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Proofread: "The director films the movie for several weeks before the production was halted.."
The director had been filming the movie for several weeks before the production was halted..
Proofread: "He practices every morning for the past three months."
He has been practicing every morning for the past three months.
Identify the verb as transitive or intransitive and justify: "She explores new cities every year."
Transitive; because "new cities" is the object receiving the action.
Convert to present perfect continuous: "She writes songs."
She has been writing songs.
Identify the verb as transitive or intransitive and justify: "She cooks dinner every night."
Transitive; because "dinner" is the object receiving the action.
identify the verb as transitive or intransitive and justify: "The actor delivered his lines convincingly."
Transitive; because "his lines" is the object receiving the action.
"They train hard ____ (achieve) their goals."
to achieve; it indicates the purpose of training hard.
Complete and explain whether its bare/to-infinitive: "I watched her ____ (pack) her suitcase."
pack; bare‐infinitive is used after the perception verb "watched."
Identify the verb as transitive or intransitive and justify: "The band rehearses regularly."
Intransitive; because there is no direct object receiving the action.
Convert to past perfect continuous: "They prepare the meal."
They had been preparing the meal.
Change to passive voice and maintain the tense: "The critics will praise the new film."
The new film will be praised by the critics.
Change to passive voice: "The referee will have reviewed the play."
The play will have been reviewed by the referee.
Convert to past perfect continuous: "They visit historical sites like the Taj Mahal."
They had been visiting historical sites like the Taj Mahal.
Change to passive voice and maintain the tense: "The musician will release the album."
The album will be released by the musician.
Change to passive voice: "The chef will create new recipes."
New recipes will be created by the chef.
"She stayed up late ____ the script."
to finish; it indicates the purpose of staying up late.
Identify the verb as transitive or intransitive and justify: "The athlete improved his performance significantly."
Transitive; because "his performance" is the object receiving the action.
Change to passive voice: "The guide will show the tourists around."
The tourists will be shown around by the guide.
Complete and explain the function: "He practices every day ____ (perfect) his technique."
to perfect; it indicates the purpose of practicing every day.
Complete and explain the function: "He went to the market ____ (buy) fresh ingredients."
to buy; it indicates the purpose of going to the market.
"The producer made the crew ____ (work) overtime."
work; bare-infinitive is used after the causative verb "made."
Convert to future perfect continuous: "They compete in the championship."
They will have been competing in the championship.
Fill in the blank and explain the function: "He took a detour ____ (avoid) the traffic jam."
to avoid; it indicates the purpose of taking a detour.
Fill in the blank and explain the grammatical structure: "I let him ____ (play) my guitar."
play; bare-infinitive is used after the causative verb "let."
Fill in the blank and explain the grammatical structure: "She had him ____ (taste) the new dish."
taste; bare-infinitive is used after the causative verb "had."