I Use the right conditional:

1. If my brother sees the car, he ___________________________ (buy) it.
2. If the doctor _____________________ (tell) you to be careful, you would do that.
3. If the match ___________________ (be) cancelled, I would know.
4. The boys ____________________ (not finish) their homework if I hadn’t pushed them to.
5. If you _______________________ (prepare) well, you would not have failed.
6. He won’t get good marks if he ____________________ (not learn) what is necessary.
7. If Peter ____________________ (not be) at home, we’d phone him.
8. You ___________________ (not be) ill if you dressed more warmly.

II Write the comparative or the superlative of the following words:

1. Next time you should be (serious) ____________________ about the exam!
2. The Queen lives in (beautiful)_______________________castle in England.
3. My granny makes (good) ___________________ cookies in the world!
4. What’s (difficult) __________________ language to learn in the world?
5. I was (happy) _________________ last summer than this year.
6. Let me know if you hear any (far) _____________________ news.
7. (bad) _______________ climate is in Siberia.
8. She works (quickly) ___________________ than all her colleagues.

III Make questions to the referring words:

1. She dances really beautifully.

1. Her boss gave her a bonus salary.
2. They were talking about the political issues in our country.
3. She is 42 years old.
4. The boys have lost their SONY play station 2 weeks ago.
5. We were late for school yesterday.
6. I use my computer very often.
7. Many people will have robots in future.

I Use the right conditional:

1. He won’t go to the meeting if he (be, not) _______________________ invited.
2. If I had prepared the papers earlier, we (get) ___________________________ the visa on time.
3. If Fred (stop) ____________________ smoking, he will surely feel much better.
4. If Dylan had fixed his van, he (use) _______________________ his insurance money for the car.
5. I (not, watch) ___________________ that movie if it is so scary.
6. Our house would have been cleaner if we (do) ____________________ the cleaning regularly.
7. If you (not, leave) ____________________ your bags here, they wouldn’t find it otherwise.
8. If I (go) ________________ to Moscow, I would speak Russian better.

II Write the comparative or the superlative of the following words:

1. He was one of (ugly) ____________________ actors I’ve ever seen!
2. That referee has always worked (correctly) ________________________ of all the others.
3. (kind) _________________ thing he could ever do is to take me to that romantic place!
4. Can you move a bit (close) __________________ to the gate, please?
5. I had (bad) __________________ dream one can think of! A nightmare!
6. He was so nervous that he changed the channels (quickly) ___________________ than he could see what was on.
7. This is (late) ______________________ news we have heard.
8. She is a journalist and she earns (much) _________________ money than her husband.

III Make questions to the referring words:

1. They inherited 200,000 dollars from their uncle.
2. I talked to Brian about the wedding ceremony.
3. She can make an omelette quickly.
4. The workers use their break properly.
5. Mike typed emails on my PC.
6. She studies every day after school.
7. I invited your sister to the party.
8. They were using the newest methods in these elections.

I Put the verbs in brackets into correct form:

• Dear Mum, I (1) _________________ (just, arrive) to the college campus and the feeling (2) ____________ (be) great the whole week! Just unexpectedly, I (3) _____________ (run) into Sheila Johnson – the neighbor’s daughter yesterday afternoon. She (4) ______________ (be) surprised to see me, too, since she really (5) ______________ (not, know) that I (6) _______________ (plan) to come to the same college. Anyway, we (7) ______________ (go) out for a coffee and some chat, so we (8) _______________ (end) up talking about the subjects, the dormitory and all that stuff the whole night. Sheila (9) ______________ (always, have) excellent marks at elementary school, so I hope she (10) ______________ (help) me with Math and Sciences next semester. Right now, we (11) _____________ (sit) at the Art lecture and I (12) ___________________ (write) a letter to you. I just can’t help it! I must write a line or two to my favourite Mum! All the new people that I have met here (13) ____________ (be) kind and nice to me, and we usually (14) ____________ (hang) out together after classes. Don’t worry, I will be nice to them, too. Please, Mum, send some money. I (15) ________________ (already, spend) everything you (16) ___________ (give) me last week.
• Love you! Your son, John

II Put the verbs in brackets into correct form:

