Exercise 2: Put the verbs into correct forms using The past simple tense or The past continuous tense
1. Peter (play)........................a video game when his brother, Jack, (enter).....................the room.
2. I (study).....................for my English test when my mother (come)........................home from work.
3. Emma (wash)........................the dishes when the telephone (ring)........................
4. I (eat)........................a sandwich while my parents (drink)........................coffee.
5. I (watch)........................a DVD when my cat (jump)........................on me.
6. Susan (study)........................in her room when she heard the noise.
7. What they (do)........................at eleven p.m. last night- it was so noisy?
8. I was eight years old when my elder sister (teach)........................me how to ride a bike.
9. John (not go)........................to school last week because he was ill.
10. I didn’t know anything about the plan crash in my neighbourhood because I (work).....................inside at that time.
Exercise 3: Change the sentences into passive voice
1. The waiter brings me this dish.
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2. Our friends send these postcards to us.
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3. Does your grandma tell you this story every day before bedtime?
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4. She is showing her ticket to the airline agent.
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5. Is the shop assistant handing these boxes to the customer?
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6. They keep this room tidy all the time.
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7. We are moving our furniture to our new house.
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8. They build a new bridge in town.
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9. How do you spend this amount of money?
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10. When does he take the bike back to the store?
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Exercise 2:
1. Peter was playing a video game when his brother, Jack, entered the room.
2. I was studying for my English test when my mother came home from work.
3. Emma was washing the dishes when the telephone rang.
4. I was eating a sandwich while my parents were drinking coffee.
5. I was watching a DVD when my cat jumped on me.
6. Susan was studying in her room when she heard the noise.
7. What were they doing at eleven p.m. last night- it was so noisy?
8. I was eight years old when my elder sister taught me how to ride a bike.
9. John didn't go to school last week because he was ill.
10. I didn't know anything about the plane crash in my neighborhood because I was working inside at that time.
Exercise 3:
1. This dish is brought to me by the waiter.
2. These postcards are sent to us by our friends.
3. Are you told this story every day before bedtime by your grandma?
4. Her ticket is being shown to the airline agent by her.
5. Are these boxes being handed to the customer by the shop assistant?
6. This room is kept tidy all the time by them.
7. Our furniture is being moved to our new house by us.
8. A new bridge is being built in town by them.
9. How is this amount of money spent by you?
10. When is the bike taken back to the store by him?
Exercise 2: Put the verbs into correct forms using The past simple tense or The past continuous tense
1. Peter (play)...............was playing.........a video game when his brother, Jack, (enter)...........entered..........the room.
2. I (study)............was studying.........for my English test when my mother (come)..............came..........home from work.
3. Emma (wash).............was washing...........the dishes when the telephone (ring).............rang...........
4. I (eat)..................was eating......a sandwich while my parents (drink)...............were drinking.........coffee.
5. I (watch)..........was watching..............a DVD when my cat (jump).........jumped...............on me.
6. Susan (study)...............was studying.........in her room when she heard the noise.
7. What they (do).............were they doing...........at eleven p.m. last night- it was so noisy?
8. I was eight years old when my elder sister (teach)............taught............me how to ride a bike.
9. John (not go)...........didn't go.............to school last week because he was ill.
10. I didn’t know anything about the plan crash in my neighbourhood because I (work)............was working.........inside at that time.
Exercise 3: Change the sentences into passive voice
1. The waiter brings me this dish.
...........I was brought this dish by the waiter..............................................................................................................................
2. Our friends send these postcards to us.
..................These postcards were sent to us by our friends.......................................................................................................................
3. Does your grandma tell you this story every day before bedtime?
..............Are you told this story by your grandma every day before bedtime?...........................................................................................................................
4. She is showing her ticket to the airline agent.
....................The ticket is being shown to the airline agent by her...................................................................................................................
5. Is the shop assistant handing these boxes to the customer?
........................Are these boxes being handed to the customer by the shop assistant.................................................................................................................
6. They keep this room tidy all the time.
...................This room is kept tidy all the time......................................................................................................................
7. We are moving our furniture to our new house.
..............Our furniture is being moved to our new house by us...........................................................................................................................
8. They build a new bridge in town.
....A new bridge is builr in town.....................................................................................................................................
9. How do you spend this amount of money?
.......How is this amount of money spent?..................................................................................................................................
10. When does he take the bike back to the store?
...........When is the bike taken back to the store by him?..............................................................................................................................