LAST WEEK: RELATIVES

RELATIVE CLAUSES PRACTICE

PART A – COMPLETE THE SENTENCES. OMIT THE PRONOUN IF POSSIBLE

1. The girl ______ won the competition is my neighbour.

who / that

2. This is the film ______ we watched last night.

which / that / — (omitted)

3. The teacher ______ son is a famous footballer works at our school.

whose

4. The town ______ I was born is in the north of Spain.

where

5. The woman to ______ I spoke yesterday was very helpful.

whom

PART B – REWRITE THE SENTENCES

6. My brother lives in Canada. He is an engineer.

My brother, who is an engineer, lives in Canada.

7. I bought a laptop. It was very expensive.

I bought a laptop which/that was very expensive.

8. We stayed in a hotel. There are some luxurious rooms there.

We stayed in a hotel where there are some luxuriuos rooms.

9. Sarah has a friend. Her father works for NASA.

Sarah has a friend whose father works for NASA.

10. That was the day. We visited our grandparents that day.

That was the day when we visited our grandparents.

LAST WEEK: PASSIVE, CAUSATIVE, IMPERSONAL

PASSIVE VOICE, CAUSATIVE & IMPERSONAL PASSIVE PRACTICE

Rewrite the sentences as indicated. Click the button to check the answer.

1. They build thousands of houses every year. (Passive)

Thousands of houses are built every year.

2. Somebody stole my bike yesterday. (Passive)

My bike was stolen yesterday.

3. They have cancelled the meeting. (Passive)

The meeting has been cancelled.

4. They will announce the results next week. (Passive)

The results will be announced next week.

5. Someone had repaired the road before the storm. (Passive)

The road had been repaired before the storm.

6. The company is giving all employees a bonus. (Write TWO passive forms)

All employees are being given a bonus.
A bonus is being given to all employees.

7. They sent me an email yesterday. (Write TWO passive forms)

I was sent an email yesterday.
An email was sent to me yesterday.

8. A mechanic repaired my car yesterday. (Use HAVE SOMETHING DONE)

I had my car repaired yesterday.

9. A hairdresser is cutting her hair this afternoon. (Use HAVE SOMETHING DONE)

She is having her hair cut this afternoon.

10. People say that the actor is very generous. (Impersonal / Personal Passive)

It is said that the actor is very generous.
The actor is said to be very generous.

LAST WEEK: CONDITIONAL SENTENCES, UNLESS, I WISH/IF ONLY

CONDITIONALS, UNLESS & I WISH PRACTICE

Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Click the button to check your answer.

1. If it rains tomorrow, we ______ at home. (stay)

will stay

2. If I ______ more free time, I would learn Chinese. (have)

had

3. If she had studied harder, she ______ the exam. (pass)

would have passed

4. If I had accepted that job, I ______ to London. (move)

would have moved

5. Unless you ______ now, you'll miss the bus. (leave)

leave

6. Unless she ______ more careful, she will make another mistake. (be)

is

7. I wish I ______ how to play the piano. (know)

knew

8. If only they ______ so much noise last night. (not make)

hadn't made

9. If people recycled more, there ______ less pollution. (be)

would be

10. If you heat water to 100°C, it ______. (boil)

boils

LAST WEEK. MODAL AND MODAL PERFECT VERBS

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MODAL AND MODAL PERFECT VERBS PRACTICE

Complete the sentences with a suitable modal or modal perfect verb. Click the button to check the answer.

1. You ______ (wear) a helmet when you ride a motorbike. It’s compulsory.

must / have to wear

2. She ______ (be) at home. All the lights are off and her car isn’t outside.

can’t be

3. You ______ (study) more if you want to pass the final exam.

should / ought to study

4. I’m not sure, but they ______ (arrive) late because there is a lot of traffic.

may / might / could arrive

5. You ______ (tell) me the truth from the beginning.

should have told

6. He ______ (forget) the meeting. He is usually very punctual.

can’t have forgotten

7. They ______ (leave) already; their coats are still here.

can’t have left

8. We ______ (take) a taxi. We missed the beginning of the concert.

should have taken

9. You ______ (buy) so much food. We already had enough at home.

needn’t have bought

10. She ______ (pass) the exam. She studied every day for three months.

must have passed

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LAST WEEK: REPORTED SPEECH

REPORTED SPEECH PRACTICE

Change the following sentences from Direct Speech to Reported Speech. Pay attention to reporting verbs. Click the button to check the answer.

1. Sarah said, "I am studying here today."

Sarah said that she was studying there that day.

2. Tom said, "I finished the project yesterday."

Tom said that he had finished the project the day before.

3. Mary asked, "Where are you going now?"

Mary asked where I was going then.

4. The teacher said, "Don't talk during the exam."

The teacher told the students not to talk during the exam.

5. Jack promised, "I will call you tomorrow."

Jack promised to call me the following day.

6. My mother asked me, "Please tidy your room now."

My mother asked me to tidy my room then.

7. Susan asked, "Have you ever visited London?"

Susan asked if I had ever visited London.

8. The doctor advised me, "You should exercise more."

The doctor advised me to exercise more.

9. Peter said, "I didn't cheat in the exam." (use "denied")

Peter denied cheating in the exam.

10. Anna asked, "Did you see John last week?"

Anna asked if I had seen John the previous week.

11. The manager instructed us, "Send me the report today."

The manager instructed us to send him the report that day.

12. Lisa suggested, "Let's go out for dinner tonight."

Lisa suggested going out for dinner that night.

13. The customer complained, "This meal is cold."

The customer complained that the meal was cold.

14. Mark complained, "I have been waiting here for two hours."

Mark complained that he had been waiting there for two hours.

15. The guide said, "Yes, I was late." (use "admitted")

The guide admitted being late.

LAST WEEK: MORE TYPICAL MISTAKES

Correct the mistakes

Read each sentence and click the button to check the correct version.

1. When I arrived at the station, the train left.

When I arrived at the station, the train had left.

2. We enjoyed a lot at the party.

We enjoyed ourselves a lot at the party.

3. My parents relaxed themselves on the beach all day.

My parents relaxed on the beach all day.

4. London, that is the capital of the UK, is very expensive.

London, which is the capital of the UK, is very expensive.

5. I didn’t see nobody in the classroom.

I didn’t see anybody in the classroom. / I saw nobody in the classroom.

6. She didn’t say nothing about the exam.

She didn’t say anything about the exam. / She said nothing about the exam.

7. Yesterday I goed to the cinema with my friends.

Yesterday I went to the cinema with my friends.

8. Have you ever saw this film?

Have you ever seen this film?

9. If I would have more time, I would learn Japanese.

If I had more time, I would learn Japanese.

10. She go to school by bus every day.

She goes to school by bus every day.

11. I live here since 2020.

I have lived here since 2020.

12. My brother has 20 years.

My brother is 20 years old.

13. I am agree with you.

I agree with you.

14. People is very friendly in this town.

People are very friendly in this town.

15. I’m very interested on music.

I’m very interested in music.