English Grammar Transformations: Sentence Rewriting Exercises
1. The doctor is testing my eyes next Friday. I am having my eyes tested next Friday.
2. I’ve never seen such a beautiful mosque. This is the first time I have seen such a beautiful mosque.
3. He forgot my birthday. Therefore, he didn’t call me. If he hadn’t forgotten my birthday, he would have called me.
4. People are allowed to smoke in this bar. People can smoke in this bar.
5. This is the man. His job is very dangerous. This is the man whose job is very dangerous.
6. The engineer has repaired
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English Past Tenses Exercises
Complete the Sentences with the Correct Verb Form:
- Andrew __________ 10 glasses of wine last night.
- a) drank
- I __________ Will Smith last summer at the Oscar Awards.
- a) met
- We __________ in the same house since 2012.
- c) have lived
- __________ anything on eBay?
- b) Have you ever sold
- I __________ the simple present tense lesson yet.
- c) haven’t taught
- When I was younger, I __________ my mother’s car.
- a) didn’t drive
- She is so sad; she __________ to the same song 20 times today.
- b) has
Navigating Travel: Communication, Work Abroad, and Hotel Stays
Communication on the Move
Hello, is that Mr. Decker? It’s Karen from the hotel. Please call the events office; I’m returning your call. Okay, if we get cut off, get back to me on the landline as soon as you can. Now, how can I help you? What day did you want? Oh, I’m sorry, I just listed it for a moment. What day did you say? Yes, that is good for us. I mean, the conference is available.
Of course, I’ll send you a PDF of our events brochure. That will give you some idea of what we can offer.
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Phrasal Verbs
- Break up: To end a relationship.
- Pop into: To visit briefly.
- Fall out: To quarrel.
- Stay away from: To avoid.
- Get on with: To have a good relationship.
- Add together: To sum.
- Get over: To recover.
- Add up: To calculate.
- Get together: To meet.
- Make up: To reconcile.
- Stand up: To fail to meet someone.
- Take after: To resemble.
- Dress up: To wear elegant clothes.
- Pay for: To give money for something.
- Drop out: To abandon.
- Put on: To wear.
- Take off: To remove clothing.
- Take back: To return.
- Try on: To test clothes.
Business English: Key Terms, Phrases, and Grammar
Essential Business English Vocabulary
Aim: Objective
Advice: Counsel
Affordable: You can afford it
Baggage: Luggage
Behalf: In the name of
Belief: Belief
Brakes on: It can put the brakes on growth
Bill: Account
Brakes: Group together
Budget: Budget
Bed-night: Motel
Casual labor: Unskilled labor
CEO (Chief Executive Officer): Executive Director
Corporate client: Corporate client
Custom: Custom
Consultant: Assistant
Cost-cutting: Cost reduction
Decline: Decrease
Demanding: Demanding situation
Digress:
English Language Practice: Exercises and Solutions
English Exercises
1) Three times a week. 2) He is playing a video game. 3) She stayed in her bed. 4) Maxie has written about 25 songs. 5) He put a video of his band on YouTube. 6) He has been to 6 countries. 7) Caroline goes to art galleries with her twin sister, Mary. 8) Caroline’s husband is happy when he is cooking. 9) They are visited by their grandchildren.
1) Drama club: to act/perform. 2) Book club: to read. 3) Animation club: to animate. 4) Glee club: singing and dancing.
1) F: is a comedy.
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