Writing 9th Form

SEMESTER I

WRITING    (CONDITIONALS)

I Choose the correct answer

1 If you drop the vase my mother … you.

a) punishes        b) will punish      c) would punish

2 If she … not so slowly she would enjoy the party.

a) were        b) is              c) will be

3 If we had a chicken we … it.

a) cooked    b) would cook     c) were cooking

4 If you … my library book I will have to buy a new one.

a) will lose       b) lost        c) lose

5 If she … you were in hospital she would have visited you.

a) had known   b) knew     c) would have known

6 If I have a computer I … Computer Studies.

a) would learn   b) will learn         c) learn

7 If the weather had been nice we … go on excursion.

a) went        b) would have gone  c) will go

8 If I … you I would visit Jane yesterday.

a) was         b) had been    c) were

II Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct tenses

1 If he (eat) all that he will be ill.

2 If he had known the whole story he (not be) so angry.

3 If we had more rain our crops (grow) faster.

4 If you (paint) the walls white the room would be much brighter.

5 Ice (turn) the water if you heat it.

6 If she knew that it was dangerous she (not come).

7 I (take) a taxi if I had realised that it was such a long way.

8 The police (arrest) him if they catch him.

III Form the right type of the conditionals

1 If you (go) to bed earlier you (not fee) so tired.

2 If you (come) to my place I (show) you my collection.

3 If I (know) her well I (phone) her at home.

4 If she (not drive) so fast she (not crash).

5 If he (love) her he (stay) with.

IV Translate into English

1 Якщо мій друг складе іспит успішно, ми підемо у кафе.

2 Якби у мене були гроші вчора, я би купив той новий диск.

3 Якби я закінчив писати доклад завтра, я би взяв участь у конференції.

4 Якби я вчився наполегливіше, я склав би іспит без труднощів.

SEMESTER II

WRITING

I Open the brackets using the necessary form

1 I wish I (to know) Spanish.

2 I wish I (to read) more in future.

3 They wished they (to be) at yesterday's party.

4 I wish I never (to suggest) this idea.

5 We wished we (not to see) this horrible scene again.

6 I wish it (be) warm all the year round.

7 I wish you (to go) skiing with me yesterday: I had such a good time.

II Paraphrase the given sentences using “wish”

1 It's a pity you are ill.

2 He was sorry not to have had enough time to finish his test.

3 It's a pity you didn't send for us last night.

4 What a pity you don't know German.

5 It's a pity we can't reach home before tea-time.

6 The student was sorry he hadn't studied the material better.

III Choose the correct form

1 I … Dick since 1985.

a)           hadn't seen; b)didn't seen; c) haven't seen; d) never saw

2 I … a decision yet.

a)            haven't made; b)made; c) am making; d) will make

3 I … to the dentist the other day.

a)            have gone; b)went      c) have been; d) was going

4 I … that you are wrong.

a)            am feeling ;b) feel; c) felt; d) have felt

5 Excuse me, but … for someone?

a)           do you wait; b)have you waited; c) were you waiting; d) are you waiting

6 People … on the right in Britain.

a)           have driven; b) are driving; c) had driven; d) drive

7 When I … Jill yesterday she was cleaning her teeth.

a)            Phoned; b)had phoned; c) was phone; d) has phoned

8 By the time I got to the station, the train ...

a)           had left; b)was leaving; c) is leaving; d) left

9 I … terrible time last Saturday.

a)     had had; b) had; c) has had; d) would have

10 At three o'clock this morning, Eleanor … .

a)            studied; b)was studying; c) had studied; d) has been studying

11 Gene … dinner when his friend called.

a)            has eaten; b) ate; c) was eating; d) would have eaten

12 I … two tickets for "The Marriage of Figaro".

a)           yet bought; b) bought just      c) just buy; d) have just: bought

IV Translate into English using “wish”

1 Шкода, що ви прийшли так пізно.

2 Якби я був вільний зараз.

3 Краще ви б відвідали цю виставку.

4 Вона шкодувала, що не розповіла нам цю історію.

5 Він пошкодував, що не прислухався до його поради.