1. The last time I got a message from him was last month. FROM

I haven’t _________________________________________last month.

2. I have never seen such a strange animal before. EVER

It is the first time __________________________________such a strange animal.

3. How long is it since you changed your job? AGO

How __________________________________your job?

4. When I was a child I used to play badminton every summer. WOULD

When I was a child ___________________________every summer.

5. They got engaged last month. BEEN

They ___________________________________last month.

6. My intention is to study Spanish in Madrid when I graduate from school. AM

I ________________________________when I graduate from school.

7. She promises to visit her friends next weekend. VISIT

She ______________________________next weekend.

8. My sister started running her own business 4 years ago. BEEN

My sister _________________________________business for 4 years.

9. My Biology test starts at 10 o’clock tomorrow morning. TAKING

At 10.20 tomorrow morning ___________________________________my Biology test.

10. I will send an email to my boss before lunchtime. HAVE

By lunchtime, ____________________________an email to my boss.

PASSIVES AND CAUSATIVE FORM (HAVE SOMETHING DONE)

1. They accused him of breaking the window. WITH

He_____________________________________the window.

2. The teacher made me rewrite the whole text. TO

I _______________________________the whole text.

3. They believe she will win the first prize. IS

She ______________________________the first prize.

4. They aren’t renovating the flat until next week. BEING

The ______________________________________until next week.

5. They think he committed this crime. HAVE

He _____________________________________________the crime.

6. People say that snowboarding is more difficult than skiing. SUPPOSED

Snowboarding _____________________________________difficult than skiing.

7. Architects are redesigning his office in the city centre. IS

He _________________________________in the city centre.

8. They deliver her meals every morning. DELIVERED

She _______________________________________every morning.

9. The dentist extracted her eight tooth yesterday. OUT

She had________________________________________ yesterday.

10. He is expected to be sent to the space station next summer. WILL

It is _______________________________________to the space station next summer,

CONDITIONALS

1. If I finish work early tomorrow, I will go to see the new exhibition.

I won’t go to see the new exhibition __________________________ early tomorrow. UNLESS

2. If Claire doesn’t work harder, she will never be promoted. IF

Claire will be promoted______________________________harder.

3. You should reduce the intake of sugar in your diet. YOU

If _________________, ___________ reduce the intake of sugar in your diet.

4. I will go on holiday with you if I get extra days off from work. PROVIDED

I will go on holiday _____________________________extra days off from work.

5. You can take my computer provided you give it back to me this afternoon. LONG

You can take my computer ______________________________it back to me this afternoon.

6. You’d better go to the dentist with your toothache. WERE

If ___________________, ______________go to the dentist.

7. Unless we leave now, we won’t be late for the performance. NOT

We will be late for the performance if ___________________________now.

8. You didn’t study enough, that’s why you got such a poor mark. HAD

If you _______________________, you would’t have got such a poor mark.

9. She is claustrophobic, that’s why she doesn’t want to take a lift. WOULD

If she _______________________________,___________________ take a lift.

10. You need to train more, otherwise you won’t be ready for the competition. NOT

If you ___________________________________, you won’t be ready the competition.

REPORTED SPEECH

1. The student said he was sorry he was late for the lesson. APOLOGISED

The student_____________________________________for the lesson.

2. He said he didn’t destroy the painting intentionally. DENIED

He _____________________________________the painting intentionally.

3. ‘Why don’t we visit our neighbours next weekend?’, he asked. PAYING

He __________________________________to our neighbours the following weekend.

4. ‘I really don’t like such violent films’, he said to me. COMPLAINED

He ___________________________________such violent films.

5. ‘Yes, of course you I will give you a lift to the station’, he said. AGREED

He _______________________________a lift to the station.

6. ‘ Don’t forget to do the shopping after work’, his wife told him. REMINDED

His wife __________________________________shopping after work.

7. ‘Don’t be late again’, his teacher told him. WARNED

His teacher ______________________________late again.

8. ‘You shouldn’t leave your suitcase unattended at the airport’, he told them. ADVISED

He _______________________________ their suitcase unattended at the airport.

9. ‘You broke my smartphone’, she said to her brother. ACCUSED

She _______________________________her smartphone.

10. ‘Can I borrow your phone for a while?’, she asked her friend. IF

She asked________________________________borrow her phone for a while.

UNREAL PAST

1. He regrets telling lies to his parents and teachers. WISHES

He ______________________________ his parents and teachers the truth.

2. We should go home now as it’s getting dark. TIME

It_____________________________________home now as it’s getting dark.

3. I would rather stay at home tonight than visit our neighbours. TO

I ____________________________________home rather than visit our neighbours.

4. The way he behaves is similar to that of a boss. IF

He _________________________________a boss.

5. You should definitely consult a doctor about your recent migraines. YOU

If __________________________, I would consult a doctor about your recent migraines.

6. It’s a pity I didn’t decide to take the job they offered me. WISH

I ________________________________ take the job they offered me.

7. I don’t like it when my sister takes my clothes without asking first. ONLY

If _________________________________my clothes without asking first.

8. She is upset because she didn’t pass her driving test yesterday. WISHES

She ___________________________________her driving test yesterday.

9. I think you should exercise at home today as it’s too cold outside. HAD

You ________________________________at home today as it’s very cold outside.

10. Why don’t you change your diet if you want to be healthier? WOULD

I _________________________________your diet if you want to be healthier.

MODAL VERBS

1. I’m certain he came up with this idea himself. HAVE

He _______________________________idea himself.

