KEY TO 2º BACH REVISION

Complete each sentence with one of the following words: have to, don’t have to, can’t, should, shouldn’t.

1) You DON’T HAVE TO go to the school party but it will be fun! You SHOULD take a friend.

2) I can’t come to the dinner party tomorrow because my boss says I HAVE TO work late.

3) You SHOULDN’T accept a lift from a person if you don’t know them.

4) I suppose you HAVE TO wear a tie at weddings, but I usually don’t.

5) You CAN’T wear jeans at our school. We HAVE TO wear school uniform.

6) I think we SHOULD invite Tom and Julie –they’re good friends.

Underline the correct answer.

I’m sorry I’m late. I had to go/ should have gone to the post office.
You mustn’t/ don’t have to go to France to learn French, but it helps.
You mustn’t/ don’t have to drive if you’ve been drinking.
I’m sorry. I may not/ cannot be able to come to your party on Saturday.
The car wouldn’t/ couldn’t start this morning, so I was late for work.
Do this exercise for homework. You shouldn’t/ mustn’t have any problems with it.

Rewrite the sentences using the modal verb given.

1) It’s possible that Jane will visit Switzerland next year. (could)

Jane COULD VISIT SWITZERLAND NEXT YEAR

2) James definitely isn’t eighteen yet! (can’t)

James CAN’T BE EIGHTEEN YET

3) It’s possible the weather will be sunny tomorrow. (might)

THE WEATHER MIGHT BE SUNNY TOMORROW

4) Maybe you won’t understand (might)

You MIGHT NOT UNDERSTAND

5) It’s probable they missed the train (must)

They MUST HAVE MISSED THE TRAIN

6) There’s a chance she’s at home now (could)

She COULD BE HOME NOW

7) Surely you don’t expect me to believe that! (can’t)

You CAN’T BELIEVE THAT

8) I wonder if they forgot about us (might)

They MIGHT HAVE FORGOTTEN ABOUT US

9) I can’t believe he’s going to resign (can’t)

He CAN’T RESIGN

10) I’m sure they didn’t do it on purpose (can’t)

They CAN’T HAVE DONE IT ON PURPOSE

11) It’s possible we’re not doing this properly (might not)

We MIGHT NOT BE DOING THIS PROPERLY

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

Choose the correct option to complete the following conditional sentences.

If you get there early, you’ll have/’d have a good view of the stage.
If you had told me you were going to the festival, I would buy/ would have bought a ticket.
What music will you play/ would you play if you were a talented rock star?
If we don’t like/ didn’t like the band, we’ll go shopping in the ‘global village’
If the police will catch/ catch the thief, they’ll send him to prison.
If you had/ had had the money, which of these jackets would you buy?
If you phone me, I’ll come/ come and pick you up.
If you hadn’t been so rude, they will/ would have let us stay.
What would you have done if you missed/ had missed the concert?
If you asked/ had asked me I would have lent you my bike.
If he got up earlier, he would get/ would have got to school on time.
I’ll go/ ‘d go to the concert if I had enough money.

Complete the following conditional sentences with the correct verb tense.

If you don’t include fruit and vegetables in your diet, you WON’T HAVE/ DON’T HAVE (not have) the vitamins you need to stay healthy.
If Ian HAD PAID (pay) the bill, the Telephone Company wouldn’t have cut out his phone.
Your son will need dental care if he EATS (eat) so many sweets.
Hemingway wouldn’t have been awarded the Nobel Prize if he HADN’T BEEN (be) such a good writer.
We would live in a better society, if we all HELPED (help) one another.
If you hadn’t asked a silly question, you WOULDN’T HAVE GOT (get) a silly answer.
If I HADN’T TAKEN (take) an umbrella, I would have got wet.
If you want to remain healthy, you SHOULD EAT/ HAVE TO (eat) less salt, sugar and fat!
Unless you get at least seven hours sleep a night, you WILL FEEL/ FEEL (feel) tired the following day.
If you had tried the grilled chicken, I think you WOULD HAVE LIKED (like) it, but you insisted on steak, as usual.
If you LIVED (live) in France instead of England, you would get used to having a glass of wine with your meals.
If I WERE (be) you, I’d talk to a doctor before going on a diet.
If you HAD GONE (go out) with us last night, it would have cheered you up a bit.
If I had drunk enough water, I WOULDN’T HAVE HAD (not have) such a bad headache yesterday.

