Key Vocabulary
In the passive sentence “The report was prepared by Maya,” what grammatical term identifies Maya?
The agent.
Complete the sentence: “Every Monday, Julia ___ the weekly reports.” (prepare)
prepares
Complete the sentence: “Look! The assistant ___ the invitations now.” (send)
is sending
Complete the sentence: “The company ___ its new website yesterday.” (launch)
launched
Complete the sentence: “At 9:00 p.m., it ___ heavily.” (rain)
was raining
What grammatical term identifies written in both “has written” and “was written”?
The past participle.
Complete the negative sentence: “Our office ___ cash payments.” (not accept)
doesn’t accept / does not accept
Complete the negative sentence: “We ___ the conference room right now.” (not use)
aren’t using / are not using
Complete the negative sentence: “The speaker ___ the rehearsal last night.” (not attend)
didn’t attend / did not attend
Complete both actions: “They ___ the budget when the lights ___ out.” (discuss / go)
were discussing; went
Identify the voice: “The manager signs every contract.”
Active voice.
Complete the question: “How often ___ the director ___ the budget?” (review)
does; review
Complete the question: “Why ___ the clients ___ so early?” (leave)
are; leaving
Complete the question: “___ the coordinator ___ the final schedule?” (send)
Did; send
Complete the negative sentence: “The technician ___ when the alarm sounded.” (not listen)
wasn’t listening / was not listening
Identify the voice: “Every contract is signed by the manager.”
Passive voice.
Choose the correct form: “The museum opens / is opening at 10:00 a.m. every day.”
opens
Use the correct form for a temporary situation: “This month, I ___ from home.” (work)
am working
Give the past simple form of go and use it to complete the sentence: “The delegates ___ directly to the auditorium.”
went
Write the question that asks about an action in progress at a specific past time: “What ___ you ___ at 8:00 last night?” (do)
were; doing
Name the verb form built with was/were + verb-ing and used for an action in progress at a past moment.
Past continuous.
Correct the complete sentence: “The supplier don’t delivers orders on Fridays.”
The supplier doesn’t deliver orders on Fridays
Correct the complete sentence: “I am knowing the answer to the final question.”
I know the answer to the final question.
Correct the complete sentence: “Did she signed the contract before the deadline?”
Did she sign the contract before the deadline?
Join the simultaneous actions with while: “The technician tested the equipment. The presenters rehearsed.” Both actions were in progress at the same time.
While the technician was testing the equipment, the presenters were rehearsing.