REVISION - FINAL EXAM: Sentence Transformations

Wishes + Conditionals+ modals

100

They will expect you to wear a suit for the interview.

HAVE

You .............................. a suit for the interview.

You HAVE TO WEAR a suit for the interview.

200

I'd love to know how John is getting on. 

KNEW

I ............................ how John was getting on.

I WISH I KNEW how John was getting on.

300

I won't organize the party unless you arrange the food.

LONG

I'll organize the party ................................. the food.

I'll organize the party AS LONG AS YOU ARRANGE the food.

400

I regret not inviting Cathy to the party.

ONLY

If ......................................... Cathy.

If ONLY I HAD INVITED Cathy.

500

You were expected to answer all the questions. 

ANSWERED

You ......................................... all the questions.

You SHOULD HAVE ANSWERED all the questions.

Tenses

100

How long have Hel and Robert been married?

GET

When ......................................... married?

When DID HELEN AND ROBERT GET married?

200

This is my first game of water-polo.

PLAYED

I ............................................. before.

I HAVE NEVER / HAVEN'T PLAYED WATER-POLO before.

300

Mark was parking his car when he noticed the wing mirror was broken. 

NOTICED

While ............................... the wing mirror was broken.

While PARKING HIS CAR, MARK NOTICED the wing mirror was broken.

400

I didn't arrive as early as I expected.

LATER

I ........................................... expected.

I ARRIVED LATER THAN I expected.

500

Martin thought the second part of the film was more interesting.

THINK

Martin ............................... part of the film was as interesting as the second.

Martin DIDN'T THINK THE FIRST part of the film was as interesting as the second.

Passive voice + Causative

100

My car is in the garage because it has to be checked

HAVING

I ......................................... by the garage. 

I AM HAVING MY CAR CHECKED by the garage.

200

Did we send the package to our neighbour?

WAS

Do you know if ............................. to our neighbour?

Do you know if THE PACKAGE WAS SENT to our neighbour?

300

Experts estimate that most people have permanent jobs nowadays

IS

.................................... most people have permanent jobs nowadays.

IT IS ESTIMATED THAT most people have permanent jobs nowadays.

400

My sister hasn't got her mobile phone anymore. 

HAD

My sister ................................... last week.

My sister HAD HER PHONE STOLEN last week.

500

My mum doesn't let me spend long hours playing with the computer.

NOT

I'm ................................. long hours playing with the computer.

I'm NOT ALLOWED TO SPEND long hours playing with the computer.

Reported speech + verb patterns

100

"Do you work in the media?"

WHETHER

I asked her .................................. in the media.

I asked her WHETHER SHE WORKED in the media.

200

"I love it here in New York!"

SAID

He ....................................... in New York.

He SAID HE LOVED IT THERE in New York.

300

Were you successful in passing the exam?

MANAGE

Did ........................... the exam?

Did YOU MANAGE TO PASS the exam?

400

"No! I won't let you borrow my newspaper!" Darren said to Jamie.

REFUSED

Darren .......................................... to Jamie.

Darren REFUSED TO LEND HIS NEWSPAPER to Jamie.

500

"I have been trying to phone him for hours."

SAID

She ......................................... to phone him for hours.

She SAID SHE HAD BEEN TRYING to phone him for hours.

RANDOM

100

I've got to reduce the amount of sweets I eat. 

DOWN

I must ............................ the number of sweets I eat.

I must CUT DOWN ON the number of sweets I eat.

200

I really can't bear to live near a railway line any longer. 

PUT

I really can't ......................... near a railway line any longer. 

I really can't PUT UP WITH LIVING near a railway line any longer.

300

"Why don't we check the time of the film on the Internet?", Liam said.

SUGGESTED

Liam ................................. of the film on the Internet.

Liam SUGGESTED CHECKING THE TIME of the film on the Internet.

400

Claire was not allowed to stay out late when she lived at home. 

LET

Claire's parents .............................. out late when she lived at home.

Claire's parents DIDN'T LET HER STAY out late when she lived at home.

500

I've been so happy since I met you.

MIGHT

I ................................... so happy if I hadn't met you.

I MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN so happy if I hadn't met you.