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English Exercises
PASSIVE VOICE
I. Passive voice: Mixed types
Exercise 1 : Rewrite the following sentence using passive voice.
1. My father waters this flower every morning. 
2. A stone broke the window. 
3. The servants didn’t do the work. 
4. She often takes her dog for a walk. 
5. The army will complete that project next year. 
6. They won’t punish him. 
7. People don’t use this road very often. 
8. The manager always welcomes new employees. 
9. We are following them. 
10. The airplanes are dropping booms. 
11. The keepers were feeding the lions. 
12. They have taken her to the hospital. 
13. They had fastened his whole body to the ground. 
14. The school boys had wasted a lot of time. 
15. We write letter to our friend once a week. 
16. We clean the garages everyday. 
17. Someone has given him a lot of money
18. The police arrested two hundred people. 
19. We export this computer to seventy different countries. 
20. They have cancelled the meeting. 
21. We have invited all the students in the school. 
22. They posted all the letters yesterday. 
23. The police found two children in the forest. 
24. They will hold a meeting before May Day. 
25. Mary is cutting the cake with a sharp knife. 
26. The teacher is going to tell a story. 
27. An earthquake destroyed the town. 

28. He didn’t type the letter last night. 
29. They will pick me up at my house. 
30. When did you see him in that bank? 
31. My father will take me to Ho Chi Minh City next week. 
32. A man returned the keys to me. 
33. Mary will see her friends off at the station. 
34. Workers were digging a large hole in the ground. 
35. Countries are finding a way to solve the problem. 
36. They can't make tea with cold water
37. The chief engineer was instructing all the workers of the plant
38. Somebody has taken away some of my books
39. They will hold the meeting before May Day
40. They have to repair the engineer of the car
41. The boy broke the window and took away some pictures
42. A man I know told me about it
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43. No one believes his story
44. Do they teach English here?
45. Will you invite her to your wedding party?
46. Did the teacher give some exercises?
47. Have they changed the window of the laboratory?
48. Is she making big cakes for the party?
49. Why didn't they help him?
50. You mustnt use this machine after 5.30 pm
51. You must clean this machine very time you use it
52. Someone will drive your car to London on Tuesday
53. They will send you your examination results when they are ready
54. In this August, They will build a new house
55. The teacher can give him good marks because he is an excellent

56. Someone will serve soft drinks
57. Tolstoy wrote War and Peace
58. Shakespeare wrote Hamlet
59. Hemingway didnt write Hamlet
60. Someone built that house in 1930
61. They opened the factory at 9 oclock
62. They posted all letter yesterday
63. We invited fifty people to the party
64. Last night someone broke into our house
65. Ba invited Liz to the rice-cooking festival
66. They held the festival in the communal house yard
67. The council leader awarded the first prize to Mekong team
68. Someone will translate this letter into Vietnamese
69. Alexander Bain invented the facsimile in 1843
70. They dry the beans in the sun
71. When will you do the homework?
REPORTED SPEECH STATEMENT
Exercise 2 Write the following sentences into indirect speech. (Vieỏt caực caõu sau sang caõu tửụứng thuaọt giaựn tieỏp)
Example: My name is Lan, she said she said that her mane was Lan
I am writing a letter, he told me. He told me that he was writing a letter
1 I am waiting for john. She said she said that she was waiting for john
2 I dont like the idea., he said he said that he did not like the idea
3 The car isnt at my house., she told me she told me that the car was not at my house
4 We have cleaned the room., they saidthey said that they had cleaned the room
5 We are worried about Peter., they told me they told me that they were worried about Peter
6 I am going to the cinema., she said ( near future)
7 I saw her today, he said he said that he had seen her that day
8 I will see you tomorrow, he told me he told me that he would see the next day
9 They were here three months ago. he said he said that they had here three mouths before
10 We visited her this morning., they said they said that they had visited her that morning

