Rewrite these sentences
1)How long is it since they bought this house?=> When .......?
2)He was annoyed because of his secretary's lateness.=> He objected......
3)Mary says she'd like to have been put in a higher class=> She wishes........
4)'I don't think John wil come' Bill said.=>Bill doubted.........
5)He prefers golf to soccer. =>He's rather............
6)An up-to-date visa is necessary for Andorra.=> You'll.........
7)'Why didn't I get a computer before?' the manager thought.=> the manager wondered.......
8) she has never been so unhappy before. => she was unhappier............
1. He makes people laugh a lot. He is a. ....... person. (Humor)
2. Mary is the best student in our class. She will be......person in future. (Distinguish)
3. Some solutions for the polluted environment are not ......., so there is a little......with them. (Satisfy)
4. The happy......in childhood always remain in my mind. That is really....... (Memory)
5. Some traditional festivals should be.......or else they will disappear in the near future. (Conserve)
6. The government are trying to develop the......of wild life world. (Conserve)
7. This new car is very........, i like its....... (Innovate)
8. The........of this machine is higher than the other. We can work...... (Efficient)
9. He is a potential.......so you should try to treat him well. (Consume)
10. The.......of our product this month hasn't been as higher as last month. (Consume)
I. Put the verbs in parentheses in the correct tense.
1. Lisa is getting fat. She wishes she were (be) thinner.
2. I wish I __________ (have) a good voice, but I don’t.
3. Jeff feels very lonely at his boarding school. He wishes he __________ (be) at home with his family.
4. You’re watching too much TV. I wish you __________ (will spend) more time studying.
5. If only I __________ (be) as strong as you are!
6. I wish I __________ (can work) as hard as you do.
7. Thao is very reserved. I wish she __________ (will be) more friendly.
8. I was rude to my friend yesterday. I wish I __________ (not be) so rude to her yesterday.
9. I didn’t even answer her phone. I wish I __________ (talk) to her on the phone.
10. She was angry because I didn’t tell her the truth. If only I __________ (tell) her the truth!
70. ____________ seemed a miracle to us. A. His recover after so soon B. That he recovered so soon C. His being recovered so soon D. When he had recovered so soon 71. Remember to ____________ the campfire before you leave. A. put off B. put down C. put out D. put up 72._________ you visit him, give him my best wishes. A. Could B. Would C. Should D. Might 73. ___________ more help, I can call my neighbor. A. Should I need B. I have needed C. I should need D. Needed 74. The house plants need_________ before noon. A. watering B. to water C. be watered D. being watered 75. I have never been windsurfing, but I'd love to have________ at it. A. a trial B. a look C. a taste D. a go 76. ______________ you have watched, which film impresses you most ? A. All of films B. All of the films C. Of films all D. Of all the films 77. I am _________tired to think about that problem at the moment. A. nearly B. simply C. much more D. far too 78. The teacher as well as all the students ______ very excited about going camping next week. A. was B. were C. is D. has been 79 ______he does sometimes interests me a lot. A. When B. Why C. What D. How 80. ______________ of the students in my class could solve the problem yesterday. A. Not much B. No C. None D. Neither 81. People who work as hard as Bill Gates are few and far ________. A. away B. between C. from D. off 82. John was praised for his bravery, _______ his colleagues were criticized for their cowardice. A. though B. whereas C. however D. therefore 83. We insist that a meeting________ as soon as possible. A. be held B. is held C. were held D. will be held 84. _____________ I’m concerned , it’s quite all right for you to leave early. A. As long as B. As far as C. As well as D. As much as 85. They are good friends, but in terms of sports, they are worlds ___________. A. away B. separate C. apart D. different 86. Her husband treated her badly. I'm surprised she ___________________ it for so long. A. put up with B. put off C. put through D. put up 87. Our school doesn’t break ______ until the end of July. A. out B. in C. off D. up 88. AIDS is ______________ that scientists are doing research to find a cure. A. a so serious disease B. so a serious diseases C. so serious a disease D. a such serious disease 89. _______________ trying to make him change his mind. A. It’s no point B. It’s no hope C. It’s useless D. It's no use Doc24.vn 90. I think you should choose ________ color. This one is too dark. A. other B. another C. the other D. others 91. Were she ten years younger, she ______________ the beauty contest. A. will enter B. had entered C. would enter D. would have entered
1 we did not visit the museum because we had no time a if we have time , we will visit the museum b if we had time , we would visit the museum c if we had had time , we would have visited the museum d if we had had time , we will visit the museum 2 he looked frightened as if he ................ a ghost a sees b is seeing c has seen d had seen 3 ........... resigned , we would have been forced to sack him a had he not b had not he c he had not d he not had 4 if you ................ me about the bad service , we’d have eaten there a did not tell b would not have told c had not told d had told 5 the teacher was absent today, so class was canceled . if she ........... absent again tomorrow , class ........ tomorrow,too a is/will cancel b is / will be canceled c was / would be canceled d was/ would cancel 6 if you .................. to my advice in the first place , you............... in this mess right now a listen/will be b had listened / would not have been c will listened / would not be d had listened/ would not be 7 if i had been absent from class yesterday , i ............. the math test a would missed b would have missed c will miss d miss 8 if you ............... here earlier , you ............. her a had come / would have met b come / meet c came / would meet d comes will meet 9 i think you should stop smoking a if i am you , i will stop smoking b if i were you , i will stop smoking c if i were you , i would stop smoking d if i had been you , i would stop smoking 10 if i were , i would work harder a you would rather not work so hard c you should work harder c you should work with me d do not work so hard
31. Since both teams __________ exceptionally well recently, no one knew what _________ from the match.
a. are playing/to be expecting b. have played/ having expected
c. play/ to have expected d. had been playing/to expect
32. When ________ house, we asked the owner of the car in front of the building _________ his vehicle so
that the van carrying our possessions could park there.
