Exercise 1
Join the
sentences by means of a relative pronoun.
- She is
married to a man. This man has been married twice before.
………………………………………………………………………………
- The man
was late. Julie invited the man.
……………………………………………………………………………
- This is
the story of a man. His wife suddenly loses her memory.
……………………………………………………………………………
- Madonna is
a popular pop singer. She was born in the USA.
…………………………………………………………………………...
- Robert Pattinson is a famous British actor. He plays Edward
Cullen in the Twilight saga.
……………………………………………………………………………
- That is
the swimming-pool. I used to go swimming there.
……………………………………………………………………………
- John made
a copy of the photo. I took the photo yesterday.
……………………………………………………………………………
- My
grandparents live in Cordoba.
They are school teachers.
……………………………………………………………………………
- The bag
was stolen. I bought the bag yesterday.
……………………………………………………………………………
- This is the chair. The carpenter repaired it last week.
…………………………………………………………………………
- Queen
Elizabeth II has been the queen of England for 61 years now. She
is 87.
……………………………………………………………………………
- Do you
still go to that pub? We used to go
there as students.
………………………………………………………………………………
- The woman
called the police. Her car had been stolen.
……………………………………………………………………………...
Exercise 2
Fill in the
blanks with the correct verbal tense.
- Look! That
man ……………………………………… (fall) into the hole.
- John
phoned while you were out. OK, I ………………………………… (call) him back.
- Don’t
phone me between 7 and 8. We ……………………………………… (have) dinner then.
- We
……………………………………… (usually/ grow) vegetables in our garden but this year we
…………………………………………………( not grow) any.
- We aren’t
hungry, we ………………………………………………(just/ have) lunch.
- We are
late, the film ……………………………………………(start) by the time we get to the cinema.
- Was Sam at
the party when you arrived? No, he …………………………………………… (go) home.
- Molly
……………………………………(live) in Dublin.
She ………………………………………… (live) there all her life.
- It was
very noisy next door yesterday. The neighbours ……………………………………… (have) a
party.
- Do you
think you …………………………………………(do) the same job in ten years time?
Exercise 3
Rephrase these
sentences. Do not change the original meaning.
- Camilo
José Cela died a few years ago. He wrote “La colmena”. (who)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
- The last
time I saw Brian was three months ago. (for)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
- Jimmy hurt
himself during a football match. (while)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
- It was not
the first time Joe called me. (already)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
- How long
have you known this? (find out)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
- I began
working at 11 o’clock and I still haven’t finished. (since)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
- Paul, tidy
your room- father says (wants)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Answers
Exercise 1
- She is
married to a man that/who has been divorced twice before.
- The man
Julie invited was late.
- This is
the story of a man whose wife suddenly loses her memory.
- Madonna,
who was born in the USA,
is a popular pop singer. Madonna is a popular pop singer that/ who was
born in the USA.
- Robert
Pattinson, who plays Edward Cullen in the Twilight saga, is a famous
British actor. / Robert Pattinson is a famous British actor that/who plays
Edward Cullen in the Twilight saga.
- That is
the swimming pool where I used to go swimming.
- John made
a photo of the copy I took yesterday.
- My
grandparents, who are school teachers, live in Cordoba.
- The bag I
bought yesterday was stolen.
- This is
the chair the carpenter repaired last week.
- Queen
Elizabeth, who is 87, has been the Queen of England for 61 years now.
- Do you
still go to the pub where we used to go as students?
- The woman
whose car had been stolen called the police.
Exercise 2
- Is going
to fall
- Will call
- Will be
having
- Usually
grow- aren’t growing/haven’t grown
- Have just
had
- Will have
started
- Had gone
- Lives- has
lived
- Were
having
- Will be
doing
Exercise 3
- CJC, who
wrote “La colmena”, died a few years ago.
- I haven’t
seen Brian for three months.
- Jimmy hurt
himself while he was playing a football match.
- Joe had
already called me (before).
- When did
you find out this?
- I have
worked/have been working here since 11 o’clock.
- His father
wants Paul to tidy his room.