Tense Challenge
Fill in: I ___ (work) here for five years, and I still enjoy it. (use present perfect simple)
have worked
Identify: Is this sentence defining or non-defining? My brother, who lives in Spain, is visiting next week.
Non-defining
Add a question tag: You’re coming to the party, ___?
aren’t you?
Choose: She ___ be at home; the lights are on. A) must B) might C) can’t
A) must
Choose the correct: I want ___ (go) to the concert. A) going B) to go
B) to go
Choose the correct: She’s tired because she ___ (run). A) has run B) has been running
B) has been running
Combine: The book is on the table. It belongs to Sarah. (Use a defining relative clause)
The book that/which belongs to Sarah is on the table.
Fill in: He cut ___ while shaving.
himself
Complete: I wish I ___ more time to study.
had → I wish I had more time to study.
Report: "Do you like sushi?" she asked.
She asked if I liked sushi.
Correct the error: "He has worked on the project all morning and is still working on it."
Correct version: He has been working on the project all morning and is still working on it.
Transform into passive: They will complete the project next week.
The project will be completed next week.
What is the difference?
A) They looked at each other.
B) They looked at themselves.
A: One person looked at the other one.
B: They looked at a mirror or had a moment of self-reflection.
Explain: What's the difference between “He must be tired” and “He must have been tired”?
"must be" = present
"must have been" = past
Fill in: We’ll leave as soon as he ___ (arrive). (future time clause)
arrives (Use present simple after “as soon as” in future time clause)
Predict the tense: By this time tomorrow, I ___ (fly) to Japan. (name the tense and correct form)
will be flying (Tense: Future Continuous)
Choose: Which sentence is correct?
A) The car which I bought it is red.
B) The car which I bought is red.
B) The car which I bought is red.
Fix the mistake: You should blame to yourself for this.
Corrected: You should blame yourself for this.
Create a sentence with: If only / study / harder / last year
If only I had studied harder last year.
Multiple choice: Which is correct? Why?
A) There are too much people.
B) There are too many people.
B) There are too many people.
Create a sentence in the future perfect using: finish / homework / by 8 p.m.
Example: I will have finished my homework by 8 p.m.
Rewrite using a non-defining relative clause: My aunt is a doctor. She won an award last year.
My aunt, who is a doctor, won an award last year.
Create a sentence using "each other" in the past tense and explain the difference from "themselves".
Example: They hugged each other when they met. (Explanation: “each other” = mutual action between two people; “themselves” = action done to the subject by the subject)
Identify the modal meaning: They can't have gone far. – Is it deduction, obligation, or ability? Explain.
Deduction – Strong negative deduction in the present (based on evidence)
Report: "Why didn’t you call me?" she asked him.
She asked him why he hadn’t called her.