Exercises Remedial 08 11.04.2016

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In InterlinguaLanguage S hoolc

A Trekking Journal

Read the text. Put the verbs in present simple

or continuous.

Today (be) ............................... the second day of my trek around Mount Annapurna.I am exhausted and my legs (shake)............................... I !ust hope I am able to

complete the trek. My feet (kill" really) ...................................... me and my toes

(bleed)............................" but I (#ant" still) ................................... to continue. Nepal

is a fascinating country" but I have a great deal to learn. $verything (be)

...................... so di%erent" and I (try) ................................... to adapt to the ne# #ay

of life here. I (learn) ......................... a little bit of the language to make

communication easier unfortunately" I (learn" not) ................................ foreign

languages &uickly. Although I (understand" not) ................................. much yet" I

believe that I (improve" gradually) ............................................... I (travel,

currently) ........................................... #ith 'iam" a student from 'eeds niversity in

$ngland. e (be) .................................. a nice guy" but impatient. e (#alk" al#ays)

.............................. ahead of me and (complain) .................................... that I am too

slo#. I (do) ................................... my best to keep up #ith him" but he is younger and

stronger than I am. Maybe" I am !ust feeling sorry for myself because I am getting old.

Right now, ia! (sit) ................................. #ith the o#ner of the inn. *hey

(discuss) ............................... the di%erences bet#een life in $ngland and life in +epal.

I (kno#" not) ........................................... the real name of the o#ner" but everybody

(call" !ust) ................................ him *am. *am (speak) .................................$nglish

very #ell and he (try) ........................ to teach 'iam some #ords in +epali. "veryti!e Ta! (say) ............................ a ne# #ord" 'iam (try) ................................. to

repeat it. nfortunately" 'iam (seem" also) ................................ to have di,culty

learning foreign languages. I !ust hope #e don-t get lost and have to ask for

directions.

#orth re!e!bering$

e%hausted & very tired +*$/ 0e say very tired but absolutely exhausted

a great deal & a lot i!prove & to get or become better

di'culty & a problem

to have di'culty (in) doing so!ething & to have problems with doing something, to fnd

doing it dicult

to do ones best – to try as hard as one can

Rewrite these sentences using the word given *ou cannot change the word

given

*he children are really very tired. A+-.T"* 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111

I2m doing everything that I can. +"T

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e has problems #ith making friends. IN

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is $nglish became much better. R"A*

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0e have a lot to do. /R"AT

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0R""NT I10" 2 0R""NT 3-NTIN.-.

3hoose the correct verb form.

4 5 I have 4 a! having a great time on this holiday.

6 5 7he-s Italian5 she co!es 4 is co!ing from Pisa.

8 5 -Are you en5oying 4 do you en5oy your meal9- -:es" it-s very good.-

; 5 *his term" I study 4 a! studying 'atin.

< 5 6o you co!e 4 are you co!ing to see us next month9

= 5 'et me kno# #hen you receive 4 are receiving this letter.

> 5 0ater boils 4 is boiling at a hundred degrees.

4? 5 I !ake 4 a! !aking a lot of progress at the moment.

44 5 It worries 4 is worrying me a lot at the moment.

46 5 I get 4 a! getting up at seven o-clock on #eekdays.

7ill in the spaces with the correct for! of the verb in si!ple present tense orpresent continuous tense

8 Right no# I (watch) 1111111111111 a movie. I (watch) 1111111 a lot of movies.

9 Rickie (be) 1111111 my friend. 0e (like) 1111111 to talk together. Right no# #e (talk) 11111111111111 about school.

: *he police o,cer (wear ) 11111111 a badge and a gun to #ork every day.; @aime usually (eat) 1111111 cold cereal for breakfast" but today he (eat) 1111111 11111111

oatmeal instead.


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3o!plete the te%t with the correct for! of the verb in si!ple present tense orpresent continuous tense

8 My favourite aunt" Monica" 111111111111 (teach) archeology at the university. Right no#she 111111111111 (give) a class on the art of ancient $gypt.7he 111111111111 (do) a lot of sports and 111111111111 (go) to the cinema regularly. *his

month" she 111111111111 (learn) to hang glide. Cut she also 111111111111 (climb)mountains every #eekend and 111111111111 (do) scuba diving #hen she is on holidays.

