Present Perfect (Progressive)
Correct the mistake:
Yet I haven't learnt how to drive.
I haven't learnt how to drive YET.
Yet = never at the beginning of the sentence
Change from active to passive:
My report is finally being checked by my boss.
My boss is finally checking my report.
Choose between Simple Past or Past Continuous:
"I ________ (run) when I saw Mike with his dog."
"I WAS RUNNING when I saw Mike with his dog."
Correct the mistake:
"She MUSTS pay her parking ticket."
"She MUST pay her parking ticket."
Complete with SHOULD HAVE or MIGHT HAVE and the correct verb form:
"It's raining a lot. You _____ (wear) a raincoat."
"It's raining a lot. You SHOULD HAVE WORN a raincoat."
Correct the mistake:
She hasn't finished her vacation already.
She hasn't finished her vacation YET. or She She has finished her vacation already.
Yet = negatives and questions
Already = affirmative
Last night, it was rained for 20 minutes.
Last night, it rained for 20 minutes.
RAIN is intransitive, so we cannot use it in passive voice.
Choose between Simple Past or Past Continuous:
"Martha was doing the laundry while Kevin _______ (cook) dinner."
"Martha was doing the laundry while Kevin WAS COOKING dinner."
Correct the mistake:
"I GOT TO buy new clothes."
"I HAVE GOT TO buy new clothes."
Complete with MUST HAVE or HAD TO and the correct verb form:
"She ____ (be) sad because she failed the test."
"She MUST HAVE BEEN sad because she failed the test."
Correct the mistake:
I haven't eaten fast food for Friday.
I haven't eaten fast food SINCE Friday.
For = duration
Since = start of an action
Correct the mistake:
He was been scared because of the movie.
He was scared because of the movie.
BE is intransitive, so we cannot use it in passive voice.
Choose between Simple Past or Past Continuous:
"My brother was driving when he ____ (see) the accident."
"My brother was driving when he SAW the accident."
Correct the mistake:
"My package ARE SUPPOSE TO come tomorrow."
"My package IS SUPPOSED TO come tomorrow."
"I WAS ABLE TO PASS my test because I had studied a lot."
1. Ability over period of time.
2. Success in doing a single action.
"I WAS ABLE TO PASS my test because I had studied a lot."
2. Success in doing a single action.
Correct the mistake:
I have finished the book two weeks ago.
I FINISHED the book two weeks ago.
Simple past = action that ended in the past at a specific time
Correct the mistake:
A gift was given her for Christmas.
A gift was given TO her for Christmas.
Choose between Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous:
"I _____ (already / eaten) when she arrived."
"I HAD ALREADY EATEN when she arrived."
Correct the mistake:
"You OUGHTN'T spend all your money on shoes."
"You SHOULDN'T spend all your money on shoes."
Choose the correct explanation for this modal:
"I COULD RUN faster before."
1. Ability in the past.
2. Shows an action that didn't happen.
"I COULD RUN faster before."
1. Ability in the past.
Correct the mistake:
I've always been working for this company.
I've always WORKED for this company
We don't use ALWAYS with PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE.
Change from acrive to passive in BOTH ways possible:
The teacher showed the students a diagram.
1. The students were shown a diagram (by the teacher).
2. A diagram was shown to the students (by the teacher).
Choose between Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous:
"My computer _________ (heat up) before it broke down."
"My computer HAD BEEN HEATING UP before it broke down."
Correct the mistake:
"We had better not to arrive late."
"We had better not arrive late."
Omit "to"
Choose the correct explanation for this modal:
"They COULD HAVE GONE to the party, but they decided to stay home."
1. Ability in the past.
2. Shows an action that didn't happen.
"They COULD HAVE GONE to the party, but they decided to stay home."
2. Shows an action that didn't happen.