Getting Things Done
Complete the suggestion:
Have you thought about ___ a yoga class?
(take)
taking
After about, use a gerund: taking.
Choose since or for:
They have lived here ___ 2021.
since
Express regret:
I forgot my best friend’s birthday.
should have remembered my best friend’s birthday.
Also accept: I shouldn’t have forgotten...
Choose the best past modal:
The lights are off and nobody answers. They ___ gone out.
(must have / can’t have)
must have
Add the tag question:
Bullying is a serious problem, ___?
isn’t it?
Choose the correct form:
You should have your eyes ___ once a year.
(examine / examined)
examined
Which phrasal verb means “stay informed about new developments”?
keep up with
Name the event:
A sudden, major change in government led by the people.
a revolution
Complete the past hypothetical:
If I had studied harder, I ___ the exam.
would have passed
Name the creative professional:
This person plans and draws the individual scenes for a movie.
a storyboard artist
Complete the passive modal:
More bike lanes should ___ in the city.
(build)
be built
Complete the tag:
The city doesn’t provide enough shelters, ___?
does it?
Make this service sentence:
A mechanic repairs my car every year.
Use have + object + past participle.
I have my car repaired every year.
Complete with the future continuous:
This time tomorrow, we ___ over the Pacific.
(fly)
will be flying
Choose the correct connector:
The game was canceled ___ the heavy rain.
(because / because of)
because of
Change to the passive:
The team renovated the restaurant last year.
The restaurant was renovated last year.
Choose the best quality:
A person who can solve problems creatively is ___.
(resourceful / timid / rigid)
resourceful
Correct the sentence:
By next June, I will be finished my course.
By next June, I will have finished my course.
Give a suggestion using What about...
Your friend has very low energy.
xample: What about changing your diet?
Accept any sensible suggestion with a gerund.
Complete with the future perfect:
By 2050, scientists ___ new sources of clean energy.
(develop)
will have developed
Combine the ideas with in order for:
Students want to succeed. They need to practice regularly.
In order for students to succeed, they need to practice regularly.
Join the sentences with a relative clause:
A broadcast presenter is a journalist. The presenter reports news on television.
A broadcast presenter is a journalist who reports news on television.
Complete the achievement:
She ___ to raise $5,000 for the shelter.
(manage)
managed
Full sentence: She managed to raise $5,000...
Rewrite with a passive modal:
The city must repair these abandoned houses.
These abandoned houses must be repaired.
Correct the mistake:
I need to have cut my hair before the interview
I need to have my hair cut before the interview.
Use both time expressions correctly:
The museum opened 15 years ___. It has welcomed visitors ___ then.
ago; since
Complete the regret about an unreal past:
If she ___ the warning, she wouldn’t have made that mistake.
(listen to)
had listened to
Complete with a past modal of impossibility:
That footprint is tiny. It ___ belonged to Bigfoot.
can’t have belonged
Also accept: couldn’t have belonged.
State a future goal using the future perfect:
By age 30 / earn a master’s degree
By the time I’m 30, I will have earned a master’s degree.
Accept equivalent wording.
Complete both blanks:
If they ___ earlier, they ___ the last train.
(leave / catch)
had left; would have caught