Structure drills 1 Auxiliary verbs: short answers (01)



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188 Passive: must + phrasal verbs
PEG 305B
A: About this parcel – do we have to tie it up?

B: Oh, yes, it must be tied up.


About ... – do we have to ...


  1. these books ... take them back?

  2. these old newspapers ... throw them away?

  3. this broken glass ... sweep it up?

  4. this wallet we've found ... hand it in?

  5. these old curtains ... take them down?

  6. the carpet ... roll it up?

  7. this watch we are giving him ... wrap it up?

  8. this information ... pass it on?

  9. this notice ... put it up?

  10. the instructions ... write them down?

  11. these forms ... fill them up?

  12. the cases on the roofrack ... strap them on?

  13. the money ... pay it back?

  14. the dishes ... wash them up?

  15. his orders ... carry them out?

  16. the wall that you say is unsafe ... pull it down?

  17. the caravan ... tow it away?

  18. the documents ... lock them up?

  19. the meeting ... put it off?

  20. the weeds ... pull them up?



189 Passive: should + present and perfect infinitives
PEG 302D
It is Thursday evening. The secretary is inclined to leave everything till Friday, which doesn't please the boss. But perhaps the secretary has too many duties.
A: I'll remove the old newspapers tomorrow.

  1. B: But they should be removed every day. (stress on every)

  2. B: But they should have been removed today. (stress on today)


I'll ... tomorrow.


  1. open your windows

  2. dust your desk

  3. tidy your books

  4. water your pot plants

  5. wind your clock

  6. empty your wastepaper basket

  7. wash your coffee cup

  8. clean your office

  9. clear your out-tray

  10. refill your cigar-box

  11. enter the expenses

  12. check the petty cash

  13. test the alarm system

  14. pay in the cheques (Keep in.)

  15. lock the grille

  16. change the combination of the safe

  17. report the absentees

  18. write up the diary (Keep up.)

  19. file the copies

  20. exercise the guard dogs



190 Passive: used to + infinitive
PEG 302D
A: They serve wine once a week.

B: It used to be served twice a week, didn't it? (stress on twice)


A: The hospital allows visitors once a day.

B: They used to be allowed twice a day, didn't they?




  1. They make tea once a day.

  2. They sweep the street once a week.

  3. The office issues season tickets once a month.

  4. They deliver mail once a day.

  5. They lower the safety curtain once in every performance.

  6. The doctor weighs the children once a term.

  7. They test our company car once a year.

  8. They publish the paper once a month.

  9. The announcer gives weather reports once a day.

  10. Someone inspects restaurants every year.

  11. We test the students once a term.

  12. We admit new students once a term.

  13. We elect new officers once a year.

  14. They read the news (on the radio) once a day.

  15. They play the national anthem once a day.

  16. They empty the dustbin once a week.

  17. Someone washes my windows once a month.

  18. They drain the swimming pool once a year.

  19. They change the film once a week.

  20. They service the lift once a year.



191 Passive: will have/would have + infinitive
PEG 302D


  1. Bill has bought a house and a friend are discussing repairs and alterations. The friend speaks first:

A: You'll repair the gate, I suppose?

B: Oh, yes, the gate will have to be repaired.


  1. Bill is looking over a house which is for sale. He and his friend are considering what repairs would be necessary if he bought it.

A: You'd repair the gate, I suppose?

B: Oh, yes, the gate would have be repaired.


(a) You'll ... I suppose?

(b) You'd ... I suppose?




  1. replace the broken panes,

  2. retile the roof,

  3. repair the gutters,

  4. sweep the chimneys,

  5. redecorate the hall,

  6. paint the woodwork,

  7. repaper the sitting room,

  8. install central heating,

  9. move the kitchen,

  10. rewire the basement,

  11. change the locks,

  12. strengthen the balconies,

  13. put in a skylight,

  14. see to the drains,

  15. mend the fence,

  16. clip the hedge,

  17. cut back the bushes,

  18. prune the apple trees,

  19. fill up the holes in the path,

  20. rebuild the garage,







  1. replace the broken panes,

  2. retile the roof,

etc.



192 Reported speech: statements reported by he says or he said
PEG 308A, B
Alan is coming to spend a few days with the Smiths. He phones from the station.

Betty Smith answers.




  1. She reports Alan's remarks to her husband while the conversation is still going on.

A: I'm phoning from the station.

