TENSES AND VERB FORMS
RELATIVE CLAUSES
CONDITIONALS
REPORTED SPEECH
PASSIVE VOICE
100

Avoid (make) __________________ silly mistakes.

Avoid making silly mistakes.

100

The princess has just had her ninth baby. She has been married for ten years.

The princess, who has just had her ninth baby, has been married for ten years.

The princess, who has been married for ten years, has just had her ninth baby.

100

I feel miserable because Kate doesn’t love me.

I wouldn't feel miserable if Kate loved me.

100

'You pressed the wrong button,' said the mechanic.

The mechanic told me...

The mechanic told me that I had pressed the worng button.

100

They make those cars in Birmingham.

Those cars are made in Birmingham.

200

Before we reached the station we saw that we ___________________ (lose) our way.

Before we reached the station we saw that we had lost our way.

200

The pub was very noisy. I was phoning from this pub.

The pub I was phoning from was very noisy.

200

You ate the whole cake. That’s why you felt sick.

If you hadn't eaten the whole cake, you wouldn't have felt sick.

200

'What about going for a swim?', he suggested.

He suggested going for a swim.

200

Members can keep books in their houses.

Books can be kept by members in their houses.

300

His jokes made us (laugh) _______________________.

His jokes made us laugh.

300

Budapest is a beautiful city. Budapest is on the Danube.

Budapest, which is a beatiful city, is on the Danube.

Budapest, which is on the Danube, is a beatiful city.

300

We haven't got any matches, so we can't light a fire.

If we had matches, we would be able to light a fire.

If we had matches, we could light a fire.

300

'Do you know that the shoes you are wearing aren't a pair?', I asked her.

I asked her if she knew that the shoes she was wearing weren't a pair.

300

They gave him several records.

Several records were given to him.

He was given several records.

400

We ___________________ (write) this book for months and months.

We have been writing this book for months and months.

400

Oxford University has many different colleges. It is one of the oldest in the world

Oxford University, which has many different colleges, is one of the oldest in the world.

Oxford University, which is one of the oldest in the world,  has many different colleges. 

400

I won’t enjoy the film if you aren’t with me. (Unless you…)

Unless you are with me, I won't enjoy the film.

400

'Remember to book a table', Ann told Peter.

Ann told Peter to remember to book a table.

400

People claim that he left the country two months ago.

It is claimed that he left the country two months ago.

He is claimed to have left the country two months ago.

500

A: By the time we get home today, we ……………………… (drive) over 3,000 miles. 

B: I’m sure the children ……………………… (wait) for us.

A: By the time we get home today, we will have driven over 3,000 miles. 

B: I’m sure the children will be waiting for us.

500

They were waiting for a man. The man didn't come.

They were waiting for a man who/that didn't come.

500

We didn't pick you up at the station because you didn't phone us.

We would have picked you up at the station if you had phoned us.

500

'Don't forget your sandwiches,' said his mother. 

His mother told him...

His mother told him not to forget his sandwiches.

500

What did he write it with?

What was it written with?