FURTHER PRACTICE Teacher: Vuõ Thò Thanh Thaûo I. CONDITIONAL SENTENCES Exercise 1: Put the verbs in brackets into correct tense. 1. If I (realize) ………………… that you wanted to get up early I (wake) ………………… you up. 2. If you (take) ………………… little notice of your spelling, you (not pass) ………………… the last exam. 3. If I (know) ………………… you were in trouble, I (already come) ………………… to help you. 4. If we (know) ………………… they weren’t going to come tomorrow, we (not buy) ………………… any more food. 5. The film is very interesting. If you (come) ………………… with us, you (enjoy) ………………… it too. 6. “Well, I (travel) ………………… if I (afford) ………………… it. But I don’t have any money. 7. Why do you watch TV? – well, if I (not watch) ………………… TV, I (not know) ………………… what was happening in the world. 8. Would you like some chocolate? – no, thanks. If I (eat) ………………… chocolates, I (get) ………………… fat. 9. If we (live) ………………… in a town, life (be) ………………… easier. 10. If she (come) ………………… late again, she (lose) ………………… her job. 11. He is waiting for his mother to come back from Chicago. If his mother (come) ………………… home, he (have ) ………………… a lot of presents. 12. He didn’t listen to the teacher. If he (listen) ………………… carefully, he (perform) ………………… well in his examination. 13. What you (do) ………………… if you (be) ………………… a monkey? 14. I can’t understand him. I (understand) ………………… if he (speak) ………………… more slowly. 15. I know you (be) ………………… better if you (stop) ………………… smoking. Exercise 2: Write the conditional sentences. 1. Don’t be so silly or you will be laughed at. 2. Keep silent or I will let you go out. 3. Leave early or you will miss the train. 4. Go to school in time or you will be punished. 5. Tell your parents the truth. I’m sure they’ll believe you. 6. I only came up the stairs because the left wasn’t working. 7. We didn’t listen carefully; perhaps that’s why we made this mistake. 8. George wasn’t able to answer the question, so he got a bad mark. 9. We got stuck in the traffic jam so we were late for the show. 10. I think you should tell the headmaster about that problem. 11. People don’t realize how important it is to conserve the energy, so they do nothing about it. 12. Peter doesn’t take any exercise; that’s why he is unhealthy. 13. You drink too much coffee; that’s why you can’t sleep. 14. I’ve lots of homework, so I can’t go with you tonight. 15. She doesn’t have a bicycle, she wouldn’t have to walk to school. 16. They don’t behave themselves so their parents are not happy about that. 17. I am not a rich businessman and I can’t afford to buy an expensive car. 18. I have to stay at home because my parents do not allow me to go. 19. She doesn’t pay attention to her cooking so the food is horrible. 20. They do not know each other very well so they are still reserved. 21. He is not a millionaire, that’s why I can’t give you all that you want. 22. She loves him so she forgives him easily. 23. We don’t have time to have breakfast because we get up late in the morning. 24. She didn’t say sorry so he was angry. 25. They didn’t pass the exam and their family were very sad. 26. The weather was not very nice so we didn’t go camping. 27. He was angry so I didn’t say anything. 28. It rained last night so I didn’t go to the barbecue. 29. The computer broke down and I had to stop my work. 30. Peter didn’t come so we cancelled the meeting. 31. He was interested in the programme so he didn’t study his lesson. II. TENSES OF VERBS 1. I (have) ………………… a party until 11 p.m last night. 2. I (meet) ………………… her at the school gate yesterday. 3. She (learn) ………………… English since she was six years old. 4. ………………… you (see) ………………… John today. 5. Where ………………… you (pick up) ………………… Japanese? – when I (be) ………………… in Japan three years ago. 6. I don’t remember where and when I (meet) ………………… her. 7. They (get) ………………… to know each other for more than ten years now. 8. ………………… you (see) ………………… that film yet? 9. He (get) ………………… up at five every morning. 10. He usually (visit) ………………… her at weekend but now he (stay) ………………… in bed because of his severe illness. 11. Don’t make noise, children! Children (sleep) …………………… 12. What ………………… you (do) ………………… before you came? 13. When he came, I (have) ………………… a shower. 14. While Mum was watching T.V, I (do) ………………… my homework. 15. At this time yesterday I (listen) ………………… to music. III. REPORTED SPEECH 1. I said ‘why are you looking at me?’ 2. I asked him ‘why didn’t you tell me last night?’ 3. He said ‘where were you last night, Mr. Jones?’ 4. ‘Have you done this sort of work before?’ said his new employer. 5. ‘Whose car did you borrow yesterday?’ I said to him. 6. ‘What else did you see?’ I asked the boy. 7. ‘Did you understand what you said to them?’ he said. 8. ‘Help your mother, peter’ she said. 9. ‘Remember to write to your mother’ I said to them. 10. ‘Leave me alone’ peter said. 11. He said ‘get out of my car’. 12. ‘I can’t open this, peter’ she said. 13. ‘Would you like to see over the house?’ I said to her. 14. ‘Would you mind buying me a newspaper?’ Ann said. 15. ‘All right, I’ll wait a week.’ She said. 16. ‘ I will wait for you, I promise.’ He said to me. 17. ‘Sue, give me your phone number.’ He said. 18. ‘Please don’t smoke in my car.’ He said. 19. ‘Don’t forget to give the book back to me.’ She said. 20. ‘Please lend me some money’ he said. 21. ‘You should not drink too much beer.’ He said. 22. ‘Be careful of strangers and don’t go out at night.’ He said. 23. ‘I’d like you to become a teacher.’ My mum said. 24. ‘I’ll give it to you tomorrow.’ John said. 25. ‘You’d better not swim too far from the shore,’ the lifeguard said to us. III. PASSIVE 1. My uncle will meet you at the airport. 2. Our plane will land at 6:30. 3. The chef will prepare the food. 4. Lightning didn’t cause the fire. 5. Thousands of people drive the subway everyday. 6. I don’t agree with you. 7. People grow rice in India. 8. They are fixing the car today. 9. They speak French in Quebec. 10. Did Thomas invent the telephone? 11. They are going to build a new hospital just outside of the town. 12. How do people make candles? 13. Very people watch TV show now. 14. Look! Someone is feeding the seals. 15. Someone cut down that tree last week. 16. Sally made that pie. 17. People didn’t build Rome in a day. 18. No one pay baby sister a lot of money. 19. People must obey all traffic laws. 20. Someone had better take the garbage to the dump soon. 21. Have you seen Peter lately? 22. They have postponed the concert. 23. The report say that many people are homeless after the flood. 24. People say that he is 108 years old. 25. People think that many people were killed in the accident. 26. People say that those dogs are dangerous. 27. People expect that the strike will begin tomorrow. 28. Police believe that the prisoner escaped by climbing over the wall. 29. People believe that the wanted man is living in New York. . homework. 15. At this time yesterday I (listen) ………………… to music. III. REPORTED SPEECH 1. I said ‘why are you looking at me?’ 2. I asked him ‘why didn’t