Present Simple and Present Continuous

Ex. 1 Complete the sentences.

1. Paul .. (work) as a singer.
2. He .. (sing) now.
3. He is on tour. He .. (stay) at a hotel at present.
4. He .. (go) to Lyon on Sunday.
5. His flight .. (leave) at 9 a.m.
6. He .. (like) tennis.

Past Simple, Past Continuous, Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous

Ex. 2 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
1. While she (have) lunch someone (steal) her camera.
2. He is dirty. He . (repair) cars since morning.
3. She is sunburnt. She (lie) in the sun for hours.
4. While they (explore) a cave, a shark . (appear).
5. She is tired. She ..................................... (clean) 10 windows.
6. We . (not/ go) fishing since last summer.
7. Its a long time since we (eat) out.

Past Perfect Simple, Past Perfect Continuous, Past Simple

Ex. 3 Put the verbs in brackets into correct tense.
1. By the time we .......................... (get) to the cinema, the film ...............................................
(already/ start).
2. She (let) me use her camera after she . (show) me how to
use it.
3. Henry (travel) for three days before he
(reach) his destination.
4. He (save) up for months before he ..
(buy) a car.
5. She (leave) the room only after she .. (look)
everywhere for her missing bracelet.

Passive voice
Ex. 4 Put the verbs in brackets into the passive.
The remains of a Viking ship . (find) by divers last week. The wreck
(now/examine) by experts to see if it can ................................... (lift)
to the surface. If it . (find) to be in good condition, attempts to raise it
(make) next week. Afterwards, it (clean) so that it
. (can/ put) in the local Viking Museum. Other Viking remains
(discover) in this area recently.
Ex. 5 Rewrite sentences into passive.
1. John Mills is preparing an expedition to the North Pole.
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2. Many TV networks will film the expedition.
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3. They are going to show the expedition on national television.
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4. John Mill has already bought all the necessary equipment.

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5. Who discovered Australia?
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6. An architect is designing Marys new house.
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7. Has Jason fed all the animals?
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Reported speech
Ex. 6 Rewrite sentences in reported speech.
1. Ive been seeing patients all morning the doctor said.
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2. Mum, I forgot to walk the dog the boy said.
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3. We wont go out tonight Craig said to his wife.
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4. Are you from Boston? the man asked the professor.
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5. Dont touch the switch with wet hands she said to him.
She told him
6. Have you spoken to Ann yet? he asked me.
..

Modals in the past

Ex. 7 Read the dialogue and fill in the gaps so that the sentences refer to the past.
A: Im beginning to get worried about Simon. Its nearly seven and the train .
(should/ get) in by six thirty.
B: Well, he (may / miss) it.
A: No, he .. (cant). He phoned me from the station he had plenty of time to catch it.
B: Well then, he . (must / be / delay) for some reason otherwise we
. (would / hear) something.

Conditionals
Ex. 8 Put the verbs in brackets into correct tense.
1. If you dont get up soon, you .. (be) late for work.
2. What would you do if you (lose) your job?
3. Your goldfish (not / die) if you had remembered to feed them!
4. Tom . (pass) his exams if he had studied harder.
5. If Sarah (be) here, she would help us.
6. Unless you (stop) making so much noise, youll wake the baby.
7. I wish I (leave) on time. If I had, I . (not/ be) late for
an appointment.
8. I wish I . (have) my car; now I have to take a taxi home.