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Grammar - advanced

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  • Don’t be afraid. If you ………… (touch) the dog, it ………………… (not bite) you.
    touch - won't bite
  • At the moment Keith .......................... (go) out with Sarah from the accounts department.
    is going
  • I’m afraid that Smith is a hardened criminal. If we ………………… (not punish) him this time, he …………… (only commit) more crimes.
    don't punish - will only commit
  • Turn to passive voice: Have they offered him a better job?
    Has he been offered a better job?
  • Jill was really hungry because she ...................... (not eat) all day.
    hadn't eaten
  • By the time I got to the station the train ........................... (leave).
    had left
  • It's only a short trip. I .......................... (be) back in an hour.
    will be
  • It's very hot in here. I think I .................... (faint)
    am going to faint
  • What a terrible thing to happen! Just think, if we ………………… (not miss) the plane, we …………………… (kill) in the crash.
    hadn't missed - would have been killed
  • Turn to passive voice: They will ask you a lot of questions.
    You will be asked a lot of questions.
  • This time last year I .................. (cycle) in the rain along a country road in France.
    was cycling
  • Turn to passive voice: They will have decorated the hall by Tuesday.
    The hall will have been decorated by Tuesday.
  • Why don’t we emigrate? If we ……………… (live) in Australia, at least the weather ………………(be) better!
    lived - would be
  • In twenty four hour's time I ......................... (relax) in my yacht.
    will be relaxing
  • Now we’re lost! If you ……….. (write down) Mary’s directions, this ……………… (not / happen)
    had written - wouldn't have happened
  • By the time you get back John ....................... (leave).
    will have left
  • We ......................... (know) each other since we ..................... (be) 5 years old.
    have known - were
  • Before we went to the theatre, we .................... (go) to George's café for a pizza.
    went
  • By 2025 he .................................. (retire).
    will have retired
  • On April 25th she ................... (work) at this school for twenty years.
    will have been working
  • I’m sorry I can’t lend you any money. You know that if I ……… (have) some, I ……… (lend) it to you.
    had - would lend
  • I work in an office with ten other people, most of whom I .................. (know) very well.
    know
  • Turn to passive voice: Two men were following Tom.
    Tom was being follwed (by two men)
  • At this time tomorrow he ............................ (take) his exam.
    will be taking