3o!plete the sentences .se i!ple 0resent or 0resent 0rogressive

4. Maria (#ant) 11111111111111111 to improve her $nglish.6. *herefore" she (do) 1111111111111111 a language course in 'ondon at the moment.

8. 7he (stay) 111111111111111 #ith a host family and (must) 11111111111 take the tube to getto her language school.

;. It (be) 11111111111111 only a Dve5minute #alk to the nearest tube station.


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E. 0hen Gavid asked @enny #hat the cake consisted HHHHHHH. " she repliedthat it #as !ust eggs" our and yoghurt.

4?. *he Music #as so loud" that Gave had to complain HHHHHH. theneighbours about the noise.

44. $veryone #as looking for#ard HHHHHH..going on holiday.

46. *he +e#s reported it #as hopeless to look HHHHHHH. Any survivors.

48. *he police are looking HHHHHHH. H.. the break5in that happened lastnight.

4;. I love driving the Jerrari that belongs HHHHHHHHHH.. my sister.

4. K:ou should complain HHHHHHH the organisers about the bad service"especially considering ho# much you invested HHHHHHH.. this pro!ectL

4E. KGo you believe HHHHHH magic9L asked arry Potter.

6?. Mary advised her to talk HHHHHHHH. An advisor about her currentsituation.

0repositions of Ti!e

AC 3hoose the correct preposition

4. I usually read the ne#spaper 1111 the morning. 8. *he Dlm starts 1111111 Epm.

a) n a) on

b) At b) for

c) In c) at

6. 7he hates doing the shopping 1111 7undays. ;. 0e have lived here 111111 6??>.

a) In a) since

b) n b) for

c) Guring c) during

+C 7ill in the blanks with the correct preposition

4. *here2s no time to go to the bank. It closes 1111 8 pm.

6. 0e usually go out for dinner 1111 the #eekend.8. I #ill give her o#ers 1111 her birthday.

;. *he children #ere sleeping 1111 the movie.


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=. I often go to beach 1111 the summer.

F. I #as born 1111 March 4. *he computer #as invented 1111 the 6?th century.

E. I have been feeling sick 1111 Monday.

4?.0e Dnished the exercise 1111 the same time.

44.I love decorating the house 1111 3hristmas.

46.I have lived in this house 1111 I #as born.

48.I think I2ll live here 1111 I die.

4;.I must Dnish this essay and hand it in 1111 midday 1111 Jriday.

4. I can-t take any pictures because I (not buy) 1111111111111111 a ne# Dlm yet.

E. (they spend) 1111111111111111111 their holiday in +e# Nealand last summer9

4?. (you ever see) 111111111111111111111 a #hale9

44. My friend (be) 111111111111111111 to $dinburgh three times.

46. 7ome years ago he (study) 111111111111111111111 $nglish there.

48. 'ast month he (visit) 111111111111111111111 some friends in $dinburgh.

4;. nfortunately" I (can not) 111111111111111111 go to $dinburgh #ith him.

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III 1ake sentences using 7-R or IN3"

4)o# long have you lived in Paris 9 ( Dve years)

6) o# long have you played football 9 ( t#o years)

8) o# long has elen kno#n Paul 9 ( Jebruary )

;) o# long has @im been on holiday 9 ( 7aturday)

Duestion Tags

I) #hich sentence is correctE

I think he-s from India" doesn-t he9 Pass me the salt" aren-t I9

I think he-s from India" don-t I9 Pass me the salt" aren-t you9

I think he-s from India" isn-t he9 Pass me the salt" #on-t you9

II) #rite the correct Fuestion tag

4) 7he is collecting stickers" ..............................................................................6) 0e often #atch *B in the afternoon"...........................................................8) :ou have cleaned your bike".........................................................................;) @ohn and Max don-t like Maths" ...................................................................


