C2 PROFICIENCY GRAMMAR REVIEW

Change in meaning: Our society HAS BEEN SUFFERING / WAS SUFFERING from high unemployment for decades.

Gerund or infinitive: His boss forced (him/shave) his beard off.

Correct the mistakes: Suppposing they would have got married, wouldn't the day have come when they got bored with each other?

Best alternative: The plane for Zurich LEAVES / WILL LEAVE at 16.00 on Fridays.

Best alternative: Stop worrying - the train IS ARRIVING / WILL BE ARRIVING soon.

Correct the mistakes: How many luggages did you bring with you?

Create a sentence with MAY in the past.

Create the sentence: No sooner + past perfect + than + past simple

Create a mixed conditional sentence.

Fill in the gap: If I ________ you, I'd be kinder to him.

Gerund or infinitive: I stopped ___ (wear) any sort of uniform the day I left school.

Complete the past sentence: In seventeenth century France, a nobleman's education _____ (think:P) to be incomplete until he _____ (master) the art of carving.

Change in meaning: I've THOUGHT / BEEN THINKING about what you said.

Fill in the gap: If he _____________ harder in school, he wouldn't have failed his exams.

Create a sentence with PROVIDED.

Correct the mistakes: Nowadays, almsot every disease has a cure and people have been caring more about their health.

Create a sentence with BUT FOR.

Best alternative: Peter WILL HAVE BEEN PAINTING / WILL HAVE PAINTED that portrait for three weeks by Saturday.

Create the sentence: Never before + present perfect

Best alternative: He never does any work, I'm sure HE'S GOING TO GET / HE'S GETTING the sack.