1st YEAR BAC.- 3rd TERM EXAM- GRAMMAR.
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1- COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH THE MOST SUITABLE TENSE OF THE INFINITIVE IN BRACKETS:
1- Yesterday, while I WAS WATCHING(watch) TV, the phone RANG(ring) twice.
2- Next summer I AM TRAVELLING (travel) to Europe. Everything is planned.
3- Don't worry. I WILL WRITE (write) to you every week.
4- HAVE YOU EVER BEEN (you/ever/ be) to Madrid?
Yes, I WAS (be) there last year.
5- Look at the sky. The clouds are very dark: I think it IS GOING TO RAIN(rain).
6- Don't disturb Tom now. He IS STUDYING (study).
7- They USUALLY GO (usually/ go) to the beach on their holidays, but this year they ARE GOING (go) to the mountain.
8- They HAVE ALREADY ARRIVED (already/ arrive).
What time DID THEY ARRIVE (they/ arrive)?
2- WRITE CONDITIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING SITUATIONS:
1- Tom never studies. If he STUDIED (study), he WOULD PASS (pass).
2- Yesterday I didn't see you. If I HAD SEEN (see) you, I WOULD HAVE TOLD (tell) you the news.
3- Henry always comes in the morning. If he COMES (come) tomorrow morning, I WILL INVITE (invite) him to our party.
4-James always goes to bed very late. If he WENT (go) to bed early, he WOULD NOT BE (not/ be) so tired in the morning.
3- CHOOSE THE MOST SUITABLE MODAL VERB:
1- This is the library. You mustn't/ don't have to/ might not speak loudly.
2- It is very late: you should/might/ can go to bed.
3- Playing football is very easy: you don't need to/ shouldn't/ mustn't be an athlete.
4- When I was 5 years old I can/could/ may read and write.
5- You mustn't/ needn't/ shouldn't go. You can stay if you want.
4- JOIN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING RELATIVES. OMIT THE RELATIVE WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
1- The woman was away. I wanted to see her.
THE WOMAN I WANTED TO SEE WAS AWAY.
2- What have you done with the money? I gave you that money.
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH THE MONEY I GAVE YOU?
3- Tom has found the keys. You lost them yesterday.
TOM HAS FOUND THE KEYS YOU LOST YESTERDAY.
4- The old man returned to his home town. He had been born there.
THE OLD MAN RETURNED TO HIS HOME TOWN, WHERE HE HAD BEEN BORN.
5- The woman is a doctor. She lives next door to me.
THE WOMAN WHO LIVES NEXT DOOR TO ME IS A DOCTOR.
THE WOMAN WHO IS A DOCTOR LIVES NEXT TO ME.
6- We met some people. Their car had broken down.
WE MET SOME PEOPLE WHOSE CAR HAD BROKEN DOWN.
5- TRANSLATE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO ENGLISH. USE THE PASSIVE VOICE. START WITH THE WORDS GIVEN:
1- Se venden muchos coches todos los días.
Many cars ARE SOLD EVERY DAY.
2- ¿Cómo se rompió la ventana?
How WAS THE WINDOW BROKEN?
3- Me regalaron este vestido nuevo por mi cumpleaños.
I WAS GIVEN THIS NEW DRESS FOR MY BIRTHDAY.
4- Aún no se ha encontrado la solución.
The solution HAS NOT BEEN FOUND YET.
5- El libro se escribió el año pasado.
The book WAS WRITTEN LAST YEAR.
6- WRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IN THE PASSIVE VOICE.
1- The company employs more than 300 people.
MORE THAN 300 PEOPLE ARE EMPLOYED BY THE COMPANY.
2- A loud noise woke us up during the night.
WE WERE WOKEN UP BY A LOUD NOISE DURING THE NIGHT.
3- Someone was cleaning the room yesterday at 7.00.
THE ROOM WAS BEING CLEANED YESTERDAY AT 7.00
4- We could hear the music from the distance.
THE MUSIC COULD BE HEARD FROM THE DISTANCE.
5- A private detective will follow them tomorrow.
THEY WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A PRIVATE DETECTIVE TOMORROW.
7- WRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IN REPORTED SPEECH.
1- "I don't want to go to the party tomorrow", Andrew said.
ANDREW SAID THAT HE DIDN'T WANT TO GO TO THE PARTY THE FOLLOWING DAY.
2- "Are you going to buy a new car next month?"my friend asked me.
MY FRIEND ASKED ME IF I WAS GOING TO BUY A NEW CAR THE NEXT MONTH.
3- "How long have you lived here?"the employer asked the applicant.
THE EMPLOYED ASKED THE APPLICANT HOW LONG HE HAD LIVED THERE.
4- "Why didn't you tell me the truth?"the police officer asked the criminal.
THE POLICE OFFICER ASKED THE CRIMINAL WHY HE HADN'T TOLD HIM THE TRUTH.
5- "You should work hard to pass all your exams", the old teacher told his students.
THE OLD TEACHER TOLD HIS STUDENTS THAT THEY SHOULD WORK HARD TO PASS ALL THEIR EXAMS.
6- "It may rain tomorrow", she said.
SHE SAID THAT IT MIGHT RAIN THE DAY AFTER.
7- "She can swim 100 metres in 30 seconds", he said.
HE SAID THAT SHE COULD SWIM 100 METRES IN 30 SECONDS.
8- "Do they usually go out at weekends?"the detective asked the suspect.
THE DETECTIVE ASKED THE SUSPECT IF THEY USUALLY WENT OUT AT WEEKENDS.
9- "Open the window," Ann told Sam.
ANN TOLD SAM TO OPEN THE WINDOW.
10- "Don't tell anyone about this," the bank robber told me.
THE BANK ROBBER TOLD ME NOT TO TELL ANYONE ABOUT THAT.
