Using the given information, create conditional sentences.

1. Kostas was late to his own wedding because his watch was slow.
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2. I don't ride the bus to work every morning because it's always so crowded.
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3. Sara didn't know that highway 57 was closed, so she didn't take an alternative route.
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4. Camille coudn't finish unloading the truck because no one was there to help hẻ.
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Complete the sentences with the future progressive or the simple present of the verbs in parentheses.

1. I'll meet you at the airport tomorrow. After you (clear) ... customs, look for me just outside the gate. I (stand) ... right by the door.

2. Ingrid and Ruth won't be at this school when classes (start) ... next semester. They (attend) ... a new school in Taiwan.

3. Please come and visit today when you (have) ... a chance. I (shop) ... from 1:00 to 2:30, but I'll be home after that.

4. I won't be here next week. I (attend) ... a seminar in Los Angelas. Ms. Gomez will substitute-teach for me. When I (return) ..., I will expect you to be ready for the midterm examination.

The simple past and the present perfect

1. The company and the union finally .... on salary raises two days ago. Since then, they ... on everything, and the rest of the negotiations have gone smoothly. (agree)

2. Mark... a trip to Asia last October. He ... many trips to Asia since he started his own import-export business (take)

3. Ivan ... the violin with the London Symphony since 1990. Last year he ... Beethoven's violin concerto at one of the concerts. (play)

5. When she was in college, Julia ... home at least once a week. Now she has a job and is living in Chicago. In the last six months she ... only three letters to her parents. (write)

6. Our university... 121 students to study in other countries last year. In total, we ... 864 students abroad over the last ten years. (send)

7. Masaru is a pilot for JAL. He ... nearly 8 million miles during the last 22 years. Last year, he ... 380.000 miles (fly)

8. Mark missed his physics examination this morning because he ... . He ... a lot since the beginning of the semester, He'd better buy a new alarm clock. (oversleep)

Complete the sentences by changing the quoted speech to reported speech.

1. Eva asked, "Could you help me, John?"
Eva asked John ............................. her.

2. Charles said, "When will the final decision be made?"
Charles wanted to know...............................

3. Frank asked Elizabeth, "Where have you been all afternoon?"
Frank asked Elizabeth ................... all afternoon.

4. Bill just said, "What is Kim's native language?"
Bill wants to know ......................................

5. Yesterday Ron said to Bob, "What's the problem?"
Ron asked Bob ................................

6. I asked myself, "Am I doing the right thing?"
I wondered ................................ the right thing.

1. The lecturer last night didn't know what he was talking about, but if Dr. Mason ....., I would have listened carefully. (lecture)

2. I didn't know you were asleep. Otherwise, I ...... so much noise when I came in. (make)

3. That sounds like a good job offer. I (accept) ...... it if I (be) ..... you.

8. If I (have) ..... wings, I (have to. not) ...... take an airplane to fly home.