FEBRUARY GENERAL REVISION

USE OF ENGLISH. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS:

1.-They have lived in Paris for three months. (WRITE A QUESTION)

2.-The students visited the exhibition last Monday. (WRITE A QUESTION)

3.-Tom spoke to the manager. (WRITE A QUESTION)

4.- I __________(open) my handbag to find that I ____________ (lose) my credit card. (Put the verbs into the correct tense).

5.-Mary arrived too late, so her friends went to the party without her. (Rephrase)

By the time Mary arrived, …………………………………………………………………………  (ALREADY)

6.-I ……………………………… (know) my husband for three years when we ……………………….(decide) to get married. (Put the verbs into the correct tense).

7.-The phone call interrupted my breakfast. (Rephrase using WHEN)

I……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

8.-My mum .................................................................................. (not lose) her temper if I hadn’t broken the glass. (Correct verb tense).

9.-Yesterday I .............................. my stomach ......................................... (check) because I didn’t feel well. (causative)

10.-My teacher .................................................................................. (teach) English for 20 years. (Correct verb tense).

11.-If this student behaved better, he  ....................................................................... (not get) reports every week. (Correct verb tense).

12.-We .................................................................................. (have) dinner at a seaside restaurant next Sunday. I have already booked. (Correct verb tense).

13.- Wait! I ..................................................... (drive) you to the station. (Correct verb tense).

14.-. The English lesson ....................................... (start) at 8:45. (Correct verb tense).

15.-Look at the clouds – it .................................. (rain) in a few minutes. (Correct verb tense).

16.-You’re carrying too much. I ............................ (open) the door for you. (Correct verb tense).

17.-By this time tomorrow, you ..................................... (land) in Boston. (Correct verb tense).

18.-By this time next month we ............................................ (travel) to London. I can’t wait! (Correct verb tense).

19.-It was raining so we stopped playing tennis. (REPHRASE WITH SINCE)

20.-The final exam was very easy. However, a lot of students fail the subject. (REWRITE USING ALTHOUGH)

21.-She decided not to attend the class because she hadn’t slept the previous night. (REPHASE USING THEREFORE)

22.-The weather was terrible, but we didn’t cancel the garden party. (REPHRASE WITH IN SPITE OF)

23.-We were too busy to call you yesterday. (REPHASE WITH SO)
We were ………………………………………………..………………………………not call you yesterday.

24.- He is so rude that everybody hates him. (Rephrase: -He is such ..........................................................................................)

25.- As I didn ́t have any food in the fridge, I went to bed without dinner. (Rephrase using CONSEQUENTLY): ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

26.-Mary había estudiado todas las unidades. Por tanto, ella obtuvo una nota excelente.  (TRANSLATE INTO ENGLISH)

27.-My brother plays tennis twice a week. (Write a question)

28.-The inspector sent the new teacher an email. (Write a question)

29.-The police officer found my wallet. (Write a question)

30.- When we ____________ (arrive) at the station, the train ____________(already/leave). 

31.-The rain interrupted my visit to the old town. (Rephrase using WHEN)

I………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

32.-Peter went to buy the match tickets at 12.00, but all the tickets sold out by 10. (Rephrase)

By the time Peter went …………………………………………………………………………………………..(ALREADY)

33.-When I ……………………………. (start) my degree, I …………………………………(never / study) Latin before, so I had a lot of problems translating Latin texts.

34- They expect prices will rise next year. (IMPERSONAL PASSIVE.REPHRASE WITH EXPECTED)
Prices ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….year.

35.-This is the room ................................................... I work. / This is the woman ……………………. son is my boss. (Complete with relatives pronouns. Omit when possible.)

36.-     Our boss is always hard at work at night, ................................................... everyone else has gone home. / I’m stuck in a job ................................................... I find really boring. (Complete with relatives pronouns. Omit it when possible.)

37.-Lego was founded in the 1930s. Its name comes from two Danish words that mean “play well”. (Make one sentence using a relative pronoun. Omit it if possible).

38.-The firefighter recieved an award. The firefighter saved many lives. (Make one sentence using a relative pronoun. Omit it if possible).

39.-The guy…………… you saw at the entrance is my brother./ The day …………….. I graduated from university was very hot. (Complete with relatives pronoun. Omit when possible.)

40.-I didn’t visit the exhibition and now I regret it.    I wish…………………………………………………………..

41.-I don’t have enough money to go to the concert.   I wish ………………………………………………………..