Verb Tenses, Test 10

Rewrite the sentences, using the correct tense of the verbs in brackets (active or passive voice):

1.     I ... just ... (ring) the receptionist to say that the TV was not working in my room when the engineer arrived to fix it.

2.     I had invited Pat and Peter for supper at 8.00, but I didn’t start getting things ready until 7.30 because I knew they ... (be) late. They always were.

3.     We all ... (realize) what a lucky escape we (have).

4.     A friend of mine ... (return) to his house after a holiday to find it ... (break into).

5.     None of his teachers understood how he ...(succeed) in ... (pass) the exam.

6.     I ... (write) to the suppliers asking why the goods ... (not arrive) yet. They replied to say the commodities ... (already send).

7.     Once they settle the agenda, the committee ... (circulate) it to all members of the society.

8.     Nothing ... (move) in the room until the police ... (take) photos.

9.     He avoided ... (sign) the agreement until after certain points ... (clear up).

10.   She admitted ... (steal) some cosmetics from that shop.

DO vs. MAKE Explanations/Rules

The two verbs 'do' and 'make' are often confused. 

The meanings are similar, but there are some differences. One of the reasons these two verbs are confused is that many languages use only one verb to mean both 'do' and 'make'.

For example, in German the verb machen.

1. Am facut focul:

Ich habe feuer gemacht - German

I have made the fire - English

2. Tocmai am facut cafea proaspata:

Ich habe uns gerade frischen Kaffee gemacht. - German

I have just made us fresh coffee.- English

3. Imi fac temele:

• Ich mache meine Hausaufgaben. - German [ a se retine ca, in limba germana, toate substantivele se scriu cu litera mare indiferent de locul acestora in propozitie ]
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• I’m doing my homework. - English
• If one wants to make the difference between German and English verbs "machen" and, respectively, "make" he or she will find out that there are many word pairs in German that are quite confusing when one comes from English into German. 
• After having many people ask me about the difference between “tun” (to do) and “machen” (to make / to do), I thought I would dedicate  some part of this post to clarifying somehow the situation - but not too much.
  The distribution of machen and tun might seem arbitrary, and indeed like most linguistic things it is to a certain degree. 
• Different regions use different expressions. Most regions in Germany and Switzerland use the expression “Das macht man nicht!” which means in English "One doesn’t do that! / Don’t do that!"; however, in Austria and certain places in Germany it is not uncommon to hear “Das tut man nicht!” instead of “Das macht man nicht!”

Anyway, this is a problem of Comparative linguistics which is a branch of historical linguistics that is concerned with comparing languages to establish their historical relatedness, and, frankly, this is not the real subject of this post.

So,,, let`s go back to the differences between DO & MAKE in English language

DO is used as follows:

1. DO is used when talking about work, jobs or tasks. 

Note, they do not produce any physical object.

Have you done your homework?

I have guests visiting tonight so I should start doing the housework now.

I wouldn't like to do that job.

2. DO is used when we refer to activities in general without being specific. In these cases, we normally use words like thing, something, nothing, anything, everything etc.

Hurry up! I've got things to do!

Don't just stand there – do something!

Is there anything I can do to help you?

3. We sometimes use DO to replace a verb when the meaning is clear or obvious. This is more common in informal spoken English:

Do I need to do my hair? (do = brush or comb)

Have you done the dishes yet? (done = washed)

I'll do the kitchen if you do the lawns (do = clean, do = mow)

When do you use MAKE?

Make is for producing, constructing, creating or building something new.

It is also used to indicate the origin of a product or the materials that are used to make something.

His wedding ring is made of gold.

The house was made of adobe.

Wine is made from grapes.

The watches were made in Switzerland

We also use Make for producing an action or reaction:

Onions make your eyes water.

You make me happy.

It’s not my fault. My brother made me do it!

Use make after certain nouns about plans and decisions:

make the arrangements              make a choice

We use Make with nouns about speaking and certain sounds:

make a comment 
make a noise                  
make a speech

We use Make with Food, Drink and Meals:

make a cake             
make a cup of tea              
make dinner

Compare Do and Make

A: You have to make a cake for Simon.

B: I’ll do it later.

Notice how the verb DO is used by "B", in his / her answer. This is because the meaning is clear and to avoid saying “I’ll make it later.” which could sound repetitive.

Common Expressions with Do and Make

The following expressions are set collocations (combinations of words that frequently appear together) that you need to learn:

Expressions with DO

The following words are normally used with Do:

• a course
• a crossword
• a dance
• a drawing
• a favor / favour
• a job
• a painting
• a project
• a service
• an assignment
• anything
• badly
• business
• chores
• damage
• everything
• exercises
• good
• harm
• laundry
• nothing
• research
• right (the right thing)
• something
• the gardening
• the housework
• the ironing
• the dishes
• the rest
• the shopping
• the washing
• well
• work
• wrong (the wrong thing)
• your best
• your hair
• your homework
• your job
• your nails
• your work

Expressions with MAKE

The following words are normally used with MAKE:

• a bet
• a cake
• a call
• a change
• a choice
• a comment
• a complaint
• a confession
• a connection
• a cup of coffee / tea
• a date
• a decision
• a demand
• a difference
• a discovery
• a face
• a fool of yourself
• a fortune
• a friend
• a fuss
• a joke
• a line
• a list
• a living
• a loss
• a mess
• a mistake
• a noise
• a pass at someone
• a plan
• a point
• a prediction
• a profit
• a promise
• a reservation
• a sandwich
• a scene
• a sound
• a speech
• a statement
• a suggestion
• advances
• alterations
• an appointment
• an announcement
• an attempt
• an effort
• an error
• an escape
• an exception
• an excuse
• an impression
• an observation
• an offer
• amends
• arrangements
• breakfast
• certain
• clear
• dinner
• faces
• famous
• fun of someone
• love
• lunch
• inquiries
• peace
• possible
• progress
• money
• room
• sales
• sense
• someone rich
• someone smile
• sure
• trouble
• war
• your bed
• your mind up
• your way

 Exercise: choose do or make; pay attention to the verb tense forms !

