Conditionals,
wishes
wishes
I think it would be a good idea to speak to the manager first.
WERE
If... speak to the manager first.
I were you I would
Choose the correct answer;
Soon, factory emissions .... reduced.
A are being
B will have been
C have been
D were being
B
He is a pretty/quite good singer.
pretty
Rewrite the sentence.
The authorities seldom pay any attention to environmental activists.
Seldom .....
Seldom do the authorities pay any attention to environmental activists.
Choose the correct item.
Are you .... used to your new car now?
A get
B to get
C getting
D to getting
C
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
A: Look at all that packaging you're throwing away!
B: I know, but what can I do? I wish there ..... (be) more recycling bins near here.
were
Choose the correct variant.
This chess championship of the "giants" is being / is watched very closely.
is being watched
They had a rather/quite good idea about what to do.
rather
Rewrite the sentence.
The police didn't know that the man was a thief.
Little .....
Little did the police know that the man was a thief.
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
When Michael was young, he used to ... (go) fishing with his grandfather every Saturday
go
I regret not contacting Jon when I was in Rochester.
WISH
I ......... when I was in Rochester.
wish I had contacted Jon
Rewrite the sentence using the passive:
The factory dumped large amounts of toxic waste into the lake.
Large amounts of toxic waste were dumped into the lake by the factory.
…../….. are synonymous with quite and rather. They are used after a. She's a …./…. good actress.
Fairly/pretty
Rewrite the sentence.
Our country has never seen such extreme weather conditions before.
Never before .....
Never before has our country seen such extreme weather conditions.
Choose the correct item.
I.... get used to your unusual accent!
A would never
B will be
C would always
D will never
D
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
If I hadn't been working today, we ……….. (do) the shopping.
would have done
Complete the exchanges using the correct passive form.
A: Have we made any progress in helping the planet?
B: Well, greenhouse gases … (reduce) considerably because of specific measures to limit pollution.
has been reduced
It's been quite/rather a while since I've seen her.
quite
Rewrite the sentence.
Deforestation not only reduces the number of trees, but it also affects biodiversity.
Not only ....
Not only does deforestation reduce the number of trees, but it also affects biodiversity.
Complete the sentences using the words in bold. Use two to five words.
I don't think I'll ever find it easy to live in this noisy neighbourhood.
(get)
I don't think 'll ever ….. this noisy neighbourhood.
get used to living in
If you do the washing up I'll make the coffee.
PROVIDED
I'll make the coffee... the washing up.
provided you do
Rewrite the sentence using the passive.
People say that the Earth is heating up fast.
The Earth is said to be heating up fast.
Is this true?
Rather(= fairly, to some degree) is sed in favourable comments. He's rather good at geagraphy. Rather is used before alan. He's rather a good football player. Rather (= completely) is used with adverbs, some verbs and adjectives such as: amazing, brilliant, certain, dreadful, different, exhausted, horrible, impossible, perfect, right, sure, true, useless etc. l'm rather sure she will come with us.
No. Quite (= fairly, to some degree) is used in favourable comments. He's quite good at geagraphy. Quite is used before alan. He's quite a good football player. Quite (= completely) is used with adverbs, some verbs and adjectives such as: amazing, brilliant, certain, dreadful, different, exhausted, horrible, impossible, perfect, right, sure, true, useless etc. l'm quite sure she will come with us.
Rewrite the sentence.
You shouldn't put a metal utensil in the microwave on any account.
On no account .....
On no account should you put a metal utensil in the microwave.
Complete the sentences using the words in bold. Use two to five words.
Paula found her job difficult at first, but now she quite likes it.
(used)
Paula found her job difficult at first, but now .... it
she is used to