GRAMMAR WORKSHEETS 1 BACHTO.

CONTENT
Grammar Worksheet 1
Present simple / Present continuous pg.2

Grammar Worksheet 2
Past simple / Present Perfect pg.3

Grammar Worksheet 3
Tense Review pg.5

Grammar Worksheet 4
Active / Passive voice pg.6

Grammar Worksheet 5
Passive voice pg.8

Grammar Worksheet 6
Reported speech pg.10

Grammar Worksheet 7
Relative clauses pg.12

Grammar Worksheet 8
Modal verbs pg.13

Grammar Worksheet 9
Infinitives / Gerunds pg.14

Grammar Worksheet 10
Countable / Uncountable nouns pg.15

Grammar Worksheet 11
Definite / Indefinite articles pg.17

Grammar Worksheet 12
Time expressions / Prepositions of time pg.19

Grammar Worksheet 13
Will / Going to pg..21

Grammar Worksheet 14
Clauses of time pg.22

Grammar Worksheet 15
Have/get something done pg.24

Grammar Worksheet 16
Reporting verbs pg.25

Grammar Worksheet 1
Present simple / Present continuous
1.- Complete the sentences with the present simple or the present continuous. You will
need to use the auxiliary verb do in the questions and negative sentences.
1 We are not going (not go) on holiday this summer because we are doing up (do up)
our house.
2 I always .......................... (wake up) at 7 oclock on school days, but only because the
alarm clock .......................... (buzz) so loudly I cant ignore it.
3 Some nights I .......................... (not finish) my homework until really late and then I
have trouble .......................... (fall asleep).
4 How much money .......................... (you usually spend) at the weekend? I am
.......................... (not go) out this week at all because Im broke!
5 Im afraid I .......................... (not speak) French very well, but Im ..........................
(learn).
6 I .......................... (not like) cooking very much, but I .......................... (love) eating.
2.- Use five verbs from the box in either the present simple or the present continuous to
complete the sentences below. (Pay attention to spelling.)
Do

make

believe

think

like

behave

have

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Please stop making so much noise. Im trying to study.

Peter says he doesnt .......................... in ghosts.
If you go on .......................... like that you are going to be in serious trouble.
I always try to .......................... my best at school, but sometimes its just not good
enough!
5 Were .......................... a party on Saturday night. Do you want to come?
3.- Underline the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.
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Sam isnt having a birthday party this year / usually.

My mother always telling / tells me to tidy my room on Sunday evenings.
Are you listening to the radio every day / or can I turn it off?
In autumn the leaves fall / are falling from the trees.
It hardly ever snows/snowing in the city. I think its because of the pollution.

My parents like to go to the theatre to see a Shakespeare play / when they can find
the time.

4.- What is the third person present simple form of these verbs?
1 go
goes
2 play
3 do
4 study
5 reach
6 try
7 achieve
8 fix
9 wish
10 have
11 love
12 kiss

Grammar Worksheet 2
Past simple / Present Perfect
1.- Read the text and fill in the missing words. They are all verbs or parts of verbs. One
verb uses the present simple base form. Can you say which one it is and why?

I have been here before!

Have you 1 ever been (be) in a situation in which you suddenly think, I have been
here before? Or 2 ................ you ever ................ (have) the strange sensation that
what is happening to you 3 ................ (happen) before. This is what is known as
Dj vu. Most people have had this sensation at some time or another but so far no
one 4 ................ really ................ (come up with) a very convincing explanation of
why it happens.
One theory is that we are experiencing something which
5 ................ (occur) in a previous existence. This assumes that we all accept the
idea that we 6 ................ (live) through a previous incarnation, or had some out-ofbody experience which 7 ................ (influence) our present daily life.
Psychologists 8 ................ (make) many attempts to explain the phenomenon. The
most popular theory is that there are times when there is a simple malfunction of
the brains electrical circuit. What happens is that the brain accidentally stores
what we see as a memory before it 9 ................ actually ................ (register) in the
consciousness. So basically we have a memory of something that hasnt happened
yet. My opinion is that this tends to happen when I am very tired, and my brain
takes longer than it should 10 ................ (process) information.

2.- Put the following groups of words into questions and answers using ever and never.
1 Have you / Sahara Desert? No.
Have you ever been to the Sahara Desert? No, never.
2 Have you / out-of-body experience? No.
.........................................................................................................................................
3 Your teacher / tell / you / the best student / he or she / had? Unfortunately / no.
.........................................................................................................................................
4 Have / you / bite / a poisonous spider? No / and / I / want to be!

