TENSES
Northern California _________________ a lot of rain during the wintertime but this
winter it _________________ at all. (GET, NOT RAIN)
Northern California gets a lot of rain during the wintertime but this winter it isn't
raining at all. (GET, NOT RAIN)
She said, "I can get home on my own".
She said that she could get home on her own.
The farmer milks the cows twice a day.
The cows are milked twice a day.
1 Briony spent a long time on her project, but it was
w _ _ _ _ it because she got excellent marks
WORTH
Neil first played football when he was five and he still plays now.
BEEN
Neil ____________________________he was five.
has been playing football // since
How __________________ your leg? – Well, I __________________ on the ladder when,
suddenly, I __________________ my balance and __________________. (YOU BREAK, STAND,
LOSE, FALL)
How did you break your leg? – Well, I was standing on the ladder when, suddenly, I
lost my balance and fell. (YOU BREAK, STAND, LOSE, FALL)
Jack said, "We must leave soon."
Jack said that they had to leave soon.
They will send you the boxes next week.
The boxes will be sent to you next week.
You will be sent the boxes next week.
The builders were going to c __ __ d__ __ __ two trees, but we managed to stop them.
cut down
I couldn’t understand the end of the film.
SENSE
The end of the film________________ to me.
didn’t/did not // make (any/much) sense / made // no sense
We _______________________ for over an hour now and _______________________ at the
village yet. (WALK, NOT ARRIVE)
We have been walking for over an hour now and haven't arrived at the village yet.
(WALK, NOT ARRIVE)
Mom said, "Don't worry!"
Mom told me not to worry.
The organizers of the event welcomed the president.
The president was welcomed by the organizers.
We couldn’t get tickets for the concert because they were all s _ _ _ o _ _ .
sold out
The government will ban ban petrol and diesel vehicles in the next twenty years.
BE
It’s very likely that petrol and diesel ____________________by the government in the next twenty years.
Will be banned
I _________________ my key and can't find it anywhere. (LOSE)
I have lost my key and can't find it anywhere. (LOSE)
He asked me, "Do you understand all the rules?"
He asked me if I understood all the rules.
The local authorities have cut down three trees in our street.
Three trees in our street have been cut down by the local authorities.
The a _ _ _ _ _ _ age of the students in my class is fourteen and a half.
average
‘Can you hang up your shirts, please?’ my dad said.
COULD
My dad _________________hang up my shirts.
asked (me) // if I could
I ___________________ to the meeting last Monday because nobody ___________________
me. (NOT GO, INVITE)
I didn't go to the meeting last Monday because nobody had invited me. (NOT GO,
INVITE)
The police asked me, "When did you leave the house this morning ?"
The police asked me when I had left the house that morning .
Stephen Spielberg is directing a major action film at the moment.
A major action film is being directed by Stephen Spielberg at the moment.
Rupert p__ __ __ __ __ himself __ __ his smart appearance.
prides on
‘I’m afraid I didn’t lock the door when I went out,’ Belinda said.
HAD
Belinda admitted_______________ the door when she had gone out.
that she // had not/hadn’t locked