Testing English Grammar

                                               

TESTING ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Change to the appropriate Indirect Speech Questions
I don't know what (is his name, his name is)
A.I don't know what his is name.
B.I don't know what his name is.
C.I don't know what is his name.

Select the best for Indirect to Direct Speech
Mr. Smith asked me, "Where are you going?"
A.Mr. Smith asked me where you was going.
B.Mr. Smith asked me where I was going.
C.Mr. Smith asked me where he was going.

Choose the best Infintive form
He went there in order ____________(help) his mother.
A.He went to there in order to helping his mother.
B.He went there in order to help his mother.
C.He went there in order help his mother.

Choose the best form of MAY
It is possible Juan will be at the meeting tonight.
A.Juan mayn't be at the meeting tonight.
B.Juan maybe at the meeting tonight.
C.Juan may be at the meeting tonight.

Choose the best form of MAY HAVE
He ______________(call) while you were out.
A. He maybe have called while you were out.
B. He may have called while you were out.
C. He may has called while you were out.

Choose the best form May Have with I'm not sure
Did professor Stevens learn Spanish in Cuba?
A.Professor Stevens may learned Spanish in Cuba, I’m not sure.
B.Professor Stevens have may learned Spanish in Cuba, I’m not sure.
C.Professor Stevens may have learned Spanish in Cuba, I’m not sure.

Choose the best form of May with Not Sure
Will Ian pass all his examinations?
A.He maybe pass his examinations, I’m not sure.
B.He mays pass his examinations, I’m sure not.
C.He may pass his examinations, I’m not sure.

Choose the best form for the Negative Modal
You may sit here.
A.You not may sit here.
B.You may not sit here.
C.You mayn't sit here.

Use the correct form for Must Have
She__________(take) the magazine with her. It's not here.
A.She must taken the magazine with her. It's not here.
B.She must have taken the magazine with her. It's not here.
C.She must having taken the magazine with her. It's not here.

Use the correct form of Neither.
Grecia didn't like the movie and I didn't like the movie.
A.Grecia didn't like the movie and did neither I.
B.Grecia didn't like the movie and neither I.
C.Grecia didn't like the movie and neither did I.

Write down the correct plural form of the following nouns:

salesman, photo, potato, phenomenon, aircraft, criterion, datum, vita, gymnasium, clerk, leaf, loaf, cliff, roof, proof, hound, basis, thesis, series, goose, ox, tooth, colony, ant, sheep

Make the Active sentence Passive
Roberto took that book from the desk.
A.The book was took from the desk by Roberto
B.The book was taken from the desk by Roberto.
C.The book were taken from the desk by Roberto.

Convert to a Passive Question.
This must be finished today.
A.Must be this finished today?
B.Must this be finished today?
C.Must this be finish today?

Change from Passive to Active
The town was captured by the enemy.
A.The enemy is capturing the town.
B.The enemy captured the town.
C.The enemy is being capturing the town.

Make a Passive Question with the key word provided
The building was destroyed by fire. (How).
A.Was the building destroyed?
B.How is the building destroyed?
C.How was the building destroyed?

Select the correct Prepositions
_____first, we sat ______the shade_______a large tree, but later we went ____a swim _____the river.
A.At first, we sat over the shade of a large tree, but later we went for a swim by the river.
B.At first, we sat under the shade for a large tree, but later we went for a swim by the river.
C.At first, we sat in the shade of a large tree, but later we went for a swim in the river.

Select the correctly transformed sentence
The man to whom you were speaking is Dr. Smith.
A.The man were speaking is Dr. Smith.
B.The man whom you were speaking is Dr. Smith.
C.The man for who you were speaking is Dr. Smith.

Select the best sentence
There is someone at the door.
A.There isn’t one at the door.
B.There isn’t anyone at the door.
C.There isn’t any at the door.

75. Select the best sentence
Learning new words every day is important.
A.It important to learn new words everyday.
B.It important to learning new words everyday.
C.It is important to learn new words everyday.

Select the best transformed sentence
I finished my work in an hour.
A.It took me an hour finishing my work.
B.It took me an hour to finish my work.
C.It took me an hour to finishing my work.

Select the best transformed sentence
_________________ plenty of time to do that later.
A.There's is plenty of time to do that later.
B.There is plenty of time to do that later.
C.It is plenty of time to do that later.

Select the best transformed sentence
These seats are (our seats).
A.These seats are our's.
B.These seats are ours'.
C.These seats are ours.

