- •Mood. Conditional sentences entry test
- •1. Choose the correct word or phrase to fill the spaces.
- •2. Choose the correct answer.
- •3. Choose between Conditional Type I and Type II to complete the dialogue.
- •4. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.
- •5. Complete the following sentences.
- •6. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
- •7. Complete these sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Some sentences require a negative.
- •8. Translate into English.
- •And Subjunctive Moods.
- •§ 1 Mood. General Information
- •§ 2 The Subjunctive Mood
- •1. The forms of the Subjunctive Mood.
- •2. The use of the Subjunctive Mood.
- •1) If she were here, you would notice him. (The Past Subjunctive)
- •2. Thus, we may speak about three major types of complex conditional sentences, or conditionals (Units 3-5):
- •3. Alternatives to ‘if’ in conditionals.
- •1. Put the verbs into the correct form.
- •3. Use the correct verb form instead of the Infinitive in brackets.
- •4. Choose the correct expression in the following sentences.
- •5. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets. Use will, going to, Present Simple and Present Perfect. There are may be two possibilities.
- •7. Some workers are demonstrating outside their factory. Use their demands to decide what they actually say to the managers and make conditional sentences (Type 1).
- •8. The managers of the factory are considering the worker’s demands. Complete the sentences by choosing suitable linking word from the box below.
- •9. Complete the following sentences.
- •10. Think of a suitable way to complete the second half of the dialogue.
- •11. Translate into English:
- •2. Type II Conditionals are used:
- •1. Put the verb into the correct form.
- •2. Put the verb in brackets into the correct tense form.
- •3. Match these parts to make conditional sentences.
- •4. What would they do? Put the verbs in the correct tense and form:
- •5. Write Type II Conditionals to match these situations.
- •6. Supply the correct forms of the missing verbs. Use could, ought to, might in the main clause.
- •7. The following things might happen. What would you do if they happened to you? Write your answers.
- •8. Put the verb into the correct form.
- •10. Translate into English:
- •3. If I had been you/in your position
- •4. Inversion with had in Type III Conditionals
- •2. Supply the correct forms of the missing verbs. Use could have (done) or might have (done) in the main class.
- •3. Complete the sentences with the words in brackets. Will you lend me your bike?
- •4. The Principal of the Express School of English is thinking about his life, and the conditions that led him to do things. What does he say to himself? Write sentences with an if-clause.
- •5. Open the brackets. Both right and both wrong
- •6. Comment on the following situations with if (expressing regret, etc.).
- •7. Read a situation and write a sentence with if.
- •8. Rewrite these sentences as conditionals.
- •9. Complete the sentences.
- •10. Translate into English
- •1. Match the clauses together to make mixed conditional sentences.
- •2. Use mixed conditionals in these sentences.
- •3. Two scouts, Alan and Bob, are sheltering from a storm. They are discussing what has happened, and what to do now. Complete the conversation with a suitable form of the verb in brackets.
- •4. Put in the right conditionals. The secret of a long life
- •5. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
- •6. Translate into Russian.
- •If only
- •1. Match the comments with the answers.
- •2. Write sentences with ‘I wish’.
- •3. Imagine that you are in these situations. For each situation write a sentence with ‘I wish’.
- •4. Express wishes and regrets about these situations. Refer to yourself where possible.
- •5. Complain about the present situation and express your wish about some future actions. Begin your sentences with ‘if only’ or ‘I wish’.
- •6. Read a situation and then write a sentence with ‘I wish ... Would’ .... .
- •7. Here are some problems in brackets. How could they have been avoided? Use the words and phrases to help you write two sentences about each problem using I wish and If only.
- •8. Translate into English:
- •Review exercises
- •1. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
- •2. Match the parts of the sentence.
- •3. Fill in: if, unless, provided or as long.
- •4. Complete the sentences using these words and phrases.
