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GRAMMAR EXERCISES: PRESENT PERFECT OR SIMPLE PAST, PASSIVE, etc.

1) Present Perfect or Simple Past? Fill in the correct form of the verb.

Black bears can be 2 meters tall and weigh up to 1000 pounds. A few unusually large specimens (to be seen) ___________________ in recent years. The black bear is, as the name says, black, but there (be) _______________ exceptions. In 1931, a cowboy named Salty (report) _______________seeing a black bear with white stripes! Friends (say) ________________that Salty (have) ______________a drinking problem. But since that time, there (be) ________________several similar reports. In 1946 Carl Stover, a truck driver, (say) ______________that a white black bear (cross) _______ _____________ the Alaska Highway right in front of his truck somewhere between Dawson and Yukon. Up to today, almost 100 people (see) _____________black bears which weren’t all black.
In the 1940s when paper companies (start) ________________ building roads through the Maine woods a large number of sightings (to be reported)__________________. From that time come many stories about black bears. People (meet) _____________them in woods and on roads, and they even (come) _______________into towns looking for food. Over the years, there (be) ______________ many theories about the origin of the black bear. Scientists say that the answer is probably the Bearontorous Blackus, which (live) _________ _____ in Germany a million years ago. They believe that it (travel) ______________ to America when the first Burger King (open) _______________, in 1952. They like popcorn very much, too, and (to be seen) ___________ often ________ near cinemas. Several years ago, a pair of them (to be seen) _______________ as they entered a cinema, but neither of them (stay) _______________ for the whole film.

2)Personal Passive Rewrite the sentences below using the personal passive. Only use “by” when it is necessary.

1-Someone has sent me a broschure on recycling rubbish.
2-Someone told me that Ireland is no longer a poor land.
3-Our teachers asked us to bring our bicycles to school today.
4-One of the teachers invited us to visit her farm.
5-She gave us some of her organic apples.
6-They never offer students vegetarian food in the school canteen.
7-But they do teach students not to waste water.

3) Passive with Modals

Put the following sentences into the passive form.

1-You can cook potatoes in four minutes in the microwave.
2-You must boil eggs at least five minutes.
3-You should always wash salad in water with salt in it.
4-You must cook fresh fish the day you buy it.
5-You can keep vegetables in the fridge or in a cool, dark cupboard.
6-You shouldn’t keep oranges in a warm place.
7-You should drink white wine with fish.
8-You needn’t buy the most expensive tea.
9-You have to boil rice at least 15 minutes.
10-You shouldn’t eat meat more than three times a week.
4) Used to Put one verb into the correct form of used to and the other into the past simple.
1-I (smoke)_______________ but I (give it up) _______________ last year.
2-I (not like) ___________________him, but then I (change) ______________my mind.
3-He (live) __________________in Stuttgart before he (move) _____________to New York.
4-I (earn) ____________________ a lot of money, but then I (lose) _____________ my job.
5- Last year I suddenly (become) _______________ interested in soccer. As a child, I (not
like) __________________ sports.
6-She (not work) ____________________ hard, but a year ago she (change) ____________
7-I’m surprised that they (join) _________________the tennis club. They (not play)
________________________tennis.
8-Sue (travel) __________________ a lot before she (get) _______________ her new job.
9-Dan (drive) __________________a lot before he (have)_____________ that bad accident.
10-Everyone was surprised when the Browns (move) __________________to the city. They
(love) __________________the country.
11-What a surprise when I (see)________________ Sonny at the disco last night. He (not go) ___________________ to discos.
12-Nick (talk) _______________ a lot at the last meeting. Everyone was surprised. He (not say) ________________anything at meetings!

5) Emphatic “Do” Complete the sentences below using the correct form of the emphatic do.

1-Mr. Helms says you’re lazy and don’t do your homework. That’s wrong! Tell Mr. Helms ________________________________________
2-He said that last year when he had you in English you didn’t do any of the assignments. That’s not true. I didn’t do all of them but I ___________________________several of them.
3-Mrs. Clark is satisfied with your school work but fears that you have no outside interests. Please tell her that I _________________________ ____________________________.
4-Mr. Smith, the hockey coach, thinks you have absolutely no interest in sport. How can he say that? You tell him that I _____________________________.
5-The music teacher said that you were the most unmusical person in the class. What? It’s true that I can’t sing very well, but I ____________________ listening to music.
6-Dr. Dean, the principal, says that you don’t have any school spirit. I’m sorry to hear that. It’s true that I don’t go around singing the school song all day long, but I ________________________ . It’s just that I don’t make a big show of it.
7-Mrs. Gonzales says you don’t do enough work for your Spanish classes. That’s her opinion. I ____________________________________. It’s just that she thinks everyone should do more for her subject than for any other.

