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Passive form

1. People speak Portuguese in Brazil.

2. The Government is planning a new road near my house.

3. My grandfather built this house in 1943.

4. Picasso was painting Guernica at that time.

5. The cleaner has cleaned the office.

6. He had written three books before 1867.

7. John will tell you later.

8. By this time tomorrow we will have signed the deal.

9. Somebody should do the work.

10. The traffic might have delayed Jimmy.

11. Everybody loves Mr Brown.

12. They are building a new stadium near the station.

13. The wolf ate the princess.

14. At six o'clock someone was telling a story.

15. Somebody has drunk all the milk!

16. I had cleaned all the windows before the storm.

17. A workman will repair the computer tomorrow.

18. By next year the students will have studied the passive.

19. James might cook dinner.

20. Somebody must have taken my wallet.

Present Perfect
1. (she / pass the exam?)

2. (you / eat lunch yet?)

3. (he / read the newspaper today?)

4. (you / not / study French for ten years)

5. (they / be in London for six months)

6. (where / you / be?)


7. (we / not / go to Paris)

8. (she / not / see The Lord of the Rings)

9. (he / not / meet my mother)

10. (they / not / visit St. Paul's Cathedral yet)

11. (what / she / eat today?)

12. (why / you / do your homework already?)

13. (how / she / make this fantastic cake?)

14. (why / I / miss the plane?)

15. (they / not / go to bed)

16. (it / rain a lot this week)

17. (they / use a credit card before?)

18. (we / have enough to eat?)

19. (she / not / play basketball before)

20. (I / wear a kimono)

Present perfect progressive


1. (she / work here for five years)
2. (I / study all day)
3. (you / eat a lot recently)
4. (we / live in London for six months)
5. (he / play football so he's tired)
6. (they / learn English for two years)
7. (I / cook so I'm really hot)
8. (she / go to the cinema every weekend for years)
9. (it / rain so the pavement is wet)
10. (you / sleep for twelve hours)
11. (I / not / work today)
12. (you / not / eat well recently)
13. (we / not / exercise enough)
14. (she / not / study)
15. (they / not / live here for very long)
16. (it / not / snow)
17. (he / not / play football for five years)
18. (we / not / drink enough water. That's why we feel tired)
19. (I / not / sleep. I was reading)
20. (they / not / watch TV much recently)

Past Perfect
1. _______________________ (you / go) there before we went together?
2. _______________________ (she / see) the film already?
3. Why _______________________ (he / forgot) about the meeting?
4. _______________________ (it / be) cold all week?
5. _______________________ (I / read) the book before the class?
6. When she arrived, _______________________ (we / eat) already?
7. Where _______________________ (you / be) when I saw you?
8. _______________________ (they / travel) by bullet train before?
9. _______________________ (John / meet) Lucy before they went on holiday together?
10. _______________________ (you / do) your homework before I saw you?
11. Where _______________________ (she / work)?
12. _______________________ (I / pay) the bill before we left?
13. _______________________ (we / visit) my parents already that winter?
14. When you called, _______________________ (they / eat) dinner?
15. How _______________________ (he / manage) to fix the cooker?
16. _______________________ (my sister / be) sick for a long time?
17. How much _______________________ (she / study) before the exam?
18. What _______________________ (you / cook) for dinner that night?
19. When _______________________ (they / arrive)?
20. How many coffees _______________________ (she / drink) before the
interview?
Past perfect progressive
1. I (work) all day, so I didn't want to go out.
2. She (sleep) for ten hours when I woke her.
3. They (live) in Beijing for three years when he lost his
job.
4. When we met, you (work) at that company for six months.
5. We (eat) all day, so we felt a bit ill.
6. He was red in the face because he (run).
7. It (rain), and the road was covered in water.
8. I was really tired because I (study).
9. We (go) out for three years when we got
married.
10. It (snow) for three days

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