Change into passive
1. They will hold the meeting before May Day.
------->The meeting ............
2. Somebody has taken some of my books away
--------> Some of my book .............
3. They have to repair the engine of the car.
-------> The engine of the car ...........
4. They may use this room for the classroom.
---------->This room ...............
5. The teacher is going to tell a story.
------------A story ...........
6. John used to visit his parents at weekends.
----------> His parents ............
7. They use milk for making butter and cheese.
-------->Milk clothing. ............
8. They have provided the victims with food and clothing
-----> The victims ............
9 . People speak English in most every corner of the world .
------>. English ............
10. The students are writing the lesons now .
------> The lesson
11. Her teacher taught her how to apply this theory
------>She ..............
12. Someone will tell him that news.
------> he ..........
EXERCISE: Complete the sentences with "for" or "since":
1. We haven't heard from them _________ ages
2. They waited for you _________ two days
3. They haven't met him _________ he left the room
4. We have bought the new car ________ 1999
5. Haven't you seen him ____________ Christmas?
6. It was not rained __________ May
7. I haven't written to him ________ five months.
8. She has spoken to them _______ this morning
9. We have listened to music ________ 8a.m
10. The house been built __________ last year
EXERCISE: Use simple past or present perfect to complete the following sentences:
1. Her English ( improve) ___________ recently
2. How many pages _________ you (read) _________ so far?
3. We (finish)________ our homework two hour ago
4. __________ you(be)__________ to Rome?
5. I (see)____________ him several times on TV
6. What _______you (do)__________ last night?
7. This is the first time I (visit)______ the city
8. They (buy)__________ the garden some days ago.
9. I (learn)________ English since I (be)__________ 11 years old
10. Be careful! I (just clean)________ the floor
11. The meal (already be)_______ ready
12. I ( never read)________ an interesting story like this before
EXERCISE : Rewrite the following sentences with the words given
l. Minh last wrote to his pen al five months ago
-> Minh hasn't
2. The last time we visited Kuala Lumpur was 3 years ago
-> I haven't
3. When did you study English?
-> How long
4. They began building this house 2 months ago
->They have
5. My father started to work in this factory last week
-> My father has
6. How long has he worked in the garden?
->When
7. How long ago did you learn music?
-> How long have
8. He started living in Ho Chi Minh city when he was 8
-> He has
9. He learnt English when he was 18
-> He has...
10. They have worked in that factory for five years
-> They began
ll. My father stopped smoking two years ago
-> My father hasn't
12. We have learnt English for four years.
-> We started.
13 My father started to give up smoking last year
-> My father has
14. They have worked in that factory since 2001
-> They started.
15. Lan hasn't written to Maryam for a month.
-> Lan didn't.....
16. He has lived in Ha Noi since he was 12.
-> He started.
17. I haven't met her for a long time.
-> I didn't.
18. How long have you leamt French ?
-> How long ago
19. How long have you bought this car -> When did
20. When did you start to listen to classical music ?
->How long
21. I saw her 10 years ago.
-> I haven't
Change into passive
1. They will hold the meeting before May Day.
------->The meeting ......will be held before May Day......
2. Somebody has taken some of my books away
--------> Some of my books have been taken by somebody............
3. They have to repair the engine of the car.
-------> The engine of the car ....HAS TO BE REPAIRED.......
4. They may use this room for the classroom.
---------->This room .......MAY BE USED FOR THE CLASSROOM........
5. The teacher is going to tell a story.
------------A story IS GOING TO BE TOLD BY THE TEACHER...........
6. John used to visit his parents at weekends.
----------> His parents ....USED TO BE VISITED BY JOHN AT WEEKENDS.........
7. They use milk for making butter and cheese.
-------->Milk clothing. ..IS USED FOR MAKING BUTTER AND CHEESE..........
8. They have provided the victims with food and clothing
-----> The victims ......HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITH FOOD AND CLOTHING......
9 . People speak English in most every corner of the world .
------>. English ...IS SPOKEN IN MOST EVERY CORNER OF THE WORLD.........
