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Yes No questions practice exercises
Cut and paste into a WORD document. SAVE AS File Name Verb Drills Yes No questions in My Documents. Type your full name at the top of the page. CLICK after each sentence, then press ENTER for a new line and type the question form and answers under the statement. YES-NO QUESTIONS EXAMPLE Statement: He is at work today. Question: Is he at work today? Answer: Yes, he is. OR No, he isn't. Statement: I think it's time to leave now. Question: Do you think it's time to leave yet? Answer: Yes, I do. OR No, I don't. Statement: I have some spare change with me. Question: Do you have any spare change with you? Answer: Yes, I do. OR No, I don't. 1. We were in Thailand last summer. 2. She is giving a speech in class today. 3. I am certain that I am right. 4.Someone was trying to change the lock. 5. My nephew is serving in the Air Force. 6. These pants are too tight. 7. You were being very stubborn again. 8. It was difficult to understand. 9. It was raining the night he was born. 10. They were able to understand this very difficult mathematics. 11. They were the first of our friends to become citizens. 12. It is finally getting warm again. 13. There was a lot of food left after the party. 14.They are coming home early. 15. I have enough money. 16. It was an easy test. 17. She has a challenging job. 18. They are going to be all right now. 19. I know what he will say next. 20. I can imagine what it would be like for her. 21. I am hungry. 22. Nobody is sitting there. 23. I think it will rain tomorrow. 24. I don't think it's really necessary. 25. I can't remember his name.
Present Perfect practice exercises
PRESENT PERFECT PHRASES - to say something has begun in the past and continued until the present or is linked to the present Eg.Pres simple - He speaks Pres perfect – He has spoken They say They have said 1. I find - I have found 2. They begin - 3. Mark thinks 4. She studies 5. We arrange 6. It breaks 7. You pretend 8. He is 9. Ms. Brown forgets 10. Each boy tries 11. Tom and I dance 12. The women sew 13. Someone shouts 14. I know 15. You come 16. It rains 17. No one remembers 18. We lend 19. Someone knocks 20. Maria allows ADDING INFINITIVE PHRASES TO PRESENT PERFECT VERBS Eg. Pres simple - I forget Pres perfect - I have forgotten Infinitive phrase - to lock the door Full sentence – I have forgotten to lock the door Some verbs that can be followed by the infinitive are:- Hope remember seem want appear try Pretend prepare fail forget attempt manage Arrange agree promise learn refuse Complete each sentence with any suitable infinitive phrase. Eg. She has tried to do her best work. They have wanted to go to Queensland for a long time. 1. I have tried to … 2. We have forgotten to … 3. Somebody has attempted to … 4. I have wanted to … 5. The bank has agreed to … 6. You have failed to … 7. He has promised to … 8. The boys have learned to … 9. The woman has asked to… 10. Has he managed to … …?
Passives practice exercises
Passive present, past , present perfect and future There are 2 ways to make the passive in all tenses Present: the book is read a house is built Past: the book was read a house was built Present perfect: the book has been read a house has been built Future the book will be read a house will be built TRY THESE EXERCISES. Change each sentence to Past, Present perfect and future (all in passive): 1. Present: The keys are lost by Sue. Past: The keys were lost by Sue. Present perfect: The keys have been lost by Sue. Future: The keys will be lost by Sue. 2. My car is stolen by a thief. Past: Present perfect: Future: 3. She is being watched by someone. Past: Present perfect: Future: 4. Who is arrested by the police? Past: Present perfect: Future: 5. I am being chased by a bear. Past: Present perfect: Future: 6. The duck is shot by a hunter. Past: Present perfect: Future: 7. The window is smashed by a rock. Past: Present perfect: Future: 8. The candle is blown out by the wind. Past: Present perfect: Future: 9. We are praised by our boss. Past: Present perfect: Future: 10. Is Laura being stopped by the guard? Past: Present perfect: Future: CHANGE THESE ACTIVE SENTENCES TO PASSIVE (remember the tense stays the same): Past: He broke the mirror The mirror was broken by him Future: Tom will buy the car The car will be bought by Tom 11. Mark is watching the birds. 12. I borrow her car. 13. Jean will sing a song. 14. The men had bought a bottle of wine. 15. The mechanics were checking the engine. 16. A new company published his novel. 17. Did he hurt the kitten? 18. Mary wrote several postcards. 19. We have not painted the bedroom. 20. The best students will attend this school. 21. Who repaired the door? 22. The landlady is opening the windows. 23. He purchased a new sofa. 24. Bill paid the bill. 25. Both of us will clean the kitchen.
Question forms practice
Unscrambling everyday questions Write the correct question. When you have finished, print with your name on it. Name:__________________ 1. 2. Citizen an you are Australian yet ? Are you an Australian citizen yet? 3. Have classes at often do how English you TAFE ? 4. You find TAFE out classes did at English about how ? 5. Hardest is the thing what English abouGood what you really at are doing ?t opinion your in ? 6. Were tell where born me can you about you ? 7. You when learning start first English did ? 8. Have or any employment plans do about future your you goals ? 9. Australia you first come when to did ? 10. Your are first and names last husband’s what ? 11. Does how take you to to long it for TAFE day each get ? 12. Class enjoying you far are this so ? 13. Your a what living do for husband does ? 14. Are going you course finish you this what do to after ? 15. Australia any family have you do in ? 16. Many you speak do how languages ? 17. Licence an you yet have do driver’s Australian ? 18. Plans do English to finish classes you after what have you ? 19. You what in doing do time your free like ? 20. Moment have job the do a you at ? 21. Long does your how to take it you homework finish ? 22. Weekend what do last you did ? 23. Ever to have been you Mount Kosciusko ? 24. English every day do you hours how many study ? 25. Food of do what kind like you ? 26. Job of is the your what dreams ? 27. Work would you with like animals to ? 28. Car how you to know drive do a manual ? 29. Singing like you do dancing or ? 30. Speak many you how languages can ? 31. School you your long how does to it take to child/ren take ? 32. Improve you can how spare English time your in your ?