A.Exercises
I. Put the verbs in the bracket into the correct verb form:
1. I am looking forward to .................. (see) you.
2. He dreads .................... (have) to retire.
3. I arraged ............... (meet) them here.
4. He urged us ............... (work) faster.
5. I wish ............... (see) the manager.
6. Its no use ................... (wait).
7. Would you mind ..(show) me how ............... (work) the lift?
8. After ....(walk) for three hours we stopped to let the others ............. (catch up) with us
9. ( Fail) twice, he didnt want to try again.
10. Not ( do ) ..the homework, he got a bad mark.
11. The girl ( talk ).to you this morning is my sister.
12. ( open ) the bottle, the boy poured the drink.
13. ( Finished). the work, they went out for shopping.
14. ( Close ) the factory means ( put )people out of work.
15. We had to stand in a queue ( wait )for the bank to open.
16. The children are thinking about (go) on a pinic.
17. They ( learn) English for three years.
18. By the time Sheila got back, Chris (go) home.
19. The teacher avised us (be) more studious.
20. They (live) in Hanoi for five years.
II. Rewrite these sentences:
1. Would you like to have a drink with me? she said to him -> She invited him
2. I will come to see you if I have time. He said to me. ->He promised
3. It was nice of you to visit me. Thank you very much. Miss White told Jack. ->Miss White
thanked
4. I dont have much money so I cant let you some. ->If
5. I am interested in speaking English with native speakers. ->I like
6. What`s the name of the lady? She was wearing the blue dress. ->What..........................
7. You live in a town. The town is very old. ->You