1. At the moment we __________________ (sit) in a café. We ________________ (wait) for the museum to open, so I ________________ (write) some postcards.
2. Last year my neighbour ________________ (go) to Greece for his holiday. He ______________ (stay) on a small island, and he _____________ (claim) that it ____________ (be, not) expensive, but I _______________ (not, believe) him.
3. I _____________ (visit) lots of different, unusual places so far. The best country I ____________ (be) to is France.
4. Jill and Michael ___________________ (argue) a lot recently. They _______________ (need) some expert to help them.
5. Laura decided to go to visit her sister last week. But, when Laura _________________ (arrive) to the bus station, the bus _____________________ (already, leave). Laura __________ (be) two hours late, because she ______________ (must) to wait for the next bus to come.
6. I hope it ____________________ (not rain) tomorrow. I ___________________ (have) an important tennis match.
7. Don’t phone between 3 and 4 p.m. They __________________________ (have) lunch then.
8. By 2020 Jake __________________ (finish) his engineering project.
9. I promise I __________________ (help) you, just let me finish my homework first.
10. I am so exhausted. I _______________ (clean) the house all day long. And I ___________(not, finish) yet. There’s more to be done.
11. A: ______________ (the party, be) good last night?
12. B: Yes, lovely. Maria _____________ (organize) a wonderful buffet! We ___________ (dance) a lot, my feet ______________ (still, kill) me.

I Put the verbs in brackets into correct form:

• Dear Hilda, I (1) ________________ (just, hear) that my mother (2) _______________(be) seriously ill since last Tuesday. I would like to go and see how she (3) _____________ (be). The trouble (4) ______________ (be) that I (5) _________________(can, not) take my dog Tim with me. (6) __________________(you, think) you can look after him for a week? You (7) _________________ (have) him for a week last year, and you (8) ________________ (say) he (9) _________________ (be) no trouble. If you (10) ________________ (be) able to have him, I (11) ______________ (bring) him on Friday morning. He (12) _________________ (have) his own bowl, and I’m sure you (13) __________________ (take) a good care of him. But if it (14) _________________ (be, not) convenient, (15) _________________ (not, hesitate) to say so. This time tomorrow I (16) ________________ (work) in my office. You (17) _________________ (can) call me there, and we (18) ________________ (talk) about it.
• Love, Sarah

II Put the sentences into appropriate tense:

1. Tina __________________ (come) to visit us every day. She ______________ (be) our neighbour since last year and I believe (get)_____________________ on well together.
2. The Smiths _______________________(not change) their furniture last year, they _________________(do) it next week. They have already planned it.
3. A: Why ____________________________(you/stand) there now?
4. B: I ______________________________(wait) for the bus. In fact I (stand) ____________________ here for 35 minutes, and I’m sure it (not, come) ________________ at all!
5. By the year 2017, my parents (marry) _____________________ for 30 years.
6. A: Why _________________________________(John/fail) his exam two days ago?
7. B: Because he __________________________(not /give) his best. He (think) _________________ the exam (be) ______________ easy, but he (be, not) _________________ right.
8. Linda ________________(be) an excellent manager and she ___________
9. (work) in a bank. She (not, go) ____________________ to work by bus, but this week she (go) _____________________ by bus because her car (be) __________________ broken.
10. __________________________________(she / ever/ fly) by plane? – Yes, when I (travel) ______________ to Spain a couple of years ago.
11. Tina _____________________________(must) buy some dog food last night , but she totally _______________________________(forget) about it.
12. It is windy and cold . It ___________________________(rain) tomorrow.
13. The Smiths sometimes ____________________(play) chess in the evening. Mrs Smith __________________(not like) golf. She (have) ______________”other fish to fry”.
14. I (do) __________________ some small repairs in my kitchen all day yesterday. While I ______________________(glue) some wooden parts, the plumber ____________________ (fix) the tap. We (have) ___________________ so much work to do!
15. Last Friday we (visit) ___________________ Mr Johnson. After we ___________________ (enter) the office, the secretary ___________________ (call) the boss.

I Fill in the blanks using the correct tense of the verbs in brackets:

1. My sister and I ___________ (be) very close. We ___________ (share) secrets and we _____________ (not, fight).
2. He _____________ (not, call) last night because he ____________ (be) busy.
3. The evening was quite nice. After I _____________ (make) myself a sandwich, I __________ (turn) on the TV and ____________ (watch) a series.
4. Bob ______________ (never, be) to Japan before, although he ______________ (like) traveling a lot.
5. What ________________ (you, do) when the storm _______________ (happen)? – I ___________________ (read) a book in my bedroom.
6. I _________________ (think) of moving to Belgrade. Life in a small town _________ (be, not) what I want.
7. My best friend _______________ (study) every day, but I _____________ (not, can) do that.
8. Hey, Dave, the phone ______________ (ring)! Can you answer it?
9. We ______________ (live) here since 2001, and we ________________ (not, plan) to move.

II Use verbs do, make, spend, have, sign, iron, work, receive, to get the right meaning of the phrases:

1. ________________ time
2. ________________ the clothes
3. ________________ letters
4. ________________ the shopping
5. ________________ the documents
6. ________________ an attempt
7. ________________ dinner
8. ________________ long hours

III Fill in using one preposition only:

1. They got married ______ 22^nd November 2014.
2. I was born _______ summer.
3. What do you think _________ my new coat?
4. How much money did you spend ________the books?
5. I love shopping and I never look __________ the price.
6. Sarah planned __________ eat a steak and some salad.
7. Do you turn _________ your TV when you go to bed the evenings?
8. I have a new printer __________ the office desk.