- •5. Complete these sentences to make appropriate Third Conditional or Mixed Conditional sentences, using the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
- •6. Complete these conditional sentences in any way appropriate.
- •7. Join the clauses in column a with those in column b to make eight logical sentences.
- •8. Complete the following sentences with an appropriate conditional clause.
- •9. Write sentences as in the model.
- •10. Complete the dialogue by putting the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
- •11. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
- •12. Put the verbs in brackets into the appropriate form. Having a Wonderful Time! Wish You Were Here!
- •13. Put the verbs in brackets into the appropriate form.
- •14. Complete these sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Some sentences require a negative.
- •15. Write a sentence about each problem using I wish or if only and the word in brackets.
- •Progress test
- •1. Choose the correct answer.
- •2. Match the two parts of the sentences.
- •3. Correct the errors, if necessary.
- •4. Complete the following radio programme by putting the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
- •5. Make up sentences.
- •6. Translate into English.
- •Sequence of Tenses and reported speech entry test
- •1. Open the brackets using the correct tense form.
- •2. Turn the following statements into Reported Speech.
- •3. Report the following questions.
- •4. Report the following commands, requests, and suggestions. Change an introductory verb, if necessary.
- •5. Turn the following sentences with the modals into Reported Speech.
- •1.Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.
- •2.Translate from Russian into English.
- •1. Report the following utterances. Use the reporting verbs best suited to the sense of the utterance.
- •2.Put in tell or say.
- •Unit 3 reported statements
- •1. Turn the following statements into Reported Speech. Mind the changes of place and time.
- •2. Put in is or was. Sometimes both are possible.
- •3. Change the following sentences into Reported Speech.
- •4. Change the following sentences into Direct Speech.
- •5. Choose the most suitable word in cursive.
- •6. Report what these people are saying with the reporting verbs provided.
- •7. Turn each direct-speech statement into Reported Speech with tense changes.
- •8. Yesterday you met a friend of yours, Martha. Here are some of the things Martha said to you:
- •10. Convert into Reported Speech.
- •11. Look at the extract from the interview 1 and the following report of it. Then write your own report of the next interviews.
- •Report… He said that…
- •Interview 4
- •Report… He said that…
- •12. Translate from Russian into English.
- •1. Rewrite each of these questions in Reported Speech. Start with the words given, and make any additions you need.
- •2. Turn the questions into Reported Speech.
- •4. Put the following into Reported Speech.
- •A job interview
- •7. Put the following into Direct Speech.
- •8. Convert into Reported Speech.
- •9. Rita is moving to a new flat. Bill has come to see the flat and help her move in. Convert their dialogue into Reported Speech.
- •10. Translate from Russian into English.
- •1. Mrs Smith is giving her cleaner instructions about what to do for the day. Report them.
- •2. Report the following using an appropriate introductory verb from the box below.
- •3. First read, then report what the teacher told the students before the exam.
- •4. Change the following direct commands into reported commands using the verbs: tell, order, ask, beg, advise, remind, warn, etc.
- •5. Put the following into Reported Speech using ask, advise, invite, offer, remind, tell, warn.
- •6. Report the following using the simple past of the verbs in brackets.
- •7. Report the dialogue.
- •8. Convert into Reported Speech.
- •9. Report the dialogue.
- •10. Mr Andrews is the boss at Techniques. He tells everyone what to do. Report his orders and requests.
- •11. Turn the following sentences into Reported Speech.
- •12. Give the original words represented by the following reported sentences.
- •13. Translate from Russian into English.
- •Unit 6 modals in reported speech
- •1. Turn the following sentences into Reported Speech.
- •2. Open the brackets. Use the appropriate verb form.
- •3. Turn the conversation into Reported Speech.
- •4. Report the dialogue.
- •5. Convert the conversations into Reported Speech.
- •6. Translate from Russian into English.
- •Review exercises
- •1. Find a statement consistent with the adverbs given.
