Bunat Alghad Academy

First Semester
For the Scholastic Year 2023/2024

Grade 11 National

English
Action Pack
Module two
T. Ala`a Omran

“Learn as if you will live forever, live like you will

die tomorrow.”

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 Vocabulary
Verbs
host act as host at (an event)
Example: Japan will host the Olympic games.
stroll to walk in a leisurely or idle manner
Example: On lazy Sundays, the family likes to take a leisurely stroll in the
park.
cherish to treasure or deeply care for something
Example: After all of her hard work, Christine cherished the moment she
received her diploma.
book to reserve or purchase something ahead of time
Example: We tried to book our flights online, but the system was down
and we couldn’t make our purchase.
herald signal
Example: The festival heralds the arrival of spring.
scorch to burn the surface something
Example: Janine is a horrible cook and tends to scorch anything she puts in
a frying pan.
Nouns
troupe a group of entertainers that tour around with their performance
Example: The acting troupe travels from city to city, putting on at least two
plays every time they stop on their tour.
attraction a place that draws visitors by providing something of interest or pleasure
Example: The museum is the town's main tourist attraction.
charm the ability to persuade, delight or arouse admiration
Example: The charm of the snake put the onlooker into a deep trance
through its rhythmic movements.

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craftsmen a worker who practices a trade or a handicraft
Example: He bought jewellery made by European craftsmen.

enthusiasm strong excitement

Example: He did his work with great energy and enthusiasm.
ware a good that can be purchased
Example: The ware I bought at the street festival is the perfect addition to
my mug collection.
host a person who receives or entertains other people as guests
Example: They were gracious hosts at the dinner party.

Adjectives
majestic magnificent
Example: The majestic Egyptian pyramid has enthralled the travelers.
ancient old
Example: The people in the village still observe the ancient customs of
their ancestors.
dramatic considerable
Example: Computers have brought dramatic changes to people’s lives.
dazzling brilliant or colorful
Example: There was a dazzling display of talents.
elaborate planned or carried out with great care
Example: The patient took elaborate precautions.
one of a unique
kind
Example: I do not know how we will ever replace Mary after she retires.
She is really one of a kind.

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 Derivatives
Verb Noun Adjective Adverb
attract attraction attractive attractively

host host --------------------------- -------------------------

charm charm charming charmingly
elaborate elaboration elaborated elaborately

Exercise 1: Choose a verb from the box to complete each of the following
sentences.

host cherish herald booked scorch

1. I still ____________________ that memory when my father took us to Japan.

2. The green leaves _______________________ the arrival of spring.
3. We _______________________ two seats in the theatre.
4. Europe will ___________________ the Olympic games.

Exercise 2: Choose an adjective from the box to complete each of the

following sentences.

majestic ancient elaborate one of a kind

1. Sandra wants to open a _______________________ Italian restaurant.

2. The great ship looked _________________________ in its new colors.

3. The students are constantly asking about the relevance of studying _____________
history when they live in the present time.

4. At this last point ___________________ plans were made for a water terminal.

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Exercise 3: Choose the correct noun that best completes each of the
following sentences.

craftsmen attractions ware troupe

1. The Duke has engaged a _________________ of dancers and guitarists to entertain

his friends.
2. Skilled _________________, such as carpenters, are in great demand.
3. Frank’s store is not doing well because it only offers one unpopular _____________.
4. Petra is one of the main ____________________ in Jordan.

Exercise 4: Complete the following sentences with the suitable words

derived from the words in brackets and write down your answer in the
space provided.
1. He surrounds himself with (attract)_____________________, intelligent, or well-known
people.

2. The vibe of the author’s happy-go-lucky books seems to (charm)____________________

every child who reads them.

3. ____________________(elaborate) on the topic will help me better understand what it

takes to complete an electrical circuit.

Color idioms
1. green light: give permission
2. feel a bit blue: to feel sad (sadness)
3. out of the blue: unexpectedly
4. see red: be angry
5. red-handed: the act of doing something wrong
6. white elephant: useless possession, something that has cost a lot of money
but has no useful purpose

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 Body Idioms
1. get it off your chest: to tell someone about something that has been worrying you

2. get cold feet: to lose your confidence in something at the last minute

3. play it by ear: to decide how to deal with a situation as it develops

4. keep your chin up: to remain cheerful in difficult situations; an expression of

encouragement

5. have a head for figures: to have a natural mental ability for Math / numbers

6. put my back into it: extremely hard; put a lot of effort into something

Exercises:

1. A lot of houses in the nearby village became white elephants as their owners left
them. What does the underlined idiom mean?

