A dream house
PASSIVE VOICE
1.We call the secretary.
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2.She gave an interview.
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3.You didn’t see the ball.
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4.We have found an old Roman village.
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5.I had eaten many sweets.
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6.They are throwing the dog into the water.
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7.Rachel was calling the children.
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8.The farmers will cultivate the fields.
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9.Thousands of people are going to watch the game on television.
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10.The waitress should serve my morning tea in the room.
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11.Someone has to clean the offices every morning.
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VERB TENSES
1. Do verbs make you tense? Why/ Why not?
2. Read the following poem and say what it is about.
Everyday I study my English
Which is not as simple as it seems.
My head is continuously spinning;
Now verbs are turning in my dreams.
I was learning the Past Continuous,
Which unfortunately didn’t last;
For, as I was happily going along,
Up jumped the Simple Past.
I had hoped to learn more quickly;
The Past Perfect I wanted to clear, And it would’ve been much easier
If the Conditional hadn’t appeared.
The present Perfect I haven´t perfected,
Though believe me how I’ve tried.
The continuous I’ve been attempting;
I’m