- •2. Rewrite the following sentences in Reported Speech.
- •3. Use an appropriate introductory verb to report the following.
- •4. Supply the correct forms of the verbs.
- •5. Cross out the unnecessary word.
- •6. Read the news report and write the missing words. Use one word only in each space. Sometimes there is more than one possible answer.
- •7. Here is the report of what the judge said to an accused. Convert his words into Direct Speech.
- •8. Put in the missing words.
- •9. Put in the correct forms.
- •10. Match the first part (1-10) with an appropriate reporting verb (a-j).
- •11. Finish these sentences using the information above. Use Reported Speech.
- •12. Complete the following letter using the correct form of a verb from the list. The first (0) is given as an example.
- •13. Complete each sentence in Reported Speech.
- •14. Choose the correct answer to fill the spaces in the sentences given.
- •15 Complete each sentence with two to five words, including the word in bold.
- •17. Complete the sentences with say or tell (in the correct form). Use only one word each time.
- •18. Translate from Russian into English.
- •Progress test
- •1. Convert the following into Reported Speech. Use an appropriate introductory verb.
4. Supply the correct forms of the verbs.
One morning a farmer met a boy and asked him if the latter wanted a job. The boy (1) (answer) that he (2) (do). The farmer (3) (want) (4) (know) if the boy (5) (can) (6) (give) him a good character. The boy said that he (7) (can) and (8) (add) that it (9) (be) from Mr Tolan, the shopkeeper, his previous master.
The farmer agreed. The farmer told the boy (10) (go) and (11) (ask) Mr Tolan (12) (come) there and (13) (speak) to him. He said that he (14) (wait) there for some time. Twenty minutes passed and then forty minutes passed, but Mr Tolan didn’t come.
Later in the afternoon the farmer saw the boy again and he said that Mr Tolan (15) (not come) with the boy’s character. The boy (16) (not be) surprised to hear it. He said he (17) (not ask) Mr Tolan to come there.
The farmer asked why the boy (18) (not do) it. The boy (19) (answer) that he (20) (tell) his old master who (21) (want) the character. The farmer didn’t understand. Then the boy (22) (explain) that his old master (23) (tell) him the character of the farmer.
5. Cross out the unnecessary word.
Our friends told us that we had better to put the job off till the next day.
Dave asked Tony where he was being going for his holidays.
They asked me if I would like to sell my old car and I said I would so.
John suggested that they should to drive to the coast.
Julie told to her husband that the doctor had arrived.
The man wanted to know if where the nearest fast food restaurant was.
Polly promised that to participate in the concert at the end of term.
The teacher told us do not to make any noise.
Simon asked me that if I knew the woman whose house had been burgled the week before.
He insisted on that we should tell the truth about the incident.
6. Read the news report and write the missing words. Use one word only in each space. Sometimes there is more than one possible answer.
Police have warned people to watch out for two men who have tricked there way into an old woman’s home and stolen money. The men called on Mrs Iris Raine and said (1) were from the water company and wanted to check (2) her water was OK. They asked if (3) would mind letting them into her house. The woman didn’t ask (4) see their identity cards. She said she (5) know about any problem with the water. The men explained that they (6) just discovered the problem but that it was very simple and (7) take long to check. The woman asked (8) the service was free, and they said yes. They (9) to know where the water tank was. While one man ran water in the kitchen, the other went upstairs and took several hundred pounds from a drawer in a bedroom. The men then left saying that they would return the (10) day to have another look.
(Oxford Practice Grammar, p.329)
7. Here is the report of what the judge said to an accused. Convert his words into Direct Speech.
He asked him why he had done it. Then he told him he was obviously guilty. He told him to look at him when he was speaking to him. He asked him if he was sorry for what he had done. He told him that the bank manager was still in hospital. He said he would go to prison for a long time for that crime. He asked him if he had anything to say in his defence. Then he told the policeman to take him away.