Verb Tense
Make a sentence with:
Present Progressive
> take
... is taking...
Make a sentence
>>> Simple past passive voice
finish
...was finished...
Create a complex sentence with these parts:
Subordinating conjunction
-independent clause: he drives to school
-dependent clause: eats breakfast
___he eats breakfast, he drives to school.
He drives to school,___ he eats breakfast
And all around the camp, for around 100 kilometers, all the thorn trees _________(cut/perfect passive) down because people have used them for construction. And then, in the middle of each camp ____(be) a sort of informal market.
had been cut
was
Text Type:________________
Evidence: ________Why?_______
Sisterly embarrassment seized me. Why hadn’t Mona wiped her lenses when I told her to? As she resumed abuse of the piano, I stared at the umbrella. I wanted to open it, twirl it around by its slender silver handle; I wanted to dangle it from my wrist on the way to school the way the other girls did. I wondered what Miss Crossman would say if I offered to bring it to Eugenie at school tomorrow.
Sequencing, narrative
Make a sentence
>>> Past Perfect Continuous
have
...had been having...
Make a sentence
>>>present continuous passive voice
catch
......am being caught...
Create a complex sentence with these parts:
Temporal (time) Subordinating conjunction
-independent clause: he noticed something disturbing
-temporal clause: grading the test
_____he was grading the test, he noticed something disturbing.
He noticed something disturbing, _____ he was grading the test.
She ______(blame) the Scottsboro police for coercing her into the original accusation. She further ______(admit), “I know it was wrong to let those boys die on account of me.”
blamed
admitted
In it, she ______(admit) that her claim ___(be) a sham: “[It] is a lie about those negroes harassing me... Those negroes ____ not _____(no touch) me or those white boys.” She ______(blame) the Scottsboro police for coercing her into the original accusation. She further ______(admit), “I know it was wrong to let those Negroes die on account of me.”
admitted
was
did not touch
blamed
admitted
Make a sentence
>>>Conditional Perfect
give
...would have given...
Make a sentence
>>>Present perfect passive voice
love
...has been loved...
Create a Cause & Effect Complex Sentence
Subordinating conjunction
-independent clause: arrive
-dependent clause: drive
because, for, so
He arrived late____he drove the wrong way
___he drove _____, he arrived late to school.
As a result of COVID, many high school students ____not___(can, experience) graduation ceremonies.
The highway _____(have) a multi-car accident, so traffic was at a standstill.
could not experience
had
Text Type:________________
Evidence: _________________Why?___________________
The ground dips steeply; I try to concentrate on minding my step. Any minute we’ll pass under the entrance arch. If someone’s lying in wait, this is where they’ll be. I want to turn and run; instead, I speed up. Whatever it is I’ve stupidly walked myself into, I have to get on with it. I rush right in, swinging my torch around.
Sequencing/ Problem & Solution
-If someone’s lying in wait, this is where they’ll be. I want to turn and run
- I have to get on with it. I rush right in, swinging my torch around.
Make a sentence
>>> Future Perfect Continuous
become
...will have been becoming...
Make a sentence
>>Future Perfect Passive Voice
create
...will have been created...
Create a Sequencing Complex Sentence
>Sequencing Subordinating conjunction
> independent clause: walk
>dependent clause: arrive
when, before, after,
I walked to the coffee shop____I arrive at school
Nothing but stones: broken walls, arches, the outlines of what ____(be) once churches, buildings, and rooms. Now I ___(stand) in the center of it all, taking deep breaths, giddy with relief.
was
stand
Text Type:________________
Evidence: _________________Why?_____________________
Even though they had a new hope for freedom now, the retrial process was slow and contentious, despite overwhelming evidence of the boys’ innocence. One of the strongest pieces of evidence came from an accuser herself. In early 1932, a letter surfaced from one of the accusers, Ruby Bates.
Problem & Solution
the retrial process was slow and contentious,
a letter surfaced from one of the accusers, Ruby Bates.
Make a sentence
>>>Past perfect continuous
regulate
...had been regulating...
Make a sentence
>>>Conditional Perfect Continuous Passive Voice
discuss
...would have been being discussed...
Make a compare-and-contrast complex sentence
Subordinating conjunction
independent clause: show
dependent: have
while, as, since
___this picture shows___, the other has___
She ___________(impress/cond.+passive) with my consideration for others; Eugenie ______________________ (please/cond..+passive) to have it back; and I ________(have/cond.) possession of the umbrella for an entire night. I _______(look/s.-past) at it again, toying with the idea of asking for one for Christmas. I _______(know), however, how my mother would react.
would be impressed
would be pleased
would have
looked
Washington, DC, and London are the capital cities of English-speaking countries, and yet they offer vastly different experiences to their residents and visitors. Both cities are rich in world and national history, though they developed on very different timelines. London, for example, has a history that dates back over two thousand years.
Compare & Contrast
Both cities are...