Part 2 could and wasable 1 page

In some of the following sentences eithercould or was able could be used. In others only was/were able is possible. Fill the spaces and put to where necessary before the infinitives.

13 He was very strong; he . . . ski all day and dance all night.

14 The car plunged into the river. The driver . . . get out but the passengers were drowned.

15 I was a long way from the stage. I . . . see all right but I . . . hear very well.

(2nd verb negative)

16 We . . . borrow umbrellas; so we didn't get wet.

17 . . . you walk or did they have to carry you?

18 I had no key so I . . . lock the door. (negative)

19 I knew the town so I . . . advise him where to go.

20 When the garage had repaired our car we . . . continue our journey.

21 At five years old he . . . read quite well.

22 When I arrived everyone was asleep. Fortunately I . . . wake my sister and she let me in.

23 The swimmer was very tired but he . . . reach the shore before he collapsed.

24 The police were suspicious at first but I . . . convince them that we were innocent.

Part 3 PEG 222 C, 223 B, 283-4

This section includes examples ofcould used for polite requests and as a conditional.

25 . . . I speak to Mr Pitt, please?~
I'm afraid he's out at the moment. . . . you ring back later?

26 If you stood on my shoulders . . . you reach the top of the wall? ~
No, I'm afraid I . . . (negative)

27 If I sang . . . you accompany me on the piano?~
No, 1..., 1... play the piano! (negative, negative)

28 If a letter comes for me . . . you please forward it to this address?

29 She made the wall very high so that boys . . . climb over it. (negative)

30 They took his passport so that he . . . leave the country, (negative)

31 . . . you tell me the time, please? ~
I'm afraid 1. . . . I haven't got a watch. (negative)

32 If you had to, . . . you go without food for a week?~
I suppose I . . . if I had plenty of water.

33 . . . you lend me Ј5? ~
No, I . . . (negative)

34 They used to chain valuable books to library desks so that people . . . take them away. (negative)

35 He says that he saw Clementine drowning but . . . help her as he . . . swim.

(negative, negative)

36 If you had had the right tools . . . you have repaired the engine?

may

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Insert the correct form of may/might except in 10 and 36, where a be allowed form is necessary.

1 It - . . rain, you'd better take a coat.

2 He said that it . . . rain.

3 We . . . as well stay here till the weather improves.

4 . . . I borrow your umbrella?

5 You . . . tell me! (I think I have a right to know.)

6 Candidates . . . not bring textbooks into the examination room.

7 People convicted of an offence . . . (have a right to) appeal.

8 If he knew our address he . . . come and see us.

9 . . . I come in? ~
Please do.

10 When he was a child he . . . (they let him) do exactly as he liked.

11 I think I left my glasses in your office. You . . . ask your secretary to look for them for me. (request)

12 He . . . be my brother (I admit that he is) but I don't trust him.

13 I . . . never see you again.

14 He... be on the next train. We . . . as well wait.

15 If we got there early we . . . get a good seat.

16 The police . . . (have a right to) ask a driver to take a breath test.

17 You ought to buy now; prices . . . go up.

18 I'll wait a week so that he . . . have time to think it over.

19 He isn't going to eat it; 1... as well give it to the dog.

20 You . . . at least read the letter. (/ think you should.)

21 You . . . have written, (I am annoyed/disappointed that you didn 't.)

22 We'd better be early; there . . . be a crowd.

23 Nobody knows how people first came to these islands. They . . . have sailed from South America on rafts.

24 You . . . (have permission to) use my office.

25 He said that we . . . use his office whenever we liked.

26 I don't think I'll succeed but I . . . as well try.

27 You ought to go to his lectures, you . . . learn something.

28 If we can give him a blood transfusion we . . . be able to save his life.

29 Two parallel white lines in the middle of the road mean that you . . . not overtake.

30 If I bought a lottery ticket I . . . win Ј1,000.

31 If you said that, he . . . be very offended.

32 I wonder why they didn't go. ~
The weather . . . have been too bad.

33 Warning: No part of this book . . . be reproduced without the publisher's permission.

34 He has refused, but he . . . change his mind if you asked him again.

35 . . . I see your passport, please?

