ADVANCED PRACTICE

GRAMMAR:
1 – MODAL VERBS.

A. Complete the text with the modal verbs in the box.

can couldn’t don’t have to had to should

If you’re not sure how to do something, you (1) ………………………… try looking on YouTube. There
are videos which show you how to do everything you (2) …………………… imagine. Not long ago, I
broke the screen on my smartphone. I (3) …………………… afford to pay for someone to mend it so
I decided to do it myself. I found a video on YouTube and it told me exactly what I (4)
…………………… do. It wasn’t easy but I managed to do it myself. So, the next time something of
yours breaks, why not try fixing it yourself? You (5) …………………… be an expert – just interested
in learning how to do it!

B- MODALS IN THE PRESENT: REWRITE EACH SENTENCE SO THAT IT HAS A SIMILAR MEANING AND CONTAINS THE WORDS IN
BOLD.

a. It would be a good idea for you to see a dentist. OUGHT

………………………………………………………………………………
b. It’s not necessary for us to go to school tomorrow. HAVE
………………………………………………………………………………
c. Perhaps Ann is at home. BE ……………………………………………………………………………………
d. It’s possible that I’ll be late. MAY ……………………………………………………………………………………
e. I’m sure that isn’t John because he’s in Paris. BE ……………………………………………………………………………………
f. It’s compulsory to read this book at the end of the course. READ
……………………………………………………………………

C- MODALS IN THE PAST: REWRITE EACH SENTENCE BEGINNING AS SHOWN. DO NOT CHANGE THE MEANING
a. You were wrong to study so late! You shouldn’t
……………………………………………………………………………
b. Did you manage to stop him? Were ……………………………………………………………………………………?
c. Perhaps Tim has lost his way. Tim ……………………………………………………………………………………
d. It was possible for you to hurt yourself. You ……………………………………………………………………………………
e. I’m sure the class enjoyed it! The class …………………………………………………………………………………
f. It wasn’t necessary for me to work hard. I ……………………………………………………………………………………

2- RELATIVE CLAUSES: REWRITE EACH SENTENCE SO THAT IT HAS A SIMILAR MEANING AND CONTAINS THE WORDS IN BOLD.
a- We went to visit the British Museum. It opens at 10. WHICH
The ______________________________________________________________________________
b- A boy’s bike was taken. He visited the police station. WHOSE
The ______________________________________________________________________________
c- A friend met me at the airport. He carried my suitcase. WHO
The ______________________________________________________________________________
d- Tom is a great cook. He made me a delicious meal yesterday. WHO
Tom ______________________________________________________________________________
e- I found a man’s wallet. He gave me a reward. WHOSE
The ______________________________________________________________________________
3- WISHES: COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS
a. I don’t feel well. I wish I …………………………………………… (stay) at home tomorrow.
b. I wish I …………………………………………… (have) a puppy or a kitten when I was a child!
c. I wish Jim …………………………………………… (not sit) next to me. He’s so annoying!
d. If only we …………………………………………… (have) some money to buy the tickets to see the film!
e. I am so tired! I wish I …………………………………………… (be) on holiday!

4- QUESTION TAGS. Complete the sentences with a question tag.

1- Don’t forget to give your mum my message, ………………………………..?
2- Somebody told you the truth, ……………………………………….?
3- You can speak 6 languages,……………………………………………..?
4- Open the window,……………………………………………………? It’s a bit stuffy in here.
5- Let’s go to the park this weekend,………………………………………? It’ll be a nice day.

5- CONDITIONAL SENTENCES – USE THE CORRECT TENSE TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES.

1- If you were a professional baseball player, who …………………………………………… (you/play) for right now?
2- What …………………………………………… (you/ give) me if it were my birthday tomorrow?
3- If we recycle more, there …………………………………………… (not be) so much rubbish to spoil future
generations.
4- We’ll go for a walk as long as it …………………………………………… (not rain).
5- If we …………………………………………… (know) it was Paul’s birthday, we would have sent him a card.
6- I would have danced with you at the party if I …………………………………………… (have) any sense of
rhythm! Unluckily, I don’t.
7-If they …………………………………………… (see) Sam more frequently, they would have invited him to the
concert. But he hardly comes to class.
8-If the bus …………………………………………… (arrive) on time, we might have missed the start of the match.

6- REPORT THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES (use the words between brackets).

