Tag Questions
Add the correct tag question.
"You aren't going, ___?"
"...are you?"
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John asked, "Where do you live?"
John asked where I lived.
Use the correct verb tense.
Before Thomas started nursing school, he ___ (work) as a medical receptionist.
Before Thomas started nursing school, he had worked as a medical receptionist.
What word do we use in the dependent clause of an unreal conditional? And what 3 words can we use in the main clause?
(For example:
"___ we had more time, we __ do better on the test.")
"If" -- in the dependent clause
"Would, could, or might" -- in the main clause
Add the correct sentence tag.
"Your students will be attending the conference, __?"
"...won't they?"
Report this question.
Mary asked, "Do you know how to play the piano?"
Use the correct verb tenses.
My kids ____ (be) hungry, because they ___ (have) nothing to eat since breakfast.
My kids were hungry, because they had had nothing to eat since breakfast.
Make this an unreal conditional sentence.
"If I could swim well, I (get) ____ a job as a lifeguard."
If I could swim well, I would/might/could get a job as a lifeguard.
Ask this as a tag question.
"Can you speak Chinese?"
"You can speak Chinese, can't you?"
OR
"You can't speak Chinese, can you?"
Report this question:
"Will you be attending the party?"
He/she asked if I would be attending the party.
Combine these into one sentence using correct verb tenses. Use the phrase: "by the time."
1st event: John applied for 20 jobs.
2nd event: John got his first interview.
John had applied for 20 jobs by the time he got his first interview.
-OR-
By the time John got his first interview, he had applied for 20 jobs.
Make this an unreal conditional sentence.
"Jim (be) _______ more motivated to work hard if his manager (trust) _____ him."
Jim would/might be more motivated to work hard if his manager trusted him.
You think your friend likes chocolate. Ask whether your friend likes chocolate using a tag question.
"You like chocolate, don't you?"
Report this imperative.
The teacher told the students, "Turn off your cell phones."
The teacher told the students to turn off their cell phones.
Combine these into one sentence using correct verb tenses. Use the phrase: "after." Both events happened yesterday.
1st event: My cousin (have) a beautiful wedding reception.
2nd event: My cousin (fly) to Italy for her honeymoon.
After my cousin had had a beautiful wedding reception, she flew to Italy for her honeymoon.
-OR-
My cousin flew to Italy for her honeymoon after she had had a beautiful wedding reception.
What form of the be-verb do we use for all subjects when we are making unreal conditionals? (Hint: it is called the subjunctive mood.)
For example:
If I ___ famous...
If he ___ famous...
If they ___ famous...
You think you are late to class. What tag question would you ask to confirm whether this is true?
"I'm late, aren't I?"
Report this imperative.
My doctor said, "Schedule an appointment with the cardiologist for next week."
My doctor said to schedule an appointment with the cardiologist for the following week.
-OR-
My doctor told me to schedule an appointment with the cardiologist for the following week.
Combine these into one sentence using correct verb tenses. Use the phrase: "by the time."
1st event: The man broke into my house and stole my money.
2nd event: The police arrived.
By the time the police arrived, the man had broken into my house and stolen my money.
-OR-
The man had broken into my house and stolen my money by the time the police arrived.
Make this an unreal conditional sentence.
"I (fire) _______ her for being late if I (be) _____ her supervisor."
I would fire her for being late if I were her supervisor.