EXERCICES (ll):

VERB TENSES – CONDITIONALS – PASSIVES – REPORTED SPEECH

1- Complete with present simple:

a. Rita _______ (clean) the bathroom.

b. Most people _______ (read) the newspaper.
c. _______ you _______ (write) letters to your parents?
d. Sam _______ (run) 10km every day.
e. Linda _______ (not know) what to do.
f. _______ she _______ (work) in an office?
g. Where _______ you _______ (come) from?
h. We _______ (not work) in a bank.
i. It _______ (to be) a beautiful day today.
j. _______ (to be) I correct?
k. Every morning my mother _______ (wake up) at 7 o’clock.
l. The boys _______ (do) the shopping.
m. She _______ (fly) to Menorca every summer.
n. We _______ (not play) computer games.

2- Complete with present continuous:

a. Max _______ (close) the door.

b. I _______ (talk) about you!
c. All the students _______ (study) for the exam.
d. Bill _______ (not do) his homework, he _______ (play)!
e. My mother _______ (cook) for all the family.
f. It _______ (snow).
g. _______ they _______ (have) a good time?
h. You _______ (not read) a good book.
i. _______ he _______ (ride) a bike?
j. The dog _______ (bark) all night.
k. These students _______ (take) photos to the castle.

3- Complete with present perfect simple:

a. I _______ (play) with my sister.

b. You _______ (not to be) in New York.
c. _______ you _______ (come) to my home?
d. We _______ (to be) together.
e. She _______ (not do) her homework.
f. _______ he _______ (go) to the school?
g. They _______ (sleep) 2 hours.
h. _______ you _______ (read) that book?
4- Complete with present perfect continuous:

a. She _______ (learn) French for 3 years.

b. _______ you _______ (do) your homework?
c. You _______ (read) for 2 hours.
d. I _______ (not live) in Australia since 2015.
e. How long _______ your parents _______ (drive) this car?
f. My sister _______ (study) hard enough.
g. _______ you _______ (sleep) all morning?
h. She _______ (play) the guitar since she was 4.
i. They _______ (practice) all kind of sports since they were 8.

5- Complete with past simple:

a. Jane _______ (watch) a film.

b. I _______ (talk) to Megan.
c. Brianna _______ (go) to the school.
d. _______ you _______ (run) the New York marathon?
e. She _______ (not eat) the dinner.
f. We _______ (to be) very happy together.
g. I _______ (not to be) the tallest girl in the class.
h. They _______ (sing) a lovely song.
i. My boss _______ (write) me a letter of recommendation.
j. Sally _______ (do) the shopping.

6- Complete with past continuous:

a. Mike _______ (write) an email when Susy came to the office.

b. I _______ (read) the article while they were watching the TV.
c. Fran _______ (not jump) on the bed.
d. We _______ (work) very hard to finish the report.
e. She _______ (play) the piano when you arrived.
f. They _______ (finish) the play when I realized it was about love.
g. _______ you _______ (talk) to me?
h. _______ she _______ (go) to the gym?
i. Marisa _______ (not think) about you when she said that.
7- Complete with past perfect simple:

a. He couldn’t get into the house because he _______________ (forget) his keys.
b. When he _______________ (write) all his postcards, he had to buy more
stamps.
c. He remembered the story very well because he _______________ (read) the
book several times.
d. By the time he _______________ (finish) his studies he wanted a holiday.
e. He was very hungry because he _______________ (not eat) since breakfast.

8- Complete with past perfect continuous:

a. I __________(enter) competitions for years before I won.

b. It was New Year’s Day and it __________ (snow) for about twelve hours.
c. She knew Boston well when I visited her. She ___________ (live) there for
years.
d. He looked tired because he __________ (work) all night.
e. My eyes were sore because I _____________ (not wear) my contacts.
f. I __________ (look) for my sister all my life.

9- Complete with future “will”:

a. I _______ (do) the shopping.

b. I think my parents _______ (go) to Ibiza.
c. Don’t worry. I _______ (go) with you.
d. I wonder if Estela _______ (to be) the main character of the play.
e. I _______ (call) you back, don’t worry!
f. Jess _______ (not pick) you up tomorrow, sorry.
g. I promise I _______ (do) my homework before you leave.
h. _______ you _______ (to be) my partner?

10- Complete with future “going to”:

a. You _______ (eat) with your parents next week.

b. I _______ (study) literature when I finish high school.
c. Elsa _______ (go) to her parents’ home this weekend.
d. I _______ (not work) for this company. It doesn’t like me.
e. Look at this beautiful dress! I _______ (buy) it for the party.
f. They _______ (sing) a song for the memorial.
g. _______ we _______ (go) to the mountain tomorrow?
11- Conditionals:

a. If I had washed it by hand, it _______ (to be) all right.

b. If you _______ (not stop) eating too much salt, you will get high blood
pressure.
c. If your leg was broken, it _______ (hurt) more.
d. If she _______ (to be) happy, her parents will be happy too.
e. If it hadn’t rained, the flowers _______ (die).
f. If you _______ (to be) more careful, you wouldn’t have made so many
mistakes.
g. I _______ (go) there if I were you.
h. I’m sure you would feel better if you _______ (not smoke) so much.
i. You’ll have to move if you _______ (get) that promotion.

12- Transform the sentences from active to passive voice:

a. My brother planted this tree.

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b. He had delivered the letters.
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c. Someone broke the window.
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d. They will repair my computer on Monday.
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e. Bob has sold Ted a second-hand car.
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f. Miley is going to send a letter to Lars.
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g. Doctor Smith is examining her.
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h. Two men were following Tom.
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i. Poisonous chemicals have polluted the river.
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13- Rewrite the sentences in reported speech:

a. John said: “It is quite hot today”

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b. “I’m going away tomorrow, mother”, he said
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c. “I don’t think your father likes me”, said the young wife.
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d. “Nothing grows in my garden. It never gets any sun”, she said
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e. He said, “I have lost my umbrella.”
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f. She said, “She’s coming this week”
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g. She said, “he’s my son”.

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