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Part A
Label each verb below either (C) for Continuous Verb, (N) for Non-continuous Verb or (M) for Mixed Verb.
EXAMPLES:
a) love NC
b) travel C
c) taste M
1. see
2. swim
3. read
4. understand
5. weigh
6. type
7. clean
8. mean
9. cut
10. have
Part B
Label each example sentence below either "active" or "passive."
EXAMPLES:
a) She writes the travel books. ACTIVE
b) The travel books are written by her.
PASSIVE
1. The student is being taught.
2. I have been studying English for two
years.
3. The car was washed yesterday.
4. Kathy is being stupid.
5. John made dinner.
6. By next year, Julie will have been
in Japan for more than six years.
7. The kids talk to each other.
8. I am going to go to the circus.
9. The work is going to have been finished
by then.
10. The work has been being done by Judy.
Part C
All of the following sentences should be completed using the appropriate tense.
EXAMPLE
A) I cannot sleep because the baby (cry)
is
crying.
B) Tomorrow morning at 8:00 o'clock, I
(get) will be getting ready for work.
C) Sandra (travel) has traveled
abroad several times.
1. When Carol (call) ______________________ last night, I (watch) ________________________ my favorite show on television.
2. I (work) ___________________________ for that company for more than thirty years.
3. Sharon (love) ______________________ to travel. She (go) ______________________ abroad almost every summer.
4. Thomas is an author. He (write) _______________________ mystery novels and travel memoirs. He (write) _______________________ since he was twenty-eight. Altogether, he (write) ________________________ seven novels, three collections of short stories and a book of poetry.
5. We were late because we (have) ________________________ car problems. By the time we (get) _________________________ to the train station, Susan (wait) __________________________ for us for more than two hours.
6. Sam (try) ______________________ to change a light bulb when he (slip) _______________________ and (fell) _______________________.
7. Everyday I (wake) _______________________ up at 6 o'clock, (eat) _______________________ breakfast at 7 o'clock and (leave) _________________________ for work at 8 o'clock. However, this morning I (get) ____________________ up at 6:30, (skip) ______________________ breakfast and (leave) ______________________ for work late because I (forget) ______________________________ to set my alarm.
8. Right now, Jim (read) _________________________ the newspaper and Kathy (make) _________________________ dinner. Last night at this time, they (do) _________________________ the same thing. She (cook) _________________________ and he (read) ___________________________ the newspaper. Tomorrow at this time, they (do, also) _________________________ the same thing. She (prepare) _________________________ dinner and he (read) _________________________. They are very predictable people!
9. By this time next summer, you (complete) __________________________ your studies and (find) ________________________ a job. I, on the other hand, (accomplish, not) _______________________ anything. I (study, still) ______________________ and you (work) ___________________________ in some new high paying job.
10. The students (teach, usually) ______________________
by Mrs. Monty. However, this week they (teach) __________________________
by Mr. Tanzer.
Part D
Read the sentences and answer the comprehension questions.
1. Jane talks on the phone.
Bob has been talking
on the phone for an hour.
Mary is talking on
the phone.
Who is not necessarily on the phone now? ______________________________
2. Jane paid when Bob answered her question.
Did Jane pay first or did Bob answer the question first? ______________________________
3. Jane left when Tim arrived.
Bob left when Tim had
arrived.
Tim arrived when Mary
was leaving.
John had left when
Tim arrived.
After Tim arrived,
Frank left.
Who did not run into Tim? ______________________________
4. Jane is talking in class.
Bob always talks in
class.
Mary is always talking
in class.
Who's action bothers you? ______________________________
5. Jane never left Jamestown.
Bob has never left
Jamestown.
Who is still alive?
______________________________
Part E
The sentences below contain common verb form mistakes. Find the errors and correct them.
EXAMPLES:
went
A) She would always go on vacation last summer.
1. When I was a kid, I dreamt that I would
always be an actor when I grew up.
2. I would live in London when I was a
child.
3. I used to going to the beach every day
when I lived in Los Angeles.
4. When he asked for help with his homework,
I told him I was going to help him. I can never refuse a request for help.
5. She would constantly be tall when she
was in elementary school.
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