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ERROR ANALYSIS Listen, I alone at a crossroads I no at home in my own home and I've try and try to say what's on my mind You should have know Oh now I done believing you You not know what I'm feel I'm more than what you made of me I followed the voice you give to me But now I've got to find my own You should have listen There someone here inside Someone I thought had die so long ago Oh I'm scream out And my dreams will be hear They will no be pushed aside or worse bent to your own all 'cause you won't listen Choose the Correct answer. 1. She (worry/worries/has worrying/worrying) about his safety. 2. When does the train (leaves/is leaving/leave/leaving) 3. The earth (moved/move/moves/was moving) around the sun. 4. Do not disturb him, he (have/has/had/was having) a lot of work to do. 5. I (havent see/havent seeing/havent seen/hasnt seen) him for a long time.

6. What year did you (graduate/graduate from/graduating/ graduating from) university? 7. "Why (are you think/are you imagine/do you think/you think) she isn't speaking to us?" "We must have done something that upset her. She is just too sensitive." 8. "When (are we/will we/ will us/are us) leaving for Toronto, Canada?" "We are planning to set out at 10 o'clock." 9. Are you (enter/going entering/go to enter/going to enter) the competition? 10.Either the physicians in this hospital or the chief administrator (is/are) going to have to make a decision. 11.(Is/Are) my boss or my sisters in the union going to win this grievance? 12.Some of the votes (seem/seems) to have been miscounted. 13.Everyone selected to serve on this jury (have/has) to be willing to give up a lot of time. 14.Kara Costner, together with her teammates, (present/presents) a formidable opponent on the basketball court. 15.He seems to forget that there (are/is) things to be done before he can graduate. 16.There (have/has) to be some people left in that town after yesterday's flood. 17.Some of the grain (appear/appears) to be contaminated. 18.Three-quarters of the students (is/are) against the tuition hike. 19.Three-quarters of the student body (is/are) against the tuition hike.

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20.A high percentage of the people (was/were) voting for the new school. Present and Past Tense Exercise In the following sentences change the verbs into their corresponding past tenses. 1. John visits his parents every week. 2. The wind blows furiously. 3. The boy stands on the burning deck. 4. She looks beautiful. 5. She sings very well indeed. 6. The womans voice shakes with emotion. 7. He bears a grudge against his landlord. 8. He feels sorry for his ignorance. 9. A portrait of Abraham Lincoln hangs on the wall. 10. He wears away his youth in trifles. 11. The boy runs down the street at top speed. 12. The books lie scattered on the floor. 13. She lays her books on the table. 14. They bid me farewell. 15. The coward lies in order to escape punishment. 16. What strikes me is the originality of the writer. 17. The kite flies gaily into the air. 18. They get along fairly well. 19. In a fit of fury, she tears up the letter. 20. I know him for an American.

IRREGULAR VERBS In the space provided, write the proper form of the irregular verb named in parentheses after the space. Either a simple past or a participle form of the verb will be required. (Don't write more than one word in each space.) Last October we (swim) in the lagoon, out where the old freighter had (sink). We (ride) our bikes to the park and Bobby (lead) us to Bristle Cove where we (dive)* off the rocks into the cold water. It (be) late in the season, but the water had not (freeze), and we (wear) wetsuits. He (fly) to Vancouver in September. He (choose) to fly United Airlines, which had (run) ads all that summer. His grandchildren had (grow) up there and he hadn't (see) them in years. He hadn't (write) to them or (speak) on the phone with them either. At the Vancouver airport, he (drag) his suitcase to a rental car and (drive) to their home to surprise them. He (take) his time walking up the driveway, and then he (ring) the doorbell.

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