Exercise 1: Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.

1. I wish they _____________soccer well. (play)

2. I wish I _________________a movie star. (be)
3. I wish I ___________________many languages. (can speak)
4. I wish I _____________ a lot of interesting book. (have)
5. I wish I _______________ her tomorrow. (meet)
6. I wish I _______________your sister. (be)
7. I wish they _______________the match last Sunday. (win)
8. She wishes she ___________________ here to visit us. (can come)
9. I wish yesterday __________ a better day. (be)
10. I wish tomorrow______________Sunday. (be)

Exercise 2: Using a suitable preposition of time to fill the blanks.

1. Aurora’s birthday is …………. May, but I don’t know which date.
2. Steve is 65. He’ll be retiring from his job ………….. two years.
3. I don’t like dark. I try to avoid going out ………. night.
4. My class ends…….2 pm.
5. …….Christmas day, I go to the church with my family.
6. I haven’t seen him…….2000.
7. There is snow…….winter. I love this season.
8. Columbus discovered America……..the 15th century.
9. He was plating the trees…….that time.
10. We always decorate our room………Christmas.
11. She hasn’t seen Kate for a few days. She said that she had last seen her ………. Tuesday.
12. Same isn’t here…….. the moment, but he’ll be there this afternoon.
13. The bus station was busy. A lot of buses were leaving……….. the same time.
14. My birthday is………September 18.
15. My brother likes to play game……the evening.
16. This band was very well-known……the 1920s.
17. It has rained…….3 days without stopping.
18. I was tired this morning, so I stayed in bed…….half past ten.
19. …….Sunday morning, I usually go to the park with my father.
 20. “Shall we go now?” “No, let’s wait………it stops raining.”

Exercise 3: Rewrite the sentences using passive voice.

1. Do they teach English here?
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2. Will you invite her to your wedding party?
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3. Has Tom finished the work?
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4. Did the teacher give some exercises?
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5. The waiter brought me this dish.
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6. Our friends send these postcards to us.
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7. You didn’t show me the special cameras.
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8. He lends his friend his new shoes.
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Exercise 4: Turn the passive voice into active voice.

1. Lisa and Leon are being taken to the park by their mom.
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2. He was made to work all day.
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3. I am helped to do all these difficult exercises by Tom.
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4. Has your dog been found by you?
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5. The jacket was not brought to me.
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Exercise 5: Use the correct tense of the verbs.
1. He sometimes (come) __________ to see his parents.
2. My grandfather never (fly) ______________ in an airplane, and he has no intention of
ever doing so.
3. Right now I (attend) _______________ class. Yesterday at this time, I (attend)
______________class.
4. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) ______________to Mary's party,
everyone already (arrive) ________________
5. I (visit) _____________ my uncle's home regularly when I (be) __________ a child.
6. That book (be) _____________ on the table for weeks. You (not read) ______________
it yet ?
7. David (wash) _____________ his hands. He just (repair) ______________ the TV set.
8. You (be) ______________here before? Yes, I (spend) ______________ my holidays
here last year.
9. Last night we (watch) ________________TV when the power (fail) _______________.
10. I (sit) ________________down for a rest while the shoes (repair)
___________________.