Complete the sentences using the correct form (ing-form or to-infinitive of the verb in brackets).. Reliable friends are always there for you.[r]
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GRAMMAR: TENSE- VERB FORMS
X Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets
1 If he (clean) his windscreen he’d be able to see where he was going
2 If you drove your car into the river, you (be able) to get out?
3 If you (not belong) to a union, you couldn’t get a job
4 If I (win) a big prize in a lottery, I’d give up my job
5 What you (do) if you found a burglar in your house?
6 I could tell you what this means if I (know) Greek
7 If everybody (give) I pound we would have enough
8 He might get fat if he (stop) smoking
9 If he knew that it was dangerous he (not come)
10 If you (see) someone drowning, what would you do?
XI Give the correct form of the verbs
1 The whole machine would fall to pieces if you (remove) that screw
2 I (keep) a horse if I could afford it
3 I’d go and see him more often if he (live) on a bus route
4 If they (ban) the sale of alcohol at football matches, there might be less violence
5 I (offer) to help if I thought I’d be any use
6 What would you do if the lift (get) stuck between two floors?
7 If you (paint) the walls white, the room would be much brighter
8 If you (change) your job, would it affect your pension?
9 If you knew you had only six weeks to live, how you (spend)
those six weeks?
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XII Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense
1 In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus (publish) “On the Revolutions of
the Heaven Spheres” claiming that the Earth and the planets (orbit)
the Su
2 Galileo (use) the telescope to view the stars and planets before
Isaac Newton (invent) the first reflecting telescope
3 In 1686, Isaac Newton (publish) the Mathematical
Principlesof Natural Philosophy where he (lay) the foundations for
universalgravitation and (describe) the motion of the Sun and the planets
4 After Robert Goddard (work) on the rocket technology,
he(invent) and (launch) the first liquid-fueled rocket in 1926
5 On November 3, 1957, the Russian dog Laika (become) the first
animal in orbit after fruit flies (be sent) to outer space by the United States
6 In 1983, Sally Ride (become) the first American woman
inspace after Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova (be sent)
in space twenty years earlier
7 France (launch) its first satellite before Japan(put)
its test satellite into orbit
8 In 1971, the United Kingdom successfully (launch) its satellite
into orbit after China (do) that one year earlier
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XIII Fill in future continuous or future perfect to complete the sentences below
1 This time tomorrow morning Captain Neil Armstrong and his crew
(leave) earth and (head) for the planet Mars
2 On the first day of their voyage, they (orbit) the earth every 20
seconds
3 Crew members Yuri Gagarin and Sally Ride (check)all the
instrument all day long to make sure they are working properly They
(not/take) it easy
4 By the end of the year 2044 they (arrive) on the planet
Mars They (go) 100 million light years andyet they
(not/age) even one year Miraculous!
5 What (do/they) about as they zip through space? Will theybe
frightened? I doubt it They will be too busy
6 The captain says that by the end of the first week, they
(discover)many interesting things about space and alien beings
7 By the end of the first month aboard the spaceship, the Martian Explorer, the
crew (get used to) living without gravity and to eating
theirfood out of tubes On a normal day they (float) around the
cabin
8 Scientists claim that within the next 50 years, they (find
out)whether life on Mars exists or not and they (meet) those
littlegreen men, Martians
9 In the meantime, let us wish good luck to Captain Armstrong and his crew They (explore) the outer reaches of the universe
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XIV Give the correct form of the verbs in the passive of simple future
1 The essays (assess) by Hans de Wit, who is the
Presidentof the EAIE
2 Students’ academic performance (not evaluate) through
exams only
3 Classes (hold) also in places like restaurants or supermarkets
4 The school’s curriculum (tailor) constantly to meetchanges in
society
5 Women (free) from most housework by high technology
6 Not all the decisions in the family (make) by men
7 More flyovers (build) to reduce traffic in the city
8 We are staying at the Grand Hotel, which (demolish) for a
department store
XV Complete the sentences using the correct form (ing-form or to-infinitive
of the verb in brackets)
1 Reliable friends are always there for you They never fail (help) you
2 Why don’t you stop (work) and take a rest?
3 I was a bit lazy this time, but I promise (study) harder next time
4 If you want a quiet holiday, you should avoid (go) to the coast
in summer
5 When we told him a plan, he agreed (join) our team
6 John missed (have) dinner with his old school mates
7 This is a very badly organized project I will never consider (take) part
in it
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8 I can’t stand my boss I have decided (look) for another job
9 He only wants privacy He can’t understand people (ask) him personal questions
10 Do you ever regret (not study) at university, Peter?
XVI Complete the sentences using the correct form (ing-form or to-infinitive ofthe verb in brackets)
1 The horses struggled (pull) the wagon out of the mud
2 Anita demanded (know) why she had been fired
3 My skin can’t tolerate (be) in the sun all day I get sunburned easily
4 I avoided (tell) Mary the truth because I knew she would be angry
5 Fred Washington claims (be) a descendant of George Washington
6 Mr Kwan broke the antique vase I’m sure he didn’t mean (do)
it
7 I urged Omar (return) to school and (finish) his
education
8 Mrs Freeman can’t help (worry) about her children
9 Children I forbid you (play) in the street There’s too much traffic
10 My little cousin is a blabbermouth! He can’t resist (tell)
everyone my secret
XVII Complete the sentences with the correct form, gerund or infinitive, of the words in parentheses
1 He wore glasses (avoid) (be) recognized
2 Before (give) evidence you must swear (speak) the truth
3 I tried (persuade) him (agree) with your
proposal
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5 Would you mind (shut) the window? I hate (sit) in a draught
6 I can’t help (sneeze) ; I caught a cold yesterday because of (sit)
in a draught
7 Stop (talk) ; I am trying (finish) a letter
8 His doctor advised him (give) up (jog)
9 My watch keeps (stop)
10 People used (make) fire by (rub) two sticks
together
XVIII Use the infinitives given in the correct form to finish the sentences
1 The plant (to ran) by the head engineer for a fortnight before a new director (appoint)
2 Here you (to be) at last! I (to wait) for you for twenty minutes
3 He hated (to bother) with trifling matters when he had many more important things (to deal) with
4 She would never miss a chance (to show) her efficiency, she was
so anxious (to like) and (to praise)
5 The idea was too complicated (to express) in just one
paragraph