Language Review

Gerund or Infinitive

100

Sally stopped ___________________ the horror film because it was getting too scary. (watch)

WATCHING (Stop + Gerund means to stop doing an action)

200

Max regrets __________________________ to the meeting. It was a waste of time. (go)

GOING (regret + gerund is used for something you wish you had / had not done in the past)

300

Don't forget ______________________ your swimsuits! There's a lovely pool at the hotel. (pack)

TO PACK (Forget + Infinitive is used for a duty/responsibility)

400

Real Madrid tried very hard __________________ a goal but they just couldn't get through Barcelona's defence. (score)

TO SCORE (Try + infinitive is used when you are talking about the end goal of an action)

500

Sorry, I didn’t mean______________________ you. I was trying to call my Mom. (call)

TO CALL (mean + infinitive is used to show intention)

Verb tenses

100

When Carol ____________________ (call) last night, I ____________________(watch) my favorite show on TV.

CALLED, WAS WATCHING

200

Sharon __________________ (love) to travel. She ___________________(go) abroad almost every summer. Next year, she plans to go to Peru.

LOVES, GOES

300

Thomas is an author. He ____________________(write) 10 mystery novels and travel memoirs. He _____________________ (write) since he was twenty-eight.

HAS WRITTEN, HAS BEEN WRITING

400

Our house burned down last year. By the time we _______________ (arrive) home, the fire _______________ (destroy) everything!

ARRIVED, HAD DESTROYED

500

By this time next summer, you __________________(complete) your studies and ____________________(find) a job.

WILL HAVE COMPLETED, (WILL HAVE) FOUND

Connectors

100

I eat healthy and exercise everyday. I can't lose weight. Combine the sentences using ALTHOUGH.

Although I eat healthy and exercise everyday, I can't lose weight. OR I can't lose weight although I eat healthy and exercise everyday.

200

I eat healthy and exercise everyday. I can't lose weight. Combine the sentences using DESPITE

Despite eating healthy and exercising everyday, I can't lose weight. OR I can't lose weight despite eating healthy and exercising everyday. OR Despite the fact that I eat healthy and exercise...

300

I eat healthy and exercise everyday. I can't lose weight. Combine the sentences using HOWEVER.

I eat healthy and exercise everyday. However, I can't lose weight.

400

If you study, you won't fail the exam. Rewrite the sentence using UNLESS.

You will fail the exam unless you study. OR Unless you study, you will fail the exam.

500

I love apples. I hate applesauce. Combine the sentences using ALTHOUGH and DESPITE.

Although I love apples, I hate applesauce. Despite loving apples, I hate applesauce. Despite the fact that I love apples, I hate applesauce. Despite my love of apples, I hate applesauce.

Conditionals

100

I would travel all over the world if I ________________(be) a millionaire.

WERE (Second conditional)

200

The store has a special deal: If you use your student ID, you __________________ (save) 10%.

SAVE (Zero conditional)

300

If you _______________________(lock) your bicycle, it won’t be stolen.

LOCK (First Conditional)

400

If she ___________________ (know) about his financial situation, she would have helped him out.

HAD KNOWN (Third conditional)

500

If she had listened to her mother’s advice, she __________________________ (be) sick right now!

WOULD NOT BE (Mixed Conditional)

Passive Voice

100

Change the sentence from active voice to passive voice: They make shoes in that factory.

Shoes are made in that factory (by them).

200

Change from active to passive voice: People should not leave bicycles unlocked.

Bicycles should not be left unlocked (by people).

300

Change from active to passive voice: They built that skyscraper in 1934.

That skyscraper was built in 1934.

400

Change from active voice to passive voice: They are repairing the streets this month.

The streets are being repaired this month.

500

Change from passive voice to active voice: They say that he is famous.

He is said to be famous. (used with reporting verbs agree, announce, believe, claim, consider, expect, hope, know, report, say, suggest, think, understand, etc.)