REPHRASING OF MODAL VERBS

REPHRASINGS OF MODAL VERBS.
1. Rewrite the sentences using the modal verbs in brackets.
1. It’s possible that Jane will visit Switzerland next year.
2. I’m thinking about taking Spanish lessons.
3. I’m sure they’ll be home by now.
4. James definitely isn’t eighteen yet!
5. It’s possible the weather will be sunny tomorrow.
6. I’m sure that Mrs Smith didn’t leave home.
7. Perhaps she’s gone to stay with her mother. She ...
8. It’s possible that Mr Smith committed a crime.
9. I’m certain that he buried something in the garden.
10. Perhaps he won the lottery.
11. I’m sure he bought a new car.
12. I’m sorry that I didn’t study enough. I...
13. Perhaps Mr Smith murdered his wife.
14. It isn’t necessary for you to take a jacket.
15. I advise you to see a dentist.
16. You aren’t allowed to talk during the exam.
17.It’s forbidden to park here.
18. Tom knows how to speak Spanish. Tom..
19. It isn’t possible that that is our plane.
20. I wish I had paid for half of the meal, but I didn’t.
21. I’m sorry that I didn’t study enough. I...
22. I’m sure that he has finished the exercise. He...
23. I think that Ridley Scott didn’t direct this film.
24. It was wrong of you to go to that party.

MODAL VERBS REPHRASING

Rewrite thses sentences so that they have a similar meaning using a modal verb. 

1. It's necessary to wear a uniform to work with this firm.
    You .......
2. Perhaps Jane is in the garden now.
    Jane .....
3. He is definitely stressed.
    He ......
4. I don't let my son stay out after 11.
    My son ....
5. It is good for us to practice more exercise.
   We .....
6. There's a tiny opportunity for her to get that job. 
    She ....
7. It wasn't a good idea to leave her mobile on the table.
    She ....
8. It isn't obligatory to knock at the door before entering.
    You ....
9. It's forbidden to play any loud music after 12 at night.
    You ....
10. It's possible their parents lent them the money for their new house.
     Their parents ....
11. Laws don't allow young people to drive before they are 18.
     Young people ....
12. I'm sure that isn't Joe; he's much taller.
     That ...

Click on the following link for more pracice: 

http://www.xtec.cat/~ogodoy/sac/rephrasing/modalsex1.htm

PAST SIMPLE EXERCISES

MODAL VERBS (VIDEO EXPLANATION)

PAST SIMPLE EXERCISES 1

PAST SIMPLE, PAST CONTINUOUS, PAST PERFECT EXERCISES

Click on the following links to do some practice. 

https://www.test-english.com/grammar-points/b1/past-simple-past-continuous-past-perfect/

https://www.superprof.es/apuntes/idiomas/ingles/gramatica-inglesa/verb-tense/exercises-present-and-past-simple-continuous-and-perfect.html

http://www.ice.urv.es/eoiact/level3/narrativetenses1.htm

-ING / TO INFINITIVE EXERCISES

Complete these sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets (ing / to infinitive)

1. I don't fancy ____________________ (go) out tonight.
2. She avoided ______________________ (tell) him about her plans.
3.  I would like _____________________ (come) to the party with you.
4. He enjoys _____________________ (have) a bath in the evening.
5. She kept _______________________ (talk) during the film.
6. I am learning ___________________ (speak) English.
7. Do you mind _____________________ (give) me a hand?
8. He decided ____________________ (study) biology.
9. I dislike _______________________ (wait).
10. He asked ______________________ (come) with us.
11. I promise _____________________ (help) you tomorrow.
12. We discussed ____________________ (go) to the cinema, but in the end we stayed at home.
13. She agreed ________________ (bring) the pudding to the dinner.
14.  I don't recommend _________________ (take) the bus - it takes forever!
15. She suggested _____________________ (go) to the museum.

-ING / TO INFINITIVE EXPLANATION (VIDEO)

REPHRASING PRESENT PERFECT

Rewrite these sentences using the Present Perfect.

