Present Simple & Past Simple Passive
The phone _________, so the child has to call an adult. (lock)
is locked
‘She’s reading an interesting article.’
Emma said ______________
Emma said she was reading an interesting article.
b r u
rub
reduce the level of sound or heat that something produces
turn down
Be careful! If you mix those two liquids, you will _____ the lab!
blow up
My grandfather built the house 50 years ago.
The house _______ my grandfather 50 years ago
was built by
'Mrs Jones will help me next week.’
Ben said __________
Ben said Mrs Jones would help him next week.
v e o c r
cover
remove something from somewhere
take out
I need to ____ the best way to design the experiment.
work out
English _______ in many countries. (speak)
is spoken
‘I don’t want to buy a new computer.’
Fatima said ____________
Fatima said she didn’t want to buy a new computer.
r i s t
stir
stop the power on electrical equipment
shut down
If I ___ the two amounts, I can see the total.
add up
Our teacher showed us the illusion.
We _______ our teacher.
were shown the illusion by
‘I love downloading free e-books.’
My brother said ____________
My brother said he loved downloading free e-books.
u o p r
pour
find a piece of information in a book or on a computer
look up
You have to ____ the liquid from the heat and then leave it to cool for ten minutes.
take away
hat place designed interesting clothes.
Interesting clothes ______at that place.
were designed
‘Dad can’t get here on time.’
Mum said ____________
Mum said Dad couldn’t get here on time.
p w a r
wrap
make an electric light, TV, etc. start working
switch on / turn on
It’s best to ____ the experiment yourself and then show the class.
carry out