23/1/2021 Extra Practice (F3)

23/1/2021 Extra Practice (F3)

Agenda

• Tenses, gerunds and infinitives

• Passive Voice

• Conditional Sentences

• Reported Speech

• Cloze

• Proofreading

1A. Tenses

Simple Past vs Present Perfect vs Past Perfect

has bought

It is still applicable to now --> Up till now

haven't seen, have changed

Present perfect --> Up till now + still applicable

No past perfect because 'seeing each other' and 'changing a great deal' are not actions that happened in the earlier past.

because he had lost so much weight and grown a beard.

This had happened already >>>> so you were not able to recognize him

The Clause after 'Since-clause'

>>> Use Present Perfect if the clause is related to the present <<<

1B. Tense

Complete the text with Simple Past and Present Perfect

1D. Fill in each blank to complete the story with the correct form of the verb in brackets, including to- infinitives, gerunds, bare infinitives, etc.

go on + to do sth = to move to the next thing or stage

But go on + doing sth = continue

2. Gerunds and Infinitives

Fill in the correct form

We were made to wear indoor shoes...

**** Passive voice

couldn't help

can/ could not help + V-ing = 忍不住

mean + to do--> intend to do

try to do sth

to ask sb to do sth they may/ may not be able to accomplish

try + doing

to try with different methods to see if sth works

3. Passive Voice

Multiple Choice

I’m afraid our accountants_____ for fraud - on the brighter side, our financial statements_____ the Times best-seller fiction list.

• are investigating / have made

• were investigated / has made

• are being investigated / have made

• are investigated / have been made

• have investigated / made

Multiple Choice

Unless there _____ a dated object, such as a coin, within a layer, a technique _____ to determine an approximate chronological date.

• was / would be used

• is / must be used

• can be / has been used

• should be / must have been used

• had been / could be used

Multiple Choice

The boxer_____ in the first round. It took a long time to bring him down.

• has knocked out

• knocked out

• was knocked out

• has been knocked out

Multiple Choice

He _____ to learn that his proposal______.

• is delighted / will accept

• should be delighted / accepted

• was delighted / had been accepted

• delighted / accepted

• was delighted / having accepted

Multiple Choice

It is believed that a criminal inquiry _____ out to give the age of the remains and the fact that any potential witnesses to a possible crime would no longer be alive.

• won’t carry

• wouldn't be carried

• wouldn’t carry

• couldn’t have carried

Multiple Choice

The shape of the world _____ into account, if you really want to solve the problem.

• took

• had to be taken

• has taken

• must take

• may be taken

Multiple Choice

The machine____ all tests set for it thus far and it _____ for detecting certain threats by our engineers.

• is passed / has evaluated

• has been passed / has evaluated

• has been passed / has been evaluated

• passed / has evaluated

• has passed / has been evaluated

Multiple Choice

When we visit Art Galleries in other countries, we usually_____ to go in, but when foreigners come to Britain, they_____ by the British tax-payer.

• have to pay / are subsidized

• can pay / subsidize

• must be paid / were subsidized

• had to pay / were subsidized

Multiple Choice

Society_____ , but gender roles_____ to change with it.

• may change / won’t be expected

• might have changed / weren’t going to expect

• might be changing / haven't expected

• may change / aren’t expected

• could change / aren't expecting

Multiple Choice

The emotions and needs _____ but _____ to be expressed.

• don't disappear / aren’t allowed

• won’t be disappeared / may not be allowed

• aren’t disappeared / haven’t been allowed

• didn’t disappear / won’t have allowed

Multiple Choice

They looked for a silent place in which they could stay for a fortnight without_____

• having disturbed

• being disturbed

• to disturb

• disturbing

Multiple Choice

He ought not to let himself_____ in exams, concentration is the most important issue to be successful.

• distracted

• have distracted

• be distracted

• to be distracted

Conditional Sentences

Sentence transformation

Transform the sentences into conditional sentences.

Always start with 'If'!

Reported Speech

Make reported speech. Start all your answers with 'she' if the speaker is not given, and use the past simple of 'ask', 'say' or 'tell'.