Unit 7-9 Quiz

Transform the following sentences using have or get in the Causative Use.

1) The electrician solved the short circuit problems I was having at home.
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2) They checked my knee at the clinic.
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3) They took care of the mistake for us.
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4) Chinese companies assemble cars for US and European firms.
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5) The red cross supplied medicine and food for Rwanda.
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6) A private firm will oversee the implementation of the new policy for the government.
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7) She has always brought lunch for me to my office.
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8) Someone could walk my dog if I paid well.
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9) Sernac takes care of consumers rights in Chile.
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10) Unemployment agencies look for jobs for unemployed people.
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Look at the picture and select a verb and an object. Then write the two possible different
sentences.

1. walls paint _______________________________________________________________

2. Carpet clean _____________________________________________________________
3. wastebasket empty ________________________________________________________
4. door replace _____________________________________________________________
5. chimney clean ____________________________________________________________

Complete with the modal in past that best fits .

1. I ___________________________________ (buy) bread but I didnt know we needed it.
(past possibility)
2. We ___________________________________ (invite) so many people to our party! Im
worried that we wont have enough room for everyone. (past negative advice / regret)
3. I ___________________________________ (start) saving money years ago! (past advice
/ regret)
4. We ___________________________________ (join) you at the restaurant, but we
couldnt get a babysitter. (past willingness)
5. The weather ___________________________________ (be) any worse! (past negative
possibility)
6. I ___________________________________ (arrive) on time, even if Id left earlier.
There were dreadful traffic jams all the way. (past negative possibility)
7. They ___________________________________ (win) the football match, but John hurt
his ankle. (past possibility)
8. Amanda ___________________________________ (finish) the work, but she felt ill and
had to go home. (past willingness)
9. Lucy ___________________________________ (left) earlier. She missed her flight.
(past advice / regret)
10. We ___________________________________ (finish) the game, even if wed wanted
to. It was raining very hard and we had to stop. (past negative possibility)

Complete the box.

Change these direct questions into reported speech

1. Where is he?
She asked me ______________________________________________________
2. What are you doing?
She asked me ______________________________________________________
3. Why did you go out last night?
She asked me ______________________________________________________
4. Who was that beautiful woman?
She asked me ______________________________________________________
5. How is your mother?
She asked me ______________________________________________________
6. Do you live in London?
She asked me ______________________________________________________
7. Did he arrive on time?
She asked me ______________________________________________________
8. Have you been to Paris?
She asked me ______________________________________________________
9. Can you help me?
She asked me ______________________________________________________
10. Are you working tonight?
She asked me ______________________________________________________

Change the following statements into the reported speech.

a. I have something to show you, I said to her.
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b. Im going away tomorrow, he said.
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c. Ive been in London for a month but I havent had time to visit the Tower, said Rupert.
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d. Ill come with you as soon as Im ready, she replied.
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e. We have a lift but very often it doesnt work, they said.
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f. I must go to the dentist tomorrow, he said.
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g. I found an old Roman coin in the garden yesterday and I am going to take it to the museum
this afternoon, he said.
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h. Im very tired, she said.
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i. Ill see them soon, he said.
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j. Im going to the cinema, she said.
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k. I see the children quite often, he said.
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l. Im having a bath, she said.
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m. Ive already met their parents, she said.
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n. I stayed in a hotel for a few weeks, she said.
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o. I must go home to make dinner, he said.
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