Confused Verbs
Choose the correct verb: "I can ___ a dog barking outside." (hear/listen)
hear
Change to reported speech: "I am happy," she said.
She said (that) she was happy.
What auxiliary verbs do we use to form the passive voice in past simple?
was/were
What verb means "to take someone to the police station"?
arrest
Which verb: "I ___ my teacher at the supermarket yesterday." (meet/know)
met
Choose the correct verb: "She ___ in Tokyo, but she's ___ in a hotel right now." (live/stay)
lives, staying
What happens to "tomorrow" in reported speech?
the next day / the following day
Change to passive: "The chef cooks the meal."
The meal is cooked (by the chef).
What is the opposite of "arrest" - meaning to set someone free?
release
Change "today" to reported speech form.
that day
Fill in the blanks: "The robbers ___ the money in a safe and ___ it with a blanket." (hide/cover)
hid, covered
Change to reported speech: "We will visit Paris next week," they told me.
They told me (that) they would visit Paris the following week.
Change to passive: "Someone stole my bicycle last night."
My bicycle was stolen last night.
Which verb means "to make information known to the public"?
reveal or announce
Fix this sentence: "Look the TV! There's breaking news!"
Watch the TV! There's breaking news!
Correct this sentence: "She said me she was tired."
She told me she was tired.
Change to reported speech: "I have finished my homework," the student said.
The student said (that) he/she had finished his/her homework.
Change to passive: "Shakespeare wrote Hamlet."
Hamlet was written by Shakespeare.
What's the difference between "remove" and "abandon"?
Remove means to take away; abandon means to leave completely/forever
Change to passive voice: "The company employs over 500 people."
Over 500 people are employed by the company.
Complete with the correct verbs: "I ___ for the results, but I ___ I don't ___ the announcement because I ___ my alarm and ___ what time it was." (wait/hope/miss/lose/remember/remind)
waited, hope, miss, lost, don't remember
Change to reported speech: "I can't swim very well, but yesterday I swam for an hour," she admitted.
She admitted (that) she couldn't swim very well, but the day before she had swum for an hour.
Change to passive and explain why we use it: "People grow coffee in Brazil. They export millions of bags every year."
Coffee is grown in Brazil. Millions of bags are exported every year. (We use passive because the action/product is more important than who does it)
Use three news verbs correctly in one sentence about a prize ceremony.
(Example answer) The committee announced the winner, awarded the trophy, and revealed the cash prize amount.
Complete and transform: "I ___ you about the meeting yesterday, but you must have ___ it," he ___. (tell/remind/forget) + change to reported speech.
Direct: "I told you about the meeting yesterday, but you must have forgotten it," he said. Reported: He said (that) he had told me about the meeting the day before, but I must have forgotten it.