INDIRECT SPEECH

Statements. Put the following sentences into indirect speech.

- ‘I wish my children would eat vegetables,’ she said

- She said that she wished her children would eat vegetables.

‘I can’t get into the house because I lost my key,’ he said.

HE SAID HE COULDN’T GET INTO THE HOUSE BECAUSE HE HAD LOST HIS KEY

‘I’ll give you your book tomorrow,’ the teacher told him.

THE TEACHER TOLD HIM THAT SHE WOULD GIVE HIM HIS BOOK THE FOLLOWING/NEXT DAY

‘I wrote you an e-mail yesterday,’ she said Peter.

SHE TOLD PETER THAT SHE HAD WRITTEN HIM AN E-MAIL THE DAY BEFORE

Questions. Put the following sentences into indirect speech.

- He said, ‘What is happening?

- He asked what was happening.

a) ‘Where is the ticket office?’ asked Mrs Jones.

MRS JONES ASKED WHERE THE TICKET OFFICE WAS

b) ‘What platform does the train leave from?’ asked Bill.

BILL ASKED WHAT PLATFORM THE TRAIN LEFT FROM

c) ‘Why has the 2.30 train been cancelled?’ said Ann

ANN ASKED WHY THE 2.30 TRAIN HAD BEEN CANCELLED

d) ‘Do puppies travel free?’ asked a dog owner.

A DOG OWNER ASKED IF PUPPIES TRAVELLED FREE

e) ‘Can I bring my dog into the compartment with me?’ she asked.

SHE ASKED IF SHE COULD BRING HER DOG INTO THE COMPARTMENT WITH HER

Commands, requests, advice. Put the following sentences into indirect speech.

- He said ‘Go away’

- He told me to go away.

1) ‘Shut the door, Tom,’ she said

SHE TOLD TOM TO SHUT THE DOOR

2) ‘Don’t touch that switch, Mary,’ I said

I TOLD MARY NOT TO TOUGH THAT SWITCH

3) ‘Don’t miss your train,’ she warned them.

SHE TOLD THEM NOT TO MISS THEIR TRAIN

Put the following sentences into indirect speech

a. “I left my wallet here yesterday” Mario said.

MARIO SAID HE HAD LEFT HIS WALLET THERE THE DAY BEFORE

b. “Why aren’t you taking the exams?” John asked Jenny

JOHN ASKED JENNY WHY SHE WASN’T TAKING THE EXAMS

c. “I don’t know why you waste so much time polishing your car” Jackie told John

JACKIE TOLD JOHN SHE DIDN’T KNOW WHY HE WASTED SO MUCH TIME POLISHING HIS CAR

d. “Are there any letters for me?” asked Ann to me

ANN ASKED ME IF THERE WERE ANY LETTERS FOR HER

e. The man said to us “Don’t touch these wire. They are dangerous”.

THE MAN TOLD US NOT TO TOUCH THOSE WIRES BECAUSE THEY WERE DANGEROUS

f. I said to my mother “Who telephoned me yesterday?”

I ASKED MY MOTHER WHO HAD TELEPHONED ME THE DAY BEFORE

g. “We’ll try to find your passport tomorrow” said the policeman to the woman.

THE POLICEMAN TOLD THE WOMAN THAT THEY WOULD TRY TO FIND HER PASSPORT THE FOLLOWING DAY

Reporting verbs: (suggest + ing/ admit + ing/ advise + sb + to, etc)

Peter said “don’t walk on the ice, it isn’t safe”

PETER TOLD ME NOT TO WALK ON THE ICE BECAUSE IT WASN’T SAFE

“Sorry, it was my mistake” she said.