1. She started to teach here 13 years ago. (for)

2. We last visited Rome 3 years ago. (for).

3. It’s the first time Peter has heard classical music. (Never)

4. When did you meet  Antonio? (How long)

5. John bought this car in 2015 (since)

6. This is our second time in Las Vegas (already)

7. The plane landed five minutes ago. (just)

8. Mary is still having dinner (yet)

PRESENT SIMPLE vs PRESENT CONTINUOUS EXERCISES

VERBS FOLLOWED BY -ING / TO INFINITIVE

Let's have some practice with these exercises:

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/gerunds-and-infinitives-exercise-2.html

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/gerunds-and-infinitives-exercise-1.html

PRESENT SIMPLE vs PRESENT CONTINUOUS EXERCISES

PRESENT SMPLE, CONTINUOUS & PERFECT

1 Complete the text with the correct form of the Present Simple, the Present Continuous or the Present Perfect.

My friend Mike 1___________________ in Skopje but each winter he 2 ___________________to Spain.  He 3 ________________ several Spanish language courses since he started going there and now he 4 ____________________ Spanish quite well. While he is in Spain, he 5 __________________ mountain climbing and he 6 ____________________ all the important mountains at least once. Unfortunately, he broke his leg last month so at the moment he 7 _____________________ and 8 _____________________ a lot of television. Usually he 9 ____________________ much television, but since his accident he 10 ___________________ at least two films every day.

PRESENT SIMPLE vs PRESENT CONTINUOUS EXERCISES

Complete the sentences using the Present Simple or the Present Continuous of the verbs in brackets. 

1. The train always ________________(leave) on time.
2. "What's the matter? Why ________________ (cry/you)?"
3. They____________________(not to watch) TV at the moment. They ___________________ (read).
4. He__________________________ (not to speak) very good English.
5. Please, be quiet! I________________(do) my homework.
6. Listen! John ________________(play) music!
7. I never _______________________(go) to the swimming pool.
8. Jane _________________________ (hate) cheese. She never ________________ (eat) it.
9. Where _____________________________ (Mike / live)? He _________________ (live) in Madrid.
10. Carol is at school. She ___________________________ (not play) now.

PRESENT SIMPLE vs PRESENT CONTINUOUS PRESENTATION

RELATIVE CLAUSES

Join these sentences using a relative pronoun. 

1. The car was stolen. It was a BMW.
2. The man smoked forty cigarettes a day. He died of a heart attack.
3. That's the girl. She spoke to me yesterday.
4. The businessman was very rich. I saw him last night.
5. That's the dog. Its owner is French.
6. That's the boy. His mother works in the post office.
7. What's the name of the book? You want me to read it.
8. That's the building. I work there.

  

 

RELATIVE PRONOUNS

Complete these sentences using relative pronouns. Write all the possibilities.

1. What's the name of the man ............... car was stolen?
2. A cemetery is a place.................. people are buried.
3. A pacifist is a person .................... believes that all wars are wrong.
4. An orphan is a child .................... parents have died.
5. He is the man ..................... I told you about.
6. That's the car ..................... I am thinking about buying.
7. She was the person ........................ saw it first.
8. Tomorrow is the day .................... they are going to get married.
9. The flight ............. we were going to take was cancelled.

10. This is the bank .................................. was robbed yesterday.
11. A boy .................................. sister is in my class was in the bank at that time.
12. The man ................................... robbed the bank had two pistols.
13. He wore a mask ...................................... made him look like Mickey Mouse.
14. He came with a friend ................................. waited outside in the car.
15. The woman .................................... gave him the money was young.
16. The bag ...................................... contained the money was yellow.
17. The people ..................................... were in the bank were very frightened.
18. A man ...................................... mobile was ringing did not know what to do.
19. A woman ...................................... daughter was crying tried to calm her.
20. Is that the city ............................. you were born?
21. The robber .......................................mask was obviously too big didn't drive.
22. The man ....................................... drove the car was nervous.
23. I'll never forget the day ....................................... they arrived.
24. A police officer car ................................ was parked at the next corner stopped and arrested them.

Click on this link for more practice. 

https://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=4219

REPORTED SPEECH, PASSIVE AND CONDITIONAL SENTENCES (REVISION)

- Change these sentences into the reported speech.
1. "Why didn't Nick go to New York with you last summer?", Linda asked me.
2. "Our teacher will go to England with us tomorrow", John said.
3. "Did anyone try to save your life in the accident yesterday?", the police asked Paul.
4. "I am going to read this book next week", my mum said.
5. "Are you leaving later this afternoon or are you sleeping here?", I asked my friends.
6. "We have never been here with you before", the children said.
7. "When does the train to Liverpool leave?", the man asked.
8. "You aren't listening to me", said the teacher.

