- •Wear come sleep write break dig teach bring freeze think buy ring wake catch rise
- •Present tenses
- •Past indefinite vs present perfect
- •Tense revision
- •Prepositons and idioms
- •Modal verbs
- •Passive voice
- •Infinitive
- •1. Use the appropriate form of the infinitives in brackets:
- •2. Insert the appropriate form of the infinitive.
- •3. Translate into English using the passive infinitive.
- •4. Put to where necessary before the infinitives:
- •5. Insert the particle to where necessary:
- •Complete the sentences with too or enough and the adjective in brackets.
- •Fill in too or enough and one of the adjectives from the list to write sentences as in the example. Add an object where necessary.
- •8. Rewrite the sentences using for as in the example.
- •9. Paraphrase using "for-phrases" with Infinitives:
- •10. Paraphrase the following sentences using the Complex Object:
- •11. Translate into English using the Complex Object with the Infinitive.
- •12. Complete the following using the Infinitive.
- •13. Replace the group of words in bold type by an Infinitive:
- •14. Translate into English using Infinitives.
- •The participle
- •Join each of the following pairs of sentences, using either a non-perfect Participle I (e.G. Knowing), a perfect Participle I (e.G. Having known), or Participle II (e.G. Known).
- •2. I had seen photographs of the place. I had no desire to go there. Having seen photographs of the place, I had no desire to go there.
- •3. The speaker refused to continue. He was infuriated by the interruptions. Infuriated by the interruptions, the speaker refused to continue.
- •2. Point out the First Participle and state its functions in the sentence:
- •3. Use the appropriate form of the First Participle of the verbs in brackets:
- •3. Translate into English using the First Participle:
- •4. Replace the infinitives in brackets by the appropriate Participles:
- •5.Underline the correct word.
- •6. Translate into English using the Second Participle:
- •7. Rewrite the sentences using participles.
- •9. Point out the "Nominative Absolute" construction and translate the sentences into Ukrainian:
- •10. Replace the attributive and adverbial clauses in the following sentences by participle phrases:
- •The gerund
- •1. Complete the following using the Gerund:
- •2. Use the appropriate form of the Gerund of the verbs in brackets:
- •3. Open the brackets using the correct form of the Gerund:
- •4. Use the appropriate form of the Gerund and insert prepositions where necessary:
- •5. Use the appropriate form of the Gerund. Insert prepositions where necessary:
- •6. Put the verbs in brackets into the Gerund:
- •7. Open the brackets using the Gerund:
- •8. Translate into English using the correct form of the gerund:
- •Revision exercises on the verbals
- •1. Complete the following using either the Infinitive or the Gerund:
- •2. Use the Gerund or the Infinitive of the verbs in brackets. Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions:
- •3. Use Gerunds or Infinitives in place of the verbs in brackets:
- •4. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct infinitive form or the -ing form.
- •5. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct infinitive form or the -ing form.
- •6. Choose the correct variant.
- •7. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct infinitive form or the -ing form.
- •8. Choose the correct answer.
- •9. Supply any suitable verb in a suitable form.
- •10. Translate into English using verbals:
- •Conditionals
- •1. Complete the sentences with the verbs in parentheses.
- •2. Supply the appropriate auxiliary verb.
- •3. Begin your response with "But if I had known . . . ."
- •4. Change the following statements into conditional sentences.
- •5. Give sentences with the same meaning by omitting if from the conditional sentences.
- •6. Give sentences with the same meaning by using "if clauses."
- •7. Complete the sentences with the verbs in parentheses. Some of the verbs are passive.
- •8. Complete the sentences with the verbs in parentheses.
- •9. Complete the following. Add commas where necessary.
- •11. Supply an appropriate form.
- •12. Answer the questions. Use wish.
- •13. Complete the sentences with as if/as though
- •15. Put the verbs in brackets into the appropriate form.
- •17. Fill in: unless or if.
- •18. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. Add a comma where necessary.
- •19. Put the words in brackets into the appropriate form.
- •Adjectives
- •Nouns and articles
Prepositons and idioms
Exercise 1. Fill in the correct preposition.
She blamed him … the murder.
They arrived … London at 7:30.
I must apologize … Mary … the delay.
I’m very annoyed … John … being so careless.
He was accused … being a thief.
He believes … God.
She is brilliant … gymnastics.
I was not aware … the problem.
I’m afraid … snakes.
He does not associate … his colleagues.
They were ashamed … their children’s behaviour.
He was astonished … the way he spoke to the manager.
Everybody congratulated him … passing his exams.
The police have charged him … murder.
How much did they charge you … that haircut?
The nurse takes care … her patients.
The con man was very clever … making people believe his stories.
The journey was awful. The train was so crowded … passengers.
I’ve lost contact … Jim since he moved to America.
Mr Gibbons is converting his basement …a games room.
The police questioned him in connection … the robbery.
If you compare Jim … Harry, you’ll realise they’re very different even though they are twins.
Nothing can compare … a nice hot bath after a hard day’s work.
The man complained … the police … his noisy neighbour.
This drink consists … orange and soda.
I don’t like people who are cruel … animals.
Can I change this black pen … a blue one please?
While he was driving he crashed … a lamppost.
Her family couldn’t decide … the best place to go for their summer holidays.
The mountain-climbers died … extreme cold.
Sally dreams … being a famous actress.
What’s the difference … a rabbit and a hare?
Sam was so disappointed … his birthday presents that he burst into tears.
The demand … new cars is low because they are so expensive.
Linda couldn’t deal … all the typing so she hired an assistant to help her.
Now that he has got a good job, all doesn’t depend … his parents for money.
Can you explain this … me please?
keep one’s fingers crossed keep sth quiet make oneself at home keep an eye on sth make room (for sb) get along with have the time of one’s life get into a mess be in sb’s shoes do sb a favour |
have an early night get on sb’s nerves fall in love with get rid of give sb one’s word be at a loss for words be broke be on good terms with do one’s best
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Exercise 2. Fill in the correct preposition or adverb
Our school usually breaks … for the summer in July.
My car broke … on the motorway and I had to walk to the garage.
When she fell off the chair, the whole class broke … laughter.
The prisoner managed to break …of the prison after murdering the guard.
The robber broke … the house by smashing a window.
The fire broke … in the basement and quickly spread upwards.
At the funeral, the boy’s mother broke … and started crying.
The government’s new policies have brought … many changes over the past few months.
When Paul fainted, his friends splashed him with cold water to bring him … .
As both her parents had died, she was brought … by her grandparents.
Susan’s first novel will be brought … in December.
After trying to persuade him for hours, I finally brought him … to my point of view.
The police held … the fans who were trying to get onto the football pitch.
They carried … a survey to find out which TV channel was the most popular.
We arrived an hour late because we were held … in traffic.
Could you hold …, please? Mrs Jones’ line is engaged at the moment.
Carry … that job until I give you something else to do.
The gang held … a security van and got away with millions.