Past Simple Irregular
Complete: Yesterday I ___ (go) to a meeting.
went
Choose the correct form:
I ___ finished the report.
have
Complete:
When I arrived, they ___ already ___ (leave).
had already left
Choose the correct modal:
You ___ wear a helmet when riding a motorcycle.
a) must
b) might
c) could
must
Report the sentence:
She said: “I am tired.”
She said she was tired.
She ___ (take) the wrong train last night.
took
Complete:
She ___ never ___ (visit) Japan.
She has never visited Japan.
Choose the correct form:
She was tired because she ___ all night.
a) had worked
b) had been working
had been working
Complete:
You ___ finish this today. It’s not urgent. (no obligation)
You don’t have to finish this today.
Report the sentence:
He said: “I finished the report.”
He said he had finished the report.
Correct the sentence:
He goed to the conference last week.
He went to the conference last week.
Choose the correct option:
We have worked here ___ 2019.
a) since
b) for
since
Complete:
They ___ (wait) for an hour before the meeting started.
They had been waiting for an hour before the meeting started.
Choose the best option:
That ___ be the manager. He’s on holiday.
a) must
b) can’t
c) should
can’t
Report the question:
She asked: “Where do you live?”
She asked where I lived.
Make a question:
You / see / the new manager / yesterday ?
Did you see the new manager yesterday?
Correct the sentence:
I have seen him yesterday.
I saw him yesterday.
Explain the difference by choosing the correct form:
He was angry because someone ___ his office.
a) had used
b) had been using
had been using
Rewrite using a modal:
It is possible that she forgot the meeting.
She might / may have forgotten the meeting.
Report the request:
He said: “Please send me the document.”
He asked me to send him the document.
500
Complete the sentence with the correct irregular verb:
They ___ (begin) the project two months ago and ___ (write) the final report last week.
They began the project two months ago and wrote the final report last week.
Ask a question using present perfect:
You / ever / work / with international clients?
Have you ever worked with international clients?
Complete the sentence:
By the time the CEO arrived, the team ___ (discuss) the issue for over 30 minutes.
the team had been discussing the issue for over 30 minutes.
Choose the correct modal for deduction:
The lights are off and nobody is answering. They ___ have left already.
They must have left already.
Report the sentence:
She said: “I will call you tomorrow.”
Final Question (optional – 1000 points)
Transform into reported speech:
John said:
“I have been working on this project for three weeks and I will finish it next Monday.”
She said she would call me the next day.
John said he had been working on that project for three weeks and he would finish it the following Monday.