Present Perfect, present perfect continuous and Past Tense
I ________________(work) here since 2008.
have worked/have been working
Change this to the passive.
They built that building in 1920.
That building was built in 1920.
Can you take "that" out of the sentence?
That is the ring that my father gave my mother.
Yes! You can take "that" out because the clause has a subject.
Is this adjective correct?
She was very embarrassed because she fell down on the sidewalk and everyone saw her.
Yes. -ed adjectives describe feelings.
You know how to dance.
Don't you?
She got divorced many years ago.
She _______________ (be)divorced for years.
has been
Somebody robbed the bank last year.
The bank was robbed last year.
Can you take "when" out of the sentence?
I remember the time when we had face to face classes.
Yes. You can take "when" out of the sentence because the descriptive clause has a subject.
Which adjective is correct.
She was very frustrated/frustrating because her daughter would not do her homework. She just wanted to spend time on her cell phone.
frustrated
"Frustrated" is a feeling.
You are doing okay.
Aren't you?
We ___________ (visited) our parents many times last year.
visited
(You have to use the past because of the time "last year")
They adapted that book into a film.
The book was adapted into a film.
Can you take "who" out of the sentence?
That is the actor who played "Jack" in the movie "Titanic".
No. Who is the subject of the clause that is describing the man.
Finish this sentence with the correct adjective.
Explain your answer.
Their boss was very _______. Everyone was afraid of him. He was very difficult to make happy.
(intimidated/intimdating)
intimidating
This describes how someone or something is. It does not describe a feeling.
You have a dog.
Don't you?
We _________ (go) there 5 years ago, but we ____ (not go) there since.
went , haven't gone
(5 years ago is the past. With "since" a time in the past, you need to use the present perfect.)
A famous director directed that movie.
That movie was directed by a famous director.
Correct this sentence.
The restaurant my cousin works is in London.
The restaurant where my cousin works is in London.
The restaurant my cousin works at is in London.
Which one is a verb and which one is an adjective.
Explain how you know.
She is very intimidated by her boss.
Her boss intimidated her.
In the first sentence "intimidated" is an adjective. The verb is "is".
In the second sentence, it is a verb.
You've eaten there before.
Haven't you?
How long ________(study/you) this morning?
have you been studying
(You need to use the present perfect continuous because you started studying earlier and are still studying, and it is still this morning.)
Did Henry Miller write that book?
Was that book written by Henry Miller?
Is this sentence correct? If it is not, correct it.
I know the artist painted this mural.
I know the artist who painted this mural.
(You need a subject for the descriptive clause)
Create 3 sentences.
Confused (verb)
Confused (adj.)
Confusing (adj)
Answers will vary.
You would do it if you could.
Wouldn't you?