Question

1. Supply the CORRECT TENSE or VOICE. You get 1 point for each correct answer : 1. I ………………………………………… (play) the piano since I ……………… (be) six. 2. Before Christmas all the shops and houses ………………………………….. (decorate) with cards and Christmas trees. Presents ……………………………………. (buy) for the relatives and friends. 3. Linda ………………………. (look) very happy now, because her boyfriend …………… …………………….. (just / give) her an engagement ring. 4. Dinner …………………………………… (must / cook) before we …………………… (go) out. 5. The old man …………………… (be) in prison for twenty years, by the time he …………….. (die) last year. 6. When Jane ………………………… (arrive) late for the interview, she …………………. (realize) that the Director ……………………………….. (leave). 7. …………….. you ………………… (see) Ann this morning? (It’s still morning.) 8. He said his car ………………….. already …………………………….. (mend). 9. She said she ………………………………… (open) her first exhibition the following month. 10. Mary and Joe want ……………………… (go) to the shore which ………………………. (sound) like a good idea to me. 11. He ………………………………. (not / wake up) on time unless he …………………….. (use) an alarm clock.

Answer 1

1. I HAVE BEEN PLAYING the piano since I WAS six.

2. Before Christmas all the shops and houses ARE DECORATED with cards and Christmas trees. Presents ARE BOUGHT for the relatives and friends.

3. Linda LOOKS very happy now, because her boyfriend HAS just GIVEN her an engagement ring.

4. Dinner MUST BE COOKED before we GO out.

5. The old man HAD BEEN in prison for twenty years, by the time he DIED last year.

6. When Jane ARRIVED late for the interview, she REALIZED that the Director HAD LEFT.

7. HAVE you SEEN Ann this morning? (It’s still morning.)

8. He said his car HAD already BEEN MENDED.

9. She said she WOULD OPEN her first exhibition the following month.

10. Mary and Joe want TO GO to the shore which SOUNDS like a good idea to me.

11. He WON'T WAKE UP on time unless he USES an alarm clock.

Answer 2

Here are the correct tenses or voices for the sentences:

1. I have been playing the piano since I was six.
2. Before Christmas all the shops and houses will be decorated with cards and Christmas trees. Presents will be bought for the relatives and friends.
3. Linda looks very happy now, because her boyfriend has just given her an engagement ring.
4. Dinner must be cooked before we go out.
5. The old man had been in prison for twenty years, by the time he died last year.
6. When Jane arrived late for the interview, she realized that the Director had left.
7. Have you seen Ann this morning? (It’s still morning.)
8. He said his car had already been mended.
9. She said she would open her first exhibition the following month.
10. Mary and Joe want to go to the shore which sounds like a good idea to me.
11. He would not wake up on time unless he used an alarm clock.