BT PASSIVE REPORTED TENSES

III. Turn into passive voice :
1. she cleans the room everyday.
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2. A group of students have met their friends at the railway station .
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3. All students attended the meeting.
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4. Tom was writing 2 poems.
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5. Mr.Smith saw the accident.
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6. The teacher returned our written work to us
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7. She has finished the report by noon.
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8. They are sweeping the streets.
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9. He used to borrow my pen.
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10. He had to finish his work on time.
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11. You ought to tell him early.
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12. I can answer the question
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13. They are painting the kitchen.
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14. The gardener has watered the flowers
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15. I finished my work at 2 pm
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IV. Turn into reported speech :
1. He said : “ I won’t see you tomorrow”
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2.He said :” I don’t like chocolates”
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3. “Bring it back if it doesn’t fit”, I said to her.
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4. “Is it going to be a fine day today?” I asked her.
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5. “He’s not at home”, she said.
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6. “I’ll have a cup of tea with you,” she said.
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7. “I’ll pay him if I can” she said.
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8. “I’ll phone you next Tuesday,” he told Jack.
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9. “I want a camera for my birthday,” he said.
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10. Will you come to my party?” she said to me.
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11. “You should take more exercise, Mr Robert,” the doctor said
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12. . He asked me : “ Is this road to the railway station?”
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13. “Is the bus station far away?” the girl asked.
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14. He asked me : “ Are you working tonight?”

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15. She said:. “ I will be here when he comes”
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16. Lan said :” I have to go to the school library now “
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17. “ Do you enjoy you English class, Nam ?”, The teacher said:
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18. Hoa asked me : “ Do you want me to get you some water ?”
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19. tom said :” Can you give Mary this novel ?”
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20. Mrs Lan asked :” Are you ready, children ?”
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V. Supply the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets :
1. He (work) ……………………for that company for 5 years.
2. What you (do) ……………………when we phoned you last night?
3. The man (stand) …………………… near the door is my brother.
4. It’s difficult (do) ……………………this project.
5. The teacher ordered Tom (go) …………………… to the board.
6. When we met George and Linda yesterday, we (walk) ……………………through the park.
8. The accident (cause) …………………… by the fast truck driver last Sunday.
10. This house is quite old. It (build) over 100 years ago.
11. The phone rang while An (have) …………………… dinner.
12. Her son (not visit) …………………… her for a long time.
13. . I (have) …………………… these shoes since my 18th birthday.
14. I’d like to meet a ghost, but I (never/ see) ……………………one.
15. I (work) …………………… for a company for a year that was after college.
16. What time you (get) ……………………to work this morning?
17. Of course I can ride a bike. But I (not/ ride) ……………………one for a year.
18. We ( move ) ……………………here in 1993. We ( be) ……………………here for a long

time.
19. The door bell (ring) while Tom (watch) ……………………TV.
20. Ann and Susan (make) …………………… dinner when Martin (arrive) …………………….