1. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense (the Active Voice).

1. How often ……… (you/visit) your cousins when you ……… (be) in Singapore last year?
2. The filling station manager called the police when he ……… (realize) that someone ……… (drive) off without paying for their petrol.
3. Eddy ……… (set) fire to his kitchen last week when he ……… (cook) his dinner. He ……… (sort out) the mess ever since.
4. I ……… (not top up) my phone credit yet. How much ……… (you/think) I need for a month?
5. What ……… (you/do)? – I ……… (text) to my friend.
6. I am really sleepy this morning. I ……… (have) another coffee.
7. Next year she ……… (work) here for 5 years.
8. She ……… (work) on her research now.
9. They ……… already (go) when the results were announced.

Use a gerund or infinitive form of the verbs in brackets to complete the letter.

Dear Ms Collins,
I am writing ……… (express) my interest in secretarial position at CRS advertised in the Times last week. I am proficient at ……… (type), and know how ……… (use) most word-processing packages. I enjoy ……… (work) with people, know how ……… (meet) a challenge, and don’t mind ……… (work) overtime. As you can see from the enclosed letters of reference, my previous employers considered me ……… (be) a skilled secretary. I would be pleased ……… (further) my career by ……… (work) for a prestigious company like CRS. I look forward to ……… (hear) from you.
Yours sincerely
Caroline Sinclair.