- Change these sentences into the passive form.
1. People speak Portuguese in Brazil.
2. My grandfather built this house in 1950.
3. John is giving a bar of chocolate to Tom.
4. Julia told Mary the truth.
5. The Government is planning a new road near my house.
6. He had written three books before 1990.
7. She has offered Simon some sweets.
8. Jessica taught the students some English grammar.

- Complete these conditional sentences. 
1. If you (go)  out with your friends tonight, I (watch)  the football match on TV. (1)
2. I (earn)  a lot of money if I (get)  that job. (2)
3. If she (hurry / not) , we (miss)  the bus. (3)
4. If he (try)  harder, he (reach)  his goals. (1)
5. I (buy)  these shoes if they (fit) . (3)
6. It (surprise / not)  me if he (know / not)  the answer. (2)
7. If we (listen)  to the radio, we (hear)  the news. (1)
8. If you (switch)  on the lights, you (fall / not) over the chair. (3)
9. She (come)  to our party if she (be / not)  on holiday. (2)

REPORTED SPEECH — COMMANDS

Transform these commands using reported speech.

1. “Don’t play in front of my window!”, my neighbour ordered us.

2. “Come back in one hour”, my mum ordered me.

3. “Call me in the evening”, Tom ordered me

4. “Come with me!”, Peter told Paula.

5. “Don’t say these stupid things of I’ll get angry with you”, my friend told me.

6. “Buy me some milk now”, dad ordered me.

7. “Tidy your room immediatelly if you don’t want to be punished”, my mum told me.

8. “Don’t leave your luggage unattended because it can disappear “, the man told me.

REGULAR VERBS PRONUNCIATION EXERCISE

PRONOUN CHART

REPORTED SPEECH STATEMENTS EXERCISES

Write these statements in the reported speech.

1. Emily said, "Our teacher will go to Leipzig tomorrow with us”
2. Helen said, “I have written a letter to this boy because I like him."
3. Robert said,  "My father flew to Dallas last year with me."
4. Lisa said, "Tim went to the stadium an hour ago.”
5. Patricia said, "My dad is going to celebrate his birthday next weekend."
6. Michael said, "I am going to read a book this week.”
7. Andrew said, "We didn't eat fish two days ago."
8. John told me, “I have already seen this movie but I want to watch it again today.”
9. “The students aren’t listening to me and I’m getting angry”, said the teacher.
10. “I’ll send you a postcard tomorrow if I have time”, said Helen.

PAST SIMPLE REGULAR VERBS

HACED SOLO LOS EJERCICIOS “A” y “C”

CHANGES IN REPORTED SPEECH

Changes in Reported Speech

A / AN / SOME / ANY / MUCH / MANY / A LOT OF (REVISION EXERCISES)

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SOME / ANY / A / AN

SOME / ANY / A / AN 2

SOME / ANY / MUCH / MANY / A LOT OF / A

MUCH / MANY / A LOT OF / SOME

IF / UNLESS

- Rewrite these sentences using IF or UNLESS.

1. If you do not finish the job in time, you will be sacked.

2. Unless he works hard, he will not pass.

3. If the he doesn't reach school in time, he will be punished.

4. You'll be sick if you don't stop eating.

5. My brother will be late for the show if he doesn't hurry.

6. You will be cold unless you wear a jacket. 

PASSIVE AND CONDITIONAL SENTENCES REVISION

PASSIVE SENTENCES

- Put these sentences into the passive voice. 

1. Rachel will give some advice to her sister.
2. We do not clean our rooms.
3. Did Sue draw this circle?
4. Do people drink a lot of beer in Ireland?
5. Inspector Holt questioned Mr and Mrs Davidson.
6. We are going to sell our house.
7. They have written an important email.
8. The waiter didn't bring the coffee.

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

- Complete these sentences using a conditional form. 

1. If you _____ (wear) a false beard, no one ______ (recognize) you. (3)
2. If he ______ (be) at home, he _____ (answer) the phone. (2)
3. If you _____ (not / turn down) the radio, I ______ (go) mad. (1)
4. If I ______ (realize) that the traffic lights were red, I ____(stop). (3)
5. I _______ (repair) the roof myself if I ______ (have) a ladder. (2)
6. If you ______ (eat) less, you _______ (lose) weight. (1)
7. If he ______ (try) harder, he ______(reach) his goals. (2)
8. If you _____ (drop) the vase, it ______ (break) (0)

- Complete these sentences in a logical way.

1. If the shop had been opened, ........
2. If I won the lottery, .....
3. If I were 18 years old, .....
4. If I have time, .....
5. I’ll help you if.....