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2. Have you heard the good news? We have got permission to go ahead with our
project. Replace the underlined phrase with a suitable color idiom.

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3. It is normal to feel a bit blue from time to time. However, studies show that negative
emotions can harm the body.

What feeling does the underlined color idiom express?

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4. Replace the underlined misused idiom in the sentence below with the correct one to
form the appropriate color idiom.

Luckily, the police arrived and the thief was caught the green light.

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5. Choose the correct idiom that best completes the following sentence.

Her criticisms were enough to make anyone _______________________

a. see red b. red handed

6. When he bought the mansion, he did not know it was going to be such a ___________.

a. red handed b. white elephant

7. Replace the underlined misused idiom in the sentence below with the correct one to
form the appropriate color idiom.

For months, she kept saying that she wants to marry Robert, and then one day,
feeling a bit blue, she announced that she is moving to Spain.

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8. Write a color idiom that completes the following sentences.

• The council has given the ______________________ to the new shopping centre.

• He was caught _________________ taking money from the bank.

9. Complete the sentences with the correct phrase:

1. I'm too nervous to do a parachute jump. I think that I'll --------------------------- at the
last moment.

2. If you've got a problem, talk to someone about it. It helps to -----------------------.

3. I don't think I would be a very good accountant. I don't really ----------------------.

4. -------------------------------! I'm sure everything will be fine in the end.

5. I'm not sure if it'll be warm enough to have a barbecue. We'll have to ----------------------
---------------.

6. Even if things have been difficult for you, always ------------------------, everything will be
normal soon.

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 Technology
Information Technology
The word The definition

calculation (n) a way of using numbers in order to find out an amount, price or value
calculate(v)
computer chip a small piece inside a computer which stores information via an electric
(n) current

floppy disk (n) a flexible, removable magnetic disk that stores computer information

PC (n) an abbreviation for personal computer, a computer that is used by one

Personal person at a time
computer
program (n) a set of instructions enabling a computer to function

ICT (n. Information and Communication Technology

abbrev.)
smartphone (n) a mobile phone with advanced computing technology

World Wide an information system, known as the Internet, which allows documents to
Web (n) be connected to other documents, and for people to search for information
by moving from one document to another

rely on(phrasal to have trust or confidence in something or someone

verb)
reliable
(adjective)

Match the descriptions with the pictures in the book and the words in the box. One
word is not needed. The first one is done for you.
computer chip - calculation - floppy disk - smartphone - program - PC - World Wide Web
1. a mobile phone that connects to the internet smartphone
2. a very small piece found inside every computer
3. a small square piece of plastic that was used to store
information from computer
4. a computer designed for one person to use
5. when you use maths to work out an answer
6. all the information shared by computers through the internet
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 The history of computers ( ‫( ) تاريخ الحواسيب‬SB 6)
When you are using a computer, think about the technology that is needed for it to work. People
have been using types of computers for thousands of years. A metal machine was found on the
seabed in Greece that was more than 2.000 years old. It is believed that this was the first ever
computer.

it=a computer/ that= A metal machine was found on the seabed in Greece/ It= this was the first
ever computer / this= a metal machine

In the 1940s, technology had developed enough for inventors to make the first generation of
modern computers. One such model was so large it needed a room that was 167 square metres
to put it in. During that decade, scientists in England developed the first computer program. It
took 25 minutes to complete one calculation. In 1958 CE, the computer chip was developed.

it= One such model/ It= One such model / It= computer program

The first computer game was produced in 1962 CE, followed two years later by the computer
mouse. In 1971 CE, the floppy disk was invented, which meant that information could be shared
between computers for the first time. The first (personal computer) was produced in 1974 CE, so
people could buy computers to use at home.

which= the floppy disk was invented

In 1983 CE, people could buy a laptop for the first time. Then, in 1990 CE, the British scientist
Tim Berners Lee developed the World Wide Web. However, it was not until 2007 CE that the
first smartphones appeared. Today, most people use their mobile phones every day.

it= that the first smartphones appeared / their= most people

What will happen in the future? You can already buy watches which can do the same as mobile
phones. Scientists have also developed glasses that are capable of doing even more than this.

which= watches / that= glasses

Life in the future is going to see further changes in computer technology. It is likely that all
aspects of everyday life will rely on a computer program, from how we travel to how our homes
are heated.

