Past Simple vs Past Continuous
When she _______________ (arrive) home, her mother ______________________ (watch) and her father ___________________ (sleep).
"arrived", "was watching" and "was sleeping"
Convert the active voice to passive voice:
The teacher taught the lesson.
The lesson was taught by the teacher
I __________never ________ (hear) of this castle until I came to England.
had never heard
She (throw) ___________________away the letter that she (write) ______________________
"threw" and "had written"
Most of us _____________ (listen) to the lecturer but some students _____________ (whisper) to each other. One of the boys _____________ (close) his eyes and _____________ (fall) asleep).
"were listening", "were whispering", "closed" and "fell"
I ____________________(wonder) if you can help me
"was wondering"
Convert the active voice to passive voice:
The mechanic was fixing the car.
The car was being fixed by the mechanic.
We had to go back to the cafe because my friend _______________ (leave) her bag there.
"had left"
They (show) _____________________me the pictures, they (take) _______________________during their holidays.
"showed" and "had taken"
My parents _______ (buy) a new house, but I _______ (no see) it yet
have bought, haven't seen
bought, haven't seen
Peter and John ______________ (discover) a cave while they ________________(play).
"discovered", "were playing"
Convert the active voice to passive voice.
The police arrested the suspect.
The suspect was arrested by the police.
I bought some postcards of parts of the castle I ___________ (see) earlier during the tour
"had seen"
When he (wake up) ____________________, his mother (already / prepare)___________________ breakfast.
"woke up" and "had already prepared"
When she (start) ___________________ to learn English, she (already / learn) _______________ French.
"started" and "had already learnt"
The past form of "deal", "spend", "take" and "shine"
"dealt", "spent", "took" and "shone"
Form a sentence in the passive voice with PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Chef / Cook / Dinner
Dinner was being cooked by the chef.
I _____ never ____(see) a famous person in real life until I went to New York and saw Jennifer Aniston.
have never seen
Before that day we (never / think) ________________________ of going to Japan.
"had never thought"
While I ______________ (read) my English book I ____________(hear) a noise.
"was reading", "heard"
While I ____________ (study) for my exam, my brother ________________ (play) on the computer and my best friend ____________ (cry) because of her boyfriend. Suddenly my mother _____________(appear) and we ___________________ (go) to the cinema.
"was studying", "was playing", "was crying", "appeared" and "went"
Form a sentence in the passive voice with the PAST PERFECT
They / Finally / Repair / BridgeThe old bridge had finally been repaired by them.
When I left the restaurant I realized that I ___________(pay) more than I should have.
"had paid"
By the time he (arrive) ________________________ at the pub, they (run) __________________ out of orange juice.
"arrived" and "had run"
She _____________ (ride) her way home when she _______(fall) down. Someone __________ (come) to help her. He _______(be) the most hand-some boy she ________ ever______(see).
"was riding,"
"fell,"
"came,"
"was,"
"had"
"seen"