Unit 5, Adjectives 129Copyright © by Glencoe/McGraw-Hill
GrammarExercise 3 Draw two lines under each verb or verb phrase. Write its tense
in the blank: present, past, future, pres. prog. (present progressive), past prog.
(past progressive), pres. perf.(present perfect), or past perf.(past perfect.)
past prog. The principal was speaking to the student.
future 1. My dad and I will bake brownies tonight.
past perf. 2. I had already heard the rumor.
present prog. 3. The snow is falling in big flakes.
past 4. The editor of the school paper wrote an editorial.
present perf. 5. You have made my day!
present 6. Fiona enjoys computer games.
past prog. 7. My sister was riding the exercise bike.
past 8. Charles Schulz created the “Peanuts” comic strip.
future 9. Our dog will stay in a kennel during our vacation.
present prog. 10. Our class is studying endangered species.
past perf. 11. Rebecca had hurried to the mall.
past prog. 12. Everyone was cheering for the home team.
present perf. 13. Mrs. Santos has discovered the missing workbooks.
past 14. General Sherman commanded the Union army in the Civil
War.
past perf. 15. The light had burned out in the kitchen. Exercise 4 Replace the word or words in parentheses with an appropriate pronoun.
She (Glenda) practiced playing the piano every night.
They 1.(The squirrels) scampered up the tree.
it 2.I have seen (the movie) five times.
He 3.(Samuel) gets up every morning at 6:00.
We 4.(Mark and I) played catch in the summer sun.
his 5.My sister borrowed (Kyle’s) bike yesterday.
you 6.Mrs. Simpson wants to call (you and your sister) about raking her leaves.