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Mastering English Grammar
| 4.3 Homework Exercises
EXERCISE 24. Underline the verb in each sentence. Add final -s/-es to the verb if necessary. Do not change any other words. A bird sing. – A bird sings. Birds sing. - ( no change) 1. Wood float on water. 2. Rivers flow toward the sea. 3. My mother worry about me. 4. A student buy a lot of books at the beginning of each term. 5. Airplanes fly all around the world. 6. Mr. Wong teach Chinese at the university. 7. The teacher ask us a lot of questions in class every day. 8. Mr. Smith watch game shows on TV every evening. 9. Music consist of pleasant sounds. 10. Pesticides destroy insects. 11. Dust travel through the air. 12. The front page of a newspaper contain the most important news of the day. 13. Water freeze at 32°F (0°C) and boil at 212°F (100°C). 14. Ms. Taylor never cross the street in the middle of a block. She always walk to the corner and use the pedestrian walkway. 15. Many parts of the world enjoy four seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Each season last three months and bring changes in the weather. EXERCISE 25. Simple Present and Present Progressive: short answers to questions Complete the following dialogues by using the words in parentheses. Also give short answers to the questions as necessary. Use the Simple Present and the Present Progressive. A: (Mary, have) Does Mary have a bicycle? B: Yes, she does. She (have) has a ten-speed bike. 1. A: (It, rain) _____ right now? B: No, _____. At least, I (think, not) _____ so. 2. A: (You, like) _____ sour oranges? B: No, _____ I (like) _____ sweet ones. 3. A: _____ (Your friends, write) _____ a lot of letters? B: Yes, _____ I (get) _____ lots of letters all the time. 4. A: _____ (The students, take) _____ a test in class right now? B: No, _____ They (do) _____ an exercise 5. A: _____ (You, know) _____ Tom Adams? B: No, _____. I've never met him. 55 6. A: _____ (Your desk, have) _____ any drawers? B: Yes, _____ It (have) _____ six drawers. 7. A: _____ (Jean, study) _____ at the library this evening? B: No, _____. She (be) _____ at the student union. She (play) _____ tennis with her friend. A: (Jean, play) _____ tennis every evening? B: No, _____ She usually (study) _____ at the library. A: (She, be) _____ a good tennis player? B: Yes, _____. She (play) _____ tennis three or four times a week. A: _____ (You, know) _____ how to play tennis? B: Yes, _____ . But I (be, not) _____ very good. A: Let's play sometime. B: Okay. That sounds like fun. EXERCISE 26. Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses. Use the Simple Past or the Past Progressive. 1. Sally (eat) _____ dinner last night when someone (knock) _____ on the door. 2. While I (study) _____ last night, Fred (drop by) to visit me. 3. Yesterday afternoon I (go) _____ to visit the Parker family. When I (get) _____ there around two o'clock, Mrs. Parker (be) _____ in the yard. She (plant) _____ flowers in her garden. Mr. Parker (be) _____ in the garage. He (work) _____ on their car. He (change) _____ the oil. The children (play) _____ in the front yard. In other words, while Mr. Parker (fix) _____ the oil in the car, the children (play) _____ with a ball in the yard. 4. A: There was a power outage in our part of town last night. (Your lights, go out) _____ too? B: Yes, they did. It (be) _____ terrible! I (take) _____ a shower when the lights went out. My wife (find) _____ a flashlight and rescued me from the bathroom! We couldn't cook dinner, so we (eat) _____ sandwiches instead. I (try) _____ to study by candlelight, but I couldn't see well enough, so I (go) _____ to bed and (sleep) _____. How about you? A: I (read) _____ when the lights (go out) _____. I (study) _____ for a history exam. Of course, I couldn't study in the dark, so I (get up) _____ very early this morning and finished studying for my test. EXERCISE 27. Complete the sentences. Use a pronoun + will/won't. Use probably. I went to the library last night, and I'll probably go there tonight too. Ann didn't come to class today, and she probably won't come tomorrow either. 1. I watched TV last night, and _____ TV tonight too. 2. I wasn't at home last night, and _____ at home tonight either. 3. Greg went to bed early last night, and _____ to bed early tonight too. 4. Jack didn't hand his homework in today, and _____ it in tomorrow either. 5. It's hot today, and _____ hot tomorrow too. 56 6. My friends didn't come over last night, and _____ over tonight either. 7. The students had a quiz today, and _____ one tomorrow too. 8. Alice didn't ride her bike to school today, and _____ it to school tomorrow either. EXERCISE 28. Complete the sentences. Use the Present Perfect. (I write, not) I haven't written my sister a letter in a long time. I should write her soon. (I, write, never) I've never written a letter to the President of the United States. 1. (he, finish, not) Greg is working on his composition, but _____ it yet. He'll probably finish it in a couple of hours. 2. (I, meet, never) _____ Nancy's parents. I hope I get the chance to meet them soon. 3. (Ron, never, be) _____ in Hong Kong, but he would like to go there someday. 4. (Linda, be, not) _____ in class for the last couple of days. I hope she's okay. 5. (we, finish, not) _____ this exercise yet. 6. (Alice, go, never) _____ to the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, but she would like to. 7. (I, call, not) _____ Irene yet. I'll call her tomorrow. EXERCISE 29. Complete the sentences. Use the Present Perfect or the Simple Past. 1. Maria (have) _______ a lot of problems since she (come) _______ to this country. 2. I (have, not) _______ any problems since I (come) _______ here. 3. My mother (be, not) _______ in school since she (graduate) _______ from college in 1968. 4. Since we (start) _______ doing this exercise, we (complete) _______ four sentences. EXERCISE 30. Complete the sentences. Use the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Progressive. In some sentences, either form is possible. 1. The post office isn't far from here. I (walk) _______ there many times. 2. I'm tired. We (walk) _______ for more than an hour. Let's stop and rest for a while. 3. I (read) _______ this chapter in my chemistry text three times, and I still don't understand it! My eyes are getting tired. I (read) _______ it for two hours. I think I'll take a break. 4. Debbie is writing a letter to her boyfriend. She (write) _______ it since she got home from class. It's going to be a long letter! 5. I (write) _______ my folks at least a dozen letters since I left home and came here. жүктеу/скачать 0,98 Mb. Достарыңызбен бөлісу:
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