Sunday 7 February 2016
Reported Speech.
Go back in time to the 26th in January, 2014. You have there a good bunch of exercises. Have a go.
Tuesday 20 October 2015
Sunday 18 October 2015
Thursday 15 October 2015
Sunday 26 April 2015
USE OF ENGLISH
USE OF ENGLISH
Most of them have got the solution. Guess out solutions of the unsolved; CLUE: Use your classmates.
Monday 24 March 2014
Sunday 26 January 2014
Tuesday 21 January 2014
Thursday 26 December 2013
Wednesday 6 November 2013
... and more modal Perfects
Directions: Complete each question or sentence with should
have or could have, and a main verb. (10
points)
For example: You ________ ________ __________ (be) more
helpful to that elderly woman. (advice)
* should have = past
advice, capability, or responsibility / * could have =
past possibility
1. I _________ _________ _________ (help) you last weekend
if you had asked. (possibility)
2. He _________ ________ ___________ (talk) to the doctor
about his stomach pains. (advice)
3. _____________ they _________ ____________(do) all that
work already? (possibility)
4. Maria __________ ___________ ____________ (eat) that
whole pizza by herself--she was so hungry! (possibility)
5. My students ___________ __________ __________ (finish)
their assignment by now. (capability)
6. ____________n't that company __________ ____________
(pay) their employees on time? (responsibility)
7. Why ___________n't you __________ ___________ (meet) my
earlier? Now we don't have any time. (possibility)
8. The disaster ____________ never ___________
________________(happen) . It was preventable. (possibility)
9. President Bush __________ __________ ___________(tell)
the American people they needed to make more personal sacrifices once the Iraq
War began. (responsibility)
10. You __________ __________ __________(be) able to complete the
test within 60 minutes. (capability -- in this sentence, "complete"
is the main verb. That means there are seven words in the verb phrase!)
Directions: Complete each sentence or question with would
have or should have and a main verb. (10 points)
* would have = past tense of
will / * should have = past advice,
capability, or responsibility
1. If I had known you were coming, I _________ ___________
____________ (make) extra cookies.
2. We __________ _________ __________ (fix) the leak in the
roof before the storm made it worse.
3. You _________n't _________ __________ (go) into that
strange house if it was empty.
4. It __________ _________ __________ (take) longer to get
dinner made without your help.
5. Before going to the beach, they _________ __________
__________(check) the weather because it rained.
6. The doctor told her she __________ __________ ___________
(be) on a diet the last few years.
7. The party _________ __________ ____________ (be) more fun
if you were there.
8. My friend __________ _________ _________ (make) a lot of
money if he had sold his stock in the company earlier.
9. I __________ __________ ____________ (do) anything just
to spend a few more hours with you.
10. They really ___________n't ___________ gotten
_____________ (marry) so fast.
SOLUTIONS
Directions: Complete each question or sentence with should
have or could have, and a main verb. (10
points)
For example: You ________ ________ __________ (be) more
helpful to that elderly woman. (advice)
* should have = past
advice, capability, or responsibility / * could have =
past possibility
1. I could have helped (help) you last
weekend if you had asked. (possibility)
2. He should have talked (talk) to the
doctor about his stomach pains. (advice)
3. Could they have done (do)
all that work already? (possibility)
4. Maria could have eaten (eat) that whole
pizza by herself--she was so hungry! (possibility)
5. My students should have finished (finish)
their assignment by now. (capability)
6. Shouldn't that company have paid (pay)
their employees on time? (responsibility)
7. Why couldn't you have met (meet)
my earlier? Now we don't have any time. (possibility)
8. The disaster should never have happened.
It was preventable. (possibility)
9. President Bush should have told (tell)
the American people they needed to make more personal sacrifices once the Iraq
War began. (responsibility)
10. You should have been (be) able to complete the
test within 60 minutes. (capability -- in this sentence, "complete"
is the main verb. That means there are seven words in the verb phrase!)
Directions: Complete each sentence or question with would
have or should have and a main verb. (10 points)
* would have = past tense of
will / * should have = past advice,
capability, or responsibility
1. If I had known you were coming, I would have made (make)
extra cookies.
2. We should have fixed (fix) the leak in
the roof before the storm made it worse.
3. You shouldn't have gone (go) into that
strange house if it was empty.
4. It would have taken (take) longer to get
dinner made without your help.
5. Before going to the beach, they should have
checked (check) the weather because it rained.
6. The doctor told her she should have been (be)
on a diet the last few years.
7. The party would have been (be) more fun
if you were there.
8. My friend would have made (make) a lot
of money if he had sold his stock in the company earlier.
9. I would have done (do) anything just to
spend a few more hours with you.
10. They really shouldn't have got married (marry)
so fast.
More Modal Perfects
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Must have, Can't have, or Needn't have Exercises
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Must have + past participle: to
say that you're sure something was true or happened.
eg. It's 10.30 and Mike still isn't at the office. I think he must have overslept. Can't/Couldn't have + past participle: to say that you're sure something wasn't true or didn't happen. eg. Theresa walked past me without saying a word. She can't have seen me. Needn't have + past participle: to talk about an action which was done but which was unnecessary. eg. You needn't have gone to the supermarket. We've still got plenty of food. Exercise 1. Complete the sentences with must have, can't have, or needn't have, + past participle. 1. Jamie passed his exam with a distinction. He __________ (study) very hard. 2. We found the exam extremely easy. We __________ (study) so hard. 3. Janet failed her exam. She __________ (study) much. 4. We __________ (hurry). We got there far too early. 5. Neil's looking very happy. He __________ (get) the payrise he wanted. 6. Neil's looking very annoyed. He __________ (get) the payrise he wanted. 7. I can't find my book anywhere. I __________ (leave) it on the train. 8. You __________ (make) lunch. We've already eaten. Exercise 2. 1. I think the match __________ (start). Everybody's gone into the stadium and you can hear them cheering. 2. Have you seen the Prime Minister's new house? It __________ (cost) a fortune! 3. Karen __________ (take) the car. The keys are still here. 4. You __________ (water) the garden. It's just started raining! 5. In the end Gary's injury wasn't very serious and the doctor said he could keep on playing football. We __________ (worry) so much. 6. Tina's cake was a disaster. She __________ (follow) the recipe very well. 7. In the end it didn't rain, so I __________ (bring) my brolly*. 8. "I saw Grace this morning at the bank". - "You __________ (do)! She's away on her honeymoon. You __________ (see) someone else." * brolly = umbrella ANSWERS Exercise 1. 1. must have studied 2. needn't have studied 3. can't/couldn't have studied 4. needn't have hurried 5. must have got 6. can't/couldn't have got 7. must have left 8. needn't have made Exercise 2. 1. must have started 2. must have cost 3. can't/couldn't have taken 4. needn't have watered 5. needn't have worried 6. can't/couldn't have followed 7. needn't have taken 8. can't have done; must have seen |
Wednesday 24 April 2013
More rephrasing...
Very esasy rephrasing.
Look for passive and relative there.
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Look for passive and relative there.
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