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12A STRANGE BUT TRUE!

GRAMMAR PAST PERFECT


1. Complete the sentences with the past perfect.
1. The streets were white because it had snowed the night before.
2. I suddenly remembered that I hadn't closed the windows before I left the house.
3. We got to the movie theater ten minutes after the movie had started.
4. Tina felt nervous because she hadn't flown before
5. Paul lent me the book after he had read it.
6. They missed the flight because they hadn't heard the announcement.
2. Write questions in the past perfect.
1. A. I drove my husband’s car this morning.
B. Had you driven it before?
2. A. My friends ate sushi in japan.
B. Had they eaten sushi before?
3. A. My brother won a gold medal.
B. Had he won a medal before?
4. A. The children made a cake yesterday.
B. Had they made a cake before?
5. A. My sister ran the Boston marathon last weekend.
B. Had she run a marathon before?
6. A. We went to Brazil on vacation.
B. Had you been there before?
3. Make these two sentences into one.
1) We bought some souvenirs. Then we went back to the hotel.
After we had bought some souvenirs, we went back to the hotel.
2) Max did the ironing. Then he put the clothes away.
After Max had did the ironing. he put the clothes away
3) They watched the news. Then they turned off the TV.
After they had watched the news. they turned off the TV.
4) 4 I read the book. Then I gave it back.
When I had read book. I gave it back
5) Ruth tried on the top. Then she went to the checkout.
After Ruth have tried on the op. she went to the checkout.
6) We had dinner. Then we did the dishes.
After we had dinner. we did the dishes.
4. The correct verb
a. Last week my neighbor was on vacation. One night heard a strange noise in her
house. I opened the door to take a look, and I found that someone had broken
into the house.

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Luckily, he (or she) had already left when I got there, and they hadn’t stolen
much as far as I could see – just the TV.
b. I was looking for my cell phone yesterday morning. But I couldn’t find it. I was
sure I hadn’t lost because I had seen it twenty minutes before. Then I realized
that I had left it in my pants pocket, and I had put my pants in the washing
machine!

12B GOSSIP IS GOOD FOR YOU


GRAMMAR
a. Complete the reported speech.
DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH
1. “ I want to leave him” She said that she wanted to leave him.
2. “ I don’t like her parents” He told me that he didn’t like her parents.
3. “I’m getting divorced” She told me that she was getting divorced.
4. “I’ve been to the police station” He told me that he has been to the police station.
5. “ I haven’t met his girlfriend” She said that she hadn’t met his girlfriend.
6. “I saw James with another woman” He said that he had seen James with another woman.
7. “I can’t cook” She told me that she couldn’t cook.
8. “I won’t tell anyone” He said that he win tell anyone.
9. “I´ll speak to her tomorrow” She said that she would speak her tomorrow.
10. “I have a lot of work to do” He told me that he had a lot of work to do.

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b. Write the sentences in direct speech.
1. She said she was busy.
She said: “I´m busy”
2. Jane said that she wanted a cup of coffee.
She said: “I want a cup of coffee”
3. They told me that they hadn’t seen the new neighbors yet.
They said: “I haven´t seen the new neighbors yet”
4. Steve told me that he didn’t want to go to the movie theater.
He said: “I don’t want to go to the movie theater”
5. Helen and Paul said they would go to the party.
They said: “we will go to the party”
6. He said that is computer had just broken.
He said: “my computer has just broken”
7. She told me that the city was very old.
She said: “The city is very old”
8. They said that they would visit me.
They said: “They will visit me”

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12C THE AMERICAN ENGLISH FILE QUIZ
GRAMMAR
A. The correct question
1) Who painted the kiss?
2) Which instrument does yo-yo Ma play?
3) How many lives do cats have in the US?
4) What happened in Japan on March 11,2011?
5) Which American singer died on June 25, 2009?
6) Who did Beyoncé marry in 2008?
7) What animal caught a train for 31 miles?
8) What did Peter Durand invent in 1810?
B. Match the questions in a with these answers.
a) Nine………………………………………..3
b) An earthquake and a tsunami……………...4
c) Michael Jackson…………………………...5
d) Gustav Klimt………………………………1
e) Jay – Z…………………………………......6
f) Canned Food………………………………8
g) The cello…………………………………...2
h) A dog………………………………………7
C. Complete the questions for the answers.
1) What made Mark Zuckerberg famous?
Facebook made Mark Zuckerg famous.
2) When did Brazil win the soccer World cup?
Brazil won the soccer World cup in 2002.
3) How long did REM stay together?
REM stayed together for 31 years.
4) Who did play Jack Sparrow in pirates of the Caribbean?
Johnny Depp plays jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean.
5) How did steve jobs die?
Steve Jobs died from cancer.
6) Where did live polar bears?
Polar bears live in the Arctic
7) How many roads join at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris?
Twelve roads join at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
8) Which country did produces the most in the world?
India produces the most bananas in the world.

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