1-‘Don’t climb that mountain because the slopes are too steep,’ the instructor told the climbers.
(against) The instructor ………………………………………………..……………………..………………..
2-‘I haven’t told you the complete truth,’ He said.
(confessed) He ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3-‘Please, let me take this bag for you because it’s too heavy,’ he said
(to) He ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4-‘No, no…I didn’t steal the car,’ said Harry.
(stealing) Harry ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5-‘I’ll probably have to help my parents move out into a smaller flat next month,’ he said.
(that) He told ………………………………………………………………………………………………..….
6 ‘Shall we cook something nice for mum and dad?’ Jamie told his sister
(suggested) Jamie ………………………………………………………………………………….……………

7- REWRITE THE SENTENCES USING THE WORD IN BOLD. YOU MUST USE BETWEEN TWO AND FIVE WORDS
INCLUDING THE WORD GIVEN.

1-You’ll never manage to convince him that bird-watching is an interesting hobby. SUCCEED
You’ll never ……………………………………………… him that bird-watching is an interesting hobby.
2-I want to go to university this year. INTERESTED
I………………………………………..…………………………………………….. to university this year.
3-They have said that their company broke several environmental laws. ACCUSED
The company …………………………………………………………..………. several environmental laws.
4-Paula had to wash up before she could go out. MADE
Paula………………………………….…………………….wash up before she could go out.
5-Why can’t we go to the party? ALLOWED
Why………………………………..……………………. go to the party?
6-I think you ought to see a doctor. BETTER
I think you…………………………………………………….a doctor.
7-It’s fine with me to travel by underground. I do it all the time. TRAVELLING
I’m ……………………………………………………………………by underground.
8-I would like you to get home before midnight or you´ll be too tired tomorrow. RATHER
I ……………………………………………………………………………. before midnight or you’ll be too
tired tomorrow.
9-I would travel abroad all the time when I was single. Now, I don’t. TO
I …………………………………………………………………………. abroad all the time when I was
single. Now, I don’t.
10- I started studying Spanish six years ago. HAVE
I ……………………………………………………………………………..six years.
11- I’m sure the shop is closed. Look at the “On holidays” sign. BE
The shop ………………………………………………………… Look at the “On holidays” sign.
12- Yesterday I went to that workshop all day. It was obligatory. TO
Yesterday I ………………………………………………workshop. It was obligatory.

13- We think you should go to that talk on “How to stop smoking”. It will do you good. PART

We think you ………………………………………………… that talk on “How to stop smoking”. It will

do you good.

14- I guess that film is good. All the actors are well known. BE
That film …………………………………….. All the actors are well known.
15- I’ll buy you a lollipop only if you promise to eat it later. AS
I’ll buy you a lollipop ……………………………………………………………….. to eat it later.
16- Let me finish my homework before we go to Anna’s house. SOON
We will go to Anna’s house ……………………………………………………………….. my homework.
17- You should buy the red dress. It looks lovely on you. YOU
If ……………………………………………………………….. buy the red dress. It looks lovely on you.
18- I don’t go on holiday because I don’t have enough money. AFFORD
If I ……………………………………………………………….. go on holiday.
19- Laura is a wealthy woman so she rarely worries about the price of things. WHO
Laura ……………………………………………………………….. rarely worries about the price of things.
20- We stayed in fantastic hotels when we visited Paris and Spain. WHICH
The hotels …………………………………… when we visited Paris and Spain were
fantastic.
21- That man’s sister is my Latin teacher. She depresses me with her boring classes. DOWN
That is the man ……………………………………………………………….. with her boring Latin classes.
22- I thought the Geography test was going to be twice as hard as the Maths one. NOT
The Geography test ……………………………………………………………….. I thought it would be.
23- She is getting poorer and poorer as she pays for clothes in each shop. THE
The more ……………………………………………………………….. poorer she becomes.
24- Planes are not as dangerous as they used to be. THAN
Planes ……………………………………………………………….. they used to be.
25- Alex wasn’t feeling well, but he went to work. SPITE
Alex went to work ……………………………………………………………….. well.
26- Despite being rich, he is not happy. ALTHOUGH
………………………………………………………………………………, he is not happy.
27- His feet hurt, but he walked to the top of the mountain. THOUGH
He walked to the top of the mountain ………………………………………………..
28- Smith Ltd are supplying our company with furniture. SUPPLIED
Our company ……………………………………………………… by Smith Ltd.
29- No decision has yet been made. DECIDED
Nothing …………………………………………………………………….. yet.
30- People believed that someone murdered Jenkins WAS
It ……………………………………………………………………………………….murdered.
31- People believed that Richard owned a building uptown. OWNED
Richard was believed ……………………………………………………………………..a building uptown
32- People think that an apple a day is good for you. TO
An apple a day ………………………………………………………………………… for you.
33- You can share your duties with your partner. BE
Your duties ……………………………………………… your partner.
34- You must not use the kitchen after 11pm. USED
The kitchen …………………………………………………….. after 10pm.
35- ‘Will you see your brother this afternoon?’ mum asked Sarah WHETHER
Mum asked ……………………………………………………………… brother that afternoon.
36- ‘Did you get to class on time?’ GOT
Could you tell ……………………………………………………………………………… class on time?
37- What time does the next train to Leeds depart? MIND
………………………………………….………….…………. what time the next train to Leeds departs.
38- It was such a difficult driving test that I didn’t get my licence. TOO
The test was …………………………………………………………………………………… get my licence.
39- The magician was too quick for me to see what he was doing. SO
The magician moved his hands ………………………………………………………………… couldn’t see
what he was doing.
40- You didn’t check the time and that’s why you’re late now. WOULD
If you had checked the time, ………….…………………………………………..……………….. late now
8- TENSES
A. Read the text below and complete with the right tense. It could be active or passive:
My life .................................................... (improve) a lot since last year. You see, before that
I ...................................................................... (work) in the same job for five years and
I .................................................... ( begin) to feel rather bored. I .........................................................
(get) ready to apply for another job when one day my boss called me into her office. "Our
company .................................................. (plan) to expand overseas, " she said.
"We ............................................. (like) you to be part of the project because we think
we ........................................... ( need) some of our best employees to support our new branch over
there. Do you think you would be interested in ………………………………..…. (transfer) there ?
" Naturally I accepted, although at the time I did not know that I ........................................ (promote)
to assistant manager.
By the end of this month I.................................................. ( live) in Madrid for a year. You can’t
imagine how exciting my life ................................................ (become).

