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This document contains two sections: 1) A verb tense exercise that provides 15 sentences where the learner must identify the correct verb tense based on context. 2) A reported speech exercise that provides 10 statements that must be changed to reported speech. The document focuses on practicing verb tenses and changing direct speech to reported speech through a series of multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank exercises.

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Revision 8g2

This document contains two sections: 1) A verb tense exercise that provides 15 sentences where the learner must identify the correct verb tense based on context. 2) A reported speech exercise that provides 10 statements that must be changed to reported speech. The document focuses on practicing verb tenses and changing direct speech to reported speech through a series of multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank exercises.

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REVISION_8G2

VERB TENSE
Give the correct tense of the verb in the bracket.
1. My brother (join) joined the army when he (be) was young.
2. He (lose) lost his job last month and since then he (be)has been out of work.
3. They think he (be) was here last night.
4. Lien (not go) won’t go to the movie theater tomorrow. She (stay) will stay at home and watch TV.
5. The film (end) had ended by the time we (get) got there.
6. After I (finish) had finished all my homework, he (invite) invited me a drink.
7. They (go) went home after they (finish) had finished their work.
8. At 5 a.m yesterday, I (iron) was ironing my clothes.
9. My grandfather (die) died many years ago.
10. They (tell) told me about it last week.
11. My mother (come) will come to stay with us next weekend.
12. I (walk) was walking along the beach while my sister (swim) was swimming
13. After the telephone (buzz) had buzzed for a minute, the doctor (answer) answered it.
14. At 5 p.m yesterday, I (watch) was watching TV.
15. Thu (look) will look after her little brother next Sunday.

REPORTED SPEECH
Turn the following statements into reported speech.
1. “Don’t repeat this mistake!” the instructor warned the sportsman.
____This instructor warned the sportsman not to repeat that mistake
2. “Leave your address with the secretary” the assistant said to me.
___The assistant told me to leave my address with the secretary
3. “Phone me for an answer tomorrow” the manager said to the client.
___ The manager asked the client to phone him for an answer the following day.
4. “Don't be so silly” Mr. John said to his wife.
_____Mr.John told his wife not to be so silly
5. Tom said to the girl “When did you have this picture taken?”
______Tom asked the girl when she had had that picture taken
6. “Shall we go somewhere for a cup of coffee after class?” Tom said.
____Tom suggested going somewhere for a cup of coffee after class
7. John said to Marry “Why don’t you wear your hair a little longer?”
_______John advised Marry to wear her hair a little longer
8. Ann asked her brother “What are you planning to do tomorrow?”
Ann asked her brother what he was planning to do the next day
9. She asked her boyfriend “Is it true that your father fought in the last war?”
__ She asked her boyfriend whether it was true that his father fought in the last war

10. He said “I don’t understand why she has refused to join us on the trip”
He said that he didn't understand why she had refused to join them on the trip

WORD FORMS
I. Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentence.
1. The company must reduce costs to compete __effectively___________. (EFFECT)
2. The small blood vessels in the nose __bleed___________ easily. (BLOOD)
3. The barriers gave way under the __pressure___________ of the crowd. (PRESS)
4. Filters do not remove all __contamination___________ from water. (CONTAMINATE)
5. I will use one recent example as an _illustration____________ . (ILLUSTRATE)
6. I’ll need to take your waist __measurement___________. (MEASURE)
7. We no longer talk of the permanence_____________ of marriage. (PERMANENT)
8. There are various _treatment____________ available for this condition. (TREAT)
9. They emit 90% less ____polluted_________ than standard models. (POLLUTE)
10. It is important to take precise _measurement____________ of the structure. (MEASURE)
11. The college is close to Edinburgh's _____________ castle. (MAJESTY)
12. The centre offers activities for everyone, whatever your age or _physical____________ condition.
(PHYSICS)
13. _____________treatment with chlorine provides some protection against contamination.
(CHEMISTRY)
14. It was a _____logical________ conclusion from the child's point of view. (LOGIC)
15. They met to discuss matters of ___topical__________ interest. (TOPIC)
16. I think I'd prefer something a little less _energetic____________. (ENERGY)
17. The students return in October for the start of the new ____academic_________ year. (ACADEMY)
18. Events could have developed in a __dramatically___________ different way. (DRAMA)
19. The breakdown was due to a _____________ failure. (MECHANIC)
20. I suspect that he was dismissed for __political___________ reasons. (POLITICS)
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