Gateway B1+ Unit 9 Grammar revision | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

He disappeared. It was very _________ (mystery).

mysterious

You have to follow __________ (science) procedures when you work in a laboratory.

scientific

It isn't very ________ (sense) to go out in the rain without a coat.

sensible

He's a very ________ (care) writer. He makes lots of mistakes.

careless

There are no clouds at all. It's _________ (doubt) that it'll rain today.

doubtful

A/An ____________ of the US is an eagle.

national symbol/emblem

The ____________ begins 'Oh say, can you see, by the dawn's early light'.

national anthem

The _____________ is the US dollar (S).

currency

The meal would have been better if my dad _____________ it. He's a great cook!

had cooked

If her goldfish ___________, she would have been really sad.

had died

They ____________ her a present if they had known she was getting married.

would have bought

If I ___________ my driving test, my parents would have bought me a car.

had passed

It _____________ (snow) last night because it isn't cold enough for snow.

can’t have snowed

It ____________ (rain) last night because the roads are wet this morning.

must have rained

The postman _________ (come) early because the letters are already here.

must have come

Somebody called before. It (be) Jack, but I didn't recognise the voice.

might have been

You ____________ (see) Mike yesterday because he wasn't here.

can’t have seen

He __________ play tennis really well, but I don't really know.

may

I don't know him. He _________ be nice

may/might

She ______________ be because she's got a German passport.

must

Sarah ___________ be Toby's sister because she looks totally different.

can’t

"Queen probably never married because she was afraid of losing her power." If Queen ________ of losing her power, she _________ .

If Queen hadn’t been afraid of losing her power, she would have married.

"The ‘new world’ was called the Americas after Amerigo Vespucci, who travelled there in 1499." If Vespucci _______ to the 'new world' in 1499, those lands _________ the Americas.

If Vespucci hadn’t travelled to the ‘new world’ in 1499, those lands wouldn’t have been called the Americas.

"It’s easier for someone who is bilingual to learn other languages. I’m not bilingual." If I ______ bilingual, it _________ easier for me to learn other languages.

If I had been bilingual, it would have been easier for me to learn other languages.

"You must be a very good speaker if you want to become a class representative. He is not a good speaker." If he _______ a good speaker, he _________ a class representative.

If he had been a good speaker, he would have become a class representative.

"You need to have lived in the US for five years to apply for citizenship. So I didn’t apply." If I ________ in the US for five years, I _______ for citizenship.

If I had lived in the US for five years, I would have applied.

Third conditional: If he ________(go) to the party, he ___________(meet) Laura.

If he had gone to the party, he would have met Laura.

Third conditional: If they ________(finish) their homework earlier, they _________(come) to the cinema with us.

If they had finished their homework earlier, they would have come to the cinema with us.

Third conditional: We _________(go) skiing if the weather _______(not be) so bad.

We would have gone skiing if the weather hadn't been so bad.

Third conditional: If she ________(go) to bed earlier, she _________(not be) so tired.

If she had gone to bed earlier, she wouldn't have been so tired.

Third conditional: If we ________(look) at the map, we ________(not get) lost.

If we had looked at the map, we wouldn't have got lost.

"I’m quite sure his mother had a great influence on him." His mother _________ a great influence on him.

must have had

"Perhaps he wasn’t a hero, but he did great things for his country. " He __________ a hero, but he did great things for his country.

may/might not have been

"It’s possible that the king escaped a dangerous conspiracy. " The king __________ a dangerous conspiracy.

may/might/could have escaped

"I don’t think she recognised me after so many years." She ___________ me after so many years.

couldn't/can’t have recognised

"I’m 90% sure the last general election was four years ago." The last general election __________ four years ago.

must have been

It's difficult to tell how old he is. He ______ (be) 40, but I'm not sure.

He may/might/could be 40.

If it's cold here in Spain, it _____ (be) freezing in Germany.

It must be freezing in Germany.

He _____ (be) French, his French accent is horrible.

He can't be French.

You ______ (be) really scared when you saw the crocodile.

You must have been really scared when you saw the crocodile.