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PARAPHRASING PRESENT PERFECT SENTENCES

Complete each sentence keeping the meaning the same.

1. He became a dogwalker five years ago.

He ______________________________ten years.

2. They visited their uncle two months ago.

They ___________________________ two months.

3. She has been a vet for eight years.

She_______________________________ago.

4. Alex hasn’t scored a goal for 3 weeks.

The last time _____________________________3 weeks ago.

5. We have never been to Athens before.

It’s the __________________________________ Athens.

6. I have never watched such an exciting match.

It’s _________________________________ever watched.

7. Roberto Carlos has never worked with such a friendly coach.

He’s ___________________________________ever worked.

8. She’s never eaten such a delicious cake.

_______________________________________ever eaten.

9. I’ve never driven such a fast car.

———————————-ever driven.

10. I’ve never seen such a lazy student.

———————————ever seen.

KEY: 1. …..has been a dog walker for ten years.

2. ….haven’t visited their uncle for two months.

3. She became a vet 8 years ago.

4. The last time Alex scored a goal was three weeks ago.

5. It’s the first time we’ve been to Athens.

6. It’s the most exciting match I’ve ever watched.

7. He’s the most friendly coach Carlos has ever worked.

8. It’s the most delicious cake she has ever eaten.

9. It’s the fastest car I’ve ever driven.

10. He’s the laziest student I’ve ever seen.

USED TO / BE USED TO / GET USED TO

EXERCISE  Rewrite each person’s comment using used to or didn’t use to.

1) Alex: I don’t walk to the stadium any more.

_________________________________________________.

2) Roberto Carlos: I’ve got a hamster now.

_________________________________________________.

3) Tamer: I don’t eat fast food any more.

_________________________________________________.

4) Aylin: I go to the gym every night now.

_________________________________________________.

5) Güiza: I’m not selfish any more.

________________________________________________.

6) Tansel: I live in a small house now.

________________________________________________.

7) Bahar: I haven’t got short hair any more.

________________________________________________.

8) Fatih: I drink lots of Turkish coffee now.

________________________________________________.

KEY

1. I used to walk to the stadium.

2. I didn’t se to have a hamster.

3. I used to eat fast food.

4. I didn’t use to go to the gym .

5. I used to be selfish.

6. I didn’t use to live in a small house.

7. I used to have long hair.

8. I didn’t use to drink lots of Turkish coffee.

PHRASAL VERBS

Fill in the blanks with the phrasal verbs below. Use the correct tense form.

look for—-break down—–find out—-bump into—–look after——pull up

pin up—–call up——-look at——set off—–turn out—–call at

1. Alex was two hours late for the meeting because his wife’s car ____________ on the way to her school.

2. If she __________ in time, she would have crashed the car in front of her.

3. While they were doing a research in the jungle, they __________ that there were a lot of different species of plants and insects.

4. When Aylin saw her surname ___________on the noticeboard, she went to her teacher’s room to learn what the problem was.

5. The plane to Ankara __________at 06.20 on Monday so I must be at the check-in one hour before the flight time.

6. I am really worried about my grandfather’s operation. Do you think you could ___________ when the operation is over?

7. While we were walking around the stadium, we ____________ Roberto Carlos.

8. I am tired of __________ my nephews. They are really naughty.

9. As it is an important thing, I can’t speak it on the phone. However, if you are at home this evening, I __________ and discuss the matter with you.

10. As soon as he __________ this matter from my point of view, he’ll understand why I have refused his offer.

11. He ___________ the sales report which he has just written but he can’t find it anywhere.

12. After I made a joke about losing my wallet, it suprisingly _____________ to be true.

KEY: 1. broke down / had broken down  2. hadn’t pulled up  3. found out  4. pinned up  5. sets off  6. call me up  7. bumped into  8. looking after  9.will call at  10.looks at  11.is looking for  12. turned out

USED TO / DIDN’T USE TO

Complete the sentences by using the correct form of the simple present or used to.

1. I ___________(not play) computer games when I was a child, but now I ____________ (play) a lot of games in the evenings.