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Read the article again and answer the questions.
1 -Where was the first ever computer found?
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2- What information in the text shows that the first modern computers were very large?
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3- List the inventions that were completed between 1958 CE and 1975 CE.
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4- How do you think computer technology will develop further in the future? How far do
you agree with the article?
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5- We rely more and more on computer technology. How far do you agree that this is a
positive development?
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6- What is the meaning of “floppy disk”?
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7- Write down the sentence which indicates that different types of computers have been used
for a long time.
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8- What helped inventors to make the first generation of modern computers?
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9- The invention of the floppy disk had an important advantage to the people who use
computers. Write this advantage down.
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10- Write down the sentence which indicates that the first computer programme was
primitive.
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11- People could use computers at their homes. What helped them to do that?
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12- Find a word from the text which means “all the information shared by computers through
the internet”.
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13- Where did scientists develop the first computer program?
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14- Critical thinking:
a. According to the text the writer states that most people use their mobile phones every
day. Explain this statement and mention two usages of mobile phones.

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b. According to the text, laptops contributed a lot to the development of everyday life.
Suggest three advantages of having laptops.

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c. Imagine that computers are not invented. How would life be different from it is now?

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Helping verbs

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 REVISION OF THE TENSES

Past simple

FORM: subject + V2
He played / They slept
NEGATIVE: subject +didn’t + verb (base)
He didn’t play / They didn’t sleep
QUESTION: Did+ subject+ verb( base)?
Did he sleep ?/ Did they sleep?

Note: Verb ( to be) is negated by using ( wasn’t /weren’t )

He wasn’t here yesterday. / We weren’t nice to our guests.

The keywords / Indicators:

Yesterday, ago, last + time , in the past , in the ancient times, at that time, in/on +
time in the past , in my childhood.
V2 + thus/therefore + V2

Exercise:

1. They ……………………… a movie yesterday. (watch)

2. I ………………………. my best friend last week. (not meet)
3. She ………………….. amazing and everyone………….. her. (look, like)
4. Last Monday, my dad ……………. a brand new van. (buy)
5. Sara worked hard, thus she …………….. so tired. (feel)
6. I ………………. this museum once. (visit)
7. Three years ago, France ………………. the championship. (win)
8. I …………………. very energetic in my childhood. (be)
9. My family ………………… an old ship in 1999. (have)
10. At the age of 4, my daughter …………… two languages. (speak)

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We use the simple past to talk about:

1. something that started and finished in the past (completed)

• I ……………………. my car yesterday. (wash)

• The government …………………. three hospital in 2013. (build)
• Last summer, we ……………………. to Vietnam. (travel)

2. describe a routine in the past

• When I was young, I often …………… hunting with my friends. (go)

• Zaid never……………… milk at the age of five. (drink)
• We usually ……………….. in the river when we lived near it. (swim)

Past Papers
1. A local magazine …………………….. three of my articles last month.
( have published , has been published , will publish , published)..2019

2. I am afraid that somebody …………….. my laptop yesterday.

(was used, used, will use ) …2019

3. The documentary film was interesting thus I ……………….. it so much. (enjoy)

4. Sultan ………………. a book of mine yesterday. (borrow) …(2013)
5. After we had finished dinner, we …………….. into the garden. ( go) ..2013
6. The plane ……………... a few minutes ago. (land) ..2012
7. Hatem had saved his documents before viruses ……………….. his computer.
( crash)…2012
8. Fatima …………………… her homework three hours ago. ( finish) …2011

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 Past Continuous

FORM: subject + was/were + (verb + ing )

*Plural subject (you, they , we , boys , men) + were + verb ing
( They were reading. / You were swimming. / The boys were drinking. )
*Singular subject ( I, he, she , it , Sally, the man , the cat) + was + verb ing
(He was reading. / she was swimming. / I was drinking.)
NEGATIVE: subject +wasn’t/ weren’t + verb (ing)
He wasn’t playing. / They weren’t sleeping.
QUESTION: Was/Were+ subject+ verb (ing)?
Was he eating? / Were they drinking?

The keywords / Indicators:

When , while , as , at this time (yesterday , last week, last year……) , at 6:00
(yesterday evening , last week , last night…), from 7:00 to 9:00 ( last month,
yesterday …..)

