exercitii lma anul 2

8/3/2019 exercitii lma anul 2

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I. Put the verbs in brackets into the base form, the infinitive or the past participle.

1. They had builders ______________________________ (put) new windows in their house .

2. He persuaded her ______________________________ (marry)him.

3. The mafia leader had the lawyer ______________________________ (kill).

4. The sergeant had the thief ______________________________(track) down.

5. She has asked her parents ______________________________(look after) her cat during the holidays.

6. They will try to have the bill ______________________________(pass) before the elections.

7. She allowed her child ______________________________(run) wild in other people's houses.

8. The Queen has had six of her cars ______________________________ (convert)to liquid petroleum gas.9. Many of the company workers will have their hours ______________________________ (reduce)soon.

10. The teacher made the noisy pupil ______________________________(leave) the classroom.

11. They let their children ______________________________ (watch)television for hours on end.

12. She lets them ______________________________ (eat)anything they want .

13. Mum has had her washing machine ______________________________(repair) by her neighbour .

14. His mere presence made people ______________________________ (jump)to attention.

15. The doctor allowed the man ______________________________ (leave)the hospital the next day.

16. He always lets her ______________________________ (win)when they play pool together .

17. The robber forced the cashier ______________________________(hand over) the money .

18. She got her sister ______________________________ (apologise).

19. She'd like him ______________________________(share) her flat .20. He is having a private detective ______________________________ (follow) his wife.

II. Complete the sentences with the right form of the verb

1. Huck had better ______________________________ (write) a letter to Miss Watson.

2. I will ring him up when I ______________________________ (finish) the washing up.

3. Huck didn't know what ______________________________ (do).

4. James started ______________________________ (think) about the good old days.

5. We ______________________________ (not to see) each other for a long time.

6. It's the first time I ______________________________ (see) Rocky.

7. How long ______________________________ (work / he) there?

8. One of the girls ______________________________ (leave) at the end of the month.9. Lots of my friends ______________________________ (work) in pubs when they were 21.

10. After ______________________________ (hesitate), Mark asks Billy to write a letter for him.

11. Stop talking nonsense. You ______________________________ (lie).

12. Would you ______________________________ (help) me if I asked you?

13. Can I help you ______________________________ (fix) your moped?

14. Would you like me ______________________________ (repair) your headlight?

15. Look where your dream ______________________________ (bring) us !

16. Oh ! I wish I ______________________________ (have) a real meal !

17. You'll have everything you ______________________________ (always dream of).

18. I tell you, we're ______________________________ (stick) here for ever.19. No ship will ever ______________________________ (sail) round this island.

III. Fill in the blanks with the suitable modal verb:

1. You _____________________________ carry this suit-case; it's too heavy for you.

2. She _____________________________ speak French when she was a young girl, but she has now

forgotten all about it.

3. _____________________________ they be of any help?

4. When _____________________________ buy a new house? it would be nice to move now!

5. _____________________________ I smoke in this car?

6. You _____________________________ speak better English if only you worked harder.

7. Will he _____________________________ apply for this job?8. The master said the children _____________________________ play in the playground today.

9. What shall we do next year? We _____________________________ move to the United States.

10. Look at the sky! Are you sure it _____________________________ rain? I'm not.

11. She surely _____________________________ drive that long way at the time.


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12. I'm sure he _____________________________ have his daughter for the holidays.

13. Do you really think he _____________________________ write that letter long ago.

14. _____________________________ read your whole book overnight?

15. Why do you think he shouldn't _____________________________ come, after all?

16. _____________________________ he have helped ?

17. I don't figure why they wouldn't _____________________________ bring their wives with them.

IV. Complete with the verbs in the right tense:

1. Will he phone us before he (to arrange) ______________________________ the situation tomorrow?2. As soon as he (to receive) ______________________________ the parcel that day, he sent it to Peter

3. He (to visit) ______________________________ a lot of countries since he joined 'The Herald Tribune'

4. I wish I (to have) ______________________________ this conversation with you a few weeks ago

5. By the time I complete my studies next month, I (to live) ______________________________ in Berlin for

six years

6. The doctor (to operate) ______________________________ on the patient when he woke up

7. We aren't used to people (to speak) ______________________________ to us that way

8. When they came home late at night, everybody (to go) ______________________________ to sleep

9. As long as you (to call) ______________________________ me by that nickname, I will not answer you.

V. Complete the sentences using the correct tense:1. How long ______________________________ (you/to wait) when the bus finally came?

2. ______________________________ (you/still/to belong) to a political party?

3. He ______________________________(to stay) at his brother's at the moment.

4. Last night, I fell asleep while I ______________________________ (to watch) TV

5. Lots of things have happened since I ______________________________(last/to write) to you

6. Is it the first time he ______________________________(to be) in hospital?

7. Brian ______________________________(to play)squash since 3 o'clock, he has played squash three times

this week.

8. He was a complete stranger to us; we ______________________________(never/to see) him before.

9. It rains a lot in this district; I wish it ______________________________(not/to rain) so much

10. Water ______________________________ (to boil) at 100 centigrade.

VI. Put the verb at the correct form:

1. He used to ______________________________ (eat) lunch at three o'clock.

2. She is used to ______________________________(sleep) late on Sundays.

3. He would rather ______________________________(drink) tea than coffee.

4. Emir would rather ______________________________(visit) his friend on Saturdays.

5. He would rather ______________________________ (not /go)to the concert yesterday.

6. He would rather that his cousin ______________________________(work) in the same factory.

7. If he had enough money, he ______________________________ (buy) a new house.

8. She did not come to school. She ______________________________(must /be) ill.

9. He had an accident. He ______________________________ (must /drive) fast

10. It ______________________________(may) rain tomorrow because the sky is cloudy.

VII. Fill in the blanks with the right form of the verb:

1. The weather ______________________________ (be) better so far this week. We're lucky!

2. It ______________________________ (be) weeks since I went there.

3. Is this book really worth ______________________________ (read)?

4. She would like us ______________________________(help) her

5. I don't understand what you ______________________________ (talk) about

6. your representative ______________________________(call) upon us two days ago.

