Revision of the Active Voice

1. Choose the correct verb to complete the sentences.

1. Computers … more and more efficient.        a) are becoming;                b) become;             c) becomes 2. Paul … to Tina when I saw him.        a) is talking;           b) was talking;                   c) has talked 3. ‘What are you thinking about?’ ‘This time next week I … on the beach.’       a) will have sunbathed;     b) will be sunbathing;        c) will have been sunbathing; 4. We … to Austria last winter. a) have gone;         b) went;                             c) had gone5. The bank … by the time I got there. a) closes;                            b) closed;               c) had closed6. I … Italian for three years now. a) learn;                             b) am learning;       c) have been learning7. ‘Have you finished decorating your flat yet?’ ‘No, but I … by Friday.’        a) will be finishing; b) will have been finishing; c) will have finished; 8. Mary … to Singapore at 3.00 tomorrow morning. a) flies;                              b) is flying;            c) was flying 9. ‘Have you just moved here?’ ‘No. I … here for two years next month.’        a) will be living;                b) will have been living;    c) have lived; 10. ‘I felt tired.’ ‘How could you be tired? You … a thing all day’.       a) haven’t been doing;      b) hadn’t done;      c) hadn’t been doing 11. ‘… to the market today?’ ‘Yes. Shall I buy you something?’       a) Will you have gone;      b) Will you be going; c) Will you have been going;12. ‘John doesn’t study hard.’ ‘I think he … his entrance exams.’       a) won’t have passed;       b) won’t pass;        c) won’t be passing; 13. ‘How long … Jane?’ ‘Since we went to school.’        a) did you know;               b) do you know;    c) have you known;14. ‘We’ve asked Ann to our housewarming party.’ – ‘I am not sure if she … . She is preparing for her exam.’ a) will come;                 b) comes;               c) is coming15. ‘Can you give Steve a message for me?’ ‘Certainly I … him at work, later on today.’       a) will be seeing;               b) will have seen;   c) will have been seeing; 16. Will you call me back as soon as you … back?        a) will get;                         b) will have got;    c) get; 17. I …. to the radio when the doorbell rang.        a) listened;                         b) was listening;    c) had been listening; 18. ‘You’ve been working hard all day.’ ‘Yes. At 3 o’clock, I … for six hours.’       a) will be studying; b) will have been studying; c) will have studied19. I fell asleep as soon as I … my eyes.        a) have closed;                  b) was closing;       c) closed20. ‘Bill has an exam tomorrow, doesn’t he?’ In fact, at this time tomorrow, he … the exam.’        a) will have been taking;   b) will be taking;   c) has taken; 21. The shop … all the books when I came there. a) has sold;                        b) had been selling; c) had sold22. Charles Dickens … lots of novels. a) has written;        b) wrote;                c) had written; 23. By 11 o’clock, they … for four hours.’ a) will have been arguing; b) will have argued;    c) will be arguing24. Mr Brown … for thirty years when he retired. a) taught;                           b) was teaching;    c) had been teaching 25. She will call him in case he … . a) forget;                           b) forgets;              c) will forget 26. I’m not sure when he … us. a) will visit;            b) visits;                             c) is visiting 27. Mike … studying law 2 years ago. a) had started;                   b) was starting;      c) started 28. ‘Shall we go for a walk?’ ‘I can’t go until the mother … .’       a) arrived;                          b) arrives;               c) will arrive; 29. Look at the boy. It … that tree.        a) will climb;        b) will be climbing;        c) is going to climb;30. ‘Where is the book?’ ‘I gave it to Helen. I was sure you … reading it.’

       a) had finished;                 b) finished;                        c) have finished                

2. Translate into English .

1. Він подякував мені за те, що я підтримав його у суперечці. 2. Вона загубила ключі та стоїть і чекає, коли прийдуть її батьки. 3. Не встигли ми вийти, як почули постріл. 4. Вона постійно дивиться на мене. Мені це не подобається. 5. За все своє життя я не зустрічала такого благородного чоловіка. 6. Було холодно, так як сонце ще не встало. 7. Коли ми зустріли його, він стояв і дивився на будинок, в якому він виріс. 8. Усі ляжуть спати до того, як він повернеться. Вони звичайно рано лягають спати. 9. Я вирішив цю проблему після того, як попрацював над нею декілька годин. 10. Дощ йде кожного дня з тих пір, як ми приїхали. 11. Я саме снідав, коли зайшов мій друг і сказав, що вже все зробив. 12. Я працював вже кілька годин, коли ти зателефонував мені. 13. Не приходь до мене завтра о восьмій. Я буду готуватися до тесту. 14. Що ти робиш сьогодні ввечері? – Я їду у відрядження. 15. Коли ти повернешся, я вже підготую свою доповідь, бо працюватиму вже кілька годин.

