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_____________________________________________________________.

PASS AWAY

Check these sentences

Pertev’s wife passed away in 1999.

She passed away two years ago. I’ve been living alone since then.

MEANING:

Pass away: Die

RUN into somebody or something

Check these sentences

I ran into my old high school flame while I was on holday in Turkey.

Murat ran into his sister while he was at the supermarket.

MEANING

RUN into somebody: Meet by chance

MAKE & DO

There are a lot of phrases in which a particular verb is used together with a particular noun. Check the examples:

Let’s make a cake.

She’s doing her homework at the moment.

We use make in sentenes about creating or producing something:

Mustafa made some coffee and watched TV.

My mother always makes sandwiches.

We often use do in sentences about working, or about doing particular jobs.

He did a great job last week.

I never do the ironning.

EXPRESSIONS with MAKE and DO

MAKE

an appointment, an arrangement, the beds, a cake, certain, changes, coffee, a deal with somebody, a decision, a discovery, an effort, an excuse, a fortune, an impression, improvements, a joke, a mess, a mistake, money, a noise, an offer, peace, preparations, progress, a success of something, sure, a translation, trouble, war, friendsi dinner, someone laugh / cry, up your mind, etc..

DO

the cleaning, one’s best / worst, business with somebody, a crossword, damage to, one’s duty, an exercise, an experiment, good, one’s hair, harm, homework, the housework, a job, lessons, a service, something for a living, miracles (for), research, right/wrong, the shopping, translation, the washing up, some work, a course, nothing, the washing, a degree, an exam, someone a favour, etc..

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs. ( Passive or Active )

TRX1 Car of the Future

TRX1 is a concept car which _____________1(design) by Engin Deniz in 2007. Mr.Deniz __________(2be) from Turkey and he ___________3(be) a mechanical engineer. He ___________4(design) all kind of vehicles but mainly cars. TRX1 is one of the best cars he has ever designed. It __________5(weigh) 500 kilos which is very light for a car. It has got  4 seats. Inside of the car is also impressive. GPS Navigation system ___________6(install) on the board. Moreover, there is a DVD player for the travellers to watch. The bluetooth technology __________7(make) it practical to speak on the phone while driving. It __________8(manufacture) next year unless there are no problems.

Last week TRX1 ___________9(demonstrate) in Istanbul Auto Show. People ,who visited the fair, ___________10(impress) by the car’s appearance. We don’t know the exact price of the car but it ___________11(sell) to special customers because only 20 cars __________12(manufacture) next year. Some rich people ____________13(already-start) queuing for this magnificient concept model. They ___________14(look forward to) driving it.

KEY: 1. was designed  2. is  3. is  4. designs  5. weighs  6. is installed  7. makes  8. will be manufactured  9. was demonstrated 10. were impressed  11. will be sold  12. will be manufactured 13. have already started  14. are looking forward to

TEST YOUR GRAMMAR

PART 1. Choose the correct answer a,b or c.

1) They want __________ all of their colleagues to the party.

a) invite          b) to invite          c) inviting

2) It’s usually difficult __________ for a woman how to change a flat tyre.

a) to learn      b) learn          c) learning

3) He borrowed a book ___________ while he was on holiday.

a) read         b) reading        c) to read

4) __________ on Sunday mornings makes me feel ebergetic.

a) Swim        b) Swimming       c) To swim

5) Metin’s uncle doesn’t enjoy ___________ for a long time.

a) drive         b) to drive          c) driving

6) Aragones is tired of ____________. He wants to leave Fenerbahçe.

a) to criticise    b) being criticised    c) be criticised

7) Alex likes Mondays because he ___________go training.

a) mustn’t         b) doesn’t have to      c) haven’t to

8  He can’t watch the match tonight because he __________ to finish the reports.

a) has         b) must      c) have

9) You __________ be late for work tomorrow. You have an important meeting.

a) don’t have to      b) mustn’t       c) mustn’t to

10) Here are your socks. Put ___________.

a) on them      b) them on       c) it on

PART 2. Complete the sentences with the verbs given

decide   dream of   forget    hate    hope    learn     mind    need    start   try

1. Don’t __________ the exam until you hear the bell ring.

2. She’d like _________ to play backgammon. I’ll teach her soon.

3. She hasn’t ___________ which color to buy yet.

4. Don’t ___________ to buy some batteries at the supermarket.

5. I never watch horror movies because I ________ seeing blood.

6. The manager __________ to increase the sales.

7. Your car is very dirty. You __________ to go to a car washer.

8. __________ to write in English as much as you can. Otherwise you can’t practice your writing.

9. She doesn’t _________ listening to jazz. It’s normal for her.

10. Anelka __________ playing in Barcelona.

KEY: PART 1

1) to invite  2) to learn  3) to read  4) Swimming  5) driving  6) being criticised  7) doesn’t have to  8)  has  9) mustn’t  10) them on

PART 2

1) start  2) to learn  3) decided  4) forget  5) hate  6) hopes  7) need  8 Try  9) mind  10) dreams of

CHECK somebody or something OUT

Check these sentences

Our company managers always check the candidates out before interviewing with them.

Tim’s cough must be checked out by a doctor otherwise it gets worse and worse.

He didn’t check out if the address was wrong or not. Luckily it was right. 

MEANING

to check somebody out: to find out if somebody is reliable and honest.

to check something out: to find out if something is acceptable, true or correct.

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of “must / mustn’t or not have to”

1. We ________________ (use) electronic devices when we travel by plane.

2. Before entering a foreign country, we ____________ (show) our passports.

3. I’m sure it will be a tiring journey. She ___________ (come) if she doesn’t want to.

4. Children under 8 years old _____________(be) accompanied by their parents.

5. You_____________ (finish) writing the reports today. Tomorrow will be OK.

6. After a long-time injury Deivid ____________ (train) a lot to be fit.

7. When you come home, please be quiet. You ___________ (wake) the baby because she’s just fallen a sleep.

8. Since we have two cars, you _____________(wait) for us.

9. As this is the last chance to qualify, they __________(play) well and score two goals.

10. People __________ (waste) water due to lack of water in the near future.

KEY: 1. mustn’t  2. must  3. doesn’t have to  4. must  5. don’t have to  6. must  7. mustn’t  8. don’t have to  9. must  10. mustn’t

EXERCISE. Rewrite the sentences with “had” in the correct place.

1) By the time Engin got home, his parents went to bed.

_______________________________________________________________________.

2) Osman didn’t tell me how he fixed that radio.

_______________________________________________________________________.

3) My girlfriend rented a DVD, but I saw that film before.

______________________________________________________________________.

4) As I was walking, I suddenly remembered I left my keys in the car.

______________________________________________________________________.

5) Nobody could understand how my sister wrote such a good poem.

_____________________________________________________________________.

KEY:

1. By the time Engin got home, his parents had gone to bed.
2. Osman didn’t tell me how he had fixed that radio.
3. My girlfriend rented a DVD, but I had seen that film before.
4. As I was walking, I suddenly remebered I had left my keys in the car.
5. Nobody could understand how my sister had written such a good poem.