..............................................................................................................................
3.- Underline the option which best complete each sentence.
1 Im afraid I still havent done my homework / did my homework.
2 John has

never been / never

went to Norway, but his sister has.

3 I have already told you the answer

twice / yesterday.

4 Peoples lives are changing / have changed a lot in the past few years.
5 Im still waiting / have been waiting for a reply from Sam. I sent him an e-mail two
weeks ago.
6 Have you washed / Do you wash your hair every day?

Grammar Worksheet 3
Tense Review
1.- In this e-mail there are 30 silly (and quite common) grammatical mistakes. Can you
correct them?
Dear Marian,
Thank you for your letter. Its good to hear from you. How is (1) you getting on in
London? It is such a big city I bet you are getting (2) lost every day. What is life at the
university like? Are you like (3) it, or is the work too hard (4) than you expected?
I was sorry to hear about the weather. Did they not told (5) you that it rains quite a lot in
England, especially in the winter? But I dont think you will be going to have (6) too much
snow; you are in the south of the country.
You want me to tell you about how is life (7) here. Well, we are all still being busy (8)
preparing for our exams. Do you are studying (9) for tests every three months too? We are
always doing revising (10) for an exam. Anna has decided she is wanting to be (11) a
surgeon, so she will be going to (12) work very hard this year to get good exam results. She
had been (13) watching a programme about hospitals on the TV and now she thinks she
will be wanting (14) to study medicine. It seems like a good idea for her; she is intelligent
and kind. But what about me? I have no idea what I want to do. I used to think I wanted to
do business studies, but I hate to be (15) in an office all day. You know how much I like
the outdoors. Last week I thought about doing horticulture. Dont laugh. I love plants and
flowers and all that kinds (16) of thing. And this (17) days lots of people is (18) moving
into houses with gardens. It could be the perfect job for the future. Anyway, I am going to
(19) let you know when I am making (20) a decision, I promise. Who knows? Maybe I can
study in England like you; they have lots of famous gardens and parks there. Do you know
why?
Have you hear (21) the news about Martin? They say he is will (22) marry Susana in
August and they are still only 19! If you did not leave (23) him to go to university I am
not thinking (24) he would have started going out with Susana. I think you done (25) the
right thing; it is important to make a good decision about your future before you will (26)
think about getting married these days. My mother often tells me she got married too young
because she havent (27) got any idea about the future. Anyway, I hope you meet someone
nice in London, who is going to (28) show you all the best places to go. Then you could
take us to it (29) when we are coming (30) to visit you at Easter. Can you find us a cheap
youth hostel near your flat for the first week in April?
Best wishes,
David
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Grammar Worksheet 4
Active / Passive voice
1.- In the following text there are a number of missing verbs (active and passive) and
adverbs. Fill in the gaps with a word or phrase from the box below.
had always been
completely

has become
had been stolen

predicted
had left

attaced
should have taken

seen
sailed

The Mary Celeste

The Mary Celeste (1) had always been an unlucky ship, but no one could have (2)
..................... what would happen to it when it set sail from New York in November
1872. The ship was heading for the port of Genoa in northern Italy with a cargo of
alcohol. The voyage (3) ..................... about five weeks, but the ship never arrived at
its destination with its crew alive.
On board the ship were the captain, Captain Briggs, his wife and two-year-old
daughter, and a crew of seven sailors. After leaving New York harbour they were
never (4) ..................... alive again.
The ship was seen off the Azores by a British ship called Dei Gratia. It appeared to be
in trouble, so the captain of the British ship, Captain Morehouse, (5) ....................
closer to the Mary Celeste to investigate. Nobody answered his calls; three sailors
were sent aboard to offer help. But the ship was found to be (6) ............... deserted.
Some of the sails had been damaged in a storm, but apart from that everything else
was in perfect condition. One small boat was missing, along with a map, and some
navigation equipment. So it was clear that the crew (7) ................. the ship voluntarily.
But why would they have left a large, well-equipped, safe ship to get into a much
smaller vessel in the middle of the ocean?
If they were forced to abandon the ship, was it because of pirates? In that case, why
was the cargo still intact? Nothing
(8) ..................... . Had the ship been (9) ..................... by a huge sea monster? In those
days tales of enormous aquatic reptiles and monsters were very popular. Perhaps the
crew imagined, or really did see something so frightening they thought they had to
escape.
The Mary Celeste (10) ..................... a legend. People still come up with theories about
her disappearance. Some people even believe that the crew were taken by an alien
spaceship and the captain and his wife got away in the life boat. To this day, no one
has offered an explanation which really makes sense.

