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Change this active sentence into passive voice: News reports are written by the reporters.

Reporters write news reports.

Change this passive sentence into active voice: Some advice will be given to you by Doctor Brown.

Doctor Brown will give you some advice.

Change this passive sentence into active voice: Some trees have been planted by the gardener.

The gardener has planted some trees.

Change this passive sentence into active voice: The thief has been caught by the police.

The police have caught the thief.

Change this passive sentence into active voice: Has the report been finished by you?

Have you finished the report?

Change this passive sentence into active voice: Her lessons have been learned by her.

She has learned her lessons.

Change this passive sentence into active voice: A novel has been written by her.

She has written a novel.

Change this active sentence into passive voice: The tiger was chasing the deer.

The deer was being chased by the tiger.

Change this active sentence into passive voice: Did she do her duty?

Was her duty done by her?

Change this active sentence into passive voice: The boy teased the girl.

The girl was teased by the boy.

Change this active sentence into passive voice: Mother made a cake yesterday.

A cake was made by mother yesterday.

Change this active sentence into passive voice: I will never forget this experience.

This experience will never be forgotten by me.

Change this active sentence into passive voice: I did not beat her.

She was not beaten by me.

The kids ___________ cartoons all day. (a.has been watching b.have been watching)

have been watching

She _________ the meal for one hour. (a. had been cooking b.has been cooking)

has been cooking

They ___________ duty since 8 a.m. (a. had been performing b. have been performing)

have been performing

I _____________ my resume for that job and hope to be invited to interview for it. (a. have submitted b. had submitted c. will have submitted)

have submitted

John _________________ to travel to California next month, but he now can’t afford a plane ticket. (a. have planned b. had planned c. will have planned)

had planned

As of this moment, I ___________ everything you asked me to do. (a. have completed b. had completed c. will have completed)

have completed

I ____________ 50 hours this week by the time Thursday is over. (a. have worked b. had worked c. will have worked )

will have worked

She ______________ finished her homework before I offered to help. (a. have completely b. had completely c. will have completely)

had completely

Which helping verb accompanies a past perfect tense verb?

had

Which helping verb accompanies a present perfect tense verb?

have

Which helping verb accompanies a future perfect tense verb?

will have

Which perfect verb tense describes actions that have continued up to the present time, though there is uncertainty as to whether the actions will continue?

Present Perfect

Which perfect verb tense is used to describe a future action that will end before a different future action begins?

Future Perfect

Which perfect verb tense is used for an action that happened in the past that stopped or ended before another action (that is also already over) started?

Past Perfect

I didn’t see him.

Simple Past

The child was crying.

Past Progressive

It had been raining since morning.

Past Perfect Progressive

They will have finished working.

Future Perfect

We have been waiting for hours.

Present Perfect Progressive

I don’t know the answer.

Simple Present

I want to be a writer.

Simple Present

You will regret this.

Simple Future

They had already left.

Past Perfect

She has agreed to come.

Present Perfect

I am waiting for the bus.

Present Progressive

The mother took the child to the doctor.

Simple Past

They invited us to dinner.

Simple Past

I went to the park yesterday.

Simple Past