Verb Tenses
Complete the sentence:
She ............. (not get up) early on Saturday mornings
She doesn't get up early on Saturday mornings.
Complete the sentence:
The King's advisors were people ......... helped him make decissions.
The King's advisors were people who/that helped him make decissions.
Transform this sentence into Passive, specify the agent if necessary:
They will deliver the letter tomorrow
The letter will be delivered tomorrow.
Use reported speech:
"Global warming is getting worse" - Peter
Peter said that global warming was getting worse.
Complete the sentence:
I'm not sure where John is. He .............. be at the doctors.
I'm not sure where John is. He may/might be at the doctors.
Complete the sentence:
What ........... you and your friends ............(do) this weekend)
What are you and your friends doing this weekend?
Complete the sentence:
I met someone ............. mother was the Queen's secretary.
I met someone whose mother was the Queen's secretary.
Transform this sentence into Passive, specify the agent if necessary:
The customer didn't receive our e-mail
The e-mail wasn't received by the customer.
Use reported speech:
"The waste in the landfill can decompose" - Jack
Jack said that the waste in the landfill could decompose.
Complete the sentence:
You ................ take the medicine twice a day. Don't forget!! It's important.
You must/have to take the medicine twice a day. Don't forget!! It's important.
Create a sentence using these words:
I/wait/for/ the/ bus/ when/ I/ see/ Susan
I was waiting for the bus when I saw Susan
Join these two sentences as a Non-defining relative clause:
I love Christmas. I get a lot of presents then.
I love Christmas, when I get a lot of presents.
Transform this sentence into Passive, specify the agent if necessary:
Last weekend, the shop-owner distributed flyers
Last weekend, flyers were distributed by the shop-owner
"I'll take the rubbish out tomorrow" She said
Use reported speech:
She offered.........
She offered to take the rubbish out the following day.
Complete the sentence:
Rose ............. take any pills. She isn't ill.
Rose doesn't need to/ have to take any pills. She isn't ill.
Choose the correct option:
He's bought tickets to Egypt. He will go/ is going to go on a boat trip down the River Nile.
He's bought tickets to Egypt. He is going to go on a boat trip down the River Nile.
Join these two sentences as a Non-defining relative clause:
I visited the village of Bibury. I was born there.
I visited the village of Bibury, where I was born.
Transform this sentence into Passive, specify the agent if necessary:
They don't show adverts on the BBC.
Adverts are not shown on the BBC.
"Let's reuse these boxes" She said
Use reported speech:
She suggested........
She suggested reusing those boxes
Complete the sentence:
I asked them for help, because I ................ find my phone anywhere.
I asked them for help, because I couldn't/wasn't able to find my phone anywhere.
Choose the right option:
Noone lives in that town. It was abandoned/ has been abandoned for 30 years.
Noone lives in that town. It has been abandoned for 30 years.
Join these two sentences as a Non-defining relative clause:
Thomas Cromwell served King Henry VIII. He was executed in 1540.
Thomas Cromwell, who was executed in 1540, served King Henry VIII.
Thomas Cromwell, who served King Henry VIII, was executed in 1540.
Transform this sentence into Passive, specify the agent if necessary:
Do they sell a lot of ice cream in Iceland?
Is a lot of ice cream sold in Iceland?
"Don't dump your waste here!" He told us
Use reported speech:
He told us.........
He told us not to dump our waste there.
Repeat the sentence using a modal:
It's a bad idea to eat lots of sugar.
You shouldn't eat lots of sugar.