C1 grammar review

All tenses

100

 'Where's Jill?' 'She (have)  lunch at the moment.'

IS HAVING

200

'Where are you going on holiday?' 'I don't know. We (not decide) yet

HAVE NOT DECIDED

300

I  (use) to ski when I was at the university but I  (break) a leg five years ago and since then I (not ski) any more.

used/broke/have not skied

400

My sister (fly) home from London today. Her flight (arrive) in an hour so I  (leave) for the airport right now to get there in time.

is flying/will arrive/am leaving

500

I (see) a film a week ago, but I  (not enjoy) it very much because I (already read) the book. If I(not read) the book I  (probably enjoy) the film more.

saw/didn’t enjoy/ had already read/ hadn’t read/would probably have enjoyed

Unreal tense

100

If only he...(help) me with the domestic chores. He's so lazy 

If only he helped me with the domestic chores. He's so lazy 

200

Suppose you (win) the lottery. What would you have done? 

Suppose you had won the lottery. What would you have done?

300

I wish (accept) the job they (offer) me the other day

I wish I had accepted the job they offered me the other day 

400

I really think it......you.... a decision. We can’t go on like this any longer. (is high time+ take) 

I really think it’s high time you took a decision. We can’t go on like this any longer.

500

I....you...... to her like that (would rather/sooner + speak) 

’d rather/sooner/hadn’t spoken 

Passive voice

100

Many people begin new projects in January

New projects are begun in January.

200

The delegation will meet the visitors at the airport

The visitors will be met at the airport by the delegation

300

The council have been thinking for some time of redeveloping the city center (under consideration) 

Redeveloping the city center has been under consideration by the council 

400

They made me wait for over 20 minutes on the phone! kept

I was kept waiting for over 20 minutes on the phone

500

Call Lionel and ask him to send the reports up to my office. 

have 

Call Lionel and have him send the reports up to my office 

Modal verbs

100

She..... stupid. She teaches maths at the university (BE)

CAN’T BE

200

He read the message but he..........  it (UNDERSTAND)

COULDN’T UNDERSTAND

300

Tom.........  this because it is in French and Tom doesn’t know French. (WRITE)

CAN’T HAVE WRITTEN

400

Mr Travis hasn’t come to work yet. He has never been late for work. He......  the bus (MISS)

MUST HAVE MISSED

500

A : I’m not sure its right to blame Ray for that mistake (MAKE). B : Ray....... that mistake

 MIGHT NOT HAVE MADE

Subjunctive

100

It is essential that she _____ at the meeting (to be)

be 

200

If I _____ you I would call her tonight. (to be)

were

300

We want the windows _____ washed before Friday.(to be) 

to be 

400

During the meeting, _______________________________________

•  I proposed that we restructure the department.
•  I proposed them to restructure the department.
•  I proposed that we restructured the department.

I proposed that we restructure the department.

500

The law is always changing and ______________________________________ 

•  it's extremely important that we are aware of any changes.
•  it's extremely important that we be aware of any changes.
•  it's extremely important being aware of any changes.

it's extremely important that we be aware of any changes.