IRREGULAR VERBS
Review / round -up
Tenses
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apprenticeship = perioada de ucenicie
apprentice = ucenic
TO LEARN :
1-3
https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/tenses_table.pdf
Pana la Future Continuous
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NEXT TIME TEST ONLINE
-tenses
-indirect speech
-passive voice
CONDITION : MORE THAN 8
I) Turn form ACTIVE into PASSIVE as in the
example:
1. He gave me a
present.
a) I was given a present.
b) A present was given to me.
2. The waiter will
bring us the bill.
a) We will be brought the bill by the waiter
b) …The bill will be brought to us by the waiter.
3. The Queen
presented him with a medal.
to present somebody with smth = a oferi cuiva ceva
to introduce somebody to somebody else = a prezenta pe cineva altcuiva
a) …He was presented with a medal by The Queen.
b) …A medal was presented to him by The Queen.
4. Her mother bought
Mary some sweets.
a) …Mary was bought some sweets by her mother.
b) …Some sweets were bought for Mary by her mother.
5. Bob has sold Ted
a second-hand car.
a) …Ted has been sold a second-hand car by Bob.
b) …A second-hand car has been sold to Ted by Bob.
6. Larry is going to
send a letter to Tom.
a) …A letter is going to be sent to Tom by Larry.
b) …Tom is going to get a letter from Larry.
Some people saw a UFO in the sky above London last
night. They reported it to the police. The army sent a helicopter to look at it
more closely. The UFO shot the helicopter down and killed both men in it.
People have given photographs of the UFO to the police. Experts are looking at them now.
Rewrite
the following passage in the PASSIVE:
Someone broke into a local jewellery shop yesterday.
The owner had just locked up the shop when a robber with a gun threatened him.
The robber told him to unlock the shop and give him all the diamonds in the
safe. Then the robber tied him up. The police have organized a search for the
robber. They hope they will find him in a few days. Doctors are treating the
owner of the shop for shock.
Rewrite
the following passage in the PASSIVE:
My uncle painted this picture. Someone has offered
him a lot of money for it. He will deliver the painting tomorrow. When they
give him the money he will tell them the truth. He painted it one night while
he was sleepwalking!
This picture was painted by my uncle.A lot of money has been offered to him by someone.Tomorrow the painting will be delivered by him.The truth will be told by him after the money is given to him.The painting was painted one night while he was sleepwalking.
;;;;;;;) Make questions in the PASSIVE from these
cues:
Example: Where / our local newspaper
/ print
Where is our
local newspaper printed?
1. How many / photos
/ store / in the photo library
…How many photos are stored in the photo library ?
2. photographs /
develop / in the photo library
…Are photographs developed in the photo library ?
3. Where / messages
/ receive
……Where are messages recived ?
4. the Daily
Mirror / print / in Manchester
……Is the Daily Mirror printed in Manchester ?
5. this magazine /
sell / in Spain
……Is this magazine sold in Spain ?
abroad = peste granita
aboard= peste bord
6. Why / newspapers
/ send abroad
…Why are newspapers sent abroad ?
7. When / the
newspaper / print
……When is the newspaper printed ?
8. How / newspapers
/ deliver
……How are newspapers delivered ?
9. Where / stories /
write
……Where are stories written ?
10. a lot of paper /
use / for each issue
……Is a lot of paper used for each issue ?
issue =editie ( tiparita a unei reviste ...)/ problema serioasa
Write
sentences in the PASSIVE. Use these phrases:
* in the
sea * at school * in the kitchen * at the post office
* in
Australia * in Italy * at weddings * in Mediterranean countries
* in the
cinema
stingray = pisica de mare
A stingray was spotted in the sea by my math teacher.
The popcorn has been spilt all over the floor in the cinema.
In Italy pizza and spaghetti are eaten at least one meal a day.
In Australia a lot of threatened species of animals will be seen.
At school the bullying had been incriminated before it really made its appearance.
Homework
1. Contexts using passive forms with the last 4 prompts above .
2, Put the
following sentences into the PASSIVE VOICE:
1. Someone has
already paid the electrician for his work.
………………………………………………………………………………..
2. They taught him
French and gave him a dictionary.
………………………………………………………………………………..
3. When we first
met, they had already offered me a job at the bank.
………………………………………………………………………………..
4. A man requested
the stranger to leave the meeting.
…………………………………………………………………………………
5. A young woman
asked the rest of us to be there at eight o’clock.
…………………………………………………………………………………
6. They had eaten
all the dinner before they finished the conversation.
…………………………………………………………………………………
7. Who wrote it?
…………………………………………………………………………………
8. The author has
written a special edition for children.
…………………………………………………………………………………
9. Did the idea
interest you?
…………………………………………………………………………………
10. Why didn’t they
mend the roof before it fell in?
…………………………………………………………………………………
11. The burglars had
cut a huge hole in the steel door.
…………………………………………………………………………………
12. The organizers
will exhibit the paintings till the end of the month.
…………………………………………………………………………………
13. When did they
ring the church bells?
…………………………………………………………………………………
14. Does listening to
music disturb you?
…………………………………………………………………………………
Passive Voice - Diateza pasiva
SUBJECT
: Passive Form
A) Fill
in the PASSIVE in the appropriate tense:
1. (TV / invent /
Baird)
…….. The TV was
invented by Baird. ……………..
2. (Pyramids / build
/ Egyptians)
The Pyramids were built by Egyptians.
3. (milk / produce /
cows)
Milk is produced by cows.
4. (coffee / grow /
in Brazil) Coffee is grown in Brazil
5. (chopsticks / use
/ in China) Chopsticks are used in China.
6. (plants / water /
every day) Plants are watered every day .