10. The students are writing the lesons now .
------> The lesson IS BEING WRITTEN BY THE STUDENTS NOW.
11. Her teacher taught her how to apply this theory
------>She .WAS TAUGHT HOW TO APPLY THIS THEORY BY HER TEACHER.............
12. Someone will tell him that news.
------> he ......WILL BE TOLD THAT NEWS BY SOMEONE....
EXERCISE: Complete the sentences with "for" or "since":
1. We haven't heard from them ___FOR______ ages
2. They waited for you _____FOR____ two days
3. They haven't met him ____SINCE_____ he left the room
4. We have bought the new car ___SINCE_____ 1999
5. Haven't you seen him _____SINCE_______ Christmas?
6. It was not rained ____SINCE______ May
7. I haven't written to him _______FOR_ five months.
8. She has spoken to them _____SINCE__ this morning
9. We have listened to music __SINCE______ 8a.m
10. The house been built _____SINCE_____ last year
EXERCISE: Use simple past or present perfect to complete the following sentences:
1. Her English ( improve) ______HAS IMPROVED_____ recently
2. How many pages _____HAVE YOU READ____ you (read) _________ so far?
3. We (finish)____FINISHED____ our homework two hour ago
4. __________ you(be)__________ to Rome? HAVE YOU BEEN
5. I (see)____________ him several times on TV HAVE SEEN
6. What _______you (do)__________ last night? DID YOU DO
7. This is the first time I (visit)______ the city HAVE VISITED
8. They (buy)__________ the garden some days ago. BOUGHT
9. I (learn)________ English since I (be)__________ 11 years old HAVE LEARNT/ WAS
10. Be careful! I (just clean)________ the floor HAVE JUST CLEANED
11. The meal (already be)___HAS ALREADY BEEN____ ready
12. I ( never read)________ an interesting story like this before HAVE NEVER READ
EXERCISE : Rewrite the following sentences with the words given
l. Minh last wrote to his pen al five months ago
-> Minh hasn't WRITTEN TO HIS PENPAL FOR 5 MONTHS.
2. The last time we visited Kuala Lumpur was 3 years ago
-> I haven't VISITED KUALA LUMPUR FOR 3 YEARS.
3. When did you study English?
-> How long HAVE YOU STUDIED ENGLISH ?
4. They began building this house 2 months ago
->They have BUILT THIS HOUSE FOR 2 MONTHS.
5. My father started to work in this factory last week
-> My father has WORKED IN THIS FACTORY SINCE LAST WEEK.
6. How long has he worked in the garden?
->When DID HE BEGIN TO WORK IN THE GARDEN ?
7. How long ago did you learn music?
-> How long have YOU LEARNT MUSIC ?
8. He started living in Ho Chi Minh city when he was 8
-> He has LIVED IN HCM CITY SINCE HE WAS 8.
9. He learnt English when he was 18
-> He has..LEARNT ENGLISH SINCE HE WAS 18.
10. They have worked in that factory for five years
-> They began WORKING IN THAT FACTORY 5 YEARS AGO.
ll. My father stopped smoking two years ago
-> My father hasn't SMOKED FOR 2 YEARS.
12. We have learnt English for four years.
-> We started. LEARNING ENGLISH 4 YEARS AGO.
13 My father started to give up smoking last year
-> My father has GIVEN UP SMOKING SINCE LAST YEAR.
14. They have worked in that factory since 2001
-> They started. WORKING IN THAT FACTORY IN 2001.
15. Lan hasn't written to Maryam for a month.
-> Lan didn't...WRITE TO MARYAM A MONTH AGO...
16. He has lived in Ha Noi since he was 12.
-> He started. LIVING IN HA NOI WHEN HE WAS 12.
17. I haven't met her for a long time.
-> I didn't. MEET HER A LONG TIME AGO.
18. How long have you leamt French ?
-> How long ago DID YOU LEARN FRENCH ?
19. How long have you bought this car -> When did YOU BUY THIS CAR ?
20. When did you start to listen to classical music ?
->How long HAVE YOU LISTENED TO CLASSICAL MUSIC ?