B: He says he's phoning from the station.


  1. This time, Betty reports the conversation later.

B: He said he was phoning from the station.




  1. I've just arrived.

  2. We were delayed two hours by a blocked line.

  3. The station is packed with football fans from my home town.

  4. I can hardly hear you; they are making such a noise.

  5. I'll try to get a taxi.

  6. But this may take some time as all the football fans seem to want taxis too.

(Use it for this.)

  1. I may have to leave my luggage in the station and get a bus.

  2. I hope t be with you in about an hour. (Use us.)

  3. I have a French girl with me called Marie Celeste.

  4. Her brother asked me to look after her.

  5. We're waiting for her friends but I don't see any sign of them.

  6. If they don't turn up, I'll have to bring Marie with me.

  7. I hope you won't mind.

  8. I'm sure you'll like her.

  9. She is the most charming girl I have ever met.

  10. I'm going to try to get her a job in my college.

  11. It's very good of you to put me up. (Use us.)

  12. I'm afraid I can only stay three days.

  13. I'm looking forward to seeing you again very much. (Use us.)

  14. I've got lots of messages for you from my family. (Use us.)


193 Reported speech: suggest + gerund
PEG 289D
A students' club are planning a holiday abroad. The committee is now discussing where to go and what to do. Three members make suggestions.


  1. The chairman repeats each suggestion to make sure that the rest of the committee have heard it:

A (=PAUL): Shall we start on Friday?

B: Paul suggests starting on Friday.
A (=BILL): Hotels are too dear. Let's camp out.

B: Bill says hotels are too dear and suggests camping out.




  1. The secretary reports the suggestions afterwards to someone who wasn't at the meeting:

A (=BILL): Friday's too soon. Let's wait till Saturday.

B: Bill said that Friday was too soon and suggested waiting till Saturday.
See also Drills 28 and 29


  1. Shall we hitch-hike? (Paul)

  2. There are too many of us. Let's go on motor cycles. (Bill)

  3. That's too uncomfortable. Why don't we hire cars? (Ann)

  4. It would cost too much. What about borrowing the college bus? (Bill)

  5. Shall we sleep in Youth Hostels? (Bill)

  6. Let's camp out. (Paul)

  7. Why not rent a caravan? (Ann)

  8. Shall we pick fruit and make some money? (Paul)

  9. Fruit picking is hard work. Let's spend the day on the beach. (Bill)

  10. (And) let's visit museums and art galleries. (Ann)

  11. Shall we eat in restaurants? (Ann)

  12. Let's have meals in the caravan. (Paul)

  13. Why don't we cook over an open fire? (Bill)

  14. Let's pack plenty of tinned food and Coca Cola. (Paul)

  15. Let's buy food locally. (Ann)

  16. Why not drink the local wine? (Bill)

  17. Shall we find out about pop festivals? (Bill)

  18. Let's look out for classical concerts. (Ann)

  19. Why don't we bring guitars and make our own music? (Paul)

  20. Why don't we split into three groups? (Bill)


194 Reported speech: questions
PEG 317
Alan is thinking of buying a car. He asks a colleague, Bill, a number of questions,

which Bill later reports to another car-owner.


A: Have you (got) a car?

B: He asked if I had a car.

or

He asked me if I had a car.
A: Do you have it serviced regularly?

B: He asked if I had it serviced regularly.




  1. What kind of car have you (got)? (got can be omitted.)

  2. What does it cost you to run it?

  3. How many kilometres does it do the litre?

  4. Does it belong to you or you and your wife?

  5. Can your wife drive?

  6. Is she a safe driver?

  7. How many kilometres do you drive in a month?

  8. Did you pass your test the first time?

  9. Do you think driving tests are any use?

  10. Do you give lifts?

  11. How long have you been driving?

  12. Have you ever had an accident?

  13. Was it your own fault?

  14. Do you do your own repairs?

  15. What would you do if petrol doubled in price?

  16. Do you always wear a safety belt?

  17. Do you take the car to work?

  18. Are you thinking of getting a new car?

  19. Do you let your wife take the car shopping?

  20. Don't you think it unwise to let your wife drive?


195 Reported speech: questions
PEG 317
Mrs Adams, who is rather inquisitive, wants to know about Mrs Brown's new tenant.

Mrs Brown reports the questions to her husband.


