Writing Better English for ESL Learners

Past Perfect Future Won’t you sing, too? Present Past Present Perfect Past Perfect Future They won’t be going shopping. Present ...

Past Perfect Future She will exercise before breakfast. Future Perfect Present Past The chef roasted a turkey. Present Perfect ...

Present Past Present Perfect I have been driving very slowly. Past Perfect Future Present Past Present Perfect Past Perfect We ...

Present She cuts out the dress before bedtime. Past Present Perfect Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Present Past Past Perfec ...

Present Past Present Perfect Past Perfect Future I will depar t before dawn. Future Perfect You have been forming the future t ...

The janitor will sweep the offices after closing time. He won’t return the money he borrowed. This movie will be very exciting. ...

Will James and Tina attend the concert? Michael and I will prepare lunch for you. Will you be at home tonight? Auxiliaries It’ ...

CAN TO HAVE TO Present can has to Past could orwas able to had to Present Perfect has been able to has had to Past Perfect had b ...

Past Perfect Future Present Past Martin wanted to buy a car. Present Perfect Past Perfect Future Present Past I was supposed to ...

Future Future Perfect Present Juan must work all day. Past Present Perfect Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Present Past Pres ...

Present Susan has to get to work on time. Past Present Perfect Past Perfect Future Auxiliaries are followed by a verb in its i ...

Exercise 1.7 Rewrite the following sentences with the auxiliaries given. Be sure to retain the same tense as in the original sen ...

Nick reads all the books on the top shelf. (may) We will take the train as far as Chicago. (to have to) They spoke with very li ...

Tomorrow I’ll have to go shopping for a new hat. Why must you always lie to me? Theresa hasn’t been able to help her grandmothe ...

I have wanted to see the Grand Canyon. My nephew hadn’t been able to repair his car yet. Can’t you understand? I was supposed t ...

The new employees fill out some applications. You be quiet in a library. My aunt not spend so much money. The boy never deliver ...

Tomorrow I need to. Should Raquel? After work we were supposed. Her boyfriend ought. My parents have always wanted to. Next wee ...

The passive is often used when you do not know who the person was that carried out a certain action. In the active voice, the su ...

Present Past Present Perfect Past Perfect The fort had been attacked at dawn. Future Future Perfect Present Past Present Perfec ...

Future Future Perfect Present Past Present Perfect Past Perfect Future Our candidate will be elected before noon. Future Perfec ...