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Grammar: Tense and Voice Review

Test your grammar

Ex. I. Choose the correct answer:

  1. Yesterday on my way to school I met my friend, whom I  for more than three years.

A haven’t seen; B haven’t been seen; C hadn’t seen

  1. I  of that for a long time.

A am thinking; B thought; C have been thinking

  1. I  four years at the University.

A spent; B was spent; C am spending

  1. We  never  to Canada.

A have been; B were gone; C are being

  1. He said his mother  critically ill.

A has been; B was; C will be

  1. I told him that our family  in a new flat soon.

A lives; B will live; C would live

  1. These two countries have started another round of negotiations. They  them last Monday.

A have begun; B began; C were beginning

  1. She  dinner when I came back home.

A cooks; B cooked; C was cooking

  1. My sister said they ______the dictations twice a week.

A write; B wrote; C are writing

  1. If the weather ______, he will go to the country.

A fine; B will be fine; C is fine

Ex. II. Supply the missing forms in the charts below. Use the word “learn” for the active and “write” for the passive:

Active Voice

Simple

Continuous

Perfect

Perfect Continuous

Past

he learned

Present

He is learning

he has been learning

Future

he will have learned

Passive Voice

Simple

Continuous

Perfect

Past

it was written

Present

it is being written

Future

it will have been written

Ex. III. Find in the previous text examples of different tense and voice forms of the verb:

Present Simple Active: reflects, … .

Present Continuous: is learning, … .

Present Perfect Active: has changed, … .

Future Simple: will exceed, … .

Present Simple Passive: is written, … .

Ex. IV. Find and correct the mistakes in the following sentences:

  1. He get up early every morning but Sunday.

  2. He don’t know how to get there.

  3. Have you ever be to the United States of America?

  4. I have just did it myself, believe me.

  5. The weather was nice, the sun was shine.

  6. He is doing his morning exercises every day.

  7. He has seen the film two days ago.

  8. She said she will help me with the exercise.

  9. If I’ll have money, I’ll buy these shoes.

  10. They played in the garden when it began to rain.

  11. Be quiet, children, Mother sleeps.

Ex. V. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets:

  1. We ______ (present) the new company structure at next month’s meeting.

  2. A wide range of plastics ______ (manufacture) by our company.

  3. While we ______ (trial) the product, two members of the team ______ (resign).

  4. A new quality control system ______ (introduce) last year.

  5. I ______ already ______ (work) in marketing before I joined my present company.

  6. Three new applications ______ (test) since the beginning of the year.

  7. I think I ______ (read) the proposal of the external consultant first.

  8. We ______ (develop) quality toys here since 1983.

  9. The company’s range of services ______ (expand) now.

  10. In the mid-1970s a lot of research ______ (do) to develop better computer languages.

  11. If companies ______ (grow) too quickly, they risk overheating.

  12. If we ______ (pay) our workers well, it will be difficult to attract good workers.