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A. Put the following
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1. "I have something to show you,"
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2. "I'm going away tomorrow, mother,"
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3. "I've been in London for a month but so far I haven't time |
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to visit the tower," said Robert. |
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4. "It isn't so foggy as it was yesterday,"
I remarked |
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5. " I have a German lesson this afternoon and I have done my home |
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work yet," said the small boy. |
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6. "I'll come with you as soon as I am ready," she replied. |
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7. "From the windows of my flat I can see the Eifel tower,"said my friend. |
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8. "We have a lift but very often it doesn't work," they said. |
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9. "If you give me some wire, I'll mend the fuse for you," said my brother. |
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10."I know exactly what they said,"
the detective explained. |
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11. He said," I am quite a good cook and I do all my own washing." |
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12. "We like working on Sundays because we get double pay," explained |
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the builders. |
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13. "I couldn't get into the house because I had lost my key, so |
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I had to break a
window, " he said. |
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Yes/No questions |
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B. Put the following
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1. "Are you going to let me in
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2. "Did you go to France for your holidays after all or you did
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home?" he asked her |
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3. "Will you be here for the next ten minutes?" She said. "Yes," she |
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answered. |
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4. "Could I lose five kilos in one week?"
The fat woman asked. "No," said" |
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the doctor. |
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5. "Shall I ask her to wait?" said
the secretary. |
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6. "Aren't you tired of living in an ice box?" said the television advertiser. |
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"why don't you
install our central heating?" |
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7. "Can you read the last line on the chart?" the oculist asked her. |
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8. "Did you understand what I said to them?" he inquired. |
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9. "Do you see what I see, Mary?"
said the young man. |
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10." Are you leaving today or tomorrow morning?" said his secretary |
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11. "Could I speak to Mrs. Pitt?"
said the caller. |
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12. "Are you sorry for what you did?"
mother asked the little boy. |
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13. "Are you going to see him off at the station?" I asked her |
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14. "Will yo go on strike when the others do?" the shop steward |
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asked him |
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15. "Do you think suicide is a crime?"
the student was asked. |
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COMMANDS / REQUESTS |
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C. Put the following
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1. He said, " get out of my way." |
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2. "Climb in through the window,"
he ordered. |
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3. " Please pay at the desk," said
the assistant. |
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4. "Open the
bag,please," said the store detective. |
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5. "Don't use bent coins in a slot machine,"
said her solicitor. |
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6. "Wash in the lukewarm water,"
recommended the assistant. |
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7. "Read the notice about life saving equipment," advised the air hostess. |
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8. "Take me to the third floor," he
said to the liftman. |
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9. "Follow that car," the detective
said to the taxi driver. |
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10. "Don't argue with your father,"
I said. |
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11. "Each the house," said the
police sergeant. |
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12. "Put your pistol on the the table,"
said the crook. |
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13. "Wait for me at the bridge,"
said the young man. |
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14. "Don't say anything to make her angry,"said
my father. |
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15. "Don't go near the water, children,"
she said. |
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16. "Don't forget to feed the goldfish,"
said her daughter |
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17. "Write to me as soon as you can,"
mother said |
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18. "Get your dog bigger basket," he
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Wh - QUESTIONS |
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D. Put the following
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1. "Why are you looking through the key hole, Tony?" I asked. |
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2. "Who put salt in my coffee, yanti?"
he asked. |
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3. "How can I run in this tight skirt?"
she inquired |
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4. "He said,"Where am I supposed to go now?" |
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5. "Whose car did you borrow last night?"
I asked. |
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6. "Where were you
last night,Mr. Heru?"He asked. |
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7. "What was she wearing when you saw her?," The policeman asked me. |
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8. "Who left the banana skin
on the front doorstep, Yanti?,"Mother |
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Notes: |
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Present
tense is changed into past tense |
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Past
tense is changed into past perfect tense |
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Present perfect tense is changed into past perfect tense |
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Future
tense is changed into past future tense . |
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Present progressive tense is changed into past
progressive tense |
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yesterday is changed into the day before. |
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tomorrow is changed into the next day / the
following day |
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next
week is changed into the following week. |
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next Sunday is changed into the following
Sunday. |
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two days ago is changed into two days before |
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this day is changed into that day |
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now
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Words that you don't
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could, should, would,
might |
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