Select the best transformed sentence
They have ________methods, and they naturally prefer________.
A.They have there methods, and they naturally prefer ours.
B.They have their's methods, and they naturally prefer our's.
C.They have their methods, and they naturally prefer ours.

Select the best transformed sentence
That black sports car belongs to our landlord.
A.That black sport's car is our landlord’s.
B.That black sports car is our landlords.
C.That black sports car is our landlord’s.

Select the best transformed sentence
The boy taught_________ to sew.
A.The boy taught hisself to sew.
B.The boy taught myself to sew.
C.The boy taught himself to sew.

Select the best transformed sentence
__________________someone at the door.
A.There are someone at the door.
B.Their is someone at the door.
C.There is someone at the door.

Select the best transformed sentence
A lot of trees are in the park.
A.There's are a lot of trees in the park.
B.There is a lot of trees in the park.
C.There are a lot of trees in the park.

Select the best transformed sentence
To__________ did you sell your car?
A.To who did you sell your car?
B.To whose did you sell your car?
C.To whom did you sell your car?

Select the best Negative Question sentence.
It isn't raining.
A.Is it raining?
B.Aren't it raining?
C.Isn’t it raining?

Select the best transformed sentence
They made the long trip through the woods alone.
A.They made the long trip through the woods by theirselves.
B.They made the long trip through the woods by themselvess.
C.They made the long trip through the woods by themselves.

Verb Tenses, Exercise 15

 

In the following exercise, you will be presented with sentences, some of which contain inconsistency of tense or other grammar problems.
Which sentences are correct?

Arlene asked he and I to complete the job.

Arlene asked he and me to complete the job.

The football match will be abandoned as it was raining so hard.

Arlene asked him and me to complete the job.

He and I completed the job for Arlene.

He and me completed the job for Arlene.

Jim wanted to visit his grandma but cannot find the money for a train ticket.

We were able to travel to Athens but could not find a hotel.

They left the house around eight, walked to town and end up in their favourite pub.

If I had seen the car earlier, I would have been able to avoid the accident.

You will never be a professional athlete because you didn't eat the right diet.

I couldn't come out with you because I don't have enough money.

She wants to visit India but she had not got enough money.

It is awful here; we could not see a thing.

We are walking along the river bank when the accident happened.

I wanted to travel to India with my friends, but I will not be able to find enough money.

She hated playing the piano, but can sing beautifully.

We left home first thing in the morning and arrive late at night.

We sneaked into the kitchen and raided the fridge.

Sam cooked a fantastic meal and then had to do all the washing up.

I got this souvenir when I was on holiday in India.

Inversion, Exercise 2

  

No sooner……..home …….the storm broke…..

a. I had reached / then / off

b. had I reached / than / up

c. I reached /when / out

d. had I reached /than / out

Little ….about the plot of that novel.
a) do I remember    
b) I remembered    
c) do I remind     
d) I remind

No sooner…their plan,…something terrible… .

a) had they achieved / than / occurred 

b) had they achieved / when / had occurred

c) have they achieved / scarcely / occurred 

d) have they achieved / than / has occurred

Only if you ____, ____ become an authority ___ medical research.

a) will practise/you will/in                      

b) practise/you will/in

c) have practised/you will/on                 

d) practise/will you/on

Only after_________ the pub_______ that his wallet ________.

a) leaving / did he realize / had been stolen       
b) living / did he realize / had been stolen 

c) leaving / did he realized / had been stolen
d) leaving / did he realize / has been stolen

Not only … being told what to do, but he also resents … things imposed by others.

a) does he hate / doing   
b) he hates / doing   
c) does he hate / to do    
d) he hates / to do

Only after a few minutes _______who they____.

a) I realised/had been     

b) did I manage/are    

c) did I realise/ were   

d) I managed

______ you, I_____ about the outcome of the project.

a) Had I been/ hadn't complained                 

b) Were I/ wouldn't complain

c) Instead of you/hadn't complain                 

d) If I am/ hadn't complained

Under no circumstances _____________ that event to him.

a) you must mention    b) you should mention 

c) might you mention   d) must you mention

In no way ___________________ question his honesty, although I think that he made some wrong decisions.

a) did I ever             b) I ever did          

c) had I ever            d) I had ever

Hardly _____________________ we were told that it would soon be time for lunch.

a) we had finished breakfast that          

b) had we finished breakfast that

c) had we finished breakfast when       

d) we had finished breakfast when

At no time before I accepted the job ___________________ that I would have to do so much travelling around the country.

a) did they told              b) I was told      

c) I had been told          d) was I told 

Verb Tenses, Test 16

  

Part A.

