COMBINE THE SENTENCES

1. First, I learnt to drive. Then I bought a car. (after)

After I learnt to drive, I bought a car.

2. My mother cooked the dinner. Then the guests came. (before)

My mother cooked the dinner before the guests came.

3. He finished the lunch. Up to that time we waited for him. (until)

We waited for him until he finished his lunch.

4. First, we had dinner. Then we went out immediately. (as soon as)

As soon as we had dinner, we went out.

4. He booked a table. Then he went to a restaurant. (before)

5. First, he warned his neighbours about the noise. He complaint to the police. (after)

6. They finished the work. They rushed to the beach immediately. (as soon as)

7. I read for a while. Then I went to sleep last night. (after)

8. I watched my favourite programme, then I did my homework., (after)

9. We did not disturb him. He finished his work. (until)

10. Joe saved enough money. He bought a motorbike. (before)

11. Denise read ‘Dracula’. Then She saw its film. (after)

12. The students did the experiments. They wrote a report on it. (after)

13. The rich man first lived in many cities. Then he settled in Paris. (before)

14 I left immediately. The meeting ended. (as soon as)

WHEN-WHILE-AFTER-BEFORE-DURING-THEN-AT – IN – ON- AFTER THAT-LATER

1.We were busy___________ the weekend.

2.We went shopping__________ you were sleeping.

3. ________the exams, I am always nervous.

4..Management agreed to give a pay raise first, and ________ the workers ended the strike.

5. Mother to a son: ________your homework, you can go to the garden.

6. She went shopping to buy a dress ________the party.

7."Most of doctors just ask a few questions and __________give you a prescription."

8. It began to snow___________ I was walking home

9.Mix the flour and butter, __________add the eggs.

10_________ the alarm, they called the police.

11. We visited many relatives ____________ our vacation.

12. You should give your homework ________ the deadline.

13.We joined the motorway and drove two hundred kilometres. Two hours __________ the car started to
make a strange noise.
Too - enough - too much - too many

Do we have ___________time before the match starts?

There were _________people on the bus. I had to wait for the next bus.
She is old _____________to vote.
I am _____ tired to move my finger. I am going to bed now.
There is ___________pollution in this city. We need to move to a city at the seaside.
They aren’t strong _____________to move the wooden table.

GERUND ( Ving ) INFINITIVE ( to V1 )

1)Certain Verbs
1)Certain Verbs
Want
Love Would like
Like Plan
Enjoy Promise
Mind Learn
Hate Hope
give up Decide
dislike need
finish Pretend
offer

I have decided to buy a new house.

I enjoy getting up early in summer. He offered to lend me some money.
Robert gave up playing football years ago. He hoped to pass the exam.
I don’t mind doing the housework. I need to do my homework for tomorrow.
He learnt to swim at the age of 6
2)As subject
2) after adjectives

Ironing is the most boring thing. I am happy to be here.

Smoking is bad for your health. I was delighted to see him.
Eating too much makes people fat. I was happy to meet you .
She was surprised to meet us.
He was anxious to leave before it got dark.
We are surprised to see them.
3)After prepositions

She is interested in listening to music. 3) purpose

They are afraid of going out at nights.
I am tired of waiting or the bus. She is saving money to buy a car.
She is quick at writing compositions. I went to the post office to buy some
We are excited about going to Hawaii. stamps
Detergent is used to clean dirty things.
Ving or TO V

1. I am tired of to wait / waiting for the bus.

2. She is saving money to buy / buying a car.

3. She does not mind to work / working extra hours

4. My father promised to buy / buying me a computer

5. We hope to see / seeing you soon.

6 Have you finished to write / writing your project ?

7 I always avoid to travel / travelling in the summer – it’s so busy.

8 Do you promise to help/helping me?

9 When did Alice decide to move / moving to London?

10. I really don’t want to go/going to the party.

11. to eat / eating too much makes people fat.

12. .It is exciting to read / reading detective novels

I. Rewrite the following sentences using must, mustn’t, has to, doesn’t have to, able to, could.

1. You are not allowed to park your car in the college car park.
_________________________________ .
2. It isn’t necessary for Emma to attend tomorrow’s staff meeting.
_________________________________ .
3. Jack is obliged to wear a suit and a tie at work because the manager says so.
_________________________________ .
4..Henry knew how to drive at the age of 10.

_________________________________ .

5. Roger decided that it’s necessary for him to find a job soon.

_________________________________ .
6. It’s forbidden to use mobile phones inside the hospital.
_________________________________ .
7 Is it possible for you to pick me up at school tomorrow?
_________________________________ .
8. Jack managed to unlock the door.
_________________________________ .
9. He had the ability to play the guitar when he was 5.
_________________________________ .
PAST / PAST CONTINUOUS

When she ____________( enter ) the room, her friends __________( shout ) ‘happy birthday’.

When he _______________( call ) her, she ______________( not hear ) him because she
______________( listen ) to music.

They ______________( have ) a picnic in the forest when they _____________( see ) a bear.

He ______________( fall ) down while he ______________( climb) a tree.

She _________________( meet ) an old friend while she ______________( walk) to work.

While Kevin _______________( sunbathe) on the beaches of Hawai, his work friends
_________________( work) day and night.

While I _______________( cut ) onions, I ________________( cut ) my finger.

PRESENT PERFECT + for and since

.
We use for when we mention the length of the period (e.g. four days); we use since when we
mention the starting point of the period.(e.g. Monday)
for + length of time since + starting point
four hours 2 o’clock
three weeks 10th April
nine months July
twelve years 1961
a short time I was a child
the last/past ten months
all my life

 We use How long? to ask questions about the duration of an action or a state.
How long have you been here? How long has she worked for the company?
- For three hours. -Since 1995.

NOTE: To say how long something has continued, we can use the present perfect, but not the
present
continuous or present simple.
I have lived here since last year. (NOT I live here since last year.)

Fill in the blanks with "for" or "since".

1. A: Where is Tom? B: I don't know. I haven't seen him for a while.
2. He has been a teacher …………….. ten years.
3. Have you lived in here …………….. ages?
4. I have worked in this company …………….. January.
5. I have looked forward to watching this film …………….. a long time.
6. He has played tennis …………….. he was ten years old.
7. My parents have been married …………….. 1975.
8. You have learned English …………….. the beginning of the term.
9. That’s a very old car. I have had it …………….. ten years.
10. …………….. Christmas, the weather has been quite mild.
11.I haven’t met her ____ she left school.
12.They have been at their present address -----------1989.
13.Mrs. Smith has worked for his company ----------Christmas.
14.Carla has been in Cairo ---------last week.
15.Mrs.Brown has been at the hairdresser’s -------9 o’clock.
16.Tom has played in the school team ----------four months.
17.The team has not lost a match ------------six weeks.
18.Miss Mill has been Jenny’s class teacher -----------October.
19.The Browns have had their new car –the spring.
20.The Langlots have lived in Berry Avenue ------------2004.

REWRITE WITH PRESENT PERFECT

He stopped doing judo last year.
He hasn’t done judo since last year.
0 We had our last meeting two months ago. We …………………………………………………………..
1 They moved to this town in 2010. They ………………………………………………….
2 They joined the band two months ago. They ………………………………………………………
3 My parents gave me this bike on my birthday. I ……………………………………………………..
4 He went to sleep at 8 pm. He …………………………………………………………..
5 Katy and I became friends two years ago. We …………………………………………………………..