Verbal tenses
She usually ______ (go) to the gym after work.
goes
Change into passive:
People speak English all over the world.
English is spoken all over the world.
Change into indirect speech:
She said, “I might not be able to finish this on time.”
She said/complained that she might not be able to finish that on time.
It is highly probable that the architect overlooked the structural flaws when he was reviewing the blueprints. (Modal)
The architect must have overlooked the structural flaws...
I'm sorry, I can't talk right now because I am wanting to finish this report before the meeting.
I want to finish
By the time we arrived, the movie ______ (already / start).
had already started
Change into passive:
Someone has stolen my wallet.
My wallet has been stolen
Change into indirect speech:
He asked, “Have you ever tried working under pressure like this?”
He asked (me) if I had ever tried working under pressure like that.
It wasn't necessary for you to prepare such a detailed presentation because the client had already signed the agreement.(Modal)
You needn't have prepared such a detailed presentation ...
If you want to improve your English, you should avoid to speak your native language in class.
you should avoid speaking
If I had known about the meeting, I ___________ (attend).
would have attended
Change into passive:
People believe that the company will expand internationally next year. (2 ways)
It is believed that the company will expand next year.
The company is believed to expand next year.
Change into indirect speech:
They said, “We will have completed the project by the end of the month.”
They said/told us they would have completed the project by the end of the (that) month.
I met a woman yesterday. Her son is a famous professional footballer.(join with a relative)
Yesterday, I met a woman whose son is a famous professional footballer.
If I will win the lottery, I would travel around the world and buy a house by the sea.
If I won the lottery...
While they ______ (drive) through the countryside, they ______ (see) a beautiful sunset.
were driving/saw
Change into passive:
The manager made the team work overtime to finish the project.
The team was made to work overtime....
Change into indirect speech:
The manager said, “Make sure you don’t overlook any details while preparing the report.”
The manager told me not to overlook any details while preparing the report.
This laptop cost me over £1,000. It has already stopped working properly. (join with relative)
The laptop,which cost me over £1,000, has already stopped working properly.
If we would have left earlier, we won't have missed the start of the concert. (two mistakes)
If we had left earlier, we wouldn't have missed...
By next year, she ______ (finish) her degree and ______ (work) in an international company.
will have finished/ will be working
Change into passive:
The company’s IT team is upgrading all the computers in the office this week.(Causative)
The company is having all the computers in the office upgraded this week.
Change into indirect speech:
"When will the management team decide which employees are going to receive a promotion this year?"-the staff asked
The staff asked/wanted to know when the management team would decide which employees were going to receive a promotion that year.
I am certain that Mark didn't steal the money because he wasn't even in the office yesterday. (Modal)
Mark can't have stolen the money because he wasn't even in the office yesterday.
This time next week, I will sit on a beach instead of to work in this boring office.
...I will be sitting on a beach instead of working...