Were the children naughty?
=> Have the children been naughty?
Were the children naughty?
=> Have the children been naughty?
Exercise 1 : Change into present perfect
1, I was at the cinema last night.
2,Were the children naughty?
3, Were you in a cafe when you called?
4, I was late.
5,She was a teacher when she was young.
6,He was too tired.
7,We played games last Sunday.
8,Did Marco win the golf competition?
9,They did not play very well yesterday.
10,I bought a new baseball cap last week.
Rewrite these following sentences as directed.
1. They looked after the children well. (Change into passive)
-The childen..................................................................................................................
2. They use old car tires to make pipes and sandals. (Change into passive)
-Old car tires..................................................................................................................
3. They speak English all over the world. (Change into passive)
-English.........................................................................................................................
4. The girl is Lan, She is standing near the door. (Use present participle V-ing)
-.....................................................................................................................................
5. Ba said, "I will go there tomorrow. " (Change into reported speech)
-Ba said.........................................................................................................................
6. "Are you a doctor?" Nam asked me. (Change into reported speech)
-Nam asked me if...........................................................................................................
7. Bell invented the telephone in 1876. (Change into passive)
-The telephone..............................................................................................................
8. Shall I sit near the window? (Rewrite use mind)
-Do you mind.................................................................................................................
9. They will build a new house next month. (Change into passive)
-A new house.................................................................................................................
10. "Is it a rice cooking festival?" I asked my friend (Change into reported speech)
-I asked my friend if.......................................................................................................
11. "I am a president" Mr. Bush said. (Change into reported speech)
-Mr. Bush said that........................................................................................................
12. "Do you live in Ho Chi Minh City?" Nga said to Hung. (Change into reported speech)
-Nga said Hung.............................................................................................................
13. Mr. Thai played the guitar at their party. (Change into passive)
-The guitar.....................................................................................................................
14. Alexander G. Bell invented the telephone in 1876. (Change into passive)
-The telephone..............................................................................................................
15. "We like this place, " the tourist said. (Change into reported speech)
-The tourist said............................................................................................................
16. John said, ''Is Phong Nha Cave in Southern Viet Nam, Nhi?" (Change into reported speech)
-John asked..................................................................................................................
18. She said, ''I must stay at home tomorrow". (Change into reported speech)
-She said.......................................................................................................................
19. Lan said ''I am living in Da Lat now.'' (Change into reported speech)
-Lan said that...............................................................................................................
Put the verbs in brackest: Present perfect or present perfect progressive.(1)
1.How long (you/know) ..................... Gerry?
2.You look dirty. What (you/do) ..................... all day?
5.The children (watch) ........... videos for two hours .
6.(he/study) ............... hard today ?
7.Sorry, I'm late .(you/wait)................ for long ?
8.We (not/see) ..................... Lisa recently.
10.How long (he/wait) ................ for her?
CHANGE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO PASSIVE VOICE :
1. What are they are writing now?
2. We were reading novels when you came.
3. Someone was sweeping the floor at that time.
4. Nobody was helping me with my exercise.
5. Who was fixing my car?
6. Wasn’t Tom singing my favourite songs when you met hin?
Put the verbs in brackets into the simple present or present continuous tense
1 . The snake (feel) sorry about this?
I ( not know ) . The story (end ) there
2. How you(end) a letter that (begin) ,'dear sir'?
I always (put) ,' yours truly' , but Tom (prefer ) ' yours faithfully?
3. What the word 'catastrophe' (mean)
It (mean) 'disaster'.
II. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or simple past
1. My brother (write) several plays. He just (finish) his second tragedy
2. I (fly) over loch Ness last week?
3. You (see) the loch Ness monster?
4. I ( not see) him for three years. I wonder where he is.
III. Change the following sentences from active into passive form
1. She used to full my hat over my eyes.
2. For the past years, I have done all my washing by hand.
3. A pair of robins has built a nest in the porch since last week.
4. The police haven't found the murderer yet.
5. They sold one of her painting at $1,000.
Give the present perfect form of the verbs in brackets:
1. I (hear)......that story recently.
2. We (just tell)..... Bill what she said.
3. My sister (be) in Dalat many times.
4. (you/finish).....your work yet? -Already.
5. It's the best holiday I (have) ......for a long time.
6. She (know)...........him since they were children.
7. The boy (not meet)......his parents for two months.
8. They are the girls we(never see).....before.
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Exercise 11: Change these sentences into reported speech. (1)
1. “I don’t like chocolate”.
She told me .............................................................................................................
2. “I won’t see you tomorrow”.
She said ...................................................................................................................
3. “She’s living in Paris for a few months”.
She said ...................................................................................................................
4. “I visited my parents at the weekend”.
She told me .............................................................................................................
5. “She hasn’t eaten sushi before”.
She told me .............................................................................................................
6. “I hadn’t travelled by underground before I came to London”.
She said ...................................................................................................................
7. “They would help if they could”.
She said ...................................................................................................................
8. “I’II do the washing-up later”.
She told me .............................................................................................................
9. “He could read when he was three”.
She said ...................................................................................................................
10. “I was sleeping when Julie called”.
She said ...................................................................................................................