Grammar worksheet – verb tenses; passive voice; prepositional verbs

1-Which Verb Tense might it be?

It may be small, but it’s all we’ve got

There isn’t anywhere else to go once the Earth’s resources have been exhausted. This is
why Greenpeace ( 1-to try) …………………………….to protect our fragile planet. By ( 2-to
apply) ………………………..international direct action with scientific research and political
pressure, Greenpeace ( 3-to have ) …………………………...many notable successes. The
atmospheric testing of Nuclear weapons by the French in the Pacific, dumping of
radioactive waste in the ocean, the large scale commercials laughter of baby seals in
Canada, to mention but a few, all (4-to stop………………………………… There are
countless others. But at Greenpeace, we don’t want to stop everything: what we have
started is a general raising of the awareness of the environment across the globe.
However, there is still a long way to go. To carry on work, we urgently ( 5-to need )
…………………….your help. To find out how you can help, (6-to fill )
……………………………out the Greenpeace coupon and mail it today.

2. Change the sentences from the active to the passive.

They grow coffee in Kenya.
1 ______________________________________________________ .
They publish The Times newspaper in London.
2 ______________________________________________________ .
They make shoes in Calatayud.
3 ______________________________________________________ .
They transport oranges from Valencia to Germany in special crates.
4 ______________________________________________________ .
They are sending the parcel by sea.
5 ______________________________________________________ .
They are destroying the forests in Indonesia.
6 ______________________________________________________ .
The shark ate the man.
7 ______________________________________________________ .
The arsonist started the fire.
8 ______________________________________________________ .
The police took him away.
9 ______________________________________________________ .
They've treated him very well.
10 ______________________________________________________ .
They haven't cleaned the kitchen yet.
11 ______________________________________________________ .
They didn't punish him for what he did.
12 ______________________________________________________ .

3. Fill the gaps with about, at, in or to.

1 We got _____________ Paris in time for lunch.
2 We arrived _____________ Paris in time for lunch.
3 We arrived _____________ the restaurant in time for lunch.
4 I'm thinking _____________ buying a new printer.
5 Are you listening _____________ me?
6 What the heck are you talking _____________?
7 A: Are you going to come to my cousin's wedding?
B: No. I don't want _____________.
8 I must write _____________ Tony.
9 He's always the last to hear _____________ what's going on around here.
10 I'm sick of pubs. I feel like staying _____________ and watching a DVD.
11 What time do you normally get _____________ the office in the morning?
12 We were chatting _____________ the new neighbours over the fence.
13 She wants _____________ buy a new car.
14 If you don't stop laughing _____________ me, I'm going home.
15 George Clooney arrived _____________ Spain yesterday to promote his new
movie.
16 We arrived _____________ the airport two hours before the flight was due to
leave.

Good luck!