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Mixed Tenses:

1. The last train ________(leave) the station at 11.30.


2. She always ______(ring) and ______(ask) questions. It’s so boring.
3. I _________(wear) my sunglasses today because the sun is very strong.
4. Ann usually does the shopping, but I _____(do) it today as she isn't well.
5. You looked very busy when I ______(see) you last night. What you ______(do)?
6. The children are very quiet. Go and see what they ______(do).
7. When she was a child, her mother often _____(tell) her that she _______(spend) too much money
but she never ____(listen).
8. The children ________(look) forward to this holiday for months.
9. Since 2011 they ____________ (visit) their son every year.
10. After Larry ____________ (see) the film on TV, he decided to buy the book.
11. By tomorrow evening, we ____________ (finish) our homework.
12. When Carol _________ (call) last night, I _________ (watch) my favorite show on television.
13. I ______ (work) for this company for more than thirty years, and I want to stay here until I retire.
14. The teacher ____________ (probably/assign) a test to his students next Monday.
15. We (look for) ___________________him for 40 days by next Saturday.

2. Passive voice

1. The girls had lost the match.


2. The teacher is not going to open the window.
3. She bought four apples.
4. We are winning the match.
5. The man stole the blue car.
6. The police will arrest the thieves.
7. Jack swam the 200 metres.
8. By next year the students will have studied the passive.
9. Somebody has drunk all the milk!
10. I had cleaned all the windows before the storm.
11. The Government is planning a new road near my house.
12. My grandfather built this house in 1943.
13. Picasso was painting Guernica at that time.
14. Somebody should do the work.
15. They don't speak English in this shop.
3. Conditional Sentences
1. If she ________________ (leave) the fish there the car will get it.
2. Unless they _________ (leave) a lamp beside that hole in the road somebody will fall into it.
3. You'll get pneumonia if you__________ (not change) your wet clothes.
4. If I had known that you couldn't eat octopus I__________ (not buy) it.
5. If they ___________ (hang) that picture lower people would be able to see it.
6. She___________ (be able) to walk faster if her shoes hadn't such high heels.
7. I ___________ (bring) you some beer if I had known that you were thirsty.
8. If you had touched that electric cable you_________ (be) electrocuted.
9. If the story hadn't been true the newspaper__________ (not print) it.
10. I _________ (not buy) things on the installment system if I were you.
11. Dial 999 if you__________ (want) Police, Ambulance, or Fire Brigade.
12. You____________ (not be) any use to me unless you learn to type.
13. If anyone attacked me, my dog_____________ (jump) at his throat.
14. If he were in he ___________________ (answer) the phone.
15. If you ___________________ (wear) a false beard nobody would have recognized you.

4. Reported Speech
1. How many books have they read? She asked me
2. Does your sister live in Stockholm? She asked me
3. Where does John work? She asked me
4. What did the children study on Fridays? She asked me
5. Do I talk too much? She asked me
6. Jason: "Who gave you the laptop?" Yesterday Jason wanted to know
7. Robert: "Is Tim leaving on Friday?" Yesterday Robert asked me
8. Daniel: "Will it rain tomorrow?" Yesterday Daniel asked me
9. Dominic: "She understands Japanese." Dominic remarks (that)      
10. Sophia: "Bella doesn't collect stickers." Sophia explains (that)      
11. Robert: "Dennis often downloads the latest tunes." Robert added
12. Olivia: "Leroy is out riding his new wave board today." Olivia explained
13. Luke: "I don't know what to do." Luke added (that)  
14. Marcel: "Don't sing that song!" Marcel reminded me
15. Jessica: "Write a text message!" Jessica told me

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