A: Who is he?

B: She asked me who he was. (me is not essential)


A: What does he do for a living?

B: She asked me what he did for a living. (me is not essential)




  1. How long has he been here?

  2. Where does he come from?

  3. Does he teach in the Technical College?

  4. How long has he been working there?

  5. Is he married?

  6. Where is his wife?

  7. Does he get many letters?

  8. Where do his letters come from?

  9. Where does he do his shopping?

  10. Does he do his own cooking?

  11. Do you clean his flat?

  12. Has he a car?

  13. Does he ever speak to you?

  14. What does he do in the evenings?

  15. Does he go away at the weekends?

  16. Does he wear a wig?

  17. Why has he shaved off his beard?

  18. Is he thinking of buying a house here?

  19. Why is Mrs Jones suspicious of him?

  20. What do your other tenants think of him?


196 Reported speech: want + object + infinitive
PEG 243A
Mr Jones calls Ann into his office and gives her some instructions. She then returns to the main office and tells a colleague what she has been asked to do.
A: Would you please file these letters?

  1. B: He wants me to file some letters. (She hasn't filed them yet.)

  2. B: He wanted me to file some letters. (wanted implies that she has already filed them or

that she couldn't or wouldn't file them.)

  1. B: He asked/told me to file them. (This merely reports the request.)

Use a for this, some for these and his for my.


Would you please ...


  1. copy this contract?

  2. correct this spelling mistake?

  3. add something o this letter?

  4. pin up these notices in the canteen?

  5. look up our MP's address?

  6. order some more paperclips?

  7. contact our American branch?

  8. send this report to our head office?

  9. check these figures?

  10. bring your tape recorder to the meeting?

  11. type out a full report?

  12. put these documents in my dispatch case?

  13. lock my dispatch case?

  14. leave the key on my desk?

  15. take these books back to the library?

  16. buy some flowers for my wife?

  17. tell my wife I won't be home tonight?

  18. remind the cleaners to empty my ashtray?

  19. advertise for a new office boy?

  20. book two plane tickets for New York?


197 Reported speech: advise/warn + object + infinitive
PEG 320A, D
Bill is at his office, where he has just heard that he has won $100,000. Ann, his secretary, and Tom, a colleague, are giving him advice, which he later reports to a friend he meets on the train home.
A (=ANN): Why don't you give up your job?

B: Ann advised me to give up my job.


A (=TOM): Don't do anything in a hurry.

B: Tom warned me not to do anything in a hurry.


Tom's advice consists entirely of warnings, so it is best reported by warned, though advised would also possible.


  1. I should send out for a bottle of champagne. (Ann)

  2. You'd better wait till lunchtime. (Tom)

  3. Why don't you spend $1,000 on a terrific holiday? (Ann)

  4. Don't change your way of living too quickly. (Tom)

  5. Invite all your neighbours to a party. (Ann)

  6. Don't begin entertaining too lavishly. (Tom)

  7. You'd better give some of it to a charity. (Ann)

  8. Don't offer to help everyone. (Tom)

  9. I should get a new car. (Ann)

  10. Don't go on a spending spree. (Tom)

  11. Why don't you ring your wife and pass on the good news? (Ann)

  12. You'd better not talk about it too much. (Tom)

  13. Ask your wife what she'd like as a present. (Ann)

  14. Don't give her a blank cheque. (Tom)

  15. Why don't you tell her to go out and buy some new clothes? (Ann)

  16. Don't encourage her to be extravagant. (Tom)

  17. Why don't you visit your sister in Australia? (Ann)

  18. You'd better see your tax inspector first. (Tom)

  19. I should buy presents for all the children. (Ann)

  20. Don't give them the impression that you are going to keep them

in idleness for the rest of their lives. (Tom)

198 Reported speech: requests reported by ask/want + object + infinitive
PEG 284, 320
Mr and Mrs Butt are booking in at a hotel. Mr Butt talks to the receptionist. Mrs Butt, who is a little deaf, doesn't her the conversation clearly and asks her husband afterwards, who reports the receptionist's requests.


  1. A (=receptionist): If you'd leave your passport ...

B: She asked me to leave my passport.

A: Please don't leave the lift doors open.

B: She asked me not to leave the lift doors open. (warned would also be possible.)
Alternatively Mrs Butt may want each sentence reported at once:


  1. A: If you'd leave your passport ...

B: She wants me to leave my passport. (asks is possible but would be less usual.)

