simple past/past progressive
present perfect
more verbs
coordinating conjunctions and commas
error correction
100
While I (was washing/washed) the dishes last night, I (was dropping/dropped) a plate. The plate (was breaking/broke).
While I was washing the dishes last night, I dropped a plate. The place broke.
100
Use this information to make one sentence using present perfect tense and "for". We know this song. We learned it 3 weeks ago. (for)
We have known this song for 3 weeks.
100
__________________ to Paris before in the spring? a. Have you been b. Has you been c. Have you was d. Has you was
Have you been to Paris before in the spring?
100
Read the sentence. Decide if it is correct or incorrect. If it is incorrect, change the sentence to make it correct. I always read the newspaper online and listen to the new on the radio in the morning.
Correct - no change.
100
Find the mistakes and correct them. Shouchen doesn't has a pencil. Lidia and Yesenia doesn't have notebooks.
Shouchen doesn't have a pencil. Lidia and Yesenia don't have notebooks.
200
Robert didn't answer the phone when Sara called. He (was singing/sang) his favorite song in the shower and (was not hearing/did not hear) the phone ring.
Robert didn't answer the phone when Sara called. He was singing his favorite song in the shower and did not hear the phone ring.
200
Use this information to make one sentence using present perfect tense and "since". They live in Canada. They moved there in December. (since)
They have lived in Canada since December. OR They have lived in Canada since they moved there in December.
200
Clara _____________ Mr. Hernandez. a. have never meet b. have never met c. has never meet d. has never met
Clara has never met Mr. Hernandez.
200
My mother trained our dog to get the newspaper, my father trained it to bark at strangers.
My mother trained our dog to get the newspaper, and my father trained it to bark at strangers.
200
This sentence has a mistake. Find it and correct it. I not eat french fries with ketchup.
I don't eat french fries with ketchup. or I do not eat french fries with ketchup.
300
Change this sentence to a questions. Then change it to a negative statement. The young mothers were holding their babies at the doctor’s office.
Were young mothers holding their babies at the doctor's office? Young mothers were not holding their babies at the doctor's office.
300
Use this information to make one sentence using present perfect tense and "for". I like French movies. I liked them last year. (for)
I have liked French movies for one year.
300
Tom doesn't have to study for the test. He ________ for it. a. Has still study b. has already studied c. have studied d. isn't study
Tom doesn't have to study for the test. He has already studied for it.
300
Read this sentence. Decide if it is correct or incorrect. If it is incorrect, change the sentence to make it correct. The river rose, it flooded the towns in the valley.
The river rose, and it flooded the towns in the valley.
300
This sentence has a mistake. Find it and correct it. What are you drink? Is it good coffee?
What are you drinking? Is it good coffee?
400
A:Something uncomfortable ___________________ (happen) last night. B: What? A: It ___________________ (be) about 10:00. I ___________________ (hear) a noise. My neighbors _______________________ (fight). They _____________________ (shout) a long time.
Something uncomfortable happened last night. What? It was about 10:00. I heard a noise. My neighbors were fighting. They shouted a long time.
400
There is an error in this sentence. Change the sentence to make it correct. I have lived in Manhattan since three months ago.
I have lived in Manhattan for three months.
400
________Mireille _______ to the computer lab yet this semester? a. Has / be b. Has / been c. Have / be d. Have / been
Has Mireille been to the computer lab yet this semester?
400
There are 3 mistakes with commas or coordinating conjunctions. Find them and correct them. The holidays are a time for giving gifts, the shopping season is important for stores. Black Friday used to be the start of the shopping season, people are starting to shop earlier in November. We talked to some retailers, and analysts about their expectations for the holiday shopping season this year.
The holidays are a time for giving gifts,and the shopping season is important for stores. Black Friday used to be the start of the shopping season, but people are starting to shop earlier in November. We talked to some retailers and analysts about their expectations for the holiday shopping season this year.
400
Theses two sentences each have a mistake. Find the mistakes and correct them. I was walk to the supermarket last night. The test willn't be difficult tomorrow.
I walked to the supermarket last night. The test won't be difficult tomorrow.
500
Complete the story with simple past and past progressive verbs (and present perfect in one sentence). My friend ___________________________ (like/not) snakes. He is really afraid of them. One time 5 years ago, he ______________________ (go) to the jungle. While he_________________________________ (walk), he ____________________ (hear) a noise. He _____________________________ (stop). He ________________________ (see) something move. He _________________________________ (know/not) what it was. Then, it _________________________________ (come) toward him. He _____________________________ (run) away. He __________________ (never/go) back to the jungle since that time.
My friend does not like snakes. He is really afraid of them. One time 5 years ago, he went to the jungle. While he was walking, he heard a noise. he stopped. He saw something move. He didn't know what it was. Then, it came toward him. he ran away. He has never gone back to the jungle since that time.
500
Choose simple past or present perfect for each verb. In 2013, I (move) _____________ to the United States. I (lived) ___________ in China from 2008 to 2011. I (live)___________ in the United States since September 2013. Before I (move) _________ to the United States, I (live) ____________ in Germany for one year. I (study) ___________ at Kansas State University for one semester.
In 2013, I moved to the United States. I lived in China from 2008 to 2011. I have lived in the United States since September 2013. Before I moved to the United States, I lived in Germany for one year. I have studied at Kansas State University for one semester.
500
Choose simple past or past progressive for each verb. I will never forget Hurricane Henriette. It wasn't dangerous, but it was very exciting. I (walk) ____________ on the beach when the lifeguard (tell) _____________ me to go home. When I (get) _____________home, my mother (wait) _________________ for me. She (make) ___________ dinner when the electricity (go)____________ out. We (stay) ________ inside and (play) ______________ games by candlelight while the storm (crash) _________ all around us.
I will never forget Hurricane Henriette. It wasn't dangerous, but it was very exciting. I was walking on the beach when the lifeguard told me to go home. When I got home, my mother was waiting for me. She was making dinner when the electricity went out. We stayed inside and played games by candlelight while the storm was crashing all around us.
500
Read the sentences and add commas, periods and capital letters where it is necessary. a few days ago, a friend and I were driving from Benton Harbor to Chicago we didn't have any delays for the first hour but we ran into some highway construction near Chicago the traffic wasn't moving my friend and I sat and waited we talked about our jobs our families and the terrible traffic slowly it started to move
A few days ago, a friend and I were driving from Benton Harbor to Chicago. We didn't have any delays for the first hour, but we ran into some highway construction near Chicago. The traffic wasn't moving. My friend and I sat and waited. We talked about our jobs, our families, and the terrible traffic. Slowly it started to move.
500
These three sentences each have mistakes. Find the mistakes and correct them. 1. Cici hasn't never gone to Florida. 2. When the weather is so cold, I am wanting to stay inside. 3. I hate such a cold weather.
1. Cici has never gone to Florida. 2. When the weather is so cold, I want to stay inside. 3. I hate such a cold weather.
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