2. Mike _____________ (not smoke) before going to the army.

3. There _____________ (be) three parks in our village, but now now there ___________(be) only one.

4. Murat ____________(like) cheeseburgers, but now he ____________(eat) healthty food.

5. She _____________(not cook) before she got married, but now she ___________(cook) every evening.

6. Alex ______________ (not have) a mobile phone, but now he ___________ (send) text messages easily.

7. When I was single, I _____________(have) big parties in my house, but now I ___________(watch) TV in the evenings.

8. When I was in Istanbul, I ___________ (watch) Fenerbahçe’s matches at the stadium. Now I ___________ (watch) on TV every weekend.

9. A: _____________ you ____________ (drink) a glass of milk every morning when you were a child?

B: Yes, I did, but now I ______________ (drink) a cup of coffee every morning.

10. My sister_____________(love) classical music, but she ____________(hate) it when she was younger.

KEY: 1. didn’t use to play / plays  2. didn’t use to smoke  3. used to be / is  4. used to like / eats  5. didn’t use to / cooks  6. didn’t use to have / sends  7. used to have / watch  8. used to watch / watch 9. Did you use to drink / drink  10. loves / used to hate

CORRECT THE MISTAKES

In each sentence there is a mistake with the simple present, present continuous or with the simple past.

1) Alex is a footballer. He play football in Turkey.

___________________________________________________.

2) Jack works for IBM and his wife working for HP.

_________________________________________________________.

3) I not know why Murat is furious.

_________________________________________________________.

4) We not got up early yesterday.

________________________________________________________.

5) My father fixes my old radio right now.

_______________________________________________________.

6) Roberto Carlos speaks Portugese, but he not speaks Turkish.

_______________________________________________________.

7) At the moment, Delgado writing reports in the office.

_______________________________________________________.

8) Where you stay in Antalya last year?

_______________________________________________________.

9) You cook everyday?

_______________________________________________________.

Key

1. He plays football in Turkey.

2. ……his wife works for HP.

3. I don’t know…………………..

4. We didn’t get up……….

5. My father is fixing……….

6. ……..but he doesn’t speak Turkish.

7. ……..Delgado is writing reports…..

8. Where did you stay …….

9. Do you cook everyday?

ADJECTIVES

An adjective modifies a noun.

Check the example sentences.

• He’s intelligent.

He’s an intelligent man. ( here adjective intelligent modifies “man”)

• This watch is very expensive.

This is an expensive watch.

• My sister’s tall.

Lookat that tall man over there.

• Fenerbahçe is a successful football club in Turkey.

Alex is successful in Fenerbahçe.

ADVERBS

An adverb modifies the verb. Adverbs modifies the actions.

• I’m a slow driver. ( slow is adjective here)

I drive slowly. ( here slowly modifies the verb drive )

• She is a careful person. (adj)

She reads everything carefully. (adv)

We make adverbs from adjectives. Check these examples

ADJECTIVE                       ADVERB

slow                                          slowly

careful                                     carefully

easy                                            easily

quick                                         quickly

polite                                        politely

bad                                             badly

Some adverbs are irregular. Check the examples.

My father is a fast driver. He always drives fast. (Adjective: fast  adverb: fast)

We always work hard in the mornings. (adjective: hard, adverb: hard

ADVERB FORM of the adjective “GOOD” is “WELL”

We are a good team. In the last match we played well and we won the game.

GERUND / INFINITIVE

Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning.

1. He should work harder to be a champion in Olympics. It’s worth it.

It’s worth _____________________________________________________.

2. “Let’s go to a hotel in Ayvalik this weekend” Cenk said.

Cenk suggested________________________________________________.

3. It’s not a good idea to borrow a lot of money from a bank.

It’s better to avoid______________________________________________.

4. Semih really loves to drive race cars so he’s going to join a racing club.

Semih really enjoys _________________________________________________.

5. I made an effort to reach that rope but I couldn’t.

I tried _____________________________________________________________.

6. Metin hates travelling by train.

Metin can’t stand ___________________________________________________:

7. Having a good night sleep is important for babies.

It’s important for babies______________________________________________.

8. Don’t miss seeing the Ephesus when you are in Turkey.

Don’t forget_________________________________________________________.

9. My father and I can’t wait to watch Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe match.

My father and I are looking forward to__________________________________.