IV Fill in the gaps using the given words. There is one word extra which you do not need to use.

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1. Tesla left many ______________ and projects which are kept in special books.
2. My first neighbour is a _____________, so I always buy bread in his shop.
3. Since Dave decided to ____________ a company, he went to the bank to ask for a loan.
4. All doctors must keep their patients’ histories _____________.
5. I don’t know what I am doing _____________! It just never seems to be right!
6. If we didn’t have electricity, we could never use any of the household _____________.
7. All details about your business plan should be written down in a ____________.
8. Although we may think the Brits are reserved, they are in fact very ___________.

V Correct the mistakes in the sentences:

1. The Queen always is having meetings at noon.
2. I’m having two brothers and one sister.
3. Soldiers serve drinks in a bar.
4. The match was started at 7.30.
5. I didn’t can help him with his car last night.
6. We all enjoy to have parties.
7. Have Sara ever been to Italy?
8. You haven’t enough money for the book.

I Fill in the blanks using the correct tense of the verbs in brackets:

1. John (work) _______________ hard yesterday when his sister (call) _____________ him.
2. A: What kind of food (you, like) _________________ eating?
3. B: I (not, like) _________________ seafood but I (be) ______________ good at preparing it. In fact, we (have) _________________ a nice lobster for dinner last night.
4. A: Hey, what (Sam, do) ____________________?
5. B: He (watch) __________________ TV. He (just, take) ________________ a shower and he (go) _________________ to bed now.
6. The Chinese (invent) ________________ chess many centuries ago.
7. They (read) _______________ the whole afternoon, but they (not, finish) ______________ yet.
8. The manager (come) _________________ to my office yesterday and (ask) ________________ me about the project I (work) ___________________ on. I (not, give) _______________ him the right answers so he (leave) ________________ quite upset.
9. My cousin Diana (live) _______________in London in future, and she (work) _____________ as an account there.

II Use verbs make, get, stay, do, meet, read, speak, watch, to get the right meaning of the phrases:

1. ________________ the newspapers
2. ________________ up early
3. ________________ TV
4. ________________ the housework
5. ________________ in bed late
6. ________________ freely
7. ________________ money
8. ________________ your friends

III Fill in using one preposition only:

1. My grandfather died ________ 1987.
2. The school starts ________ 7,30.
3. Let’s meet ______ the bus stop.
4. I completely agree _______ you.
5. He depends _______ his parents to give him money.
6. You’ve left your towel _______ the floor. Pick it up.
7. Do you like skiing ______ winter?
8. My Math classes are ______ Wednesdays.

IV Fill in the gaps using the given words. There is one word extra which you do not need to use.

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1. Kate Middleton is pregnant, but they didn’t want to __________ the truth to the public.
2. My father is a _____________ and he fixes cars and other vehicles.
3. Colin is very excited ______________ he is meeting his uncle for the first time.
4. Do you know what these electrical _____________ are used for?
5. Nikola Tesla _____________ to USA in 1884.
6. It was so _______________ when I slipped on a banana peel and fell down on the ground.
7. You may not earn a lot of money but you may be __________ a lot as a person.
8. Amnesia usually happens when you hit or hurt your _____________.

V Correct the mistakes in the sentences:

1. I don’t like fish because I always eat it.
2. See you guys on next week!
3. You were went to school earlier yesterday.
4. Why is the people standing here?
5. Cooks educate kids at schools.
6. We enjoy in listening to music.
7. The boys talked a lot while the film.

I Put the verbs in brackets into correct tense:

• 1. Last winter I (go) ____________to Spain with my sister. We (be) ________very satisfied with our holiday. Also, we (not, spend) ________________ to much money.
• 2. Sara (not, finish) ______________ her homework yet.
• 3. We (play) ________________ football last Friday when it (start) ____________ to rain.
• 4. English (be) ______________ the most popular language in the world.
• Bob (not, work) _____________ on Fridays, but today he (work) _______________ because he (have) _____________ too many papers to finish.
• 6. How long (you, live) ____________________ in Germany? – For 13 years.
• 7. Does Tina have any plans for the summer? –Yes, she (visit) _______________ Rome this year.
• 8. A: (go, you) _______________ to the concert last night
• B: Yes! I (must) ___________ go! I love that band!
• A: (be) _________ it good? – Yes, I really (enjoy) _____________ it.
• 9. A: It’s a secret. You are the only person who knows.
• B: Don’t worry. I (not tell) ______________ anyone. You can trust me.
• 10. While I (try) _____________ to study the other night, somebody (make) ________________ too much noise. I (can not) _________________ study at all.

