Emily: "Our teacher will go to Leipzig tomorrow.

"

Emily said that .

2) Helen: "I was writing a letter yesterday."

Helen told me that .

3) Robert: "My father flew to Dallas last year."

Robert told me that .

4) Lisa: "Tim went to the stadium an hour ago."

Lisa said that .

5) Patricia: "My mother will celebrate her birthday next weekend."

Patricia said that .

6) Michael: "I am going to read a book this week."

Michael said to me that .

7) Jason and Victoria: "We will do our best in the exams tomorrow."

Jason and Victoria told me that .

8) Andrew: "We didn't eat fish two days ago."

Andrew remarked that .

9) Alice: "I spent all my pocket money on Monday."

Alice complained that .

10) David: "John had already gone at six."

David said that

1) Mandy: "Are the boys reading the book?"

Yesterday Mandy asked me .

2) Jason: "Who gave you the laptop?"

Yesterday Jason wanted to know .

3) Robert: "Is Tim leaving on Friday?"

Yesterday Robert asked me .

4) Daniel: "Will it rain tomorrow?"

Yesterday Daniel asked me .

5) Jennifer: "Where do you play football today?"

Yesterday Jennifer wanted to know .

6) Nancy: "Why didn't Nick go to New York last summer?"

Yesterday Nancy wanted to know .

7) Barbara: "Must I do my homework this afternoon?"

Yesterday Barbara asked me .

8) Linda: "Did Max fly to London two weeks ago?"

Yesterday Linda wanted to know .

9) Grandmother: "Where are my glasses?"

Yesterday Grandmother asked me .

10) A man: "When does the train to Liverpool leave?"

Yesterday a man asked me

Use in Different Tenses

1-Present Simple causative form

He paints his shoes........... He his shoes .

2-Present Continuous

He is mending his car.............He his car .

3-Past Simple

She watered her garden...........She her garden .

4-Past Continuous
She was perming her hair..........She her hair permed.

5-Future Simple

I will repair the roof.........I the roof .

6-Present Perfect

The manager has cleaned the windows.........The manager the windows

7-Present Perfect Continuous

She has been taking photos……………..She photos .

8-Past Perfect

You had ironed your T-shirt....You your shirt .

9-Past Perfect Continous

He had been decorating your house...........You your house

.
10-Modal/Infinitive

He may send the parcel.........You the parcel .

11-Future Continuous

I will be cutting my hair …..I my hair .

Choose the best tense. (Present Perfect, Past Simple,

Future Simple, Past Continuous etc.)
Example: 1. He usually (play) ____ hockey on Saturdays.
(key = hockey)

1. Hi Jane, you _____ sad! What's up?

are looking is looking look looks will look

2. _____ your homework?

Did you do Has you done Has you done Have you do Have
you done

3. When _____?
have you arrived has you arrived do you arrived did you arrived
did you arrive

4. She _____ in this house for years.

lives has been living has lived have lived lived
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5. The weather forecast says the sun _____ tomorrow.

will shine shines may shine is shining is going to shine

6. We _____ my aunt next week on Friday. It will be her birthday.

are visiting have visited is visiting visited will visit

7. Leif Ericson..................Vinland while he …………………………towards the west.

discovered ... sailed discovered ... was sailing
has discovered ... was sailing has discovered ... were sailing
was discovering ... sailed
8. Many things _____ this month.
 changed didn't changed has changed have changed would
change

9. He …………………………… mineral water every day.

are drinking drink drinks is drinking will drink

10. Look! She ……………………………………….. from a large whisky-bottle.

will drink drinks drink is drinking are drinking

11. He was late. When he ......................... at the airport, the plane

...................
arrived ... had already left had arrived ... had left
had arrived ... left
has arrived ... left left ... had arrived
12. After he .............................painting, he ..........................a shower.
finish have finished had had finished had
had finished had had
has finished had
13. If I ....................... the Superman, I ........................
was fly were would fly were will fly
would be would fly
would be flew
14. He ......................................... about everything!
will always complain is complaining is always complaining
always complains always complain

15. Harry ............... and we ............................ him the news.

had woken up told wakes up told was waking up told
woke up told woke up were telling
16. Which books .......................................... to school yesterday?
have you taken did you take do you take take you took you

17. We ............................... that film.

will already seen have already seen has already seen already
saw already did see

18. ........................................... rugby?

Did you ever played Do you ever played Has you ever played
Have you ever play Have you ever played
19. I ........................................... positive reviews about that film in the papers
so I am going to see it.
readed has read will read have read read

20. I ….……… (finish) doing this exercise.

just have finished just finished have just finished has just
finished am finishing
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