36 He . . . (negative) drive since his accident. (They haven't let him drive.)

must andhave to
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Fill the spaces in the following sentences by insertingmust or the present, future, or past form ofhave to.

1 She . . . leave home at eight every morning at present.

2 Notice in a picture gallery: Cameras, sticks and umbrellas . . . be left at the desk.

3 He sees very badly; he . . . wear glasses all the time.

4 1... do all the typing at my office.

5 You . . . read this book. It's really excellent.

6 The children . . . play in the streets till their mothers get home from work.

7 She felt ill and . . . leave early.

8 Mr Pitt . . . cook his own meals. His wife is away.

9 I hadn't enough money and I . . . pay by cheque.

10 I never remember his address; I always . . . look it up.

11 Employer: You . . . come to work in time.

12 If you go to a dentist with a private practice you . . . pay him quite a lot of money.

13 Father to small son: You . . . do what Mummy says.

14 My neighbour's child . . . practise the piano for three hours a day.

15 Doctor: I can't come now.
Caller: You . . . come; he's terribly ill.

16 English children . . . stay at school till the age of 16.

17 In my district there is no gas laid on. People . . . use electricity for everything.

18 Notice above petrol pump: All engines . . . be switched off.

19 Mother to daughter: You . . . come in earlier at night.

20 The shops here don't deliver. We . . . carry everything home ourselves.

21 The buses were all full; I . . . get a taxi.

22 Notice beside escalators: Dogs and push chairs . . . be carried.

23 'Au pair' girls usually . . . do quite a lot of housework.

24 Tell her that she . . . be here by six. I insist on it.

25 When a tyre is punctured the driver . . . change the wheel.

26 Park notice: All dogs . . . be kept on leads.

27 She . . . learn how to drive when her local railway station is closed.

28 Railway notice: Passengers . . . cross the line by the footbridge.

29 I got lost and . . . ask a policeman the way.

30 Farmers . . . get up early.

31 If you buy that television set you . . . buy a licence for it.

32 When I changed my job I . . . move to another flat.

33 Waiters . . . pay tax on the tips that they receive.

34 Father to son: I can't support you any longer; you . . . earn your own living from now on.

35 Railway notice: Passengers . . . be in possession of a ticket.

36 Whenever the dog wants to go out 1... get up and open the door.

must not and need not
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Usemust not or need not to fill the spaces in the following sentences.

1 You . . . ring the bell; I have a key.

2 Notice in cinema: Exit doors . . . be locked during performances.

3 You . . . drink this: it is poison.

4 We . . . drive fast; we have plenty of time.

5 You . . . drive fast; there is a speed limit here.

6 Candidates . . . bring books into the examination room.

7 You . . . write to him for he will be here tomorrow.

8 We . . . make any noise or we'll wake the baby.

9 You . . . bring an umbrella. It isn't going to rain.

10 You . . . do all the exercise. Ten sentences will be enough.

11 We . . . reheat the pie. We can eat it cold.

12 Mother to child: You . . . tell lies.

13 You . . . turn on the light; I can see quite well.

14 You . . . strike a match; the room is full of gas.

15 You . . . talk to other candidates during the exam.

16 We . . . make any more sandwiches; we have plenty now.

17 You . . . put salt in any of his dishes. Salt is very bad for him.

18 You . . . take anything out of a shop without paying for it.

19 You . . . carry that parcel home yourself; the shop will send it.

20 You . . . clean the windows. The window-cleaner is coming tomorrow.

21 Mother to child: You . . . play with matches.

22 Church notice: Visitors . . . walk about the church during a service.

23 1... go to the shops today. There is plenty of food in the house.

