Tenses
Choose the correct answer:
We arrived / were arriving in Hollywood three days ago.
We arrived were arriving in Hollywood three days ago.
True or false: The future continuous is made with 'will have' followed by the main verb with '-ing'.
False: the future continuous is made with 'will be' followed by '-ing'.
She is a small baby. She _____________ eat meat, but she ______ drink milk.
She is a small baby. She can’t/mustn’t eat meat, but she can drink milk.
A lot of old songs ____________________ on the radio last week.
A lot of old songs were played on the radio last week. (PLAY)
Put the sentence in the Reported Speech form.
- The police officer said, “Get out of the car !
The police officer said to get out of the car.
Past Simple
Their grandparents..............................(live) in England in 1974
Their grandparents lived in England in 1974.
How do you make a sentence in the future perfect?
'Will have' + past participle
I’m sorry I ___________ come yesterday. I had to work late.
I’m sorry I couldn’t come yesterday. I had to work late.
My sister gave me the key so I could get in.
I was given the key so I could get in.
Change the sentence to the Reported Speech form:
- The biologist asked, “What kind of marine animals are there in the park”?
The biologist asked what kind of marine animals there were in the park.
Present Perfect
The boys.........................never.........................(sleep) in a tent.
The boys have never slept in a tent.
Future continuous
I .................... (live) in a new city this time next year.
I will be living in a new city this time next year.
Cindy ____________ go to bed early the night before a test.
Cindy should go to bed early the night before a test.
My great grandfather built this house 60 years ago.
This house was built 60 years ago by my great grandfather.
Change the sentence to Direct Speech.
- Dad told us to always wear a helmet when we rode a bike.
Dad told us, "Always wear a helmet when you ride a bike!”
Past simple or past continuous:
The camera.........................(fell) while the actors...............................(talk).
The camera fell while the actors were talking.
Future perfect
I ............... (wake up) by 8 o'clock tomorrow.
I will have woken up by 8 o'clock tomorrow.
You shouldn’t buy / shouldn’t have bought that gift. It was much too expensive.
You shouldn’t have bought that gift. It was much too expensive.
A wallet was found in the street by us.
We found a wallet in the street.
Change the sentence to Reported Speech:
- Mary said, "I should have phoned my mother".
Mary said that she should have phoned her mother.
Present perfect continuous:
I _____________________ (stand) in this line for ages. It hasn’t moved at all in the last five minutes.
I have been standing in this line for ages. It hasn’t moved at all in the last five minutes.
He ................. (sleep) at 11 o'clock tonight.
She will have travelled the world by the time she's 60.
He will be sleeping at 11 o'clock tonight.
The dog must eat / must have eaten the steak because no one else was at home.
The dog must have eaten the steak because no one else was at home.
Twenty new workers will be hired by the company.
The company will hire twenty new workers.
Change to Direct Speech:
- My parents said that we were going on holiday the following day.
My parents said, "We're going on holiday tomorrow."