LEARNING ENGLISH SCHOOL
SECOND SEMESTER
LAST PARTIAL
NAME:_____________________________________ DATE:_________
1- COMPLETE THE STORY WITH GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES:
A haunted house
When I was a child I used to spend my holidays at my aunt and uncle’s old country house.
One summer I remember (have) a strange experience.
It was a hot afternoon and my cousin suggested (play) hide-and-seek. But instead of (go)
outside, we decided (play) in the attic. After (turn off) off the lights, we all hid in different
places. I managed (hide) behind an old sofa.
Then something odd happened. In the darkness we heard footsteps come into the room.
The footsteps seemed (walk) towards the sofa. I wanted (move), but I couldn’t. I expected
something terrible (happen) .Then suddenly the footsteps stopped and the door slammed
shut. After (wait) for a few seconds, we jumped up and ran downstairs without (stop).
We told my aunt and uncle, but they refused (believe) us. Mysteriously the house burned
down a year later. The fire started in the attic.
2. Write the phrases in brackets in their correct forms into the gaps using the correct
modal verb
1) Last week we___________ swimming, this week we can't. (can/have/must/to go)
2. He is still at work! He ________ (may/might-come) late I am afraid.
3. Where ___________ we park our car? (should/can/have/must)
4.I think we _________ reserve our holiday in advance.(should/can/have to/must)
5) Maybe the Smiths___________ a new house next year. (can/may/might/to build)
6. All employees ________(should/must/have) on time for work.
7) If you try hard, you__________your examinations. (can/have/must/should/to
pass)
7. You are overweight. You __________ go on a diet. (Should/have to/must)
8) When I was five, I ____________ (not/can/may/might/have/must/to swim)
9. Mum! My friends are having a party tonight; _________i (may/might/have/must-
go) please?
10. The kids ______________ spend so much time in front of the TV. (Shouldn´t/can
´t/have not/mustn´t)
3. Match the preposition with its picture:
A. Around the box B .under the box C. through the tunnel D. over the box
E.)Toward the box F.)Across the bridge G.) Down the stairs H.) Into the box
I.)Away from the box J.)Up the stairs K).out of the box
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4-Put in the verbs in brackets and form Conditional sentences type I or type
II. Mind the underlined verb forms.
Example: If they (to learn) the poem, they ________ (to get) a good mark.
Answer: If they learn the poem, they will get a good mark.
1) If you (to come) with me, I ___________ (to do) the shopping with you.
2) Walter____________ (to help) his mother in the garden if she (to read) him a story this
evening.
3) If it_______ (to rain), I (to stay) at home.
4) Our teacher (to be) happy if we________ (to learn) the poem by heart.
5) If they ( to have) enough money, they ________ (to buy) a new car.
6) We_______ (to pass) the exam if we ( to study) harder.
7) If Pat_______ (to repair) his bike, he (to go) on a bicycle tour with us.
8) She (to ge)t 100 pounds if she________ (to sell) this old shelf.
9) If I (to be) you, I _______ (to invite) Jack to the party.
10) If the weather ________ (to be) fine, the children (to walk) to school.
5- Fill the spaces in the following sentences by using for or since:
a- They´ve been working for five or six hours.
b- Nobody has come to see us since we bought this small house.
1- They have all been ill ______ the last week.
2- My father has been talking to them in that room _______ six or seven hours.
3- He bought the car in 1999 and has driven it ________ then.
4- Peter went to the library. He has studied there _______ a long time.
5- It has been very foggy _______ early morning.
4b-Simple Past or Present Perfect - Exercise
6) I _______ (saw/have seen) my friend two days ago.
7) We __________ (/never visited/have never visited) another country before.
8) She ___________ (bought/has bought) a new car in 2005.
9) I'm sorry, but I _____________ (didn´t do/haven´t done) my homework.
10) __________you________ the game of chess?(Did know/have known)
5. choose the correct sentence in passive voice
1. They dismissed him last month.
a. He was dismissed last month. B. They were dismissed last month.
2. Someone invents the car in the twentieth century.
a. The car was invented in the twentieth century. B.Someone invented the car in
the twentieth century.
3. The children made the cake.
a. The cake was made by the children. B.The children have made the cake.
4. I wrote the book in two months.
a. The book was written in two months. B.I will write the book in two months.
5. The police saved us.
a. We were saved by the police. B.The police have saved us.
5b.Rewrite the sentence into passive voice
6. They arrested her last week.______________________________________
7. John wrote a letter.________________________________
8. They invited ten friends to the party.__________________________
9. My brother hit me.____________________________
10. They removed two cars from the street.__________________________
6. In the following sentences, fill in the gaps with one of the following
determiners:
Something/anything - somebody/anybody - somewhere/anywhere
1) She said___________ but I didn't understand anything.