A: Please don't leave the lift doors open.

B: She is asking/is warning me not to leave the lift doors open. (doesn't want me to is

possible but less emphatic.)




  1. Could you show me your passport please?

  2. If you'd fill up this form ... (Use the for this.)

  3. Would you sign the register, please?

  4. Please write down the number of your car. (Use our.)

  5. Please don't leave anything valuable in the car.

  6. Please don't park outside the hotel.

  7. Would you put your car in the hotel garage?

  8. If you'd give the keys to the hall porter ...

  9. Please don't smoke in the garage.

  10. Would you please read the Fire Instructions?

From now on, use She asked/wants/is asking/is warning us.




  1. If you'd shut the lift gates after you ...

  2. Please don't allow your children to play with the lift.

  3. Please tell me if you'd like an early call.

  4. Could you let me know if you are going to be in for dinner?

  5. Don't bring your dog into the dining room, please.

  6. Would you hang your keys on this board when you are going out? (Use the.)

  7. Could you vacate your room by noon on the day you are leaving?

  8. Ring for room service if you want anything.

  9. Would you inform the hall porter if you're going to be out late?

  10. Please don't make too much noise after midnight.



199 Reported speech: commands reported by tell/warn/want

+ object + infinitive, or say + subject + be + infinitive


PEG 320, 321
A supervisor is giving instructions to a group of exam candidates. One of these, Bill, reports the instructions after the exam.


  1. A: Sit at the numbered desks.

B: He told us to sit at the numbered desks.
A: Don't smoke.

B: He told/warned us not to smoke.


Bill also reports the instructions immediately they are given to another candidate who

doesn't hear very well.




  1. A: Sit at the numbered desks.

B: He says we're to sit at the numbered desks.

or

B: He wants us to sit at the numbered desks.


A: Don't smoke.

B: He says we're not to smoke.

or

B: He wants us not to smoke.


Warn could also be used to report an affirmative command:
A: Watch the time.

B: He warned us to watch the time.




  1. Hang up your coats.

  2. Don't write in the margin.

  3. Put your name on each sheet.

  4. Read the questions carefully.

  5. Start each question on a fresh sheet.

  6. Answer the questions in order.

  7. Don't spend too long on the first question.

  8. Don't talk to your neighbour.

  9. Don't try to copy your neighbour's answers.

  10. Keep to the point.

  11. Watch the time.

  1. Be careful about your spelling.

  2. Write clearly.

  3. Count the number of words in your essays.

  4. Look over your work before you hand it in.

  5. Number your sheets.

  6. Tie the sheets together.

  7. Go out quietly when you've finished.

  8. Don't take any paper out of the room.

  9. Come back at two o'clock.





200 Reported speech: commands reported by say + subject + be + infinitive
PEG 321
Mr Jones, a widower, has to go away for a fortnight, leaving his house and two children

in the care of his neighbour, Ann. He gives Ann various instructions, which she reports

to her husband.
A: If one of the children gets ill, ring the doctor.


  1. B: He says that if one of the children gets ill I am to ring the doctor.

  2. B: He said that if one of the children got ill I was to call a doctor.

Up to the time that Mr Jones goes away, Ann could use either form.



After he has left she would be more likely to use the second.


  1. If one of the children loses his appetite, take his temperature.

  2. If the temperature is very high, ring the doctor.

  3. If one of them cuts himself, wash the cut and put on a plaster.

  4. When they have finished their homework, let them watch TV.

  5. When they are in bed, read them a story.

  6. If it gets cold, make them wear coats.

  7. If they miss the school bus, send them by taxi.

  8. When you go out, double-lock the door.

  9. If the cat is still out when you go to bed, leave a window open.

  10. If you haven't time to cook, open tins.

  11. When you've used up the tins on the shelf, buy some more.

  12. If you run out of oil, order another supply.

  13. If it gets colder, turn on the central heating.

  14. If the central heating doesn't work properly, phone the company.

  15. If the dogs won't eat tinned food, buy them fresh meat.

  16. If the dogs bark at night, go down and see what it is.

  17. If the tank leaks, send for the plumber.

  18. If any letters come for me, please forward them.

  19. If the gardener turns up, ask him to cut the grass.

  20. When the milkman brings his bill, please pay it.

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