Question

1. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense (the Active Voice).

1. How often ……… (you/visit) your cousins when you ……… (be) in Singapore last year?
2. The filling station manager called the police when he ……… (realize) that someone ……… (drive) off without paying for their petrol.
3. Eddy ……… (set) fire to his kitchen last week when he ……… (cook) his dinner. He ……… (sort out) the mess ever since.
4. I ……… (not top up) my phone credit yet. How much ……… (you/think) I need for a month?
5. What ……… (you/do)? – I ……… (text) to my friend.
6. I am really sleepy this morning. I ……… (have) another coffee.
7. Next year she ……… (work) here for 5 years.
8. She ……… (work) on her research now.
9. They ……… already (go) when the results were announced.

Use a gerund or infinitive form of the verbs in brackets to complete the letter.

Dear Ms Collins,
I am writing ……… (express) my interest in secretarial position at CRS advertised in the Times last week. I am proficient at ……… (type), and know how ……… (use) most word-processing packages. I enjoy ……… (work) with people, know how ……… (meet) a challenge, and don’t mind ……… (work) overtime. As you can see from the enclosed letters of reference, my previous employers considered me ……… (be) a skilled secretary. I would be pleased ……… (further) my career by ……… (work) for a prestigious company like CRS. I look forward to ……… (hear) from you.
Yours sincerely
Caroline Sinclair.

Answer 1

1. How often did you visit your cousins when you were in Singapore last year?
2. The filling station manager called the police when he realized that someone had driven off without paying for their petrol.
3. Eddy set fire to his kitchen last week when he was cooking his dinner. He has been sorting out the mess ever since.
4. I have not topped up my phone credit yet. How much do you think I need for a month?
5. What are you doing? – I am texting to my friend.
6. I am really sleepy this morning. I will have another coffee.
7. Next year she will have worked here for 5 years.
8. She is working on her research now.
9. They had already gone when the results were announced.
Dear Ms Collins,
I am writing to express my interest in secretarial position at CRS advertised in the Times last week. I am proficient at typing, and know how to use most word-processing packages. I enjoy working with people, know how to meet a challenge, and don’t mind working overtime. As you can see from the enclosed letters of reference, my previous employers considered me to be a skilled secretary. I would be pleased to further my career by working for a prestigious company like CRS. I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely
Caroline Sinclair.