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11 “My parents are arriving tomorrow.” she said she said that my parents was arriving the next day
12 “I don’t like this film.” She said she said that she did not like that film
13 “Peter and Mary are getting married tomorrow.” she saidshe said that Peter and Mary were getting married the next
day
14 “Daisy is doing her homework.” Mai said Mai said that Daisy was doing her homework
15 “I met her three hours ago.” Tam told meTam told me that he had met her three hours before
16 She said, “I can’t find my umbrella” she said that she couldn’t find her umbrella
17 They said, “We are learning English now” they said that they were learning English at that time
18 “My friend is coming next week”, Tom said. Tom said that his friend was coming the following week
19 “ I’ll help my mum with housework this weekend” He said he said that he would help his mum with housework
that weekend
20 “We shall overcome this difficulty”, they said they said that they should overcome that diffculty
21 “ My father is a doctor here”, my friend said my friend said that your father was a doctor there
22 “I am going on holiday tomorrow”, the boy said to his neighbor.the boy said to his neighbor that he was going on
holiday the next day
23 “ You will have to finish all these exercises before next week”, the teacher said to his students the teacher said to his
students that he would have to finish all those exercises before the following week
24 “I came back here early yesterday,” she said. she said that she had come back there early the day before
25 “ I’ve broken the vase,” she said she said that had broken the vase
26 “I will never see you again,” the boy said to the girl. the boy said to the girl that he would never see you again
27 He said to her, “You are my friend.”he said to her that he was his friend
28 Johnny said to his mother, “I don’t know how to do this exercise.” Johnny said to his mother that he did not know
how to do that exercise
29 “We are waiting for the school bus”, they said the children. they said the children that they were waiting for the
school bus
30 Marry said, “My father died a year ago”.Marry said that her father had died a year before
31 John said, “I have finished studying my lesson”.John said that he had finished studying his lesson
32 Mary said, “I can not go to the movies with you, John”.Mary said John that she could not go to the movies with his

33 “I shall expect to see you next Wednesday.” Mary said to her friend.  Mary said to her friend that she should expect
to see you the following Wednesday
34 She said, “I went to the doctor yesterday.” she said that she had gone to the doctor the day before
35 He said, “I have a toothache.” he said that he have a toothache
36 She said, “I’ll write him a prescription.” she said that she would write him a prescription
37 They said, “We’re going to the drugstore.” they said that they were going to the drugstore
38 He said, “The doctor gave me some pills.” he said that the doctor had given his some pills
39 She said, “I go to the supermarket every day.” she said that she went to the supermarket every day
40 He said, “I have received the envelope.” he said that he had received the envelope
41 They said, “We visited Cannery Row.” 
42 She said, “I feel very sick.” 
43 He said, “I bought some popcorn.” 
44 They said, “We’re flying to California.” 
45 He said, “I’m cutting off the main valve.” 
46 “My uncle will not plant the vegetables tomorrow afternoon”, she said. 
47 “Mr. and Mrs. Pike have just read these newspapers”, Nga said. 
48 She said, “I often listen to music at night.” 
49 Lan’s mother said, “My daughter usually brushes her teeth before meals.” 
50 They said, “We have to do the assignments now.” 
51 Lan says, “My sister seldom rides a bike to school.” 
52 They said, “Our teacher sometimes explains the difficult lesson.” 
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53 Nam said, “I am doing my homework now.” 
54 "Our teacher will go to Leipzig tomorrow." Emily said. 
55 "I was writing a letter yesterday." Helen told me. 
56 "My father flew to Dallas last year." Robert told me. 
57 "Tim went to the stadium an hour ago." Lisa said. 
58 "My mother will celebrate her birthday next weekend." Patricia said. 
59 "I am going to read a book this week." Michael said to me. 

