Exercises for students

1. Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the past simple passive or the present perfect passive.

The radio was invented (invent) at the beginning of the 20^th century. In the First World War, radios _______ (use) to communicate with soldiers. Since the 1960s, many radio signals ________ (send) into outer space. So far, no answer ________ (receive) from other planets. It’s possible that the signals have arrived on other planets, but the messages _________ (not understand).

1. Complete the sentences with the extreme adjectives.

1. I’m not just hungry, I’m starving.

2. It’s not small, it’s ___________.

3. Cold? I’m absolutely _________.

4. It was more than interesting – it was __________.

5. That’s funny. Actually, it’s _________.

6. Are you tired too? I’m absolutely _________.

1. Complete the sentences .

1. If it ___________ (rain), we ___________ (stay) at home.

2. If Bill _________ (not/ keep) his word, Lily _________ (be) disappointed with him.

3. If you ________ (take) a taxi, you __________ (be) there in time.

4. If it ___________ (rain), you ________ (get) wet.

5. If I __________ (be) you, I __________ (buy) this dress.

6. If you ___________ (ask), she ____________ (help) you.

1. Put the verbs in brackets into the desired shape

1. If he … (be) my friend, I … (invite) him to the party.

2. If I … (be) taller, I … (become) a basketball player.

3. If an asteroid … (hit) our planet, it … (cause) an ice age.

4. John … (travel) around the world if he … (win) a lottery prize.

5. We … (go) to Spain this winter if we … (have) enough money.

6. She … (not mind) if you … (borrow) her car.

7. If you … (move) to another city, I … (phone) you every day.

8. They … (laugh) at me if I … (sing) this song.

9. If we … (have) free time, we … (start) a new hobby.

10. If I … (know) her secret, I … (not tell) it to anyone.

1. Complete the sentences

If it ___________ (rain), we ___________ (stay) at home.

If Bill _________ (not/ keep) his word, Lily _________ (be) disappointed with him.

If you ________ (take) a taxi, you __________ (be) there in time.

If it ___________ (rain), you ________ (get) wet.

If I __________ (be) you, I __________ (buy) this dress.

If you ___________ (ask), she ____________ (help) you.

If + Past Simple, would + infinitive.

1. Поставьте глаголы из скобок в необходимую форму.

1. If he … (be) my friend, I … (invite) him to the party.

2. If I … (be) taller, I … (become) a basketball player.

3. If an asteroid … (hit) our planet, it … (cause) an ice age.

4. John … (travel) around the world if he … (win) a lottery prize.

5. We … (go) to Spain this winter if we … (have) enough money.

6. She … (not mind) if you … (borrow) her car.

7. If you … (move) to another city, I … (phone) you every day.

8. They … (laugh) at me if I … (sing) this song.

9. If we … (have) free time, we … (start) a new hobby.

10. If I … (know) her secret, I … (not tell) it to anyone.

1. The passive (present simple)

Complete the sentences with the present simple passive of the verb in brackets. Use contractions where possible.

Начало формы

1. Glass(recycle) in Britain.

2. These stereos(not / produce) in Japan.

3. Alcohol(not / drink) in schools.

4. Jam(make) from fruit.

5. French(speak) in some parts of Canada.

6. The Olympic Games(watch) by millions of people.

7. Cars(make) in Poland.

8. Sandwiches(not / sell) in banks.

1. Read the text. Put the verbs in brackets in Past Simple Passive. Guess the famous object.

This old building is in one of the countries of Europe. It’s not a natural object. It 1_______ (to make) by man a long time ago. Now it 2____________ (to see) as a tourist attraction. It’s a famous old building. It 3__________ (not to build) by the Romans. Galileo, the famous scientist, dropped heavy objects from this building to make his experiments. The upper floor 4 ___________ (to complete) in 1319. It  5_________ (to build) by Tommaso Pisano. The largest bell of the building 6 ____________ (to install) in 1655. The bell-chamber 7___________ (to add) in 1372.

1. Add for ago, or since.

I'm Australian. I was born in Canberra. I lived in Canberra (1) _______ sixteen years. Then my family moved to Melbourne. I lived there (2) ________  two years. Then I moved to Sydney. I've lived there (3) _______ 1990. I work for a travel agency. I started working there a year (4) ______. I'm married to Jack. We got married three years (5) _______. We have a house in Sydney. We've had the house (6) ______ two years.