Tenses
Tenses 2
Subject/Verb Agreement
Sentence Types and Errors
Sentence Errors
100
What tense do we use with the word "ago"?
simple past
100

Correct the sentence below:

Last night I wasn't go to bed early.

Last night I didn't go to bed early.
100
There (be) ______ carrots, beans, and peas in my garden.
are
100
What kind of sentence?

I like warm weather, but my husband prefers colder climates.

compound
100
Correct the sentence below:

Luisa is from Mexico, she speaks Spanish.

Luisa is from Mexico, so she speaks Spanish.
200
What tense do we use for an action that happened at an unspecified time in the past?
present perfect
200
Correct the sentence below:

When my teacher asked me a question, I wasn't knowing the answer.

When my teacher asked me a question, I didn't know the answer.
200
Economics (be) _________ a social science.
is
200

What kind of sentence?

George and Jason are friends that like to hang out together on the weekends.

simple
200
What kind of error?

It's important for international students to make friends it helps them deal with culture shock and homesickness.

run on sentence
300
My uncle (wait) _____________ since last Thursday for his package to arrive.
has been waiting or has waited
300
Answer this question with a complete sentence, using an appropriate tense:

What is one frightening thing that is happening in the world right now?

Answers will vary.
300
Correct the sentence:

One of my pencil needs to be sharpened.

One of my pencils needs to be sharpened.
300
What kind of sentence?

By the time I got to the airport, my plane had left.

complex
300
Correct the error in the sentence below:

I was tired I stayed awake to finish my work.

I was tired, but I stayed awake to finish my work.

Even though I was tired, I stayed awake to finish my work.

400

Correct the errors in the sentence below:

I had never been to Japan, but I would like to visit.

I have never been to Japan, but I would like to visit.
400
In the past 15 years, the western United States (grow) ______________ faster than other areas of the country.
has grown
400
Correct the sentence:

Growing roses are my neighbor's specialty.

Growing roses is my neighbor's specialty.
400
What kind of error?

Because I stayed up too late last night. I am very sleepy today.


fragment
400
Correct the sentence below:

Because it is spring in Seattle, so the flowers are in bloom.

Because it is spring in Seattle, the flowers are in bloom.

It is spring in Seattle, so the flowers are in bloom.

500
Answer this question with a complete sentence, using an appropriate tense:

What had you never done until you moved to the U.S.?

Answers will vary.
500
Correct the errors in the sentence below:

The concert just began when the power had gone off.

The concert had just begun when the power went off.
500

Correct the following sentence:

Each carry-on bag and purse were checked carefully at the security gate.

Each carry-on bag and purse was checked carefully at the security gate.
500
What kind of error?

Correct it.

The weather was nice yesterday, I went for a long walk with my dog.

comma-splice

The weather was nice yesterday, so I went for a long walk with my dog.
Because the weather was nice yesterday, I went for a long walk with my dog.

500
Correct the error in the sentence below:

When I back to my country, I will visit my friends and family and eat my favorite food.

When I go back to my country, I will visit my friends and family and eat my favorite food.
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