What form does the main verb take when there is a modal in the sentence?
the main verb takes the base form (no tense)
(ex) You can ask a question
100
What is the question order of the Present Perfect and Present Perfect Progressive?
Present Perfect = have/has + S + past participle? ; Present Perfect Progressive = have/has + S + past participle
100
What is the negative form of the Past Perfect and Past Perfect Progressive?
Past Perfect = had not + past participle; Past Perfect Progressive = had not + been + (verb+ing)
100
What is the form of the Future Perfect and Future Perfect Progressive?
Future Perfect = will + have = past participle; Future Perfect Progressive = will + have + been + (verb+ing)
100
What is the form of the Passive Voice?
Be + Past Participle
200
Create a sentence using simple modals that expresses possibility (could, may might).
Possible answer:
It might rain tomorrow
200
List 5 unspecified time words that can be used with present perfect.
possible answers: just, recently, many, several, already, ever, never, etc.
200
Create a sentence using the past perfect that follows the order listed below:
1) We went to the movies
2) We missed the storm warning
Possible answers:
We had already gone to the movies, so we missed the storm warning.
We had already gone to the movies by the time the storm started, so we missed the storm warning.
200
Create a sentence that describes a future plan with the following order:
1) I will graduate from college
2) I will buy a house
Possible answers:
By the time I buy a house, I will have graduated from college.
I will have graduated from college by the time I buy a house.
200
Change this sentence to the passive voice:
Jonas Salk invented the first successful polio vaccine.
The first successful polio vaccine was invented by Jonas Salk
300
Please create a sentence that uses a modal expressing prohibition.
Possible answers:
You mustn't miss class
You mustn't leave early
You mustn't run in the hallways
300
Which of the 3 meanings of the present perfect are being used in the sentence below:
We have visited Seattle several times.
a repeated action
300
Can the following verb be used in the perfect progressive tense? Explain your answer.
look
Yes, if it is used to talk about the act of looking at something (she had been looking for a job for months before her first interview).
If it is used to talk about an opinion (She looks great) or a state (The sandwich looks old) it cannot be used in any progressive tense.
300
What will you have been doing by the time Fall quarter starts? (include how long in your answer)
Possible answers:
We will have been visiting our family for 3 weeks.
We will have been taking a road trip for 10 days.
300
Determine if the verb listed below is transitive or intransitive:
I walked to class all by myself.
intransitive
400
Respond to the situation below with a modal + have +past participle:
I didn't need to study for the exam, I just used the notes sheet.
Possible answers:
You could have used your time to prepare better.
You should have studied your past participles, they aren't on the sheet!
I would have studied if I were you, because you never know what will be on the test!
400
What types of words are usually non-action verbs?
possible answers:
thoughts, feelings, senses, emotions, states
400
Which action happened first in the following sentence:
We had been studying all evening while he had been catching up on his Netflix queue.
We cannot tell from the information given, they were happening at the same time.
400
Correct the error(s) in the sentence below:
we will have been searched for a house by the time our lease will have been up
Possible answer:
We will have been searching for a house by the time our lease is up.
400
Change this sentence to the active voice:
Recently, more comics have been written and drawn by women than in previous years.
Recently, women have written and drawn more comics than in previous years.
500
Create a sentence that uses a modal in the passive voice:
Baking soda can be used to treat some stains on clothing.
500
Give an example sentence for all 3 meanings of the present perfect.
Possible answers:
We have studied English all quarter. (continued action)
We have taken many grammar quizzes. (repeated action)
We have finished summer classes, but we still have a final exam. (finished action that affects the present)
500
Change this sentence to the Past Perfect Progressive using reported speech.
Jonas said "Will and I were talking about our trip to Iceland yesterday"
Jonas said that he and Will had been talking about their trip to Iceland (yesterday).
500
Mary will start saving $50 a week, starting August 14th (Friday). By October 2nd (Friday), how much will she have saved and how long will she have been saving?
She will have saved $350, and she will have been saving for 7 weeks.
500
Change this sentence to the passive voice. Omit the by phrase if the information is unimportant:
In Vietnam, someone made this shirt.