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

1. (First conditional) If we __________________ (not / work) harder, we __________________ (not pass) the exam.
2. (Third conditional) If the students __________________ (not be) late for the exam, they __________________ (pass).
3. (Third conditional) If the weather __________________ (not be) so cold, we __________________ (go) to the beach.
4. (Second conditional) If she __________________ (have) her laptop with her, she __________________ (email) me.
5. (First conditional) If she __________________ (not go) to the meeting, I __________________ (not go) either.
6. (Third conditional) If the baby __________________ (sleep) better last night, I __________________ (not be) so tired.
7. (First conditional) If the teacher __________________ (give) us lots of homework this weekend, I __________________ (not be) happy.
8. (Second conditional) If Lucy __________________ (have) enough time, she __________________ (travel) more.
9. (First conditional) If the children __________________ (not eat) soon, they __________________ (be) grumpy.
10. (First conditional) If I __________________ (not go) to bed soon, I __________________ (be) tired in the morning.
11. (Second conditional) If I __________________ (want) a new car, I __________________ (buy) one.
12. (Second conditional) If José __________________ (not speak) good French, he __________________ (not move) to Paris.
13. (Zero conditional) If John __________________ (drink) too much coffee, he __________________ (not sleep) at night.
14. (Third conditional) If we __________________ (tidy) our flat, we __________________ (not lose) our keys.
15. (Third conditional) If Luke __________________ (not send) flowers to his mother, she __________________ (not be) happy.


Finish these conditional sentences.

1.- If I had a house at the beach, ...
2.- We'll go to the hospital if...
3.- If she had practised more, ...
4.- If I drink a lot of coke, ....
5.- If I were a celebrity, ...

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CONDITIONAL SENTENCES EXERCISES

- Complete these conditional sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 

1. If you pass your examination, we __________________ (have) a celebration.
2. I _______________________ (bring) you some bear If I had known that you were thirsty.
3. If you go to Paris, where ___________________ (you / stay)?
4. I wouldn't buy that book if I _____________ (be) you.
5. If anyone attacked me, my dog __________________ (defend) me.
6. If you _______________________ (wear) a false beard, no one would have recognized you.
7. Someone _________________ (sit) on your glasses if you leave them there.
8. You would get better marks if you _________________ (not talk) so much.
9. Unless he ______________________ (stop) smoking, he'll have serious health problems.
10. If you had arrived five minutes earlier, you ___________________ (see) the
beginning of the film.

- Complete these conditional sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1 If you _____ (press) that button, ________? (the bell / ring). (0)
2. If the student.________ (cheat) again, the head teacher ___ (punish) him. (1)

3. If he _________ (eat) everything, he __________ (be) ill (3)

4. What _________ (happen) if my parachute _______ (not open)? (1)

5. I __________ (be) angry if he _________ (make) more mistakes. (2)

6. If we ______ (have) more rain our crops, ________ (grow) faster (3)

7 We ________ (not have) a lesson if our teacher ______(be) ill. (0)

8. What _________ (you, do) if you __________ (hear) the alarm? (2)

9. If everybody ______ (give) me 3 pounds, we _____ (have) enough. (1)

10. We _________ (invite) him if he _________ (be) at home (2)

11. If you ______ (give) me the letter, I _________ (post) it for you (3)

12. If the professor _____ (speak) clearly, we _______ (understand) him better (2)

Complete the following conditional sentences. 

1. If I had to make a speech I  pretty nervous . (BE)
2. If I  you were sleeping I would not have woken you. (KNOW)
3. If the weather  fine tomorrow we will be able to go to the beach (BE).
4. Your dog  so fat if you didn't feed it so often (NOT BE).
5. If her hair were black she  completely different (LOOK).
6. If the boy  to Santa Clause, he won't get a present (NOT WRITE).
7. They  to the meeting if they had been informed about it. (NOT COME)
8. If the trip hadn't been so expensive we  reservations for a better hotel (MAKE).
9. If they  him for permission he would have agreed (ASK).
10. I  you the money if you pay me back next week. (GIVE)
11. The workers  the road if they had had enough tools (BUILD).
12. If it  yesterday we would have gone on a picnic (NOT RAIN).
13. If they locked the door properly nobody  into their house (BREAK).
14. If he  much time he would go to the university (NOT WASTE).

PRESENT SIMPLE vs PRESENT CONTINUOUS EXERCISES

Complete the sentences using the Present Simple or the Present Continuous of the verbs in brackets. 