10. Monitoring the workers is necessary in my job.

It’s necessary for me _________________________________________________.

Key

1. It’s woth working harder to be a champion in the Olympics.
2. Cenk suggested going to a hotel in Ayval?k this weekend.
3. It’s better to avoid borrowing a lot of money from a bank
4. Semih really enjoys driving racing cars so he’s going to koin a racing club.
5. I tried to reach that rope but I couldn’t.
6. Metin can’t stand travelling by train.
7. It’s important for babies to have a good night sleep.
8. Don’t forget to see Ephesus when you are in Turkey.
9. My father and I are looking forward to watch Galatasaray Fenerbahçe match.
10. It’s necessary for me to monitor the workers in my job.

TEST YOURSELF Choose the correct answer

GERUND /INFINITIVE

1. Alex’ll never forget _____________ that goal against Barcelona.

a) to score            b) score       c) scoring

2. While I was driving past his house, I saw Hurley __________basketball in his garden.

a) play                  b) to play       c) playing

3. I regret ____________that I can’t make it on time. I’m very busy.

a) say         b) to say       c) saying

4. I forgot __________ my spare battery so I couldn’t call you on time.

a) to take      b) take      c) taking

5. Remember___________ the safe before you leave the office.

a) locking    b) lock      c) to lock

6. If Murat is always late to work, he risks ___________his job.

a) to lose     b) lose     c) losing

7. After I finished ___________the cats, I prepared myself a big sandwich.

a) feeding     b) to feed      c) feed

8. As he has been looking for a new job for 3 months, he regrets not __________two more foreign languages when he was younger.

a) to learn       b) learn      c) learning

9. I saw my manager ___________his car and drive away.

a) get on    b) getting on     c) to get on

10. As Roberto Carlos drove past the training pitch, he saw Alex ____________free-kicks.

a) practice   b) to practice      c) praticing

KEY: 1.c 2.c 3.b 4.a 5.c 6.c 7.a 8.c 9.a 10.c

Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning.

1. She doesn’t know how to make a cake, otherwise she would do it herself.

If ____________________________________________________________.

2. If you don’t save enough money, you won’t buy that computer.

Unless________________________________________________________.

3. If he should go to Paris this spring, I could lend him my HD camera.

Should________________________________________________________.

4. You can go out with your friends only if you promise to come back early.

Providing______________________________________________________.

5. Should you call Tim, tell him to bring my DVDs back on Sunday.

If_____________________________________________________________.

6. Alex was exhausted, otherwise he would have scored that goal.

If _____________________________________________________________:

7. Mancini will be transferred to Juventus only if they accept his offer.

Provided_______________________________________________________.

8. You’ll hurt yourself unless you put that knife away.

If_____________________________________________________________.

9. They can be successful only if they change their strategies.

As long as

10. My sister can’t sew, otherwise she would make her own clothes.

If_____________________________________________________________.

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES ( IF CLAUSES )

EXERCISE 1. Choose the correct answer.

1. If my neighbours _____________ disturbing me, I will go to the police to complain.

a) have kept     b) keep   c) kept

2. If I __________ you, I’d rent a car in Bodrum, Turkey.

a) am      b) had been     c) were

3. __________you come to Antalya, don’t forget to call me.

a) Would    b) Will       c) Should

4. Mert will do the ironing ___________ Nihat does the cooking.

a) unless    b) as long as    c) will

5. If Alex had concentrated, he ___________ the penalty.

a) might not miss     b) wouldn’t have missed   c) wouldn’t miss

6. If the elecricity cuts off, ___________ the candles in the drawer.

a) use    b) will use    c) must use

7. He will begin to work with the team ____________ his leg injury is recovered.

a) unless      b) may       c) if

8. If you add engine protector to the engine, the car’s performance ____________.

a) increases    b) would increase   c) would have increased

9. They ____________ to look for another car if the red one is sold.

a) would start    b) will start     c) would have started

10) What would you do if you _____________a thief in your bedroom?

a) see     b) had seen         c) saw

KEY: 1.b 2.c 3.c 4.b 5.b 6.a 7.c 8.a 9.b 10.c