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                   BRACE YOURSELF
 
All tenses (Present, Past, Future), both voices (Active, Passive), (Perfect, Simple, Continuous). + wish/if clauses + gerunds/bare infinitive/infinitive 
NB. No contracted forms, only full forms such as do not don't or didn't
 
EXERCISE 1
 

1.    While the book  (read) the bell  (ring).

2.   No, The window  just (open).

3.   They wished they  (not/lie) to him that day.

4.   As soon as we  (buy) new car yesterday, our neighbors  (come) to visit us.

5.   The children  (have) a nap during two hours every day.

6.   A match of hockey  (watch) last Saturday.

7.   Next week seems to be very busy. First of all, on Monday we  (meet) our partners.

8.   Secondly, on Tuesday a conference on violence  (take) place.

9.    (we/invite) the representatives from SLE?

10.                I think that they  (not/be) interested.

 
EXERCISE 2
 

    1.      If you still  (decide)  (call) them, you  (can)  (tell) them that all   
          the   participants  (must)  (present) their company.

2.                If this test  (write) tomorrow, then the teacher  (can) check it the day after tomorrow.

3.                Driver’s licence  (require)  (drive).

4.                I wish he  (call) me at last!

5.                Unless the book  (read) last summer, they  (be) in trouble.

6.                By the time the firebrigade  (arrive), the warehouse  (destroy) completely.

7.                I  (have) only ten minutes  (get) home. The program  (start) in 8 minutes.

8.                Look! Your bicycle  (break). It is in pieces!

9.                Look! Your bicycle  (break). Who is that naughty boy who  (try) to break it apart?

10.               By the end of this term many exercises  (do).

11.                By the end of last term many exercises  (do).

 
EXERCISE 3
 
    1.               John  (not/play) the guitar right now.

2.               His guitar  (take) to the workshop.

3.               I  (think) it  (repair) at the moment.

4.               When he  (take) it there yestrday after he  (break) it.

5.               The master  (say) that it  (be) ready the following week.

6.               This year I   (study) hard. And the year is not over yet.

7.               As last year I  (receive) bottom marks as I (not/do) any work at all.

8.               Last night, we  (have) dinner with our friends. It  (be) a nice event as all of our best friends  (invite) to the party.

9.               Tim  (not have) problem with his weight when he  (be) at school.

10.                Tim  (not have) problem with his weight so far.

11.               I think that Tim  (not have) problem with his weight any more.

12.               Tim  (not have) problem with his weight before he  (start) to goble junk food.