Future tenses
Sarah and James _________ (get) married on Janyary 15th. We have been invited.
are getting
He shouldn´t drive / have driven after he drank alcohol. That is why he had the car accident.
have driven
The other day we visited that beautiful museum 1.____ they have a big whale skeleton and talked to the museum guide 2._____ was a lovely lady.
1. where
2. who
What is the difference between the sentences?
My brother had repaired his car before going on holiday.
My brother had had his car repaired before going on holiday.
In the first sentence the brother does the action himself whereas in the second sentence a professional does the brother a service.
Past Perfect simple or continuous.
Katie phoned her friends as soon as she __________ (book) the tickets.1. The afternoon train ______ (arrive) to the station at 5:35 PM.
2. We ________ (do) a course on cooking. However, I am not sure when and where yet.
1. arrives
2. are going to do
Explain the difference:
1.Sarah didn´t need to bring any food for the party.
2.Sarah needn´t have brought any food for the party.
1. it wasn´t necesarry to bring food so she didn´t
2. she brought food even if it wasn´t necessary
Connect the sentences using relative clauses.
I have a sister who is studying at the univerity. My sister´s house is near mine. The university is in a city 50 km from here.
I have a sister, whose house is near mine, who is studying at the university, which is 50 km from here.
Rephrase the following sentence using passive and causative.
Someone stole my car the other night.
1. (passive)
2. (causative)
1. My car was stolen the other night.
2. I had/got my car stolen the other night.
Past perfect simple or continuous.
We ____________ for the concert for weeks and were very disappointed when it was canceled. (prepare)
Past perfect continuous
had been preparing.
In two months exactly, Jim 1.___________ (work) in this company for 20 years so we are thinking of 2.__________ (get) him a nice present.
1. will have been working
2. getting
Correct the mistakes:
1. I should have gone skating with you yesterday. Why didn´t you tell me anything?
2. We needn´t have gone shopping so we stayed at home and watched TV.
1. I would have gone skating with you yesterday. Why didn´t you tell me anything?
2. We didn´t need to go shopping so we stayed at home and watched TV.
Complete with the correct relative pronoun or adverb:
1. I really do not know the reason _____ she quit her job and left the country.
2. All the people _____ cars were on that street had been damaged by the truck.
3. Last year, _____ they visited India, they had the idea for this company.
1. why
2. whose
3. when
Transform the following sentences into passive. Add the agent only if necessary.
1. People have restored the cathedral.
2. Mark will have finished the book by the end of the week.
3. The police are looking into the murder that happened this week.
1. The cathedral has been restored.
2. The book will have been finished by Mark by the end of the week.
3. The murder that happened this week is bee¡ng looked into.
How do we use past perfect and past simple together.
We use past perfect simple and continous to show what event was first in the past, and past simple to show the second event.
Tomorrow at 10:00 I 1._________ (see) the dentist to have my tooth filled. By the time I get out of there I 2.__________ (get rid of) the terrible pain I now have and I think I 3._________ (celebrate) it with a nice meal.
1. am seeing
2. will have got rid of
4. will celebrate /will be celebrating
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between 2 and 5 words.
1.Why didn´t you tell me you were going out?
SHOULD
You _________________________ me know you were going out.
2. We had no homework last night.
NEED
We _______________________ any homework last night.
1. should have let
2. did not need to do
Complete with the correct relative pronoun or adverb:
1. I would like to know to ______ I have to thank for the wonderful idea.
2. Last year we travelled to different countries and saw many wonderful places and met so many friendly people, ____ I believe enriched our knowledge about the world.
1. whom
2. which
Transform into causative. Use the agent only if necessary.
1. A woman from the neighbourhood has cleaned Jim´s house today.
2. The interior designer is going to design the new house for us.
3. Someone had broken into their house twice before they contracted an alarm.
1. Jim has had/got his house cleaned by a woman in the neighbourhood.
2. We are going to have/get the new house designed for us.
3. They had had/got their house broken ointo twice before they contracted an alarm.
Last week, she 1. _____________ (run) when her mother 2. ____________(call). She 3. __________ (forget) her wallet and 4.____________ (need) to go back home to get it.
1. had been running
2. called
3. had forgotten
4. needed
Mary, I promise I 1._______ (help) you with the house redecoration tomorrow. I am planning on 2.________ (buy) some paint for the front wall. 3.___________ (get) paint for the bedroom as well?
1. will help
2. buying
3. Shall I get
Complete with the correct modal and correct form of the verb.
Yesterday I 1.__________ (go) to work so I stayed at home. I 2.__________ (do) some cleaning because the house was dirty but I was too lazy so I only watched TV. I 3.___________ (stay) on the sofa all day if my friends hadn´t called to invite me for some drinks. I 4._____________ (drink) too much but I did and now I am feeling sick and regret everything.
1. didn´t need to go
2. should have done
3. would have stayed
4. shouldn´t have drunk
Connect the sentences using relative clauses.
Angela had a heated discussion with her boss before 10 o'clock. Angela is the marketing manager. Angela's team was not informed about the latest project. The boss is a very difficult person to talk to. They had an important meeting at 10.
Angela, who is the marketing manager and whose team was not informed about the latest project, had a heated discussion with her boss, who is a very difficult person to talk to, before 10 o'clock, when they had an important meeting.
Rephrase the sentences and start as given. Use passive or causative.
1. Someone has sent a love letter to Peter.
Peter ...
2. Before Easter thieves had stolen flowers from her garden on several occasions.
She ...
3. Nobody fixed Sam's pipes in the kitchen, he did it himself.
Sam ...
1. Peter has been sent a love letter.
2. She had had/got flowers stolen from her garden before Easter.
3. Sam didn´t have/get his pipes fixed in the kitchen, he did it himself.
What singal words can be used to introduce past events or can be used in past perfect sentences. Must have four correct for points.
by the time
befoe
as soon as
when
already
just
ever
never