Exercise:

1. While my mother ………………………… the house, I helped her. (clean)

2. When we arrived, the worker …………………………… the wall. (build)
3. At six o’clock yesterday, we …………………………….. chess. (play)
4. I took a photo as he ………………………….. the hill. (climb)
5. My friends ……………………. for me form 8:00 to 10:00 last night. (wait)
6. My father …………………….. the newspaper while I was watching T.V. ( read)
7. My family …………………….. my birthday at this time last month. ( celebrate)
8. She ……………………… a shower when her friend phoned her. ( have)

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We use the past continuous to talk about:

1. an action that was happening before or after another action at a specific

time in the past

• She ………………………….. her homework at 5:00 yesterday. (write )

• At this time last night, we …………………………. for our party. (prepare)

2. an action that was happening and interrupted by another action in the past

• While she ………………………….. the car, a dog jumped in front of her. (drive)
• Ibrahim ……………………….. home when he found the golden ring. (walk)
• As Abd …………………………. the exam, his mother called him. (have)
Past Papers
1. Ghina ……………… her bedroom when her friends arrived at her house.
(is cleaning , was cleaning , were cleaning , will be cleaning) ….2021
2. While my father ……………… a book, our neighbor came to visit us.
(is read, reads, was reading, is being read)…2019
3. My students ………….. about their achievements in science when the bell rang.
(talk) ..2017
4. While Salma ………………….. in Aqaba, she visited the castle. ( stay) ..2016
5. While Dana ……………….. her story, she took a short test. ( read)..2016
6. My mother ………………….. the newspaper when I entered the room. ..2006
(is reading , was reading , be reading)
7. I was reading a story when the phone.
( rings, rang , ring) ………2005
8. While the child was ………………. the bicycle, he fell off.
(riding , rode, rides) …2005

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 Past Perfect

FORM: subject +had+ verb 3

She had come. / They had travelled.
NEGATIVE: subject +hadn’t + verb 3
He hadn’t played. / They hadn’t slept.
QUESTION: Had+ subject+ verb 3?
Had you eaten?/ Had Zaid drunk his juice?
We use the past perfect to talk about:

an action that happened before a specific moment in the past

1.

The keywords / Indicators:

1. After /Because ….had +verb 3 , verb 2
2. Before , when , so , later , by …..verb 2 , had verb 3

time in the past .eg. by 2003 , by the end of the last year (by 1999, I had moved to Paris.)

3.by
verb 2 , had verb 3 ( by the time he arrived , I had left. )

4. Already, just , never ( if we have verb 2 in the sentence)

5. So ( had verb 3 + so + verb 2 ) eg, I had been late for many times, so my boss
fired me.

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Exercises:
A. Correct the verbs in brackets.
1. After we ………………………… the room, we left home. (clean)
2. She …………………….. the door before she went out. (lock)
3. I ran as soon as I ……………………… the whistle. (hear)
4. By the end of the last century, scientists …………………. many discoveries. (make)
5. I felt happy because I …………………………… you. (meet)
6. He ………………………. by the time I got there. (leave)
7. My friends ……… already…………….by the time I arrived. (eat)
8. We……..just ……………….. the painting when you called. (finish)
9. Before you ……………the email, you had logged in. (receive)
10. Sami ……………………… three novels by 2011. (complete)
11.They came home angrily because they …………………….. an accident. (have)

B. Rewrite the sentence to keep the same meaning:

1. She called me after that she went out.
After …………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. I prepared the cake before I slept.
After …………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. I finished the homework and then I slept.
After ………………………………………………………………………………………….
Before ………………………………………………………………………………………..
Because ……………………………………………………………………………………….

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 Past Papers
1. Jawad worked very hard for several years, and then he bought a new car.
The sentence which has a similar meaning to the one above is: …2021
a. Before Jawad had bought a new car, he worked very hard for several years.
b. Before Jawad had worked very hard for several years, he bought a new car.
c. Before Jawad worked very hard for several years, he had bought a new car.
d. Before Jawad bought a new car, he had worked very hard for several years.

