English Grammar and Vocabulary Review

Modal Verbs

1. Vera might... That must be... Italian can’t be that difficult if you can learn it so quickly! The teacher can’t... Jackie must... Wait! That might...

2.

• You must have heard about the accident. It was in all the newspapers.
• You must have gone to bed late. You look really tired.
• You can’t have seen this film before. It has only been in the cinema for a couple of...
• I might have left my notebook.
• The teacher can’t have gone yet because...
• I missed a call this morning. It might have been Simon.

3.

• If we’d arrived earlier, we would have gotten better seats.
• I wouldn’t have made so many mistakes if I had revised more.
• If they had been more careful, the disaster would never have happened.
• If I had known you were in town, I would have arranged to meet for a coffee.
• He wouldn’t have become Prime Minister.
• We would have been on time if the traffic hadn’t been so bad.

4.

• Dave might have gone to the bank.
• I would have gone out last night if I’d had enough money.
• Those can’t be the same shoes that you wore.
• If I hadn’t drunk so much coffee last night, I would have slept well.
• That must be our new teacher because she’s holding our course book.

Passive Voice

1.

• Our new computer is being delivered later today.
• I have been asked to tell you about the new working arrangements.
• I tried to change the order, but the books had already been sent.
• Our computers are regularly repaired by a service company.

2.

• have been asked
• is being held
• are being provided
• has been closed
• was raised

3.

• haven’t seen – haven’t been seen
• for – by
• been – being
• have – be
• been

Technology Vocabulary

4.

• laptops
• hard drive
• USB port
• webcam
• screen

5.

• downloaded
• surf
• online
• broadband
• search engine

6.

• back
• deleted
• forward
• check
• address

Miscellaneous

9.

• I was asked to give...
• ...is not often eaten...
• Your computer should be protected...
• ...has been arrested

10.

• Thank you for your message. See you later.
• Excellent news. Speak to you tomorrow.

Additional Sentences

• There is not time before the train leaves.
• They have been found.
• David told his mum he would be late home.
• That’s the cafe where Pete and I had lunch last week.
• If I had enough money, I would go to Spain.
• ...is a teacher for six years.
• James is too young to drive a car.
• She asked what the time was.