60 "We will do our best in the exams tomorrow." Jason and Victoria told me. 
61 "We didn't eat fish two days ago." Andrew remarked. 
62 "I spent all my pocket money on Monday." Alice said. 
63 "John had already gone at six." David said. 
64 "Mandy is at home." John said. 
65 "Frank often reads a book." Max told me. 
66 "I'm watching TV." Susan said to me. 
67 "I am going to ride a skateboard." Richard said to me. 
68 "We have cleaned the windows." Stephen and Claire said. 
69 "I didn't have time to do my homework." Richard told me. 
70 "My mother will be 50 years old." Mrs. Jones told me. 
71 Nam said “I am told to be at school before 7 o’clock” 
72 Thu said “All the students will have a meeting next week” 
73 Phong said “My parents are very proud of my good marks” 
74 Her father said to her “You can go to the movie with your friend” 
75 The boys said “We have to try our best to win the match” 
VERB TENSE
The past continuous (QKTD)
Exercise 1: Rewrite each sentence as a positive, negative , or question :
Example: At this time yesterday they (play) __were playing___ football.
At this time yesterday they were not playing football.
At this time yesterday were they playing football?
1. At this time yesterday we (play) _______were playing___________ tennis in the schoolyard.
2. At 7:00 pm yesterday he (watch) _________was watching_______________ TV.
3. Yesterday while my father (watch) ________is watching_____________ TV, my mother (read) __was reading ___the
newspaper, my sister (do) ___was doing______her homework and I (play) _was playing___________ chess with my
friend.
4. What were you doing when I phoned you? I (have) ________________was having____a bath.
5. She (do) _______was doing___________________her homework at the time yesterday.
6. Marry (water) __________was watering____________the flowers at 3:00 p.m yesterday.

7. They (visit) ________were visiting__________________the zoo at ten o’clock yesterday.
8. Peter and I (do) ___________were doing__________the exercise at this time last night.
9. Last night my father (feed) ___________was feeding_____________the pigeons at 7:00.
10. At this time last year we (learn) ___________was learning____________English in London.
Exercise 2: Put the verb in the past simple tense or the past continuous :
1. When I (arrive) _____ arrived _______ at this house, he still (sleep)
_______was sleeping_______.
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2. The light (go) ____went_____ out while we (have) ______were
having___________dinner.
3. Bill (have) ___was having_____________ breakfast when I (stop)
____stopping_________ at this house this morning.
4. When I (arrive) ___arrived________________at this house, he still
(sleep) ________was sleeping________________.
5. As we (cross) _________were crosssing_____________the Street, we
(see) ______saw_______________an accident.
6. Tom (see) _____saw_________a serious accident while he (stand)
_________was standing_________at the bus stop.
7. The children (play) ______were playing___________ football when
their mother (come) ___came________back home.
8. The bell (ring) _____rang_________________while Tom (take)
______was taking_____________ a bath.
9. He (sit) _______was siting_______________in a car when I (see)
_____saw_________________him.
10. We (clean) ______were cleaning_______________the house when she
(come) _____came__________yesterday.
PHRASES OF PURPOSE
Used “ in order to” ; “so as to” or “to”
1. I went to the garden center__________________get some fertilizer for my flowers

2. My roommate asked me ________________repair my bike
3. I bought a new screwdriver___________________repair the keajt faycet
4. Mary likes_______________go ice shating every weekend
5. When the teacher asked him a question, Bodpretended__________________understand what she was saying
6. Please open the door__________________let some fresh air in
7. Jack chkimbed into a chair___________________change a light bulb in the ceiling
8. I really want____________________learn Italia be fore I visit Venice next year
9. Mare has to work at two jobs_________________support herself and her three children
10. Helen has to practice at least four hours every day_________________be ready for her piano recital next month
11. I jog three times a week____________________stay healthy
12. It is a good idea________________________.know where your children are at all times
13. Jack finally went to the dentist__________________get some relief from his toothache
14. Fred needs to find her_______________________talk to her
15. My morther always said I should eat lots of green vegetables___________________make my body strong
- ED AND -ING PARTICIPLE
Used - ed and -ing participle:
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1. I like the house. It was painted green. 
2. The boy is Bao. He is playing basketball. 
3. She gives me a gift. The gift was bought yesterday. 
4. The woman is my mom. She is talking to you. 
5. Do you know the woman? The woman is talking to Tom.
6.The taxi broke down. It was taking to us to the airport. 
7. Most of the goods are exported. They are made in this factory.
8. A new factory has just opened in the town. The factory employs 500 people. 
9. The man was taken to the local hospital. He was injured in the accident 

10 . The musician is internationally famous. He appeated in the concert last night ….

Good luck to you!
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