2. How long had you studied French before you ……………. a translator? ( become)
..2017

3. Before Mohammad bought his new bike, he …………………. money. (save)..2017

4. By the end of 2010, my friends………………. for the USA to study medicine. (leave)
..2016

5. Tala took three English courses in the British counsel, then she went to Britain to
study medicine. ……2016
before Tala……………………………………………………………………………

6. By the end of 2011, my younger sister ………………………. from the university.

(graduate) ….. 2016

7. Amer slept deeply last night after he ……………………. five hundred kilometers
without a break. (drive)…2015

8. Hassan’s parents bought him a bicycle after he……………………. good marks in his
exams. (get )…2014

9. Write the following sentence to keep the same meaning.

**Sara attended several English courses in British council, and then she went to
Britain. (before)…2016

…………………………………………………………………………………………..

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 ………………………………………………………………………………………
Past Perfect Continuous

FORM: subject +had+ been+ verb ing

She had been studying. / They had been traveling.
NEGATIVE: subject +hadn’t + been+ verb ing
He hadn’t been playing. / They hadn’t been sleeping.
QUESTION: Had+ subject+been+ verb ing?
Had you been eating? / Had Zaid been shouting?
We use the past perfect continuous to:

show that an action was happening till a specific moment in the past

Ex. I had been working at the company for five years when I got the promotion.

show an action which started before a time in the past and which finished, but
where the effects or results were still important at a point in the past
Ex: Her eyes were tired. She had been working on the computer for hours.

Keywords: before , after , as soon as , when , because , by ( time or verb 2 ) ( if we

have since, for , all + time , the whole, how long ) in the same sentence. In other
words (if we have two keywords in the same sentence.
**(if there is a past verb in the sentence)
**If the verb is a stative verb, we use the past perfect not the past perfect
continuous.
Eg: ( be , see, know , want , need , own , run out , break , graduate , start , finish ,
wound , cut ….etc)
* Sara didn’t recognize her friend Farah . She ……………………….. (not / see ) her for
five years.
**If there are two keywords, use the past perfect continuous.
I ………………… for six days before I got my salary. ( work)

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Examples:
1. Shadi was angry. He……...……..……………………... for Ali for 45 minutes. (be, wait)
2. I was very tired. I …………………………............ hard all day. (be , work)
3. Rami went to the doctor last Friday. He ……………..……………... well for some time.
(not, be, feel)

Exercise:
1) Omar failed his exam because he ………………………………. computer games all the
day. (play)
2) Omar failed his exam because he …………………………. computer games. ( play)
3) Omar failed his exam because he …………………………. computer games. ( be play)
3) Ahmad ……………………………..English for three years before he moved to London.
(study)
4) I went to the doctor this morning after I ………………………………….. ill during all the
night. (feel)
5) The children were tired. They …………………………………..all the day. (fight)
6) Ali was covered with paint; he …………………………………..the whole day. (paint)
7) Ali is covered with paint, he ……………………………….. the whole day. (paint)
8) I found it difficult to concentrate after …………………………….. for 6 hours. (work)

Past Papers
*My uncle ……………. working at the company for five years when he got a promotion.
(is , have been , had been , will be)…2019
*The children …………………. in the yard for two hour. ….2019
(has been playing , is playing , had been playing)
*Tareq passed all his exams. He …………………………… well for a month.( be revise)
*Ahmad was tired at the end of the day. He had…………………………….. for over five
hours. (be work)
*When Mr. Mahmoud arrived, he was exhausted. He …………............................ mountains
for five days. (be, climb) (2011)
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*The tailors finished making Laila's dress a week before the wedding. They………………..it
for over a month. ( be, make) (2012)
*Aisha received an email from Tahani yesterday. She ……………………………….. to
write since June. (be, promise) (2013)
*The climber had …………………....…. the mountain for over two hours. (be, climb)
(2013)
* We had …………………………………… with each other for a long time. (be,
communicate)
*Susan had …………….………………… about the idea for a while when she made the
suggestion. (be, think) (2015)

Past Tenses Exercises

1. The train …………………………. at 7:00 yesterday. (leave )
2. The exams …………………………. last Sunday. (begin )
3. My sister always………………. my clothes when she was fitter. (wear)
4. My brother often ………………… to school by bus in his childhood. (not go)
5. The baby slept thus his mother ………… finish her housework. (can)
6. At this time yesterday, I ……………………. to my uncle who lives abroad. (speak)
7. When Muslims ....................... the Eid , other people………………………. a normal
day. (celebrate, have)
8. I …………………. a walk in the near park while other boys ………………….
( have, play)
9. ………….. she ………….. Mansaf two days ago? (cook)
10. From 5 to 7 pm last night, Tom …………………………... his homework. ( be, do )
11.……….the police …………….. the thief by the end of the day? ( arrest )
12. After Sally …………………. reading six novels, she bought a new collection. (finish)
13. You …………………………all the night before you left home. (be, work)
14. The journalist …………………..for this magazine for 10 years now by 2014. (write )
15.We didn’t want to watch this movie because we……………………… twice. ( watch)
16. She refused to return home until she ……………………….. a suitable excuse. ( find)
17. It …………………….. before I …………………. my office. (rain, arrive)
18. At 9 o’clock last Monday, I ……………………………. piano course. (attend)
19. By 1999 my father ………………………………. a piano course. (be, attend)
20. By 1999 my father ………………. a piano course. ( attend)
21. What time ……………. you …………………. Breakfast yesterday? (have)

