Revision for the final test
1. Put each verb in brackets into a suitable tense
When the bus ____________________ (1.stop) in a small square, Maria ____________________ (2.read) her magazine and
____________________ (3. not realise) that she ____________________ (4.arrive) at her destination. “This is Santa Teresa,” Martin
said. “You ____________________ (5. arrive) home! I suppose your cousin ____________________ (6.wait) for us. Come on. I
____________________ (7. carry) the bags.” Maria thought, “All those years when I ____________________ (8. live) in New York, I
____________________ (9. dream) of this moment. And now it’s real, I can’t believe it!. Here I am, I ____________________
(10.stand) in the square”. Santa Teresa was Maria’s birthplace, but she ____________________ (11. leave) the town at the age of six
after her father ____________________ (12.find) a job with a large firm of engineers. She had some memories of the town, and some
photos, but ____________________ (13.she/ belong) here still? She ____________________ (14. not know). Nobody
____________________ (15. wait) in the square. Perhaps her cousin Pablo ____________________ (16. not receive) Maria’s letter.
“What ____________________ (17. we/ do) now?” asked Martin. “It’s almost 11 pm”, said Maria. “and the last bus
____________________ (18. already/ leave).” “I’m afraid we ____________________ (19. walk) then,” Martin said. “Do you think they
____________________ (20. go) to bed by the time we get to their house?”
2. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the
word given.
1 ‘Why do you want to work in a factory?’ the interviewer asked Bob.
The interviewer ………………………….. to work in a factory. ASKED
2 ‘I hope to be a designer when I grow up,’ Julie said.
Julie said …….. ………………………….. up.
SHE
3 ‘I was a very hard-working person,’ said Ted.
Ted ………………………….. a very hard-working person.
EXPLAINED
4 ‘It’s wonderful that your dad got promoted,’ said Jack to Gill.
Jack told Gill that it ………………………….. promoted.
HER
5 Perhaps your dad is right about who broke the window.
Your dad ………………………….. right about who broke the window. COULD
6 Someone stole a painting from the museum yesterday.
A ………………………….. from the museum yesterday.
WAS
7 It’s likely that the thief escaped through the back door.
The thief ………………………….. escaped through the back door.
MIGHT
8 The burglar kills a woman during the burglary.
A ………………………….. during the burglary.KILLED
9 It’s possible that the parrot was a part of the crime.
The parrot ………………………….. part of the crime.
MAY
10 After the crime, the police realised the murderer had broken a window to get in.
After the crime, the police realised the window ………………………….. the murderer.
BEEN
11 Maybe the spy gave away the information.
The spy ………………………….. away the information.
COULD
12 The greatest detective in the country is investigating the theft.
The ………………………….. the greatest detective in the country.
IS
13 They are having a law against illegal hunting passed.
They ………………………….. a law against illegal hunting passed.
GETTING
14 If we don’t stop polluting the planet, we will be in great trouble.
We will be in great trouble ………………………….. polluting the planet.
UNLESS
15 We wouldn’t go on the holiday unless it was an environmentally-friendly one.
We wouldn’t go on the holiday ………………………….. an environmentally-friendly one.
16 The builders installed solar panels on my roof.
I ………………………….. on my roof.
HAVE
17 My uncle’s trees that were blown over by the wind have been replanted.
My uncle ………………………….. that were blown over by the wind replanted.
18 A professional designed this park for the government.
The government had this park ………………………….. a professional.
BY
HAD
IF
19 My mother has found someone to install a canopy on the balcony.
My mother is going to ………………………….. installed on the balcony.
GET
20 My dad chose these windows because they keep out the cold.
My dad…………………………..these windows if they didn’t keep out the cold. WOULDN’T
21 The children drank too much cola at the party.
The children ………………………….. so much cola at the party.
SHOULD
22 There was no need to worry about the race because we won easily.
You ………………………….. about the race because we won easily.
NEEDN’T
23 He ate too much food before his circuit training.
He ………………………….. so much food before his circuit training.
SHOULDN’T
24 The coach did all he could to help the players win the game.
The coach ………………………….. more to help the players win the game.
COULD
25 Sheila did all she could to score a goal during the hockey match.
Sheila ………………………. harder to score a goal during the hockey match. COULDN’T
26 My sister didn’t think she could win the cross-country race but she did.
My sister ………………………….. worried about winning the cross-country race.
NEED
27 I’m sure she grazed her knee when she fell on the tennis court.
She ………………………….. grazed her knee when she fell on the tennis court.
28 Billy couldn’t climb up the 6-metre pole.
Billy ………………………….. climb up the 6-metre pole.
ABLE
29 It’s not necessary to get your blood pressure checked every week.
You ………………………….. your blood pressure checked every week. NEED
30 It’s not possible that you have lost your keys.
HAVE
You ………………………….. lost your keys.
