Unit 10, Usage Glossary 209Copyright © by Glencoe/McGraw-Hill
UsageExercise 2 Draw two lines under each verb or verb phrase. In the blank write the
tense or form of the verb: present, past, future, pres. prog.(present progressive),
past prog. (past progressive), present perfect,or past perfect.
future Kelly will go to the museum with her sister.
past 1. Yumiko arrived after dinner.
past perfect 2. By the age of five, Jen had learned many songs on the piano.
present 3. We visit my grandfather once a week.
past prog. 4. The members of the orchestra were tuning their instruments.
present perfect 5. I have already finished my homework.
pres. prog. 6. My aunt is flying in from Kansas tonight.
past perfect 7. Chuck had been a Boy Scout for two years.
past prog. 8. The frog was jumping from rock to rock.
future 9. I will have a paper route next year.
present 10. Terry auditions for all the school plays.
pres. prog. 11. Where is Wendy playing tennis?
past 12. Kevin sprained his ankle during the basketball game.
present perfect 13. I have never bowled before.
past perfect 14. The cat had eaten its dinner early.
past prog. 15. The gymnasts were practicing their dismounts.Exercise 3 Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun. Then circle the antecedent of
the pronoun.
Brenda could use some help with her homework. [ She is falling behind.- The Shermans visited last summer. [ They have five children.
- We read that book in English. [ It is an interesting one.
- José was involved in many sports. [ He had to find time to finish his essay.
- The track coach broke his leg, so [ he will be out for a month.
- Brian and Takeo played tennis. Jill and I watched [ them.
- Judy put her glasses in her backpack because [ she didn’t want to lose them.