GCSE Maths - Finding the n-th Term of Quadratic Sequences

CHANGE INTO PASSIVE

Sentences are given in the active voice. Change them into the passive voice.

1. He has bought a fiat car.

2. I put down the pen.

3. I saw a hut at a distance.

4. All of them welcomed the suggestion enthusiastically.

5. Most of my friends have watched this movie.

6. The teacher appreciated the boy’s work.

7. Somebody has stolen the bicycle.

8. The police finally caught the notorious thief.

9. The head of the organization will run the project.

10. Firemen miraculously saved the people living on the second and third floors.

11. I am drafting a document now.

12. She will have sent the report.

Answers

1. A fiat car was bought by him.

2. The pen was put down by me.

3. A hut was seen (by me) at a distance.

4. The suggestion was enthusiastically welcomed by them all.

5. This movie has been watched by most of my friends.

6. The boy’s work was appreciated by the teacher.

7. The bicycle has been stolen.

8. The notorious thief was finally caught by the police.

9. The project will be run by the head of the organization.

10. The people living on the second and third floors were miraculously rescued by the firemen.

11. A document is being drafted by me.

12. The report will have been sent by her.

CHANGE INTO SIMPLE PAST

CHANGE INTO SIMPLE PAST

Sentences are given in the simple present tense. Change them into the simple past tense.

1. I drink coffee in the morning.

2. She works at a bank.                                                                        

3. My father runs a small grocery store.

4. My sister lives abroad.

5. She earns a living by writing stories.

6. He wants to be an engineer.

7. Mother cooks delicious pasta every Sunday.

8. The boys work hard to pass the test.

9. She wants to leave.

10. I don’t know the answer.

11. Do you want to go?

12. We do not believe in chauvinism.

13. He is a fanatic.

14. She writes short stories.

15. The girl looks upset.

Answers

1. I drank coffee in the morning.

2. She worked at a bank.

3. My father ran a small grocery store.

4. My sister lived abroad.

5. She earned a living by writing stories.

6. He wanted to be an engineer.

7. Mother cooked delicious pasta every Sunday.

8. The boys worked hard to pass the test.

9. She wanted to leave.

10. I didn’t know the answer.

11. Did you want to go?

12. We did not believe in chauvinism.

13. He was a fanatic.

14. She wrote short stories.

15. The girl looked upset.

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (text of 1834)

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (text of 1834)

CHANGE INTO PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

CHANGE INTO PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

We make the present continuous tense form by putting is, am or are before the –ing form of the verb.

We make the past continuous tense form by putting was or were before the –ing form of the verb.

Sentences are given in the present continuous tense. Change them into the past continuous tense.

1. I am writing a letter.

2. What are you doing there?

3. Why are you crying?

4. He is preparing for the test.

5. You are disturbing me.

6. The dog is barking.

7. The girls are learning the poem.

8. Sania and Rohan are playing with their ball.

9. Mother is watering the plants.

10. Father is fixing the stereo.

11. The girl is looking for her mother.

12. The birds are chirping.

13. The teacher is writing something on the board.

14. The wind is blowing.

Answers

1. I was writing a letter.

2. What were you doing there?

3. Why were you crying?

4. He was preparing for the test.

5. You were disturbing me.

6. The dog was barking.

7. The girls were learning the poem.

8. Sania and Rohan were playing with their ball.

9. Mother was watering the plants.

10. Father was fixing the stereo.

11. The girl was looking for her mother.

12. The birds were chirping.

13. The teacher was writing something on the board.

14. The wind was blowing.

HAS OR HAVE

HAS OR HAVE

Use has when the subject is a singular noun or singular pronoun.

Use have when the subject is a plural noun or plural pronoun.

The first person singular pronoun ‘I’ also take have.

Complete the following sentences using has or have

1. My parents ……………….. got an old Rolls Royce.

2. She ……………… got two daughters.

3. You ………………. no right to criticize me.

4. Alice ……………… nothing to do with this.

5. …………….. you invited them to your party?

6. Ruth does not ……………. a job.

7. Where ……………. he gone?

8. You should not …………….. done this.

9. How long …………….. you been waiting here?

10. We ……………. no interest in this proposal.

11. Mark ……………. not got a girlfriend.

12. You should …………….. been more careful.

13. It ……………. been raining since yesterday.

Answers

1. My parents have got an old Rolls Royce.

2. She has got two daughters.

3. You have no right to criticize me.

4. Alice has nothing to do with this.

5. Have you invited them to your party?

6. Ruth does not have a job.

7. Where has he gone?

8. You should not have done this.

9. How long have you been waiting here?

10. We have no interest in this proposal.

11. Mark has not got a girlfriend.

12. You should have been more careful.

13. It has been raining since yesterday.

PICTURE COMPOSITION

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/cgi2/myexam/voir2.php?id=53781

PICTURE COMPOSITION

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/cgi2/myexam/voir2.php?id=53781

CONFUSING WORDS

CONFUSING WORDS

There are some words which can cause confusion if we are not careful about their spelling because they can be mistaken for another word which is very similar in spelling.

Complete the following sentences.

1. The plants are ………………… They need more water and sunlight. (die / dye)

2. The floor has a rough surface which makes …………………… very difficult. (mop / mope)

3. I was ………………… that I would win the first prize. (hope / hop)

4. It took me several days to ………………. out the paint on the walls. (scrap / scrape)

5. The bird …………………. from branch to branch (hoped / hopped)

6. The lie detection test was used to find out whether the witness had ……………….. in his statement. (lied / lain)

7. He was ………………… mad when he heard that his son had failed the test. (hoping / hopping)

Answers

1. The plants are dying. They need more water and sunlight.

2. The floor has a rough surface which makes mopping very difficult.

3. I was hoping that I would win the first prize.

4. It took me several days to scrape out the paint on the walls.

5. The bird hopped from branch to branch.

6. The lie detection test was used to find out whether the witness had lied in his statement.

7. He was hopping mad when he heard that his son had failed the test.

I and my online student