24 You . . . smoke in a non-smoking compartment.

25 Police notice: Cars . . . be parked here.

26 We . . . open the lion's cage. It is contrary to Zoo regulations.

27 You . . . make your bed. The maid will do it.

28 I want this letter typed but you . . . do it today. Tomorrow will do.

29 I'll lend you the money and you . . . pay me back till next month.

30 We . . . climb any higher; we can see very well from here.

31 You . . . look under the bed. There isn't anybody there.

32 You . . . ask a woman her age. It's not polite.

33 You've given me too much. ~
You . . . eat it all.

34 We . . . forget to shut the lift gates.

35 Mother to child: You . . . interrupt when I am speaking.

36 If you want the time, pick up the receiver and dial 8081; you . . . say anything.

need not anddon't have to etc.
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Replace the words in bold type by need not/need I? etc., or a negative or interrogative have to form.
I've been invited to a wedding; but I can't go. Will it be necessary for me to send a

present?
Shall I have to send a present?

1It isn't necessary for him to go on working. He has already reached retiring age.

{He . . .)

2 Was it necessary for you to wait a long time for your bus?

3It isn't necessary for me to water my tomato plants every day.

4 It will be necessary for them to get up early when they go out to work every day.

5 We had to stop at the frontier but wewere not required to open our cases.

6 It wasn't necessary to walk. He took us in his car. (We . . .)

7 My employer said,1 shan't require you tomorrow.' (You . . . come.)

8It is never necessary for me to work on Saturdays.

9 When I am eighteen I'll be of age. Thenit won't be necessary to live at home if I don't want to.

10 New teacher to his class:It isn't necessary for you to call me 'Sir'; call me 'Bill'.

11 Will it be necessary for us to report this accident to the police?

12 When you buy something on the installment system youare not required to pay the whole price at once.

13 Did you know enough English to ask for your ticket?
It wasn't necessaryto say anything. I bought my ticket at a machine.

14It isn't necessary to buy a licence for a bicycle in England. (We . . .)

15 Is it essential for you to finish tonight?

16Is it necessary for people to go everywhere by boat in Venice?

17Will it be necessary for me to sleep under a mosquito net?

18 Most people think that civil servantsare not required to work very hard.

19 It wasn't necessary to swim. We were able to wade across.

20It isn't necessary for you to drive me to the station. I can get a taxi.

21 Our plane was delayed so we had lunch at the airport. But it wasn't necessary to pay for the lunch. The airline gave it to us.

22Is it obligatory for us to vote?

23 When you were a childwere you required to practise the piano?

24 I saw the accident but fortunatelyit wasn't necessary for me to give evidence as there were plenty of other witnesses.

25 Small boy to friend: It won't be necessary for you to work hard when you come to my school. The teachers aren't very strict.

26 They had plenty of time.It wasn't necessary for them to hurry.

27Is it necessary for you to take your dog with you everywhere?

28 What timewas it necessary for you to leave home?

29 I brought my passport but Iwasn't required to show it to anyone.

30 I missed one day of the exam.Will it be necessary for me to take the whole exam again?

31 Is it really necessary for you to practise the violin at 3 a.m.?

32 Everything was done for me. It wasn't necessary for me to do anything.

33 Are French childrenobliged to go to school on Saturdays?

34 I was late for the opera. ~

Was it necessary for you to wait till the end of the first act before finding your seat?

35 He repaired my old watch so it wasn't necessary for me to buy a new one after all.

36Were you required to make a speech?

must, can't andneedn't with the perfect infinitive
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must + perfect infinitive is used for affirmative deductions.
can't/couldn't+ infinitive is used for negative deductions.
needn't + perfect infinitive is used for a past action which was unnecessary but was performed.

Fill the spaces in the following sentences by using one of these forms + the perfect infinitive of the verbs in brackets.

1 Did you hear me come in last night? ~
No, I . . . (be) asleep.

2 I wonder who broke the wineglass; it . . . (be) the cat for she was out all day.

3 You . . . (help) him. ( You helped him but he didn 't need help.)

4 I had my umbrella when I came out but I haven't got it now. ~

You . . . (leave) it on the bus.

5 He . . . (escape) by this window because it is barred.

6 I . . . (give) Ј10. Ј5 would have been enough.

7 I saw a rattlesnake near the river yesterday. ~
You . . . (see) a rattlesnake. There aren't any rattlesnakes in this country.

