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GRAMMAR REVIEW
Exercise 1: Supply the correct verb forms:
1. Mary (have) dinner when her friend called.
2. John (live) in the same house since he left school.
3. The boy knew that an hour (have) sixty minutes.
4. You may begin when you (be) necessary.
5. The teacher asked Bill why he (not go) to school the day before.
6. The teacher said that the shortest distance between two points (be) a straight line.
7. This is the house that Jack (build) three years ago.
8. Listen! I (think) someone (knock) at the door.
9. The house was dirty. They (clean) it for meeks.

Exercise 2: Choose the correct answer.

10. As soon as Martina saw the fire, she…………… the fire department.
a. was telephoning b. telephoned c. had telephoned d. has telephoned
11. Before Jenifer won the lottery, she…………………..any kind of contest.
a. hasn’t entered b. doesn’t enter c. wasn’t entering d. hadn’t entered
12. Since I left Venezuela six years ago, I ………………..to visit friends and family
several times.
a. return b. will have returned c. am returning d. have returned
13. After ancient Greek athletes won a race in the Olympics, they ………….a simple
crown of olive leaves.
a. were receiving b. had received c. received d. have received
14. When you ………in London again, you must come and see us.
a. will be b. will being c. are d. have been
15. The last time I ………in Athens, the weather was hot and humid.
a. had been b. was c. am d. will have been
16. By the time I go to bed tonight, I……………my work for the day.
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a. will finished b. have finished

c. finish d. is going to finish
17. Yesterday while I was attending a sales meeting, Mathew……….on the
company’s annual report.
a. was working b. had been working
c. has worked d. works
18. Susan looked down to discover a snake at her feet. When she saw it, she…………….
a. was screaming b. had screamed
c. screamed d. screams
19. Andy ……..out of the restaurant when he……………Jenny.
a. came/saw b. is coming/saw
c. came/was seeing d. was coming/had seen

20. I used………….when he was six.

a. swim b. to swim c. to swimming d. swimmed

21. He got used…………five kilometers a day because he has lost his bicycle.

a. to walk b. walked c. walk d. to walking

22. I would like………….you something about myself.

a. tell b. to tell c. telling d. told

23. He would rather ………………at home than ………………with her.

a. to stay/ going out b. stay/ going out c. staying/ go out d. stay/ go out

24. I prefer………..to the cinema to…………at home at the weekend.

a. going/stay b. go/ staying c. to go/ to stay d. going/ staying

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25. Jane did very well on the exam. She must………………..

a. study hard b. have studied hard c. has studied hard d. have been studing hard

26. John’s lights are out. He must………..

a. be sleeping b. sleep c. have been sleeping d. have slept

Exercise 3: Change these sentences into passive voice

1. They will hold the meeting before May Day.

2. People spend a lot of money on advertising everyday.

3. The children looked at the woman with a red hat.

4. They may use this room for the classroom.

5. Will you invite her to your wedding party?

6. Is she going to write a poem?

7. How did the police find the lost man?

8. The teacher gave each of us two exercise books.

9. Toshica had him repair her car.

10. People believe that 13 is an unlucky number.

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Exercise 4: Give the correct forms of the following verbs

1. I was lonely at first, but after a time I got used to (live) alone.

2. Did you remember (lock) the car? No, I didn’t. I’d better (go) back and (do) it now.

3. Would you like me (turn) down the radio a bit?

4. They let us (park) motocycles here but they don’t allow us (park) cars.

5. My father advised me (read) this novel.

6. She was afraid (tell) her parents the truth.

7. Does she want (become) a singer?

8. They appreciate (have) this information.

9. We founf it very difficult (reach) a decision.

10. George has no intention of (leave) to chool in the fall