BT Unit 12+13-E8

Unit 11 + Unit 12
Exercise 1: Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or Past Progressive tense.
Last night I (read) _________________ when suddenly I (hear) _______________ a shout.
The postman (come) __________________ while I (have) __________________ lunch.
When we (go) _________________ out, it (rain) _________________.
(you / watch) ___________________ TV when I (phone) _______________ you?
We (meet) ______ Ann at the party yesterday, she (wear) ______ a lovely white dress.
The boys (break) ________________ the window while they (play) _______________ football.
I was home late, but my friends (wait) _______________ when I (arrive) ________________.
He said that he (not drive) ______ fast when the accident (happen) _________________.
Tom (fall) _______________ off the ladder while he (paint) ___________________ the ceiling.
What (you / do) _________________________ at this time yesterday?
The door bell (ring) ____________while Tom (watch) ______________-TV.
How fast ________you (drive) ____________when the accident (happen)__________________?
Ann and Susan (make) ___________dinner when Martin __________________(arrive).
The light (go) ________out while we (have) __________dinner.But it (come) _________on again after ten minutes.
What________ you (do) _________at this time yesterday? - I (work) ___________on the computer.
It suddenly (begin) ___________to rain while Laura (sit) _____________in the garden.
Sam (take)______________a photo of me while I (not/ look)________________--.
When I (see) ___________them, they (try) ___________to find a new house near their work.
I (walk) __________along street when I suddenly (feel) _________somethings hit me in the back.I (not/know) ______________________what it was.
Last night I (drop) ___________a plate when I (do) ____________the washing up. Fortunately I (not/ break)___________________.
II. Change into Passive Voice
They performed Christmas songs for people in town.
->Christmas songs …………………………………………………………………………
Santa claus give the children presents on Christmas Eve. ( The children …………………………………………………
My father decorated the Chrismas tree with colored lights. ( The Chrismas tree …………………………………………………………
Ba invited Liz to the rice-cooking festival. -> Liz ________________________________________________________________
The thief broke the windows.-> The windows ……………………………………………………
Nick will bring the pizzas to our house.
The pizzas …………………………………………………………………
They built those buildings in 2005-> Those buildings ______________________________
They canceled the flight to Hanoi because of the bad weather. -> The flight ________________________________________________________
III. Reported speech
She said:” I can’t find my umbrella.”→ She said …………………………………………………………
Tom said:” My friend is coming next week.”→ Tom said……………...........……………………………
We said:” We will overcome this difficulty.”→ ………………………...…………………………………
The boy said to the neighbor:” I’m going on holiday tomorrow.”
→ …………………....…………………………………………………………………
The teacher said to his class:” You will have to finish all these exercises before next week.”
→........................……………………………………………………………………………
Peter said:” I enjoy looking at myself in the mirror.”
→ …………………………………………………………………………………………………
Nam said “I am told to be at school before 7 o’clock.”
( Nam said…………………………........……………………………………………………
Lan said “I will be very busy tomorrow.” ( Lan said……………………………………………………
Thu said “All the students will have a meeting next week.”
( Thu said………………………………………………………………………………
Phong said “My parents are very proud of my good marks.”
( Phong said…………………………...................………………………………………
11.” I am living in London now” Minh said-> Minh said ……………………………………………
12. “You are my best friends” Lan said to Tam-> Lan told ………………………………
13. “ I must go home now” Hoa said -> Hoa said ……………………………………
14.” I can’t go out after 8p.m” Nam said to me->Nam told ………………………………
15They said “We have a lift but very often it does not work”
-> They said ………………………………………………………………………………………………
16.The builders explained “We like working on Sundays because we get doubled pay”
-> The builders explained …………………………………………………………………………………
17.They said “We live here in Marsden Street”-> They said ……………………………………………
18.The teachers said “We will have to finish the job”-> The teachers said ……………………………
19.They said to us “We’re arriving at your house at nine”
They told ………………………………………………………
20.Mary said “You can come and stay at my flat if you are ever in London.
-> Mary said ………………………………………………………………………………
21.He said to me “You are looking much better”-> He told ……………………………………………
22.He said “Ann will be in Paris on Monday”-> He said ……………………………………………
23.He said “I can’t find my hat”-> He said ………………………………………………………
24.He said “I’ll be using the car myself on the 24th -> He said …………………………………………
25.He said “I’m going to the cinema tomorrow”
-> He said………………………………………………………………………………………
26.He said “I’m living in Paris now”-> He said………………………………………………………