IV. Passive Voice

1. Simple Present: Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.

Eg. He opens the door. à The door is opened by him.

1.       Mr Jones watches films.                          --> 

2.       The people speak English.                      -->  

3.       He reads comics.                                     -->        

4.       We play volleyball.                                     -->    

5.       She does the housework.                        -->  

6.       The policemen help the children.        --> 

7.       Mother waters the flowers.             -->         

8.       He writes poems.                      -->                                 

9.       I take photos.                                     -->               

10.   They read books every day.                    --> 

A.   GRAMMAR REVIEW

I. Complete the sentences with the present simple tense or present continuous tense.

II. Simple past or Past Continuous?

6.    Last night I _______ (work) on my thesis and it took me a while to realise that my phone was ringing.

7.     When you _______  (call) I was in a meeting so I couldn't answer your call.

8.    Why did you disagree with me at the meeting? _______you______ (try)to make me look incompetent?

9.    Daisy _______ the buffet while I was seeing to the drinks. (prepared/ was preparing)

10. Tim _______ (prepare) home when the accident happened.

III. Simple past or Present Perfect?

11.      She  …………………yet. (not wake up)

12.      I  …………………her since last Thursday. (not meet)

13.      Bob  …………………well last night. (sleep)

14.      I  …………………a letter from her two days ago. (get)

15.      They  …………………in Germany. (already arrive)

A. GRAMMAR REVIEW

I. Complete the sentences bellow using the right tense: simple present, present continuous, simple past, past continuous or present perfect.

1.      He  …………(SIT) on the bank fishing when he  ………… (SEE) a man’s hat floating down the river. 

2.      I  ………… (BUY) a house last year, but I  ………… (NOT SELL) my old house yet, so at the moment I  ………… (HAVE) two houses.

3.      What  ………… (HE / DO) to his car now?  

- I  ………… (THINK) he ………… (POLISH) it.

4.      My sister always  ………… (EAT) eggs and toast for breakfast.

5.      Sarah  ………… (GO) to the jazz festival last night.

6.      We  ………… (MEET) only yesterday and we  (ALREADY DECIDE) to get married.

7.      Nan ………… (HAVE) a bath at the moment.

8.      Yesterday I  ………… (BUY) a new watch as my old one   (BE) stolen.

9.      The birds ………… (START) singing at about 6 am every day.

10.  Violets …………  (BLOOM) in the spring.

II. Complete the sentences bellow using the right present tenses.

11. Water ………… (boil) at 100C.

12. Stop playing, boys!  You ………… (make) too much noises.

13. My mother is not here.  She………… (cook) in the kitchen.

14. The children ………… (take) to the cinema twice a month.

15. I ………… (see) that girl somewhere before.

16. A football match between the two famous teams ………… (play) at present.

17. There ………… (not be) an earthquake for more than ten years.

18. This film ………… (show) in this city before.

19.  A liar is a person who ………… (lie).

20. The boats are hurrying into the sheltered bay.  A typhoon  ………… (come).

21. Why ………… (bring) your dog to school again?  You shouldn’t do it. You are not allowed to bring pets to school.

22.   John often ………… (forget) to bring his umbrella home.

23.   She ………… (sleep).  Don't speak so loud!

24.   I  (…………look) at this picture for ten minutes but I still do not understand what it is about.

25.   No one  ………… (know) where he has hidden the treasure.

B. PRONUNCIATION: ED

Rules:

/id/: words ending in /t/ or /d/                             /t/: words ending in /s/, /f/, /p/, /ʃ/, /tʃ/, /k/

/d/: the others

Exercise 1: Put the following verbs into the correct column.

Exercise 2: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each line.

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A. GRAMMAR REVIEW

I. Complete the sentences bellow using the right tense: simple present, present continuous, simple past, past continuous or present perfect.

1.      He  …………(SIT) on the bank fishing when he  ………… (SEE) a man’s hat floating down the river. 

2.      I  ………… (BUY) a house last year, but I  ………… (NOT SELL) my old house yet, so at the moment I  ………… (HAVE) two houses.

3.      What  ………… (HE / DO) to his car now?  

- I  ………… (THINK) he ………… (POLISH) it.

4.      My sister always  ………… (EAT) eggs and toast for breakfast.

5.      Sarah  ………… (GO) to the jazz festival last night.

6.      We  ………… (MEET) only yesterday and we  (ALREADY DECIDE) to get married.

7.      Nan ………… (HAVE) a bath at the moment.

8.      Yesterday I  ………… (BUY) a new watch as my old one   (BE) stolen.

9.      The birds ………… (START) singing at about 6 am every day.

10.  Violets …………  (BLOOM) in the spring.

II. Complete the sentences bellow using the right present tenses.

11. Water ………… (boil) at 100C.

12. Stop playing, boys!  You ………… (make) too much noises.

13. My mother is not here.  She………… (cook) in the kitchen.

14. The children ………… (take) to the cinema twice a month.

15. I ………… (see) that girl somewhere before.

16. A football match between the two famous teams ………… (play) at present.

17. There ………… (not be) an earthquake for more than ten years.

18. This film ………… (show) in this city before.

19.  A liar is a person who ………… (lie).

20. The boats are hurrying into the sheltered bay.  A typhoon  ………… (come).

21. Why ………… (bring) your dog to school again?  You shouldn’t do it. You are not allowed to bring pets to school.

22.   John often ………… (forget) to bring his umbrella home.

23.   She ………… (sleep).  Don't speak so loud!

24.   I  (…………look) at this picture for ten minutes but I still do not understand what it is about.

25.   No one  ………… (know) where he has hidden the treasure.

B. PRONUNCIATION: ED

Rules:

/id/: words ending in /t/ or /d/                             /t/: words ending in /s/, /f/, /p/, /ʃ/, /tʃ/, /k/

/d/: the others

Exercise 1: Put the following verbs into the correct column.

Exercise 2: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each line.

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III. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY: Choose the best option to complete the sentences.

1. The ticket machine in the station was out of ......... so I couldn’t buy a ticket for my train.

A. order                           B. broken                        C. vacant                         D. work

2. ............is a complete mystery how they ever got there in that car.

A. There                          B. That                             C. It                                   D. This

3. We had so many problems with the car that ............we sold it and bought a new one.

A. At the end                 B. in the end                  C. by the end                 D. to the end

4. I did not agree with the decisions the............made last night. We lost the game because of him.

A. Competitor               B. supporter                   C. champion                  D. referee

5. His parents thinks it is time he ............married.

A. will get                        B. gets                              C. got                               D. would get

6. I had to ............early last morning because I was going to board a ferry but I had to wait to check out.

A. reach                           B. unpack                        C. set off                         D. arrived

7. Before entering the room you’d better.........your shoes.

A. carry on                      B. take off                       C. take in                         D. put on

8. They saw bright............in the sky during the storm.

A. flood                           B. freeze                          C. hurricane                   D. flashes of lightning

9. I regret to inform you that your............for this post has not been successful.

A. CV                                B. career                          C. application                D. celebration

10. Lack of funds prevented him from............with his study.

A. to continue               B. continued                  C. continue                     D. continuing