Grammar practice

Fill the gaps with the correct tenses.

1. I (learn) English for seven years now. But last year I (not / work) hard enough for English, that's
why my marks (not / be) really that good then.
2. As I (pass / want) my English exam successfully next year, I (study) harder this term.
3. During my last summer holidays, my parents (send) me on a language course to London. It (be)
great and I think I (learn) a lot.
4. Before I (go) to London, I (not / enjoy) learning English.
5. But while I (do) the language course, I (meet) lots of young people from all over the world.
6. There I (notice) how important it (be) to speak foreign languages nowadays.
7. Now I (have) much more fun learning English than I (have) before the course.
8. At the moment I (revise) English grammar. And I (begin / already) to read the texts in my English
textbooks again. I (think) I (do) one unit every week.
9. My exam (be) on 15 May, so there (not / be) any time to be lost.
10. And after my apprenticeship, maybe I (go) back to London to work there for a while.

Reported:

Rewrite the sentences in reported speech. Change pronouns and time expressions where necessary.

11. She said, "I am reading."

→ She said that
12. They said, "We are busy."
→ They said that
13. He said, "I know a better restaurant."
→ He said that
14. She said, "I woke up early."
→ She said that
15. He said, "I will ring her."
→ He said that
16. They said, "We have just arrived."
→ They said that
17. He said, "I will clean the car."
→ He said that
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 18. She said, "I did not say that."
→ She said that
19. She said, "I don't know where my shoes are."
→ She said that
20. He said: "I won't tell anyone."
→ He said that

Passive:

Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.

21. I can answer the question. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

22. She would carry the box. - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
23. You should open the window. - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
24. We might play cards. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
25. You ought to wash the car. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
26. He must fill in the form. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
27. They need not buy bread. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
28. He could not read the sentence. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
29. Will the teacher test our English? - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
30. Could Jenny lock the door? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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 Answer key

Tenses.

1. I have been learning English for seven years now.But last year I was not working hard enough for
English, that's why my marks were notreally that good then.
2. As I want to pass my English exam successfully next year, I am going to study harder this term.
3. During my last summer holidays, my parents sent me on a language course to London.
4. It was great and I think I learned a lot.
5. Before I went to London, I had not enjoyed learning English.
6. But while I was doing the language course, I met lots of young people from all over the world.
7. There I noticed how important it is to speak foreign languages nowadays.Now I have much more
fun learning English than I had before the course.
8. At the moment I am revising English grammar.And I have already begun to read the texts in my
English textbooks again. I think I will do one unit every week.
9. My exam is on 15 May, so there is not any time to be lost.
10. And after my apprenticeship, maybe I will go back to London to work there for a while.

Reported:
11. She said, "I am reading."
→ She said that she was reading.
12. They said, "We are busy."
→ They said that they were busy.
13. He said, "I know a better restaurant."
→ He said that he knew a better restaurant.
14. She said, "I woke up early."
→ She said that she had woken up early.
15. He said, "I will ring her."
→ He said that he would ring her.
16. They said, "We have just arrived."
→ They said that they had just arrived.
17. He said, "I will clean the car."

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 → He said that he would clean the car.
18. She said, "I did not say that."
→ She said that she had not said that.
19. She said, "I don't know where my shoes are."
→ She said that she did not know where her shoes were.
20. He said: "I won't tell anyone."
→ He said that he would not tell anyone.

Passive:
21. I can answer the question. - The question can be answered by me.
22. She would carry the box. - The box would be carried by her.
23. You should open the window. - The window should be opened by you.
24. We might play cards. - Cards might be played by us.
25. You ought to wash the car. - The car ought to be washed by you
26. He must fill in the form. - The form must be filled in by him.
27. They need not buy bread. - Bread need not be bought by them.
28. He could not read the sentence. - The sentence could not be read by him.
29. Will the teacher test our English? - Will our English be tested by the teacher?
30. Could Jenny lock the door? - Could the door be locked by Jenny?