Phrasal verbs
He knew that it would be difficult to win the tournament, but he worked hard to _____.
a. show up
b. pull it off
c. play up
d.take up
e. turn in
b. pull it off
Complete with a past modal:
A: I'm exhausted, and it's only Monday morning!
B. You ________ on the weekend. (do so much)
Correct or incorrect (if incorrect, why?)
Every evening, when I got home, I would leave my shoes at the door.
Correct
Report the following statement:
'I'll phone you tomorrow,' he said.
He said he'd phone me the next day.
Complete:
If I ______ (find) money on the street, I'd keep it.
found
The newspaper tend to ______ sensational stories if they want to improve their circulation.
a. show up
b. pull it off
c. play up
d.take up
e. turn in
c. play up
Complete with a past modal:
A: My sister got a huge fine for speeding.
B. She ________. (drive so fast)
shouldn't have been driving
Correct or incorrect (if incorrect, why?)
My family and I used to buy a time share at the beach ten years ago.
Report the following statement:
'I'd tried everything without success, but this new medicine is great.'
He said he'd tried everything without success, but the new medicine was great.
Complete:
If you _______ (listen) to your parents when you were little, you wouldn't be having this problem.
had listened
I don't know how to play golf, but it's a sport that I would like to _____.
a. show up
b. pull it off
c. play up
d.take up
e. turn in
d. take up
Complete with a past modal:
A: Sarah's new dress doesn't fit her very well.
B. I agree. She ___________ (buy it).
shouldn't have bought
Which option is not feasible?
We _______ in Spain, but then we moved to the U.S.
a. lived
b. used to live
c. would
c. would
Report the following statement:
"I must study on the weekend." She said
She said (that) she had to study on the weekend.
Complete:
We ________ (live) in that appartment if we ______ (have) a dog.
could / would live ... didn't have
If I didn't buy milk at the store, we would _____ it at breakfast in the morning.
a. wear out
b. come out of
c. get rid of
d. hold off
e. run out of
e. run out of
Complete with a past modal:
A: I feel kind of embarrassed in my jeans. We aren't wearing the right clothes.
B. I know. We ___________. (get dressed up)
Correct or incorrect (if incorrect, why?)
When I was a kid, I would be afraid of the dark.
Incorrect. "Would" is not used with non-action verbs.
Report the following question:
"Why did you apply for this job?"
The secretary asked me _______.
The secretary asked me why I had applied for this job.
Complete:
You ______________ (hear) the news if you ________ (watch) TV last night.
would've heard.... had been watching
He's so moody! I don't know why she ______ him.
a. takes it out on
b. puts up with
c. looks down on
d. keeps up with
e. breaks off with
b. puts up with
Complete with a past modal:
A: I saw Patty downtown yesterday.
B. You ________ her (see). She was out of town!
can't / couldn't have seen
Complete:
I _______ read a lot when I was young, but I love it now.
a. used to
b. didn't used to
c. wouldn't
d. didn't use to
e. would
d. didn't use to
Report the following question:
"Can students who have been absent 30% of the course take the final exam?"
The teacher wanted to know _______.
The teacher wanted to know if / whether students who have been absent 30% of the course could take the final exam.
Rephrase using a conditional:
Matt doesn't speak Chinese fluently. He won't get the job.
If Matt ________.
If Matt spoke Chinese fluently, he would've gotten the job.