Tenses
Choose the correct answer:
We arrived / were arriving in Hollywood three days ago.
We arrived were arriving in Hollywood three days ago.
1st Conditional
If you _____________ (take) your raincoat, you ____________ (get) wet.
If you take your raincoat, you won´t get wet.
She is a small baby. She _____________ eat meat, but she ______ drink milk.
She is a small baby. She can’t/mustn’t eat meat, but she can drink milk.
A lot of old songs ____________________ on the radio last week.
A lot of old songs were played on the radio last week. (PLAY)
Put the sentence in the Reported Speech form.
- The police officer said, “Get out of the car !
The police officer said to get out of the car.
Past Simple
Their grandparents..............................(live) in England in 1974
Their grandparents lived in England in 1974.
2nd Conditional
If I .......................(travel) to London more often, I ............................. (be) very happy.
If I travelled to London more often, I would be very happy ( would be / travelled)
I’m sorry I ___________ come yesterday. I had to work late.
I’m sorry I couldn’t come yesterday. I had to work late.
My sister gave me the key so I could get in.
I was given the key so I could get in.
Change the sentence to the Reported Speech form:
- The biologist asked, “What kind of marine animals are there in the park”?
The biologist asked what kind of marine animals there were in the park.
Present Perfect
The boys.........................never.........................(sleep) in a tent.
The boys have never slept in a tent.
2nd conditional
Who ..........................he .....................(visit) if he .............................(go) to Rome?
Who would he visit (visit) if he went (go) to Rome?
Cindy ____________ go to bed early the night before a test.
Cindy should go to bed early the night before a test.
My great grandfather built this house 60 years ago.
This house was built 60 years ago by my great grandfather.
Change the sentence to Direct Speech.
- Dad told us to always wear a helmet when we rode a bike.
Dad told us, "Always wear a helmet when you ride a bike!”
Past simple or past continuous:
The camera.........................(fell) while the actors...............................(talk).
The camera fell while the actors were talking.
I ____________ (call) you if I __________ (not/forget) my phone.
I would have called you if I hadn't forgotten my phone.
You shouldn’t buy / shouldn’t have bought that gift. It was much too expensive.
You shouldn’t have bought that gift. It was much too expensive.
A wallet was found in the street by us.
We found a wallet in the street.
Change the sentence to Reported Speech:
- Mary said, "I should have phoned my mother".
Mary said that she should have phoned her mother.
Present perfect continuous:
I _____________________ (stand) in this line for ages. It hasn’t moved at all in the last five minutes.
I have been standing in this line for ages. It hasn’t moved at all in the last five minutes.
They ____________ (be) late if they __________ (not/take) a taxi.
They would have been (be) late if they hadn't taken (not/take) a taxi.
The dog must eat / must have eaten the steak because no one else was at home.
The dog must have eaten the steak because no one else was at home.
Twenty new workers will be hired by the company.
The company will hire twenty new workers.
Change to Direct Speech:
- My parents said that we were going on holiday the following day.
My parents said, "We're going on holiday tomorrow."