Open the brackets putting the verbs in the proper tense forms. I (to have) an unusual experience yesterday. I (to be) downtown and (to decide) to stop at the bank to see Alice Brown. I (to think) she (may) have time to go to lunch with me. When I (to get) to the bank, they (to tell) me she just (to step) out for a few minutes. I (to ask) them if she (to be) back by 11.30, and they (to say) yes. I (to have) some time, so I (to decide) to wait for her. I (to say), “I (to be going) to wait for Alice, if you (not to mind)”. And then I (to walk) over to some chairs by the windows and (to sit) down. I (to decide) to watch the front door because I (to know) she (to come) in that way. I (to wait) but she (not to come) through the door. Finally, I (to decide) not to wait any longer. It (to be) 12.30 and I (to be sure) that she (not to be) back until after lunch. I (to get) up and suddenly somebody (to call) my name. I (to turn) around and (to see) Alice. I (to tell) her that I (not to see) her come in I (to say), “I (to know) you (to come) back any minute, so I (to watch) the door”. Then she (to tell) me she (not to go) anywhere. When I (to say) that someone (to tell) me she (to step) out of the bank for a few minutes, she (to tell) me she (not to leave) her office all morning.
5 Fill in gaps. Use: when, who, which, that, where, whose.
Put commas where necessary.1 I need a friend __who___ will never let me down.2 Kate, __who__ is a teacher at our school, has never been abroad.
She is afraid of flying.3 My grandfather,_whose_ sweater you are wearing, was a very nice man.4 The theatre, that you have seen in the pictures, isn’t far away from here.5 My friends went to Spain __where_ it’s warm and sunny.6 His parents were doctors __who_ worked in the hospital down the road.7 Look at Mary. She has seen something __that___ scared her.8 The Pushkin novel,_which_ I like best, is Barishnya Krestyanka.9 I’ve read a book __that_ was very interesting.10 The benches, which__ are in the House of Lords, are red.
6 Use the suffixes –tion, or – ment and form the nouns from the verbs.
Agreement, election, discussion, explanation, demonstration, improvement, management, information, collection, equipment.