2.- Complete these sentences about the Mary Celeste with words of your own choice.
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2
3
4
5

When the British sailors boarded the ship they

If there really had been a sea monster, the crew
The captain would not have abandoned his ship unless
As soon as the crew realised
The Mary Celeste had a bad reputation, so

3.- What are the opposites of these words?

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2
3
4

likely
unlikely
probable
possible
responsible

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6
7
8

legal
6
appearance
professional
relevant

9 certain
10 usual
11 predictable
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4.- Using the adjectives above, write three sentences about what you think happened, or
did not happen, to the Mary Celeste.
1 I think it is extremely unlikely that the ship was attacked by a sea monster, although
people do say they exist.
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Grammar Worksheet 5
Passive voice
1.- Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of these verbs: say, ask, speak, talk and
tell.
In Austria, German is (1) spoken as the native language, but there are a lot of people
who also (2) .................. English. When I arrived in Vienna, I (3) ................. a porter
at the station if he could (4) ................. me the way to the Hotel Europa, which I had
been (5) ................. was near the Opera House. He replied in English, but he (6)
................. with such a strong accent that I couldnt understand much of what he (7)
................. . So I decided I had better (8) ................. someone else instead. I found a
policeman outside the station who was pleased to have the chance to practise the
English he learnt at school with an English person and we (9) ................. for several
minutes. I then set out for the hotel and found it half an hour later, although to (10)
................. the truth, it would have been quicker and easier to get a taxi in the first
place.
2.- Rewrite the sentences so that they contain a passive form and do not contain the word
in brackets. In some sentences you will need to change the word; in others you can
eliminate the word in brackets altogether. You will see that by rewriting these informal
sentences you are writing in a more formal style.
1 (Nobody) knows (anything) about Joans family.
Nothing is known about Joans family.
2 You should (ask) a doctor to have a look at that cut.
......................................................................................................................................
3 I (need) to get my shirt ironed before I go out.
......................................................................................................................................
4 They are going to (knock down) that old house on the corner and (put up) a new
supermarket.
......................................................................................................................................
5 If there is heavy rain, theyll (put off) the tennis tournament until next week.

............................................................................................................................

3.- Spelling and pronunciation. Find the odd one out.

1 comb, home, lamb, telephone
2 enough, tough, rough, cough
3

trouble, club, house, bus

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4.- Write the plural form of these words.

1 leaf leaves
2 loaf
3 wolf
4 half
5 thief
5.- Change the nouns to adjectives.
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2
3
4
5

adventure adventurous
affection
anxiety
Britain
comfort

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crime
music
nation
perfection

Grammar Worksheet 6
Reported speech
1.- Change these questions and offers into reported speech.
1 Did you go to Sams party? Susan asked.
Susan asked me if I went to Sams party.
2 Why have you painted your room black and purple? shouted Toms mother.
......................................................................................................................................
3 Would you like to come skating with us, Martin? said Mark.
......................................................................................................................................
4 Would you like some help with your physics homework? said Toms brother.
......................................................................................................................................
5 How much did your new skateboard cost?
......................................................................................................................................
6 Where is my red belt? I asked her.
......................................................................................................................................
7 Would you like me to call a taxi for you? offered the hotel receptionist.
......................................................................................................................................
8 Mike, how much is your mountain bike insured for?
......................................................................................................................................
9 Let me help you with the washing-up, said Harry.
......................................................................................................................................
10 When did they get married? she asked me.
......................................................................................................................................
2.- Change these sentences into direct speech. Remember to use the correct punctuation
marks.
1 The teacher asked us to do exactly what she said.
Please do exactly what I tell you.
2 His father asked him to switch off his mobile phone during meal times.
Please.........................................................................................................................
3 George invited Mary to his party.

Mary, ..............................................................................................................
4

The swimming pool attendant warned the boys about jumping in at the
shallow end.
Dont .........................................................................................................................

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5 Mary suggested Peter ask his parents for advice.

Peter, why dont you .................................................................................................
6 The bus driver told them the bus had broken down.
Im sorry......................................................................................................................
7 The teacher reminded them that there would be a test on reported speech.
Dont ...........................................................................................................................
8 She offered to help me with my homework.
Would..........................................................................................................................

