Basic English Grammar with Exercises

Exercise 3

Exercise 3

Verb Tense Aspect Person

&

number

Voice Form

see past perfect 3Sg passive (it) had been seen

saw present progressive 1Pl active (we) are sawing

bring future perfect 2Sg passive (you) will have been

brought

come present perfect 3Pl active (they) have come

think past progressive 2Sg active (you) were thinking

sing future perfect 3Sg passive (it) will have been sung

read present progressive 3Pl passive (they) are being read

write past perfect 3Sg passive (it) had been written

eat future progressive 1Sg active (I) will be eating

fall past perfect 3Sg passive (it) had been fallen

buy present perfect 2Sg active (you) have bought

tell past progressive 3Pl passive (they) were being told

pull future progressive 2Pl active (you) will be pulling

go past perfect 3Sg active (he) had gone

send future perfect 3Pl passive (they) will have been

sent

Exercise 4

(1) a The boy had a walk.

b I answered the question.

c The professor made a comment on my essay.

d She never looks at him.

e We drank together.

f The professor gave a speech on the economic situation of China.

g Everyone involved in the project contributed to the exercises.

h She has finally made a decision. or She has finally taken a decision.

Exercise 5

Phrasal verbs can be distinguished from verbs taking a PP complement in the

following ways:

• Reorganisation of arguments is possible for some phrasal verbs but is
  impossible for verbs with PP complement;


• Topicalisation of PP is possible for verbs with PP complements but is
  impossible for phrasal verbs;


• Modification of the preposition is possible for verbs with PP complements
  but is usually impossible for phrasal verbs;


• Coordination is possible for verbs with PP complements but is impossible for
  phrasal verbs.