II Use verbs feel, rent, take, have, make, hold, order, go to get the right meaning of the phrase:

1. ________________ camping
2. ________________ a bicycle
3. ________________ a bed
4. ________________ some food
5. ________________ sorry for sb
6. ________________ photos
7. ________________ hands
8. ________________ a great time

III Fill in using one preposition only:

1. They got married ______ St Valentine’s Day.
2. I was born _______21^st October.
3. What do you think _________ my new coat?
4. How much money did you spend ________the books?
5. I hate shopping and I never try things ________.
6. Sarah asked __________ a steak and some salad.
7. Do you eat a lit _________ the evenings?
8. I have a cofee mashine __________ work.

IV Fill in the gaps using the given words. There is one word extra which you do not need to use.

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1. All girls love ______________ when their boyfriends are not around.
2. My brother and I usually ______________ but sometimes we have some serious problems.
3. Seeing a teenager carrying an expensive smart phone is a ____________ picture nowadays.
4. I am planning to buy myself a black _____________ jacket.
5. All the people were waiting for the ______________ results hoping to see their candidate win.
6. I like when my sausages are well done, not ___________.
7. Before you board your flight you have to go through the _____________.
8. Parents usually _____________ that their kids are not listening to what they say.

V Correct the mistakes in the sentences:

1. We were late so we taked the taxi.
2. Hostel is a place which you can rent a room.
3. I am so exciting when I see that my girl is relaxed.
4. I couldn’t find my glasses nowhere.
5. My best friends Steve study Mechanical Engineering.
6. Some of us didn’t gave all the exams last semester.

I Fill in the blanks using the correct tense of the verbs in brackets:

1. Listen, Bob! I see that you ______________ (try) to help me here, but I _____________ (not, need) your help. I can handle this. Thanks.
2. The Second World War _____________ (start) in 1939 and __________ (last) for too long. My grandfather _____________ (be) a child then.
3. Tourists often ___________ (come) to the capital city at this time of year but they ____________ (not stay) for too long. A weekend or so.
4. I went to Mary’s birthday party last night. She ___________ (make) a big cake, and ___________ (organize) the music.
5. Since I left my job at the restaurant I ______________ (not work) at all. I ___________ (look) for something better these days.
6. I know that you ____________ (must) leave earlier yesterday, because your phone __________ (ring) for at least 10 minutes.
7. ____________ (the English, drink) too much? – Of course, both men and women.
8. My sister usually ___________ (cry) when she ________________ (watch) a romantic film. She just _____________ (not, can) help it, she ______________ (be) too sensitive.
9. Nikola Tesla ______________ (celebrate) as one of the biggest scientist ever since.
10. Hey! What ______________ (they, do) down there!? Tell them to stop!

II Use verbs work, catch, serve, attend, make, do, sell, tell, to get the right meaning of the phrases:

1. ________________ with children
2. ________________ customers
3. ________________ a promise
4. ________________ charities
5. ________________ research
6. ________________ a patent
7. ________________ a bus
8. ________________ the story

III Fill in using one preposition only:

1. We arrived _________ Spain at 2.15.
2. Don’t worry _____________ the exam. It’s easy.
3. I need _______speak to Mr Smith, please.
4. We were ________ the bus when the car accident happened.
5. She was waiting ________ her boyfriend in the lobby.
6. About 50 % _________ students never study at weekends.
7. What did you have __________ lunch today?
8. She decided ______ go out with her best friend.

IV Fill in the gaps using the given words. There is one word extra which you do not need to use.

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1. I like getting postcards because they are ______________. That’s why emails seem less personal.
2. My mum is an ______________ and she likes her job. She works on a computer and uses a calculator a lot.
3. The prisoner had to leave all his personal _____________ in the office before he entered the jail cell.
4. British Royal Household relies on their experienced ___________, especially footmen and barmen.
5. Sara, can you, please __________ the baby just for a second? I have to make a phone call.
6. The Brits are always _____________ and they use words THANK YOU and SORRY all the time.
7. After he had finished the cooking course, he became a ____________ in a restaurant.
8. Whenever I watch a film, I must eat some ___________. I just can’t help it.

V Correct the mistakes in the sentences:

1. The Queen watch TV after dinner in her suite.
2. There’s a good concert at tonight.
3. A carpenter performs religious ceremonies.
4. We were played football in the park after school.
5. Did you took my keys, Tom?
6. Tesla didn’t win the Nobel Prize on 1915.
7. He spent the money that I was saving so I am in the black.
8. I’ve decided living in Hawaii.