Tenses
He _________ television every evening. (watch)
He watches television every evening.
She _________ a letter to the Minister at the moment. (write)
She is writing a letter to the Minister at the moment.
If you ____ (add) two and three, you ____ (get) five.
If you add two and three, you get five.
(0 conditional)
Someone cleans the windows every Monday
The windows are cleaned every Monday
Sarah will meet you at the airport and take you to the hotel.
[make it into passive]
You will be met at the airport and taken to the hotel by Sarah.
I think everybody ________ chocolate. (like)
I think everybody likes chocolate.
"Do you want to go to the cinema this Saturday?" "I can't. My cousins ________ this weekend. What about next Friday?" (come)
"Do you want to go to the cinema this Saturday?" "I can't. My cousins are coming/ are going to come this weekend. What about next Friday?"
If you_____ (go) to San Francisco, you ___ (see) the Golden Gate Bridge.
If you go to San Francisco, you will see the Golden Gate Bridge.
(I Conditional)
Tom Clancy wrote this book
This book was written by Tom Clancy
The children _______ noise while they _____ outdoors. (make, play)
The children were making noise while they were playing outdoors.
I ________ her since 2002. (know)
I have known her since 2002.
He _______ to me yet. (not talk)
He hasn't talked to me yet.
You ______ (not / take) part if you ____ (not / be) ready tomorrow.
You won't take part if you aren't ready tomorrow.
(I Conditional)
The police didn't find the missing girl last weekend.
The missing girl wasn't found last weekend.
He ____ (not / be) able to win unless he ___ (practice) a lot.
He won't be able to win unless he practices a lot.
(I Conditional)
As I _______ past the post office, Mrs Roberts ______ "Quick, come in here!" I ____ into the post office and Mrs Roberts shut the door. (cycle, shout, run)
As I was cycling past the post office, Mrs Roberts shouted "Quick, come in here!" I ran into the post office and Mrs Roberts shut the door.
I ______ Gina was abroad, so I was stunned to see her in the shopping centre. (think)
I thought Gina was abroad, so I was stunned to see her in the shopping centre.
If I ____ (see) somebody cheating on the test, I ___ (not / report) them to the teacher.
If I saw somebody cheating on the test, I wouldn't report them to the teacher.
(II Conditional)
They are building a new supermarket near the subway.
A new supermarket is being built near the subway.
If you ____ (not / heat) water, it _____ (not / boil).
If you don't heat water, it doesn't boil.
(0 Conditional)
[PAST]
As I ______ into the children's room, they _____ computer games.
(come, play)
As I came into the children's room, they were playing computer games.
[PAST]
Times ______ harder and harder as more and more people _______ their jobs.
(become, lose)
Times were becoming harder and harder as more and more people were losing their jobs.
If I _____ (be) a bird, I _______ (be) an eagle.
If I were a bird I would be an eagle.
(II Conditional)
The cleaning lady has watered the plants.
The plants have been watered by the cleaning lady.
Sharks have killed dozens of surfers each year.
[make it into passive]
Dozens of surfers have been killed each year by sharks.