Grammar I
We forgot to take a map, so we got lost in the mountains.
If we _______________ in the mountains.
had taken a map, we wouldn't have got lost
When did you last burst into _______ (laugh)?
laughter
Complete the sentence with the correct modal verb:
"You ________ the ironing as I was going to do that tomorrow." (DO)
needn't have done
A person who sits in front of the TV all day is sometimes called a c _______ ________.
couch potato
My parents, especially my mother, approves | approve of my decision.
approve
They were astonished ______ the great number of political parties.
at
"Is Ann American or does she come from Europe?"
Mary wanted to know _____________________.
if/whether Ann was American or she came from Europe
He suddenly realized ______ bored he had become with the monotony.
how
Her shop's windows have been smashed in the riot.
She ________________ in the riot.
got/had her shop's windows smashed
Her new book is based ______ her last trip to Barcelona.
on
I couldn't go to the cinema, because I didn't have enough money.
If I __________________ to the cinema.
had had enough money, I could/would have gone
The young prince succeeded _____ the throne when the King died.
to
"Me?, No, I didn't take Clare's tablet", said Sophia.
DENIED
Sophia ___________ Clare's tablet.
denied taking/having taken
She had to experience the ________ (lost) of her most favourite possession, her guitar.
loss
How would you report this sentence?
"Don't move or else I'll shoot", he shouted.
He theatened to shoot us if we moved.
A well-read individual is usually _______ (KNOW) about a variety of subjects.
knowledgeable
People think that the white settlers arrived here 400 years ago.
The white settlers _____________ here 400 years ago.
are thought to have arrived
He is quite ___________ - he wants to be noticed the whole time. He loves being paid attention!
attention-seeking
Peter spent his childhood in Germany so he speaks German very well. (if)
Peter ______________________ his childhood in Germany.
would not speak German very well, if he had not spent
They say he was _________ (CHARGE) from the navy on medical grounds.
discharged