Infinitives & Gerunds
Fill in the blank: Why don't you stop _____ (work) and take a rest?
Why don't you stop working and take a rest?
Simple Past: What is the general formula for simple past (regular verbs)?
Verb+ -ed
What kind of pronoun is the word she?
Subject Pronoun
The following are all examples of what kind of phrasal verb: looked for, looked after, get over, came over, get off, get on.
INSEPARABLE PHRASAL VERBS: Some phrasal verbs are inseparable. They cannot be separated.
I'm going to study English this spring.
I'm not going to study English this spring.
Fill in the blank:
I was a bit lazy this time, but I promised ________ (study) harder next time.
I was a bit lazy this time, but I promised to study harder next time.
What is the present progressive tense for the verb in this sentence:
"Jose _________ (eat) at his favorite restaurant today. "
Jose is eating at his favorite restaurant today.
Identify the subject and object pronoun for this sentence:
"Dwight did not let her get away"
Dwight would be the subject pronoun
Her would be the object pronoun
True or False: The following sentence is grammatically correct: I looked the recipe for.
FALSE! This sentence is incorrect. Looked for is an inseparable phrase. The correct sentence is: I looked for the recipe.
They're having a great time outside.
They're not having a great time outside.
The word "to" is in front of the verb in the sentence.
Fill in the blank using the simple future tense:
"The study skill center _________ (open) tomorrow at 8 a.m."
"The study skill center will open tomorrow at 8 a.m."
Fill in the blank:
An object pronoun is normally used as a grammatical object, either as the direct or indirect object of a verb, or as the object of a ______.
State the phrasal verbs and type.
Will you go over to the apartment? Please bring the chair in the room.
Go over = inseparable phrasal verbs
Bring in = separable phrasal verbs
We're eating delicious cookies.
We're not eating delicious cookies.
Name whether the word in the sentence is an infinitive or a geund:
"I missed having dinner with my parents."
What is the formula for the future perfect progressive tense?
Will+have+been+-ing
Fill in the blanks on common errors when using pronouns (there are four blanks) :
When students try to utilize a third-person example, it is a common error for them to switch from a ____ ____ to a _____ ______
When students try to utilize a third-person example, it is a common error for them to switch from a singular pronoun to a plural one.
The following are all examples of what kind of phrasal verb: chop up, put in, figure out.
Pick one and use it in a sentence.
SEPARABLE PHRASAL VERBS: These phrasal verbs are separable. They can be separated, typically by nouns.
Please chop the onion up. Put the cake in the oven. I can figure the recipe out.
We did our homework at 7:30pm.
We didn't do our homework at 7:30pm.
Why is the word used in this sentence considered a gerund?
"Rowing is my favorite sport."
The word is being used as a noun.
What is the formula for the Past Perfect Progressive tense?
had + been+ -ing
Identify the error in the following sentence and correct it:
"If someone is confused they can ask for help"
Someone is singular, so they should be he or she.
The following statements are separable or inseparable phrasal verbs: do over, bring up, find out
SEPARABLE
They did the dishes for me.
They didn't do the dishes for me.