8 He is back already. ~
He . . . (start) very early.

9 He returned home with a tiger cub. ~
His wife (be) very pleased about that.

10 I bought two bottles of milk. ~
You . . . (buy) milk; we have heaps in the house.

11 I phoned you at nine this morning but got no answer. ~
I'm sorry. I . . . (be) in the garden.

12 I left my bicycle here and now it's gone. ~
Someone . . . (borrow) it.

13 When she woke up her watch had vanished. ~
Someone . . . (steal) it while she slept.

14 I've opened another bottle. ~
You . . . (do) that. We've only just started this one.

15 The machine said, 'You weigh 65 kilos,' and I said, Thank you.' ~
You . . . (say) anything.

16 I told him to turn left and he immediately turned right! ~
He . . . (understand) you.

17 Perhaps he swam across. ~
No, he . . . (do) that; he can't swim.

18 Do you remember reading about it in the newspapers? ~
No, I . . . (be) abroad at the time.

19 He . . . (walk) from here to London in two hours. It isn't possible.

20 He was very sick last night. ~
The meat we had for supper . . . (be) good.

21 There was a dock strike and the liner couldn't leave port. ~
The passengers . . . (be) furious.

22 We went to a restaurant and had a very good dinner for Ј3. ~

You . . . (have) a very good dinner if you only paid Ј3.

23 I have just watered the roses. ~
You . . . (water) them. Look, it's raining now!

24 That carpet was made entirely by hand. ~
It . . . (take) a long time.

25 The door was open. ~

It . . . (be) open. I had locked it myself and the key was in my pocket.

26 He said that he watered the plants every day. ~
He . . . (water) them. If he had they wouldn't have died.

27 He came out of the water with little red spots all over his back. ~

He . . . (be) stung by a jelly-fish.

28 We've sent for a doctor. ~
You . . . (send) for him. I am perfectly well.

29 I've made two copies. ~
You . . . (make) two. One would have been enough.

30 There was a terrible crash at 3 a.m. ~
That . . . (be) Tom coming in from his party.

31 I had to get down the mountain in a thick fog. ~
That . . . (be) very difficult.

32 I saw Ann in the library yesterday. ~
You . . . (see) her; she is still abroad.

33 How did he get out of the house? He . . . (come) down the stairs for
they were blazing.

34 You . . . (lend) him your map. He has one of his own.

35 I spoke in English, very slowly. ~
You . . . (speak) slowly. He speaks English very fluently.

36 He was found unconscious at the foot of the cliff. He . . . (fall) 200 metres.

Present and past tenses

The simple present tense
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Read the following in the third person singular. Do not change the object if it is plural. Note that after certain consonants a final es is pronounced as a separate syllable.

See PEG 12 B: kiss, kisses /kis, kisiz/.

1 They wish to speak to you. (He)

2 Buses pass my house every hour.

3 They help their father. (He)

4 We change planes at Heathrow.

5 You watch too much TV. (He)

6 They worry too much. (He)

7 I cash a cheque every month. (He)

8 I always carry an umbrella. (She)

9 They wash the floor every week. (She)

10 His sons go to the local school.

11 These hens lay brown eggs.

12 Rubber balls bounce.

13 These figures astonish me.

14 Do you like boiled eggs? (he)

15 These seats cost Ј10.

16 They fish in the lake. (He)

17 Elephants never forget.

18 They usually catch the 8.10 bus.

19 They sometimes miss the bus.

20 I mix the ingredients together.

21 The rivers freeze in winter.

22 They fly from London to Edinburgh.

23 The carpets match the curtains.

24 They realize the danger.

25 I use a computer.

26 What do they do on their days off? ~
They do nothing. They lie in bed all day.

27 The boys hurry home after school.

28 They push the door open.

29 They kiss their mother.

30 They box in the gymnasium.

31 They dress well.

32 Your children rely on you.

33 They snatch ladies' handbags.

34 You fry everything.

35 The taxes rise every year.

36 They do exercises every morning.

The simple present tense
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Read the following (a) in the negative (b) in the interrogative.

In Nos. 2 and 14,have is used as an ordinary verb and should be treated as one.

