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