IES Pedro Espinosa

The English Department – 2Bach

TENSES AND GERUNDS

1. Choose the correct answer.
1. To smoke / Smoking is very bad for you.
2. Peter didn’t realise the boy had been crying / has been crying for over half an hour.
3. We have listened / have been listening to that song four times this week.
4. Peter is sure his daughter had forgotten / has forgotten to take the bag with her.
5. Would you recommend to watch / watching that film?
6. Do you know what time it is? I had been waiting / have been waiting for you for over ten minutes.
2. Rewrite the sentences using gerunds.
1. Barça and Madrid lost their matches. They were very angry.
Barça and Madrid were angry about …
2. We didn’t watch a film, we went to the cinema.
Instead of …
3. Johana passed her Selectividad exam because she studied very hard.
By …
4. Beth cooked a pizza then she watched a film.
Before …
CAUSATIVE STRUCTURE
3. Complete the sentences and make clear that the people don't / didn't do it themselves.
1. Yesterday, (I / repair / car)
2. Every month, (Joe / cut / his hair)
3. Tomorrow, (the baby / read / a book)
4. Everyday, (we / deliver / post) to our home.
PASSIVE VOICE
4. Turn into the passive voice.
1. They gave John a lot of difficult things to do.
2. Somebody bought me a strange present.
3. People know Germany is the strongest country in Europe nowadays.
4. Everybody knows Rafa Nadal is very good at tennis.
REPORTED SPEECH
5. Turn into reported speech.
1. “Close your mouth,” the doctor said to his patient.
2. She said, “They have been unpleasant to me.”
3. “What can I do to help you?” Ravi said to his mother.
4. “Do you plan to go away in summer?” the manager said to me.
5. “Why don’t we go to Rome?” Maria said.
MODAL VERBS
6. Rewrite the sentences using a modal verb.
1. It isn’t necessary for you to take a jacket.
2. I advise you to see a dentist.
3. You aren’t allowed to talk during the exam.
4. It’s forbidden to park here.
RELATIVES
7. Join the following sentences using a relative pronoun.
1. This is the child. His mother works in my office
2. The exhibition was not very interesting. My friend took me to see it.
3. That is the house. We lived in it in 1990.
4. John Ford works at a garage. He looks after Mary's car.
5. The music is good. Lucy listens to the music.
6. My brother met a woman. I used to work with the woman.
7. She loves the chocolate. I bought it.
CONDITIONAL SENTENCES & WISH
8. Rewrite the following sentences. Begin as indicated.
1. I think it will rain tomorrow. We’ll have to stay indoors. If…
2. I couldn’t finish the crossword because it was too difficult. If…
3. Take my advice – don’t move into that neighbourhood. If…
4. It rained a lot when we were in England. I wish…
5. I didn’t bring a map. We are lost! I wish…
6. I don’t like Tony because he is always saying nasty things. I wish…
 IES Pedro Espinosa
The English Department – 2Bach

TENSES AND GERUNDS

1. Choose the correct answer.
1. To smoke / Smoking is very bad for you.
2. Peter didn’t realise the boy had been crying / has been crying for over half an hour.
3. We have listened / have been listening to that song four times this week.
4. Peter is sure his daughter had forgotten / has forgotten to take the bag with her.
5. Would you recommend to watch / watching that film?
6. Do you know what time it is? I had been waiting / have been waiting for you for over ten minutes.
2. Rewrite the sentences using gerunds.
1. Barça and Madrid lost their matches. They were very angry.
Barça and Madrid were angry about … losing their matches.
2. We didn’t watch a film at home, we went to the cinema.
Instead of … watching a film at home, we went to the cinema.
3. Johana passed her Selectividad exam because she studied very hard.
By … studying very hard, Johana passed her selectividad exam.
4. Beth cooked a pizza then she watched a film.
Before … watching a film, she cooked a pizza.
CAUSATIVE STRUCTURE
3. Complete the sentences and make clear that the people don't / didn't do it themselves.
1. Yesterday, (I / repair / car) I had / got the car repaired yesterday.
2. Every month, (Joe / cut / his hair) Joe has / gets his hair cut every month.
3. Tomorrow, (the baby / read / a book) The baby is having / getting a book read tomorrow.
4. Everyday, (we / deliver / post) to our home. Everyday, we have / get our post delivered to our home.
PASSIVE VOICE
4. Turn into the passive voice.
1. They gave John a lot of difficult things to do. John was given a lot of difficult things to do.
2. Somebody bought me a strange present. I was bought a strange present.
3. People know Germany is the strongest country in Europe nowadays. It is known that Germany is the
strongest country in Europe nowadays. / Germany is known to be the strongest country in Europe
nowadays.
4. Everybody thinks Rafa Nadal is very good at tennis. It is thought Rafa Nadal is very good at tennis. / Nafa
Nadal is thought to be very good at tennis.
REPORTED SPEECH
5. Turn into reported speech.
1. “Close your mouth,” the doctor said to his patient. The doctor told / ordered his patient to close his
mouth.
2. She said, “They have been unpleasant to me.” She said they had been unpleasant to her.
3. “What can I do to help you?” Ravi said to his mother. Ravi asked her mother what she could do to help
her.
4. “Do you plan to go away in summer?” the manager said to me. The manager asked me if I planned to go
away in summer.
5. “Why don’t we go to Rome?” Maria said. Mary suggested going to Rome.
MODAL VERBS
6. Rewrite the sentences using a modal verb.
1. It isn’t necessary for you to take a jacket. You needn’t / don’t have to take the jacket.
2. I advise you to see a dentist. You should see a dentist.
3. You aren’t allowed to talk during the exam. You mustn’t talk during the exam.
4. It’s forbidden to park here. You mustn’t park here.
RELATIVES
7. Join the following sentences using a relative pronoun.
1. This is the child. His mother works in my office. This is the child whose mother works in my office.
2. The exhibition was not very interesting. My friend took me to see it. The exhibition which my mother
took me to see was not very interesting. (No puedo poner comas porque entonces no sé a qué
exposición me estoy refiriendo).
3. That is the house. We lived in it in 1990. That is the house where we lived in 1990.
4. John Ford works at a garage. He looks after Mary's car. John Ford, who works at a garage, looks after
Mary’s car.
 IES Pedro Espinosa
The English Department – 2Bach

5. The music is good. Lucy listens to the music. The music to which Lucy listens is good. / The music (which)
Lucy listens to is good.
6. My brother met a woman. I used to work with the woman. My brother met a woman with whom I used to
work. / My brother met a woman (who) I used to work with.
7. She loves the chocolate. I bought it. She loves the chocolate (which) I bought.
CONDITIONAL SENTENCES & WISH
8. Rewrite the following sentences. Begin as indicated.
1. I think it will rain tomorrow. We’ll have to stay indoors. If… it rains tomorrow, we will have to stay
indoors.
2. I couldn’t finish the crossword because it was too difficult. If… the crossword hadn’t been too difficult, I
could have finished it.
3. Take my advice – don’t move into that neighbourhood. If… I were you, I would not move into that
neighbourhood.
4. It rained a lot when we were in England. I wish… it hadn’t rained a lot when we were in England.
5. I didn’t bring a map. We are lost! I wish… I had brought a map.
6. I don’t like Tony because he is always saying nasty things. I wish… Tony wouldn’t say nasty things.