CORRECT THE MISTAKES
What happened to him? He is so aggressive now! I have never seen him like this!
What happened to him? He is being so aggressive now! I have never seen him like this!
I have been knowing / I have known Mark for 10 years, since we entered the university.
have known
If my friend ... (be) shy, she ... (not/become) a head sales manager.
were, wouldn't have become
We can use verbs live, study, teach, practise in the Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous without any change in the meaning.
True
... you are on time, we will be late for a fancy birthday party.
Unless
I hope to buy my own flat by the time I am 35.
I hope to have bought my own flat by the time I am 35.
He is always drinking / always drinks beer after work. I am supposed to cook, clean... It drives me crazy!
is always drinking
By the time you get home, I ... (leave).
will have left
Use You mustn't have if you wanna reply when you get a present and it's awkward.
False.
Use: You shouldn't have, or you needn't have.
I have been watching the series ... 10 a.m.
since
We are on the verge to sell our old car.
We are on the verge of selling our old car.
I called the airport and was told the plane is bound / due to land at 9 a.m.
is due to
My neighbours ... (always/play) loud music at night!
are always playing
If I weren't lazy, I would have signed up for this course.
It's a Mixed Conditional (3+2).
False.
It's a Mixed Conditional (2+3).
I'm on the ... of quitting my job! I am sick and tired of it!
verge/point
If I had been more hardworking now, I would have got a better job then.
If I were more hardworking now, I would have got a better job then.
Answer the question: Is it true for you?
By tomorrow, I'll have been staying / I'll have stayed home for 2 weeks.
I will have been staying
By the time I ... (be) 60, I .... (hope/achieve) a lot in my career.
am, hope to have achieved
We use real conditionals with as soon as, until, and as long as.
True.
Make up a sentence with one of those conjunctions.
- I saw Melanie in the shopping mall!
- It ... have been Melanie; she is in the hospital.
can't / couldn't
You must have helped me with the luggage; I have a backache.
You could/might/should have helped me with the luggage; I have a backache.
Answer the question: Is it easy for you to criticize others?
1. I've bought a bottle of wine. - Oh, you didn't need to / needn't have; I have one.
2. I'd been forgetting / I'd forgotten how ambitious Charles was.
1. needn't have
2. I'd forgotten
1. ... (Pietro/stay) with you this summer? He always does, doesn’t he?
2. Call me when you ... (finish) the work.
1. Will Pietro be staying
2. Have finished (finish)
1. Verbs agree, taste, think, and look can be both state and dynamic.
2. Modals should and ought to are synonyms.
1. False. Agree is only a state verb. Make up 2 sentences with think being a dynamic and a state verb.
2. True
1. Look at Mary. She looks pale. She is ... to faint.
2. My teacher is ... screaming at us when we are not ready with homework!
1. about / going
2. always / constantly