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Past Papers on Tenses

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 Passive Voice

English has two voices: active and passive. The active voice is used when the subject of the
sentence does the action.
For example: My brother sings that song.
The subject is (my brother) while the object is (that song)
The passive voice is used when we focus on the object of the sentence. In the example (that
song) becomes the subject.
For example: That song is sung.
When it is important to know who does the action, we use “by”. The noun that follows by is
called the “agent.”

For example: The song is sung by my brother.

To convert a sentence into the passive voice, we do the following:

1. Place the object at the beginning of the sentence (it is provided in the
question).

2. Use the appropriate form of the verb "to be"

(is/are/am/was/were/being/been) based on the tense of the original
sentence.

3. Change the verb in the original sentence to its third form (past participle)
and complete the sentence.

The general form:

Object + be + verb 3 + complement + by + subject

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Active Passive

Simple present (v1/ don’t , doesn’t ) Obj + is /are /am +V3

She speaks English. English is spoken.

She doesn’t speak English. English isn’t spoken.

Simple past (V2 /didn’t ) Obj + was /were + V3

She spoke English. English was spoken.

She didn’t speak English. English wasn’t spoken.

Present continuous Obj + is /are/ am+ being +V3

She is speaking English. English is being spoken.

Past continuous Obj+ was /were + being+ V3

She was speaking English. English was being spoken.

Present perfect Obj + has/ have +been + V3

She has spoken English. English has been spoken.

Past perfect Obj+ had +been + V3

She had spoken English. English had been spoken.

Modals Obj + modal +be +V3

She can speak English. Obj+ modal have+ been + v3

She might have spoken English. English can be spoken.

English might have been spoken.

Be+ Going to+ verb (base) Obj +is/are /am +going to +be +V3

She is going to speak English. English is going to be spoken.

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Exercise:

1. They clean the house every night.

The house ………………………………………………………………every night by them.

2. She encourages her brothers to study harder.

Her brothers…………………………………………………………………………………..

3. The engineer checks the oil level routinely.

The oil levels…………………………………………………………………………………

4. Sara saw lions in the zoo.

Lions …………………………………………………………………………………………

5. The detectives found the clues to solve the crime.

The clues……………………………………………………………………………………..

6. I didn’t watch this film before.

This film……………………………………………………………………………………..

7. My mum met her new neighbors yesterday.

The new neighbors………………………………………………………………………......

8. The policemen are arresting the criminal right now.

The criminal ……………………………………………….. right now by the policemen.

9. The students are having their final exam at the moment.

Their final exams…………………………………………………………………………….

10. The artist is painting a beautiful picture.

A beautiful picture…………………………………………………………………………....

11. They were inspecting the bank when we arrived.

The bank
………………………………………………………………………………………………...

12. Anwar was holding those flowers for me.

Those flowers…………………………………………………………………………………

13. The farmer was growing rice in his garden.

Rice……………………………………………………………………………………………

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 Notes about the passive

1. If the sentence includes doesn’t / don’t , we delete them and use isn’t/aren’t/ am not
+verb 3
*Tom doesn’t ask many questions.
Many questions are not asked by Tom.

*We don’t call people at nights.

People…………………………………………………………………………………

2. If the sentence includes didn’t, we delete it and use wasn’t /weren’t +verb 3.
*My father didn’t help me in fixing my bike.
I wasn’t helped in fixing my bike.

*She didn’t answer all the exam`s questions.

All the exam`s questions ………………………………………………………………..

3. If the sentence starts with negative ( nobody, no one, nothing ), we negate the ( to be)
verb.
*Nothing helps me in my problem.
I am not helped in my problem by anything.

*Nobody trusts Jaber.

Jaber is not trusted by anybody.

