37 - ] Grammar Practice Exercises
Upper Intermediate
1 - ]Put the verbs in brasckets into the correct form
1 .If you -----------------------(finish) your work ,
you could come with us . It doesn’t look like it’ll be done in time , though .
2 . If it hadn’t rained , the flowers
-------------------(die) .
3 . I --------------------(not go) there if I were
you .
4 . If this water -----------------------(not be)
cleaned up , there’s going to be an accident .
5 . If you -----------------------(go) to the lecture
today , please take good notes .
6 . You’ll have to move if you
-------------------------(gewt) that promotion .
7 . If the other driver had been looking , he
----------------(not hit) our car .
8 . He ------------------ (not come) to the party if
Nasser is invited .
9 . If the house ---------------------(be) warmer , I
wouldn’t have to wear a jacket inside .
10 . If you -----------------(be) more careful , you
wouldn’t have made so many mistakes .
(10 points)
2 - ] Match the clauses by writing the letter of the
second half in the space provided after the first half . No letter will be used
twice .
1 . You don’t have to call me -------------- a . if they hadn’t offered me more money .
2 . He wouldn’t have been angry --------- b . as long as they offer me more money .
3 . I won’t work overtime --------------- c . unless she apologizes to me .
5 . I would take that job -------------- d . if only you hadn’t been so late .
6 . I wouldn’t want to speak to her again ----------
e . on condition that you arew not late .
7 . I will be happy to see er again ------------ f . provided they offered me more money .
8. I won’t go out with her again -------------- g . assuming that you’re not late .
9 . We’ll get there before the film begins-----h .
even if they offer me more money .
10 . I will renew my contract for next year
----------i . even if she apologized to me .
j . as long as she apologizes to me .
(10 points)
3 - ] Each sentence has one mistake . Rewrite the
sentences , correcting the mistake .
1 . I think this umbrella can be Huda’s ; she was
carrying one like it yesterday .
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2 . After I’ve been studying French for another year
, I can speak it more fluently .
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3 . We must to leave as soon as she gets here .
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4 . You ought write to your parents more often .
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5 . He isn’t able to be very bright ; he’s failed the
course three times .
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6 . I wish I can come to your party .
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7 . He must waits until the bank opens .
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8 . They’ll have to taking a taxi to get there in
time .
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9 . My parents say that I am able to stay out until
midnight .
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10 . May I to use this phone to make a private call ?
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(10 points)
4 -] Choose a word from the following to complete
each sentence .Each word is used once .
[ mustn’t - need to -
needn’t - should - shouldn’t ]
1 . It’s an airline regulation that you
------------------unfasten your seatbelt until the plane has landed .
2 . If she wants to lose weight , she
-------------------eat so many sweets .
3 . You ------------------submit two photos with your
application .
4. You -----------------have bought your umbrella :
it’s not going to rain .
5 . He -----------------have thought more carefully
before he spoke !
(5 points)
5 - ] Underline the correct form of the infinitive or gerund in each
sentence .
1 . I hope to be chosen / to be choosing for the lead
role in the play .
2 . Please thank her for having done / being done
such a fine job .
3 . I deeply regret having lied / to have lied about
the matter .
4 . She would like to have completed / to be
completing her courses before she gets married.
5 . What do you expect to have been doing / to be
doing in five years ?
(5 points)
5 - ] Rewrite the following sentences in reported
speech . Use appropriate forms for written reporting .
1 . ‘I am going to resign next month .’
The Councillor said that he ---------------------
next month .
2 . ‘I didn’t realize all the problems .’
She explained that she --------------------------all
the problems .
3 . ‘There will be a few changes around the office .’
The boss announced that there -------------------a
fwew changes around the office .
4 . ‘Heavy rains have caused flooding in the north .’
The weather report mentioned that heavy rains
----------------flooding in the north .
5 . ‘I have been playing the piano for 5 years .’
He told me that he ---------------------the piano for
5 years .
6 . ‘No , he’s not employed .’
His wife explained that he ---------------------employed
.
7 . ‘I completely forgot !’
He admitted that he ---------------------------- .
8. ‘We’re having a dinner party this Wednesday .’
They told us that they --------------------this
Wednesday .
9 . ‘By this summer , I will have been working there
for three years .’
He told us that by this summer , he
------------------there for three years .
10 . ‘I don’t have enough time to finish .’
The student complained that she
-----------------------enough time to finish .
(10 points)
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