PROVA FAC-SIMILE
a) Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form: use the present perfect or the past simple.
a) When did you pass your driving test?
b) I have never eaten Chinese food in my life.
c) Look at Richard! He has grown a beard!
d) You have done a lot of interesting things in your life.
e) Dante Alighieri wrote The Divine Comedy.
b) Re-write the sentences beginning with the words given. Use for or since.
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Example: Great Britain introduced decimal currency in 1971
Great Britain has had decimal currency since 1971.
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My mother stopped working ten years ago.
My mother hasn’t been working for ten years.
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My brother stopped skiing in 1989.
My brother hasn’t been skiing since 1989.
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Robert de Niro began his career as an actor in the 1970s.
Robert de Niro has been acting since the 1970s.
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It is more than a month since he wrote.
He hasn’t been writing for more than a month.
c) Complete the sentences using will or going to. Choose one of the verbs.
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b)
c)
d)
Meet
Lend
Look
Rain
“Would you like to come to the cinema with us?” “All right. I will meet you at 7.00”
Look at those black clouds! It is going to rain
“I can’t find my umbrella”. “Don’t worry. I will lend mine”.
“Have you seen my tennis racket?” “No, I haven’t. Just a minute. I will look in the cupboard”.
d) Transform the following active sentences into passive ones, omitting the agent when it is
obvious or unimportant.
a) Someone broke into the flat last week.
The flat was broken into last week.
b) We cannot send your order until we receive payment.
Your order cannot be shipped until payment is received.
c) Somebody damaged the goods in transit
The goods were damaged in transit.
d) Sorry, we can’t change your book.
Sorry, your book cannot be changed.
e) We’re spending more than a million dollars on advertising this year.
More than a million dollars are being spent on advertising this year.
f) Our R&D department have discovered a promising new medicine.
A promising new drug has been discovered by our R&D department.
g) The Bank may not authorize this payment.
This payment may not be authorized by the Bank.
h) Our lawyers will draw up a new contract.
A new contract will be drawn up by our lawyers.
e) Re-write the sentences using the correct if-clause type.
Example:
 Be quiet or they’ll hear you.
IF
 They’ll hear you if you are not quiet.
1st Type
 Don’t be late or they’ll leave without you.
IF
 They’ll leave without you if you are late.
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Keep your receipt or you won’t be able to get a refund.
IF
You won’t be able to get a refund if you don’t keep your receipt
Don’t drive so fast or you’ll have an accident.
IF
You’ll have an accident if you drive so fast.
2nd Type
 If I could (can) live my life again, I wouldn’t change (not change) a thing!
 If we all recycled(recycle) paper, we wouldn’t need (not need) to cut down so many trees.
 His hair would look (look) OK if he cut (cut) it more often.
3rd Type
 It’s a good job. I had some savings in the bank or I wouldn’t have known how to pay the
rent.
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 I wouldn’t have known how to pay the rent if I hadn’t had some savings in the bank.
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It’s a good thing the building didn’t collapse during the day or many people would have
died.
Building
Many people would have died if the building had collapsed during the day.
f) Complete the following sentences using the superlative of the adjective in brackets.
Superlatives
 The blue whale is the largest (large) of all animals.
 Oldest (old) university in the world is in Morocco.
 I think that was one of the worst (bad) days of my life.
 Sydney Opera House is one of the most famous (famous) modern buildings in the world.
Comparatives
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Computers used to be more expensive (expensive) than they are now. (maggioranza)
Her dress attracted as attention (attention) as her words. (uguaglianza)
There was less snow on the plain than in the mountains (minoranza).
g) Complete the following sentences using the correct modal verb.
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This piece of music is too difficult. I can’t play it.
Should
Mustn’t
Must
Can’t
Could you tell me the way to the station, please?
Should
Must
Could
Can’t
He works too much. I think he should relax more.
Should
Would
Will
Wish
I can hear the music and laughter from the flat next door. There must be a party
Can’t
Must
Shall
Will
h) Re-write the sentences following the example.
 I’m sorry I don’t speak a foreign language
 I wish I spoke a foreign language
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He’s sorry he hasn’t got a girlfriend
He wishes he had (wish) a girlfriend
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They are sorry they live so far apart.
They wish they hadn’t lived (wish) so far apart.
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He is sorry he wasn’t able to attend the meeting.
He wishes he had attended (wish) to attend the meeting.
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Her fans are sorry she decided to cancel the tour.
Her fans wish she hadn’t decided (wish) to cancel the tour.
i) Use the information of the first sentence to complete the second one. Use the verbs in
the correct form. Follow the example.
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The boss hoped that Peter would work on Saturday but he refused.
Peter refused to work on Saturday.
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Ellen didn’t but the meat. She forgot.
Ellen forgot to buy the meat.
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Ben asked Mary if she could lend him five pounds and she agreed.
Mary agreed to lend Ben five pounds.
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You’ll have to stand at the back. Do you mind?
Do you mind standing at the back?
j) Use the words to form the correct sentences. Make changes if it’s necessary. Follow the
example.
 Jill/deserves/get/fat because she never/stops/ eat
 Jill deserves to get fat because she never stops eating.
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She admits/ tell/ him what happened, but she didn’t mean/ hurt him
She admits telling what happened, but she didn’t mean to hurt him.
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When you’ve finished/ do/ your homework/ we’ll go/ shop.
When you’ve finished doing your homework, we’ll go shopping.