SHE ADMITTED HER MISTAKE

Tom said “you should take thick clothes as it is very cold in there in this time of the year”

TOM ADVISED US TO TAKE THICK CLOTHES AS IT WAS VERY COLD…

Harold said: “What about going for a drive on Saturday?”

HAROLD SUGGESTED GOING FOR A DRIVE ON SATURDAY

“Please, please, lend me some money” Mr Pitt said.

MR PITT BEGGED ME SOME MONEY

“No, I didn’t do it” the thief said.

THE THIEF DENIED HAVING DONE IT

RELATIVES

Join the sentences. Use defining or non-defining relative clauses.

My boss is very nice. He gave me a pay rise last week.

MY BOSS, WHO IS VERY NICE, GAVE ME A PAY RISE LAST WEEK

Men and women are likely to feel stressed and tired. The work long hours.

MEN AND WOMEN WHO/THAT WORK LONG HOURS ARE LIKELY TO FEEL STRESSED AND TIRED

My cousin got a new job lat week. She lives on the south coast.

MY COUSIN, WHO LIVES ON THE SOUTH COAST, GOT A NEW JOB LAST WEEK

That’s the office. I work here.

THAT’S THE OFFICE WHERE I WORK

Frank has to walk to work now. His car has broken down.

FRANK, WHOSE CARE HAS BROKEN DOWN, HAS TO WALK TO WORK

That’s the place. I had my job interview here.

THAT’S THE PLACE WHERE I HAD MY JOB INTERVIEW

Combine the following sentences with suitable relative pronouns.

1) Do you know the man WHO/THAT did the research on illegal aliens?

2) The Rock of Gibraltar, WHICH is at the southern tip of Spain, was the end of the world for ancient navigators.

3) My cousin Andrew, WHO works at home, has recently hooked up to Internet.

4) It was early in the morning WHEN I heard someone knock on the door.

5) The man to WHOM you were introduced is a leading expert on media advertising.

6) Conchita Martínez, WHOSE name has been in the news recently, is world famous.

7) The library WHERE I found this information lets you access books on a computer.

8) Internet is a computer network WHICH/THAT is not controlled or owned by any company.

Combine the sentences using relative pronouns .

a) I come across and old friend. He is a vegetarian.

I COME ACROSS AN OLD FRIEND WHO/THAT IS A VEGETARIAN

b) This is the place. I read the newspaper here every day.

THIS IS THE PLACE WHERE I READ THE NEWSPAPER EVERY DAY

c) They bought a Persian rug. It was really expensive.

THEY BOUGHT A PERSIAN RUG WHICH/THAT WAS REALLY EXPENSIVE

d) They are the people. Their house burned down last winter.

THEY ARE THE PEOPLE WHOSE HOUSE BURNED DOWN LAST WINTER

Review VERB TENSES. Choose the correct option.

1. Everything is going well. We didn’t have/ haven’t had/ had had any problems so far

2. Lisa didn’t go/ hasn’t go/ didn’t went to work yesterday. She wasn’t feeling well

3. Look! That man over there wears/ is wearing/ was wearing the same sweater as me.

4. I felt very tired when I got home so I had gone/ went/ am going straight to bed.

5. Why had you gone/ have you gone/ did you go to bed so early last night? I was feeling very tired.

6. We can go out now. It isn’t raining/ hasn’t rain/ didn’t rain any more.

7. Catherine had wait/ was waiting/ waits for me when I arrived.

8. What time do you met/ are you meeting/ have you met Anne tonight? At 9.

9. When I was young, I wanted/ had wanted/ have wanted to be a pilot.

10. How long do they know/ are they knowing/ have they known each other? For ten years.

11. When wen arrived at work we found that somebody had stolen/ have stolen/ stole my wallet.

12. What time is the film beginning/ does the film begin/ has the film began tomorrow afternoon?

13. Hurry up! Everybody are waiting/ is waiting/ wait/ waits for you.

14. I play/ am playing/ have played tennis three times this week.

15. I was in a hurry, so I haven’t/ didn’t have/ hadn’t time to phone you.