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Written practice Side by Side 4                               2                                    Units   1-2-3-4                                                          

I. ANSWER FOLLOWING THE MODEL:    

 

 By the time we (to see)  ____saw____   the robber, he (run away)  ___had___ already ___run away____.

1- By the time my mother  (to drop off)  _________ me _________ at the station, the bus (to leave)

    ___________ already ___________.

2- She (to do) _________ already __________ her homework by the time the teacher  (to get ) __________             

     to school.

                         

II. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE VOCABULARY BELOW:     

 

GET STUCK             RUSH HOUR               LAPS                 MEAN                  YELL

DROWN                    GOOD MOOD             FAIL                  EVICT                   SKIPS

 

1-    Monica is smiling to everyone in the class. She’s in a __________________.

2-    Today I’ve swum twenty _________________. I’m really tired.

3-    It’s 5:00 p.m. It’s ________________ and people _________________ in traffic.

4-    If I don’t swim very well I might __________________ in that river.

5-    This is a very ________________ dog. It almost bit me.

6-    Janet doesn’t have the money to pay the rent. Her landlord will _______________ her.

7-    If I don’t get good grades, I’ll _________________ the course.

8-    Margaret usually _________________ dessert because she’s on a diet.

9-    When Paul and Margaret get upset they _________________ at each other.

    

 

 

III.  CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION:

 

1- Mary was late.  She _________________  left late.

                                 (should have – must have)

 

2- You were lucky in that accident.  You ______________________ gotten hurt.

                                                                    (could have – must have)

 

3- Mom’s cake was terrible.  She _____________________ used the wrong ingredients.

                                                      (may have – should have)

 

4- You ________________________ swum across that river. You ____________________ drowned.

         (couldn’t have – shouldn’t have)                                              (could have – must have)

 

5- My wife didn’t give me anything for my birthday. I think she __________________  forgotten.

                                                                                                      (should have – may have)

 

IV. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE PASSIVE VOICE: 

 

Example:  (write)    This book  was written by Roosevelt.

 

1- (send)   The papers  _________    __________ to the company on time.

 

2- (choose)   Karla ___________   ____________ employee of the year this month.

 

3- (arrest)  The man ____________   ____________ by the police early this morning.

 

4- (feed)   The cat __________  ____________   ____________ yet.

    (negative)

 

5- (make)  The beds  ___________  already  __________  _________  by the children.

 

6- (repair)  I’m taking the bus to work because my car __________ still being   ___________.

 

7- (type)  Those documents __________ ___________  ___________ right now.

 

8- (reject)  I __________   ___________ by that university.

 

9- (sing)  This opera was ___________ 25 years ago.

    

 

V- WRITE THE PAST PARTICIPLES OF THESE VERBS: 

 

1- TAKE IN            _________________               2-  DRAW            __________________

 

3- FALL                  _________________               4-  BUILD            __________________

 

5- LEAVE               _________________               6-  ADD               __________________

 

7- REWRITE           _________________               8-  GIVE              __________________

 

9- SEE                      _________________               10-  FLY             __________________

 

 

VI-  CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION:       

 

1.  Did he tell you __________________?

a. where he went

b. where did he go

 

2. Could you please tell me ________________________?

a.  if is the doctor busy  in the afternoon

b. if the doctor is busy  in the afternoon

 

3. Have you heard________________________________?

a. what are they going  to name their new baby

b. what they are going to name their new baby

 

4.  Can you remember _____________________________?

a. who the first president of our  country was

b. who was the first president of our country

 

5.  I’m not sure ___________________________________.

a.  when is the next test

b. when the next test is