6) Simple Past or Present Perfect? Fill in the correct form of the verb.

1-Laura: India (be) ________________ independent since…? Indira: Since 1947.
2-Laura: And it (be) ____________ a colony of Britain for how long?
3-Indira: From 1858, so it (be) ____________ a colony for nearly a hundred years. Laura: And is it a member of the Commonwealth?
4-Indira: Yes, It (be) _________________________ a member since independence.
5-Laura: I think some countries (become) ________________ independent earlier than India.
6-Indira: That’s true. Australia, for example, (be) _________________ independent since 1901, but Jamaica (not become) _____________________ independent until 1962.
7-Laura: What about the USA? I read that at one time it (be) ________________ a colony of Britain, too.
8-Indira: Yes, but the USA (be) ___________________ independent since 1783. The Americans (fight) ___________________ and (win) ___________________ the fight for their independence over two hundred years ago.
9-Laura: A lot of colonies (join) ____________________ the Commonwealth after they (leave)______________________ the Empire. Some (keep) ________________ the queen.
10-Indira: True, but Ireland (not join) ___________________ the Commonwealth , and the USA (not become) ____________________ a member either.

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IF SENTENCES – TYPES TWO OR THREE?

Your Aunt Milly tells you about all the things she would have/could have done in her life, and about things she could still do if…

1-I (to become) _______________________ a movie star if my parents (to let) __________________ me.
2-I (to be) ___________________ a famous writer if I (to have)______________ more time, but I’m just too busy.
3-I (to take part) _____________________ in the 1956 Olympic games if I (not to break) ________________________ my leg.
4-I (to help) ___________________you prepare for your math test next week if I (not to have) ____________ such a terrible headache.
5-When I was twenty, I (to marry) _________________________ a very rich young man if I (to want) ____________________ to, but I had other interests at the time.
6-I (to tell) ____________________ you all about my adventures as a guide if you (to want) _____________________ to listen, but I can see that you don’t.
7-If my parents (to allow) _______________________ me to, I (to study) ____________________ medicine and (to become) _______________________ a famous doctor.
8-If I (to fall) _____________________ ill last winter, you know that I (to go) ____________________ on a cruise to Bermuda with you.
9-If my ranch (not to burn down) _______________________________ last year, I (not to have to) ______________________________ move in with my mother.
10-If you (not to be) ______________________ tired, I (to show) __________ _________________ you the photos from my last trip I just had developed.

Answers: 1-would have become had let 2-would be had 3-would have taken part hadn’t broken 4-would help didn’t have 5-would have married had wanted 6-would tell wanted 7-had allowed would have studied (would have) become 8-hadn’t fallen would have gone 9-hadn’t burned down wouldn’t have had to 10-weren’t would show

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‘LASSEN’: LET OR MAKE?

Fill in the correct verb form. Guideline: ‘make’ has to do with force. If you make someone do something you force them to do it. So to make someone do something is normally connected with unpleasant things, things you don’t want to do. Example: He made me clean my room.
‘Let’, on the other hand, has to do with permission. If you let someone do something, you allow them to do it. So to let someone do something is usually connected with pleasant things, things you’d like to do. Example: He let me stay up to watch the movie. The youth hostel I stayed in was okay. There were some things I liked about it but there were also things I didn’t like.

1-They (make/let) __________ us keep our rooms clean at all times.
2-They (not make/not let) ______________ us feed the dog.
3-They (not make/not let) _________________ visitors park their cars in front of the garage.
4-They (make/let) ______________us clean the bathtub after every bath.
5-They (make/let)___________________us order pizza, but (not make/not let)_____________us eat it in our rooms.
6-They (make/let) ___________________ us take off our shoes before entering the hostel.
7-They (make/let)____________________ us play football on the lawn, but they (make/let)____________ stop if we got too noisy.
8-They (not make/not let)__________________ us watch TV unless we told them exactly what we wanted to see.
9-They (not make/not let) __________________ us take plates or cups to our rooms
and (make/let)_______________ us pay a fine if they found plates or cups in our rooms.
10-They (not make/not let)_______________ us make our bed before breakfast, but they (not make/not let)_____________ us come to dinner if it wasn’t made by noon.

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