Directions: In each of these sentences and questions, put the verb in the form of the past perfect continuous tense.

1. Before he was a cook, Kevin -------------------------------- at a golf course as a caddy. (work)

2. Samantha ----------------------------------- on a big refund during tax season, but she didn't get it. (count)

3. People in Minnesota ----------------------------- forward to the Vikings playing in the Super bowl, but they lost the final game in the playoffs. (look)

4. Maria divorced her husband, Phil, because he ---------------------enough time with her. (spend-- negative)

5. We -------------------------------- to move to California, but then we reconsidered our decision due to all of the natural disasters that haven taken place there over the last decade. (plan) 

Part B.

Directions: Choose between the present perfect continuous tense or the past perfect continuous tense.

1. Oscar has been working / had been working at the same restaurant for the last ten years.

2. Daniel was fired last year because he has been stealing / had been stealing from the company he worked for.

3. A construction company has been clearing / had been clearing the land for a new office building since last year.

4. Sara has been feeling / had been feeling sick until she visited the doctor.

5. David has been going / had been going through cancer treatment before he was cured.

6. Where have you been working / had you been working in the last few years?

7. The students at our school have been studying / had been studying hard in preparation for exams.

8. If he hasn`t been paying / hadn't been paying attention while driving, he would have hit the deer as it crossed the road.

9. Olympic athletes have been training / had been training for the upcoming games in South Korea.

10. Bill was all sweaty when he arrived at the office because he has been riding / had been riding his bike.

DO vs. MAKE Exercises

 

DO vs. MAKE

 Choose the correct answer:  
                           

1. What did you do / make at the weekend?

2. It's been a pleasure doing / making business with you.

3. I have to go home and do / make some chores this afternoon.

4. She sat on the sofa, doing / making a crossword and drinking tea.

5. She had toothache, so she did / made an appointment with the dentist for the following day.

6. Unfortunately, Lucy does / makes a lot of work at the weekends.

7. I've done / I`ve made my decision. I'm going back to university.

8. She did a cake last night / She made a cake last night.

9. She did very badly on the exam, so she'll have to retake it / She made very badly on the exam, so she'll have to retake it.

Choose the correct verb:

1. I need to _______ my homework.
 a) do                   b) make

2. She _____ a lot of money at her new job.
 a) does                b) makes

3. Tomorrow he will ______ some exercise. 
  a) do                 b) make

4. Did you _____ your bed this morning? 
a) do                    b) make

5. I can't _____ cookies for the party.
 a) do                     b) make

6. Please ______ the dishes after dinner.
a) do                        b) make

7. Can you ______ me a favour? 
a) do                    b) make

8. Tonight I will ______ my History assignment.
a) do                      b) make

9. I have to go home and _____some chores this afternoon.
a) do                   b) make

10. The storm has ____ a lot of damage to the house.
a) done              b) made

Phrasal Verbs, Exercise 2

 

Choose the correct phrasal verb or / and preposition(s):

Now she …………….us as she got married…………….a manager.

a. looks above/to

b. look over/with

c. looks down on/to

d. looks up to/to

I hope this present has …….. the fact that I forgot your birthday.

a) set against           b) made up for    

c) settled up with     d) weighed up

You'll have to ____ if you want to get rid of that ache. Don't put ____ seeing your dentist. 

a) take out your tooth/up                 

b) get your tooth filled/off

c) take out your tooth/off                 

d) get your tooth filled/up 

She does nothing but fret ____ her being overweight, yet she never tries to put an end ____ her craving ____ chocolate.

a) for/to/of       
b) at/at/in    

c) over/to/in                  
d) about/to/for

My sister's new laptop ____ quite often. The funny thing is that she always ____ by the people in the IT department.

a) breaks apart/has it upgraded            

b) crashes/had it seen to

c) breaks off/has it observed                

d) breaks down/has it checked

I fall ____ with my boss because he looks ____ me.

a) off/up to               

b) out /down on               

c) through/upon       

d) at / over

You have to comply ___ the rules in your department or you'll get ____.

a) with/sacked       b) on/fired             

c) in/retired            d) at/hired

You shouldn't frown ____ one trivial blunder! He was so engrossed ____ reading that he simply didn't ____ you.

