Past
By the time the the press conference started, the ___ (already/statement release) on social media
a - was already releasing
b - had already been released
c - is already released
b
If you ________ any help, just let me know. (need)
need
This time tomorrow, I ___(fly) to London, so I won't be able to answer your calls
will be flying
Convert the passive sentence into an active one:
The live breaking news broadcast is currently being watched by millions of viewers.
Millions of viewers are currently watching the live breaking news broadcast
If the director ___(cast) a different lead actor last year, the movie ___(not win) three Oscars
had cast/would not have won
The ground was wet because it ________(rain) for hours before we went outside.
had been raining
She is exhausted because she ___ (study) for her final exams continuously for the past six hours
has been studying
By next month, she ________(work) at this company for exactly five years.
will have been working
French is spoken in Niger.
a) Active
b) Passive
b
If Stanley Kubrick ___(not pass away) just days after showing his final cut of Eyes Wide Shut, he ___(attend) the premiere in late 1999
had not passed away / would have attended
By the time the police arrived, the thief ___(already /escape).
had already escaped
The missing documents ___(not/find) yet, despite a three-day search.
have not been found.
the time the guests arrive tonight, I ________ all the cooking. (do)
Will have done
Rewrite the Active sentences into Passive:
The electricians test the fire alarm.
The fire alarm is tested by the electricians.
If I _________ (be) in your shoes, I would negotiate a better contract before signing anything.
were
By the time the search party finally located the lost hikers, they _____ (walk) through the dense forest for over twelve hours and were on the verge of collapse.
had been walking
Seldom ______ (such a complex scientific theory / explain) so clearly to a general audience during a live broadcast.
is such a complex scientific theory explained
By the time the investigation ends next month, the suspect ____(question) by the police at least five times.
will have been questioned.
Rewrite the Active sentences into Passive:
John cleaned the bathroom.
The bathroom was cleaned by John.
First sentence: Unless you register online in advance, you won't be allowed into the conference.
Word to use: IF
Second sentence: You won't be allowed into the conference _______________ online in advance.
if you do not register or if you don't register
Hardly ____ (she / sign) the contract when she realized that a critical clause concerning intellectual property rights had been omitted.
had she signed
It is high time the government _____ (take) decisive action against online misinformation instead of just monitoring the problem.
took
Identify and correct the tense mistake in this sentence:
By 2030, scientists estimate the streaming services replace traditional cable TV entirely
replace to will have replaced
Rewrite the Passive sentences into Active:
The club was founded by Ron and Peggy
Ron and Peggy founded the club.
Find the mistake!
"If she studied harder last semester, she would have received a scholarship by now."
If she had studied harder last semester, she would have received a scholarship by now.