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Grammar Worksheet 7
Relative clauses
1.- Match and then write the sentences out correctly using who, whose, which, where or
that. One of the definitions is not necessary. Which one?
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Lived most of his life in America and died in Switzerland. Was born in
London in 1889.

Takes place in a small country where there are a lot of casinos, very dangerous.

Hot and spicy, an important part of the British diet.

Wrote novel Pride and Prejudice, which has been made into many films.
Was born in England 1775.

4 Thousands of films have been made there. Directors choose

it because
of the climate.
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Started in Scotland in the middle ages, is played all over the world.

Scottish name for a girl, was actually a male dog.

A brilliant actor, was born in Scotland.

Means to be in terrible (financial) trouble, very good musicians.

10 A popular music channel that was started in Amsterdam.

11 Was born on a farm, created many popular cartoon characters.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)

Jane Austen
Charlie Chaplin 1
Hollywood
The Monaco Gran Prix
Indian food
Golf
Lassie
MTV
Sean Connery
Dire Straits

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Grammar Worksheet 8
Modal verbs
1.- What do these sentences express?
1 Say that again louder, please. I cant hear you. ability
2 Eating sweets can damage your teeth. ..........................
3 You shouldnt sit in the sun without sunscreen or youll damage
your skin. ..........................
4

You can have a new mobile phone for Christmas if you get good
marks. ..........................

5 Deaf people cannot hear, but they can learn to lip-read. ..........................
6 You have to wear a seat belt in a car. ..........................
7 I must go to the dentist soon; its ages since I had a check up. ..........................
8 In Spain you dont have to say please and thank you all the time the way you do in
England and America, but its nicer if you do. ..........................
9 You ought to have a look at Jimmys project. You may get a couple of ideas about how
to present yours. ..........................
2.- Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning using modal verbs.
1 Smoking is forbidden in food shops for health reasons.
For reasons of health, you cannot smoke in food shops.
2 It is advisable to see a dentist every six months for a check-up.
You ought to see
3 For most students it is necessary to study at home to get good marks at school.
To get good marks
4 This book Ive bought is really good once you get into it. Why dont you borrow it
when Ive finished it, said John.
John said I
5 Wearing a uniform is obligatory at most private schools.
At most private schools
3.- Give advice for these situations.
1 Ive got a terrible hangover!
You shouldnt drink so much beer.
2 Susan is lonely; she never goes out.
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3 I cant find anything in my bedroom.

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4 Jane is putting on a lot of weight.

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5 I want to be a nuclear physicist.

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Grammar Worksheet 9
Infinitives / Gerunds
1.- Fill in the blanks with the correct form: -ing or to + infinitive.
1 George loves playing (play) tennis, but he hates running (run).
2 Did you enjoy .................................. (go) to Disneyland?
3 When I go to the cinema I like .................................. (get) there early so I can buy some
sweets.
4 Mary would love .................................. (learn) to ice-skate.
5 Would you like .................................. (come) to the theatre with us tonight?
6 Would you want .................................. (stay ) at school if you won the lottery?
2.- Put the words into the correct order and translate them into your mother tongue.
1 weekend / I / at / the / get up / early (hate)
I hate getting up early at the weekend.
2 we / theatre / go / the / to (enjoy)
.......................................................................................................................................
3 anybody / hamburgers / day / every / eat / does ? (like)
.......................................................................................................................................
4 be / lawyer / parents / my / me (want)
.......................................................................................................................................
5 he / play / with / friends / his / chess (love)
.......................................................................................................................................
6 sister / my / spiders / see (hate)
.......................................................................................................................................
3.- Make sentences about you and your friends using hate, love, like, enjoy and want.
1 I love horror films but my friends hate them.
2 My friend Peter likes classical music. I like jazz.
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Grammar Worksheet 10
Countable / Uncountable nouns
1.- Put these words into the correct column below.
toothpaste
equipment

week
insect

glass
paper

milk
nurse Sample
church metal Toothbrus

countable

cloud plastic hobby advice

coin wine
damage cheese

Uncountable
Cheese

2.- Match.
1 a tube of

a) chocolates

2 a box of

b) toothpaste

3 a slice of

c) advice

4 a piece of

d) wine

5 a piece of

e) equipment

6 a glass of

f) bread

3.- Do you know these expressions? Translate them into your mother tongue.
1 a herd of cows
2 a pride of lions
3 a swarm of bees
4 a flock of birds
5

a school of whales

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4.- Fill in the blanks with a, an or some.

