Revision of tenses and passive voice
Student's book page 7 exercises 5+6 + Activity book exercises 4+5
GGrammar: Revision of the tenses
Exercise 5/ student's book page 7
5 Work in pairs. In the article on page 6, find one sentence with each of the following grammatical structures. Then, in your notebook, write your own sentences for each of the items and tell your partner.
1 . The Present Simple
Today, most people use their mobile phones every day. (lines 26–27)
2. The Present Continuous
When you are using a computer … (line 1)
3. The Present Perfect
Scientists have also developed glasses that ... (line 30)
4. The Present Perfect Continuous
People have been using types of computers for thousands of years. (lines 2–4)
5. The Past Simple
One such model was so large that it needed a room ... (lines 9–10)
6. The Past Perfect
In the 1940s, technology had developed enough … (line 7)
7. The Present Simple Passive
… how our homes are heated. (line 35)
8. The Past Simple Passive
A metal machine was found … (line 4)
9. The Future with will
What will happen in the future? (line 28)
10. The Future with going to
Life in the future is going to see further changes in computer technology. (lines 32–33)
Exercise 6/ student's book page 7
6 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
People (1) ........... (use) smartphones since they (2)............. (invent) in the early 2000s. During the early 2000s, people (3)......... (buy) phones in different colours and different designs. In 2010 CE, the first tablet computer (4) .......... (produce). By the end of 2010 CE, companies (5) ....... (sell) more smartphones than PCs for the first time. Now, about one billion smartphones (6) ........... (sell) around the world each year. In the near future, it (7)............ (estimate) that over 40% of the population in Jordan will have a smartphone. It is probable that this market (8) .......... (expand) in the future. At the moment, people aged 16–30 (9).......... (buy) the most smartphones, but experts say there (10) ........ (be) a growth in the number of older people buying smartphones in the future. |
Answers:
(1) have been using (Present Perfect Continuous)
(2) were invented (Past Simple Passive)
(3) bought (Past Simple)
(4) was produced ( Past Simple Passive)
(5) had sold (Past Perfect)
(6) are sold (Present Simple Passive)
(7) is estimated (Present Simple Passive)
(8) will expand (Future with will)
(9) are buying ( Present continuous)
(10) will be ( Future with will)
Exercise 4/ Activity book, page 7
4 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. The first one is done for you.
In 1943 CE, the chairman of a ‘business machines’ company (1) said (say) that the world only (2)needed (need) two or three computers. He (3) was (be) wrong! Since then, there (4) has been (be) a technological revolution. These days, millions of families (5) have (have) at least one computer at home, and many people (6) carry (carry) smartphones and tablets with them everywhere. A few people even (7) wear (wear) them – either on their wrists, round their necks, or on their belts. There’s even more: experts say that one day soon we (8) will attach (attach) them to our skin!
Exercise 5/ Activity book, page 7
5. Choose the correct form of the verbs below. The first one is done for you.
1 Children often use / are using computers better than their parents.
2 If you will play / play computer games all day, you won’t have time to study.
3 I want to get/getting a tablet, but I can’t afford to buy/buying one at the moment.
4 Look at the black sky! It’s raining/going to rain soon!
5 I’m coming / come from Ajloun, but I’m staying / stay in Irbid for a few months. I will return to Ajloun in the spring.
6 Nadia has been doing / done her homework for two hours! She is / will be very tired when she finishes.
7 If Ali had / has his own computer, he wouldn’t / doesn’t need to use his friend’s computer.
8 I was writing/wrote an email when my laptop was switching/switched itself off.