Passive voice
Change from active to passive.
"Amy mailed the letter."
The letter was mailed by Amy.
Complete the sentence with the correct articles:
"For dinner, I had ___ soup and ___salad."
For dinner, I had soup and a salad.
Transform it into reported speech.
"John said, 'I really like pizza.'"
John said that he really liked pizza.
Fill in the blanks.
"If you ______________ (study) more, you would have passed the test."
If you had studied more, you would have passed the test.
My father let me _______driving lessons when I was seventeen.
A) having
B) to have
C) have
C) have
Change from passive to active.
"Right now, the letter is being written by Sarah."
Right now, Sarah is writing a letter.
Complete the sentences and explain the difference.
(1) _________ cigarettes kill many people every year.
(2) _________ cigarette broke before I could light it.
(1) Cigarettes kill many people every year.
(2) The cigarette broke before I could light it.
Change it into a reported question.
Fabiene: Is it a crime film?
Sam: I don't know
(Fabiene asked...)
Fabiene asked if it was a crime film.
Make the conditional.
"My mom didn't watch TV because she didn't have time."
1. My mom would have watched TV if she'd had time.
2. If my mom had had time, she would've watched TV.
I stopped ________ when I was 25. (smoke)
I stopped smoking when I was 25.
True or false
"The passive voice is used if you want to reveal who did the action."
Correct the mistake(s) or say "correct" if it is correct.
"I love the rock music; my favorite group is Beatles."
I love rock music; my favorite group is the Beatles.
Put it in reported speech.
"Bernardo said, 'I wasn't any place near the scene of the crime.'"
Bernardo said that he hadn´t been any place near the scene of the crime.
Grammar explanation.
Why do we use the third conditional? What kinds of situations are we talking about?
To talk about unreal situations with unreal outcomes in the past
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb pattern.
"Why did I promise _______with the painting? I hate it!" (help)
Why did I promise TO HELP with the painting? I hate it!
Change the sentence into active voice
"Daniel was strongly encouraged to confess his crime."
Someone strongly encouraged Daniel to confess his crime.
Complete the sentence and explain the rule.
"I will stay in____ Hilton Hotel, but my conference will be held at the Anthropology Department which is located in ____ Lincoln Hall. "
Key: I will stay in the Hilton Hotel, but my conference will be held at the Anthropology Department which is located in Lincoln Hall.
Rule: Use 'the' with the names of hotels, motels, theaters, bridges and buildings.
Exception: Do not use an article with the names of halls or hospitals.
Put in reported speech.
"Énes said, 'My brother and I have taken the test last Friday.'"
Énes said that he (they) and his brother had taken the test last Friday.
Make the conditional.
"I didn't begin my homework because I drank too much last night."
-I would have begun my homework if I hadn't drunk too much last night.
-If I hadn't drunk too much last night, I would have begun my homework.
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
"Tuan, you should avoid (stay) up too late on the night before the final."
Tuan, you should avoid STAYING up too late on the night before the final.
Transform the sentence into active or passive voice.
"Chef Nick had been preparing the restaurant's fantastic dinners for two years before he moved to Paris."
The restaurant's fantastic dinners had been being prepared by Chef Nick for two years before he moved to Paris.
Correct the mistakes or say "Correct" if there are no mistakes.
"We wanted to go to movies, but instead we stayed home and watched the TV."
We wanted to go to the movies, but instead we stayed home and watched TV.
Transform the question.
"The students asked, 'Will we be taking this test in June?'"
The students asked if they would be taking that test in June.
Correct the mistakes or say "correct" if there are no mistakes.
"I might had won the lottery if you'd remembered to buy me a ticket."
I might HAVE won the lottery if you'd remembered to buy me a ticket.
Did you manage _______ what you were looking for? (find)
Did you manage TO FIND what you were looking for.