3
4
HAVE
5
6. Report
KEY
Revision for the final test
1. Put each verb in brackets into a suitable tense
When the bus ___stopped_________ (1.stop) in a small square, Maria ______was reading______ (2.read) her magazine and
___didn’t realise____________ (3. not realise) that she ____had arrived___________ (4.arrive) at her destination. “This is Santa
Teresa,” Martin said. “You ____have arrived_______ (5. arrive) home! I suppose your cousin __will be waiting_________ (6.wait) for
us. Come on. I ‘ll carry__________ (7. carry) the bags.” Maria thought, “All those years when I ___was living________ (8. live) in New
York, I ___had been dreaming_______ (9. dream) of this moment. And now it’s real, I can’t believe it!. Here I am, I _____am
standing__________ (10.stand) in the square”. Santa Teresa was Maria’s birthplace, but she ______had left___________ (11. leave)
the town at the age of six after her father ________had found_______ (12.find) a job with a large firm of engineers. She had some
memories of the town, and some photos, but _____did she belong__________ (13.she/ belong) here still? She ____didn’t know______
(14. not know). Nobody _____was waiting_____ (15. wait) in the square. Perhaps her cousin Pablo _____hadn’t received_________
(16. not receive) Maria’s letter. “What ___shall we do_______ (17. we/ do) now?” asked Martin. “It’s almost 11 pm”, said Maria. “and
the last bus ___has already left__________ (18. already/ leave).” “I’m afraid we __will have to walk_____ (19. walk) then,” Martin said.
“Do you think they ___will have gone__________ (20. go) to bed by the time we get to their house?”
2. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the
word given.
1 ‘Why do you want to work in a factory?’ the interviewer asked Bob.
The interviewer …asked Rob why he wanted…….. to work in a factory.
ASKED
2 ‘I hope to be a designer when I grow up,’ Julie said.
Julie said hoped to be a designer when she grew……….. up. SHE
3 ‘I was a very hard-working person,’ said Ted.
Ted explained that he was …………….. a very hard-working person. EXPLAINED
4 ‘It’s wonderful that your dad got promoted,’ said Jack to Gill.
Jack told Gill that it ………was wonderful that her dad had got………….. promoted.
HER
5 Perhaps your dad is right about who broke the window.
Your dad ………could be……….. right about who broke the window. COULD
6 Someone stole a painting from the museum yesterday.
A …painting was stolen………….. from the museum yesterday.
7 It’s likely that the thief escaped through the back door.
WAS
The thief might have ….. escaped through the back door.
MIGHT
8 The burglar kills a woman during the burglary.
A woman is killed……….. during the burglary.KILLED
9 It’s possible that the parrot was a part of the crime.
The parrot …might have been ……………….. part of the crime.
MAY
10 After the crime, the police realised the murderer had broken a window to get in.
After the crime, the police realised the window ……had been broken by……….. the murderer.BEEN
11 Maybe the spy gave away the information.
The spy …………might have given……………….. away the information.
COULD
12 The greatest detective in the country is investigating the theft.
The theft is being investigated by………….. the greatest detective in the country.
IS
13 They are having a law against illegal hunting passed.
They are getting ……….. a law against illegal hunting passed.
GETTING
14 If we don’t stop polluting the planet, we will be in great trouble.
We will be in great trouble unless we stop……….. polluting the planet.
UNLESS
15 We wouldn’t go on the holiday unless it was an environmentally-friendly one.
We wouldn’t go on the holiday …if it wasn’t………….. an environmentally-friendly one.
16 The builders installed solar panels on my roof.
I ……have solar panels installed…….. on my roof.
HAVE
17 My uncle’s trees that were blown over by the wind have been replanted.
My uncle …had the trees……….. that were blown over by the wind replanted.
HAD
IF
18 A professional designed this park for the government.
The government had this park …designed by…….. a professional.
BY
19 My mother has found someone to install a canopy on the balcony.
My mother is going to …get a canopy……….. installed on the balcony.
GET
20 My dad chose these windows because they keep out the cold.
My dad wouldn’t have chosen……………..these windows if they didn’t keep out the cold.
WOULDN’T
21 The children drank too much cola at the party.
The children shouldn’t have drunk……….. so much cola at the party. SHOULD
22 There was no need to worry about the race because we won easily.
You …needn’t have worried……….. about the race because we won easily.
NEEDN’T
23 He ate too much food before his circuit training.
He …shouldn’t have eaten………….. so much food before his circuit training. SHOULDN’T
24 The coach did all he could to help the players win the game.
The coach …………couldn’t have done……………….. more to help the players win the game.
COULD
25 Sheila did all she could to score a goal during the hockey match.
Sheila ……couldn’t have tried……. harder to score a goal during the hockey match.
COULDN’T
26 My sister didn’t think she could win the cross-country race but she did.
My sister …needn’t have …….. worried about winning the cross-country race.
NEED
27 I’m sure she grazed her knee when she fell on the tennis court.
She ……must have………….. grazed her knee when she fell on the tennis court.
28 Billy couldn’t climb up the 6-metre pole.
HAVE
Billy ……wasn’t able to………….. climb up the 6-metre pole. ABLE
29 It’s not necessary to get your blood pressure checked every week.
You ………don’t need to get……….. your blood pressure checked every week. NEED
30 It’s not possible that you have lost your keys.
You …can’t have ………….. lost your keys.
HAVE
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
He might have killed her
He must be guilty
She can’t be at home
He must have lost his job
He may be studying in the
library.
6. He can’t have come last
night.
7. He must come tomorrow
8. He can’t be happy with us
1. The crime is being
investigated by the police.
2. Coffee isn’t grown in this
area.
3. The cars have been stolen.
4. The office will be cleaned
tomorrow morning.
5. They were being followed.
6. The paintings are going to
be sold.
7. Were the computers
repaired in the shop?
1. Has sold
Have been sold
2. Are written
Writes
3. Is investigating
Is being now investigated
4. Was built
built
1. He would be back there
soon.
2. He hadn’t seen me since
my party the month
before.
3. He had left his car outside
their house the day before.
4. He couldn’t see her the
following day because he
was meeting his boss.
5. She would like to come
with me the following day
but she didn’t know if her
boss would give her the
day off