TIME MACHINE
Identify the verb tense: "By the time we arrived, the movie ___."
had started (Past Perfect)
Identify: "He said, 'I love ice cream.'" (Direct or Indirect?)
Direct
Identify the voice: "The cake was baked by Anna."
Passive
Define: "breakwater"
A barrier built in the sea to protect a coast or harbor from waves.
Rewrite: "I finished my homework before dinner." (Use Past Perfect)
"I had finished my homework before dinner."
Convert to Indirect: "She said, 'I am tired.'"
"She said that she was tired."
Change to active: "The project was completed by the students."
Change to active: "The project was completed by the students."
Define: "anisette"
A sweet, anise-flavored liqueur.
Choose the correct form: "She (left/had left) when I got there."
had left
Convert to Direct: "She said that she had finished the test."
"She said, 'I have finished the test.'"
Change to passive: "The chef cooked the meal."
"The meal was cooked by the chef."
Define: "whine"
A high-pitched, complaining sound.
Correct the sentence: "When I saw him, he already left."
"When I saw him, he had already left."
Identify the mistake: "He told that he was coming later."
"He said that he was coming later." OR "He told me that he was coming later."
Choose the correct sentence: (A) The novel wrote by the author. (B) The novel was written by the author.
B
Define: "gritty"
Containing small particles of sand or stone; showing courage and determination.
Explain the difference between Past and Past Perfect using an example.
The answer may vary...
Past: I ate breakfast. Past Perfect: I had eaten before you arrived.
Explain why tense changes in indirect speech.
The answer may vary...
Because reported speech shifts to reflect the original time.
Explain when passive voice is useful.
When the doer is unknown, unimportant, or when focusing on the action.
Define: "sloshing"
Moving around noisily in a liquid.