I)Put the correct form of the verbs
1. I realised that someone(steal)....my wallet when I (feel)....his hand in my jacket pocket
2 When....I (phone.....Helen last night she (wash)...her hair and she (not-finish).....when i finally (get)...to her house
3.Peter (offer)....me another drink but I decided I (drink)...enough
4. Nobody (wacth)....,so the little boy (take)....the packet of sweets form the shelf and (put) ......it in his pocket
5.I(not-realise)....that I (leave) my umbrella on the bus until it (start).....to rain
6.At school I (dislike).......the math teacher beacause he (always-pick)....on me
7. Wherever Marion (find).....a job, there was someone who (know).....that she (go).....to prison
8.It was only much later I (find out)......that during all the time I (write)....to my penfriend, my mother(open)...and reading the replies
9.I(not-drive).........very fast when the accident (happen).....
10.When Tom's mother (cook).....dinner, the bell(ring)
11.What you (do).......at this time last night
12.Fiona (live).....in New York when her first novel (publish).....
13. While the teacher (explain)......the sum on the board. The children (throw).....paper aeroplanes around the class.
14.Yesterday it was hot in the because the window (close).......
15.Sandra (get)........up,(say)....goodbye and (leave)......
16. That was the first time I (read)....the book.
17.Susan (teach)........at the university for ten years by 1995
18.The train (leave)..........when I arrived at the station
19.When I arrived at the meeting, the first speaker(just,finish)......speaking and the audience (clap).....
20. By the time Ben arrived,I (finish)........my homework
21.Why you (interrupt)....me just now?I (have)..... a very interesting conversation with Mr Pitt.
22. I (not,see).... the film lastnight because I (see)....it several times before.
23. Last night,she (spend).....hours on the homework but she couldn't do it although the teacher(explain)........it very carefully in the class
24.By the time you (got)....her letter, she (arrive).....in Paris
25.When I (find).........my purse, someone (take)..... the money out of it
26.When he .....(go) to see them last night, they....(play) cards. They.....(say) they........(play) since six o'clock
27. Before you ......(mention) him, I ever.......(hear) of that author
28. While you.....(play) the piano, I......(write) a letter.
Ex1: Find the mistake and correct it
1. Martha feeds -> was feeding the baby when I arrived at her house
2. He told -> said : " I'm tired "
3. Simon plays the piano well, can't -> doesn't he ?
4. He would like going -> to go to Madrid when he finishes university
5. I'll leave the office when I will -> X finish
6. She hasn't met him for -> since last year
7. You mustn't -> needn't make the beds. I've just made them
8. By the time the police arrived the burglars escaped -> had ascaped
9. Both of them is -> are from London
Ex2: Rewrite the sentences using the words given in bold type
1. It isn't necessary for you to take a jacket
Need ............
-> You don't need to take a jacket.
2. Shall I help you with your luggage ?
Would ..........
-> Would you mind me helping you with your luggage.
3. I advise you to see a dentist
Ought ...........
-> You ought to see a dentist.
4. It's just possible that he'll phone tonight
May ..........
-> He may phone tonight.
5. You are not allowed to talk during the exam
Mustn't ............
-> You mustn't talk during the exam.
6. They don't have to go to the meeting this evening
Needn't .............
-> They needn't to go to the meeting this evening.