Verb Tenses
We were asleep when our son ______________ (come) home
came
We usually use the "past tense" after "when"
Some of the votes __________ (seem/seems)
to have been miscounted
Seem
"some" is a plural word that requires a plural verb
Change the word in brackets to the correct form
They plan to __________ (modern)the software to include new features?
modernize (verb)
He is neither brilliant at languages nor in science
Incorrect
He is neither brilliant at languages nor at science
The word "brilliant" is always followed by the preposition "at"
Yesterday evening at 11:30 p.m. We ______________ (dance) at the local disco
were dancing
We use the "past continuous" tense to talk about a past action that happened at a particular time
Find the synonym
To investigate: look ____
Noun: Industry
Adjective: _________
Industrial
He suggested to go to the new restaurant.
Incorrect
He suggested going to the new restaurant.
We do not use "to" after the verb suggest.
We use the main verb after "suggest" in the "ing" form if we do not have an object.
Look, she (take) _____________ an umbrella because it (rain) ________________
is taking/ is raining
We use the present continuous tense to talk about actions happening at the moment of speech
Kara Walters, together with her teammates, _________ (present/ presents) a formidable opponent on the basketball court.
presents
The subject here is "Kara" not teammates. A singular noun requires a singular ver
The marketing campaign failed due to the __________ (incoherent) of its message.
incoherence (noun)
This is the best movie I have ever saw.
Incorrect
seen is the past participle for "see"
I ______________ (not see) him for two days.
haven’t seen
Use present perfect (have/has + past participle) for an action that started in the past and continues until now.
Find the synonym
To postpone: put ____
put off
Verb: Resolve
Noun: _________
resolution
They demanded that the manager be replaced.
Correct
We commonly use "that" after verbs like (demand/ suggest/ recommend)
When I ________(look) out of the window, I __________(see) John.
looked out/ saw
Both actions happened in the past, so we use the past simple.
Organize the sentence:
pointed- tool- sharpened- of- drawing- the- pictures- is- using- making- or- a
Drawing is the making of pictures using a pointed or sharpened tool.
Verb: vary
Noun: _________
Adjective: ___________
variation
variable
Under no circumstances you should share your password.
Incorrect
should you
When you start a sentence with negative phrases like " under no circumstances" or other negative words like (never, rarely, hardly, at no time) we must put the helping verb before the subject.