*No one has stolen your pen.

Your pen ……………………………………………………………………………………

*Nobody asked Sara to come here.

Sara………………………………………………………………………………………….

*Nobody was watching T.V.

T.V……………………………………………………………………………………………

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Exercises:
1. Many people begin new projects in January.
New projects …………………………………………………………………………………
2. You didn’t bring me a present on my birthday.
A present ……………………………………………………………………………………..
3. Mum is going to prepare the food.
The food………………………………………………………………………………………
4. They are making shoes in that factory right now.
Shoes………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. We will examine you again.
You……………………………………………………………………………………………
6. They had finished preparations by the time the guests arrived.
Preparations …………………………………………………………………………………
7. The delegation might meet the visitors at the airport.
The visitors …………………………………………………………………………………...
8. We have produced skis here since 1964.
Skis……………………………………………………………………………………………
9. All workers didn’t read the memo.
The memo……………………………………………………………………………………..
10. Nobody can beat Tiger Woods at golf.
Tiger Woods…………………………………………………………………………………..

Correct the verbs:

1- People have been using smartphones since they ……………………… in the early 2000s.
(invent)
2- In 2010, the first tablet computer ………………………….. (produce).
3- Now, about one billion smartphones …………………... around the world each year. (sell)
4- In the near future, it ………………………………. that over 40% of the population in
Jordan will have a smartphone. (estimate)
5- In the past, most letters ……………………….. (write) by hand. But these days, they
…………. usually ……………….. . (type)
6 - My missing laptop …………. just ……………………. . (be, find)
7- The Department of Culture and the Arts …………………….. in 1966 CE. (found)
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8- In 1979, the Royal Society of Fine Arts (RSFA) ……………………………. to promote
visual arts in Jordan and other countries in the region. (establish)
9- Many Jordanian plays, novels, short stories and poems ………………. now
…………………… Into English, and people all over the world are able to read and
appreciate them. (translate)
10- In 2002, the city of Amman ………………………. the title. (award)
11- In 1981, the Jerash Festival for Culture and Arts ………………………… (found)
12- Before the Internet ……………………, nobody had dreamt of online shopping. (invent)
13- In 2012, 98 per cent of Jordanian children ………… fully……………. .(immunise).
14- Fatima Al-Fihri ……………………. in early 9th century in Morocco. (born)

‫اسئلة وزارية‬
1. Experts have proved that enough amount of water is good for the immune system.
The sentence which has a similar meaning to the above is…..2022
a. Enough amount of water have been proved to be good for the immune system.
b. Enough amount of water has been proved to be good for the immune system.
c. Enough amount of water have proved to be good for the immune system.
d. Enough amount of water has proved to be good for the immune system.

2. People have been using smartphones since they………………in the early2000s.

(have invented , invented , are invented, were invented)…2022

3. Many wild animals become more aggressive when they ………………………… . 2021
(are captured , capturing , had been captured , has captured )

4. I am afraid that my laptop……………………by someone else yesterday.

(was used , are used, will used )…………..2019

5. The ruins ……………………….. by thousands of tourists everyday. ( view)….2018

6. Last month, many students ………………………… as members in the English Club.

(was elected , were elected , are elected )……………2017

7. Many parents have saved enough money to fund our university courses…..2016
Enough money ……………………………………………………………………………

8. Parents must not give their children everything they want. ….2015
Children …………………………………………………………………………………….

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9. Jordan imports 96% of its energy from the neighboring Arab countries. ….2015
96% of Jordan`s energy……………………………………………………………………..

10. Different goods among countries can be …………………………by traders. (transport)

..2014

11. Children mustn’t leave bicycles in the driveway. ….2014

Bicycles………………………………………………………………………………………..

12. Samer must fill in the job application form. …..2013

The job application form ……………………………………………………………………..

13. Farmers must water the plants in order to grow. ….2012

The plants ……………………………………………………………………………………..

14. The government must save historical sites. ………2011

Historical sites …………………………………………………………………………………

15. The government can compensate the farmers for the loss of their crops. ..2011
The farmers …………………………………………………………………………………….

16. The ministry of Health has built many new hospitals in our country. ….2011
Many new hospitals…………………………………………………………………………….

17. The police fined the driver for speeding. …..2010

The driver ……………………………………………………………………………………..

18. Omar will invite me to his graduation party next week. ..2009
I ……………………………………………………………………………………………….

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