1 Rewrite and combine the sentences to form third conditional sentences (C), or sentences with participle clauses (P).
1 Dad didn’t drive us to school. He didn’t have time. (C)
2 A new train line will open in time for the Olympics. It will take people from the airport to the Olympic area. (P)
3 We went on a balloon flight last month. We did it because we thought it was safe. (C)
4 The number 3 green bus goes to the city centre from here. It leaves every half an hour. (P)
5 We had a great time on holiday. There was a lot of entertainment on the cruise ship. (C)
6 Mandy fell off her scooter. She injured herself. (P)
7 We took the underground. It didn’t take us a long time to go across town. (C)
2 Tick () the two correct sentences and rewrite the other sentences, correcting 1−3 words.
1 Would Faye have got me a present if I invited her to my party last week?
2 If you had put your money in a safer place, nobody would have taken it.
3 Tom would have played in the match if he is feeling better.
4 The NASA spacecraft explores Mars right now is teaching us a lot about the planet.
5 There’s a new Italian restaurant opening in Carlton Street this weekend.
6 If you hadn’t helped me to do the housework, I didn’t have finish it so quickly.
7 The police caught two teenagers write graffiti on the walls outside school.
2. You can grow .. different vegetables near ..the/a house. 3. You can make .. different sandwiches for .. lunch.
4. You can take .. different books.
5. You must eat ..different food.
6. You can see ..different dolls at a/the toy shop.
1. That's a good idea.
2. It was a little bird.
3. It was .. little.
4. He was.. old.
5. He was an ..old man.
6. She was .. very beautiful.
7. Once there lived .an old woman.
8. Once there lived ..six little mice.
Артиклей употребляются ситуативно. Без контекста их выбор зачастую затруднителен.