Grammar Review 5,6,7

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Grammar Review Units 5-7

Grammar topics: 

• Infinitive versus -ing form 
• The Passive
• Reported Speech  

-ing vs Infinitive

It's worth .... an effort.

1. to make
2. making

-ing vs Infinitive

The whole class agrees it's difficult ... early.

1. to get up
2. getting up

-ing vs Infinitive

I hate ... you this, but you failed the test.

1. to tell
2. telling

-ing vs Infinitive

He decided ............................... (study) biology.

1. to study
2. studying

-ing vs Infinitive

Angelina doesn't mind ... care of the kids.

1. to take
2. taking

Gerund vs Infinitive

We will only succeed if we keep .... (try) .

Gerund vs Infinitive

We would hate .............. (see) you go.

If you got more than 2 wrong...

Study the grammar on page 150 in your student's book

Passive

Which sentence is passive?

1. I had not closed the window.
2. The window had not been closed by me.
3. I didn't close the window.
4. The window isn't closed.

Passive: Portuguese ___________ in Brazil.

1. is spoken
2. was spoken
3. has been spoken
4. had been spoken

Which sentence is passive?

1. Yesterday, they robbed the bank.
2. No one knows who did it.
3. The same bank was robbed three times in a row.
4. The newspaper reported that the police are on the case.

Make this sentence passive:
The teacher explained the passive.

Active to passive

The students understand the passive.

If you had more than 2 wrong...

Study the grammar on page 152 in your student's book

Summary

Direct speech: the literal, exact words someone says  “I am very angry with you” 

Indirected or reported speech: when you tell someone what somebody else said. He said he was very angry with me. 

What changes:  - Tense (backshifting)  - Pronouns ( I, we, you)  - Pronouns (here → there, this → that, these → those)  - Adverbials of time (yesterday → the day before, tomorrow→ the following/ next day)  

About time...

"I ate mangoes yesterday"

She said that she had eaten mangoes yesterday

Why is this a problem? 

Rewrite to reported speech:
"Are you tired?"

1. He asked if I am tired
2. He asked if I was tired
3. He asked am I tired?
4. He asked if you are tired.

Rewrite in reported speech:
"I have a toothache."

1. He said that I had a toothache.
2. He said that he has a toothache.
3. He said that he had a toothache.
4. he said that you have a toothache

When will they arrive? In reported speech = Kate asked me....

1. when they will arrive
2. when they would arrive
3. when will they arrive
4. when would they arrive

Rewrite to reported speech:
Julie: "I want to go out."

1. Julie said that I want to go out
2. Julie said that she want to go out.
3. Julie said that she wanted to go out.
4. Julie said that she had wanted to go out.

For reported speech, if the original sentence is in the present simple, you use ___________ in reported speech.

1. Present simple
2. Past simple
3. Past continuous
4. Past perfect

If you had more than 1 wrong...

Study the grammar on page 154 in your student's book

Practice

Practice the grammar topic you scored the lowest on: 

• Infinitive vs -ing form --> p. 151 in student's book
• The passive --> p. 153 in student's book 
• Reported speech --> p. 155 in student's book 

What could "today" become in reported speech?

1. yesterday
2. earlier today
3. 2 days ago
4. today