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The Passive: Mixed Tenses

Change these sentences from active to passive:

1. People speak Portuguese in Brazil.

The portuguese is spoken by people in Brazil

2. The Government is planning a new road near my house.

A new road is being planned near my house by the govermment.

3. My grandfather built this house in 1943.

This house was built by my grandfather in 1943.

4. Picasso was painting Guernica at that time.

Guernica was being painted by Picasso at that time.

5. The cleaner has cleaned the office.

The office has been cleaned by the cleaner

6. He had written three books before 1867

The books had been written by him before 1867

7. John will tell you later.

You will be told by john later.

8. By this time tomorrow we will have signed the deal.

By this time tomorrow the deal will have been signed by us.

9. Somebody should do the work.

The work should be done by somebody.

10. The traffic might have delayed Jimmy.

Jimmy might have been delayed by the traffic.

11. Everybody loves Mr Brown.

Mr Brown is loved by everybody.
 12. They are building a new stadium near the station.
A new stadium is being built near the station by them.

13. The wolf ate the princess.

The princess was eaten by the wolf.

14. At six o’clock someone was telling a story.

At six o´ clock a story was being told by someone.

15. Somebody has drunk all the milk!

All the milk has been drunk by somebody.

16. I had cleaned all the windows before the storm.

All the windows had been cleaned by me before the storm.
17. A workman will repair the computer tomorrow.
he computer will be repaired by a workman tomorrow.

18. By next year the students will have studied the passive.
By next year the passive will have been studied by student

19. James might cook dinner.

Dinner might be cooked by James.
20. Somebody must have taken my wallet.
My wallet must have been taken by somebody.

Phrasal Verbs Grammar Quiz (EnglishClub)

1. Phrasal verbs consist of (c) plus one or two other words.

a) a phrase b) an adverb c) a verb

2. The other words can be (b)

a) adverbs or verbs b) adverbs or prepositions c) prepositions or verbs

3. "I'll go home and get changed before we go out for dinner." Which is a phrasal verb? (C)

a) go home b) get changed c) go out

4. Intransitive phrasal verbs (come back, get up, go out, etc) consist of a verb + adverb that
(a) be separated.

a) can b) can never c) can sometimes

5. "Turn the lights off before you go to bed." This phrasal verb is (a)

a) separable b) inseparable c) unseparated

6. "I'll drop all of the kids off at school." This phasal verb's first word is "drop". Which is the
second? (b)

a) of b) off c) at

7. Which is correct? "If the TV's too loud, (c) ."

a) turn down b) turn down it c) turn it down

8. "Do you believe in ghosts?" The second word in this phrasal verb is (a)

a) a preposition b) an adverb c) a verb

9. Phrasal verbs with a preposition always have a direct object that comes directly (c)
the preposition.

a) before b) between c) after

10. Which sentence has a three-word phrasal verb with the structure verb + adverb +
preposition? (b)

a) We're running out of milk. b) The milk has run out. c) I'll run out to get some.
 Present Perfect Tense - Past Participles

A. Write the simple past and past participle of the following verbs.

simple form simple past past participle

1. work worked worked

2. do did done
3. eat ate eaten
4. call called called
5. begin began begun
6. give gave given
7. answer answered answered
8. see saw seen
9. have had had
10. go went gone
11. study studied studied
12. teach taught Taught
13. make made made
14. talk talked talked

B. Complete the chart below with the correct form of the verb.

simple form simple past past participle

know knew known
meet met met
Be (am,is,are) was/were been
fly flew flown
write wrote written
read read read
live Lived lived
fall fell fallen
feel Felt Felt
take took taken
drive drove driven
 Present Perfect Tense

Choose the correct verb from the list below to complete the following sentences. Put the verb in the
present prefect tense.

take / work / find / see / speak / know / begin

do / learn / eat / have / write / give / live / buy / be

1. I met Barbara when we were in elementary school. We have spoken each other for over
twenty years.

2. We have learned many new words since we started this course.

3. That’s a wonderful movie. I have seen it three times.

4. Mr. and Mrs. Tonner have been married for 10 years.

5. You are late! The class has begun already 7: 00 o´clock .

6. Robert is my neighbor. He has lived next door to me for five years.

7. Mary has written several letters to her parents since she left home. in
8. We have eaten that restaurant several times.
9. Our teacher has given us a lot of help with the homework assignment.

