PRACTICE ON PAST TENSES & REPORTED SPEECH

·         Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect simple).

1.       I (not / work) have not worked today.

2.       We (buy) have bought a new lamp.

3.       We (not / plan)haven´t planed our holiday yet.

4.       Where (be / you) have you been ?

5.       He (write) has written five letters.

6.       She (not / see)hasn´t seen him for a long time.

7.       (be / you)Have you been at school?

8.       School (not / start) hasn´t started yet.

9.       (speak / he)Has he spoken to his boss?

10.   No, he (have / not)hasn´t had the time yet.

·         Present Perfect / Present Perfect Continuous:

A)     Robin: I think the waiter (forget) has forgotten us. We (wait) had been waiting here for over half an hour and nobody (take) has taken our order yet.

B)      Michele: I think you're right. He (walk) has been walking by us at least twenty times. He probably thinks we (order, already) have already ordered.

A)     Robin: Look at that couple over there, they (be, only) have only been here for five or ten minutes and they already have their food.

B)      Michele: He must realize we (order, not) haven´t order yet! We (sit) have been sitting here for over half an hour staring at him.

A)     Robin: I don't know if he (notice, even) have even noticed us. He (run) has run  from table to table taking orders and serving food.

B)      Michele: That's true, and he (look, not) hasn´t looked in our direction once.

·         Fill in the correct form (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous). Positive Sentences:

1.       Sandy (cook) has cooked dinner four times this week.

2.       We (travel) have been traveling around Scotland for 8 days.

3.       Why are your hands so dirty? - I (repair) have been repairing my bike.

4.       I (read) have read the book, you can have it back.

5.       Paul (believe) has believed in God since he was a child.

·         Fill in the correct form (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous). Negative Sentences:

1.           Sorry for being late. I hope you (wait / not) haven´t waiting long.

2.           My grandparents are coming to see us next weekend. They (visit / not)haven´t visited us for two years.

3.           She (be / not) hasn´t been on holiday for 3 years.

4.           I don't want you to drive my car. You (drive / not)haven´t driven  a car for ages.

5.           He (watch / not)hasn´t been watching TV all afternoon, he only switched the telly on 10 minutes ago.

·         Fill in the correct form (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous). Questions:

1.           How much money (Jack / spend) has Jack spent in the casino?

2.           How long (she / sit) has she been sitting there?

3.           How many short messages (send / you) have you sent this month?

4.           (You / empty) Haven´t you emptied the bin yet?

5.           Lucy, (you / bathe) has you been bathing your dolls? The bathroom floor is absolutely wet.

EXERCISE ON PAST PERFECT SIMPLE & CONTINUOUS

·         Put the verbs into the correct form (past perfect simple or continuous).

1.       The storm destroyed the sandcastle that we (build) had built.

2.        We (sleep) had slept for 12 hours when he woke us up.

3.         They (wait) had been waiting at the station for 90 minutes when the train finally arrived.

4.       He (not / be) hadn´t been to Cape Town before 1997.

5.       When she went out to play, she (do / already) had already done her homework.

6.       We (look for) had been looking for her ring for two hours and then we found it in the bathroom.

7.       My brother ate all of the cake that our mum (make) had made .

8.       The doctor took off the plaster that he (put on) had put on six weeks before.

9.        I (not / walk) hadn´t walked for a long time, when it suddenly began to rain.

10.   The waiter brought a drink that I (not / order) hadn´t ordered .

11.   I could not remember the poem we (learn) had learnt the week before.

12.   How long (learn / she) had she been learning English before she went to London?

13.       Frank Sinatra caught the flu because he (sing) had been singing  in the rain too long.

14.   The children collected the chestnuts that (fall) had fallen from the tree.

15.    He (drive) had been driving less than an hour when he ran out of petrol.

16.   (he / phone) Had he phoned Angie before he went to see her in London?

17.    They were very tired in the evening because they (help) had been helping on the farm all day.

18.   She (not / ride) hadn´t ridden a horse before that day.

19.   I (not / work) hadn´t been working  all day; so I wasn't tired and went to the disco at night.

20.    I (not / work)………………………………… all day; so I wasn't tired and went to the disco at night.

21.    They (cycle) had been cycling all day so their legs were sore in the evening.

REPORTED SPEECH

·         Fill in the gaps with the correct pronoun or possessive adjective:

1)      Mary said, “I’m waiting for my son to come out of school”.

Mary said that she was waiting for her son to come out of school.

2)      George said, “I’ve bought a new camera for my mum”.

George said he had bought a new camera for his mum.

3)      Julie said to me, “I need you to help me with the shopping”.

Julie told me that she needed me to help her with the shopping.

4)      John said, “I’d like to take you out to dinner”.

John said he’d like to take me out to dinner.

5)      Helen said to Jane, “I think your haircut is lovely”.

Helen told Jane that she thought her new haircut was lovely.

·         Finish the sentences using Reported speech. Always change the tense, although it is sometimes not necessary.

Example: Peter: "I clean the black shoes."

Peter told me that ____________________________

Answer: Peter told me that he cleaned the black shoes.

1)       John: "Mandy is at home."

John said that Mandy was at home.

2)      Max: "Frank often reads a book."

Max told me that Frank read a book

3)      Susan: "I'm watching TV."

Susan said to me that she was watching TV.

4)     Simon: "David was ill."

Simon said that David had been ill.

5)      Peggy: "The girls helped in the house."

Peggy told me that the girls helped in the house.

6)      Richard: "I am going to ride a skateboard."

Richard said to me that he was going to ride a skateboard.

7)      Stephen and Claire: "We have cleaned the windows."

Stephen and Claire told me that they have cleaned the windows.

8)       Charles: "I didn't have time to do my homework."

Charles said that he didn’t have time to do his homework.

9)      Mrs Jones: "My mother will be 50 years old."

Mrs Jones told that his mother would be 50 years old.

10)    Jean: "The boss must sign the letter.

Jean said that the boss had to sign the letter.

·         Reporting questions:

1) Christopher: "Do you want to dance?"

He asked me if  I wanted to dance.

2) Betty: "When did you come?"

She asked me when I come.

3) Mark: "Has John arrived?"

He asked if John had arrived

4) Ronald: "Where does Maria park her car?"

He asked where Maria parked her car.

5) Elisabeth: "Did you watch the latest film?"

She asked me if I watched the last film.

6) Mandy: "Can I help you?"

She asked me if she could help me.

7) Andrew: "Will Mandy have lunch with Sue?"

He asked will Mandy had lunch with Sue.

8) Justin: "What are you doing?”

He asked me what I was doing.

9) Frank: "How much pocket money does Lisa get?"

Frank asked how much pocket money Lisa got.

10) Anne: "Must I do the shopping?"

She asked if she had to do the shopping.