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_Passive_ More About Active / Passive Forms EXERCISES AND RELATED TOPICS Verb Tense Exercise 3 Simple Past and Past Continuous Verb Tense Exercise 4 Simple Past and Past Continuous Verb [r]

j) Philip was using a computer in the library.k) Cindy was waiting for her parents.l) The train was arriving at the station.m) My dad was helping me with my homework.n) Daniel was talking to his teacher.o)Anne was making her bed and was tidying the room.p) Lucy was telling me a good joke in c[r]

52 Will, would, shall and should A Will and would for predictions We can use will for a prediction (see Unit 25C). It's midnight, and Sarah is still working. She'll he tired tomorrow. We're going to Cornwall for the weekend. ~ Thafll he nice. Wait a minute while I send this e-ma[r]

4 Tell someone it's best they don't decide in a hurry. 5 Predict the end of the world in the year 3000. 53 It may/could/must have been, etc A Introduction Vicky, Emma and Matthew are at a club in town. Vicky: Where's Daniel? He should have been here half an hour ago. Emma: He may have got los[r]

4 I had an invitation to the party, but I'd arranged a trip to London. Which came first, a) the invitation, or b) the arrangements for the trip? 2 The past perfect (A-B) Add a sentence with the past perfect using the notes. ► Claire looked very suntanned when I saw her last week. She'd[r]

happened before and what happened after.John already expected to be fired.I was flat broke. I didn´t recognize him. I was late for work.I couldn´t withdraw any money.

In negatives and questions in the present simple and past simple, we use a form of do. The windows don't get cleaned very often. How did the painting get damaged? We also use get in these expressions: get dressed/changed, get washed (= wash oneself), get engaged/ma[r]

52 Will, would, shall and should A Will and would for predictions We can use will for a prediction (see Unit 25C). It's midnight, and Sarah is still working. She'll he tired tomorrow. We're going to Cornwall for the weekend. ~ Thafll he nice. Wait a minute while I send this e-ma[r]

23. I (do) ____________ my homework when the storm (begin)____________.24. While I (have) __________ a shower, the lights (go out)___________.computer25. When the bell (ring) _________, we (play) ___________ football.26. When the students (run) _______ in the park, Cristina (fall over_____________.2[r]

Simple past and past continuous tense: exerciseComplete the following sentences using appropriate simple past or past continuous forms.HintsTo talk about a shorter action that happened in the middle of a longer action, we use the simp[r]

c) Was the boy giving her something? …………………………d) What was it?……………………………………………e) Was the woman standing up? …………………………………COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING PAST SIMPLE OR PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE.a)b)c)d)e)f)g)h)i)j)His parents ………………………. (immigrate) to USA four years ago.The fil[r]

2. The fire _________STARTED________ (start)while they ___WERE HAVING _____ (have) a meeting.3. Sue ______DIDN’T SEE_________ (not / see) meas she ____WAS READING____________ (read)when I ___CAME____ (come) in.4. When Martin ____ENTERED____ (enter) the room,the manager ____WAS WRITING________[r]

7. I was going to the theatre last Saturday.8. I was buying a new dress yesterday.9. While tom fixed the shelf he hurt himself.3. Complete with the Past Simple or Past Continuous.It was (be) a beautiful autumn morning when Susan and her friend Toby1)________[r]

Past Simple or Past Continuous1.Open the brackets in the past simple orpast continuous.2.1.My friend _____________ (wait) forthe bus when I saw him.Sue was living in France when heruncle _____________ (die).Nick was cooking dinner when thephone ______[r]

10. We lost that particular game. But we won the whole competition. 11. They won an expensive meal for two. So they are going to a restaurant this weekend. 12. I encourage my students to read first. Then, can practice speaking. 13. They are big soccer fans however they have never been to a game. 14.[r]

PAST SIMPLE AND PAST PERFECTComplete the sentences with the correct form of the past simple or past perfect.1. The travel agent _______________ (offer) better and cheaper destinations after we______________ (book) our summer holiday. What a pit[r]

1. - I _____________(go) to the supermarket. (-)2. - I _____________(play) football. (-)3. - She _______ (wash) her car. (+)4. - He ________ (read) the book. (+)5. - ___he______(buy) the game? (?)6. - ____ she ______(eat) her lunch? (?)Past progressive or Past continuous:[r]

Fill in the gaps with a proper verb form.Affirmative sentencesPresent Simple: I …………………………………. (drink) a lot of coffee.Present Continuous: I …………………………………. (drink) a cup of coffee at the moment.Past Simple: I …………………………………. (drink) a cup of coffee yesterday.Negations:Pres[r]

the internet didn’t exist. He didn’t communicate with his friendsby email and he didn’t make new friends in chat rooms online.______________2 a fixed phone in your house or office_____________These days the answer to almost every question is on yourcomputer. How has this influenced the way we[r]

…………………………………….(hit)itwiththenewspaper.Thewall……………………………………. (look) ugly so Garfield …………………………………..(take) a pencil and ……………………………………… (draw) a flower out of the spider.Garfield ……………………… (hit) the spider. Then Jon …………………….............(come) with his coffee and newspaper. He …………………[r]