Be active, not passive!
Is the following sentence in the active or passive voice?
"Jean-Camille accidentally kicked the ball into his neighbour's window."
Active.
Complete this sentence by inserting the correct relative pronoun:
The Great Pyramid of Giza is in Egypt, _____ is a country in North Africa.
The Great Pyramid of Giza is in Egypt, which is a country in North Africa.
Name the conditional in the following sentence:
If plants don't get enough water and sunlight, they die.
Zero conditional.
Past simple tense.
True or false?
When we use reported speech, we use exactly the same words as the original speaker used.
False. (We often 'backshift' the tense, add reporting verbs and change pronouns)
Change the following sentence from active to passive.
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple in 1976.
Apple was founded in 1976 (by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak).
Does this sentence contain a defining or non-defining relative clause?
"I often go for a walk in the park which is just across the street."
Defining relative clause.
"I often go for a walk in the park which is just across the street."
Complete the following conditional sentence:
If you practice your speaking everyday, ____________ (improve).
If you practice your speaking everyday, you/it will improve.
Name the tense in the following sentence:
Ayse has been playing tennis since the age of 7.
Present perfect continuous tense.
Change the following direct speech into reported speech:
Raphael: "My roommate is annoying me".
Raphael said (that) his roommate was annoying him.
Change the following sentence from passive to active.
The decision to expand the company was taken by the board of directors.
The board of directors took the decision to expand the company.
Combine these two sentences into one by using a relative clause.
Raphael forgot to take his passport to the airport.
This meant he missed his flight.
Raphael forgot to take his passport to the airport, which meant he missed his flight.
Complete the following conditional sentence:
If Linus ________ (send essay to Mr. Venkatesh), he would have received some feedback.
If Linus had sent his essay to Mr. Venkatesh, he would have received some feedback.
Write a sentence in the correct tense using the following information:
Who: Taneesa
What: Eat lunch
When: Tomorrow (between 1:00 - 2:00pm)
Taneesa will be eating lunch between 1:00 and 2:00pm tomorrow. (Future continuous tense)
Change the following reported speech into direct speech:
Lissy said that she had gone to the same school for 5 years.
Lissy: "I've (I have) gone to the same school for 5 years."
Change the following sentence from active to passive.
People all over the world will watch the Champions League final.
The Champions League final will be watched by people all over the world.
Combine these two sentences together using a relative clause:
Emma Stone won the Oscar for La La Land in 2016.
Her real first name is actually Emily.
Emma Stone, whose real first name is actually Emily, won the Oscar for La La Land in 2016.
Complete the following sentence by using the correct conditional.
If Lissy _____ (win lottery), she _______ (buy sports car).
If Lissy won the lottery, she would buy a sports car.
True or false: The present continuous tense can only be used to talk about what is happening at this moment.
False. (It can also be used to talk about future arrangements)
E.g. I'm going to the movies with my friends this weekend.
Change the following direct speech into reported speech.
Nelly: "It was raining when I left the house."
Nelly said it had been raining when he left the house.
Change the following sentence from active to passive.
Mr. Venkatesh will almost certainly have marked our essays.
Our essays will almost certainly have been marked by Mr. Venkatesh.
Combine the following three sentences using relative clauses:
Keir Starmer wasn't in Parliament on the day that they needed to vote on an important bill.
The above fact was quite concerning.
Keir Starmer is the new prime minister of Great Britain.
Keir Starmer, who is the new prime minister of Great Britain, wasn't in Parliament on the day that they needed to vote on an important bill, which was quite concerning.
Complete the following sentence with the correct conditional.
Nelly ______ (take umbrella) if she ______ (know/rain).
Nelly would have taken her umbrella if she had known it would rain.
Write a sentence in the correct tense using the following information:
Who:Eva
What: Play violin
How long: 10 years
When: End of next year
Eva will have played the violin for 10 years at the end of next year. (Future perfect tense)
When direct speech is in the past perfect continuous tense, what tense should reported speech be in?
E.g. Raghav: "I had been living in Qatar for 13 years when I moved to India for university."
Stays in the past perfect continuous tense (No backshift)
Raghav said he had been living in Qatar for 13 years when he moved to India for university.