MIXED TENSES

Set 1
1. They___________________ (hold) a festival next month.

2. One day, while I________________ (walk) to the station, I ____________________(notice)

a strange-looking man.

3. I can’t hear what they ________________________(talk) about.

4. Nobody ________________________(see) them since last month.

5. We ______________________(have) our breakfast before we set off.

6. I __________________________(work) in the garden when you get back from the shops.

7. By next winter they _________________________(build) ten houses in this street.

8. I______________________ (go) to the library twice a week.

9. ________________________________ (you/ever/try) to give up smoking?

10. You __________________________(break) my pencil. I can’t write with it.

11. While my mother ___________________(cook), my father_____________ (watch) TV.

12. I ____________________________(remember) this day all my life.

13. If I ______________________(be) you, I would study Italian or Spanish.

14. ____________________(you/find) it yesterday?

15. If you work hard, you ___________________(pass) your examination.

16. I ______________________(not be) at home on Saturday evening.

17. _______________________(you/always/write) with your left hand?

18. Look at those grey clouds!. It _________________________(snow).

19. She ________________________(not meet) her father for seven years.

20. You _____________________________(drive) all day. Let me drive now.

21. The bus_________________ (start) as I___________________ (get) on.

22. I will come as soon as I ______________________(complete) my task.

23. If you drove more slowly, you ___________________(not have) so many accidents.

24. She __________________________(iron) all afternoon.

25. As we ______________________(walk) along the road, we

______________________(hear) a car coming from behind us.

26. I _____________________(hear) the news last night, but I ________________(not

hear) it today.

27. If I ____________________(know) that, I wouldn’t have made a mistake.

28. It is a lovely day. The sun __________________(shine) and the birds

______________(sing).

29. I _____________________(not pay) the telephone bill yet.

30. My grandparents _______________________(celebrate) their golden wedding next week.

31. Do you think that he ________________________(recognize) me?

32. If you ______________________(arrive) ten minutes earlier, you would have got a seat.

33. _________________(you/like) spicy food?

34. Mr. Smith always________________ (read) his newspaper in the evening. Mrs. Smith

sometimes __________________(knit), but she___________________ (not knit) tonight.

35. It ______________________(snow) heavily when he _________________(wake) up.

36. I ________________(not play) football since I ______________(be) fifteen years old.

37. We _______________________(have) a drink with Peter tonight.

38. We __________________(buy) a new car. Come and look at it.

39. _____________________ (you/smoke) when I ___________________(come) in?

40. What ________________________(he/do) at 5 p.m. yesterday?

41. The concert ______________________(start) before I got to the hall.

42. I _______________________(finish) this book by tomorrow evening.

43. Come in and sit down. I _________________(make) a sandwich for you.

44. After we _______________________(finish) our dinner, we will watch a video film.

45. She _______________________(play) in a tennis match on Saturday.

46. I______________________________ (read) a lot of good books recently.

47. I hope the weather____________________ (not change) for the worse.

48. He_________________(live) in Canada for three years and then he ___________(move)

to Spain.

49. After I __________________(hear) the news, I hurried to see him.

50. We ______________________________(spend) a few days in Cambridge last month.

PASSIVE VOICE
1. Sarah took a beautiful picture of the Empire State Building.

2. Sheyla has an excellent job at a bank.

3. The secretary did not bring the papers.

4. John is setting a new carpet in the office.

5. My grandfather was milking the cows at the farm.

6. I will take a taxi after the meeting.

7. We are going to see the movie.

8. Susan has lost her glasses.

9. He had begun his studies in Boston.

10. The dog has bitten our neighbour.

11. We will visit the Louvre Museum in Paris.

12. My neighbour lends me the ladder.

13. Sally and Tom paid the bills.

14. My friends are enjoying the party.

15. They were feeding the puppies.

16. Anne's daughter will have a baby.

17. Michael is going to plant a new tree in the park.

18. We have saved enough money to buy a new flat.

19. Tommy had already done his homework.

20. My friend was thanking his birthday's present

PASSIVE VOICE: DITRANSITIVE (Use both structures)

1. John gave a bar of chocolate to Jill.
a:________________________________________________________
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b:________________________________________________________
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2. I lent a pencil to Graham.
a:________________________________________________________
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b:________________________________________________________
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3. Fiona told the truth to Julian.
a:________________________________________________________
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b:________________________________________________________
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4. They offered the job to Simon.
a:________________________________________________________
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b:________________________________________________________
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5. The boss showed the new computer to Anna.
a:________________________________________________________
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b:________________________________________________________
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6. Julie taught the grammar to the students.
a:________________________________________________________
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b:________________________________________________________
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7. I sent the email to John.
a:________________________________________________________
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b:________________________________________________________
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8. Lucy threw the ball to the child.
a:________________________________________________________
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b:________________________________________________________
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9. Sophia sold the car to a doctor.
a:________________________________________________________
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b:________________________________________________________
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10. I asked the question to David.
a:________________________________________________________
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b:_____________

CAUSATIVE PASSIVE
Rewrite these sentences using have or get. 1. The mechanic changed the oil in my car.
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_ 2. The hairdresser cut my hair in a completely different style.
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_ 3. A decorator has repainted our house.
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_ 4. A friend of mine, who´s an electrician, is going to repair my DVD player next
week.
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_ 5. My jacket is being cleaned at a specialist cleaner´s.
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_ 6. The town hall has just been rebuilt for the council.
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IMPERSONAL PASSIVE

1. A lot of people think that he plays the piano beautifully.

2. Carol knew that Mike was stealing goods from the market.
3. Doctors informed that the woman died last night.
4. The detective presumes that the butler is the murderer.
5. My sister says that the party will be here.
6. Several businessmen hope that the Government supports his decisions.
7. Doctors affirm that smoking cause several damages.
8. Many people think that women are not as strong as men.

REPORTED SPEECH
"It's raining," she said.
1 ______________________________________________
He said to her, "I love you."
2 ______________________________________________
"I saw María in the supermarket yesterday," said Carlos.
3 ______________________________________________
"We've lived here for three years," he said.
4 ______________________________________________
"I'll bring a pasta salad," said Francesca.
5 ______________________________________________
"Mark's going to install solar panels," said Miranda.
6 ______________________________________________
"They found gold here," said the geology teacher.
7 ______________________________________________
"Jenny can't speak French," said Pierre.
8 ______________________________________________
"I first met my wife in Seville," he told us.
9 ______________________________________________
"I want your homework handed in by tomorrow," he said.
10 ______________________________________________
"My mother made these cakes," said Juan.
11 ______________________________________________
"I'm feeling tired now," said David.
12 ______________________________________________