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Revising Exercises Different Tenses

The document provides exercises on revising different tenses, conditionals, relative clauses, modal verbs, and modal perfects. For the first exercise, the reader is given an email written in the present tense and must complete it using the appropriate past tenses. The second exercise provides conditional sentence stems to be completed. The third uses relative pronouns to combine sentences. The fourth chooses the correct modal verb for each sentence. The final exercise rewrites sentences using modal verbs or modal perfects.

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Revising Exercises Different Tenses

The document provides exercises on revising different tenses, conditionals, relative clauses, modal verbs, and modal perfects. For the first exercise, the reader is given an email written in the present tense and must complete it using the appropriate past tenses. The second exercise provides conditional sentence stems to be completed. The third uses relative pronouns to combine sentences. The fourth chooses the correct modal verb for each sentence. The final exercise rewrites sentences using modal verbs or modal perfects.

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REVISING EXERCISES

DIFFERENT TENSES:

1) Complete the email with the correct tense:

Hi Paul,

Thanks for your email. Im glad you ___________ (enjoy) your university course. I
_____________(get) an email from Sam last week. Hes at university in Cambridge. He
____________ (love) the city, but he isnt sure about his course. I ____________ (go) to see
him next week, so Ill talk to him about it. Im a bit fed up. Someone ___________ (steal) my
bike last night. Its so annoying! If I ___________(have) lots of money, I _____________ (buy) a
new one straight away, but I cant afford to do that. According to the police, they said there
_____________ (be) a lot of thefts recently. At least Ive got my holiday in Spain to look
forward to. Our flight ____________ (leave) early on Saturday morning, so by the afternoon I
______________ (lie) on the beach. I cant wait!! And maybe the police____________ (find)
my bike by the time I get back!! ____________you ____________ (hear) the news about
Laura? She ___________(meet) a boy while she ______________ (stay) with her aunt, and
theyve decided to get married!!!

What a surprise!!

Lucy.

2) CONDITIONALS:

1) Charlie didnt leave early, and so he missed the bus.

If Charlie ____________________________________________________________________.

2) I like travelling, but I havent got any money.

If I _______________________________________________________________________.

3) Dont get close to the swimming-pool, you can fall in.

If you _____________________________________________________________________.

4) Mike didnt make a shopping list, and he forgot to buy some coffee.

If Mike ___________________________________________________________________.

5) Im tired, I cant walk.

If I _____________________________________________________________________.

3) RELATIVE CLAUSES: Join the sentences using relative pronouns:

1) Where is the pencil? I left it on the desk.

2) A boy visited the police station. His bike was stolen.

3) Alexander Fleming was British. He discovered penicillin.

4) We spoke to a woman. She gave us directions.

5) The Eiffel Tower was finished in 1889. It is made of iron.

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6) That is the place. I met John there.

4) MODAL VERBS: Choose the correct one.

1) Look at those clouds. I think it can / might / must rain.

2) This is impossible!! It cant be / mustnt be / may not be the answer.

3) Ive no idea where Jane is. She could be / must be anywhere!!

4) There is someone at the door. It could be / mustnt be the postman.

5) I cant find my passport. You must have left/ should have left it on the plane.

6) I failed my exams. You must have worked / should have worked harder.

8) MODAL VERBS: Rewrite the sentences using modal verbs or modal perfects:

1) Its possible that Ill be late. (may)

I _______________________________________________________________.

2) It is forbidden to leave your bike here. (cant)

You _____________________________________________________________.

3) Maybe Joanna missed the last bus. (may)

Joanna _____________________________________________________________.

4) Im sure that Diana didnt take your books. (cant)

Diana _______________________________________________________________.

5) It was wrong of you to be rude to the policeman!! (shouldnt)

You ________________________________________________________________.

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