Mid-year exam grammar review 5th year

Present tenses, past tenses, future forms, passive voice, personal and impersonal passive, causatives

Transform the sentences using the word given, which you cannot change. Use between two and five words.

1. They started with the roof repairs in March. HAVE

They ___________________________________________________________________________ since March.

2. Kevin moved to his current house two years ago. LIVING

Kevin _____________________________________________________________ in his current house for two years.

3. Nate quit his job three months ago. LOOKING

Nate ________________________________________________________________________ a job for two months.

4. In the past, this was a very popular cinema in town. BE

In the past, this _______________________________________________________ a very popular cinema in town.

5. Sheila started painting her room two hours ago and she’s not finished yet. HAS

Sheila ____________________________________________________________________ her room for two hours.

6. After much difficulty, the car finally started. TO

After much difficulty, we finally ______________________________________________________________.

7. She can’t find a way to fix her fridge so the technician is coming over.

She ____________________________________________________________________ for her by the technician.

8. My friends forced to ask her out on a date. ME

My friends ________________________________________________________________________ on a date.

9. People have said he’s leaving the company. HAS

He ________________________________________________________________ leaving the company.

10. Experts claimed the fire started in the kitchen. SAID

It _____________________________________________________________________ started in the kitchen.

11. Before we continue, we must eliminate the evidence. BE

Before we continue, the evidence ______________________________________________________________.

12. They were demolishing the building while the accident happened. BEING

The building ___________________________________________________________ while the accident happened.

13. They probably will have found the body by then. WILL

The body ________________________________________________________________________ by then.

14. He doesn’t like it when people treat him like a kid. TREATED

He doesn’t like ___________________________________________________________________ like a kid.

15. Conan got home and he turned on the TV. HOME

After he ____________________________________________________________________, he turned on the TV.

16. I realized my mistake the second I saw the report on my desk. SOON

As ______________________________________________________ the report on my desk, I realized my mistake.

17. By the time the firefighters got to the scene, the house was completely burned down. CONSUMED

By the time the firefighters got to the scene, the fire _______________________________________ the house.

18. I waited for three hours before the doctor called my name. BEEN

When the doctor called my name, I ____________________________________________________ three hours.

19. I wanted to tell her the truth but I couldn’t remember the details. FORGOTTEN

I wanted to tell her the truth but I ______________________________________________________ the details.