Tenses
At 7.30 yesterday morning, the students ____ (WAIT) for the bus outside the school.
WERE WAITING
Rewrite in the passive voice:
They are interviewing the applications this afternoon.
The applicants are being interviewed this afternoon.
Report:
"We are planning a trip to Riga," they said.
They said that they were planning a trip to Riga.
If you _____ (ADD) salt to ice, it melts faster.
ADD
The nurse spoke to the patient with great _____ (KIND).
KINDNESS
She _____ (WRITE) three reports this week, and she still has one more to write.
Rewrite in the passive voice:
The storm damaged several houses near the coast.
Several houses near the coast were damaged by the storm.
Report:
"Please wait outside the classroom," the teacher said to the students.
The teacher told/asked the students to wait outside the classroom.
If the traffic is heavy tomorrow morning, we ____ (HOLD) the meeting online.
WILL HOLD
Regular sleep is important for both physical and mental ______ (HEALTHY).
HEALTH
By the end of this term, we ______ (REVISE) all the grammar topics this year.
WILL HAVE REVISED
Rewrite in the passive voice:
Someone has left the lights on in the laboratory.
The lights have been left on in the laboratory.
Report:
"Have you submitted the application?" the secretary asked him.
If I ____ (KNOW) your password, I could help you log in.
KNEW
We _____ (STAND) in the queue for forty minutes when the doors finally opened.
HAD BEEN STANDING
Rewrite in the passive voice:
Someone had locked the back door before we arrived.
The back door had been locked before we arrived.
Report:
"Where did you buy this dictionary?" Lena asked me.
Lena asked me where I had bought that dictionary.
If they had listened to the warning, they _____ (not GET) into trouble.
WOULDN'T HAVE GOT/GOTTEN
She answered all the questions calmly and _____ (ACCURATE).
ACCURATELY
I usually _____ (CHECK) my emails before breakfast, but today I _____ (ANSWER) them after lunch.
(It is before lunch.)
CHECK, AM ANSWERING
Rewrite in the passive:
The nurse gave the patient clear instructions.
The patient was given clear instructions by the nurse.
OR
Clear instructons were given to the patient by the nurse.
Report:
"Why were you absent yesterday?" the lecturer asked Tom.
The lecturer asked Tom why he had been absent the day before.
HAD WATERED
Some online information can be _____ (CORRECT), so always check the source.
INCORRECT