Writing Better English for ESL Learners

(Nora) #1

Exercise 1.3



  1. Mark liked the new girl. Mark had liked the new girl. Mark will like the
    new girl.

  2. Her boss was trying to understand. Her boss has been trying to
    understand. Her boss had been trying to understand. Her boss will be
    trying to understand.

  3. The letter carriers go into the office. The letter carriers have gone into
    the office. The letter carriers had gone into the office. The letter carriers
    will go into the office. The letter carriers will have gone into the office.

  4. Are you talking to Richard? Have you been talking to Richard? Had you
    been talking to Richard? Will you be talking to Richard?

  5. His son breaks a window. His son broke a window. His son had broken a
    window. His son will break a window.

  6. The secretary is writing letters. The secretary was writing letters. The
    secretary had been writing letters. The secretary will be writing letters.

  7. Don’t you sing, too? Didn’t you sing, too? Haven’t you sung, too? Hadn’t
    you sung, too?

  8. They aren’t going shopping. They weren’t going shopping. They haven’t
    been going shopping. They hadn’t been going shopping.

  9. Carlos gets up before dawn. Carlos got up before dawn. Carlos has
    gotten up before dawn. Carlos had gotten up before dawn. Carlos will
    get up before dawn.

  10. By seven-thirty he leaves for home. By seven-thirty he left for home. By
    seven-thirty he has left for home. By seven-thirty he had left for home.
    By seven-thirty he will leave for home.

  11. Ms. Jones arrived by noon. Ms. Jones has arrived by noon. Ms. Jones had
    arrived by noon. Ms. Jones will arrive by noon. Ms. Jones will have arrived
    by noon.

  12. He does nothing. He did nothing. He has done nothing. He will do
    nothing. He will have done nothing.

  13. She exercises before breakfast. She exercised before breakfast. She has
    exercised before breakfast. She had exercised before breakfast. She will
    have exercised before breakfast.

  14. The chef roasts a turkey. The chef has roasted a turkey. The chef had
    roasted a turkey. The chef will roast a turkey. The chef will have roasted a
    turkey.

  15. Little Tommy probably breaks it. Little Tommy probably broke it. Little
    Tommy has probably broken it. Little Tommy had probably broken it.
    Little Tommy will probably break it.


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