TENSES REVIEW (UNITS 1-7)

1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Tell me about Tony. What ……………… he ……………………… (look) like?

2. If that child ……………………………… (be) my son, I would punish him.

3. Jennifer has already decided. She ……………………………… (wear) a pink dress for the wedding.

4. Robert ……………………………… (phone) while I ……………………………… (have) a shower.

5. By next March, Nancy ……………………………… (work) here for five years.

6. How often ………………….your family ……….……………..(visit) you at home?

7. I can’t buy anything. I ……………………………… (already / spend) all my money.

8. Take an umbrella. I think it ……………………………… (rain) today.

9. When I got to the library, I saw that someone ……………………………… (take) the book.

10. He won’t get his licence unless he ……………………………… (pass) his driving test.

11. I ……………………………… (take) the six o’clock train. I’ve already got a ticket.

12. Don’t move that heavy table by yourself. I ……………………………… (help) you.

13. If I had studied for the test, I ……………………………… (receive) a better mark.

14. The baby went to sleep after she………………………………(eat).

15. My parents promised that they ……………………………… (lend) me the money.

16. I’d recognise Lisa anywhere. I ……………………………… (know) her since she was three years old.

17. The man fell asleep while he ………………………………(drive).

18. At this time next Sunday, I ………………………………(sit) on the beach in Turkey.

19. It ………………………………(rain) every year in November.

20. I …………………………(hear) a lot about Tammy before I finally …………………………(meet)her at a

party.

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

2. Complete each sentence according to the meaning of the original sentence. Use the words

in brackets and the first, second or third conditionals.

1. She has to apologise or I won’t speak to her again. (unless)

I ........................................................................................................... .

2. Shorter hair would make her look more attractive. (had)

If .......................................................................................................... .

3. We’d better hurry, or the pizza bar will be closed. (open)

The pizza bar ....................................................................................... .

4. You aren’t fit because you don’t exercise enough. (more)

Unless .................................................................................................. .

5. Joe had to reset the computer because it crashed. (not)

If .......................................................................................................... .

RELATIVES

3. Rewrite the sentences below using a relative pronoun. Omit the pronoun whenever it is possible.

1. The market is very crowded on Fridays. We shop there.

2. The ice cream was delicious. It had nuts

3. The reporter is Chinese. He wrote this article.

4. Did you see the film? Its ending was happy.

5. The bus stop is at the corner. I wait at that bus stop every morning.

6. This is my friend Sam. He knows how to windsurf.

7. I don’t remember the days. The Internet didn’t exist then.

8. The cake is delicious. Paula baked it.

9. That is the girl. We spoke to her yesterday.

10. Jim is good at Maths. His father is an engineer.

MODAL VERBS

4. Choose the correct answer.

1. Eric woke up late on Saturday morning. He 1. must have / should have / could have set the alarm

clock because he had plans. He had promised to help Charlie repair his bicycle. Eric is very good

with his hands and he 2. can / should / must repair anything that’s broken. But Eric is very lazy.

His friends know that you 3. might / can / must be patient if you want him to help you.

2. The children 1. must have / should have /couldn’t have eaten all the cake. I have nothing to offer

my guests tonight! I 2. could / mustn’t / don’t have to call my husband and ask him to buy a cake at

the supermarket, but I know that I 3. shouldn’t / couldn’t / might not phone him when he’s in a

meeting.

5. Complete the sentences about Thomas with the modal perfects below.

could have • should not have • must have • might not have • should have

1. Thomas didn’t come to the meeting. He …………………………… forgotten about it.

2. I …………………………… reminded him about it, but I decided not to.

3. The boss …………………………… called Thomas at the start of the meeting, but he didn’t have

time.

4. Thomas …………………………… written the date in his work diary. Maybe that’s why he forgot.

5. Thomas has missed meetings in the past. He …………………………… done it again!