REVISION EXERCISES ON TENSE AND VOICE

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5. a definite action in the near future;
6. a prior action connected with the present by its result;
7. an action which began before and is connected with the present
through its duration;
8. an action occupying a period of time which began in the past and
is either still continuing or just finished;
9. an action expected or anticipated in the near future;
10. a habitual action in the present;
11. a succession of actions in the past;
12. a temporary action in the past taking place for some period of
time expressed by the for
phrase;
13. an action in its progress at a definite moment in the future;
14. a prior action to some past moment, either resultative or durative;
15. an action occupying a period of time which began before and con

tinued into some past moment or just finished;
16. a future action viewed from the past;
17. a definite future action in the near future viewed from the past;
18. a habitual action in emotional sentences with “always”.
177. Use the Present, Past or Future Indefinite instead of the infini

tives in brackets. Use the Passive Voice where necessary:
1. We (to be) all so excited, we (can) hardly wait for tomor

row morning. 2. I (to hope), my friend, that you (to come) and
(to spend) at least a week with us. 3. No one (to know) when he
(to come) tomorrow, or whether he (to come) at all. 4. I think he
(to make) good progress very soon because he (to work) hard.
5. I will gladly do this if I (to be allowed). 6. He (to light) his pipe
and (to look) at me for about three minutes. 7. The telegram (to
bring) yesterday in the morning when I (to be) just about to
leave the house for my office. 8. What you (to do) on your last
day off? — I (to spend) it in the country with my friends. 9. He
(to promise) that everything (to arrange) before tomorrow after

noon. 10. If anyone (to want) to see me, tell them I (to be) back
by five. 11. Yesterday he (to walk) about our sitting
room all
afternoon, murmuring to himself. 12. “I (can) not think why I
always (to drop) things,” (to say) Mrs. Oliver. 13. Arthur waited
till Gemma (to come) up to him. 14. After dinner I (to sleep) for
two hours till my sister (to wake) me. 15. With a slight sigh he
(to draw) the candle towards him, (to take) out a fountain
pen,
and (to begin) a letter to his mother. 16. Your answers must (to
write) on one side of the paper only. 17. He promised to come if
he (to have) time. 18. As soon as you (to buy) the book, I (to
borrow) it from you.

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