a) over/with/observe     b) upon/in/notice     

c) with/in/greet              d) in/in/see

Last night there was a report about a mass ____ from a prison in Chicago during which five guards ____ dead as the prisoners were ____ their getaway.

a) break in/ have been shot/taking             

b) breakthrough/have shot/trying

c) breakout/were shot/making                   

d) break up/ were shooting/escaping

Mary's bad performance was put ____ her lack of practice.

a) off                           b) down to                        

c) up with                   d) on

The journalist was ____ that the actress would be there, so he could have been able to get an interview. Unfortunately, he ____ her bodyguard, who ____ out of nowhere.

a) called up/ didn't account for/came      

b) warned up/ hasn't thought about/turned up

c) spoken up/hadn't seen to/turned in     

d) tipped off/ hadn't allowed for/ cropped up

Mrs. Stewart can't go to work today because her child has gone ____ a mysterious illness. 

a) out with  b) down with  c) off to   d) in for

Some English Grammar Rules

      

Most of the following rules have been used in exam tests over the past and recent years 

SOME ENGLISH   GRAMMAR   RULES

1. Verbele  HAVE , HAVE TO [ echivalentul verbului modal MUST ] se conjuga cu ajutorul auxiliarului do/ does la timpul prezent sau did la timpul trecut.

Ex.

I have to do my homework.

I don`t have to do my homework.

Do I have to do my homework?

 

She has to do her homework, doesn`t she?

He had to do his homework, didn`t he?

dar

He has had to do his homework, hasn`t he? [ present perfect ]

 

2. MUST HAVE + 3^rd form of the verb = cu siguranta ca…

Ex. Sally got home at 4 o`clock this morning. The party must have been really good.

3.AUXILIARE MODALE

 

1. WOULD RATHER

       I`d rather go out than stay in, wouldn`t I?

       I`d rather you didn`t go out / went out [ we use past tense simple when another person is involved]

subject  + would rather/sooner + clause (subject  + past perfect)

I’d rather we had never met. (= If only we had never met.)
What would you rather I had written? (= What do you wish I had written?)

2. WOULD PREFER

I would prefer to stay at home.

3. HAD BETTER

      It`s raining.  You`d better take an umbrella, hadn`t you?

4. a] THIS IS THE FIRST /SECOND / THIRD TIME / IT IS THE FIRST TIME / THIS IS MY FIRST TIME…+  PRESENT PERFECT TENSE SIMPLE

  

    b] THIS WAS THE FIRST / SECOND,, TIME / IT WAS THE FIRST TIME,,/ THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME,,, + PAST PERFECT TENSE SIMPLE

 

a. This is the first time when I have done my homework.

b. This was the first time when I had made a pizza.

5. CONSTRUCTIONS WITH VERB MIND:

All theses constructions are followed by GERUND.

Do you mind helping me?

I wouldn`t mind helping her.

She doesn`t mind going shopping.

6. IT'S (HIGH) TIME + PAST TENSE

It's (high) time you left. You will miss the bus.

This sentence refers to present time and it implies that perhaps it is already too late. We can use this structure in the past tense too, however, the unreal tense in the second clause will not change.

It was time I left.

Compare with this structure:

It's time (for me) to go.

This sentence implies that the speaker is still in time.

The expression "It is (high/about) time + past verb test" is used to complain about or criticise something or someone:

			It is time that the government took action.
			It is about time that the government took action.
			It is high time that the government took action.

The words about or high make the criticism even stronger. Note that it is also correct to say:        It`s time for the government to take action.

7.The following nouns and words get the indefinite article “a”:

 

Uniform, union, university, unicorn, unit, year, yearly magazine, European [citizen], useful / useless book, hospitable man, wall, white house, whale,  hospital, UFO etc.

8. Inversion :

Hardly / Scarcely / Barely…………….when

No sooner ……………………………..than

So……………………………………that

Such………………………………….that

Not only……………………………...but also

Inversion in If clause : had…, should…. were….

9. Modal verbs:

1. offering : Shall I help you?
2. polite offer but very formal: Might I help you?
3. I am not sure : I might go out / I may go out.
4. It is possible : I could go out.
5. rules, obligation: He told us that we mustn`t come in without knocking.
6. certainty: I am certain that he had a good day.= He must have had a good day.
7. Difference between needn`t have done si didn`t need to do

-          needn`t have + past participle – it was not necessary but it had been already done

You needn`t have come to meet me at the airport. I could have found your place on my own.

