2ºBach - Answers to PRESENT Perfect Simple/ PRESENT Perfect Continuous

USEFUL LINKS:
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/tests?test1
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/tests?test2
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/exercises?ex10
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/exercises?ex11

A.
1. We've (or we have) sold much more than we expected.
2. How much money have you spent this week?
3. How many people has Jane invited to her party?

B.
1. It has been raining for hours.
2. They have been drilling holes in the wall all morning.
3. How long have you been sitting here?

C.
1. been standing?; been queuing.
2. had; broken
3. left; been sitting; noticed

D.
1. I've been sitting here for ten hours.
2. They've known each other since they were five.
3. Have you stayed up all night?
4. He has drunk all the milk!
5. She hasn't talked since she arrived.
6. Have you forgotten your keys again?
7. Has she been cooking and burnt her hand?
8 How long have you been standing behind me?

2ºBach - Answers to Past Perfect Simple/ Past Perfect Continuous

Hey guys, I really hope you're studying hard so as to achieve the best possible results. The following links might perfectly be very useful to practise the tense presented. 

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-9553.php

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastperfectcontinuous.html

http://www.tinyteflteacher.co.uk/learning-english/grammar/exercises/past-perfect-2.html

These are the solutions to page 23.

A.

1. He had never ridden a horse before that

2. He had already run five marathons/ in a marathon five times before that.

3. She had never written a poem before that.

4. She had never appeared on TV.

5. He had already played tennis at Wimbledon four times.

B.

1. Jim had finished the work

2. I had been reading a book.

3. Alice and Jack had had lunch.

4. Ian had prepared the supper.

5. The thieves had been spending the money.

C.

1. had just gone out

2. had been to Cambridge.

3. had been making sandwiches.

4. had met her in Amsterdam.

5. had been practising karate from the age of 5.

Forming Questions (1st ESO)

These are some extra activities related to the formation of questions. Please complete them for our following class.

1) John is writing a letter. ?
2) She walks home from school. ?
3) The children are sitting in the garden. ?
4) Peter runs with his dog on Sundays. ?
5) My rabbit has a cage in the garden. ?
6) They go to work by bus. ?
7) David likes cats because they are nice. ?
8) Jenny isn't sleeping late today. ?
9) We are going to the cinema. ?
10) I'm leaving now. ?

PASSIVE VOICE (IES VICENTE NÚÑEZ)

Passive - Use

We only use the passive when we are interested in the object or when we do not know who caused the action.

Example: Appointments are required in such cases.

We can only form a passive sentence from an active sentence when there is an object in the active sentence.

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Form

to be + past participle

How to form a passive sentence when an active sentence is given:
- object of the "active" sentence becomes subject in the "passive" sentence
- subject of the "active" sentence becomes "object" in the "passive" sentence" (or is left out)

Active:	Peter	builds	a house.
Passive:	A house	is built	by Peter.

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Examples

Active	Peter	builds	a house.	Simple Present
Passive:	A house	is built

Active:	Peter	built	a house.	Simple Past
Passive:	A house	was built	by Peter.

Active:	Peter	has built	a house.	Present Perfect
Passive:	A house	has been built	by Peter.

Active:	Peter	will build	a house.	will-future
Passive:	A house	will be built	by Peter.

Active:	Peter	can build	a house.	Modals
Passive:	A house	can be built	by Peter.

Here are the answers of the activities. I'll show you some links too so you can work with the passive voice by yourself: 
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/passiv.htm
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive
http://www.nonstopenglish.com/allexercises/grammar/grammar-passive_voice.asp

Here are the answers:

         Write the following sentences in the passive if possible.

1.      They first developed the polio vaccine in the 1950s.

       The polio vaccine was first developed in the 1950's

2.      To record, you must press the red button and the black button at the same time.

      To record, the red buttom and the black button must be pressed at the same time

3.      You should make the sandwiches just before we leave.

      The sandwiches should be made just before we leave.

4.      Shakespeare died in 1616.

……………………………………………………………………………………

5.      The crew will bury the sailor at sea.

The sailor will be buried at sea by the crew.

6.      The technicians were repairing my fax machine when I arrived

     My fax machine was being repaired by the technicians when I arrived

2. Write the following sentences in the passive voice:

1.      IBM offered her a job.

She was offered a job by IBM  /  A job was offered to her by IBM

2.      The bank gave me a loan for a new house.

    I was given a loan for a new house by the bank  /  A loan was given to me for a new house

3.      They showed him the gun that was used as the murder weapon.

                 He was showed the gun that was used as the murder weapon  /  the gun that …... was showed

4.   She paid the workers three months’ salary when she closed down her business

      The workers were paid 3 months´salary when her business was closed down.

      three months´salary was paid to the workers when ….

5.      The ice-cream vendor gave my child a free ice-cream cone.

      My child was given a free ice-cream cone by the ice-cream vendor  / A free ice-cream cone was given to my child by ...

3. Write the following active sentences in the passive voice. Use the words in  brackets.

1.      Did you take the car to the garage yesterday? (TAKEN)

Was the car taken to the garage yesterday?

2.      The government should pass a law against pollution. (PASSED)

A law against pollution should be passed by the government

3.      The school doesn’t permit smoking. (ISN’T)

Smoking isn’t permitted by the school

4.      Did they invite you to the grand opening? (WERE)

Were you invited to the grand opening?

5.      She didn’t tell anyone about the phone call. (NO ONE)

No one was told about the phone call

6.      They are painting their house this week. (BEING)

Their house is being painted this week

4. Write the following  active sentences, which contain modals and semi-modals, in the passive voice.

1.      We have to translate this story into Spanish.

This story has to be translated into Spanish

2.      We must pay for our tickets before Thursday.

Our must be paid for before Thursday

3.      We ought to invite Susan to the party.

Susan ought to be invited to the party

Have a happy summer!

Meaning in music

Listening to some old CDs which I've got in my house, I was thinking about the great amount of things that could be expressed through this art. Then this song came to my mind "Knocking on Heaven's Door." This song was written by Bob Dylan in 1973 and was voted  #190 in Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. This is Gun's n' Roses version, have a look at the amazing double-neck guitar that Ron Bumblefoot plays.





What do you think about the lyrics? What is the song about?


Mama, take this badge off of me
I can't use it anymore.
It's gettin' dark, too dark for me to see
I feel like I'm knockin' on heaven's door.

Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door

Mama, put my guns in the ground
I can't shoot them anymore.
That long black cloud is comin' down
I feel like I'm knockin' on heaven's door.

Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door 


This is Dylan's original version