3. Choosing the right tense
Verbs into the correct tense. Sometimes there is more than one possibility.
J Good morning. Fairweather Travel, June speaking. How can I help you?
Mr L Good morning. I (a)__________________ (look) at your brochure on holidays
in Cape Town and the Western Cape and I (b) __________________ (wonder)
if you could give me some more information?
J Certainly. Mr...?
Mr L It's Lewis, Mr Lewis.
J Well, as it happens, Mr Lewis, I (c) __________________ (go) to Cape Town
myself last Christmas. I (d) ______________ (never/ be) there before. I
(e) __________________ (do) some research for Fairweather Travel, so I
(f) __________________ (get) to know the city pretty well.
Mr L Really! Then you're just the person to talk to. Tell me, (g) __________________
( you/ feel) safe? There (h) _______________(be) so much unrest in
South Africa recently.
J Well, Mr Lewis, I (i) _______________ (visit) many countries on behalf of
Fairweather Travel, and I have to say that I (j) _______________ (feel) very
safe the whole time I (k) (travel) round South Africa.
Mr L That's reassuring. My three children (I) _______________ (learn) all about
South Africa at school. They (m) _______________ (look forward) to seeing
Table Mountain. My wife (n) (hope) to sample some South African
wine. (o) ______________that (be) possible?
J Oh, yes indeed. There are tours to many of the vineyards and wine
cellars. Your wife (p) _______________ (be able) to try some really good
wines. South Africa (q) _______________ (produce) some of the best wine
and brandy in the world.
Mr L How interesting. Well, you (r) _______________ (be) most helpful. I
(s) _______________ (get) back to you as soon as possible, after I
(t) _______________ (discuss) it all with my wife. Thank you very much.
Goodbye.
J Goodbye.
Passives
4. Active or passive?
1. These sentences sound unnatural in the active. Rewrite them using the passive.
a They don't make Volvos in Norway.
Volvos ________________
b They built our house in the 17th century.
Our house ________________
с Has someone decorated your bedroom?
________________________________________________________
d Someone's decorating my bedroom at the moment. My bedroom _______________________________
e We moved out of our house while they were building the extension.
While the extension ________________
f We arrived home from holiday to find someone had burgled our house.
________________________________________________________
g They won't recognize her in those dark glasses.
She____________________________________________________