1 a tube of toothpaste
2 ........... toothbrush
3 ........... sausages
4 ........... piece of cheese
5 ........... bottle of water
6 ........... wine
7 ........... advice
8 ........... equipment
9 ........... money
10 ........... ice-cream
11 ........... coins
12 ........... egg
13 ........... chips

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Grammar Worksheet 11
Definite / Indefinite articles
1.- Look at how the definite article - the - is used in the following sentences:
The food we eat today is quite different to the food our great-grandparents used to eat.
Food nowadays contains more additives than in the past.
In the first sentence we are comparing one specific thing to another. (Notice that you
are asked to look at the first sentence, not the second. There are only two and we are
making a comparison.) In the second sentence we are referring to food in general.
Now read this paragraph:
In the past our ancestors built houses on the banks of a river so they had access to water.
These groups of houses became villages, then towns and then cities. The city of London,
which was once a small group of houses on the River Thames is a classic example of a
riverside development. Can you think of any more?
Why is London referred to as the city of London?
2.- Look at these two sentences.
A river such as the Thames can be the life-blood of a city.
A river can provide drinking water, food, a way to keep clean and even a transport system.
Here we are generalising about the different advantages of building a town on the
banks of a river, and only name one specific river. It also mentions a way to keep
clean. Nowadays we dont throw ourselves into a river to wash ourselves, nor do we
take our washing to the water in big baskets; there are other ways to get clean. But do
you know of any other way of washing that does not involve water?

3.- Read this paragraph and fill in the blanks with a, an, the or nothing at all.
It is 1 an interesting point to remember that as 2 ........................ seagull flies, 3
........................ distance between France and 4 ........................ famous white cliffs of
Dover is not very great. People - men, women and even 5 ........................ children have been known to swim 6 ........................ Strait of Dover, sometimes both ways. Yet

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down 7 ........................ centuries this narrow neck of water separating Britain and 8
........................ France (known in 9 ........................ French as La Manche 10
........................ sleeve) has served as 11 ........................ physical and psychological
barrier.
William, Duke of Normandy, conquered 12 ........................ island with his knights in
1066, but he was 13 ........................ last successful invader. 14 ........................
Napoleon, who derided 15 ........................ English Channel as a ditch, never set 16
........................ foot on 17 ........................ English soil, while Hitlers invasion plans
also came to 18 ........................ nothing in 1940. 19 ........................ British have 20
........................ island mentality. They resisted plans to build 21 ........................ tunnel
under the English Channel for many years, and many of them are still against any
further integration with Europe. Even with todays sophisticated communication
systems 22 ........................ Englishmans home is still his castle.

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Grammar Worksheet 12
Time expressions / Prepositions of time
1.- Fill in the missing words and numbers.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

the first
the
the third
the

the tenth

1st
2nd
3rd
4th

12 the twelfth
22
33
47
58
77
99
10 the hundredth
10 the hundred and
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once
twice
the third
the fourth time

10t the tenth time

100t

Prepositions of time
at a time
on a day
in a week / month / year / decade / century
2.- Fill in the blanks with the appropriate preposition and time, day or date.
1 Ill meet you at ten oclock on Tuesday.
2 My birthday is .................................. (month).
3 I was born .................................. (time) on a .................................. (day).
4 Columbus discovered America .................................. (year).
5 The Normans invaded Britain .................................. the .................................. century,
.................................. the year 1066, to be exact.
6 The first landing on the Moon was .................................. the ..................................
(decade).
7 April Fools Day is .................................. (date).
8 Easter is usually .................................. (month).
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The Berlin Wall came down .................................. (year).

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3.- Finish each sentence with the correct form of the verb and the appropriate form of the
number of your choice.
1 Its the first time I have eaten (eat) a vegetarian hamburger.
2 Thats the .................................. I .................................. (hear) that joke!
3 Thats the .................................. the telephone .................................. (ring) today!
4 Shes not scared. Its the .................................. she .................................. (be) in hospital
this year.
5 Thats the .................................. your mother .................................. (ask) you to tidy
your room today.
6 Believe me, thats only the .................................. I .................................. (ski) all the
way down the hill without falling down!

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Grammar Worksheet 13
Will and going to
will (1)

going to (1)

We use will when we decide to

do something at the time of
speaking = an inmediate response
or decision.

We use going to to talk about

something we have decided to do
in the future =a plan.

Oh no I have spilt coffee on my

homework. Now I will (Ill) have
to do it all over again!

