Saturday, February 13, 2016

L2 Present/Past Tense Exercise

Instructions: Choose the correct answer.

1. Yesterday Jack ____________ his finger.

a. cut

b. cutted

c. cutting

2. Peter ______________ his car now.

a. is wash

b. is washing

c. washs

3. Mary __________ some combs for her hair.

a. have

b. has

c. is having

4. Last night while Peter _____________ TV, his wife ________________ the internet.

a. was watched....was surfed

b. was watching...is surfing

c. was watching...was surfing

5. Mary ____________________ John, but now she ________________.

a. use to like...doesn't

b. used to like...doesn't

c. used to like...does

6. That book ________________ to you.

a. is not belonging

b. do not belong

c. does not belong

7. Mary: _____________________________ a sweater?
   Tom: Yes, I __________.

a. Are you wearing...am

b. Do you wearing...am

c. Are you wear...am

8. Tony _____________________ in a hotel last weekend.

a. stay

b. stayed

c. staid

9. John ________________ to bed at 10pm.

a. usually go

b. usually goes

c. goes usually

10. Maurice __________________a train to the city last night.

a. takes

b. is taking

c. took



Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Intermediate Grammar Exercise

Instructions: Choose the letter for the correct completion of each sentence.

1. Walter _____________________ food to poor people in New York City every weekend.
a. give
b. gives
c. giving

2. Natalie likes __________________ in her backyard pool.
a. swimming
b. swims
c. swim

3. You ______________ at a stop sign. It is the law!
a. can stop
b. must stop
c. prefer to stop

4. There are five _______________ in the restroom.
a. woman
b. women
c. womans

5. While Maurice __________________  in bed last night, a drunk driver ______________ his car on the street.
a. was sleep...hit
b. sleeps....hits
c. was sleeping...hit

6. When the boss _______________ to the office tomorrow, he _____________ the workers.
a. comes....will pay
b. will come...will pay
c. come...will pay

7. You practice English every day, ____________?
a. aren't you
b. did you
c. don't you

8. David: ______________________________?
    Susan: Mary.
a. Who did Peter marry?
b. Did Peter marry Mary?
c. Who Peter married?

9. ___________ you please lower the volume of the radio?
a. Should
b. Could
c. May

10. ______________ food will be ready in a few minutes.
a. You're
b. Yours
c. Your

11. Nathan ________________ in Colombia since 1999.
a. has lived
b. have lived
c. has living

12. Tony is not in class today. He is absent ________ the class.
a. to
b. at
c. from

13. ___________ students failed the second math quiz.
a. Much
b. Many
c. A little

14. Maurice ________________ a grammar exercise for his students now.
a. is makes
b. was making
c. is making

15. By the time Jack ___________ at the airport last night, the plane to Los Angeles _____________.
a. arrives...will leave
b. arrived...had left
c. arrived...has left

16. The turkey is delicious. Can I have ___________ slice of the turkey?
a. other
b. another
c. others

17. There is ______________ food in the kitchen.
a. a lot of
b. many
c. several

18. Richard cut ___________ with a knife. He is in the hospital now.
a. herself
b. itself
c. himself

19. Nadine _____________________  in New York City, but now she doesn't.
a. used to work
b. is working
c. use to work

20. Julia and her husband wake up __________ 5am every morning.
a. at
b. in
c. on

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Error Identification Practice 08.12.15

Instructions: Choose the underlined word that is incorrect in the following sentences.

1. After Mr. Watson died, he decided that Mrs. Watson should get none of his inheritance because she had cheated on him.

2. The police are in pursue of three criminals that escaped from a prison in Nassau County.

3. Unless you don't complete the project on time, you will not get paid.

4. When the package arrives, you will recieve an email notifying you that it has arrived.

5. Neither the students nor the teacher feel comfortable in the classroom because it is too cold.

6. Mei-Li knew that if she attended the lecture last Thursday,she would have done better on the test yesterday.

7. Rachel likes spend her Saturdays at the beach because she enjoys swimming and playing beach volleyball.

8. Astronomers have discovered that something strange is happened on the moon.

9. Because of hungry, the workers in the factory could not focus on their tasks.

10. It is important that you wash your hands after handle specimens in the lab.

Monday, August 10, 2015

Error Identification Practice 08.10.15

Instructions: Choose the underlined word that is incorrect in the following sentences.

1. The problem what the workers had to deal with today was more difficult than they could handle.

2. Before the students will write their essays tomorrow, they will submit their outlines to the teacher.

3. Had Rachel known that Tom was going to cheat on her, she would married his brother instead.

4. Not only don't John like Japanese food, but he also likes Chinese food.

5. The doctor told Nadine that if she did not feel better, she should make other appointment to see him.

6. There have many issues that we will need to discuss during the meeting on Friday.

7. It is very important that you follow the procedure careful when you draw the patient's blood.

8. Oliver does not enjoy to play video games; he prefers to play sports or hang out with friends.

9. The President got very sick, because he did not attend a meeting at the United Nations.

10. We are expected more than three hundred people at the event, so we will have to buy more food.


Sunday, August 2, 2015

Double and Repeated Comparatives 08.03.15



Instructions: Complete the statement logically, using double comparatives or repeated comparatives.

1. Even though Janet has been on a diet for three weeks, she still seems to be getting (fat) ________________________. That’s very strange.

2. Usually, the (old) ___________ people are, the (wise) ______________ they are.

3.   Winter is almost over, so it is getting  (warm) ______________________________________ everyday.

4. The (long) ______________ Peter had to wait for the train, the (annoyed) ___________________ he became.

5. It seems that food is getting (expensive) __________________________.

Thursday, June 11, 2015

SSP 106 Tense and Adverb Clauses

Instructions: Fill in the blanks with a verb in the right tense.

1. By the time President Obama (arrive) ________________ at the Kantei in Japan last night, the Japanese prime minister (fall) ____________________ asleep.

2. As soon as my boss (give) ___________________ me my paycheck tomorrow, I (deposit) ______________________ it in the bank.

3. While I (watch) ___________________ TV later tonight, I (check) ________________ the mail.

4. Whenever my mother (eat) __________________ shellfish, she (get) ________________ sick. She should stop eating shellfish.

5. Peter (see, not) ____________________ his girlfriend since she (leave) _________________ their apartment yesterday evening. He is very worried.

6. Rachel (ride, not) ______________________ a horse again as long as she (live) ______________________.

7. Just as I (get) _________________ out of my car yesterday, it (start) ________________ to rain.

8. By the time the Saudi ambassador (exit) _________________ the UN conference room tomorrow, his limousine (arrive) ________________.

9. When Juyeon's phone (ring) _________________ a few minutes ago, she (answer, not) ___________________ it.

10. The next time Mei-Lin (go) _______________ Hong Kong, she (visit) _____________ the Po Lin Monastery.