Complete the sentences below by putting the verb in brackets into

the past simple or past perfect.

1 While I was away on holiday, my sister (fall) ………. ill and I had to come home. 
2 By the time we reached Frankfurt I (already/be) ………. very tired of driving. 
3 There was a terrible atmosphere in the room. They (have) ………. an argument just before I came. 
4 First she (be) ………. a teacher, then she became a journalist. 
5 I gave my friend directions to my house, but later realised that I (forgot) ………. to give her the exact
address. 
6 I got to work this morning and was angry when I saw that no one (arrive) ………. yet. 
7 He awoke thinking he was in a prison and that he'd been arrested for robbery. He then realised that it
(all/be) ………. just a bad dream. 

The sentences below are all active. Put them into the passive,
keeping the same meaning.
 
1 Someone stole my bike while I was in the shop.
My bike ………. while I was in the shop. 
2 They've just repaired the bridge in the park.
The bridge in the park ……….. 
3 Vandals have damaged the children's playground again.
The children's playground ………. again. 
4 They will change the bus timetable. It is really annoying.
The bus timetable ……….. 
5  They discharged my brother from hospital yesterday.
My brother ………. from hospital yesterday. 
6 My lawyer informed me of the changes to the contract.
I ………. by my lawyer of the changes to the contract. 
7 When I arrived at the cinema I found that they had cancelled the film.
When I arrived at the cinema I found that the film ……….. 
8 After six weeks the shop still hadn't sent my books.
After six weeks my books still ……….. 
Rewrite the following using reported speech:

Structure of reported speech

direct speech It’s better to wait.

reported speech She said that it was better to wait.

direct speech I’ve (I have) never been to Spain.

reported speech He said that he had never been to Spain.

 
1 Martin said, "I am ill."
     Martin said that ………. ill. 
2 Martin said, "I've just bought a house."
     Martin said that ………. a house. 
3 Martin said, "I'm going on holiday tomorrow."
     Martin said that he ………. on holiday the next day. 
4 Martin said, "I can call her."
     Martin said that he ………. her. 
5 Martin said, "John doesn't have time tomorrow."
     Martin said that John ………. time the next day. 
6 Martin said, "It'll be tough."
     Martin said that it ………. tough, but it wasn't. 
7 Martin said, "I've been looking for you."
     Martin told me that he ………. for me. 
8 Martin said, "I won't be there."
     Martin said he ………. there, but he was. 
All Tenses. Complete the sentences using the form of the verb in
brackets:
1. My dad ___________________ three languages. – How many languages ____________________? (SPEAK, YOUR DAD
SPEAK)

2. He ___________________from me when I entered the room. (HIDE)

3. A few weeks ago, I ___________________in the newspaper that our parliamentary representative
___________________to visit France. (READ, WANT)

4. I told the doctor that she ______________________ill a few days before. (FALL)

5. Mr Morgan _________________________classes for almost two decades. He is one of the best teachers in school.
(TEACH)

6. The leak in the water pipe ________________________great damage. We must do something about it. (CAUSE)

7. Most people ______________________at work when the fire ______________________. (BE, START)

8. As soon as I left the house, I ______________________him. He ______________________at the corner and

______________________for a bus. (SEE, STAND, WAIT)

9. You look so dirty. What ___________________________all day? (YOU DO)

10.The manager ______________________her report yet, but he __________________________it this afternoon. (NOT
SEE, PROBABLY READ)

11.Aunt Judith ______________________yesterday evening, but I ______________________her yet today. (ARRIVE,

NOT SEE)

12.I ______________________fishing this afternoon. ______________________with me? (GO, YOU COME)

13.The museum __________________________in the past year. It ______________________next month. (RENOVATE,

REOPEN)

14.We usually ______________________at the Holiday Inn when we travel to New York. (STAY)

15.I asked him if he ______________________to Australia. (EVER BE)

16.He __________________________very strangely since his accident last month. (BEHAVE)

17.I ______________________in a café and ______________________a cappuccino yesterday afternoon. (SIT, HAVE)

18.Someone _________________________into our garage door. (JUST CRASH)

19.After she ______________________writing her emails, she ______________________the dog for a walk. (FINISH,
TAKE)

20.Why ______________________your last job? – Well they ______________________me the pay rise I
__________________________. (YOU LEAVE, NOT GIVE, EXPECT)