Exercise: write sentences. I don't know if I got it. 1 I've decided that when I will have an house, I will buy only modern forniture. 2 In my family, we are all scientists: my father is a chemist, my mother is a biologist, my sister a physicist and I am a genetist. 3 They made an important discovery while doing a clinical trials on humans. Fortunately, no one of the guinea pigs (humans) had side effects. 4 He may come tomorrow morning at 8.30 a.m, or in the early afternoon. 5 Everyone arrived on time for the meeting 6 We go hiking every Saturday. 7 It is said that men park better than women. 8 The highest mountains in Europe are the Alpi 9 This shop is one of the biggest one in the all city and it is in the main street 10 I really love to read historical novels. I've already read three of them this month. 11 Yesterday we went sleep very early because we had been working in the garden the all day. 12 Sicily is the biggest island in Europe 13 I'm sick and tired of listening to your complaints 14 I see my uncles once or twice. I hope to see them more frequently. 15 I prefer black and white photos than coloured photos. Unfortunately I haven't been finding my favourite roll since months. 16 They took him in that public relationship job, even if he has a degree in chemistry and not in languages.

How many mistakes have I made? 1a How often do you have your hair cut? They are very long 2a Carl and Adam have committed a crime. They have stolen a car and they have been immediately arrested by police. 3a When we got back from holiday, we have seen that burglars had broke into the house and had stolen all the gold in the house. 4a The terrorists have hijacked the plane. At the trial they have been sentenced to life sentence. 5a I never read this newspaper because it is too biased and it uses too many sensational headlines. 6a In many countries all over the world, news is being still censored. The free press is extremely important for democracy. 7a This critic is well-known because he usually writes objective and honest reviews. 8a The pickpocket has been arrested while he was pickpocking a foreign tourist. 9a You might be fined it they stop you and discover that your driving car license is expired 10a It is said the fire has been setted intentionally. 11a I cannot drive today because my car is being repaired. 12a I apologized to teacher for having turning in the homework late. 13a The doctor recommended me giving up caffeine and losing ten pounds. 14a The main indicted denied having killed her husband, but no one believed to her.

Exercise: past tenses. I don't know if I got it. In this exercise I had to complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in parentheses. Tell me if I've done well the exercice. Last Friday was a holiday. It (be) WAS Indipendence Day, so I didn't have to go to classes. I (sleep) SLEPT a little later than usual. Around ten, my friend Larry (come) CAME over to my apartment. We (pack) HAD PACKED a picnic basket and then (take) TOOK the bus to Forest Park. We (spend) SPENT most of the day there. When we (get) GOT to the park, we (find) FOUND an empty picnic table near a pond. There were some ducks on the pond, so we (feed) FED them. We (throw) HAD BEEN THROWING small pieces of bread on the water, and the ducks (swim) SWAM over to get them. One duck was very clever. It (catch) CAUGHT the bread in midair before it (hit) HAD HIT the water. Another duck was a thief. It (steal) STOLE bread from the beaks of other ducks. While we (feed) WERE FEEDING the ducks, Larry and I (meet) MET a man who usually (come) COMES to the park every day to feed the ducks. We (sit) SAT on a park bench and (speak) HAD BEEN SPEAKING to him for fifteen or twenty minutes. After we (eat) HAD EATEN our lunch, I (take) TOOK a short nap under a tree. While I (sleep) WAS SLEEPING a mosquito (bite) BIT my arm. When I (wake) WOKE up, my arm itched, so I stratched it. Suddenly I (hear) HEARD a noise in the tree above me. I (look) LOOKED up and (see) SAW an orange and gray bird. After a few moments, it (fly) FLEW away. During the afternoon, we (do) DID many things. First we (take) TOOK a long walk. When we (get) GOT back to our picnic table, I (read) READ a book, and Larry, who (be) IS an artist, (draw) DREW pictures. Later we (play) PLAYED a game of chess. Larry (win) HAD WON the first game, but I (win) WON the second one. Then he (teach) TAUGHT ME how to play a game with dice. While we (play) WERE PLAYING this game, one of the dice (fall) FELL from the picnic table onto the ground. We finally (find) FOUND it in some tall grass. In the evening, we (join) JOINED a huge crowd to watch the fireworks dispaly. The fireworks (be) WERE beautiful. Some of the explosions (be) WERE very loud, however. They (hurt) HURT my ears. When the display (be) HAD BEEN over, we (leave) LEFT. All in all, it (be) WAS a very enjoyable day.

