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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