21. I saw her 10 years ago.
-> I haven't SEEN HER FOR 10 YEARS.
Change into passive
1. They will hold the meeting before May Day.
------->The meeting ...will be held before May Day ..........
2. Somebody has taken some of my books away
--------> Some of my books ...have been taken away..........
3. They have to repair the engine of the car.
-------> The engine of the car .. has to be repaired ..........
4. They may use this room for the classroom.
---------->This room ...may be used for the classroom .............
5. The teacher is going to tell a story.
------------A story ....is going to be told by the teacher .......
6. John used to visit his parents at weekends.
----------> His parents ...used to be visited by John at weekends.........
7. They use milk for making butter and cheese.
-------->Milk clothing. ..is used for making butter and cheese..........
8. They have provided the victims with food and clothing
-----> The victims ...have been provided with food and clothing .........
9 . People speak English in most every corner of the world .
------>. English ..is spoken in the most every corner of the world by people..........
10. The students are writing the lesons now .
------> The lessons are being written by the students now
11. Her teacher taught her how to apply this theory
------>She ..was taught how to apply this theory by her teacher............
12. Someone will tell him that news.
------> he ....will be told that news......
EXERCISE: Complete the sentences with "for" or "since":
1. We haven't heard from them __for_______ ages
2. They waited for you ___for______ two days
3. They haven't met him ___since______ he left the room
4. We have bought the new car ___since_____ 1999
5. Haven't you seen him ____since________ Christmas?
6. It was not rained ___since_______ May
7. I haven't written to him _for_______ five months.
8. She has spoken to them ___since____ this morning
9. We have listened to music ___since_____ 8a.m
10. The house been built ____since______ last year
EXERCISE: Use simple past or present perfect to complete the following sentences:
1. Her English ( improve) __has been improved_________ recently
2. How many pages __did_______ you (read) __read_______ so far?
3. We (finish)___finished_____ our homework two hour ago
4. ____Have______ you(be)___been_______ to Rome?
5. I (see)__have seen__________ him several times on TV
6. What __did_____you (do)___do_______ last night?
7. This is the first time I (visit)__have visit____ the city
8. They (buy)____bought______ the garden some days ago.
9. I (learn)__have learnt______ English since I (be)_was_________ 11 years old
10. Be careful! I (just clean)__have just cleaned______ the floor
11. The meal (already be)__has already been_____ ready
12. I ( never read)__have never read______ an interesting story like this before
EXERCISE : Rewrite the following sentences with the words given
l. Minh last wrote to his pen al five months ago
-> Minh hasn't written to his pen pal for five months
2. The last time we visited Kuala Lumpur was 3 years ago
-> I haven't visited Kuala Lumpur for 3 years
3. When did you study English?
-> How long have you studied English
4. They began building this house 2 months ago
->They have built this house for 2 months
5. My father started to work in this factory last week
-> My father has worked in this factory since last week
6. How long has he worked in the garden?
->When did he work in the garden?
7. How long ago did you learn music?
-> How long have you learnt music ?
8. He started living in Ho Chi Minh city when he was 8
-> He has lived in Ho Chi Minh City since he was 8
9. He learnt English when he was 18
-> He has...learnt English since he was 18
10. They have worked in that factory for five years
-> They began to smoke in that factory five years ago
ll. My father stopped smoking two years ago
-> My father hasn't smoked for two years
12. We have learnt English for four years.
-> We started. to learn English four years ago
13 My father started to give up smoking last year
-> My father has given up smoking since last year
14. They have worked in that factory since 2001
-> They started. to work in that factory in 2001
15. Lan hasn't written to Maryam for a month.
-> Lan didn't...write to Maryam a month ago..
16. He has lived in Ha Noi since he was 12.
-> He started.to live in Ha Noi when he was 12
17. I haven't met her for a long time.
-> I didn't. meet her a long time ago
18. How long have you leamt French ?
-> How long ago did you learn French?
19. How long have you bought this car -> When did you buy this car?
20. When did you start to listen to classical music ?
->How long have you listened to classical music?
