A.Complete  these sentences with the right form of the verbs given in the brackets.

1.  I woke (wake) up very early this morning.

2.  He  sat (sit) watching birds in the park all evening.

3.  We went (go) to the cinema last Sunday .

4.  I saved  ( save) some money to buy a new bike.

5.  She_waved__(wave)  good-bye to her parents at the airport.

6.  My mother_baked_ (bake) some delicious bitcuits today.

7.Simon _tought_(teach) Science at a school before he took up a new job.

8.  She_brought_(bring) a tray full of sandwiches for all of us.

B.Match the base forms of verbs in column A with the simple past froms in column B.

A	B
1.fly d 2.preach i 3.meet g 4.thank p 5.call m 6.run t 7.tick w 8.send n 9.pay a 10.steal h 11.give o 12.try e 13.want f 14.behave u 15.tremble v 16.speak b 17.throw j 18.catch k 19.hit c 20.make l 21.draw r 22.plan s 23.seek q	a.paid b.spoke c.hit d.flew e.tried f.wanted g.met h.stole i.preached j.threw k.caught l.made m.called n.sent o.gave p.thanked q.sought r.drew s.planned t.ran u.behaved v.trembled w.ticked

 C.cross out (x) the wrong verb forms in the boxes and complete the paragraph.

I (has/had) a very good time during the holidays. We (spend/spent) two weeks with aunt susan’s family.My cousins and I (went/go) to the beach every evening.We (built/build) sand castles and (swim/swam) in the water. The huge waves (splashed/splash) all over us and we(are/were) completely wet in no time. We (bring/brought) home sea-shells and colourful pebbles .Uncle Tom (take/took) to the zoo on one of the days.He (showed/show) us all the animals in their enclosures and (explain/explained) about them in detail . We all loved feeding the elephants.It (was/be) the most enjoyable time of the holidays.

               Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

A.Underline the transitive verbs and circle the intransitive verbs in these sentences.

1. He wrote a letter.

2. Sam worked in a retail store.

3. Janet studies medicine at the university.

4.Linda sings beautifully.

5. paul went to the mall last evening.

6. He slept  heavily.

7. Gina was a famous artist.

8.  Tim learned to swim last summer.

B.Underline the direct object in each sentence.

1. Michelle loves ice-cream and chocolates.

2.She eats ice-cream almost every day.

3.Her sister, Meg,doesn’t like sweets.

4.Meg gave Michelle a box of chocolate on her birthday.

5. Michellle found the box under her pillow in the morning.

6. Meg received a book as a gift from Michelle.

7. Meg enjoys reading.

C.complete these sentences.Use the correct Past tenes form of the verb in the brackets.

1. Tom lived in a house on the side of a hill.(live)

2. Tom though his house was nice.(think)

3. One day,he looked across the valley at his house.(look)

4. He began to pedal back to his house.(begin)

5. He saw something that made him stop.(see,make)

6. The rays of the sun fell on the windows of his house.(fall)

7.The windows  shone like a thousand rainbows.(shine)

8. Tom felt that his house seemed a magical plance.(feel,seem)

D.Complete these sentences with suitable verbs of your choice.In the box alongside,write T for transitive and IT for Intransitive   

1.Hamelin is famous for the legend of the pied piper.                                                          T

2. The Pied piper is a coat of many colours.                                                          T      

3. He plays strange music on his pipe.                                                                 IT

4. Whenever he plays ,the rats follow him.                                                            IT

5. Finally they are in the river                                                                              T

6. The people of Hamelin are overjoyed.                                                                

Active and Passive

Active and Passive

There are two special forms for verbs called voice:

·         Active voice

·         Passive voice

The active voice is the "normal" voice. This is the voice that we use most of the time. You are probably already familiar with the active voice. In the active voice, the object receives the action of the verb:

active	subject	verb	object
	Cats	eat	fish.

The passive voice is less usual. In the passive voice, the subject receives the action of the verb:

passive	subject	verb	object
	Fish	are eaten	by cats.

The object of the active verb becomes the subject of the passive verb:    

Active&passive	subject	verb	object
active	Everybody	drinks	water.
passive	Water	is drunk	by everybody.

A .Underline the verb in each sentence. Write A in the space next to the sentence if it is active and P if it is passive.

1.      The dog barked at he stranger. = P

2.      She is making sandwiches. = A

3.      The report is sent to the teacher. = A

4.      The movie is directed by Elena Parker.= P

5.      Roald Dahl wrote Matilda.=A

6.      The old man was bitten by a snake.=P

7.      Mother bought groceries at the store.=P

8.      The thief was sent to prison.=A

9.      They ordered coffee at the restaurant.=P

10.  He was awarded the first prize.=A

B.Change the verbs from active to passive and rewrite the sentences.

1.      My teacher praised my painting. = My painting was praised by my teacher.

2.      Frank owns the bakery. = The bakery is owned by frank.

3.      My sister cooked this dish. =This dish was cooked by My sister.

4.      Jenny took the baby to the hospital.=The baby was taken by Jenny to the hospital.

5.      Everyone admired the artist.=The artist was admired by everyone.

6.      I took these photos.=These photos were taken by me.

7.      He was the first to spot the white tiger.=The write tiger was the first to be

 spotted by him.

C .Change the verbs from passive to active and rewrite the sentences.

1.      All the questions were answered by Jake.

= Jake answered all the questions.

2.      The money was paid by the customer.

= The customer paid the money.

3.      A book on whales has been written by Jacques Cousteau.

= Jacques Cousteau has written a book on whales.

4.      Carol was asked to clean the room by her mother.

= Her mother asked  Carol to clean the room.

5.      Rose seeds were planted by the gardener.

= The gardener planted rose seed.

D .Complete the sentences with the passive forms.

1.      James Cameron made the movie The Terminator.

= The movie, The Terminator was made by James Cameron.

2.      J K Rowling has written the Harry Potter series.

=The Harry Potter series has been written by J K Rowling.

3.      The new television channel interviewed Maradona.

=Maradona was interviewed by  the new television channel.

4.      A.R. Rahman scored the music for Slumdog Millionaire.

=The music for slumdog Millionaire was scored by A.R. Rahman.

5.      Arthur Conan Doyle wrote the book The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

=The book,The adventures of Sherlock Holmes was written by Arthur Conan Doyle.

E. Change these sentences from the passive voice to the active voice . Make appropriate changes.

1.The ball was caught by the goalkeeper.

     =The goalkeeper caught the ball.

2.The leader was cheered by a huge crowd at the airport.

     =A huge crowd cheered the leader at the airport.

3.The film The Kind’s Speech has been reviewed positively by several critics on television and other media.

     =Several critics on television and other media har positively review the filmthe Kind’s Speech.

4.The last game was won by the new player.

    = The new player won the last game.

5.The children were frightened by the horror film.

    = The horror film frightened the children.

6.The land was ploughed by the farmer in preparation for sowing.

    = The farmer  was ploughed the land in preparation for sowing.

7.This costume was designed by my grandmother last year.

     = My grandmother designed this costume last year.

8.Hamlet was written by Shakespeare.

     = Shakespeare wrote Hamlet.