Be active, not passive!
Is the following sentence in the active or passive voice?
"Emir accidentally kicked the ball into his neighbour's window."
Active.
Complete this sentence by inserting the correct relative pronoun:
The character 'Borat' is from Kazakhstan, _____ is a country in Central Asia.
The character 'Borat' is from Kazakhstan, which is a country in Central Asia.
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:
I have been playing tennis since the age of 7.
Present perfect continuous tense.
Change the following direct speech into reported speech:
Frieda: "My sister is annoying me".
Frieda said (that) her sister was annoying her.
The decision to expand the company was taken by the board of directors.
Combine these two sentences into one by using a relative clause.
I forgot to take my passport to the airport.
This meant I missed my flight.
I forgot to take my passport to the airport, which meant I missed my flight.
Complete the following conditional sentence:
If I ________ (do homework), I would have understood what was going on in class.
If I had done the/my homework, I would have understood what was going on in class.
Write a sentence in the correct tense using the following information:
What: Eat lunch
When: Tomorrow (between 1:00 - 2:00pm)
I will be eating lunch between 1:00 and 2:00pm tomorrow. (Future continuous tense)
Change the following reported speech into direct speech:
Zala said that she had gone to the same school for 5 years.
Zala: "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 I _____ (win lottery), I _______ (buy sports car).
If I won the lottery, I 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.
Ela: "It was raining when I left the house."
Ela said it had been raining when she left the house.
Change the following sentence from active to passive.
Mr. Venkatesh has marked our essays.
Our essays have been marked by Mr. Venkatesh.
Combine the following three sentences using relative clauses:
Rishi Sunak is the prime minister of Great Britain.
Rishi Sunak wasn't in Parliament.
This was on the day that Parliament needed to vote on a bill.
Rishi Sunak, who is the prime minister of Great Britain, wasn't in Parliament on the day that they needed to vote on a bill.
I ______ (take umbrella) if I ______ (know/rain).
I would have taken my umbrella if I had known it would rain.
Write a sentence in the correct tense using the following information:
What: Play violin
How long: 10 years
When: End of next year
I 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.