1. The train always ________________(leave) on time.
2. "What's the matter? Why ________________ (cry/you)?"
3. They____________________(not to watch) TV at the moment. They ___________________ (read).
4. He__________________________ (not to speak) very good English.
5. Please, be quiet! I________________(do) my homework.
6. Listen! John ________________(play) music!
7. I never _______________________(go) to the swimming pool.
8. Jane _________________________ (hate) cheese. She never ________________ (eat) it.
9. Where _____________________________ (Mike / live)? He _________________ (live) in Madrid.
10. Carol is at school. She ___________________________ (not play) now.

FUTURE TENSES EXERCISES

Complete these sentences with the correct future form: will, be going to, present continuous or present simple.

1. I hope you _____________________ (not forget) to phone me when you get home.
2. We ______________________ (go) to the shopping centre this afternoon.
3. The new programme _________________________ (start) at 22.00.
4. I ______________________ (meet) the doctor at 6 pm
5. The film is great. I think it _____________________ (win) many prizes.
6. We _________________________ (visit) my grandparents.
7. Peter ___________________________ (buy) a new car.
8. The boat ____________________________ (not arrive) until 9 pm
9. My parents ___________________________ (fly) to Paris on Sunday.
10. Everybody thinks that we ________________________ (work) at home in the future.
11. I love Londodn. I ________________________ (probably / go) there next year. 
12. Our train ________________________ (leave) at 4.47.
13. Whar __________________________ (you / wear) at the party tonight?
14. I think I ____________________________ (find) something nice in my wardrobe. 
15. This is my last day here. I ___________________ (go) back to England tomorrow. 
16. Hurry up! The conference _______________________ (begin) in 20 minutes. 
17. My horoscope says that I _______________________ (meet) an old friend this week. 
18. Here is the weather forecast. Tomorrow ________________ (be) dry and sunny. 
19. Be careful! You _____________________ (fall down).
20. We ________________________ (have) dinner at a great restaurant!

Now, click on these links for more pracice. 

https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-6874.php

https://www.montsemorales.com/gramatica/Futurtenses.htm

PRESENT SIMPLE vs PRESENT CONTINUOUS EXERCISES

MIND MAPPING TO EXPRESS THE FUTURE (mapa mental)

Here you have the uses of the different verb tenses that we have in English to express future time.

TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE

Watch this video to learn how to talk about the future in English. 

MORE PASSIVE EXERCISES

Transform into the passive voice. 

1. They discuss the weather every day.

2. They stopped the train between two stations.

3. We clean the garages twice a month.

4. We are reorganizing everything in the company.

5. No one has finished these exercises yet.

6. Do they speak English in this shop?

7. They didn’t give a prize to the winner.

8. My mum is going to buy some cakes for the party.

9. English people drink a lot of tea.

10. Somebody is building two houses in my village.

PASSIVE SENTENCES

Write these sentences in the passive voice.

1. They will build a new bridge next year.

2. Brian Brody didn’t direct this film.

3. Pierre Matie is designing their new dresses.

4. Luckily, someone found my wallet.

5. Two of the students have broken the window.

6. They will buy a new computer on Monday.

7. British astronomers discovered a new planet.

8. Did Shakespeare write “Hamlet”?

9. They haven’t delivered the food yet.

10. People don’t use this road very often.

11. No one is going to find the missing girl.

12. My parents are decorating the living room with some pictures.

COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE

Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative forma of the adjectives in brackets. 

1. This armchair is _______________ the old one. (comfortable)
2.  Trains are ________________ aeroplanes. (slow)
3. I bought _________________souvenir in the shop. (expensive)
4. Ann is _________________ child in the family. (young)
5. That TV set is _______________ of all. (cheap)
6. Pop music is ________________ rap music (popular)
7. Fifi is _______________ Kate. (pretty)
8. This is ______________ film I have ever seen. (exciting)
9. Tim is ________________ Peter. (talented)
10. Yesterday was ____________________ day in my life! (bad)
11. Yesterday it was really hot. Today it is _________________ (cold).
12. This is a very nice house. It is ___________________ house in this street (nice)

VERB TENSES CHANGES IN THE PASSIVE VOICE

PASSIVE SENTENCES 2

Here you have some new sentences to practise the passive voice. 😉

COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

Let’s practise comparative and superlative adjectives.

PASSIVE QUESTIONNAIRE

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