Month: November 2020

A.Look at the picture and match to make sentences.

1. The carnival lorry is being driven by a clown.
2. The lorry has been decorated with lots of flowers.
3. The gorilla has been given a banana by the pirate.
4. Everyone watching is going to be given a balloon by the astronaut.
5. The best song might be sung by the cowboy.
6. Have the costumes been bought from a fancy-dress shop?

B. Look at the pictures again and circle the correct word

1. The balloons had all blown up before the carnival started.
2. The bananas aren’t all been eaten yet.
3. The lorry isn’t being driven by the gorilla.
4. Young boy has just taken a balloon from the astronaut .
5. The price is going to be given to the person in the best fancy dress.
6. The price might not be awarding to the clown .
7. Is the lorry been decorated well .
8. Can songs be song by people in the crowd ,too?

C. Complete using by or with.

1. That book was written by my uncle .
2. Are the best photos usually taken with digital cameras?
3. that song has been sung by lots of famous singers.
4. is your hair cut by a professional hairdresser.
5. Shoot the paper because with a pair of scissors?
6. all the candles has been late with the same match.
7. The film isn’t going to be directed by Steven Spielberg after all .

D. Completed second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence right no more than four words.

1. I think John has taken my jacket.-I think my jacket has been taken by John.
2. you should cook the chicken for at least an hour -chicken should be cooked for at least an hour.
3. they’re showing that film at the cinema in town -That film is being shown at the cinema in town.
4. they hadn’t invited digital cameras when we took that photo -Digital cameras hadn’t been invented when the photo was taken.
5. when I got there Carly was doing the ironing so I didn’t have to do it !-When I got that the ironing was being made by Carly.
6. they were using hot soapy water to wash all the cars -Old cars were being washed with hot soapy water.

E. Read the text and answer the questions .Use the correct form of the passive .

1. Does only one person to do housework in Lisa’s House ?-No, the homework is done by every member of family.
2. 2Who cooks the food?-the food is cooked by father
3. Who is going to help Lisa’s dad next weekend?-Lisas dad will be helped by Lisa.
4. Who did all the shopping until about a year ago?-Until about a year ago the shopping was done by their mum.          
5. Who did all the shopping since then?-Since then, most of the shopping is done by Lisa.
6. Does Lisa take the shopping home from the supermarket?-No, it’s taken on the internet .
7. How often does someone clean the bathroom?-It’s cleaned nearly every day.
8. When might someone next clean the bathroom?-It  might be cleaned lately.
9. How does Angelina sweep the floors?-The floors are swept with a really old brush.
10. What does Lisa think Angelina should use?-Lisa thinks a vacuum cleaner should be used by Angelina.

1 Match sentences 1-5 with the tenses a-b and then complete the rules with the name of the tenses.

1. I’m still sitting here writing this article.-present continuous
2. i’ve also been trying to get fitter for four weeks.-present perfect continuous
3. i’ve started going to the gym-present perfect
4. i’m not feeling any fitter just a little unhappier -present continuous
5. The brain sees the ‘future you as a different person to your ‘present you’ -present simple

2. Complete the text with the correct present tense forms of the verb .Sometimes more than 1 tense as possible.

It’s 2am and I’m lying in bed.I’m trying to get to sleep,but I can’t . I’m having trouble sleeping for about a month now. I’m trying different things to help me sleep but nothing is working. My mind doesn’t want to stop. A lot happening in my life right now. It’s exam time ,so I’m studying a lot. There’s also the question of next year. I’m thinking about it for ages. Mom and dad want me to go to University but I’m just not sure what to do.

3. Match the phrases with the definition.

1. Make a resolution decide to make a positive change .
2. give something up
3. do well be successful
4. struggling with something stop doing something that isn’t good for you.
5. take something up start doing something that is good for you.
6. Break a bad habit start a new hobby or interest
7. form a good habit do things differently
8. change your ways

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What tense?wright PS PC PPS or PPC

1. I haven’t decided what I want to do yet. PPC
2. I always do my homework when I get home from school .
3. Liam hasn’t been doing well at school for a few months .PPC
4. My sister’s always talking on her phone .PC
5. They’ve been thinking about buying a new house for more than a year now.PPC
6. James forgotten to do his homework again .PPS
7. Steve doesn’t want to go to university next year .PS
8. it’s the last week of term so we’re not doing very much at school. PC

Complete the sentences with the words in the list

1. No he’s not busy .he’s playing cards on the computer
2. i’m writing my party invitations, who should I invite?
3. Most people don’t wright just emails.
4. i’ve been writing all morning ,my hands tired .
5. my cousin usually plays tennis twice a day .he loves it
6. I haven’t written to thank my aunt from my presents yet. I must do it tonight .
7. We’ve play all of this games .have you got any others?
8. She’s not very good at the piano.She hasn’t been playing for very long.

Complete the conversation use the present perfect simple continuous.

1.A You look tired Paula.
B I am.I haven’t slept very well lately.
2 A have you finished your homework?
B nearly.
3. A Where is Bob.
B I don’t know I haven’t seen him for a few hours.
4 A you’re dirty . What are you doing?
B helping Mum in the garden.

Complete the conversation with the roping brackets use present simple present continuous present perfect simple or present perfect continuous .

Jules. Have you seen Tara recently? I haven’t seen her for weeks.

Dan. No but she is texting me most days.

Jules. So what she does these days?

Dan. Well She’s been training really hard for the past month.

Jules. Training? For what?

Dan. She wants to be a professional footballer. Chelsea football club has invited her to train with them.She starts with them on Monday