B. Read the text and complete with the correct tense.

Sue Thomas is a fashion designer. She (1)…………………………………..(MAKE) clothes ever since

she (2)……………………..…….. (BE) a young girl. She (3) …………………….…………….. (GET) her
first job in a clothes factory when she was sixteen. She (4) …………….……………………………..
(sew) buttons onto a shirt one day when she (5)……………………………..……….. (HAVE) a brilliant
idea for a design. After she (6)………………………………… (SPEAK) to her bank manager, she got a
loan and she (7)………………………………… (OPEN) a shop which will sell all her own designs. She
(8)…………………………………… (SELL) clothes to a lot of famous people, including film stars and
singers, and she thinks she (9)………………………………………….(BE) very rich soon.

C- Fill in the blanks in the correct tense.

Do you really think you could be a champion? I wonder if you know that becoming a champion
…………………………………………… (take) a lot of effort. Denzil is a champion. If he had known long before
what it would take, maybe he …………………………………………… (take up) another career. Anyway, he
…………………………………………… (get) up at four in the morning every day and by noon he
…………………………………………… (already/ train) for more than six hours . But that isn’t the secret of his
success. It could have been very different for Denzil! When he …………………………………………… (be) fifteen
years old and dreaming of becoming a professional athlete, he once was in the centre of London with
friends, when a car nearly …………………………………………… (hit) him. ‘I …………………………………………… (must/
jump) several feet into the air, because somehow I was able to escape uninjured,’ he said. He knew
he might put knock give go come away on (x2) out up have been killed, but instead of
………………………………… (become) unhappy due to his many injuries, do you know what he
……………………………………… (do)? He started training even harder, and that´s how he
……………………………………… (become) a champion nowadays.
9- WORD-FORMATION
A-

B- Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. A …………………………………… (advantage) of living in the countryside is the lack of public transport.
2. Joe and I had a…………………………………………… (agree) last week and we haven’t spoken since.
3. ………………………………, the British eat turkey and vegetables on Christmas Day. (tradition)
4. This torch is very easy to use. ………………………………………… you just press this button to turn it on.
(basic)
5- Martin is a very ………………………………………… person. He always wants to help others. (consider)
6- He has a ………………………………………… memory despite his age. (REMARK)
7-The concert was advertised ………………………………………… enough but ticket sales were poor. (GOOD)
8- If you need any help, there’s a website which provides ………………………………………… (assist).
9- Beyoncé gave an amazing ………………………………………… (perform) at the concert.
10- Darren’s a little bit nervous but if we give him some ………………………………………… (encourage), he’ll be fine.
11- Scientists weren’t aware of the ………………………………………… (exist) of the planet Kepler-186f until recently.
12- There’s an unbelievable ………………………………………… (vary) of plants and animal life on the mountain.
13- The ………………………………………… (conclude) of the report is that children need to spend more time outside.
14- I saw your sister in the ………………………………………… (depart) lounge at the airport.
15- My football club is going to ……………………………….….. (low) the price of tickets because a lot of
people can’t afford them.
16- With my new watch I can dive to a ………………..…………..…………… (deep) of 50 metres.
17- Chocolate has always been one of my big …………………..………………… (weak)
18- There has been a lot of extra………………………………………… (secure) in the airport recently.
19- What a lovely surprise! I was completely………………………………………… (aware) you were coming.