PRACTICE

PRACTICE ON PAST TENSES & REPORTED SPEECH

·         Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect simple).

1.       I (not / work)……………………………………. today.

2.       We (buy)………………………………….. a new lamp.

3.       We (not / plan)………………………………… our holiday yet.

4.       Where (be / you)………………………………………………… ?

5.       He (write)………………………………………. five letters.

6.       She (not / see)……………………………… him for a long time.

7.       (be / you)…………………………………………………… at school?

8.       School (not / start) …………………………………………………..yet.

9.       (speak / he)………………………………………………… to his boss?

10.   No, he (have / not)…………………………………………the time yet.

·         Present Perfect / Present Perfect Continuous:

A)     Robin: I think the waiter (forget)…………………………………. us. We (wait)……………………………………………. here for over half an hour and nobody (take) …………………………………our order yet.

B)      Michele: I think you're right. He (walk)………………………………… by us at least twenty times. He probably thinks we (order, already)……………………………………………………..

A)     Robin: Look at that couple over there, they (be, only)…………………………………… here for five or ten minutes and they already have their food.

B)      Michele: He must realize we (order, not)………………………………… yet! We (sit)………………………………………..here for over half an hour staring at him.

A)     Robin: I don't know if he (notice, even)…………………………………….. us. He (run)……………………………………. from table to table taking orders and serving food.

B)      Michele: That's true, and he (look, not)…………………………………. in our direction once.

·         Fill in the correct form (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous). Positive Sentences:

1.       Sandy (cook)……………………………… dinner four times this week.

2.       We (travel)……………………………………. around Scotland for 8 days.

3.       Why are your hands so dirty? - I (repair)……………………………. my bike.

4.       I (read)…………………………… the book, you can have it back.

5.       Paul (believe)……………………………….. in God since he was a child.

·         Fill in the correct form (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous). Negative Sentences:

1.           Sorry for being late. I hope you (wait / not)………………………………………… long.

2.           My grandparents are coming to see us next weekend. They (visit / not)………………………………………….us for two years.

3.           She (be / not)…………………………………….. on holiday for 3 years.

4.           I don't want you to drive my car. You (drive / not)………………………………………. a car for ages.

5.           He (watch / not)……………………………………. TV all afternoon, he only switched the telly on 10 minutes ago.

·         Fill in the correct form (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous). Questions:

1.           How much money (Jack / spend)………………………………………….. in the casino?

2.           How long (she / sit)……………………………………… there?

3.           How many short messages (send / you)………………………………… this month?

4.           (you / empty)………………………………………………… the bin yet?

5.           Lucy, (you / bathe)………………………………. your dolls? The bathroom floor is absolutely wet.

EXERCISE ON PAST PERFECT SIMPLE & CONTINUOUS

·         Put the verbs into the correct form (past perfect simple or continuous).

1.       The storm destroyed the sandcastle that we (build)……………………………. .

2.        We (sleep)………………………………………… for 12 hours when he woke us up.

3.         They (wait)…………………………………… at the station for 90 minutes when the train finally arrived.

4.       He (not / be)………………………………………… to Cape Town before 1997.

5.       When she went out to play, she (do / already)………………………………. her homework.

6.       We (look for)…………………………………….. her ring for two hours and then we found it in the bathroom.

7.       My brother ate all of the cake that our mum (make)……………………………… .

8.       The doctor took off the plaster that he (put on)…………………………………… six weeks before.

9.        I (not / walk)……………………………………………. for a long time, when it suddenly began to rain.

10.   The waiter brought a drink that I (not / order)………………………………………….. .

11.   I could not remember the poem we (learn)………………………….. the week before.

12.   How long (learn / she)……………………………………… English before she went to London?

13.       Frank Sinatra caught the flu because he (sing)……………………………….. in the rain too long.

14.   The children collected the chestnuts that (fall)……………………………… from the tree.

15.    He (drive)……………………………………….. less than an hour when he ran out of petrol.

16.   (he / phone)……………………………………………. Angie before he went to see her in London?

17.    They were very tired in the evening because they (help)…………………………………. on the farm all day.

18.   She (not / ride)…………………………………………… a horse before that day.

19.   I (not / work)………………………………… all day; so I wasn't tired and went to the disco at night.

20.    I (not / work)………………………………… all day; so I wasn't tired and went to the disco at night.

21.    They (cycle)……………………………………. all day so their legs were sore in the evening.

REPORTED SPEECH

·         Fill in the gaps with the correct pronoun or possessive adjective:

1)      Mary said, “I’m waiting for my son to come out of school”.

Mary said that……………..was waiting for………….son to come out of school.

2)      George said, “I’ve bought a new camera for my mum”.

George said……………….had bought a new camera for……………..mum.

3)      Julie said to me, “I need you to help me with the shopping”.

Julie told me that…………….needed…………..to help…………….with the shopping.

4)      John said, “I’d like to take you out to dinner”.

John said……………..’d like to take………………. out to dinner.

5)      Helen said to Jane, “I think your haircut is lovely”.

Helen told Jane that………... thought…………..new haircut was lovely.

·         Finish the sentences using Reported speech. Always change the tense, although it is sometimes not necessary.

Example: Peter: "I clean the black shoes."

Peter told me that ____________________________

Answer: Peter told me that he cleaned the black shoes.

1)       John: "Mandy is at home."

John said that………………………………………………………………

2)      Max: "Frank often reads a book."

Max told me that…………………………………………………………

3)      Susan: "I'm watching TV."

Susan said……………..me that…………………………………………

4)      Simon: "David was ill."

Simon said…………………………………………………………………….

5)      Peggy: "The girls helped in the house."

Peggy…………me that……………………………………………………

6)      Richard: "I am going to ride a skateboard."

Richard……………..to me…………………………………………………

7)      Stephen and Claire: "We have cleaned the windows."

Stephen and Claire…………. me that……………………………………….

8)       Charles: "I didn't have time to do my homework."

Charles………….that…………………………………………………………………

9)      Mrs Jones: "My mother will be 50 years old."

Mrs Jones told………………………………………………………………………..

10)    Jean: "The boss must sign the letter.

Jean said………………………………………………………………………………..

·         Reporting questions:

1) Christopher: "Do you want to dance?"

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2) Betty: "When did you come?"

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3) Mark: "Has John arrived?"

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4) Ronald: "Where does Maria park her car?"

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5) Elisabeth: "Did you watch the latest film?"

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6) Mandy: "Can I help you?"

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7) Andrew: "Will Mandy have lunch with Sue?"

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8) Justin: "What are you doing?"

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9) Frank: "How much pocket money does Lisa get?"

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10) Anne: "Must I do the shopping?"

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