1. I ----------------the shopping every Friday afternoon.
2. Please, can you -------------------------a reservation for me?
3. She doesn't ---------------------much money.
4. Nobody helps my mother to --------------------- the housework.
5. Will you -------------------------- me a favor? Help me carry this table.
6. Let's ------------------------------the appointment for 10:00 in the morning.
7. Try not to -------------------- any grammar mistakes in your writing.
8. Oh, dear! There is so much laundry to ----------------------------- !
9. She always ------------------- the dishes late at night.
10. I'll ----------------------- spaghetti for dinner. Do you like it?
11. She-------------scrambled eggs for breakfast.
12. Please, ------------the dishes after dinner.
13. He is a carpenter. He ------------furniture.
14. Two plus three ..........five
15. ----------- something!
16.  .........up your mind.
17. When I went back to the kitchen I saw the children had __________ a mess on the floor ...
18. When I got outside the door I had to __________ my way through crowds of demonstrators to get to my car.
19. The first thing he wanted me to __________ was to make up a good slogan for a publicity campaign.
20. I went to my desk but as soon as I began to work I realized someone had __________ something childish and stuck my mouse to the table with chewing gum.
21. I didn't want to __________ a mountain out of a molehill so I said nothing.
22. I took the research to my boss but he __________ an excuse and didn't look at it.

Modal Verbs, Test 2

MODAL VERBS TEST

·  I'm sorry I _____ come yesterday.
a. could not
b. might not

·  I'm sorry but I _____ be able to come today.
a. could not
b. might not

·  I'm sure that _____ have been him.
a. could not
b. might not

·  I'm not sure, but that _____ have been him.
a. could not
b. might not

·  Let's check the news. The airport _____ be open.
a. could not
b. might not

·  I _____ tell him the truth about Holly... but I should have.
a. could not
b. might not

·  Jane had made other plans, so she _____ come with us to the museum yesterday.
a. could not
b. might not

·  Jane has made other plans, so she _____ come with us to the museum today.
a. could not
b. might not

·  He _____ have possibly won that contest! He was so stupid!
a. could not
b. might not

·  She _____ have told him. That's why he didn't mention anything to me.
a. could not
b. might not

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Phrasal Verbs, Exercise 3

Choose the correct phrasal verb in each sentence:

1. Can you go up / come up with a better idea?

2. She pointed out / pointed in that the shops would already be closed.

3. I wish I hadn’t picked up / taken on so much work!

4. I left out / went out for dinner with my husband last night.

5. He went out / came into the kitchen and did / made some tea.

6. Where did you bring up / grow up?

7. I’d love to set up / set in my own business.

8. I really want  to get into / to get out of this office and go for a walk.

9. As I arrived, he came out of / came into of the door.

10. She picked up / took off some dinner on the way home.

11. Could you find out / let out what time we need to arrive?

12. I thought the conference was going to be boring but it turned out / turned off to be quite useful.

13. What time did you come back / return back yesterday?

14. She came out of the cafée and put on / put out her gloves.

15. A performance is going on / is going off at the moment.

16. He got out of / get into the car.

17. Would anybody like to take on / take off  this new client?

18. He came up / onto with a solution.

19. Get lost! / Get out my sight!

20. At the end of the film, it turned out / stayed out that John was a good guy.

21. If you work too hard for too long, you might become exhausted, in other words - you’ll ___________. 

a) burn up b) burn out c) burn over

Miscellaneous, Test 12

Underline the correct answer:

I. Chris........................playing for two hours now. He needs a rest!

a. had been                 

b. is              

c. has been               

d. will have been

2 .I think it’s.................................. to read a book than watch a movie.

a. good        

b. well          

c. best              

d. better

3. He’s.............................. biting his nails!

a. sometimes           

b. eternally              

c. regularly                

d. always

4. Cynthia, ..............................a novelist, has already published three books.

a. who is         

b. that is              

c. which is               

d. whose

5. Unfortunately, the bicycle that Michael wants........................................for him to buy. a. isn’t very cheap       

b. isn’t cheap enough       

c. isn’t too cheap   

d. isn’t enough cheap

6. A large............. ............... of people attended the Olympic Games opening ceremony.

a. amount              

b. number       

c. quantity          

d. percent

7. Rob won’t eat meat and neither . ......................Tom.

a. will             

b. won’t                

c. can                  

d. does

8. If Karen.......................... the group, she would have been able to attend the meeting.

a. have joined                

b. has joined               

c. had joined        

d. haven`t joined

9 I prefer pop music....................classical music.

a. than                

b. for                   

c. instead                    

d. to

10. If only I........................to university when I was younger!

a. would have gone                 

b. had gone              

c. could go               

d. went