4hentl4/gerund and present perfect continuous and direct/indirect sentences and continuous forms

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

4 reasons to use the gerund

1 verb used as noun (often at the start of a sentence) - FISHING is so much fun

2 after a preposition (in, under, on) - What else is there to say about LOSING a friend?

3 after specific words (stop, hate, like) - I hate HAVING to cook my own breakfast

4 after specific phrases (feel like, it's worth, it's no use) - I don't mind HAVING no friends. 

THIS PART OF THE  QUIZ HAS 8 ITEMS

1 I hate ... alone.

1. to live
2. living

2 I can't stand ... alone.

1. to be
2. being

3 .... sports is my greatest joy in life.

1. to play
2. playing

4 I would love ... with you, but I cannot get up because my foot is hurt.

1. to dance
2. dancing

5 Is it worth ... you how much I earn?

1. to tell
2. telling

6 We are about ... to Australia.

1. to move
2. moving

7 I can easily spend all day ... Netflix.

1. to watch
2. watching

8 Sorry, I don't have time today. I cannot stop ... to you.

1. to talk
2. talking

present perfect continuous

present perfect simple: result 

I have won the match

Sue has been ill

present perfect continuous: physical effort or emotion is involved

We have been winning all games until now. 

She has been telling me a lot about you. 

THE QUIZ HAS 6 ITEMS

9 Don't bug him. He ... through a lot lately.

1. has gone
2. has been going

10 We ... so much fun, I am overjoyed!

1. have had
2. have been having

11 Did you see that? Bob ... his race.

1. has finished
2. has been finishing

12 I ... already ... you that package. You should have received it by now

1. have sent
2. have been sending

direct and indirect speech

direct speech

"I am going."

"She wants to be friends."

"The dog needs to go out for a wee."

indirect speech

direct "I am going." 

indirect She told me she was going.

direct "She wants to be friends."

indirect She told me she wanted to be friends.

direct "The dog needs to go for a wee."

indirect He said that the dog needed to go for a wee.

THE QUIZ CONTAINS 6 ITEMS

13
direct: "You have to go."
indirect: He said I ... to go

1. have
2. had

14
direct: "You are late."
indirect: He said I ... late.

1. am
2. was

15
direct: "You have been ill."
indirect: He said I ... been ill.

1. have
2. had
3. was

16
direct: "She needs to go to the toilet."
indirect: He said she ... to go to the toilet.

1. needed
2. needed
3. needs

17
direct The cops: "I am going to arrest you."
indirect The cops said they ... going to arrest you.

1. are
2. were
3. have been

18
direct An old man: "I have always been faithful to my wife."
indirect The old man said that he .... always ... faithful to his wife.

1. are
2. were
3. have had
4. had been

the continuous form

present: I live here permanently. I am living here temporarily.

past: We had lunch yesterday. We were having lunch when you arrived. 

present perfect: We have scored 0 goals so far. We haven't been scoring for ages now. 

6 ITEMS

19
I ... a nap when my little brother started to pump on my chest.

1. was having
2. had

20
Don't come in, we ... dressed and are not clothed yet.

1. are getting
2. get

21
When dad came in we ... already ... my favourite programme on the couch.

1. watched
2. were already watching
3. had watched

22 I ... (come) early to work every day.

1. come
2. are coming
3. have come

23 Mum was dead tired because she ... a night shift.

1. had worked
2. had been working

24 I could still see the tears. It was clear that Jobbo ... crying.

1. was crying
2. had cried
3. had been crying