Use of English

Complete the passive sentences using the verbs in brackets.

e.g. My brother and I were given (give) a lift into town by our mum yesterday.

1. This book             (write) 200 years ago.

2. My bike            (steal) while I was inside a shop.

3. Sherlock Holmes stories                (still / read) by a lot of people nowadays.

4. When                     (our house / build)?

5. In my favourite TV series, criminals           (take) to court, so you can follow the court case.

6. The shoplifter               (not / catch) because he ran away.

7. My birthday presents             (hide) out in the garden – but I soon found them!

8. The police didn’t find any of the robbers, so the crime                  (never / solve).

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct First Conditional form.

e.g. If you get (get) to school late, the teacher will be (be) cross.

1. We          (not / go) swimming if it       (rain) tomorrow.

2. If Jack              (not / come) soon, we            (leave) without him.

3. Ted              (have to) be very fit if he       (want) to join the school football team.

4. Mark           (not / win) unless he           (practise) harder.

5. What              (you / do) if you            (not play) football tomorrow?

6. If we     (win) the match tomorrow, everyone         (be) very happy.

7.               (you / give) me a lift home tonight, if your mum              (not mind)?

Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets in the correct tense.

e.g. Billy leaves (leave) his house at 8.00 every morning on school days.

1. Yesterday we           (not go) to school because it was a holiday.

2. My grandma           (live) in the same house since she got married.

3. Kerim             (walk) along the street when he saw a famous pop star!

4. I don’t think Jack          (win) the swimming race tomorrow. He’s not fast enough.

5. We            (fly) to the US on holiday next week!

6.                       (you / ever / visit) London?

7. What                            (your parents / watch) on TV when you walked in last night?