passive and active voice
write this sentence by using passive voice.
Maria and her father built a beautiful house in 1990.
A beautiful house was built in 1990 by Maria and her father.
If she comes back to her hometown, she _____ (meet) her family members. (use zero conditional)
meets
It is easy to empathy with someone who is unsatisfied.
It is easy to empathize with someone who is unsatisfied.
Use the correct verb tense in these sentences.
Tomorrow___ (be) Sara’s birthday. We_____(throw) a party to celebrate her birthday.
is/are going to throw (will throw)
Is this sentence true or false? make correction if it is false.
You seem to think you know what the problem is.
true
Write this sentence by using active voice.
A book about sustainability is going to be written by my teacher.
My teacher is going to write a book about sustainability.
If this pig can speak, it _____(say): “Don’t kill me!” (Use first conditional to answer the question)
will say
He watched the TV with me, we have great love for this TV.
He is watching the TV with me, we have great love for this TV.
Use correct verb tense in these sentences.
Look at this company! I_____(work) here for many years., and I ___ (pay) very well before the corporation went bankrupt.
had been working (had worked)/was paid
what is the gerund phrase in the following sentence?
Helen enjoys sketching the sunset.
sketching
Write this sentence using passive voice. (If it is applicable)
She is the most capable teacher that I have ever seen.
She is the most capable teacher that has been seen (by me).
If she was a bird, she would fly in the sky. Identify which conditional this sentence is and which situation it will happen.
second conditional and it is unreal and is an imaginary situation in the present.
If the shopper had not gone to the store buying milk, they would never have witnessed the robbery.
If the shopper had not gone to the store to buy milk, they would never have witnessed the robbery.
Which sentence is correct?
A. She is working at this company for three years.
B. She has worked at this company for three years.
b
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Jack's interest in _____ (learn) foreign languages is a major factor in his decision ______ (move) to Canada. One of his life-long goals is ______ (learn) _______ (speak) Chinese fluently. ______ (learn) Chinese will be quite a challenge, but ______ (live) in China should enable his/him _______ (achieve) his goal of ______ (master) the language more quickly.
Jack's interest in learning foreign languages is a major factor in his decision to move to Canada. One of his life-long goals is to learn to speak Chinese fluently. Learning Chinese will be quite a challenge, but living in China should enable him to achieve his goal of mastering the language more quickly.
Write this sentence by using passive voice.
His teacher is going to be a pilot.
It is not applicable.
Write one sentence which is third conditional.
all sentences that follow this structure are correct. The structure is If + past perfect, + would/ could/ might + have + past perfect
thinking he happened to have no work to do, and he came back home.
thinking he happened to have no work to do, he came back home
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Joseph's English ________ (improve, really), isn't it? He _______ (watch) American television programs and _______ (study) his grammar every day since he first arrived in San Diego. Soon he will be totally fluent.
is really improving, has been watching, studying
make corrections if there is any:
If the shopper had not gone to the store to buy milk, they would never have witnessed the robbery.
My boss had to leave to meet the new clients at 8:45 A.M. this morning.
My mother has not been to the store yet. She is taking her time to meet the store owner.
Write this sentence by using active voice. (if it is applicable)
Sara loves her mother and sister.
Sara’s mother and brother are loved by her.
If she hadn’t come to Canada, she ___________ (study) at the university in China instead.
Identify which conditional this sentence is and which situation it will happen.
might have studied, it is third conditional which is unreal and is an impossible situation.
he was punished because what he had done.
he was punished because of what he had done
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In the last hundred years, traveling ______ (become) much easier and very comfortable. In the 19th century, it _______ (take) two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon. The trip ______ (be) very rough and often dangerous. Things _______ (change) a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years. Now you can fly from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours.
has become, took, was, have changed
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Simon's attempts _______ (find) accommodation in Paris were not very successful. He tried ______ (call) every hotel in his guidebook, but he was shocked ______ (discover) they were all full. He called all the youth hostels _______ (find) out if they had any beds, but they were full, too. Another traveler advised him _______ (go) to the tourist information office ______ (ask) for help, but the office was closed. Although Simon hated the idea of ______ (leave) Paris without ______ (have, see) anything, the thought of ______ (sleep) in the train station or ______ (walk) the streets all night convinced him/his ______ (take) the train to another city _______ (look) for accommodation there.
Simon's attempts to find accommodation in Paris were not very successful. He tried calling every hotel in his guidebook, but he was shocked to discover they were all full. He called all the youth hostels to find out if they had any beds, but they were full, too. Another traveler advised him to go to the tourist information office to ask for help, but the office was closed. Although Simon hated the idea of leaving Paris without having seen anything, the thought of sleeping in the train station or walking the streets all night convinced him to take the train to another city to look for accommodation there.