21. I saw her 10 years ago.
-> I haven't seen her for 10 years
Change into passive
1. They will hold the meeting before May Day.
------->The meeting ...will be held before May Day.
2. Somebody has taken some of my books away
--------> Some of my book ..have been taken away
3. They have to repair the engine of the car.
-------> The engine of the car .....has to be repaired
4. They may use this room for the classroom.
---------->This room ....may be used for the classroom
5. The teacher is going to tell a story.
------------A story ....is going to be told by the teacher
6. John used to visit his parents at weekends.
----------> His parents ...used to be visited at weekends by John.
7. They use milk for making butter and cheese.
-------->Milk is used for making butter and cheese
8. They have provided the victims with food and clothing
-----> The victims ..have been provided with food and clothing
9 . People speak English in most every corner of the world .
------>. English ....is spoken in almost every corner of the world
10. The students are writing the lessons now .
------> The lessons are being written now by the students
11. Her teacher taught her how to apply this theory
------>She .was taught how to apply this theory by her teacher.
12. Someone will tell him that news.
------> he ...will be told that news
EXERCISE: Complete the sentences with "for" or "since":
1. We haven't heard from them __for__ ages
2. They waited for you __for__ two days
3. They haven't met him ___since_ he left the room
4. We have bought the new car __since_ 1999
5. Haven't you seen him __since_ Christmas?
6. It was not rained __since_ May
7. I haven't written to him _for_ five months.
8. She has spoken to them __since_ this morning
9. We have listened to music __since__ 8a.m
10. The house has been built ___since_ last year
EXERCISE: Use simple past or present perfect to complete the following sentences:
1. Her English ( improve) __has improved____ recently
2. How many pages ____have_ you (read) __read___ so far?
3. We (finish)_finished__ our homework two hour ago
4. __Have___ you(be)___been__ to Rome?
5. I (see)__have seen_ him several times on TV
6. What _did_you (do)___do____ last night?
7. This is the first time I (visit)_have visited_ the city
8. They (buy)__bought_ the garden some days ago.
9. I (learn)__have learnt_ English since I (be)__was___ 11 years old
10. Be careful! I (just clean)_have just cleaned_ the floor
11. The meal (already be)__has already been_ ready
12. I ( never read)__have never read_ an interesting story like this before
EXERCISE : Rewrite the following sentences with the words given
l. Minh last wrote to his pen al five months ago
-> Minh hasn't written to his penpal for 5 months
2. The last time we visited Kuala Lumpur was 3 years ago
-> I haven't visited Kuala Lumpur for 3 years
3. When did you study English?
-> How long have you learnt English?
4. They began building this house 2 months ago
->They have been built this house for 2 months
5. My father started to work in this factory last week
-> My father has worked in this factory since last week
6. How long has he worked in the garden?
->When did he start working in the garden?
7. How long ago did you learn music?
-> How long have you learnt music?
8. He started living in Ho Chi Minh city when he was 8
-> He has lived in Ho Chi Minh city since he was 8
9. He learnt English when he was 18
-> He has...learnt English since he was 8
10. They have worked in that factory for five years
-> They began working in that factory 5 years ago
ll. My father stopped smoking two years ago
-> My father hasn't smoked for 2 years
12. We have learnt English for four years.
-> We started.learning English 4 years ago
13 My father started to give up smoking last year
-> My father has given up smoking since last year
14. They have worked in that factory since 2001
-> They started.woring in that factory in 2001
15. Lan hasn't written to Maryam for a month.
-> Lan didn't...write to Maryam a month ago
16. He has lived in Ha Noi since he was 12.
-> He started.living in Hanoi when he was 12
17. I haven't met her for a long time.
-> I didn't.meet her a long time ago
18. How long have you leamt French ?
-> How long ago have you started learning French?
19. How long have you bought this car -> When did you buy this car?
20. When did you start to listen to classical music ?
->How long have you listened to classical music?
21. I saw her 10 years ago.
-> I haven't seen her for 10 years