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-bligation

Bave to and !ust are both used to express obligation. *here is a slight di%erence bet#eenthe #ay they are used.

Bave to sho#s us that the obligation comes from somebody else. It2s a la# or a rule and thespeaker can2t change it.

• Go you have to #ear a uniform at your school9• @ohn can2t come because he has to #ork tomorro#.

1ust sho#s us that the obligation comes from the speaker. It isn2t a la# or a rule.

• I must call my dad tonight.• :ou must hand in your home#ork on *uesday or your mark #ill be ero.

I ) 3hoose the correct verb for these sentences$

:ou often use must to talk about impersonal obligation. Have to is more impersonal and isoften used #hen the obligation is imposed by someone else. 3omplete the sentences in themost natural #ay using must or have to.

4. I really 1111 get in touch #ith Alice. I haven-t seen her for ages.

6. I can-t make dinner on Jriday I-m afrain. I 111111 #ork late.

8. :ou 1111111 come and see us again next time you-re in xford.

;. I 11111111 remember to phone Gorothy about the party.


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;. cannot buy

8. At my school" students 11111111111111111111 uniforms. 0e could #ear #hatever #e #anted.

4. don-t have to #ear6. didn-t have to #ear

8. didn-t have got to #ear

;. had not #ear

;. *he sign says- S+o parkingS. *hat means you 1111111111111111111111

4. cannot be leaving your car here.6. shouldn-t have to leave your car here.

8. cannot leave your car here.

;. mustn-t to leave your car here.


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;.) ur teacher1111111 (be) pleased if #e11111111 (do) our home#ork.

. If I #ere you" I 111111111111 (kno#) #hat to do.

E. If #e don-t order the tickets soon" there 111111111111 (be) any tickets left.

4?.7he 11111111111 (notsay) that if she #ere your friend.

44.If they go to 0ashington" they 1111111111111 (see) the 0hite ouse.

46.If she (have) 1111111111111a hamster" she #ould call him Jred.

48.If he gave her a s#eet" she (stop) 111111111111 crying.

4;.If he (arrive) 11111111111111 later" he #ill take a taxi.


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;. C/ Jor about = hours. :ou (#alk not) 11111111111111111 the dog for a long time. Gon-tyou #ant to go9

. I (read not) 1111111111111111111111 for a long time 5 !ust 4? minutes" not more.

E. :ou (cycle not) 11111111111111111111 for t#o hours. It #as only about one hour.

4?.3atherine (speak not) 111111111111111 Jrench for 4? years" so her Jrench isn-t verygood no#.

44.7ince I bought my car" I (travel not) 111111111111111111 by train.

46.e (learn not) 111111111111111111111 $nglish for t#o years yet" but he speaks it very#ell.

48.0e (party not) 1111111111111111111 for a long time" but there-s no food left.

4;.My sister and her boyfriend (go not) 111111111111 out together for a long time. *heyonly met three #eeks ago.

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0ast 0erfect i!ple

0ut the verbs into the correct for! (past perfect si!ple)

4. *he storm destroyed the sandcastle that #e (build)1111111111111111111 .6. e (not be) 11111111111111111111111 to 3ape *o#n before 4EEF.

8. 0hen she #ent out to play" she (do already) 111111111111111111111111her home#ork.

;. My brother ate all of the cake that our mum (make) 111111111111111111111111111 .

. *he children collected the chestnuts that (fall) 111111111111111111111111 from the tree.

E. (he phone) 11111111111111111111111 Angie before he #ent to see her in 'ondon9

4?.7he (not ride) 1111111111111111111111a horse before that day.

0ut the verbs in brackets into the gaps in the correct tense C 0ast 0erfect or i!ple

0ast

4) After Jred 1111111111111111 (to spend) his holiday in Italy he 11111111111 (to #ant) to learn

Italian.

6) @ill 11111111111111 (to phone) Gad at #ork before she 111111111111111 (to leave) for her trip

8) 7usan 11111111111111 (to turn on) the radio after she 11111111111111 (to #ash) the dishes.

