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Trang 1FURTHER PRACTICE Teacher: Vũ Thị Thanh Thảo
I CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
Exercise 1: Put the verbs in brackets into correct tense
1 If I (realize) ……… that you wanted to get up early I (wake) ……… you up
2 If you (take) ……… little notice of your spelling, you (not pass) ……… the last exam
3 If I (know) ……… you were in trouble, I (already come) ……… to help you
4 If we (know) ……… they weren’t going to come tomorrow, we (not buy) ……… any more food
5 The film is very interesting If you (come) ……… with us, you (enjoy) ……… it too
6 “Well, I (travel) ……… if I (afford) ……… it But I don’t have any money
7 Why do you watch TV? – well, if I (not watch) ……… TV, I (not know) ……… what was happening in the world
8 Would you like some chocolate? – no, thanks If I (eat) ……… chocolates, I (get) ……… fat
9 If we (live) ……… in a town, life (be) ……… easier
10 If she (come) ……… late again, she (lose) ……… her job
11 He is waiting for his mother to come back from Chicago If his mother (come) ……… home, he (have ) ……… a lot of presents
12 He didn’t listen to the teacher If he (listen) ……… carefully, he (perform) ……… well in his examination
13 What you (do) ……… if you (be) ……… a monkey?
14 I can’t understand him I (understand) ……… if he (speak) ……… more slowly
15 I know you (be) ……… better if you (stop) ……… smoking
Exercise 2: Write the conditional sentences
1 Don’t be so silly or you will be laughed at
2 Keep silent or I will let you go out
3 Leave early or you will miss the train
4 Go to school in time or you will be punished
5 Tell your parents the truth I’m sure they’ll believe you
6 I only came up the stairs because the left wasn’t working
7 We didn’t listen carefully; perhaps that’s why we made this mistake
8 George wasn’t able to answer the question, so he got a bad mark
9 We got stuck in the traffic jam so we were late for the show
10 I think you should tell the headmaster about that problem
11 People don’t realize how important it is to conserve the energy, so they do nothing about it
12 Peter doesn’t take any exercise; that’s why he is unhealthy
13 You drink too much coffee; that’s why you can’t sleep
14 I’ve lots of homework, so I can’t go with you tonight
15 She doesn’t have a bicycle, she wouldn’t have to walk to school
16 They don’t behave themselves so their parents are not happy about that
17 I am not a rich businessman and I can’t afford to buy an expensive car
18 I have to stay at home because my parents do not allow me to go
19 She doesn’t pay attention to her cooking so the food is horrible
20 They do not know each other very well so they are still reserved
21 He is not a millionaire, that’s why I can’t give you all that you want
22 She loves him so she forgives him easily
23 We don’t have time to have breakfast because we get up late in the morning
24 She didn’t say sorry so he was angry
25 They didn’t pass the exam and their family were very sad
26 The weather was not very nice so we didn’t go camping
27 He was angry so I didn’t say anything
28 It rained last night so I didn’t go to the barbecue
29 The computer broke down and I had to stop my work
30 Peter didn’t come so we cancelled the meeting
31 He was interested in the programme so he didn’t study his lesson
II TENSES OF VERBS
1 I (have) ……… a party until 11 p.m last night
2 I (meet) ……… her at the school gate yesterday
3 She (learn) ……… English since she was six years old
4 ……… you (see) ……… John today
5 Where ……… you (pick up) ……… Japanese? – when I (be) ……… in Japan three years ago
6 I don’t remember where and when I (meet) ……… her
7 They (get) ……… to know each other for more than ten years now
8 ……… you (see) ……… that film yet?
9 He (get) ……… up at five every morning
10 He usually (visit) ……… her at weekend but now he (stay) ……… in bed because of his severe illness
11 Don’t make noise, children! Children (sleep) ………
12 What ……… you (do) ……… before you came?
Trang 213 When he came, I (have) ……… a shower.
14 While Mum was watching T.V, I (do) ……… my homework
15 At this time yesterday I (listen) ……… to music
III REPORTED SPEECH
1 I said ‘why are you looking at me?’
2 I asked him ‘why didn’t you tell me last night?’
3 He said ‘where were you last night, Mr Jones?’
4 ‘Have you done this sort of work before?’ said his new employer
5 ‘Whose car did you borrow yesterday?’ I said to him
6 ‘What else did you see?’ I asked the boy
7 ‘Did you understand what you said to them?’ he said
8 ‘Help your mother, peter’ she said
9 ‘Remember to write to your mother’ I said to them
10 ‘Leave me alone’ peter said
11 He said ‘get out of my car’
12 ‘I can’t open this, peter’ she said
13 ‘Would you like to see over the house?’ I said to her
14 ‘Would you mind buying me a newspaper?’ Ann said
15 ‘All right, I’ll wait a week.’ She said
16 ‘ I will wait for you, I promise.’ He said to me
17 ‘Sue, give me your phone number.’ He said
18 ‘Please don’t smoke in my car.’ He said
19 ‘Don’t forget to give the book back to me.’ She said
20 ‘Please lend me some money’ he said
21 ‘You should not drink too much beer.’ He said
22 ‘Be careful of strangers and don’t go out at night.’ He said
23 ‘I’d like you to become a teacher.’ My mum said
24 ‘I’ll give it to you tomorrow.’ John said
25 ‘You’d better not swim too far from the shore,’ the lifeguard said to us III PASSIVE
1 My uncle will meet you at the airport
2 Our plane will land at 6:30
3 The chef will prepare the food
4 Lightning didn’t cause the fire
5 Thousands of people drive the subway everyday
6 I don’t agree with you
7 People grow rice in India
8 They are fixing the car today
9 They speak French in Quebec
10 Did Thomas invent the telephone?
11 They are going to build a new hospital just outside of the town
12 How do people make candles?
13 Very people watch TV show now
14 Look! Someone is feeding the seals
15 Someone cut down that tree last week
16 Sally made that pie
17 People didn’t build Rome in a day
18 No one pay baby sister a lot of money
19 People must obey all traffic laws
20 Someone had better take the garbage to the dump soon
21 Have you seen Peter lately?
22 They have postponed the concert
23 The report say that many people are homeless after the flood
24 People say that he is 108 years old
25 People think that many people were killed in the accident
26 People say that those dogs are dangerous
27 People expect that the strike will begin tomorrow
28 Police believe that the prisoner escaped by climbing over the wall
29 People believe that the wanted man is living in New York