... had been studying English before she came here for classes.(Hành động had been studying xảy ra liên tục cho tới khi hành động came forclasses xaûy ra).- She had studied English before she ... present tenses. 1/ I (be) __________ sorry. I (forget) __________ that fellow’s name already.2/ Jack (look) __________ forward to his vacation next June.3/ I (have) __________ no trouble with my english ... door.11/ How long (you learn) __________ English? 12/ That student (know) __________ all the new words very well now.13/ Alice (lose) __________ her Vienamese -English dictionary.14/ Fred (just,...
... the:The clock in the hall is slow.X The clock in the hall is the.Exercise 2.1Here are three exercises in one. Following are pairs of noun modifi ers; one member of the pair is a true adjective, ... is a component of the computer. In this section, however, we are going to focus solely on how English forms the possessive. Before Shakespeare’s time the possessive form of nouns was spelled...
... a new coat of paint. 6. They had a big victory despite all the odds. 7. A new painting by the English painter Turner has just been discovered. 8. I had no illusions about my chances. 9. The...
... is human, to forgive is divine. Infi nitive phrases differ from gerund phrases in one respect. English speakers often prefer to move longer infi nitive phrases to the end of the sentence, putting...
... nish. 10. The landlord furnish the apartment by the time we move in. Progressive tenses The progressive tenses are all formed by the helping verb be in some form immediately followed by a ... bk.indd 140 3/16/09 12:34:11 PM Verb Tenses 143 The practical difference between action and stative verbs is that we can use action verbs in all the progressive tenses, but we cannot use stative ... a car.The meanings of stative verbs make them incompatible with the progressive tenses, since the progressive tenses always describe action that is in progress at some moment of present, past,...
... alike both inverted with the subjects.) There is no standard name in traditional grammar for the verbs in modern English that can be inverted to form yes-no questions. The verbs that can be inverted ... verb is the actual historical source of the do used in yes-no questions and negatives in modern English. ) This intermediate sentence now contains an auxiliary verb that can be inverted in the ... Helping verbs: The helping verbs are be and have. They help to form the progressive and perfect tenses. Progressive: be (am, is, are, was, were)Perfect: have (have, has, had)Here are some examples...
... exactly alike.15 Come on, children! time to get up! nearly breakfast time. 29 A PRACTICAL ENGLISH GRAMMAR EXERCISES 1CONTENTS Articles PEG chapter I1 Articles: a/an 2 Articles: the 3 Articles: ... Question tags after affirmative statements 14 Question tags: mixed 15 Auxiliaries followed by full or bare infinitive 16 Auxiliaries: mixed 17 have: possessive 18 have: various uses 19 The have ... the house?In other English- speaking countries, however, the do forms are used almost exclusively. Itwould therefore be possible to use do/did forms throughout the following exercises (except...
... novel.21 His mother's very proud of him.22 The twins used to play rugby.20 A PRACTICAL ENGLISH GRAMMAR EXERCISES 1CONTENTS Articles PEG chapter I1 Articles: a/an 2 Articles: the 3 Articles: ... You'd come if I needed help.36 You could come at short notice. Question tags: mixed PEG 110See notes to Exercises 12 and 13.Note that a statement containing words such as none, nobody, ... Would you like to hear . . . story about . . . Englishman, . . . Irishman and . . . Scotsman? ~ No. I've heard . . . stories about . . . Englishmen, . . . Irishmen and . . . Scotsmen before...
... my best.10. I did everything I could.11. I must go now.12. Diamonds suit me.7 200 ENGLISHgrammar exercises 1 2 Auxiliary verbs: short answers PEG 108Assume that questions are addressed ... plays Italian music.5. drinks English beer.6. dances with a Greek girl.7. uses an English dictionary.8. has lunch in a Japanese restaurant.9. listens to the news in English. 10. writes in Spanish.11. ... the answer.)12. talks English. 13. corrects the Spanish essays.14. explains in English. 15. lectures in Spanish.16. broadcasts in Spanish.17. addresses students in English. 18. cooks a Spanish...