;) 0hen she 111111111111111 (to arrive) the match already 11111111111111111111 (to start).

) After $ric 1111111111111111 (to make) breakfast he 11111111111111111(to phone) his friend.

E) I 111111111111111 (to be) very tired because I 11111111111111111111 (to study) too much.

4?) *hey 11111111111111111 (to ride) their bikes before they 111111111111111 (to meet) their

0assive 2oice C "%ercises on 7or!


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#rite passive sentences in i!ple 0resent

4. the documents print 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111

6. the shoes buy 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111

8. the litter thro# a#ay 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111

;. the letter send 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111

. the shop close not 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111

#rite passive sentences in i!ple 0ast

4. the test #rite 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111

6. the table set 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111

8. the cat feed 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111

;. the lights s#itch on 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111

. the tables clean not 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111

#rite passive sentences in 0resent 0erfect

4. the postcard send 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111

6. the pencils count 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111

8. the door close 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111

;. the trees plant 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111

. the people inform not 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111

3o!plete the sentences (Active or 0assive 2oice) .se i!ple 0resent.

4. e (sell) 1111111111111 cars.

6. *he blue car (sell) 111111111111111.

8. In summer" more ice5cream (eat) 1111111111111 than in #inter.

;. 7he (call) 1111111111111 her grandparents every Jriday.


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. 0e (go) 1111111111111 to school by bus.E. 7he (#ork not) 11111111111111 for a bank.

4?.Milk (keep) 111111111111111 in the refrigerator.

3o!plete the sentences (Active or 0assive 2oice) .se i!ple 0ast.

4. *hey (visit) 111111111111111 their granny.6. 0e (visit) 11111111111111111 by our teacher.

8. My friend Paul (bear) 111111111111111 in Gallas.

;. 7he (go) 11111111111111 to school in Coston.

. Carbara (kno#) 11111111111111111111 @ames very #ell.

E. *he !e#els (hide not) 111111111111111111 in the cellar.

4?.0e (spend not) 111111111111111111 all day on the beach.

3o!plete the sentences (Active or 0assive 2oice) .se 0resent 0erfect i!ple.

4. *he car (steal). 111111111111111111 6. I (bake) 1111111111111111111 a cake.

8. My friends (buy) 1111111111111111111 a house.

;. *he cup (put) 111111111111111111111 on the table.

. e (step) 11111111111111111111111 on my toe.

E. 0e (#alk) 1111111111111111111111 all the #ay home.

4?.7he (pick up not) 111111111111111111111 by a friend.

Rewrite the sentences in Active voice

$xample/ 'etters #ere #ritten by the students.The students wrote letters

4) *he club #as founded by Ron and Peggy.


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6) *he computer is used by Patrick.

8) 3o%ee is sold by Marie.

;) *his book #as #ritten by an Irishman.


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e. the bus that&who I take to get to school

f. a meal which&who you can cook easily at home

II Join the pair of sentences, using which, that or who

a IGve got a brother Be lives in cotland

-.ve got a brother who lives in cotland .

b. enry has got a hat. It is red" green and blue.

c. 3laire is a #riter. 7he is very famous.

d. It is a salad. It tastes delicious.

e. *his is a picture. It #as painted by @oseph *urner.

f. e is a teacher. e is very popular.

g. It2s a machine. It makes pasta.

7I IN TB" /A0 #ITB #B-, TBAT, #BI3B, #B-" AN6 #B"R" I7 N"33"AR*

0.T & I7 N- #-R6 I N""6"6

A 'ild Sheep (hase is the extraordinary novel (4) that brought its author" aruki Murakami"

to public attention. *he book" (6) 1111 is set in @apan" begins simply enough. A young man (8)

111 #orks for an advertising agency" gets a postcard from a friend. e decides to use the

postcard" (;) 11111 sho#s a photo of a country scene" for an advertisement (


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6. People live in 7cotland. *hey are called 7cots. *he people 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111

8. 0e Drst #ent to $dinburgh. $dinburgh is the capital of 7cotland.0e Drst 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111

