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Find the mistakes with the underlined words, and correct them on the line provided
below. Not all of the sentences have mistakes. If there are no mistakes, rewrite the sentence on the
line provided.
EXAMPLES: | I bought my book two months
before. | | | I bought my books two months
ago .
| | | While the child was playing, he fell and got
hurt. | | | While the child was playing, he fell and got
hurt . | | |
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He
slept during 2 hours.
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I'm
going to New York. I'll be back in two weeks.
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Choose the correct word to fill in the blanks.
EXAMPLE: | b
she gets married, she will live with her husband. | | | a. Whenever
b. When
c. While
d. Until | | |
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She
will get married _____ three months.
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She
will get married _____ she graduates from college.
a. | when | b. | while | c. | until | d. | whenever | | |
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Fill in each blank with by or in.
EXAMPLE: | He will lose five pounds
by
October. | | |
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My
brother caught the flu, but ____________ one week he got better.
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Use a past continuous or simple past verb to complete each sentence. Check
each sentence for correct comma use.
EXAMPLE: | (while / I / walk) it started to
rain | | | While I
was walking, it started to
rain. | | |
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The
telephone rang (while / we / eat) dinner.
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We
found a lot of wildflowers (while / we / hike).
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(when
/ you / come over), I was watching a video tape.
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Answer the question about what you did or what you were doing. Use the simple past
or the past continuous.
EXAMPLE: | While I was preparing my dinner, my husband
helped me chop vegetables. | | |
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When
I wrote you a letter, _________________________________.
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Complete each sentence with the missing word or
verb.
EXAMPLE: | We were
going
to meet you yesterday, but our car broke down. | | |
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You
were going to ______________ your homework, but you forgot.
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It
was ______________ to be sunny today, but it is terrible out.
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She
was going to go to the dentist, but ______________ didn't have enough money.
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I
______________ going to write that letter, but I continued to forget.
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Complete each of the following sentences with a plan expressed with was / were
going to.
EXAMPLE: | I was going to buy you a present, but I
didn't have enough money. | | |
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______________________________, but I wasn't strong enough.
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Write a complete sentence responding to each of the items below with was / were
going to but . . .
EXAMPLE: | You didn't mail these bills. | | | I was going to mail them, but the post office was
closed. | | |
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You
didn't pay your credit card bill.
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Choose the correct word in the parentheses to complete each sentence and write this
word on the line.
EXAMPLE: | You (may, must )
must
wear a seat belt during takeoff and landing of an airplane. | | |
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When
she was younger, she (can, could) ________________ run a mile in 5 minutes.
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Identify each modal expression and change it to the negative past
tense.
EXAMPLE: | He can pay the credit card bill
today. | | | (last week)
He couldn't pay the credit card bill last
week. | | |
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Amy
can play the flute very well this year.
(last year)
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Fill in the blank with must for rules and laws. Fill in the blank with
have / has to or have / has got to for personal necessities and urgent
situations.
EXAMPLE: | Taxpayers
must
mail their tax forms before midnight on April 15. | | |
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You
kids ______________ wash up before dinner.
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Students ______________ pay their fees by the last day of January.
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You
______________ show your passport before boarding the plane.
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Decide if the statement means a prohibition, no permission, no
obligation, advice, or a warning. Write the correct explanation next to each
sentence.
EXAMPLE: | a warning You had better not eat that
fruit. You are allergic to it. | | |
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_____________ He must not tell lies about other people.
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Read the following statements and write the modals and verbs that act as modals on
the line that follows.
EXAMPLE: | In some countries, people are supposed to keep
dogs on leashes. | | |
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While
this proverb may not always be true, it is certainly easier to train a puppy than an adult
dog.
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Of
course, the puppy should not be permitted to run wild.
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You
might come to the conclusion that your dog just isn't a performer.
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Both
you and your pet will be happier if the dog is permitted to be itself.
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They
may be allowed to feed, groom, and walk the dog.
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Choose the sentence with the correctly formed modal.
EXAMPLE: | Choose the sentence with the correctly formed
modal. | | | a. He willn't help train the
dog. | | | b. He won't help train the
dog. | | | Answer:
b | | |
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Chose
the sentence with the correctly formed modal.
a. | The successful dog trainer must keep several things in
mind. | b. | The successful
dog trainer has keep several things in mind. | | |
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Make a question with the modal or expression and subject in
parentheses.
EXAMPLE: | Q: (can / who)
Who
can show us the way to the
theater? | | | A: Harry
can. | | |
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Q: (they / be permitted to / where) ____________________
sunbathe?
A: Only at the pool or the beach.
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Read the description of the speakers and the situation. Then write an appropriate
polite request (question).
EXAMPLE: | A professor asks a student to stop by her office
today. | | | Would you
stop by my office today,
please? | | |
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29.
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A
sister asks a brother to take any telephone messages for her.
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30.
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A
supervisor offers the employee the choice of more money or more vacation
time.
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