Verb Tenses
Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tense:
I came to England six months ago. I started my economics course three months ago. When I return to Australia, I (study) __________ for nine months and I (be) __________ in England for exactly one year.
will have been studying
will have been
Complete the following exercise with correct quantifiers:
We are going to be late. There is too _______ (much / many) traffic.
Yeah, the (amount / number)__________ of people driving is incredible.
I've never seen this _________ (much / many) cars.
much, amount, many
Choose the sentence in which the subject and verb agree
A) This singer, along with a few others, play the harmonica on stage.
B) This singer, along with a few others, plays the harmonica on stage.
B
Read the sentences:
Jane talks on the phone.
Bob has been talking on the phone for an hour.
Mary is talking on the phone.
Answer the question:
Who is not necessarily on the phone now?
Jane
Complete the following exercise with the correct quantifiers, choosing from the items given.
How do you think you did on the test? I think I did ________ (little / a little) better than last time, maybe even _______(a lot / many) better. What about you?
Well, I think I probably made _________ (few / a few) mistakes, but I have the feeling I did well overall.
a little, a lot, a few
Choose the sentence in which the subject and verb agree
A) Neither she nor I is getting the lunch special
B) Neither she nor I am getting the lunch special
C) Neither she nor I are getting the lunch special
B
Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses:
Usually, I (work) ______ as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study) ______ French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.
What quantifiers describe describe the quantity in a negative way ?
Few, little
Choose the sentence in which the subject and verb agreement
_______ anyone ________ a pencil I could borrow?
A. Do / have
B. Does / have
B
Choose the correct option for the question below:
By the time I go to bed tonight, I _______ my work for the day
a) will finish
b) have finished
c) finish
d) will have finished
D
Give an examples of 5 countable and 5 unaccountable nouns
Possible answers:
Countable: eggs, bananas, hot dogs, hamburgers, apples
Unaccountable:Butter, honey, water, milk, money
Answer the question:
Indefinite pronouns (everybody, everyone, anyone, anything) take a _____________ verb
singular
Choose the correct option for the question below:
By the time Lionel finally graduated from high school, he _______ seven different schools because his family moved so often.
a) attended
b) was attended
c) had attended
d) has been attending
C
Correct the mistake in the following sentence:
Entrepreneurs need plenty imagination and much perseverance
Entrepreneurs need plenty of imagination and lots of perseverance.
Edit the following sentence to eliminate problems with subject-verb agreement and write the edited sentence. If the sentence is correct, tell “correct:
Batik cloth from Bali, blue and white ceramics from Cambodia, and a bocce ball from Turin has made Hannah’s room the talk of the dorm.
Batik cloth from Bali, blue and white ceramics from Cambodia, and a bocce ball from Turin have made Hannah’s rooms the talk of the dorm.