;. Arthur 3onan Goyle #as born in $dinburgh. e #rote the 7herlock olmes stories.Arthur 3onan Goyle 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111

. 0e then travelled to a mountain. *he mountain is near the to#n of Jort 0illiam.0e then 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111

E. *he mountain is the highest mountain in reat Critain. It is called Cen +evis. *he mountain 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111

4?.I sent you a postcard. It #as #ritten on the summit of Cen +evis. *he postcard 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111

"%ercise on 0ast 0rogressive

0ut the verbs into the correct for! (past progressive)

4. 0hen I phoned my friends" they (play) 1111111111111111 monopoly.6. :esterday at six I (prepare) 1111111111111111111 dinner.

8. *he kids (play) 111111111111111111 in the garden #hen it suddenly began to rain.

;. I (practise) 11111111111111111111111 the guitar #hen he came home.


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'ast night" #hile I #as doing my home#ork" Angela (call) 11111111111111. 7he said she (call)

11111111111111me on her cell phone from her biology classroom at 3'A. I asked her if she

(#ait) 11111111111111111 for class" but she said that the professor #as at the front of the hall

lecturing #hile she (talk) 111111111111111to me. I couldn-t believe she (make) 11111111111 a

phone call during the lecture. I asked #hat #as going on.

7he said her biology professor #as so boring that several of the students (sleep" actually)

1111111111111 in class. 7ome of the students (talk) 111111111111111 about their plans for the

#eekend and the student next to her (dra#) 11111111111111111 a picture of a horse. 0hen

Angela (tell) 11111111111111 me she #as not satisDed #ith the class" I (mention)

1111111111111111 that my biology professor #as &uite good and (suggest) 1111111111111111 that

she s#itch to my class.

0hile #e #ere talking" I (hear) 1111111111111111 her professor yell" SMiss" are you making a

phone call9S 7uddenly" the line #ent dead. I (hang) 111111111111111 up the phone and #ent to

the kitchen to make dinner. As I (cut) 1111111111111 vegetables for a salad" the phone rangonce again. It (be) 11111111111111 Angela" but this time she #asn-t sitting in class.

.sing the words in parentheses, co!plete the te%t below with the appropriate

tenses

4. A/ 0hat (you" do) 11111111111111111 #hen the accident occurred9

C/ I (try) 111111111111111 to change a light bulb that had burnt out.

6. After I (Dnd) 111111111111111 the #allet full of money" I (go" immediately) 11111111111111tothe police and (turn) 11111111111111111 it in.

8. *he doctor (say) 111111111111111 that *om (be) 11111111111111 too sick to go to #ork and that

he (need) 11111111111111111111 to stay at home for a couple of days.

;. 7ebastian (arrive) 1111111111111111 at 7usan-s house a little before E/?? PM" but she (be"

not) 111111111111111 there. 7he (study" at the library) 111111111111111111 for her Dnal

examination in Jrench.


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E. 7haron (be) 1111111111111 in the room #hen @ohn told me #hat happened" but she didn-t

hear anything because she (listen" not) 1111111111111111.

4?. It-s strange that you (call) 11111111111111 because I (think" !ust) 111111111111111 about you.

44. *he *itanic (cross) 111111111111111 the Atlantic #hen it (strike) 11111111111111an iceberg.

46. 0hen I entered the baaar" a couple of merchants (bargain" busily) 111111111111111 and

(try) 111111111111111 to sell their goods to naive tourists #ho (hunt) 11111111111111 for

souvenirs. 7ome young boys (lead) 111111111111 their donkeys through the narro# streets on

their #ay home. A couple of men (argue) 11111111111111 over the price of a leather belt. I

(#alk) 11111111111 over to a man #ho (sell) 1111111111111 fruit and (buy) 111111111111111a

banana.

48. *he Dremen (rescue) 11111111111111111 the old #oman #ho (be) 11111111111111 trapped on

the third oor of the burning building.

4;. 7he #as so annoying 7he (leave" al#ays) 1111111111111111 her dirty dishes in the sink. I

think she (expect" actually) 11111111111111111 me to do them for her.

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