-          didn`t need to + short infinitive – it was not necessary and not done

I did not need to do that exercise = I knew it was not necessary and I didn`t do it.

 

8. obligation in the past and recommendation:

-          You should have done it = stronger accent

-          You ought to have done it = recommendation

-          Negative : You ought not have done it.

9. polite requests:

-          very polite: Would you please help me with my luggage?

-          quite polite: Could you please help me with my luggage?

10. It is my duty = I am supposed to
11. advice: She advised me to hurry up.= I should hurry up.
12. non-volition: He wouldn`t go = He didn`t want to go.
13. possibility: Can that be Paul`s wife?

n. It is possible that they saw us = They may have seen us

o. Perhaps John has written this letter but I`m not sure.= John may have written this letter

They are late: possibly they were held up in a traffic jam.= They may have been held up in a traffic jam.

p. They managed to pass the exam = They were able to pass the exam.

r. I am reasonably certain that Francis is at home.= Francis should be at home.

s. I am certain that Francis is at home.= Francis must be at home.

t. He is not obliged to speak. = He doesn`t have to speak.

u. She repeatedly went swimming when she was ten. = She would go swimming / She used to go swimming ……

v. You don`t have to leave = You may stay.

 

10. Confusable verbs : do; make; sit – set ; rise – raise ; lie[to] ; lie ; lay; find – found, remember; remind; borrow from, lend to;

“Mary, could you please lay the table?”, her mother asked.

Miss:

a. miss somebody – a-i fi dor de cineva

b. miss the train / the flight – a pierde trenul / avionul

Arrive:

-          at home

-          in London, in Paris

-          at London, at Paris – harbour / harbor, port, airport, railway station

 

11. Phrasal verbs: cut off, call off, go off, blow up, break into, take aback, put off, put up with, take off, take after, turn down, come back, etc.

 

12. Future in the Past.

Credeam ca o sa-l vizitezi cand o sa afli ca s-a casatorit si e acum in Londra.

I thought you would pay him a visit when you learnt he had got married and now was in London.  

      A zis ca va trebui sa stam in casa pana cand se va potoli furtuna.

      He said we would have to stay inside until the storm blew itself out.

13. Present Perfect Simple and signal words: up to now, so far, yet, until now, till now, these days, this week/year/ month/decade, since, for, etc.

 

But,

Since is a connective, as well :
Since [ de vreme ce] you are unable to accept the job, we have offered it to someone else.

 

14.Modals equivalents:

Can = be able to

May = be allowed to / be permitted to

Must = have to

 

and their past forms: was able to / were able to/ was allowed to /were allowed to/was permitted to / were permitted to; had to

15. Direct – Indirect Speech:

present perfect > past perfect + order of words [ S + P + Object]

 

“Why have you parked here?”, asked the policeman

The policeman asked me why I had parked there.

a. Direct – indirect speech + inversion [ with never]

“I have never attended a more boring conference”, Paul said.

Paul said that never before had he attended a more boring conference.

b. + negation

He warned not to touch that wire.

The student begged the teacher not to punish him.

c. Modals in Direct – Indirect Speech

Indirect Speech: She advised me to spend more time in the library.

Direct Speech: “You should spend more time in the library.”

16. NO FUTURE TENSE IN TEMPORAL CLAUSES [ only present tense or present perfect]; it is also possible to use other tenses; past tense, past perfect tense, but no will / would in time sentences

would - possible to use only in indirect speech:

"Will you help me," he asked

He asked me if I would help him

I think you will have to tell him the truth when you meet him. I`ll call you when I have done my homework. It won`t be long before he realizes. Will you come and see me whenever you are in the area?

 

17. Causative Passive Constructions

 

I`m afraid I haven`t had the film developed.

18. Change of Causative verbs from active to passive

They made me laugh – active voice

I was made to laugh – passive voice

 

19. Uncountable nouns + singular verb / quantifiers; mind that: no definite articles [ a, an] with uncountable nouns.

Bad news doesn`t make people happy.- Vestile rele……………..

That information was very precious.- Acele informatii…………………

Money makes the world go round.

All my money is / has been in the bank.

Nowadays news travels fast.

20.Question tags

Nobody phoned, did they?

Nothing was said, was it?

Let`s go downtown, shall we?

Let the door open, will you?

England are going to win the cup, aren`t they?

There can`t have been such a nice day, can there?

There`s hardly any difference, is there?

