CAE U4 Grammar

1. REPORTED SPEECHTransform the sentences into reported speech. Be mindful of the fact that a simple tense shift is not enough (time expressions, pronouns etc.) A. "Were you at Patrick's last Saturday, Tim?"B. Donald wanted to know if Tim had been at Patrick's the Saturday before.A. " Let's have a party to celebrate Halloween with our friends."B. Becky suggested having a party to celebrate Halloween with their friends. A. " I won't forget to buy the food you want."B. Mike promised Helen not to forget to buy the food she wanted. 2. PASSIVESTransform the active sentences into passive ones. A. People believe that vaccines will save the day.B. Vaccines are believed to save the day.A. By 2 p.m. we will have sold out everything.B. Everything will have been sold out by 2 p.m.A. They were carrying out an in-depth research for 3 years.B. An in-depth research were being carried out for 3 years. 3. CAUSATIVERe-write the prompted parts (i.e. I to create an appropriate causative structure correspoding to the rest. A. Brian didn't build that shed himself. He He had it built.A. They at the moment.B. They are having the room painted at the moment.A. Her coffee maker was broken. Now it's working again. She She has had it repaired.