May you tell me if these sentences are correct? 1 I must have left my cellphone at the party. You called me when I was there. 2 They can't have got lost. They knew well the road. 3 Anna's crying. She might have argued with her boyfriend. 4 I didn't understand anything in Paris. I should have refreshed my French before leaving. 5 Tom had told me the date of his birthday, but I forgot it. I should have written it on my cellphone. 6 You look tired. You have worked hard today. 7 There's a good smell in the kitchen. What have you cooked? I have cooked a chocolate cake. 8 You seem very happy. Have they taken you in the job you had applied for? 9 If you don't agree with your friend, it is worth not postponing but talking immediately. 10 When you're angry, you should keep things under control, stop and take a deep breathe. 11 I'd rather go to the cinema instead of going to the theatre. 12 Do you mind when students are late at your classes? 13 Remind me to call my mother later. 14 Could you suggest me which courses attending next year? 15 Look outside. It seems it is going to rain. 16 He winked at me so as to let me know he was joking. 17 Don't scratch mosquito's bite. It will be worse. 18 The painting was so strange that I have stared at it for a long time.

How to rephrase this sentence? (passive) I have problem rephrasing this sentence: Police think the robber entered through an open window. Is it "The robber is thought to had entered through an open window" correct to say?

Could you tell me if these sentences are correct? 1 Martina whishes her parents wouldn't live so far. 2 When my Internet connection doesn't work and I don't know how to fix it, I get flustered 3 What would you do if you were in the mountains and you got lost? I would wait until someone find me. 4 I've been playing the trumpet since I was 10. I would like to play more often but I don't have enough time 5 I suggest calling a taxi to go to the airport because in train it will take more time. 6 I must have the keys somewhere. I remember I've locked the door. 7 Even if there was a lot of snow, we managed to go to the supermarket. 8 I'm totally impatient. I can't stand queueing. 9 I can't get used to waking up so early in the morning. 10 When I arrived in England, I wasn't used to drink tea, but I immediately got used to it. 11 Did you use to go to the sea every summer when you was a child? 12 I've overslept because I forgot to set the alarm. 13 I can't stop yawning because of the tiredness. I have had a nightmare during the night and I haven't slept well. 14 I don't remember we have ever met us. 15 I found the concert very disappointed because the band played badly.

Grammar translation 1 Fortunately we went to the station in time and we hadn't lose the train. 2 What is the last book you have read? Would you read more If you had more free time? 3 When I do shopping I always bring with me a reusable shopping bag. 4 Not to waste water I never let the water run while brushing my teeth and I always have shower. 5 I try to use public transports as much as it is possible, or even to walk when I'm not in a rush. I never take the car because causes much pollution. 6 Everyone will have installed solar panels by 2035, we will be recycling 100% of waste and we will no longer be driving cars. 7 I save €200 a month. By the end of the year I will have saved €2400. 8 The meeting starts at 14.00 and ends at 16.00. Don't call me at 14.30 because I will be having the meeting. 9 I usually go out to work at 7, and it takes one hour to get there. I will be travelling at 7.30 10 In the UK 70% of people check the forecast, even if the weather is good. 11 Last summer has been the hottest summer of the past 100 years. And this fall there was an Indian summer. 12 When I woke up I had seen that temperature was down and that there was fog outside. Tomorrow it might be even colder. 13 What do you do when it is pouring down? Do you take an umbrella if it is drizzling? 14 If my father knows that I have hitchhiking, he will never let me go out with my friends. 15 You mustn't let the dog inside the car unless you have opened car windows. 16 If I don't get back before midnight, I will call you to let you know where I will be. 17 I will be at a friend in London until I find one flat to rent.

Are these sentences correct? 1 When I fly to the USA on business, I always choose an aisle seat so that I can stand up whenever I want. 2 Your baggage looks so heavy that you cannot bring it. Who has helped you to bring it? Who has dropped you off at the airport? 3 My flight took off at the sunrise. The baby close to me was so noisy that I haven't been able to sleep. 4 While the plane was taking off, it had a failure and has turned back. 5 The pilot was very experienced and he has flight on this route many times. 6 I was sick and tired because we had queued up for hours and at the end the tickets were sold out. 7 It had been raining all the morning. Every road was wet and there were puddles everywhere. 8 I have hardly recognized Tony at the party. He had changed so much since the last time I saw him. 9 She speaks French and Spanish well (correctly). She has been studying English and French since she was ten. 10 As soon as I know the results, I will tell them you. 11 We were all dancing at the party when suddenly lights went off. 12 The woman thought that Michael and John had known each other by a long time, but actually they had just met. 13 The driver had a car accident because it was pouring. 14 The house was badly damaged last week because of a fire. 15 I have just bought beautiful new clothes. I adore them. 16 Fortunately we had brought an umbrella with us, because it started pouring down. 17 I filled out the immigration form they had given me before leaving. As soon as I got off the plan I had given it to an official.