Past Participles
Correct the error: My life changed a lot since I arrived in Savannah.
My life has changed a lot since I arrived in Savannah.
I ______________ to high school in go
Virginia before I came to SCAD.
I went to high school in Virginia before I came to SCAD.
“[Wolves] were left with fewer and fewer places in which to live, hunt and raise their young. Today, wolves are an endangered species and can be found only in a handful of places across the globe.”
What does "endangered species" mean?
Wolves endanger the lives of other species. Wolves themselves are endangered.
Wolves themselves are endangered.
Get out your vocabulary chart to answer this group of questions.
recover commitment impoverished rejection
Although he suffered a lot of ____________________ in his life, he continued to work.
Although he suffered a lot of rejection in his life, he continued to work.
I lived in Savannah for two months so far.
I have lived in Savannah for two months so far.
I ______________ to Paris be
4 times.
I have been to Paris 4 times.
“Wolves are important to many ecosystems. For example, they help to preserve an important balance in nature by preventing other species from becoming too widespread.
What are ecosystems?
A community of interacting species and their environment.
He was not dangerous or violent; he was merely __________________, different from other people.
He was not dangerous or violent; he was merely eccentric, different from other people.
I have studied Russian in 2014.
I studied Russian in 2014.
She _____________________ her undergraduate finish
degree already; she is a grad student now.
She has finished her undergraduate degree already; she is a grad student now.
“They have noted that his brush strokes mirror what they call turbulence, an area of study that is related to fluid dynamics. It is remarkable that Van Gogh was able to understand and represent the movement of air and water as he did.”
What is fluid dynamics related to?
the movement of air and water
poverty sympathy commitment impoverished
He was ________________ for most of his life, but he felt his life was rich with meaning.
He was impoverished for most of his life, but he felt his life was rich with meaning.
At first I was lonely, but I made some friends, and so now I feel better.
At first I was so lonely, but I have made some friends, and so now I feel better.
He ________________ his driver's got (negative)
license yet.
He hasn't gotten his driver's license yet.
In all cultures, though, people associate the hearth with food, and this usually means the kitchen. This room is often seen as the emotional center of the house. Is this why, at a party in a New York apartment, people begin in the living room but often end up gathering in the kitchen? Which word is closest in meaning to end up, as it is used in the paragraph above? a. finish b. come to an unplanned situation c. stop d. be the final part of something
b. come to an unplanned situation
commitment conception inspire introverted
Her _______________for her piece was very deep; the recycled materials that she used effectively conveyed her meaning.
Her conception for her piece was very deep; the recycled materials that she used effectively conveyed her meaning.
When I first came, I was so confused, but I have began to feel more comfortable with the culture and the language.
When I first came, I was so confused, but I have begun to feel more comfortable with the culture and the language.
She ____________ 2 cups of coffee drink
yesterday; today she ___________already have 3 cups so far.
She drank 2 cups of coffee yesterday; today she has already had 3 cups so far.
“Most people believe that wolves are fierce and dangerous, and those who live in remote areas may be frightened of wolf attacks.”
What does fierce mean?
intense or aggressive, untamed
eccentric introverted vibrant sympathy
He had always been ________________, but after his fight with his only friend, he became even more depressed and isolated.
He had always been introverted, but after his fight with his only friend, he became even more depressed and isolated.