a. moving/to move b. having moved/ moving
c. to be moving/ move d. to move/having moved
33. It took me so long ___________ home that some of the flowers I had bought earlier in the day had
dropped so much that even _________ them in water couldn’t revive them.
a. getting/to have put b. to be getting/ to put
c. to get/ putting d. to have got/ having put
34. _________twice, he didn’t want to try again.
a. Fail b. Failing c. Having failed d. To fail
35. While Tom __________ , Amely____________a documentary on TV.
a. was reading / was watching b. read/watches
c. read/watched d. reads/watching
36. Marvin __________ home, ____________on the computer and __________his emails.
a. come/ switching/ check b. came / switched / checked
c. coming/switch/checking d. coming/ switched/ checked
37. The thief _____________into the house, _________ the jewels and ___________ without a trace.
a. sneaked /stole / left b. sneaking/stolen/ leave
c. sneaks/ stole/leave d. have sneaked/stolen/ left
38. Nobody ____________while the teacher ______________the tenses.
a. listen/explain b. listening/is explaining
c. listened / was explaining d. listens/was explaining
39. While we __________a sight-seeing tour, our friends _____________ on the beach.
a. doing/ lie b. have done/lied c. were doing – were lying d. do/ lying
40. He __________in the country for ten years when he first __________to London.
a. has lived/ come b. had lived /came c. lived/ came d. lives/ came
Exercise 1: Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.
1. I wish he ......................... here now. (be)
2. She wishes you ......................... better. (feel)
3. I wish that you ......................... here yesterday. (be)
4. I wish he ......................... the work tonight. (finish)
5. We wish you ......................... tomorrow. (come)
6. She wishes she ......................... the window last night. (open)
7. I wish you ......................... earlier yesterday. (leave)
8. We wish they ......................... with us last weekend. (come)
9. They wish he ......................... with them the next day. (come)
10. They wish we ......................... them some food yesterday. (give)
11. We wish you ......................... yesterday. (arrive)
12. I wish I ......................... the answers. (not lose)
13. We wish you ......................... what to do last year. (know)
14. I wish that he ......................... us next year. (visit)
15. She wishes that she ......................... at home now. (be)
16. I wish I ......................... the news. (hear)
17. You wish that he ......................... you last week. (help)
18. I wish I ......................... the subject more interesting. (find)
19. He always wishes he ......................... rich. (be)
20. The boy wishes that he ......................... the competition the next day. (win)
Exercise 2: Underline the mistake and rewrite the correct sentence.
1. She wish she could speak English well.
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2. I wish it didn’t rained now.
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3. I wish I am a doctor to save people.
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4. I wish I have more time to look after my family.
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5. He wishes it didn’t rain yesterday.
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6. I wish my father gives up smoking in the near future.
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7. I wish I studied very well last year.
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8. I wish you will come to my party next week.
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9. I wish it stops raining now.
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10. I wish you are my sister.
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11. She wishes she is the most beautiful girl in the world.
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12. I wish Miss Brown will come here and stay with us next week.
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13. I wish I am at home with my family now.
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14. I wish I could been there with you.
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15. She wish she could go home now.
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Exercise 3: Rewrite the sentences using “wish”.
1. I have to study hard.
[ I wish ................................................................................................................
2. We had a lot of homework yesterday.
[ I wish ................................................................................................................
3. It is raining heavily.
[ I wish ................................................................................................................
4. It was cold last night.
[ I wish ................................................................................................................
5. They work slowly.
[ I wish ................................................................................................................
6. She doesn’t join in the trip.
[ I wish ................................................................................................................
7. I am not good at English.
[ I wish ................................................................................................................
8. He studies badly.
[ I wish ................................................................................................................
9. He doesn’t like playing sports.
[ I wish ................................................................................................................
10. I don’t have a computer.
[ I wish ................................................................................................................
11. Today isn’t a holiday.
[ I wish ................................................................................................................
12. I can’t sing this song.
[ I wish ................................................................................................................
13. He was punished by his mother.
[ I wish ................................................................................................................
14. They won’t come here again.
[ I wish ................................................................................................................
15. He won’t go swimming with me.
[ I wish ................................................................................................................
16. We didn’t understand them.
[ I wish ................................................................................................................
Use UNLESS instead of IF.
1. If you are not careful, you will cut yourself with that knife.
2. If you do not like this one, I'll bring you another.
3. I'll not be able to do any work if I do not have a quiet room.
4. If she does not hurry, she'll be late.
5. If we had more rain, out crops would be better.
6. The crops would be have been ruined in the flood had risen higher.
7. If you had not sneezed, he wouldn't have known that we were there.
8. If she did her hair differently, she would look quite nice.
9. If John had played for our football team, we would not have lost the game.
10. If I won a big prize in a lottery, I'd give up my job.