Reported Speech
Explain what happens to the verb tense when reporting a sentence in the Present Simple/Continuous.
The Present Simple changes to the Past Simple in reported speech; The Present Cont. changes to the Past Cont. in reported speech
Explain how to form the passive voice in the Present Simple.
The Present Simple Passive is formed using am/is/are + past participle. It is used when the focus is on the action rather than the doer.
Explain the structure and usage of the zero conditional.
The zero conditional is used for general truths, scientific facts, or things that always happen. The structure is "If + Present Simple, Present Simple".
Explain the difference between 'used to' and 'be used to'.
'Used to' + base verb is for past habits or states that no longer happen.
'Be used to' + noun/-ing form means familiarity with something.
Explain the difference between must, might, and can't when talking about certainty or possibility.
Must = strong certainty
Might = possibility
Can’t = strong certainty that something is NOT true.
Complete the reported sentence:
Tom: 'I am studying for my exam.' → Tom said that he ______ studying for his exam.
Tom said that he was studying for his exam.
Complete the sentence in the passive voice:
They clean the classrooms every day. → The classrooms ______ (clean) every day
The classrooms are cleaned every day.
Complete the sentence using the correct conditional form:
If you ______ (heat) ice, it ______ (melt).
If you heat ice, it melts. (Zero conditional – general fact)
Complete the sentence:
When I was a child, I ______ (play) outside every day, but now I prefer staying indoors.
When I was a child, I used to play outside every day, but now I prefer staying indoors.
"Complete the sentence with the correct modal verb:
He ______ (be) at work because his car is in the parking lot
He must be at work because his car is in the parking lot
Find and correct the mistake:
Sarah said that she likes pizza when she was a child.
Sarah said that she liked pizza when she was a child.
Find and correct the mistake:
The letters is delivered every morning
The letters are delivered every morning.
Find and correct the mistake:
If I will be late, I will call you
If I am late, I will call you. (In the first conditional, we use the Present Simple in the "if" clause, not "will")
Find and correct the mistake:
She didn’t used to like coffee, but now she drinks it every day.
She didn’t use to like coffee, but now she drinks it every day.
Find and correct the mistake:
She must be at home, but I am not sure.
She might be at home, but I am not sure.
Rewrite the sentence in reported speech:
Anna: 'I will call you tomorrow.
Anna said that she would call me the next day.
Rewrite the sentence in the Present Continuous Passive:
They are painting the house now.
The house is being painted now.
Rewrite the sentence using the second conditional:
She doesn’t have enough money, so she can’t buy the dress
If she had enough money, she could buy the dress. (Second conditional – unreal present situation)
Rewrite the sentence using 'get used to':
At first, driving on the left was difficult for me, but now it feels natural.
I got used to driving on the left.
Rewrite the sentence using might:
I am not sure if she is coming to the party.
She might come to the party.
Change this direct speech into reported speech:
Mark: 'I was watching TV, but I have already finished now
Mark said that he had been watching TV but that he had already finished then
Identify the tense and change the sentence to passive voice:
Somebody is checking the documents at the moment
The documents are being checked at the moment.
Choose the correct conditional type (zero, first, or second) and complete the sentence:
If I ______ (be) taller, I ______ (play) basketball professionally
If I were taller, I would play basketball professionally. (Second conditional – hypothetical present/future situation)
Choose the correct form and complete the sentence:
I moved to a new city, and I still ______ (not / be used to) the weather.
I moved to a new city, and I still am not used to the weather.
Choose the correct modal verb and complete the sentence:
This test is really difficult! You ______ (be) very intelligent to solve it so fast
You must be very intelligent to solve it so fast