10. She has known to her landlord many times about the broken window.

11. We have a new camera. We have taken some beautiful pictures of the
grandchildren.

12. They have done all their homework already.

13. Mrs. Baxter has bought all her groceries for the week.
14.Tommy has had a bad cold for two weeks.
15. Frank has worked for that company for many years.

16. After three months of looking, she has found a beautiful apartment to rent.
 Present Perfect Tense - Negative

A. Choose the correct verb from the list below to complete the following sentences. Put the verb in the
negative form of the present prefect tense.

fix / begin / arrive / be / see / stop / speak / buy / read / visit

1. Mathew is
waiting on the corner for his girlfriend, but she hasn´t arrived yet.
2. My brother lives in a different
country. I haven’t spoken him for two years.
3. Ellie and Bill got a divorce five
years ago. They haven’t seen to each other since then.
4. It is only 8:45. The class hasn´t begun yet.
5. It started to snow last night
and it still hasn´t stopped .
6. She has
finally decided which car she wants, but she hasn´t bought it yet.
7. I heard
that the movie at the Roxy Theater is great , but I haven´t visited it yet.
8. I bought a newspaper today, but
I still haven´t read it.
9. He took his car to the service station yesterday, but they haven´t fixed it yet.
10.The Andersons moved out of New York ten years ago and they haven´t been back
to the city since then.

B. Match the questions on the left with the correct answer on the right.

1. Has he finished university yet? A) No, he hasn’t. He’s still talking.

C)
2. Have you eaten breakfast yet? B) No, I haven’t. My wife’s still reading it.
H)
3. Have they gotten married yet? C) No, he hasn’t graduated yet.
F)
4. Has the president finished speaking yet? D) No it hasn’t. The teacher isn’t here yet.
A)
5. Has Mary watered the plants yet? E) No, they haven’t finished yet.
G)
6. Has the doctor seen you yet? F) No, they haven’t. They’re still engaged.
I)
7. Has the sun come out yet? G) No, she hasn’t. They are still dry.
J)

8. Have they finished their homework yet? H) No, I haven’t. I’ll eat in a few minutes.
E)
9. Has the class begun yet? I) No, he hasn’t. He is with another patient.
D)
10. Have you read the paper yet? J) No, it hasn’t. It’s still raining.
B)
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Present Perfect Tense with Since and For

Rewrite the following sentences using since or for and the verb provided. You may have to change some of
the words, but keep the same meaning.

Ex. Bill and Rita got married twenty years ago.

Bill and Rita have been married for twenty years. (be)

1. Jordan moved into this apartment in 2005.

Jordan has lived into this apartment since 2005. (live)
2. Ellen and Rose met each other 40 years ago.
Ellen and rose have known each other 40 years ago. (know)
3. The teacher came to school at 8:00 this morning.
The teacher has been to school at 8:000 this morning. (be)
4. Robbie grew a beard six months ago.
Robbie has had a beard six month ago. (have)
5. Dennis bought his car four years ago.
Dennis has owned his car four years ago. (own)
6. Maria started to wear glasses when she was five years old.
Maria had worn glasses since she was five years old. (wear)
7. David fell in love with Patricia when they were teenagers.
David has been in love with Patricia when they were teenagers. (be)
8. Mark started to work at the bank three years ago.
Mark has worked at the bank three years ago. (work)
9. Sam learned how to swim three years ago.
Sam has known to swim three years ago. (know)

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