Writing Better English for ESL Learners

10. Present
    Past
    Present Perfect They haven’t gone to the movies.
    Past Perfect
    Future


11. Present
    Past We got a letter from a distant relative.
    Present Perfect
    Past Perfect
    Future


12. Present
    Past
    Present Perfect
    Past Perfect Hadn’t you expected that?
    Future


13. Present Mr. Phillips is writing a novel.
    Past
    Present Perfect
    Past Perfect
    Future


14. Present
    Past
    Present Perfect
    Past Perfect
    Future Carmen won’t believe you.


15. Present
    Past
    Present Perfect Have you stopped for gas there?
    Past Perfect
    Future

Exercise 1.3 Rewrite the following sentences in the tenses given. Use the exam-

ples to help you maintain accuracy. Notice that you will be dealing with a wider

variety of verbs here.

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