Question
Language focus The tense system 1 Write a correct verb form, active or passive, using the verb in bold. Sometimes more than one is possible. drive 1 A How did you get here? B We drove. It didn't take long. 2 'Hi, Teresa. Be outside your house in one minute. I just into your road. I'm in a blue car.' 3 I'm exhausted. I for hours. Edinburgh to London is a long way! take 4 It was a really rough game. At half-time, one of the rugby players to hospital. 5 These trousers fit perfectly. I them. 6 My eight-year-old twins looked very guilty. They some chocolate biscuits from the kitchen cupboard. sell 7 My friend her home-made pies and cakes at the market on Saturdays. 8 If no one offers to buy the house, it by auction. 9 I wish I'd bought that leather jacket in last week's sale. I'm sure it will have been sold by now. make 10 Our sandwiches freshly daily. 11 Have you heard about Lionel? He redundant. 12 By the time I'm 30, I enough money to buy a house. wash 13 A Where are my jeans? B They at the moment. 14 My favourite white shirt went pink. It with my son's red football socks! 15 He was soaking wet because he the dog. have 16 We need a new TV. We this one for years. 17 We a lovely time on the beach until it started to rain. 18 Don't ring at 8.00. I dinner then. teach 19 At the end of May, I for 6 years. 20 The children how to make bread when one boy dropped his bowl on the teacher's foot. 2 Complete the chart with the verbs from 1. Active & Simple & Continuous Present & & Past & drove & Future & & Present Perfect & & Present & & Past Perfect & & Future Perfect & & Future & & Continuous Past & & Future & & Present Perfect & & Past Perfect & & Future Perfect & & Future Perfect & &
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Kiera
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1. 1. I've just driven2. I've been driving3. was taken4. I'll take5. had taken6. sells7. will be sold8. has been sold9. are made10. has been made11. will have made12. are being washed13. was washed14. had washed15. have had16. were having17. will be having18. will have been teaching19. were being taught2.Active:Simple:Present: sellsPast: drove, took, sold, made, washed, had, taughtFuture: will take, will makePresent Perfect: has been sold, have hadPast Perfect: had taken, had washedFuture Perfect: will have made, will have been teachingContinuous:Present: are being washedPast: were havingFuture: will be havingPresent Perfect: I've just driven, I've been drivingPassive:Simple:Present: are madePast: was taken, was washedFuture: will be soldPresent Perfect: has been madeFuture Perfect: will have been soldContinuous:Present: are being washedPast: were being taught
Explanation
This question is about the application of different tenses in English. The first part of the question requires you to fill in the blanks with the correct form of the given verb, either in active or passive voice. The second part of the question requires you to complete a chart with the verbs from the first part, categorizing them according to tense and voice (active or passive).