________ be home by now, because she usually gets

         home before this, but why don't you wait half an hour and then

         she __________ certainly be there.

 

     O.  Complete the following with MUST or CAN'T.

 

     1.  That __________ be John; it's too soon for him to be here.

     2.  Peter _________ be home by now; it's already  7:30.

     3.  This __________ be Tina's house; there's her car outside.

     4.  Debbie's not eating her food; she ___________ be hungry.

     5.  Mike never leaves the house until nine, so his class ________

         start at that time.

     6.  You ___________ be tired; you've just slept for ten hours!

     7.  The manager has offered her a 25% rise; she ___________ be a

         good secretary.

 

     P.  Complete the following, using the forms of BE GOING TO and

         verbs from the list.

 

          light     paint     polish    change    water     plant

          cut       hang      clean     redecorate

 

     1.  Bob and Mary have bought ten rolls of wallpaper; they

         _________________ their living room next weekend.

     2.  Why have you got that can of paint?

         I _________________ the kitchen tonight.

     3.  I (not) ___________________ the car today  because I haven't

         got any wax.

     4.  You borrowed the Smith's lawnmower two days ago.  When

         __________________ the grass?

     5.  Charles ____________________ the fuse as soon as he can find

         some wire.

     6.  It's very cold; ________________ you ______________ a fire in

         the fireplace this evening?

     7.  Next spring the gardener _________________ some flowers under

         that oak tree; there's plenty of shade there.

     8.  Where ____________ we ____________this new picture?

         Let's put it over the sideboard.

     9.  I ________________ those dirty windows immediately:  give me a

         bucket of water please.

     10. The boys say that they _____________ not _______________ the

         garden because they don't have a hose.

 

 

     Q.  Complete the following using BE GOING TO or WILL as

         appropriate.

 

     1.  Perhaps the manager ______________ visit the factory if he has

         time.

     2.  I can't come to your party on Saturday because I ____________

         get married

         Congratulations.  I hope you _______________ be very happy.                                  

     3.  When summer comes I expect the weather ________________ be hot

         and it _____________ rain very little.

     4.  I borrowed the money because I _______________ buy a new car

         next week.

     5.  Look at those clouds;  there ____________ be a storm.

     6.  If you ask him he ______________ do it for you.

     7.  What (you) ___________ do this evening, Roy?

         Me?  I ______________ read the paper and then have supper.

     8.  I don't feel at all well:  I think I ______________ faint.

     9.  I _____________  help you if you like.

     10. My God!  Those two cars _____________ crash!