Verb forms

Dear Jan,
(1) ______________ (I/ to spoke) to you for quite some time, so (2)
_____________ (I/ to include) this short letter with your Christmas card to give
you the latest news.
(3) Bob _____________ (to work) especially hard recently, trying to finalise a
big sale, but (4) _____________ (we/to imagine) that he would be chosen as
Salesman of the Year, which is exactly (5) ________________ (to happen) a few
days ago. You may remember that (6) ______________ (he/ to win) the title
once before, in 2000. Well this time the prize is even better its a 1000
holiday voucher to spend on any holiday we choose!
While (7) ______________ (we/to discuss) how to use the voucher, we had a
phone call from Bobs uncle in Barbados, which was an incredible
coincidence because (8) ________________ (we/ to hear) from him in years!
Anyway, we decided it must have been fate that Uncle Joe call at that
moment, and the outcome of our conversation is that (9) _______________
(we/to go) to the Caribbean in a few weeks time (10) _______________
(flight/ to leave) on the fifth.
Well, I must say goodbye for now I just wanted to let you know whats
happening, and I still have a lot more people to tell. Have a lovely
Xmas/New Year. Love to your family.
Anne

Tense discrimination
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Modal Verbs
Rewrite the following sentences inserting the adequate modal verb and
make the necessary transformations. Note that sometimes there is more
than one possibility.
1. Perhaps they are doing their best to win the medal.
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2. Im going to help my friends with the homework. Its my duty.
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3. Why dont we give Ann a record for her birthday?
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4. I wish youd be more tolerant with people.
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5. The passengers are ordered to evacuate the platform.
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Reported Speech
Rewrite the following text into the reported speech and make the necessary
transformations.

Sally I hate working in this company. We are treated as slaves and there is
genre discrimination. Do you know that Bob, who is much worst employee
than the two of us, earns more 100 per month? Do you think thats fair?
Just because he is a man. Next week Im going to an interview in a great
new company downtown and I think I will get the job. Theres the boss, we
should go back to work.

Ann said to Sally

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