Present Simple and Present Continuous

EXERCISE TO PRACTISE

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Passive Voice

Examples of Passive

Tense Subject Verb Object

• Simple Present: Active: Rita writes a letter.
Passive: A letter is written by Rita.
• Simple Past: Active: Rita wrote a letter.
Passive: A letter was written by Rita.
• Present Perfect: Active: Rita has written a letter.
Passive: A letter has been written by Rita.
• Future Simple: Active: Rita will write a letter.
Passive: A letter will be written by Rita.
• Present Progressive: Active: Rita is writing a letter.
Passive: A letter is being written by Rita.
• Past Progressive: Active: Rita was writing a letter.
Passive: A letter was being written by Rita.
• Past Perfect: Active: Rita had written a letter.
Passive: A letter had been written by Rita.

Passive Sentences with Two Objects

Subject Verb Object 1 Object 2

Active: Rita wrote a letter to me.
Passive: A letter was written to me by Rita.
Passive: I was written a letter by Rita.


Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.

1. John collects money. -
2. Anna opened the window. -
3. We have done our homework. -
4. I will ask a question. -
5. The sheep ate a lot. -
6. We do not clean our rooms. -
7. William will not repair the car. -
8. Did Sue draw this circle? -

Past Simple and Past Continuous

Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).

1. While Tom (read) …………………. , Amely (watch) …………………. a documentary on TV.
2. Marvin (come) …………………. home, (switch) …………………. on the computer and (check) …………………. his emails.
3. The thief (sneak) …………………. into the house, (steal) …………………. the jewels and (leave) …………………. without a trace.
4. Nobody (listen) …………………. while the teacher (explain) …………………. the tenses.
5. While we (do) ………………….a sight-seeing tour, our friends (lie) …………………. on the beach.
6. He (wake) …………………. up and (look) …………………. at his watch.

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Simple Past Tense

Simple Past Tense
Simple Past gap-fill exercise

William Shakespeare …………………. (be) born in Stratford-on-Avon on April 23, 1564. He …………………. (go) to the local Stratford Grammar School, where he …………………. (be) …………………. (teach) by Master Walter Roche. Lessons began at six o'clock in the morning in the summer in order to make the most of daylight.

His father …………………. (be) …………………. (call) John Shakespeare a Stratford upon Avon glove-maker. He …………………. (send) William to the local grammar school in 1571, but when William …………………. (be) only 14 years old his fortunes fell so low that William …………………. (have) to leave school. Some historians say he …………………. (work) in his father's shop.

At the age of 19 William …………………. (to marry) Anne Hathaway the daughter of a rich farmer near Stratford. Three years later Shakespeare …………………. (go) to London. How he …………………. (live) there we do not know.

In about 1587 he …………………. (become) a member of one of the few theatrical companies which …………………. (exist) in those days. Around 1590 he …………………. (begin) to try his hand at writing plays. There …………………. (be) no female actors in those days, all the female parts …………………. (be) …………………. (play) by boys. It is thought that he …………………. (write) his first major play, Henry VI., Part One, in 1592.

His most famous play, Hamlet, …………………. (be) probably first seen in 1601 at the Globe Theatre. Shakespeare …………………. (continue) to write about 2 plays a year.

He …………………. (return) to Stratford in 1612, where he …………………. (live) the life of a country gentleman. He …………………. (die) of a fever on his birthday in 1616.

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Present Continuous

Put in the verbs in the Present Continuous into the gaps.

Example: ___ he ______ the newspaper? (to read)

Answer: Is he reading the newspaper?


1) …………………. Richard …………………. in the garden? (to work)
2) …………………. she …………………. a cup of tea? (to have
3) …………………. the children …………………. their homework? (to do)
4) …………………. you …………………. the kitchen, Tom? (to clean)
5) …………………. the cat …………………. in the basket? (to sleep)
6) …………………. Cliff and Oliver …………………. friends? (to meet)
7) …………………. your mother …………………. sandwiches? (to make)
8) …………………. the birds …………………. water? (to drink)
9) …………………. Carmen …………………. a pullover? (to wear)
10) …………………. they …………………. a pizza? (to eat)

ANSWERS

1) Is Richard working in the garden?
2) Is she having a cup of tea?
3) Are the children doing their homework?
4) Are you cleaning the kitchen, Tom?
5) Is the cat sleeping in the basket?
6) Are Cliff and Oliver meeting friends?
7) Is your mother making sandwiches?
8) Are the birds drinking water?
9) Is Carmen wearing a pullover?
10) Are they eating a pizza?

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