General Grammar Exercises & Tests [ 16 ]

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Complete the following sentences with 'must' or 'have to'.

(The answers are at the end of the exercises .)

1.My boss needs this report urgently.  I _____________ finish it now.

2."You _________ arrive on time every morning" said the shopkeeper to the new trainee.

3.Julie __________ go to work on foot.  The buses are on strike.

4.Secretaries ________ answer the phone.  That's part of their job.

5."You ________ do your homework"  said the teacher.

6."We__________ invite our neighbours for dinner one day" said my husband.

7.David ________ leave home at 7..30 a.m.  in order to get to the office at 9 a.m.

8."I ________ leave for the airport straight away or I'll miss my flight!"

9.Employees ___________ attend all personnel meetings - it's written in their contracts.

10."I ________ call my mother - it's her birthday today."

 Answers :

«1. have to 2. must3.  has to 4. have to5. must 6. must7. has to 8. must 9. have to 10. must»

Change the form of the following sentences from active to passive:

Example: People buy food at the market →Food is bought at the market.

He has fed the animals. → The animals have been fed.

1. Active :   They take the child to school by car.

Passive : The child ...

2. Active :    I saw two armed men in front of the jewellery shop.      

Passive : Two armed men ...

3. Active :    The reporter is announcing the results on the radio right now.

Passive : The results ...

4. Active :    Emma had done the housework before the guests arrived.

Passive : The housework ...

5. Active :    The doctor was treating the patient when the ambulance arrived.

Passive : The patient ...

6. Active :    The ambulance will take the patient to the nearest hospital.

Passive : The patient ...

7. Active :    The teacher had announced the results to the students.

Passive : The results ...

8. Active :    Tom will have calculated the cost before the end of the day.

Passive : The cost ...

Answers

Passive : The child is taken to school by car.

Passive : Two armed men were seen in front of the jewellery shop.

Passive : The results are being announced on the radio right now.

Passive : The housework had been done (by Emma) before the guests arrived.

Passive : The patient was being treated (by the doctor) when the ambulance arrived.

Passive : The patient will be taken (by ambulance) to the nearest hospital.

Passive : The results had been announced to the students (by the teacher).

Passive : The cost will have been calculated (by Tom) before the end of the day.

Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets

(past perfect simple or continuous).

(The answers are at the end of the page.)

1. When their mother arrived, the children ___________________ (finish) their homework.

2. Sam _____________________ (search) for a long time before he found what he needed.

3. Julie didn't watch the film because she ______________ (see) it before.

4. Chloe was tired when she got home because she ____________________(work) all day.

5. The mechanic  ________________(repair) her car when Mary arrived at the garage.

6. Hugo was playing tennis.  When Eva arrived, he ___________________(play) for 2 hours.

7. When the dessert arrived, Anne wasn't hungry;  she _________________(eat) too much.

8. It was my first flight.  I __________________________   (never fly) before.

9. Tom was annoyed because Andy ______________________ (forget) to call him back.

10.Joe was ready for the exam.  He ________________________ (revise) for weeks.

 Answers :

1.had finished            2.had been searching 3.had seen      4.had been working  5.had repaired 6.had been playing            7.had eaten     8.had never flown     9.had forgotten          10.had been revising