Instructions: Use the following subordinating conjunctions to complete the sentences below in the simple past, past progressive, or past perfect. (The adverb clause can be at the beginning or at the end of the sentence.)
Before After While When By the time As soon as
1. Jack passed the GRE.....
2. A police officer came to my dorm room....
3. My underage son was driving drunk...
4. The fire alarm went off in the Swim Center....
5. The security guard fell asleep....
6. Mei-Li got mugged in Manhattan...
7. My brother was doing his laundry...
8. My math teacher went crazy....
9. John decided to divorce his wife...
10. I saw a rat in the cafeteria...
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Sunday, October 29, 2017
L2 Tenses Multiple Choice #1
Instructions: Circle the letter to complete the sentences with the correct verb tense.
1. John's father (paint) ___________________ houses every day.
a. paint b. painting c. paints
2. John's father (paint) ____________________ a house now.
a. is painting b. paint c. painting
3. While John's father (paint) ___________________ a house yesterday, John (play) ___________________ basketball with his friends.
a. was painting....was playing b. was painting....is playing
c. was painting....playing
4. When John (get) ___________________ home yesterday, his father (paint) ___________________ the house.
a. got.....paints b. got.....had painted
c. got....has painted
5. John's father (paint) ___________________ three houses so far this year.
a. have painted b. has painted c. painting
Thursday, October 13, 2016
Passive Perfect Modals
Instructions: Change the following active perfect modals into passive perfect modals.
1. The administrative assistant must have already typed the report.
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2. The cleaners should have cleaned the windows yesterday.
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3. The delivery man must have delivered the package to the wrong address last week.
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4. Aliens may have constructed that strange structure in the Arctic Circle.
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5. Tom's girlfriend must have kissed him. That's why he has lipstick on his face.
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6. The food is delicious. Jack could not have cooked this meal.
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7. The student should have submitted the college application before September 1st.
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8. Tom has a black eye. Someone must have punched him again.
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9. When Jack insulted his girlfriend, she should have slapped him.
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10. Janet had long hair yesterday, but now she has shoulder-length hair. She must have cut her hair yesterday.
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1. The administrative assistant must have already typed the report.
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2. The cleaners should have cleaned the windows yesterday.
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3. The delivery man must have delivered the package to the wrong address last week.
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4. Aliens may have constructed that strange structure in the Arctic Circle.
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5. Tom's girlfriend must have kissed him. That's why he has lipstick on his face.
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6. The food is delicious. Jack could not have cooked this meal.
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7. The student should have submitted the college application before September 1st.
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8. Tom has a black eye. Someone must have punched him again.
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9. When Jack insulted his girlfriend, she should have slapped him.
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10. Janet had long hair yesterday, but now she has shoulder-length hair. She must have cut her hair yesterday.
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Sunday, August 21, 2016
Past Habit: Used to
Instructions: Change the underlined verbs in the following sentences from the simple past form to the past habit form with used to + verb.
1. When I was younger, I swam in that lake every summer evening.
2. When Brianna was a student at Hofstra University, she studied in the library every evening.
3. When Mark lived in upstate New York, he went skiing in the winters.
4. Before she got her new job, Maria cooked at home, but now she doesn't.
5. During the first few years of their marriage, Mr. Watson gave his wife flowers on Valentine's Day, but now he doesn't. :(
6. Before he injured his knee, John played tennis, but now he doesn't.
7. When Tom was in the military, he woke up before 6 AM every morning, but now he doesn't.
8. When Sally worked in the city, she took the bus to work, but now she doesn't.
9. When Peter was a little boy, he slept with the lights on, but now he doesn't.
10. When David lived with his mother, he ate healthy meals, but now he doesn't.
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
The Passive Causative
Instructions: Complete the sentences using a passive causative with get or have in the future tense.
Example:
Bill's hair is too long. He will get it cut tomorrow.
1. Peter's clothes are dirty. He __________________________ at the laundromat on Saturday.
2. Sometimes Mary's car cannot start. She _________________ tomorrow.
3. The furniture in my boss' office is dusty. He ___________________ on the weekend.
4. There are holes in my shoes. I _________________________ on Sunday.
5. Maurice needs seven copies of a grammar test. He _____________________ tomorrow morning.
6. Janet's skirt is too short. She __________________________ next weekend.
7. John is too lazy to go to the Chinese food restaurant to get dinner. He _________________________ to his house.
8. Mary's hair is blonde, but she wants to have red hair. She _______________________ soon.
Example:
Bill's hair is too long. He will get it cut tomorrow.
1. Peter's clothes are dirty. He __________________________ at the laundromat on Saturday.
2. Sometimes Mary's car cannot start. She _________________ tomorrow.
3. The furniture in my boss' office is dusty. He ___________________ on the weekend.
4. There are holes in my shoes. I _________________________ on Sunday.
5. Maurice needs seven copies of a grammar test. He _____________________ tomorrow morning.
6. Janet's skirt is too short. She __________________________ next weekend.
7. John is too lazy to go to the Chinese food restaurant to get dinner. He _________________________ to his house.
8. Mary's hair is blonde, but she wants to have red hair. She _______________________ soon.
9. John
wants to know what will happen to him in the future. He will
__________________________ by a psychic.
10.
Nadine thinks that her nose is too long. She _________________________ soon.
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Passive Voice
Instructions: Change the following sentences in the active voice to sentences in the passive voice, if possible.
1. The construction workers are going to build a new library on campus.
2. In my country, high school students wear uniforms.
3. The baby is sleeping now.
4. The repairman has fixed the photocopy machine.
5. The copies are ready. Will you pick them up today?
6. The farmers will plant the new crops tomorrow.
7. My father mowed the lawn yesterday.
8. The tourists swim in the pool at the hotel every day.
9. I wash my clothes at the laundromat every weekend.
10. After Jack's car broke down on the highway, a tow truck towed his car to the mechanic's shop.
1. The construction workers are going to build a new library on campus.
2. In my country, high school students wear uniforms.
3. The baby is sleeping now.
4. The repairman has fixed the photocopy machine.
5. The copies are ready. Will you pick them up today?
6. The farmers will plant the new crops tomorrow.
7. My father mowed the lawn yesterday.
8. The tourists swim in the pool at the hotel every day.
9. I wash my clothes at the laundromat every weekend.
10. After Jack's car broke down on the highway, a tow truck towed his car to the mechanic's shop.
Thursday, May 12, 2016
Adjective Clauses
Instructions: Combine the sentences using the second sentence as an adjective clause. Indicate all the pronoun possibilities.
- The doctor married Peter’s sister. He does not like Peter.
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- The man was a famous actor. The madman killed him.
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- Nadine is the woman. David kidnapped her baby.
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- I still have the problem. We spoke about it.
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- We stayed at the hotel. The terrorists planted the bomb there.
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6. Our company had to lay off a lot of employees in the year. There was an economic recession in that year.
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