tailieunhanh - A complete English language course part 28

I suppose is not used in other tenses very often. Exercise 8 Decide between the verbs in brackets to complete each sentence. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 I (suppose/wonder) where James is. We were (supposing/wondering) where to go for coffee. I (suppose/wonder) you’re going to the pub, are you? I (suppose/wonder) whose book this is. I (suppose/wonder) Andy may have left already. Kath was (supposing/wondering) what to do tomorrow. I (suppose/wonder) if Gerry could come along as well. I (suppose/wonder) Gerry could come along as well. . | 253 Or it can mean something stronger I suppose you ve come to collect the money I assume that you ve come to collect the money I suppose is not used in other tenses very often. Exercise 8 Decide between the verbs in brackets to complete each sentence. 1 I suppose wonder where James is. 2 We were supposing wondering where to go for coffee. 3 I suppose wonder you re going to the pub are you 4 I suppose wonder whose book this is. 5 I suppose wonder Andy may have left already. 6 Kath was supposing wondering what to do tomorrow. 7 I suppose wonder if Gerry could come along as well. 8 I suppose wonder Gerry could come along as well. Dialogue 4 Q Abigail is reading a dramatic news item from the local paper to Gary. Abigail Listen to this Gary Two men were arrested last night after a car was stolen in the town centre. Police said that the car a blue Audi was driven through the town at high speed but was stopped by a roadblock just outside the supermarket. The two men have been named as Bert Shift and Ernie Dodge. They will be charged tomorrow with theft and dangerous driving and are expected to appear in court on Monday. Their families have been informed and a press conference will be held at ten o clock tomorrow. Gary Wow Language point 90 - passive The passive is not used much in colloquial English but you will hear it quite often on the TV and radio news and see it in newspapers and books. 254 Look at these two sentences active The dog bit the postman passive The postman was bitten by the dog They mean the same thing. The object of the active sentence the postman becomes the subject of the passive sentence and the verb is changed. We use by to show who or what did the action in a passive sentence. The passive is formed of two parts be PAST PARTICIPLE So if you can use be in all tenses and you re happy with the past participle go back and look at Language point 53 again if you re not then you can easily use the passive. Here are some examples PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT .