VERB TENSES
Everybody will be at the office at about 08:30 tomorrow as the meeting ___________ (start) at nine o'clock.
Everybody will be at the office at about 08:30 tomorrow as the meeting STARTS at nine o'clock.
Robert's parents _________ are both retired live in Spain.
Robert's parents WHO are both retired live in Spain.
“Don’t put sticky things in your pockets,” his mother told him.
His mother told him NOT TO PUT sticky things in HIS pockets.
People don't use this road very often.
This road IS NOT USED very often (by people).
You (find) __________ the machine is quite simple to operate if you look at the manual.
You WILL FIND the machine is quite simple to operate if you look at the manual.
The minister had hardly finished his speech when the earthquake ____________ (shake) the building.
The minister had hardly finished his speech when the earthquake SHOOK the building.
Is that the same song __________ we heard yesterday?
Is that the same song WHICH we heard yesterday?
“What time did your friends leave last night?” he asked.
He asked WHAT TIME YOUR FRIENDS HAD LEFT the PREVIOUS night.
The injured man couldn't walk and had to ____________ (carry).
The injured man couldn't walk and had to BE CARRIED.
If she (be) _________________ rich, she would travel around the world.
If she WERE / WAS rich, she would travel around the world.
was very surprised when he accepted to eat meat since I _______________ (always / assume) that he was a vegetarian.
was very surprised when he accepted to eat meat since I HAD ALWAYS ASSUMED that he was a vegetarian.
I remember the day. You became my friend on Facebook that day
I remember the day WHEN you became my friend on Facebook.
“Are you leaving later this afternoon?” he enquired.
He enquired IF I WAS LEAVING later THAT afternoon.
Someone turned on a light in the hall and opened the door
A light WAS TURNED ON in the hall and the door WAS OPENED.
You (have) _________________________ a lot more friends if you hadn’t been so mean.
You WOULD HAVE HAD a lot more friends if you hadn’t been so mean.
By the year 2050, linguists ________________ (study) the Indy-European language family for more than 200 years.
By the year 2050, linguists WILL HAVE STUDIED / WILL HAVE BEEN STUDYING the Indy-European language family for more than 200 years.
The photo is not clear. Tom posted the photo on Facebook
The photo WHICH Tom posted on Facebook is not clear.
“I didn’t realise that it was so late,” Sally explained
Sally explained that she HADN'T REALISED that it HAD BEEN so late.
People know that Susan is a very dangerous car thief.
· IT IS KNOWN that Susan is a very dangerous car thief.
· Susan IS KNOWN TO BE a very dangerous car thief.
I can’t meet my friends because I have to study.
If I DIDN'T HAVE TO STUDY, I WOULD MEET my friends.
According to a study, thousands of vending machines ______________ (need / modify) before we can use the new coins.
According to a study, thousands of vending machines WILL NEED TO BE MODIFIED before we can use the new coins.
The site is really interesting. John sent me to the site.
· The site WHERE John sent me TO is really interesting.
· The site TO WHICH John sent me is really interesting.
“Let’s go over to John’s house,” Mike suggested.
Mike suggested GOING over to John's house.
The milkman brings the milk to my door but the postman leaves the letters in the hall.
The milk IS BROUGHT to my door (by the milkman) but the letters ARE LEFT in the hall by the postman.
We didn't see The Two Towers because the cinema was closed.
If the cinema HAD BEEN OPENED, we WOULD HAVE SEEN The Two Towers (but it wasn't).