1 You know the answer.

2 He has breakfast at 8.00.

3 He loves her.

4 Some schoolgirls wear uniforms.

5 He trusts you.

6 He tries hard.

7 The park closes at dusk.

8 He misses his mother.

9 The children like sweets.

10 He finishes work at 6.00.

11 He lives beside the sea.

12 He bullies his sisters.

13 This stove heats the water.

14 She has a cooked breakfast.

15 She carries a sleeping bag.

16 He usually believes you.

17 She dances in competitions.

18 You remember the address.

19 She plays chess very well.

20 He worries about her.

21 These thieves work at night.

22 He leaves home at 8.00 every day.

23 Ann arranges everything.

24 She agrees with you.

25 Their dogs bark all night.

26 Their neighbours often complain.

27 Tom enjoys driving at night.

28 He engages new staff every Spring.

29 Tom looks very well.

30 They sell fresh grape juice here.

31 He charges more than other photographers.

32 She cuts her husband's hair.

33 They pick the apples in October.

34 The last train leaves at midnight.

35 He relaxes at weekends.

36 She refuses to discuss it.

The present continuous tense
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Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous tense. In No. 25,have is used as

an ordinary verb and can therefore be used in the continuous tense.

1 She (not work), she (swim) in the river.

2 He (teach) his boy to ride.

3 Why Ann (not wear) her new dress?

4 The airplane (fly) at 2,000 metres.

5 What Tom (do) now? He (clean) his shoes.

6 This fire (go) out. Somebody (bring) more coal?

7 It (rain)?~

Yes, it (rain) very hard. You can't go out yet.

8 Why you (mend) that old shirt?

9 You (not tell) the truth. ~
How do you know that I (not tell) the truth?

10 Who (move) the furniture about upstairs? ~
It's Tom. He (paint) the front bedroom.

11 Mrs Jones (sweep) the steps outside her house.

12 What you (read) now? I (read) Crime and Punishment.

13 It is a lovely day. The sun (shine) and the birds (sing).

14 Someone (knock) at the door. Shall I answer it? ~
I (come) in a minute. I just (wash) my hands.

15 She always (ring) up and (ask) questions.

16 Why you (make) a cake? Someone (come) to tea?

17 Where is Tom? ~
He (lie) under the car.

18 Can I borrow your pen or you (use) it at the moment?

19 You (do) anything this evening? ~
No, I'm not. -
Well, I (go) to the cinema. Would you like to come with me?

20 We (have) breakfast at 8.00 tomorrow as Tom (catch) an early train.

21 Ann usually does the shopping, but I (do) it today as she isn't well.

22 Why you (type) so fast? You (make) a lot of mistakes.

23 Mother (rest) now. She always rests after lunch.

24 They (dig) an enormous hole just outside my gate. ~
What they (do) that for? ~
I don't know. Perhaps they (look) for oil.

25 What (make) that terrible noise? ~
It's the pneumatic drill. They (repair) the road.

26 The children are very quiet. Go and see what they (do). -
They (cut) up some Ј5 notes.

27 What you (wait) for?-
I (wait) for my change; the boy just (get) it.

28 I can't hear what you (say); the traffic (make) too much noise.

29 She always (lose) her glasses and (ask) me to look for them.

30 Mother: What you (look) at? Something (happen) in the street?

31 Child: Yes. The house opposite is on fire! Come and look.
Mother: I can't. I (bath) the babies. Is the Fire Brigade here?

32 Child: Yes. Fire engines (rush) up and the firemen (jump) out and (unroll) their hoses.

33 Smoke (pour) from the windows! People (stop) to watch.
A policeman (try) to move them on.

34 An old man (climb) out of a first floor window!
A fireman (help) him! Two boys (slide) down a rope!

35 A woman (wave) from the attic and a fireman (go) up a ladder to help her!

36 Now he (come) down again! He (carry) a baby! The crowd (cheer!

The simple present and the present continuous
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Put the verbs in brackets into the simple present or the present continuous tense.

