Question Form Chaos
Correct the question:
Why she left so early?
Why did she leave so early?
Choose the correct sentence:
A) I have seen him yesterday.
B) I saw him yesterday.
B) I saw him yesterday.
Correct the sentence:
If I would have more time, I travel more.
✅ If I had more time, I would travel more.
Correct:
He suggested to go out.
✅ He suggested going out.
Correct:
They must went home early.
✅ They must have gone home early.
Correct the mistake:
How long you are living here?
How long have you been living here?
Correct the mistake:
I’ve been knowing her for years.
I have known her for years.
Complete:
If she had told me earlier, I (help her)___.
✅ would have helped her.
Choose the correct form:
I regret ___ (tell / telling) him the truth.
✅ telling
(Regret + gerund for past action.)
Complete:
She looks tired. She ___ have slept well.
✅ can’t have slept well.
Make a correct indirect question:
Where does he live? → (Do you know…)
Do you know where he lives?
Complete correctly:
By the time we arrived, the meeting ___ (start).
By the time we arrived, the meeting had started.
Rephrase using third conditional:
I didn’t study, so I failed.
✅ If I had studied, I wouldn’t have failed.
Explain the difference:
I stopped smoking.
I stopped to smoke.
I stopped smoking. → I quit.
I stopped to smoke. → I paused in order to smoke.
Create a deduction about a crime scene using:
must have / might have / can’t have
✅ He must have broken in through the window.
✅ They might have left in a hurry.
✅ She can’t have known about it.
Correct the embedded question:
Can you tell me where is the station?
Can you tell me where the station is?
Explain the difference:
I lived in Paris.
I have lived in Paris.
Difference:
I lived in Paris. → Finished time in the past.
I have lived in Paris. → Life experience / connection to present.
Create a mixed conditional about your life.
Example:
✅ If I had studied medicine, I would be working as a doctor now.
Complete:
She denied ___ (take) the money.
✅ taking
(Deny + gerund.)
Correct the nuance mistake:
You mustn’t be tired after sleeping 12 hours.
✅ You can’t be tired after sleeping 12 hours.
(mustn’t = prohibition, not deduction.)
Rephrase using inversion:
If I had known, I would have acted differently.
Had I known, I would have acted differently.
Create a sentence using:
past perfect + narrative context.
Example answer:
✅ By the time I got home, everyone had already left.
Spot the subtle mistake:
If you would listen carefully, you would understand.
✅ If you listened carefully, you would understand.
Make a sentence using:
remember + gerund
remember + infinitive
(with different meanings)
Example:
✅ I remember locking the door. (memory of past action)
✅ Remember to lock the door. (don’t forget in the future)
Explain the difference:
He didn’t need to go.
He needn’t have gone.
Difference:
He didn’t need to go. → It wasn’t necessary, and maybe he didn’t go.
He needn’t have gone. → He went, but it was unnecessary.