Exercise 1: Underline the correct verb to use in the following sentences:
1. The news about the earthquakes ( was, were ) frightening.
2. All of the soup ( was, were ) eaten.
3. Fifty cents ( is, are ) more than enough.
4. At the top of the stairs ( is, are ) the two lights.
5. Each morning Tom or the children ( buys, buy ) fresh rolls at the bakery.
VERB TENSES
Exercise 2: Underline the verbs in the following sentences and identify their tenses
1. She is writing an article for the daily paper.
2. I had just mailed my brother a letter when he gives me a call.
3. John would have been more surprised have they sent him flowers instead of balloons.
4. Sylvia had swum to the other side of the river.
5. In 1949, my grandfather has found the job he was looking for.
6. They have been building the house when the rain came.
7. The earth is not flat.
8. She will be designing vintage clothes in the next few years.
9. I have walked a mile just to prove I had strong legs.
10. The girl is crying when I found her.
11. No matter how busy their mother is, she always finds time to be with her family.
12. Vancouver is in the west coast of Canada .
13. They could have saved the boy if they arrived on time.
14. Chances are, the food was spoiled.
15. Who would have thought he would win the award?
Verb Tenses Exercises
PART A
All of the following sentences should be completed using the Simple Present. You must use the words in the parentheses to fill in the blanks. Hint: pay attention to word order. If you are confused, go to the Simple Present Page.
EXAMPLE:
A) Tony (help, always) always helps his students when they have grammar difficulties.
1. John (be, not)__________ English, he is American.
2. Susan (take, always)____________ the bus to work.
3. I (speak, not)___________ Arabic. But Aziz (speak, well, English)___________, so he can help me.
4. Mr. Julius (swim, never)__________ in the ocean. He (be, really)___________ afraid of sharks.
5. Mary (be, not)____________ a very good student because she (do, not)___________ her homework.
PART B
All of the following sentences should be completed using the Simple Present. Hint: some of the sentences will require the passive verb form. If you are confused, go to the Active / Passive Page.
EXAMPLE:
a) John (feed, always) always feeds the neighbors' cat while they are on vacation.
b) The neighbors' cat (feed, always) is always fed by John while they are on vacation.
1. The library (locate)__________________ at
2. Susan (ride, often)__________________ the bus to work.
3. The students (teach, usually) _______________ by Mrs. Brown, the new teacher from
4. I (study, not)_________________ at
5. The earth (circle)_______________ the sun, but it (circles, not)_______________ the moon.
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PART A
All of the following sentences should be completed using the Simple Past or the Past Continuous. You must use the words in the parentheses to fill in the blanks. Hint: remember Non-continuous Verbs cannot be used in any continuous form. If you are confused, go to the Simple Past Page or the Past Continuous Page.
EXAMPLE:
A) Sally (make) was making dinner when I arrived.
B) Angered by the comment, John (jump) jumped up and (storm) stormed out of the room.
1. A: What (you, do) ___________________ when the accident occurred?
B: I (try)___________________ to change a light bulb that had burnt out.
2. After I (find)__________________ the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately) ___________________ to the police and (turn)_______________ it in.
3. The doctor (say)_________________ that Tom (be)__________________ too sick to go to work and that he (need)___________________ to stay at home for a couple of days.
4. Sebastian (arrive)___________________ at Susan's house a little before 9:00 pm, but she (be, not, still)____________________ there. She (study, at the library)______________________ for her final examination in French.
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PART A
All of the following sentences should be completed using the Simple Past or the Present Perfect. You must use the words in the parentheses to fill in the blanks. Hint: remember Non-continuous Verbs cannot be used in any continuous form. If you are confused, go to the Simple Past Page or the Present Perfect Page.
EXAMPLE
A) I (visit) visited my grandmother yesterday.
B) Sandra (travel) has traveled abroad several times.
1. A: Did you like the movie "Star Wars"?
B: I don't know. I (see, never)_____________________ that movie.
2. Sam (arrive)___________________ in
3. My best friend and I (know)_______________________ each other for over fifteen years.
4. Stinson is a fantastic writer. He (write)______________________ ten very creative short stories in the last year. One day, he'll be as famous as Hemingway.
5. I (have, not)_____________________ this much fun since I (be)_______________ a kid.
SPELLING
Exercise 3:
A. Direction: Write C if the word is spelled correctly and W if it is misspelled. Write your answer in the space provided before each number.
_____1. Sonnet _____6. Comitments
_____2. Precipise _____7. Lamentation
_____3. Benumbed _____8. Mellancholy
_____4. Continual _____9. Reverie
_____5.Nonsencical _____10. Catastrophie
B Direction: Encircle the word with the correct spelling in each number.
1. madrigals madrigals madrigulls
2. colusion collussion collusion
3. edifise ediffice edifice
4. incandecense incandessence incandescence
5. impervious impervous impervuose
Prepositions
Encircle the correct preposition to use in the parenthesis.
1. I left the mall and walked (towards, forward, into) the nearest park.
2. Jana waited (for, in, to) the elevator (to, by, near) go down.
3. We eat lunch (among, between, under) the shade of a mango tree.
4. The man asked (for, with, through) directions going (to, from, before) the hospital.
5. Kristine’s bag was inspected (after, before, during) she was allowed to enter the mall.