2) Has _________ found my blue pencil? No, I'm sorry.
3) Would ____________help me, please? Yes, I can help you.
4) Have you got ___________ to eat? No, I haven't.
5) Tom, can you give me _______________ to drink, please?
6) Is there ___________ in the house? No, it's deserted.
7) Do you know ________________about London transport? No, I don't.
8) What's wrong? "There's _____________in my eye."
9) Would you like _____________ to drink? Yes, please.
10) ___________________ has broken the window. I don't know who .
7. COMPLETE THE STORY USING THE APPROPIATE ADJECTIVE ING OR ED
If you travelled on the airline Astraus, you might be_______ (Amaze) to hear that your
pilot was the rock star Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden. Most people must be________
(interest) to be a successful rock star but Bruce wanted something different. A few years
ago he found that his life was ______ (bore) and he was always ________ (fascinate) by
planes, and so he started training as a pilot.
Now, he has both job and when he is _________ (tire) for being a pilot or because of an
_______ (annoy) person, he takes his guitar and plays his ___________ (excite) music.
8. Complete with TOO or ENOUGH the adjective in brackets:
a) Peter is to become a police officer. He's only 1.65 cm tall. __________(short)
b) I'd like to buy a new car and a good house, but I'm just not to do it. ________(rich)
c) My school is from my house to go on foot. So, I cycle to school every morning.
________(far)
d) Kelly is to drive a car. She's only 14.________ (young)
e) That skirt you are wearing is for you. You need a bigger size.______ (tight)
f) David is quite a fast runner, but he isn’t to beat the Italian runner, who is considered to
be the best. ____(fast)
g) I'm a good swimmer, but I'm not to enter a championship.______ (good)
h) The beach was yesterday, so we decided to go somewhere else.______ (crowded)
i) We wanted to go to Paris last weekend, but the plane tickets were, so we stayed at
home._____ (expensive)
j) This T-shirt isn’t for me. I need a bigger one. ________(big)
9. Fill in the blanks using the phrasal verb in the box below taking into
account the tense of the sentence
Turn up Look after Take out go out Look up asked in sit down Break down
Show up come back
Sarah had a problem
For a long time Sarah wanted to ________ with a very handsome man called
James, and then one day he _______at her door. Just like that! She_______
him. James___________ his coat and sat down. Then he explained that while
driving past her house his car__________. It was outside.
Sarah said James could call out a mechanic and she __________ the nearest
garage in the phone book. She offered him a cup of tea. He accepted. But then
she realized there was no milk.
While Sarah was away the mechanic________. He got on with mending the
Car and James watched. When it was mended James got in his car and drove
away.
In the shop Sarah suddenly remembered her little baby sister who she was
________was at home. She _________to the house and saw that James
Had left. Her little sister was crying inside, and she had no keys!
10. Complete the sentences using so/neither + auxiliars
1. I will be at the party. __________ Alfred.
2. Karim studied in the U.S.A. _________ Henry.
3. You are a math teacher._________ I.
4. Sam should not have left school so early.__________ Lillian.
5. They must obey the instructions. __________ We.
6. We won't be long.__________ they.
7. Mary goes by train at 3 pm.________ I.
8. I did not wash my car yesterday. _________ Kan.
9. Camin is a computer scientist. ________ You.
10. Catherine has eaten rice.__________ they.
11. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the
appropriate tenses past perfect or past continuos
I'm sorry I left without you last night, but I told you to meet me early because the show
started at 8:00. I ____________(try) to get tickets for that play for months, and I didn't
want to miss it. By the time I finally left the coffee shop where we were supposed to meet,
I ___________ (have) five cups of coffee and I ___________(wait) over an hour. I had to
leave because I_________(arrange) to meet Kathy in front of the theater.
When I arrived at the theater, Kathy ___________(pick, already) up the tickets and
she___________ (be)for us near the entrance. She was really angry because
she___________ (wait) for more than half an hour. She said she ________(give, almost)
up and (go) into the theater without us.
Kathy told me you_________ (be) late several times in the past and that she would not
make plans with you again in the future. She mentioned that she___________ (miss)
several movies because of your late arrivals. I think you owe her an apology. And in the
future, I suggest you be on time!
12. Finish the sentences using Reported speech. Always change the tense,
although it is sometimes not necessary.
Example: Peter: "I cleaned the black shoes yesterday."
Peter told me that _________________________________
Answer: Peter told me that he had cleaned the black shoes the day before.
1) Emily: "Our teacher will go to Leipzig tomorrow."
Emily said that .
2) Helen: "I was writing a letter yesterday."
Helen told me that .
3) Robert: "My father flew to Dallas last year."
Robert told me that .
4) Lisa: "Tim went to the stadium an hour ago."
Lisa said that .
5) Patricia: "My mother will celebrate her birthday next weekend."
Patricia said that.