7. (the thief /
arrest / policeman / yesterday) The thief was arrested by the policeman yesterday.
8. (the injured man
/ take to a hospital / now) The injured man is being taken to hospital now.
9. (the car / repair
/ tomorrow) The car will be repaired tomorrow.
10. (the letter /
send / last week) The letter was sent last week.
B) Put
the verbs in brackets into PRESENT SIMPLE PASSIVE:
There is a chimpanzee which ….. is called …… (call)
“Bubbles”. It ………is owned………….. (own)
by Michael Johnson. It ………is kept…………………. (keep) in his home. It
……is fed……………. .(feed)
every day by Michael Johnson himself. It ………is always dressed……………………………..
(always / dress) in
funny clothes. It ………is said………………………. (said) that “Bubbles” is
Michael Johnson’s only
friend.
C) Look
at the Hotel Information table and write sentences as in the example:
|
Hotel Information |
|
|
Breakfast In Pierrot’s
Restaurant 7-9:30 am |
Rooms Maid Service daily |
|
Dinner In Main
Restaurant 8-10 pm |
Hot water 24 hours a day |
|
Newspapers – Telephone calls At the Reception
Desk |
Hotel Cinema Film every night at 10 pm |
1. Breakfast / serve
– where and when?
Breakfast is served in Pierrot’s
Restaurant between 7 and 9:30 am.
2. Dinner / serve –
where and when?
Dinner is served in Main Restaurant between 8 and 10 pm.
3. Newspapers / sell
– where?
Newspapers are sold at the Reception Desk.
4. Telephone calls /
can make – where?
Telephone calls can be made from the Reception Desk.
5. Rooms / clean – who by and how often?
Rooms are cleaned daily by the maid service.
6. Hot water /
supply – when?
Hot water is supplied 24 hours a day.
7. Films / show –
where and when?
Films are shown at the hotel cinema every night at 10 pm.
to supply (ed) = a furniza
to bring somebody up / grow somebody up = a creste / educa pe cineva
sting - stung - stung = a intepa
to damage (ed) = a strica / ruina
ought to = should = ar trebui
to extinguish (ed) = to put out = a stinge ( tigara / incendiu ...)
to dry-clean = a curata la curatatorie
dry- cleaner's = curatatorie de haine
to obey (ed) = a asculta/ a se supune
obedient = ascultator / obedient
disobedient = neascultator
to argue (ed) = a se contrazice / a avea o discutie in contradictoriu
argument = cearta/ disputa
argumentative = certaret /
to oppose (ed) = a se opune
opposition = opozitie
to improve (ed ) = a (se) imbunatati
improvement = imbunatatire
pickpocket = hot de buzunare
E) Turn
from ACTIVE into PASSIVE:
1. The gardener has
planted some trees.
…. Some trees have been planted by the gardener..
2. Doctor Brown will
give you some advice.
Some advice will be given by Doctor Brown.
3. A famous designer
will redecorate the hotel.
The hotel will be redecorated by a famous designer.
4. Steven Spielberg
directed “E.T.”
"E.T." was directed by Steven Spielberg.
5. Someone has
broken the crystal vase.
The crystal vase has been broken by someone.
6. His parents have
brought him up to be polite.
He has been brought up to be polite by his parents.
7. Fleming
discovered penicillin.
Penicillin was discovered by Fleming.
8. They will
advertise the product on television.
The product will be advertised on television.
9. Someone is
remaking that film.
The film is being remaked by someone.
10. Picasso painted
that picture.
That picture was painted by Picasso.
Using the
PASSIVE, ask questions to which the bold type words are answers:
1. Columbus discovered
America. …….. Who was America discovered by………… ?
2. We keep money in a safe. Where is our money kept ?
3. A bee stung him. What was he stung by?
4. They speak Italian in Italy. What language is spoken in Italy ?
5.
They have taken his aunt to hospital. Who has been taken to hospital?
6. The boys damaged the television. Who was the television damaged by?
7. Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa. Who was the Mona Lisa painted by?
8. He invited 30 people to his party. How many people were invited to his party?
9. They grow bananas in Africa. Where are bananas grown?
Turn from ACTIVE into PASSIVE:
1. You must
leave the bathroom tidy. The bathroom must be left tidy.
2. You should water this plant daily. This plant should be watered daily.
3. Our neighbour ought to paint the garage. The garage ought to be painted by our neighbour.
4. I have to return these books to the library. These books have to be returned to the library.
5. You must extinguish your cigarettes. Your cigarettes must be extinguished.
6. You must dry-clean this shirt. This shirt must be dry-cleaned.
7. Someone will pay you in ten days. In ten day you will be paid by someone.
8. You can improve your health with more exercise. Your health can be improved with more exercise.
9 People must obey
the law. The law must be obeyed.
10.The cleaner is going to
mop the kitchen floor. The kitchen floor is going to be mopped by the cleaner.
Turn from ACTIVE into PASSIVE:
1. Someone is helping her with the housework.
She is being helped with the housework.
1. A pickpocket
robbed me.
I was robbed by a pickpocket.
2. The mail-order
company sent Mrs. Green a parcel.
Mrs. Green was sent a parcel by the mail-order company .
3. A dog is chasing
the cild.
The child is being chased by a dog.
4. My friend sent me
an invitation.
An invitation was sent to me by my friend .
5. The farmer is
building a new barn.
A new barn is being built by the farmer .
6. The secretary has
given Mrs. Jones some letters.
Some letters have been goven to Mrs. Jones by the secretary .
7. The traffic
warden had already given him a ticket for illegal parking.
A ticket for illegal parking had already been given to him by the traffic warden.
8. Someone had
broken our door down.
Our door had been broken down by someone.
9. They chose him as
the best actor of the year.
