Passive and Conditional Practice

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1. Put these sentences into thePASSIVE voice.
1. The Chinese invented the paper.
2. My parents will paint abeautiful picture.
3. They don’t sell stamps inbookshops.
4. My mother is making a ring.
5. People use these elevators veryoften.
6. They painted the walls.
7. Agatha Christie wrote manynovels.
8. An old man was opening thedoor.
9. Susan sent the lettersyesterday.
10. They make chairs in this factory.
11. A lot of people drink tea.
12. All the students should study English.
13. Andrew is going to wash the cups.
14. They gave Andrew some money.
15. Janet showed Pat the photographs.
16. A businessman bought the house.
17. Mrs. Black made these cakes.
18. They sell fruit and vegetables at the greengrocer's.
19. Some people saw a gorilla.
20. Where do they repair your car?
21. Somebody has broken this window.
22. They repair cars in this garage
23. Tobacco kills one person every 10 seconds.
24. They have arrested the suspects at the airport.
25. The volunteers wash the birds in detergent.
26. Parliament passes laws in England.
27. Christopher Marlowe wrote those lines.

2. Put the verbs in brackets using thethree CONDITIONALS.
1. If I found a wallet in thestreet, I ____________(TAKE) it to the police.
2. If I ___________(SEE) him, Iwould tell him the news.
3. I ________________________(enjoy) the film more if the music hadn’t been so boring.
4. If Jane ______________(BE)hungry, she would it something.
5. I _______________(VISIT) her ifI go to Paris.
6. If you ________________(TAKE)more exercise, you would feel healthier.
7. If the train __________________(leave) on time, I wouldn’t have arrive late.
8. If it ___________________(STOP)raining, we would go out.
9. If you hadn’t helped me withthe application letter, I _______________________ (not get) this great new job.
10. I __________________(NOT BUY) that coat if I were you.
11. I ___________________(BUY) that car if I had enough money.
12. The dogs ________________(NOT COME) into the house if you closed thedoor.
13. Sarah would have helped you with your homework if you ______________(tell) her that you had problems.
14. If I ______________(BE) you, I wouldn’t go to that meeting with Michael.
15. If I ______________(NOT BE) so busy, I’d go out more often.
16. The burglar alarm will ring if somebody ______________(TRY) to breakinto the house.
17. If Kate were a famous film star, she _________________ (eat) at the bestrestaurants.
18. We would have been able to go on holiday last summer if we_______________ (had) more money.

3. Report what the people said.

“It’s a beautiful place to visit.”

She said.....................................................................................................

“We spent a week there.”

She told me...............................................................................................

“We’re going to the same place next year”

She told me...............................................................................................

“Have you ever thought of going there?”

She asked me...........................................................................................

“We may go there one day”

I told her....................................................................................................

“You can join us next year”

She said...................................................................................................

Alan said, “We haven’t been on holiday since 1989”.

__________________________________________________________

“I will be at home by midnight”, Sheila added

__________________________________________________________

Sue said, “I am interested in getting a dog”.

__________________________________________________________

“My cat had ticks and fleas last month” Paul told me

__________________________________________________________

Julia said, “ These sneakers cost $40”.

__________________________________________________________

My dad told me, “We are having guests for lunch the next Saturday”.

__________________________________________________________

“Peter has to return the CD next week”, Alan said.

14. “I can’t take a messageright now”, the secretary said.
15. “Tom works round the clockas a taxi driver”, Alan said.

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1. Choose the correct conditional form to complete the sentences below.

1. If ______________________ (stay) in Boston, I would have found a new appartment.

2. She would help the poor if she ______________________ (be) the President.

3. If he goes to Rome on a business trip, he often__________________ (visit) the Vatican.

4. We won't go to the film unless they ______________________ (arrive) in the next 5 minutes.

5. She ______________________ (buy) a new car if she had had the money.

6. If Enrico were me, he ______________________ (go) to New York immediately.

7. They will talk to John if he ______________________ (come).

8. She comes to work 30 minutes late if her child _____________________ (miss) the bus to school.

9. If Jack ______________________ (think) twice, he wouldn't have made such a stupid mistake.

10. Katherine ______________________ (become) a VIP if she studies hard!

11. If they ______________________ (know) all the facts, they would have found the defendant guilty.

12. Unless you ______________________ (hurry up), we will never arrive on time.

13. If I were in charge, I ______________________ (change) the standard business routines.

14. He takes his daughter out to dinner, if she __________________ (come) to town.

15. If I hadn't known better, I ______________________ (trust) him.

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Mr.Redouane, Mrs.Nacèra you did a great job!
Thank you a lot for your contribution to OVELT.

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Red1 wrote:

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Mr.Red1, you are a bad boy! You made me scroll back and see if you contributed in the thread.
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Any way , you are the star of OVELT Mr.Red1.

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