a)Couldn't/two/age/I/walk/the/of/at
- I couldn't walk at of two age.
b)Lot/books/could/she/of/read/a
- She could read a lot of books.
c)he/he/was/when/couldn't/the/young/play/piano
- When he was young, he couldn't play the piano.
1. The last time we went to the movies was two months ago.
-> We haven'
2. The journey to the village was very intersting to the boys
-> The boys felt
3. He bought such a lot of books that he couldn't read them all
-> So
4. I'm sorry I'm not able to go with you
-> I wish
5. He hasn't met her for over 15 years
-> It's
6. Spending the weekend in the countryside is very exciting
-> It's
7. My friends don't take part in the game
-> I wish
8. The doctor advised him to stay in bed for a few days
-> He
9. They won't come with us
-> We wish
10. She seldom write to me
-> I wish
11. Mai doesn't know how to use the internet
-> Mai wishes
12. There isn't a concert this weekend
13. I'm sorry. I'm not a doctor
-> I wish
14. We no longer write to each other very often
-> We used
15. My uncle smokes a lot. He is used to it
-> He is used
1. Choose the correct option to complete the sentences. Sometimes both options are correct.
1. She would/ used to spend 10 minutes each day brushing her hair.
2. He used to be/ would be very handsome when he wá a young man.
3. There wouldn't be/ didn't use to be cats or dogs on the Galapagos Islands.
4. Tourists would collect/ used to collect shells from the beach until they banned it.
2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of used to/ would and the verbs in the box.
ride play buy live hate be
1. When Jalet was small she....... olives, but now she loves them
2. Seb ........ a motobike, but he stopped when he got married.
3. He....... so fat, in fact, when he was younger he was quite skinny.
4. A few years ago Tessa....... a lot of tennis, but she had to give up when she hurt her back.
5. They.... in this house, they only moved here a few years ago.
6. He doesn't smoke so much these days, but when he was younger, he..... two packets a day.
look at the phrases from the typescript. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple.
1.He ..............(teach) at a primary school ...
2.He ..............(spend) a year training to be come a priest ...
3.She .............(make) her first TV appearance at the age of eleven ...
4.He ..............(drop) out of hight school at age of seventeen ...
5.His dad .......(laugh) when he told him his planes ...
6.He ..............(work) in the Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles
7.She ............(dream) of fame as an international Gymnast ...
8.She ......(ask) if she could miss school exams to appear in the theatre ...
Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written english
1.she askd me how long it takesme to go to school
2.yours friends went to your native village last weekend, weren't they?
3.sally said she will be a teacher someday
4.your brother practices to play the guitar every day, doesn't he?
5.he must finish his homework before going to class, does he?
6.she wanted to know why she can not go to school
7.the kitchen is not very big but there's a lot of cupboards
8.lukas can play the piano when he was two and now he practices it
Combine two sentences into a new one using the given words in bracket.Do not change the given words in any way
1.My foor was injured.I managed to walk to the nearest village (in spite of)
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2.He was very careless.He made a lot of mistakes (if)
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Rewrite the following sentences, using phrases of purpose.
1. Leave early so that you may get home before dark.
2. This man changed his address constantly so that he could avoid the police.
3. I shouted in order that I could warn everyone of danger.
4. Banks are developed so that they can keep people's money safe.
5. Mary went to the library in order that she could borrow some books.
6. Yesterday father went to the bank so that he would open a
7. I went to see him so that I could find out what had happened.
8. Tom is saving up so that he can buy a new bicycle.
9. He hurried so that he could catch the train.
10. She is learning French so that she will be able to speak it when she comes to Paris,
1 what beautiful eyes .......................? a does she have b she has c has she d she does not have 2 make exercise a part of your daily ..................................... a regularity b chore c routine d frequency 3 .......................... the storm , the ship could not reach its destination on time a in case of b in spite of c bacause of d but of 4 he completely ....................with what i said a accepted b complained c agreed d argued 5 i finished my homework a few days ehead .........................the deadline a of b to c bby d at cau2 : 1 i ( already/see) .....................pizza but i ( not eat ) .......................it yet 2 soccer (play) ........................all over the world 3 i wish i ( not live ) ....................in such a big city 4 what you ( do ) ..................when i (come) .......................yesterday ? 5 he ( not got ) .................out of his house since he ( buy ) ..................... a new computer 6 lan used to (play ) .......................with toys when she ( be) .....................three
Supply the correct verb forms.
1. He (run) as fast as he could, but he realized he was not strong enough (be) a good marathon runner. In the distance he could just make out the shapes of the (lead) runners, (get) further ahead every minute.
2. Every day you can (hear) something interesting t school. When you come home after classes, you often (tell) your parents what you (hear) and (see) at school. Two friends went on a trip to London.
3. They (enter) restaurant for dinner. On the table (stand) a jar of mustard. Not having seen mustard before, one of them (take) a spoonful into his mouth. Years immediately filled his eyes and his friend asked him what he (cry) about.
4. In two minutes I (be) up the tree, but It was very difficult (get) to the nest. When at last I got there and (can cook) into the nest, I (see) the two young eagles and also some food for them-meat and finish. When I tried (take) the young eagles out of the nest, I suddenly (feel) a terrible pain in the back of my head. I (look) round and (see) the mother eagle. And she (be) ready to make a second attack. You (must know) how strong these eagles are.
5. Eric (bear) in 1903 in India where his father worked for the civil service. The family (move) to England in 1907 and his 1917 Eric (enter) Eton where he (contribute) regularly to the college magazine. His first article (appear) in Lemon in October 1928 while he (live) in Paris.
6. Jack Cooper (be) a production manager at Weston Aeronautics for ten years now. He (live) in a small house in the suburbs of Bristol with his wife, Peggy. At the moment, Weston (expand) into Europe and they (build) a new factory in Toulouse.
Rewrite these sentences as directed in the brackets.
1. I / wish / everybody / aware / importance / preserve / their culture. (Built a sentence)
2. People claimed that Phong Nha is the biggest cave in Viet Nam. (Use impersonal passive)
3. I / passed on / I / had heard / the town / from / and / the other / villages / also / the news / . / ( Arrange the set of words to make a complete sentence)
4. have time / Nam / didn't / got up / for / late, / he / breakfast . / so / (Arrange the sets of words to make a complete sentence)
5. has / since / He / the played / piano / 2015 / . ( Arrange the sets of words to make a complete sentence)
