1. This time tomorrow, I will be lying on the beach.

am lying

will lie

will be lying

2. She said that she would help me.

will

shall

would

3. Phone me when you have time.

have

would have

will have

4. I will follow you wherever you go.

go

goes

will go

5. You will have an accident if you go on driving like that.

are having

will have

would have

6. When you phoned, I was working in the garage.

worked

am working

was working

7. I spent all my childhood in South India.

was spending

spend

spent

8. The phone rang while I was having a bath.

rings

rang

was ringing

9. I tried a little of the soup to see how it tasted

tastes

is tasting

tasted

10. When we were children we made our own toys.

were making

made

had made

11. I can’t dance because I have broken my leg.

have broken

broke

had broken

12. I rang the bell six times but no one opened the door.

was ringing

have rung

rang

13. P1: Would you have told her truth? P2: No, I would lie (to lie)

 would have lied

 would lie

 will lie

14. If he asked me to come, I will. (to ask)

 asked

 asks

 would ask

15. I really thought that my team would have won. (to win)

 will win

 would have won

 would win

16. They would have won if they had played better. (to play)

 had played

 will play

 have played

17. If you had slept more, you wouldn’t be so tired. (to sleep)

 will sleep

 had slept

 slept

18. If you hadn’t told him, he will never find out. (to find out)

 will never find out

 would have never found out

 never finds out

19. If I need money next week, I would borrow it from my brother (to borrow)

 will borrow

 borrow

 would borrow

20. I would be here if you need me. (to be)

 would be

 will be

 would have been

21. I wouldn’t have laughed if I had known it was such a sensitive topic. (tolaugh)

 didn’t laugh

 wouldn’t have laughed

 laughed

22. If John loved Betty, he would marry her. (to love)

 would love

 loves

 loved

1. We have a new English teacher. I hope she’s nice.

    have

    has

2. My boss has such a bad temper.

    have

    has

3. I never have breakfast in the morning because I’m never hungry.

    have

    has

4. The houses all have blue windows.

    have

    has

5. An elephant has four legs and a big trunk.

    have

    has

6. Many poor people have no money to spend.

    have

    has

7. The child has red hair and very white skin.

    have

    has

8. Those two women both have three children.

    have

    has

Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.

John collects money-Money is collected by John.

Anna opened the window-The window was opened by Anna.

We have done our homework-Our homework has been done by us.

I will ask a question-A question will be asked by me.

He can cut out the picture-The picture can be cut out by him.

The sheep ate a lot-A lot was eaten by the sheep.

We do not clean our rooms-Our rooms are not cleaned by us.

William will not repair the car-The car will not be repaired by William.

Monica gave a chance to her friend-A friend was given a chance by Monica.

Ann will write an essay on that topic-An essay on that topic will be written by Ann.

Sue made a cake for her grandma-A cake was made for her grandma by Sue.

They have cleaned all the rooms-All the rooms have been cleaned by them.

Karen has broken her heart-Her heart has been broken by Karen.

Mrs. Jenny has sold her apartment-Her apartment has been sold by Mrs. Jenny.

Mary had lost her keys when she was in a car-Her keys had been lost when she was in the car.

Suzan is doing her homework from math-Homework from math is being done by Suzan.

They are writing an essay right now-An essay is being written by them

Ami is collecting sport shoes-Sport shoes are being collected by Ami.

They were washing the windows-The windows were being washed by them.

John was watching football game-Football game was being watched by John.

1. Paul will be sent to prison. (Future tense)

2. My brother has just been beaten in the race. (Present perfect)

3. He was told to wait outside. (Past tense)

4. I wasn’t paid for the work. (Past tense) 5. Policemen are often asked the way. (Present tense).

6. Their lawn is cut once a week. (Present tense).

7. We will be asked by the police. (Future tense)

8. The towels weren’t used. (Past tense)

9. The jewels has not been sold. (Present perfect).

10. They are taught French. (Present tense)

11. The fire brigade was phoned soon after the fire had broken out. (Past tense)

12. You will be laughed at if you talk such nonsense. (Future tense)

13. All the fruits were eaten up by the guests. (Past tense)

14. The email will be answered tomorrow. (Future tense)

15. The best cookies are sold here. (Present tense)

To be + Verb 3

Simple present — Am, is, are + Verb 3

Simple past — was, were + Verb 3

Present perfect — has been, have been + Verb 3

Past perfect — Had been + Verb 3

Present future — will be, shall be + Verb 3

Past future — would be + Verb 3

Present continues — Am, is, are + being + Verb 3

Past continues — was, were + being + Verb 3

Simple present

Active — I buy flowers for my mother

Passive — flowers are bought for my mother.

Active — I take a taxi at 5 o’clock

Passive — A taxi is taken at 5 o’clock.

Past simple

Active — They played football yesterday.

Passive — Football was played yesterday by them.

Active — He brought many books from the library.

Passive — Many books were brought from the library.

Present perfect

Active — I have broken the window.

Passive — The window has been broken by me.

Active — They have bought a village.

Passive — A villages have been bought (by them).

Past perfect

Active — They had gone to the cinema before Christmas.

Passive — Cinema had been gone before Christmas by them.