Q1. Put the verbs between brackets into their correct tense : 1.Pauline (practice) the piano every day. 2.She (played) a lot of tennis when she was younger. 3.1 washed the floor when the painter (go). 4.We (look) for the ring for two hours when Susan found it. 5.She (write) three books and she is working on another one. 6.Ther (eat) at Scott's favorite restaurant today. 7.Caroline (do) her homework when I got home. 8.They (play) at this time tomorrow. 9.1 am so tired. I (study). 10. We (not/eat) breakfast before we get to the airport tomorrow. 11.Look at those black clouds. It (rain).
، Q2. Change the following sentences into passive 1.Dr. Bell had made an important discovery. 2.A few well-chosen words convey a great deal of meaning. 3.They have to test you on your English grammar. 4.Most film stars hate someone interviewing them. 5.Ther are not using that computer any more. 6.Her mother gave every child la present. ، Q3. Change the following direct speech into reported speech : 1.He said "the children are playing outside now." 2.She said to me "I have got a piano lesson today." 3."Put the box here," George said to me. 4.He said to me "why did you break the glass?" 5.She said to me "is Ann happy with the new job?" 6. He said "I arrived before you."
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Explications:
Q1. Correct tense:
1. Pauline practices the piano every day.
2. She played a lot of tennis when she was younger.
3. I washed the floor when the painter went.
4. We had been looking for the ring for two hours when Susan found it.
5. She has written three books and she is working on another one.
6. They are eating at Scott's favorite restaurant today.
7. Caroline was doing her homework when I got home.
8. They will be playing at this time tomorrow.
9. I am so tired. I have been studying.
10. We will not have eaten breakfast before we get to the airport tomorrow.
11. Look at those black clouds. It is going to rain.
Q2. Passive:
1. An important discovery had been made by Dr. Bell.
2. A great deal of meaning is conveyed by a few well-chosen words.
3. You have to be tested on your English grammar.
4. Someone interviewing them is hated by most film stars.
5. That computer is not being used anymore.
6. A present was given to every child by her mother.
Q3. Reported speech:
1. He said that the children were playing outside now.
2. She told me that she had a piano lesson that day.
3. George told me to put the box there.
4. He asked me why I had broken the glass.
5. She asked me if Ann was happy with the new job.
6. He said that he had arrived before me.