There`s hardly been any difference, is there?

She has a big house, doesn`t she?

He has got a big house, hasn`t he?

You needn`t go yet, need you?

Nothing has been said, has it?

The sun hardly shone all summer, did it?

I can scarcely do it, can I?

It`s no use trying to do that, is it?

Somebody has to help him, don`t they?

21. A number of + plural verb : A number of students were going to have a strike.

      The number of + singular verb : The number of students was going to ………

22. The degrees of comparison with adjectives and adverbs: good, ill, bad, much, many, little, old, far, thin, pretty, hot, fat, narrow, clever, sly, shy, early, big, busy, etc.

23. fixed expressions :

On time = at the right time

In time = almost too late

In the end = finally [ time]

At the end = place [ at the end of the street]

In the sun, at the back of the house, in the garden / yard, at night / midnight, on the 2^nd floor, during this/that year, throughout the year, in October, in summer, in 1997, on Sunday / Easter/Christmas, at Easter/ Christmas, on 21^st of July, at 454 Sunset Road, at/on the weekend, on holiday, at the end of the weekend, on a journey / trip / travel to,to go on business, etc.

24. LAST + past tense

When did you last see Jane?
Since I last saw her I haven`t thought of anything else.

25. MAY NOT does not have a short form.

 

26. object to / risk / can`t help/ mind / look forward to,,, + GERUND

Would you object to taking a walk?

I don`t risk / I wouldn`t risk going there.

27. Remember:

Her cruelty / attitude / kindness to animals surprised us.

Don`t be cruel to animals!

The result was not equal to his efforts.

Man is superior to animals.

28. Nouns in the plural:

Clergy, youth [ young people], cattle, police, the old, the elderly, the wounded, the unemployed, the dead, the injured, the poor, the rich, people, scissors, savings [economii], gentry, etc.

29. Remember!

Would rather

Would prefer

Had better

30. Another forms in the comparative and superlative for the adjective long are:

Long – lengthier – the lengthiest

 

In general a journey is lengthier than a travel or trip.

31. Remember:

As you sow you shall reap. – Culegi ce ai semanat.

Try as I may / might,… – Oricat de mult as incerca..

Try as I may, I can never solve this problem.

Try as I might, I could never solve this problem.

Come what may – Fie ce-o fi.

32. would like + long infinitive of the verb

I would like to help you with your homework.

33. TO BE WORTH – a merita; a valora

When the verbal construction to be worth is followed by a verb, it should be gerund form.

The word worth does not change its form in any case.

Last year I was worth a million dollars.

It was worth doing it.

It is worth walking in the park.

It has / had been worth doing it.

 

34. later / later on

He`s coming later / later on this evening.

Later on may have a slightly more expansive tone than later, but this is hard to prove.

35. Present Continuous Tense is used with the adverbs forever, always, continually when we speak about an annoying or irritating situation ;

 

She is always making noise at night.

He is continually looking at himself in the mirror.

36.Word order in questions:

Do you know where the station is?

Did you know where the station was?

37. Have you been waiting long for me? – Ma astepti de mult? [ going on action]

      Have you waited long for me? – Ai asteptat mult? [ recently finished action]

38. If clauses – three types and mixed types

If she had been more careful, she wouldn`t be in hospital now[ mixed type]

If you were more sensible [rational, prudent], you wouldn`t have spoken to your girlfriend like that.[ mixed type]

Should = if it happens that, in case

Should you have any information on the missing person, please call the nearest police station. - inversion in if clauses type I

Were I you, I wouldn`t do that. - inversion in if clauses type II

Had she been more careful, she wouldn`t have had that accident. - inversion in if clauses type III

39. Sequence of tenses.

Past simple vs. past perfect simple and continuous.

I went to bed after Monica had left.

He showed me his collection of postcards which he had been collecting for years as traveling always had fascinated him.

I told him I would help him as soon as I had time. [ past tense + future in the past]

40. Eprimarea gradului superlativ in cazul comparatiei dintre 2 persoane, obiecte, fenomene, lucruri, etc.

In cazul in care se face comparative intre 2 persoane, obiecte, fenomene, etc. si vrem sa exprimam gradul superlativ, formula este urmatoarea:

The + comparative of the adjective

Ex. “Which of those [ two ] dresses do you like”?

        “The blue one is the prettier”. – Cea albastra este cea mai frumoasa.

       Mary is the taller of the two girls. = Mary este cea mai inalta dintre cele doua fete.