2. It’s likely they arrived earlier than planned. UP

They _____________________________earlier than planned.

3. It was wrong of you to put all the blame on your little brother. NOT

You _______________________________ all the blame on your little brother.

4. I don’t think they recognised me in my new hairstyle. NOT

They _______________________________in my new hairtyle.

5. I suppose they have been delayed in heavy traffic. UP

They _________________________________ in heavy traffic.

6. I’m sure he is not working anymore today. BE

He ____________________________________anymore today.

7. I bought so much food for the party, which was totally unneccessary. HAVE

I_________________________________so much food for the party.

8. There is a possibility he will help us with the project. HAND

He ____________________________with the project.

9. It wasn’t necessary for him to drive me to the airport as I decided to take a taxi. NEED

He _________________________________ to the airport as I decided to take a taxi.

10. She is probably too shy to take part in a beauty contest. BE

She ____________________________ to take part in a beauty contest.

GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES

1. They can’t wait to move to their new flat. LOOKING

They ______________________________to their new flat.

2. It’s no use asking him to help us. POINT

There _________________________________him to help us.

3. I have difficulty doing this test. DIFFICULT

I find _________________________________this test.

4. It is so cold that I can’t even think rationally. TOO

It is ______________________________think rationally.

5. It’s a pity we didn’t buy the tickets earlier. REGRET

I ______________________________ the tickets earlier.

6. Would you like to go with us to the swimming pool tomorrow? FEEL

Do you _____________________________to the swimming pool tomorrow?

7. She took an umbrella. She didn’t want to get wet. AVOID

They took _____________________________________wet.

8. I have no problem working with this system as I’m familiar with the recent technology. TO

I am _________________________________this system as I’m familiar with the recent technology.

9. They let their tenants have dogs and other pets. ARE

Tenants _________________________________dogs and other pets.

10. Could you turn the heating off as it’s too hot in here? MIND

Would you _______________________________as it’s too hot in here?

CLAUSES

1. I wonder who owns that black sports car. WHOSE

I wonder _____________________________is.

2. He is packing a sandwich. He might get hungry later. CASE

He is packing a _____________________________________hungry later.

3. All flights were cancelled because of a severe storm. TO

All flights___________________________________ a severe storm.

4. Although I listened carefully what the teacher said, I couldn’t understand everything. OF

In spite ______________________________________teacher said, I couldn’t understand everything.

5. She bought a new smartphone in order to have more memory and a longer battery life. SO

She bought a new smartphone ______________________________more memory and a longer battery life.

6. He works hard so as to afford a more comfortable lifestyle. CAN

He works hard so ____________________________a more comfortable lifestyle.

7. The woman in the blue dress is my history teacher. WHO

The woman ________________________the blue dress is my history teacher.

8. I will call you the moment I get the exam results. AS

I will call you ______________________________the exam results.

9. Before she got to the station, the train had left the platform. TIME

By _______________________ to the station, the train had left the platform.

10. Despite being a good student, he doesn’t get high marks. ALTHOUGH

_____________________________a good student, he doesn’t get high marks.

PRONOUNS / DETERMINERS

1. She doesn’t like being alone in the office all day. BY

She doesn’t like ________________________________in the office all day.

2. There were only a few people at the concert last evening. HARDLY

There were ___________________________at the concert last evening.

3. He and his brother don’t like playing rugby. NOR

Neither _____________________________________playing rugby.

4. My sister or my brother will pick me up from the airport. OR

___________________________my brother will pick me up from the airport.

5. All the students have to take this exam. EVERY

Every ___________________________take this exam.

6. Not even one of my guests tried my cake. NONE

________________________________tried my cake.

7. I’d really like to come and my best friend would, too. BOTH

__________________________________friend would like to come.

8. She made all the preparations for this event on her own. HERSELF

She made all the preparations __________________________________.

9. There isn’t anything we can do to solve this problem. IS

There _______________________________to solve this problem.

10. There is no one in the office who can help us. ISN’T

There ________________________________who can help us.

PHRASAL VERBS

Uzupełnij luki brakującymi czasownikami frazalnymi (phrasal verbs), dla ułatwienia przyimki zostały podane po każdym zdaniu.

1. My flight to London was cancelled so I had to reschedule my journey. OFF

My flight to London was _______________ so I had to reschedule my journey.

2. We need to postpone the barbecue party because of the weather. OFF

We need to __________________the barbecue party because of the weather.

3. She looks almost the same as her mother. They both have long brown hair and green eyes. AFTER

She  _________________her mother. They both have brown hair and green eyes.

4. You should throw away those old shoes if you don’t wear them anymore. OF

You should___________________those old shoes if you don’t wear them anymore.

5. All students should submit their essays till the end of the month. IN

All students should ___________________their essays till the end of the month.

6. My father stopped smoking almost 15 years ago. UP

My father ___________________smoking almost 15 years ago.

7. If you want to be healthy, you’d better reduce the amount of sugar you consume every day. ON

If you want to be healthy, you’d better __________________the amount of sugar you consume every day.

8. They decided to finish their relationship after 15 years of being together. UP

They decided to ______________________after 15 years of being together.

9. I couldn’t understand what the history teacher said yesterday as he spoke too fast. IN

I couldn’t _____________________what the history teacher said yesterday as he spoke too fast.

10. As soon as the plane left the ground I started to read my favourite novel. OFF

As soon as the plane ____________________I started to read my favourite novel.