5. Should

Exercise 111 (*) For each situation write a sentence with “should” or “shouldn’t”.

1. Liz needs a change. She (go away for a few days). 2. Your salary is very low. You (look for another job). 3. Jack always has difficulty getting up. He (go to bed so late). 4. What a beautiful view! You (take a photo). 5. Sue drives everywhere. She never walks. She (use her car so much). 6. Bill’s room isn’t very interesting. He (put some pictures on the walls).

6. Revision

Exercise 112 (**) Choose the correct verb.

1. You mustn’t / shouldn’t have any problems with Jack. He’s such a good baby. 2. You don’t have to / mustn’t use cream in this sauce but it makes it much tastier. 3. I couldn’t / wouldn’t watch my favourite TV programme because Sue rang up for a long chat. 4. Timmy is so stubborn. He just can’t / won’t do what he’s told. 5. I’m afraid I cannot / may not come to your wedding as I’m on holiday in Australia. 6. You don’t have to / mustn’t say a word about this to your mother. It’s a surprise.

Exercise 113 (***) Complete these sentences with ‘must’, ‘mustn’t’ or ‘needn’t’.

1. We haven’t got much time. We __ hurry. 2. We’ve got plenty of time. We __ hurry. 3. We have enough food at home so we __ go shopping today. 4. Jim gave me a letter to post. I __ remember to post it. 5. Jim gave me a letter to post. I __ forget to post it. 6. There’s plenty of time for you to make up your mind. You __ decide now. 7. You __ wash those tomatoes. They’ve already been washed. 8. This is a valuable book. You __ look after it carefully and you __ lose it. 9. ‘What sort of house do you want to buy? Something big?’ ‘Well, it __ be big – that’s not important. But it __ have a nice garden – that’s essential.’

Exercise 114 (***) Choose the correct verb.

1. With the Language Box you can / can’t / must / mustn’t / should / shouldn’t translate 100,000 words. 2. You can / can’t / must / mustn’t / should / shouldn’t wear that tie. It’s horrible! 3. Excuse me. Can / Can’t / Must / Mustn’t / Should / Shouldn’t you tell me where the hospital is? 4. You can / can’t / must / mustn’t / should / shouldn’t smoke in a plane. 5. You can / can’t / must / mustn’t / should / shouldn’t turn off your mobile phone in the library. 6. Tom told me I can / can’t / must / mustn’t / should / shouldn’t worry, everything will be OK. 7. I’m late. What do you think I can / can’t / must / mustn’t / should / shouldn’t do now? 8. Her cakes aren’t delicious because she can / can’t / must / mustn’t / should / shouldn’t cook.

The passive voice

Exercise 115 (*) Express the following sentences in the Passive.

1. Kate opens the door. 2. Mary helps the teacher. 3. The porter takes the luggage to the train. 4. Mrs. Smith welcomes the visitors. 5. Susan brings in the coffee. 6. I finish my work at about five o’clock. 7. Dolly washes the dishes. 8. My friends take me to the cinema. 9. Her brothers meet her at the station. 10. Hob tells us everything.

Exercise 116 (**) Put the verb in brackets into Present Simple Passive or Past Simple Passive.

1. Coffee (drink) for breakfast every day. 2. The door (lock) by Lisa two minutes ago. 3. All cigarettes (smoke) yesterday. 4. Books (not, bring) by Tom to me last Wednesday. 5. (you, often, send) to London? 6. This story (tell) by my grandmother two years ago. 7. I like this chair very much. It is pretty. (it, make) by your Uncle Thomas? 8. The song “The Moon in the Sky” (not, always, sing) by Mary very well.

Exercise 117 (**) Express the following sentences in the Passive.

1. Tom cleans the waiting-room. 2. You must answer all the questions on the paper. 3. Fred collects the tickets. 4. Somebody built this house in 1876. 5. Mr. Priestley teaches the students. 6. People speak English all over the world. 7. Mr. Ocean will wash the dishes. 8. Her brothers and sisters met Frieda at the station. 9. I’ll help you. 10. Lucille drives the car very well.

Exercise 118 (**) Rewrite the sentences in the Passive beginning with the words given.

1. Shakespeare wrote seven books of poems. – Seven books of poems… . 2. They don’t often invite me to parties. – I… . 3. The car was five years old but we hadn’t used it very much. – The car was five years old but it… . 4. There is somebody walking behind us. I think he is following us. – There is somebody walking behind us. I think we… . 5. They are going to built a new supermarket next year. – A new supermarket… . 6. “Are you going to the party?” “No, they haven’t invited me.” – “Are you going to the party?” “No, I… .” 7. A mystery is something that we can’t explain. – A mystery is something that… . 8. They will buy this clock later. – This clock… . 9. How much money did they steal? – How much money… . 10. We could hear the music from a long way away. – The music… .

Exercise 119 (**) Put the verb in brackets into the Passive: Present Simple or Past Simple.

1. Many accidents (cause) by dangerous driving. 2. Cheese (make) from milk. 3. The roof of the building (damage) in a storm a few days ago. 4. There is no need to live a tip. Service (include) in the bill. 5. You (invite) to the wedding. Why didn’t you go? 6. A cinema is a place where films (show). 7. In the USA, elections for President (hold) every four years. 8. Originally the book (write) in Spanish and a few years ago it (translate) into English. 9. We were driving along quite fast but we (overtake) by lots of other cars.

Exercise 120 (**) Rewrite these sentences. Instead of using ‘somebody/they/people’ write a passive sentence.

1. Somebody cleans the room every day. 2. They cancelled all flights because of dog. 3. People don’t use this road very often. 4. Somebody accused me of stealing money. 5. How do people learn languages? 6. People advised us not to go out alone.

Exercise 121 (***) Express the following sentences in the Passive.

1. They have told the story many times. 2. Our leading journalist wrote last week’s article. 3. They sell the magazine in twenty countries now. 4. They’ll print the newspaper at 3.00 am. 5. Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web. 6. Everyone can publish articles in our newspaper.

Exercise 122 (***) Put the verb into the correct form: Present Simple or Past Simple, Active or Passive.

1. It’s a big factory. Five hundred people (employ) there. 2. Water (cover) most of the Earth’s surface. 3. Most of the Earth’s surface (cover) by water. 4. The park gates (lock) at 6.30 pm every evening. 5. The letter (post) a week ago and it (arrive) yesterday. 6. The boat (sink) quickly but fortunately everybody (rescue). 7. Ron’s parents (die) when he was very young. He and his sister (bring) up by their grandparents. 8. I was born in London but I (grow) up in the north of England. 9. While I was on holiday, my camera (steal) from my hotel room. 10. While I was on holiday, my camera (disappear) from my hotel room. 11. Why (Sue, resign) from her job? Didn’t she enjoy it? 12. Why (Bill, sack) from his job? What did he do wrong? 13. The company is not independent. It (own) by a much larger company. 14. I saw an accident last night. Somebody (call) an ambulance but nobody (injure) so the ambulance (not, need). 15. Where (these photos, take)? In London? (you, take) them?

Exercise 123 (***) Put the sentences into the Passive Voice where possible.

1. Someone will drive you to the airport. 2. Goldfish live in fresh water. 3. The Egyptians built pyramids. 4. We walked 4 miles yesterday. 5. They arrived at 7 last night. 6. They informed me about it. 7. I slept till 8. 8. It’s raining. 9. You must obey the rules. 10. He’s sneezing again. 11. You can buy videos like this anywhere. 12. Someone has to write the history of this place. 13. They have sold their car to pay the debts. 14. They hold a meeting in the village hall once a week. 15. They owe a lot of money to the bank.