Passive
The dog walks everyday.
The dog is walked everyday.
Tom said, "I love watching movies at home."
Tom said that he loved watching movies at home.
keep on
to continue
I eat at six o'clock, every morning.
When do you eat?
Passive to Active: The swimmer was eaten by the shark.
The shark ate the swimmer.
The students didn't complete the homework last night!
The homework wasn't completed by the students last night.
Maria said, "Let me call you back, I am talking on the other line right now."
Maria said she would call me back, she was talking on the other line.
drop by
to stop for a short visit
I saw Black Panther last night, and I thought it was great!
What did you see last night?
or
What did you think about Black Panther?
Identify the noun clause: The only thing that I hate about the class is the teacher!
The only thing that I hate about the class
Tyler has give Maria an engagement ring.
Maria has been given an engagement ring by Tyler.
"I have been living and studying in the United States for 3 years now," Yuki explained.
Yuki explained that she had been living and studying in the United States for three years.
give up
to quit
Maria was eating dinner when the earthquake happened.
What was Maria doing when the earthquake happened?
What does the idiom mean: to catch someone red handed
apprehend someone in the course of wrongdoing; to discover someone doing something wrong while they are doing it.
My brother is going to drive me the airport tomorrow.
I am being driven to the airport by my brother tomorrow.
John exclaimed that his favorite thing to do was to cook for his family.
set up
to stand something up. to put a person in place to do something to.
The two students will have not seen their family for two years when they finally come for a visit.
How long will it have been since the two student have not seen their parents when they come for a visit?
What is the idiom: When you do something very rarely.
Once in a blue moon.
At this time tomorrow, the guests will have eaten the entire wedding cake!
At this time tomorrow, the entire wedding cake will have been eaten by the guests.
Thomas admitted, "We had been sleeping when you dropped by."
Thomas admitted that they had been sleeping when we dropped by.
take off
ascend; to go up like an airplane
The Taiwanese family has not returned home since the 1960's.
How long has it been since the Taiwanese family has been home to Taiwan?
Change to indirect reported speech: Jennifer inquired, "Will you be going to the presidential dinner tonight?"
Jennifer asked if I would be going to the presidential dinner tonight.