rewrite in passive voice
1. my father is washing the car
2. she was watching a film
3. was she reading these lines
4. i had worn blue shoes
5. she was cleaning the room when i arrived
6. she had solved the problem
7. had she solved the problem ?
1.He has the vase . She is very angry > Because
2. He has smoked a lot , so he catches cancer > Because
3. She broke the glass . She was careless > Since
4. Although Tom was a poor student , he studied very well > In spite
5. Mary could not go to school because she was sick > Because of
6. Although the weather was bad , she went to school on time > Despite
7. My mother told me to go to school although I was sick > In spite
8. Because there was a big strom , I stayed at home > Because of
* Sentence transformation
Rewrite the sentences beginning with the given words or using suggestions
1.She last kissed her son 6 years ago-
> She
2. They last cleaned the windows two months ago
-> They
3. You last tidied this room two weeks ago
-> You
4. It is important to learn a foreign language
-> Learning
5. It is interesting to participante in the event
-> Participating
6. It is very refreshing to do exercise in the morning
-> Doing
1. Only after she _______ from a severe illness did she realize the importance of good health.
A. would recover B. has recovered C. had recovered D. was recovering
2. The children _______ to bed before their parents came home from work.
A. were all going B. had all gone C. had all been going D. have all gone
3. Paul noticed a job advertisement while he _______ along the street.
A. was walking B. would walk C. walked D. had walked
4. I haven’t met him again since we _______ school ten years ago.
A. have left B. leave C. left D. had left
5. Mr Pike _______ for this company for more than thirty years, and he intends to stay here until he _______.
A. worked/retires B. works/is retiring
C. has worked/retires D. is working/will retire
6. When he _______ us to go in, we _______ outside the exam room for over half an hour.
A. let - are standing B. let - have stood
C. let - had been standing D. let - have been standing
7. When I _______ her, I _______ her your regards.
A. met/was sending B. meet/will send C. met/had sent D. meet/sent
8. When we enter the room, our boss _______ for us here.
A. will wait B. will be waiting C. was waiting D. will be waited
9. When I got home I found that water _______ down the kitchen walls.
A. ran B. was running C. has run D. had been running
10. Mike _______ his favorite program on TV when the lights went out.
A. was watching B. is watching C. watched D. watches
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in
Question. I was under a strong impression that she had not told the truth.
A. I believed that she had not told the truth.
B. I doubted that she had not told the truth.
C. I protested that she had not told the truth.
D. I insisted that she had not told the truth.
1. ________ that her father was angry, she left the room quietly.
A. Feeling B. Having felt C. To feel D. Felt
2. ________ school, he worked in a restaurant.
A. Having leaved B. Leaving C. Being left D. To leave
3. ________ the report to the manager, she decided to take a rest.
A. Having handed in B. Handed in
C. Being handed in D. To hand in
4. ________ from Harvard, she applied for a position in a big company.
A. Graduating B. Being graduated C. Having graduated D. to graduate
5. ________ this movie last week, I don’t want to see it again.
A. Having seen B. Being seen C. Having been seen D. Seeing
6. After ________ the plan, we had a vacation in Hawaii.
A. having completed B. having been completed
C. completed D. completing
7. ________ in this town for a long time, Mary doesn't move to another place.
A. Living B. To live C. Having lived D. Lived
8. ________ all the papers already, Sarah put them back in the file.
A. To have photocopied B. To photocopy
C. Photocopying D. Having photocopied
9. ________ his composition, Louie handed it to his teacher.
A. Having written B. Having been written
C. Being written D. Writing
10. ________ down from the tower we saw many people walking in the streets.
A. Having looked B. Looking C. To look D. Looked
11. ________ repairing the car, he took it out for a road test.
A. Finishing B. To finish C. Having finished D. Finished
12. ________ up the phone, Mitchel dialed a number.
A. Picking B. Having picked C. To pick D. Being picked
13. ________ hard all day, Sarah was exhausted.
A. To work B. Working C. Having worked D. worked
14. ________ all his money, Daniel couldn't afford a new jacket.
A. Spending B. Having spent C. Having been spent D. To spend
15. ________ to the hospital, Daisy didn’t see Peter waving at her.
A. Rushing B. To rush C. Having rushed D. Being rushed
5 He has not written to me since April ->It’s ->He last 6 She hasn’t had a swim for five years ->It’s ->The last time 7 They last talked to each other two months ago. ->It’s ->The last time 8 The last time she saw her elder sister was in 1999. ->It’s ->She last 9 She hasn’t written to me for years. ->She last ->The last time 11. It's two weeks since they last cleaned their room. ->they last ->the last time 12. It's over six months since John had his hair cut. ->John last ->the last time 22 I last drank champagne at my brother's wedding. ->the last time 23 It's years since I was ->the last time 24. I last ate raw fish when I was in Japan. -> I haven't -> The last time 25. It's years since Mary last spoke French. -> The last time -> Mary last 26. It's ten weeks since I last had a good night sleep. -> I haven't -> The last time -> I last 27. He last paid taxes in 1970 -> The last time 28. I last ate meat 5 years ago. -> The last time -> It's 36 I haven’t been to a concert for over a year ->the last time
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Mary broke up with her boyfriend. She couldn't stand his complaining.
A. Although Mary broke up with her boyfriend, she couldn't stand his complaining.
B. Mary broke up with her boyfriend because she couldn't stand his complaining.
C. Mary broke up with her boyfriend; however, she couldn't stand his complaining
D. Mary broke up with her boyfriend in case she couldn't stand his complaining.
Everyone was very excited when the match began
→ There was…. when the match began
I’d like to reserve a room at hotel, please
→ I’d like to make…. for a room at hotel, please
The doctor quickly examined the patient and said she was fine
→ The doctor gave the patient…. and said she was fine
We often celebrate New Year all night
→ Our New Year…. go on all night
The airline did not inform us about the delay
→ We were given…. about the delay
Em cam on a