Phrasal verbs
Choose the correct option.
The meeting was ___ due to unexpected issues.
(put off / put out / put up)
Answer: put off
Choose the correct form.
By the time we arrived, the room ___ cleaned.
(had been / was / has been)
Answer: had been
Choose the correct form.
He claimed he ___ never seen anything like that before.
(has / had / have)
Answer: had
Choose the correct form.
If you ___ harder, you would get better results.
(work / worked / had worked)
Answer: worked
Meaning change.
I regret ___ him about the situation. (action already done)
Answer: telling
Fill in the gap with the correct particle.
She came ___ an old photo while cleaning her room.
Answer: across
Rewrite using Passive Voice.
They say that he is a genius.
Answer: He is said to be a genius
Rewrite (sequence of tenses) .
“I wish I had told you earlier,” she said.
Answer: She said she wished she had told me earlier
Complete the sentence (mixed conditional).
If I had studied harder, I ___ (have) a better job now.
Answer: would have
Meaning nuance.
Try ___ more patient; it might help.
Answer: being
Choose the correct phrasal verb.
He couldn’t ___ the pressure and quit his job.
(put up with / live up to / cope with)
Answer: cope with
Rewrite in Passive (perfect continuous nuance).
They had been investigating the case for years.
Answer: The case had been being investigated for years
Change into Reported Speech.
“I might have misunderstood the instructions,” he admitted.
Answer: He admitted that he might have misunderstood the instructions
Complete the sentence.
If he ___ (know) about the meeting, he would have attended.
Answer: had known
Choose the correct form.
He went on ___ despite the difficulties.
(to speak / speaking)
Answer: speaking
Replace the phrase with a phrasal verb.
The company rejected the proposal. → ______
Answer: turned down
Rewrite using Passive + modal perfect.
They might have overlooked an important detail.
Answer: An important detail might have been overlooked
Report the question.
“Why had you left before I arrived?”
Answer: He asked why I had left before he had arrived
Unreal past + present result.
If they had invested earlier, they ___ (be) much wealthier now
Answer: would be
Find and correct the mistake.
He made me to apologize in front of everyone.
Answer: made me apologize
Find and correct the mistake (advanced structure).
He denied to take part in the discussion.
Answer: denied taking
Find and correct the mistake.
The theory is being believed by many scientists.
Answer: is believed (убрать continuous)
Find and correct the mistake.
She said that she had finished the work tomorrow.
Answer: the next day
Find and correct the mistake
If only I would have known the truth, I would act differently now.
Answer: If only I had known, I would act differently now
Find and correct the mistake
He remembers to meet her at the station last year.
Answer: He remembers meeting her at the station last year.