UNIVERSIDAD DEL ISTMO

Assignment
English IV

Professor
Tatiana Espitia

Name
Tomás Saavedra
8-827-885

Febrero 2023
 INTRODUCTION

With this work we will improve our English speaking and written skills by practicing
the verbs in present simple, past simple and the active voice into the passive voice.
We will be better at speaking correctly by knowing the correct form of the verbs
and to know when and how to use them.
 Change sentences from present simple to past simple
Sentences are given in the present simple tense. Change them into the past simple
tense.
Example:

Change these sentences in the present simple into the past simple:

1. My mother watches the weather news in the morning.

My mother watched the weather news yesterday.

2. I work at the Weather Channel.

I worked at the Weather Channel last year.

3. My wife runs a retail store.

My wife ran a retail store last month.
4. My sister lives in Panama.
My sister lived in Panama for a year.

5. She earns a living by predicting the weather.

She earned a living by predicting the weather during last year.

6. He wants to be a journalist.
He wanted to be a journalist
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7. cooks fish every Sunday.
Anna cooked fish last week.

8. My students study hard to learn English.

My students studied hard to learned English last week.

9. She writes a children book once a year.

She wrote a children book last year.
10. Do you play any sport?
Did you play any sport?

Change sentences from active voice to passive voice

Sentences are given in the active voice. Change them into the passive voice.

Change these sentences in the active voice into the passive voice:

1. We made hotdogs for the party.

The hotdogs were maid for the party by us.

2. They based the movie on the book.

The movie was based on the book by them.
3. Meteorologists predict the weather.
The weather was predicted by the meteorologists.

4. The committee is presenting the results of the survey at the meeting.

The results of the survey were presented at the meeting by the committee.

5. The reporter is interviewing the Carnival Queen.

The Carnival Queen was interview by the reporter.
6. The City Council has selected the city’s mayor.
The city’s mayor was selected by the city Council

7. The police caught the thief.

The thief was catch by the police.

8. My sister set our house on fire.

The house was set on fire by my sister.
9. The weathermanforecast short spells of rainfall.
The spells of rainfall were short by the weatherman forecast

10. Many people celebrate the city festival with concerts and parades of giant figures.
The city festival with concerts and parades of giant figures were celebrated by the
people.

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 CONCLUSION

The simple present tense expresses daily habits or usual activities.

The simple present tense is used for events or situations that exist always, usually,
or routinely in the past, present, and future.