Bachillerato 2 Grammar Review

Mixed Tenses

100

Use the Past Simple, Past Continuous or Past Perfect Simple. I was pleased to see her, because we .................................... (not see) each other for years.

I was pleased to see her, because we hadn´t seen each other for months.

200

Use the Past Simple, Past Continuous or Past Perfect Simple. They .................................... (get) to the bus stop as the bus was arriving.

They got to the bus stop as the bus was arriving.

300

Use the Past Simple or the Present Perfect Simple. John ........................... (not call) me recently.

John hasn’t called / has not called me recently.

400

Use the Past Simple or the Present Perfect Simple. I am so happy to have a cat. I ......................................... (always / want) one.

I have always wanted one.

500

Use the Future Simple, be going to, Future Perfect or Future Continuous. We certainly ................................... (not finish) all the work by this time tomorrow.

We certainly won’t have finished all the work by this time tomorrow.

Conditionals

100

He’ll fix the machine after he ….. the instructions.

a. will read

b. has read

c. read

b. has read

200

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets. 

If the phone rings, I .................................. (answer) it.

If the phone rings, I will answer it.

300

If walls could talk, they ….. many secrets.

a. would tell

b. would have told

c. told

a. would tell

400

They won’t be able to hear you unless you .................................. (speak) louder.

They won’t be able to hear you unless you speak louder.

500

I won’t be able to travel unless I ….. some money. a. will save b. save c. saved

b. save

Modals and Modal Perfects

100

The party was supposed to be a secret. You (shouldn’t say / shouldn’t have said) anything

shouldn’t have said

200

It’s late. You (must be / must have been) very tired.

You must be very tired.

300

Use a model perfect to complete the sentence: Nobody told her anything about the argument. She ....................................... (know) about it.

She couldn´t have known about it.

400

Rewrite the sentence using a modal or modal perfect: It rained last night so the grass is wet. It ...................................................................................................................... . The grass is wet.

It must have rained last night. The grass is wet.

500

Rewrite the sentence using a modal or modal perfect. It’s possible that I took your jacket by mistake. I ......................................................................................................................

I may / might have taken your jacket by mistake.

Reported Speech

100

“I was ill last week,” said Jane.

Jane said that she had been ill the week before

200

 reported speech: “Let’s buy tickets for this concert," suggested Mike.

Mike suggested [that] we buy tickets for that concert. OR Mike suggested buying tickets for that concert

300

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb: “I work in a shop.” She says that she ..... in a shop.

She says that she works in a shop.

400

“Leave the building at once,”  the police ordered.

the police ordered to leave the building at once.

500

“Let’s buy tickets for this play," suggested Jane. ................................................... ...........................................................................

Jane suggested [that] we buy tickets for that play. OR Jane suggested buying tickets for that play.

Passives and Relatives

100

Rewrite the sentence in the passive: We didn’t see the famous painting because somebody had stolen it.

We didn’t see the famous painting because it had been stolen.

200

They were cleaning the offices all afternoon.

The offices were being cleaned all afternoon.

300

Rewrite in the passive: The doctor is examining the patient now. 

The patient is being examined now.

400

Combine the sentences with a relative clause:

John Smith has been elected again. He’s been governor for four years. 

John Smith, who has been governor for four years, has been elected again. 

OR

John Smith, who has been elected again, has been governor for four years.

500

Combine the sentences with a relative clause: It’s a new video game. I know absolutely nothing about it. ...........................................................................................................................

It’s a new video game which I know absolutely nothing about. OR It’s a new video game about which I know absolutely nothing.