Grammar 1
You _____ (modal verb) feed the cat too much or it will become overweight.
MUSTN'T
If I had an English friend, I ______ write to them every week.
WOULD
I passed the exam and ……………………… top marks in my year. Amazing! Perhaps the exams will be fine.
A awarded B have been awarded
C was awarded D had been awarded
C - WAS AWARDED
The biology exam timetabled for Tuesday has ……………………… changed and will now be held on Friday morning at 10.00.
BEEN
Sorry, I can’t come over this afternoon. I ……… (meet) Ted for a coffee.
(PRESENT CONTINUOUS)
AM MEETING
I know I _________ (modal verb) have another piece of cake, but I can't resist it.
SHOULDN'T
‘I’ve never seen a Shakespeare play,’ said Simon.
Simon said that ……………………………………………… a Shakespeare play.
HE HAD NEVER SEEN
Someone sold me this computer and said it was a
real bargain.
WHO
The person ……………………… this computer said it was a real bargain.
WHO SOLD ME
What time ………………………………… the bank ………………………………… (open) tomorrow morning?
(PRESENT SIMPLE)
DOES / OPEN
He says that I ……………………… to be calm and relax more.
A ought B would
C can D might
A - OUGHT
Do you ______ (modal verb) get up early for your new job?
HAVE TO
‘When did you learn to play golf?’ asked Karen.
Karen asked me ……………………………………………… golf.
WHEN I HAD LEARNED (TO PLAY)
If you’d come for lunch, you ……………………… my new friend, Jess.
A would meet B will meet
C would have met D will have met
C - WOULD HAVE MET
Students ……………………… be required to bring along calculators to the maths exams if they are doing the third paper as well.
WILL
I pressed ‘delete’ and lost all my work!
PRESSED
If I hadn’t ……………………… lost all my work.
PRESSED 'DELETE' I WOULDN'T HAVE
You ____ (modal verb) use the computer for an hour if you want to, but I'll need to go online again later.
CAN
‘Don’t write anything in your books,’ said the teacher.
The teacher told us ………………………………… in our books.
NOT TO WRITE (ANYTHING)
At this time tomorrow I …………………………………… (take) my driving test! I’m so nervous!
(FUTURE CONTINUOUS)
WILL BE TAKING
Mark ……………………………………………………………………….…… (finish) football practice by 5.30, so we can go into town then.
(FUTURE PERFECT)
WILL HAVE FINISHED
My brother Tim told me that Venice was one of the most beautiful places that he ……………………… visited.
A has B is never
C having D had ever
D - HAD EVER
We ____ (modal verb) come to school next Monday as it's a public holiday.
DON'T HAVE TO
‘Are we meeting at the station tomorrow?’ asked Jenny.
Jenny asked me ……………………………………………… .
IF WE WERE MEETING (AT THE STATION) THE NEXT/FOLLOWING DAY
I met Rebecca when we started school together in 2006.
KNOWN
I ……………………… we started school together in 2006.
HAVE KNOWN REBECCA SINCE
Timetables are ……………………… printed today and these will ……………………… given out during the last class tomorrow. Good luck everyone!
BEING / BE
The dentist didn’t check my teeth last week because I forgot to go.
HAVE
I didn’t ……………………… last week because I forgot to go to the dentist’s.
HAVE MY TEETH CHECKED