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Level: TE PRE-INTERMEDIATE 1
Lesson 6: GRAMMAR AND WRITING - HOMEWORK
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GRAMMAR PRACTICE
1. Exercise 1: Supply the past perfect or simple past in the following sentences.
2. The policeman read the suspect his rights after he ……………………………………………………….. (arrest) him.
3. After John ………………………………………………………….. (wash) his clothes, he began to study.
4. George ………………………………………………………….. (wait) for one hour before the bus came.
5. Maria ………………………………………………………….. (enter) the university after she had graduated from the
community college.
6. Jeannette ………………………………………………………….. (wash) the pipettes after she had completed the
experiment.
7. Jane sent a letter to her university after she ………………………………………………………….. (receive) her
scholarship check.
8. The car ………………………………………………………….. (flip) ten times before it landed on its roof.
9. We corrected our papers after we ………………………………………………………….. (take) the quiz.
10. John …………………………………………………….. (live) in Miami for one year when his parents came to visit.
11. The thief simply walked in. Someone ………………………………………………………….. (forget) to lock the door.

Exercise 2: Complete the sentences using the correct past perfect form of the verbs in
brackets.
1. By the time I arrived, everyone ………………………………………………………….. (leave)!
2. Steve ………………………………………………………….. (already/see) the film, so he didn’t come with us to the
cinema.
3. Tina ………………………………………………………….. (not/finish) doing the housework by seven o’clock, so she
called Andrea to tell her she would be late.
4. ………………………………………………………….. (you/just/speak) to Billy when I rang?
5. The car broke down just after ………………………………………………………….. (we/set off).
6. I didn’t eat anything at the party because ……………………………………………….. (I/already/eat) at home.
7. ………………………………………………………….. (you/hear) about the accident before you saw it on TV?

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MINI-TEST
Exercise 1: Circle the letter of the correct answer.
1. Clerk at fast – food restaurants often say, “……………………… I help you?”
A. Will B. Must C. May D. Would
2. Excuse me. ……………………… you pass me the salt?
A. Shall B. Will C. Must D. Should
3. This cake is too sweet. It ……………………… have so much sugar in it.
A. wouldn’t B. didn’t C. couldn’t D. shouldn’t
4. Do you have plans for the holidays? What ……………………… do on New Year’s Eve?
A. will B. would you C. shall you D. are you going to
5. I turned the heat on half an hour ago, but it’s still cold in here. It ……………………… be warm in
here by now.
A. has to B. is going to C. should D. would
6. When ……………………… you like to go shopping? Any time is OK with me.
A. may B. had better C. can D. would
7. I’m cold. ……………………… you close the window, please?
A. Might B. May C. Will D. Should
8. Masako is her name, and she speaks Japanese perfectly. She ……………………… be Japanese.
A. will B. must C. would D. ought
9. ……………………… you do me a favor? How can I save this file in the computer?
A. Should B. Would C. May D. Must
10. We ……………………… clean the room now. Mommy and Daddy are coming home soon.
A. can B. could C. going to D. had better

Exercise 2: WRITING
a. Write the sentences using the prompts.
1. We / go / airport / see / him / off / last Sunday.
…………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………..……..……………

2. When / arrive / victim / take / hospital / police.

…………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………..……..…………………

3. wish / have / money / buy / dictionary / yesterday.

…………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………..……..…………………

4. friends / advise / not / go train / next time.

…………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………..……..…………………

5. Can / manage / write / report / yourself?

…………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………..……..…………………

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b. For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.
1. My sister has borrowed the novel from me.
🡪 I ……………………..…………………………………………………………..……………………........................................................ my sister the novel.
2. She hasn’t read a novel by Joan Brady before.
🡪 This is ……………………..…………………………………………………………..………….…….. novel by Joan Brady that she has read.
3. The novel is longer than Joan Brady’s other books.
🡪 Joan Brady’s other books are not as ……………………..…………………………….....……………………..…………………….. this one.
4. How much does the novel cost?
🡪 What is ……………………..…………………………………………………………..…...........................................................………………….. the novel?
5. I hope my sister returns the novel to me soon.
🡪 I hope my sister ……………………..…………………….........................……………………………………..…………………….. the novel soon.

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