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Review on Past Modals, Passive Structures, and Reporting Verbs.

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Review on Past Modals, Passive Structures, and Reporting Verbs.

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Verb Tenses Review

1. Complete this paragraph with the correct form of the verb. Choose between
Present Perfect or Simple Past.
London . (have) an underground system since the 19th century. The
London Underground .. (start) in 1863, when workers and engineers
. (build) the Metropolitan railway. This railway line (go)
from

Paddington

Station

to

Farringdon

Street

Station,

and

steam

engines

(pull) the carriages. Eleven more lines . (open) since then.


The world's first underground electric railway (open) in 1890. This line
(go) from the City of London to Stockwell. The most modern line is the
Jubilee line, which .. (open) in 1979. Since the London Underground
. (begin), many other cities, like New York and Paris, (build)
their own systems.

2. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate tense. Look at the time
expressions for clues.

a) John . (study) English for many years.


b) His sister . (finish) her English classes last semester.
c) Right now, we . (work) on a very interesting project.
d) Before the teacher came to class, the students . (complete) their
assignments.
e) Sandy and George . (continue) their studies for one more year.
f) Eva . (meet) a young man at the supermarket last Saturday.
g) While James and his wife . (drive) home, they saw a parade.
h) Tomorrow, Lisas brother . (start) his new job.
i) My students always . (enjoy)
talking in English in class.
j) Since their family . (arrive) to
this country, they. (be) very
happy.
k) When

Joseph

got

home,

his

parents

. (go) to sleep an hour before.

3. Fill in the blanks with a form of the verb in parentheses. Use the appropriate
verb tense.

Ten years ago, I (get) a job at a company called WordTech. Now, I


(use) computers at work every day, but before I
(come) to the United States, I (never touch) a computer.

It

(not take) me very long to learn basic computer skills because I

(already

take)

course

in

typing.

By

the

time

(leave) my country, I (finish) secretarial


school. While I (look) for a job here, I
(take) a course in information technology. I (continue) to learn
new things since I (start) working at WordTech.

The Bartons (go) to the mountains last weekend. While they (have)
lunch, a man (fall) down the tree. They (take) him to the
hospital in their car. They (visit) him twice in the hospital since
that time. The man (be)

better now and the

doctors say he

(leave) the hospital soon. When The Bartons (visit)


him yesterday, they (take) him a bunch of flowers. The man
(be) very happy and (thank) them. Mr. Barton now says
he

(spend)

the

next

weekend

at

the

seaside

and

he

(hope) there (not be) any more accidents.

I (finish) school last month and I (not have) a


job yet, but fortunately I (have) a job interview tomorrow. I usually
(get) up early so often
(sleep) at around half past ten. I (be) a
little

excited

last

night

and

because

of

this

(want/watch) TV before
I (go) to bed. There (be) a
film about birds on TV and while I
(sit) on the sofa, I (fall) asleep.
you (have) a terrible dream?
Well, I (have) one last night. In my dream

I (be) a parrot and my apartment flat (be) on the tenth floor of a


big

building.

big

cat

(want

catch)

me

so

(begin / fly). I (have) nowhere (go)


because the door (be) locked. Suddenly the cat (attack) me.
It nearly (kill) me. While I (shout) in pain, a voice
(say), you (see) my books? I cant find them.
When I (open) my eyes, I (feel) very happy
(see) my sister. Of course she (not understand) the reason but I
(give) her a big kiss.

4. Fill in the blanks with Simple Past or Past Perfect Tense


a) I . (worry) a lot about her before I (hear) that she
was safe.
b) I didnt like the flat. It (be) much smaller than I
(think) at first.
c) He told us he (shoot) a big tiger.
d) They (drink) tea after they (finish)

dinner.

e) She just (fold) the pink apron and placed it in a table drawer
when the door (open) and Joe (enter).
f) The police wanted to know why he (bring) a gun to school.
g) After he (work) at the hospital for two years he
(decide) to give up the job.
h) When I (arrive) at the party John already (go)
home.
i) We (wait) until the match (finish).
j) They (leave) the room before the meeting (finish).
k) I (buy) a new camera before I (go) to London.
l) I just (turn off) the lights when the telephone
(ring).

So/Neither

1. Decide if you should employ so or neither and complete the sentences using
the pronouns/nouns in brackets.
a) He knows how to swim. (we)
________________________________________________________________
b) She enjoyed herself. (I)
________________________________________________________________
c) He isn't lazy. (she)
________________________________________________________________
d) He'll never be rich. (I)
________________________________________________________________
e) I've lost a lot of money. (my brother Tim)
________________________________________________________________
f) He didn't have to wear an uniform. (the others)
________________________________________________________________
g) She won't read the letter. (they)
________________________________________________________________
h) I'd forgotten about the traffic. (my parents)
________________________________________________________________
i) The boy couldn't understand the tourists. (we)
________________________________________________________________
j) Phil went to the cinema. (I)
__________________________________________
k) I never forget to turn on the radio. (my sister Kate)
__________________________________________
l) He wouldn't be a pilot. (John)
__________________________________________

Tag Questions

1. Complete the sentences with the correct question tag.


a) Coulson didnt want to stay there any longer, ___________________?
b) The tiger will kill the boar in a minute, ____________________?
c) I am very happy at the moment, ____________________?
d) Peter and Tim are interested in cheap cameras, ___________________?
e) Helen is going to buy some new T-shirts and skirts, ____________________?
f) The expedition had reached the summit in time, ____________________?
g) Your

uncle

has

lived

in

Canberra

for

more

than

10

years,

________________________?
h) My cat wont stay in that dog kennel any longer, _______________________?
i) Most

pupils

can

use

the

question

tag

without

any

help,

______________________?

Reported Questions

1. Change the questions below from the Direct into Reported Speech. Mind the type of
question General or Special, the word order and the tenses.

a) Helen asked her friend: Do you know Tom?


________________________________________________________________
b) Janet asked me: When did you see the film?
________________________________________________________________
c) Philip wanted to know: Who is the girl in the red dress?
________________________________________________________________
d) Matthew asked his teacher: Will you give any homework?
________________________________________________________________

e)

Mary wondered: Where did I put my

glasses?
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
f)

Jackie asked me: Did you bring the books?

_______________________________________
_______________________________________

Indirect Questions
1. Complete the following embedded questions. Follow the example:
What does he look like?
I've no idea what he looks like.
a) Do you need any help?
Call me __________________________________________________________
b) Where's Susie gone?
You've no idea ____________________________________________ have you?
c) When will Tony be back?
Do you happen to know _____________________________________________?
d) How much is it going to cost?
You don't know ______________________________________________ do you?
e) Will he be back soon?
You wouldn't happen to know ________________________________ would you?
f) How long will I have to wait?
Have you any idea _________________________________________________?
g) What are you talking about?
I don't know ______________________________________________________

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