 

3. Put the verbs in brackets into a correct tense.

1. A: I 1) ___________ (think) of going to that new Chinese restaurant in the centre to celebrate my birthday. 2) _________ (you/be) there yet? B: No, I 3) _________ (not/be), but people 4) _______ (say) that the food is fantastic. A: Would you like to go there next weekend? B: Yes, that’s a great idea. I 5) _________ (write) in my diary now.

2. John 1) ________(leave) the house in a rush this morning. As he 2) _________ (drive) to work suddenly he 3) ___________ (remember) that he 4) __________ (be asked) to speak at a conference. He 5) __________ (look) at his watch and 6) ________ (see) that it was nearly time for the conference to begin.

3. Last March Sam 1) _________ (decide) that he 2) _________ (have) enough of working in a bank and that he 3) __________ (ride) around the world on a bicycle. He 4) __________ (leave) England two weeks later with his bike, a rucksack and a tent. He 5) _____ (be) away for six months now, and no one 6) _________ (know) whether he 7) __________ (return) or not.

4. Jan and Paul 1) ____________ (argue) in the next room at the moment. It 2) ________ (seem) that Paul 3) __________ (come) in late last night after he 4) __________ (promise) Jan that he 5) _________ (be) home in time for dinner. By the time he 6) _______ (get) home, Jan 7) ________ (give) his dinner to the dog and 8) ____________ (wait) by the window for two hours!

5. A: 1) ________ (you/go) on holiday to Germany this year? B: No, we 2)  _____________ (go) there every year, so we want a change this year. A: Where 3) ___________ (you/plan) to go instead? B: Well, we 4) __________ (be/told) that Greece is a beautiful country so we 5) ___________ (already/book) a two-week holiday on Corfu.

6. Susan 1) _____________(study) law part time for six years and she 2) ____________ (get) her diploma next month. Since she 3) ______________ (work) in the same company for over ten years she 4) ____________ (feel) that she 5) __________ (need) a change, so she 6) _________ (plan) to open her own advisory office. She 7) ______________ (start) looking for an office next week, and she 8) _________ (hope) she 9) _______________ (find) something in a good location and at a reasonable price by the end of the month. Her tutors 10) _________ (tell) her that she 11) ______ (be) very smart and they 12) ___________ (assure) her that she 13) __________ (make) a success.

7. Jim 1) __________ (walk) along the High Street when he 2) ________ (notice) someone behind him. Actually, he 3) _____________ (follow) him since he 4) _______ (get) off the bus. Jim 5) _________ (stop) at a shop window. The man 6) ________ (come) closer to him, Jim 7) ________ (have) the feeling he 8) _________ (see) him before, so he 9) ________ (go) up to him and 10) ___________ (ask): ‘__________ (not/I/know) you? Why 11) ____________ (you/follow) me?’ The man 13) __________ (smile) and 14) ________ (say), ‘Smile! You 15) ________ (be) on Candid Camera!’

8.  Julie 1) ____________ (always/want) to be famous, ever since she was young. She 2) _________________ (take) acting classes for years and last week someone 3) ___________ (offer) her a part in an advertisement. They only 4) _________ (need) her voice, though, because it’s going to be on the radio. At least her career 5) _________ (start).

9. Tom 1) ______________ (save) up to go to France for months, and yesterday when he 2) __________ (count) his savings he 3) ____________ (realise) he had enough. Unfortunately as he 4) ____________ (drive) to the travel agent’s he 5) _____________ (remember) that he 6) ______________ (not/pay) his rent for two months so he 7) _________ (turn) round and 8) _________ (drive) back home.

10. Next month I 1) __________ (visit) my friend who 2) _________ (live) in Brazil. The flight from London 3) __________ (take) about fifteen hours and I 4) _________ (never/be) on the plane before. I 5) __________ (feel) quite nervous about the journey but my friend 6) _______ (keep) telling me that there 7) _______ (be) nothing to worry about.

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