Im going to study to be an
architect.

going to (2)

will (2)

We use going to (not will) when

somethig that is hapenning now
affects the future.

We use will when we are making

predictions.

Look at those clouds. Its going

to rain again.

I dont think she will like the

present you have bought her.
Your example

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Sometimes you can use either

will or going to when asking
questions about the future or
making predictions.

Your example

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Do you think you are going to pass the exam?

Do you think you will pass the exam?
Your examples

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Grammar Worksheet 14
Clauses of time
1.- Look at these examples and translate them into your mother tongue. Then make
sentences of your own in English.
A I was listening to a new CD while I was doing my homework.
B Ill send you an email as soon as I get my exam results.
C Always wash your hands before a meal.
D I intend to have travelled around the world by the time I am 30.
E I used to believe in ghosts when I was younger.
1 while
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2 as soon as
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3 before
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4 by the time
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5 when
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2.- Complete the sentences with an appropriate time clause.
1 Eat up your ice-cream before it melts!
2 You should see a doctor .................................. you go on a diet.
3 Ill give you a call .................................. Im doing the shopping to see if theres
anything you need.
4 .................................. I pass my driving test Im going to drive around Europe.
5 Its 12 oclock! The day will be over .................................. he gets up.
6 You can have your nails varnished .................................. they do your hair at the new
hairdressers.

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3.- Complete this story.

Last night, 1 while I was walking home after my guitar lesson, it started to snow very
hard.
2 ........................ I get home, I thought, I shall be freezing cold. My mother had
reminded me to take my gloves 3 ............... I went to my lesson, but I hadnt done so.
My fingers started to turn blue 4 ........................ I was walking down the snowy streets.
Fortunately, my friend Chris passed me on his scooter and stopped to offer me a lift. It
isnt easy trying to get on a scooter 5 ........................ you are holding a guitar, but I
managed. It was colder on the scooter than walking. At least 6 ........................ you are
walking your blood is circulating. 7 .................. I got home I was shaking from head to
toe. You can imagine what my mother said 8 ........................ I got in the house.

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Grammar Worksheet 15
Have/get + something + done
1.- Rewrite these sentences using the structure have/get + something + done.
1 We asked the baker to make a birthday cake for Sarah.
We had Sarahs birthday cake made at the bakery.
2 My scooter is being repaired at the moment.
Im
3 A professional magician entertained the children at the Christmas party.
We
4 Johns hair was dyed green last week.
John
5 My luggage was taken by mistake at the airport.
I got
6 We asked a well-known singer to sing at our school concert.
We
2.- Using got in a passive sentence makes it sound less formal. Rewrite the sentences so
that they sound more formal (less like you are chatting with a friend). You will also
need to change some words (bike
bicycle) and phrasal verbs (put in
install).
1 I got my hair cut on Saturday.
My hair was cut on Saturday. OR: I had my hair cut on Saturday.
2 The boy got caught in a car accident.
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3 Our neighbours are getting a new kitchen put in.
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4 You should get that cut seen by a doctor.
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5 He got picked up by the police because he looked suspicious.
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6 They are getting their flat done up while they are on holiday.
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Grammar Worksheet 16
Reporting verbs
1.- Change the sentences into reported speech using the verbs in brackets.
1 Get your hair cut, all of you! shouted the sergeant major. (order)
The sergeant major ordered them all to get their hair cut.
2 Dont walk on the grass! shouted the gardener. (tell)
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3 Mary, dont put that bucket of water near the vacuum cleaner; its plugged in, said the
caretaker. (warn)
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4 You need to give up smoking and eat healthier food, said the doctor. (advise)
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5 Can I please get a lift home with you, Peter, said Mary. (ask)
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6 Remember to pack warm clothes. It gets very cold in Edinburgh in the winter, she
said. (remind)
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7 If you are going to Paris, you had better brush up on your French before you go, said
Jean Paul. (suggest)
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8 Would you like me to help you with your homework? he said. (offer)
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9 There has been a significant reduction in crime, said the politician. (inform)
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10 I havent stolen anything! shouted the criminal. (deny)
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2.- Make sentences using direct speech. Dont forget to use the correct punctuation
marks.
1 The scientist announced a discovery in the solar system; a small red planet.
I have discovered a small red planet in the solar system, said the scientist.
2 The doctor warned him not to eat too much sugar.
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3 Sams mother reminded him to switch off the television before he went to bed.

The careers adviser asked me what school subject I enjoyed the most.

Philip invited Joan to the water-polo match.

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