1 Cuckoos (not build) nests. They (use) the nests of other birds.

2 You can't see Tom now: he (have) a bath.

3 He usually (drink) coffee but today he (drink) tea.

4 What she (do) in the evenings? ~
She usually (play) cards or (watch) TV.

5 I won't go out now as it (rain) and I -(not have) an umbrella.

6 The last train (leave) the station at 11.30.

7 He usually (speak) so quickly that I (not understand) him.

8 Ann (make) a dress for herself at the moment. She (make) all her
own clothes.

9 Hardly anyone (wear) a hat nowadays.
10 I'm afraid I've broken one of your coffee cups. —

Don't worry. I (not like) that set anyway.

11 I (wear) my sunglasses today because the sun is very strong.

12 Tom can't have the newspaper now because his aunt (read) it.

13 I'm busy at the moment. I (redecorate) the sitting room.

14 The kettle (boil) now. Shall I make the tea?

15 You (enjoy) yourself or would you like to leave now? -
I (enjoy) myself very much. I (want) to stay to the end.

16 How you (get) to work as a rule? ~
I usually (go) by bus but tomorrow I (go) in Tom's car.

17 Why you (put) on your coat? ~
I (go) for a walk. You (come) with me?-
Yes, I'd love to come. You (mind) if I bring my dog?

18 How much you (owe) him?-
I (owe) him Ј5. ~
You (intend) to pay him?

19 You (belong) to your local library? -
Yes, I do. -
You (read) a lot?-
Yes, quite a lot. -

How often you (change) your books? —
I (change) one every day.

20 Mary usually (learn) languages very quickly but she (not seem) able
to learn modern Greek.

21 I always (buy) lottery tickets but I never (win) anything.

22 You (like) this necklace? I (give) it to my daughter for her birthday
tomorrow.

23 I won't tell you my secret unless you (promise) not to tell anyone. -
I (promise).

24 You always (write) with your left hand?

25 You (love) him?-
No, I (like) him very much but I (not love) him.

26 You (dream) at night?-

Yes, I always (dream) and if I (eat) too much supper I (have)
nightmares.

27 The milk (smell) sour. You (keep) milk a long time?

28 These workmen are never satisfied; they always (complain).

29 We (use) this room today because the window in the other room is
broken.

30 He always (say) that he will mend the window but he never (do) it.

31 You (know) why an apple (fall) down and not up?

32 You (write) to him tonight? -

Yes, I always (write) to him on his birthday. You (want) to send any
message?

33 Tom and Mr Pitt (have) a long conversation. I (wonder) what they
(talk) about.

34 You (believe) all that the newspapers say?-
No, I (not believe) any of it. ~
Then why you (read) newspapers?

35 This car (make) a very strange noise. You (think) it is all right?-
Oh, that noise (not matter). It always (make) a noise like that.

36 The fire (smoke) horribly. I can't see across the room. -
I (expect) that birds (build) a nest in the chimney. -
Why you (not put) wire across the tops of your chimneys? -
Tom (do) that sometimes but it (not seem) to make any difference.

The simple present and the present continuous
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Put the verbs in brackets into the simple present or present continuous tense.

1 What Tom (think) of the Budget? -
He (think) it most unfair. ~
I (agree) with him.

2 What this one (cost)?-
It (cost) forty pence.

3 You (hear) the wind? It (blow) very strongly tonight.

4 You (see) my car keys anywhere? -
No, I (look) for them but I (not see) them.

5 He never (listen) to what you say. He always (think) about something else.

6 This book is about a man who (desert) his family and (go) to live on a Pacific island.

7 You (understand) what the lecturer is saying? ~
No, I (not understand) him at all.

8 What you (have) for breakfast usually? ~
I usually (eat) a carrot and (drink) a glass of cold water.

9 When the curtain (rise) we (see) a group of workers. They (picket) factory gate.

10 Why you (walk) so fast today? You usually (walk) quite slowly. ~
I (hurry) because I (meet) my mother at 4 o'clock and she (not like) to be kept waiting.

11 I (wish) that dog would lie down. He (keep) jumping up on my lap. ~
I (think) he (want) to go for a walk.

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