7. your hair .... (look) as if it ... (not be cut) for years. ______________________________8. What ______________________________ (you work) at when I rang you up?

9. So far no real damage has ______________________________ (do).

10. When we arrived, it had stopped ______________________________ (rain) for a few minutes.

11. it ... (be) like this ever since he ... (settle) in the country. ______________________________


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12. Since his arrival 10 minutes ago, he has kept ______________________________ (talk).

13. They took a walk after ______________________________ (wash) the dishes.

14. When the accident took place, we ______________________________ (have) a drink in a bar.

15. I ______________________________ (go) to bed after this movie.

16. When he ... (grow) old, he ... (often think) of all the things he used ... (do)

______________________________

17. It's getting late and I ______________________________(wait) for his call all day.

VIII. Choose between:| came across | come after | come back | come by | come down | come into | come out | come over | come round |

come to | comes off

1. I _____________________________ (return) home after the test.

2. I _____________________________ (follow) a bus in the traffic.

3. I _____________________________ (found) this book in a second-hand shop.

4. Prices never seem to _____________________________ (descend).

5. Where did he _____________________________ (obtain) all this money.

6. I _____________________________ (enter in) the English learning web site.

7. I _____________________________ (move outside) to play chess.

8. I _____________________________ (cross) the road to say 'hello' to the moderator.

9. I _____________________________ (visit) my aunt for a cup of tea at 3 o'clock.10. I _____________________________ (recover) from unconsciousness.

11. My gold button _____________________________ (falls off) my coat.

VIII. Complete with the right particle to form phrasal verbs with get:

1. If the news gets _____________________________ there'll be trouble.

2. We get _____________________________ very well.

3. Three prisoners got _____________________________

4. He never got _____________________________ Mary.

5. I rang you yesterday but I couldn't get _____________________________

6. He got _____________________________ lightly for robbing the bank.

7. The train got _____________________________ ten minutes late.8. The Democrats hope to get _____________________________ at the next election.

9. What are you getting _____________________________ ?

10. The rumour soon got _____________________________

IX. Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs formed with the verb look. Then say what they mean:

1. My mother's going to _____________________________ the kids for me tomorrow.

2. I have to _____________________________ a new flat as this one is too small.

3. Just _____________________________ how low that plane is flying!

4. The police are going to _____________________________ the accusations.

5. He has had a bad time lately but things are starting to _____________________________

6. We _____________________________ you all for support.

7. I _____________________________ hearing from you.

8. We must _____________________________ and decide what to do in the future.

9. You must never _____________________________ those who are less fortunate than yourselves.

10. I _____________________________ my grandfather for his sense of responsibility.

X. Put the correct tense:

1. They noticed they ______________________________(fly) for three hours already.

2. Tom said that it ______________________________(take) him an hour to get to the station.

3. She asked them if they ______________________________(play) tennis in the afternoon.

4. Mary asked her brother if he ______________________________(can) tell her the way to the shop.5. Peter and John told me they ______________________________(go) to the Kremlin the day before

yesterday.

6. Mother said she ______________________________(have) a bad headache. Don't bother her.


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7. Dorothy asked Margaret if she ______________________________(be) going to buy a new dress in the

nearest future.

8. They told us they ______________________________(visit) the Louvre gallery next Sunday.

9. Jack said that he already ______________________________(write) the letter.

10. They asked if the work ______________________________(finish) by tomorrow.

XI. Fill in the blanks with the verb and subject in brackets, at the right tense.

1. What's the matter ? Why ______________________________ ? (you / laugh)

2. I ______________________________ several books (already / write)3. This movie may not be as good as the one I ______________________________ (see) last week.

4. Where ______________________________ on holiday, next Summer ? (you / go)

5. I ______________________________ a book when they knocked at the door (read)

6. When ______________________________ my proposal ? Tomorrow I hope ! (he / accept )

7. I ______________________________ (just / lose) my umbrella !

8. Yesterday, he told me he ______________________________ (never / practise) scuba-diving before.

9. What ______________________________ ? It is really dangerous ! (he / do)

10. If ______________________________ a lot of money, I wouldn't work and I would stay the all day at

home ! (I / have)

XII. Fill in the blanks with the verb and subject in brackets, at the right tense:1. You look really great! ______________________________(You/ exercise) at the fitness centre?

2. I ______________________________(have) the same car for more than ten years. I'm thinking about

buying a new one.

3. Sam ______________________________(arrive) in San Diego a week ago.

4. It ______________________________(rain) all week. I hope it stops by Saturday because I want to go to

the beach.

5. I have not travelled much yet; however, I ______________________________(visit) the Grand Canyon

and San Francisco by the time I left the United States.

6. I ______________________________(work) for this company for more than thirty years, and I intend to

stay here until I retire!

7. Thomas is an author. He ______________________________(write) since he was twenty-eight.8. Altogether, he ______________________________(write) seven novels, three collections of short stories

and a book of poetry.

9. By this time next summer, you ______________________________(complete) your studies.

10. They always do the same things. Tomorrow at this time, they ______________________________(do/

also) the same.

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