88 Grammar and Language Workbook, Grade 6Copyright © by Glencoe/McGraw-HillGrammar
- Loren hadtried to call three times.
- He haswaited all week for this moment.
- Tova’s father iswatching from the car.
- The three of them weremeeting for pizza.
- Nadim hastrained the puppy to sit.
- Each player hadhit the tennis ball twice.
- My mother ishelping us with the new song.
- Tom hadcleaned all the windows before lunch.
- We haveseen this movie twice.
- Anna haskept her opinion a secret.
Exercise 2 Draw one line under the helping verb and two lines under the main verb in
each sentence.
My great-aunt Marta islearning about herbs. - She hasloved cooking for many years.
- She hasused herbs in her recipes.
- She hasgrown parsley and chives on windowsills.
- Now she isstarting an herb garden.
- Her garden isexpanding slowly.
- Every spring, she hasadded two or three plants.
- Marta’s neighbor, Irene, wasteaching her what to plant where.
- Irene hasshared many plants from her own garden.
- Now Marta hasplanted a dozen or so different herbs.
- Mint hasappeared near the water faucet.
- Garlic isgrowing by the fence.
- Marta hadarranged her garden by color.
- Violet flowers areblooming right now.
- Bees arehovering over the chives.
- Lavender isfilling the air with a sweet scent.