Pr.Simple and Pr. Perfect
Past Simple, Past Cont, Past Perfect
Passive
Relative pronouns
Vocabulary
100
Steven Wiltshire.....(paint) beautiful pictures since he was eight.
Steven Wiltshire HAS PAINTED beautiful pictures since he was eight.
100
When Leslie L was born in the US in 1952, it soon turned out that he....(love) music and rhythm.
When Leslie L was born in the US in 1952, it soon turned out that he LOVED music and rhythm.
100
Scientists have tested many rainforest plants for a cure for cancer.
Many rainforest plants have been tested for a cure for cancer.
100
My friend wants to become a psychologist. She loves helping people. (who)
My friend, who loves helping people, wants to become a psychologist.
100
She always knows what I want to say before I say it. She seems to be able to read my....(brain, mind, time)
MIND
200
About 10% of children diagnosed with autism ....(show) some special talent.
About 10% of children diagnosed with autism SHOW some special talent.
200
He....always.....(sing) along to music that he heard on the radio.
He WAS always SINGING along to music that he heard on the radio.
200
People are destroying huge areas of rainforest every day.
Huge areas of rainforest are being destroyed every day.
200
This is a book. Our teacher was talking about it. (which)
This is the book which our teacher was talking about.
200
This homework is a bit difficult. Can I pick your.....for a minute? (brain, mind, time)
BRAINS
300
There's an Australian autistic savant. Daniel T. who speaks seven languages, and......even.....(create) his own language.
What is There's an Australian autistic savant. Daniel T. who speaks seven languages, and HAS even CREATED his own language.
300
Leslie ....(start) playing Tchaikovsky's Piano concerto No1. after hearing it only once before.
Leslie STARTED playing Tchaikovsky's Piano concerto No1. after hearing it only once before.
300
Scientists have gained fascinating insights into some of the rainforests' secrets.
Fascinating insights have been gained into some of the rainforests' secrets.
300
Many experts will attend the conference. New theories will be presented. (where)
Many experts will attend the conference, where new theories will be presented.
300
I don't know if I should buy this laptop. I'm in two...(brain, mind, time)
MINDS
400
Scientists .....(study) Daniel's talents for some time with great interest.
Scientists HAVE STUDIED Daniel's talents for some time with great interest.
400
When Dustin Hoffman.....(see) a programme about Leslie L on TV, he decided that he....(want) to play an autistic savant in a film.
When Dustin Hoffman SAW a programme about Leslie L on TV, he decided that he WANTED to play an autistic savant in a film.
400
In the future, scientists will develop lots of new medications to help people with cancer.
Lots of new medications will be developed in the futureto help people with cancer.
400
I have recently read about a theory. It claims that differences between male and female brains can be explained through differences in their genes. (which)
I have recently read a theory which claims that differences between male and female brains can be explained through differences in their genes.
400
You're always reading that fashion magazine, you've got clothes on the.....(brain, mind, time)
BRAIN
500
When he is not working, Daniel .....(love) hanging out with friends.
When he is not working, Daniel LOVES hanging out with friends.
500
When Leslie's mother died, some people were worried he would stop playing music, as ......(happen) with other savants in the past, but this.....(be) not the case.
When Leslie's mother died, some people were worried he would stop playing music, as HAD HAPPENED with other savants in the past, but this WAS not the case.
500
A German scientist made aspirin into a modern medicine in 1897.
Aspirin was made into a modern medicine in 1897 by a German scientist.
500
Our neighbour is going to the UK soon. Her daughter lives in Portsmouth. (whose)
Our neighbour, whose daughter lives in Portsmouth, is going to the UK soon.
500
Someone who never knows what others were talking about.
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