Exercise 6: Choose “lay/ lays/ laid/ laying/ lie/ lies/ lain/ lying” to complete the sentences
1. The big difference between them ………….. in their attitudes.
2. She ………….. on her back and looked up at the sky.
3. You could see from his face that he was …………...
4. These machines have …………..idle since the factory closed.
5. A turtle often ………….. hundreds of eggs and burry them in the sand..
Exercise 7 : Choose the correct word to complete the sentence
1. If I’ve lost/loosed my glasses once more this week, I am going to glue them to my head.
2. She grabbed Mark's hand so she wouldn't lose/ loose him in the crowd.
3. Paul was dressed in a loose/ lose shirt, trousers, and brown boots.
4. She resigned as party leader after they loosed/ lost the election.
Exercise 8: Choose the best options
1. She narrowly won/ defeated the rival candidate in the leadership contest.
2. They stand a good chance of beating/winning against their league rivals.
3. The movie was an instant success and went on to win/ defeat five Academy Awards.
4. In my attempt to win/ defeat a place at university, I am under a lot of study pressure.
5. I could feel my heart beating/ defeating wildly when I saw her for the first time.
Exercise 9 : Choose the best option
1. Students were angry at being treated like/as children.
2. During the war,that building was used as/like a hospital.
3. Be careful! The floor has been polished. It’s like/as walking on ice.
4. I worked as/ like a waiter when I was a student.
5. Though John and Andrew look exactly alike/ like, they act quite differently.
6. He's very alike/ like his father.
7. Like/ Dislike/ Unlike the girls, who use the Internet mainly to keep in touch with friends, the boys questioned in this survey tend to use the Internet for playing computer games
8. I unlike/ dislike being the centre of attention.
9. The new policy benefits employers and employees alike/ like.
Exercise 10: Choose the correct answer
1. The underlying reasons/ causes for these differences will be explored in depth in the next chapter.
2. Drinking and driving is one of the most common reasons/ causes of traffic accidents.
3. Breast cancer is the leading reason/ cause of death for American women in their 40s.
Lie/lied/lied
Lie/lay/lain
1.Don't...The table yet.Wait until they get here.
2.If you...a hand on me,I'll call the he police.
3.There was a tree...Across the road.
4.I fell asleep as soon as I...down.
5.He came in and...all the books on the table.
6.I've never...laid eyes on that man before.
7.Those things have just...there for three weeks;Nobody has even touched them.
8.She...to me about her age.
Lay/laid/laid
Lie/lied/lied
Lie/lay/lain
1.Don't...The table yet.Wait until they get here.
2.If you...a hand on me,I'll call the he police.
3.There was a tree...Across the road.
4.I fell asleep as soon as I...down.
5.He came in and...all the books on the table.
6.I've never...laid eyes on that man before.
7.Those things have just...there for three weeks;Nobody has even touched them.
8.She...to me about her age.
The past participle from of the verb "lie" is.............
A. laid
B. lying
C. lain
D. lay
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentences:
1. I didn't know that you were in hospital, so I didn't visit you.
2. Hurry up or you will be late
3. She is very busy, so she can't help me now
4. He didn't phone me because he didn't know my phone number
5. You're unfit because you don't take exercise
6. Unless you are careful, you will cut yourself with that knife
7. If i have time, I'll help you. => Unless.......
8. Dick often causes accidents because he drives carelessly
9. I can't apply for that job because I don't know English
10. He didn't study his lessons very carefully, so he gets bad marks now
11. Susan is overweight because she eats too much chocolate
12. His father often punishesvhim for his laziness
13. Study harder or you'll fail in the next exam
14. We did not visit the museum because we had no time
15. Without Jack's help, I wouldn't have been able to move the table
1_Leave the table as soon as you have finishes eating. 2 He was poor so he didn't go to school 3_ Because it's very diffcult he can't do it 4_Because it's raining. I can't drive fast
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. 1. He asked me why ___________ to the meeting. A. didn't I come B. don't I come C. you didn't come D. I hadn't come 2. She reminded me to come on time for the party ____________. A. tomorrow evening B. the day after tomorrow C. in two days' time D. next weekend 3. Tom said that he _________ with a friend at 9 o'clock the night before. A. is staying B. was staying C. has been staying D. had been staying 4. Peter said that if he _________ rich he ________ a lot. A. is-will travel B. was-would travel C. had been-would have travelled D. was-will travel 5. I asked him whose car ________ the previous night. A. he had borrowed B. had he borrowed C. he borrowed D. did he borrow 6. They asked me _________ in London then. A. is my brother working B. if my brother is working C. was my brother working D. if my brother was working 7. He asked the children _________ too much noise. A. not to make B. not making C. don't make D. if they don't make 8. The woman asked ___________ get lunch at school. A. can the children B. whether the children could C. if the children can D. could the children 9. Laura said that when she ___________ to school she saw an accident. A. was walking B. has walked C. had been walking D. has been walking 10. Julia said that she _______ there at noon. A. is going to be B. was going to be C. will be D. can be
He often makes mistakes now but he didn't in the past =) He didn't use .....