He 

was quite amusing when
he heard what had happened.
   
2 . T u r n   l e f t   b y   t h e c r o s s r o a d s   w h e n   y o u
reach it.
   
3 . H e
has been working here for sometimes.
   
4 . H e   s t o p p e d   t o   s e e   i f
he could picked up the trail.
   
5 . A l t h o u g h
he jumped aside, but the stone hit hi
m.
   
6 . I   d e c i d e d   t o   c l i m b e d   t o t h e t o p o f t h e
hill to get a better view.
   
7 . H e   j u m p e d   d o w n a f t e r   s h o u t e d   a
warning to those standing below.
   
8 . A f t e r a   f e w   m i n u t e s , I   l o o k   u p
and saw that it was getting dark.
   
9 . I   s a w   t h e b l i n d m a n   c r o s s e d   t h e b u s y
road without any help.
   
1 0 . T h e r o b b e r   g a v e   t h e
victim with a hard blow.

Answers
 
1.     H e w a s q u i t e   a m u s e d   w h e n h e h e a r d w h a t h a d h a p p e n e d .
2.     T u r n l e f t   a t   t h e c r o s s r o a d s w h e n y o u r e a c h i t .
3.     H e h a s b e e n w o r k i n g h e r e f o r   s o m e t i m e s .
4.     H e s t o p p e d t o s e e i f h e c o u l d   p i c k   u p t h e t r a i l .
5.     A l t h o u g h h e j u m p e d a s i d e ,   y e t   t h e s t o n e h i t h i m .
6.     I d e c i d e d t o   c l i m b   t o t h e t o p o f t h e h i l l t o g e t a b e t t e r v i e w .
7.     H e j u m p e d d o w n a f t e r   s h o u t i n g   a w a r n i n g t o t h o s e s t a n d i n g b e l o w
8.     A f t e r a f e w m i n u t e s , I   l o o k e d   u p a n d s a w t h a t i t w a s g e t t i n g d a r k .
9.     I s a w t h e b l i n d m a n   c r o s s i n g   t h e b u s y r o a d w i t h o u t a n y h e l p .
10.   T h e r o b b e r g a v e t h e v i c t i m a h a r d b l o w .
 

1.     It is raining when I got home last night.

Answer

It was raining when I got home last night.

* Use past progressive for a longer action that was interrupted by a shorter action in
the past.

2.     My sister is annoying today, but usually she is nice.

Answer

My sister is being annoying today, but usually she is nice.

* Use a progressive tense (present progressive is used here) for actions and (some)
adjectives that are temporary. Your sister is not annoying; she is only being annoying
today. For adjectives, this generally applies to adjectives that require an action (e.g.
being silly, being rude) and not states (dead, tired).

3.     I have not ate anything today.

Answer

I have not eaten anything today.

4.     If I am a child, I would play outside.

Answer

If I were a child, I would play outside.

* Second conditional = If + past tense, subject + would/could/might. The second

conditional is used for unreal situations. Fact: You are not a child. But, if you were a
child, you would play outside. Review conditionals here.

5.     Everyone have seen that movie.

Answer

Everyone has seen that movie.

 This is a problem with subject-verb-agreement.

6.     If we will be late, they will be angry.

Answer

It we are late, they will be angry.

* Being late is a real possibility, so you should use the first conditional. First
conditional = If + subject + present simple, subject + will.  Review conditionals here.

7.     My father is thinking that I should stop smoking.

Answer

My father thinks I should stop smoking.

* In this sentence, the verb think is a state verb. It is generally not used in the

progressive (~ing) tense. See our lesson on state verbs.

8.     Look! It is snow.

Answer

Look! It is snowing.

* Use the present progressive tense if you want to describe what is happening now.

9.     I fell asleep while I watched TV.

Answer

I fell asleep while I was watching TV.

*After while use past progressive. Again, this is a longer action (watching TV) that
was interrupted by a shorter action (fell asleep).

10. I have lived in Canada since 10 months.

Answer

I have lived in Canada for 10 months.

 For describes a duration. Since describes when an action began.

11.     There is a warm country.

Answer

It is a warm country. / That country is warm.

*In the above sentence, 'There' is an adverb that indicates a place. An adverb should
not be the subject of a sentence. Instead, use 'It' as the subject. It is a pronoun.

12.     I have not an iPhone.

Answer

I do not have an iPhone.

* People do not say "I have not (something)" anymore. This is old-fashioned English.

13.     I haven't ever been to Korea.

Answer

I haven't been to Korea. / I have never been to Korea.

* Ever is only used with the present perfect in questions. It is not used in statements.

14.     The students have a good time in class today.

Answer

The students are having a good time in class today.

* The verb have is a state verb, so it shouldn't be used in the progressive (~ing)

tenses. However, to 'have a good time' is an expression (just like have a baby, have
a party). These expressions are actions, so they can be used in the progressive
tense.

15.     John probably isn't going to come to school tomorrow.

Answer

John probably won't come to school tomorrow.

* Use will for predictions. Use be + going to for plans that are already decided.

16.     If the world ended tomorrow, I will be very sad.

Answer
If the world ended tomorrow, I would be very sad.

* This is the second conditional. It is for a present unreal condition. There is a very

low chance the world will end tomorrow. The speaker does not believe it will happen.
Therefore, to show that it's not a real possibility, we use the second conditional.

17.     I still did my homework at 10:30 pm last night.

Answer

I was still doing my homework at 10:30 pm last night.

* Use past progressive for actions that were in progress at a specific time in the past.

18.     He can speak Japanese because he was born in Canada.

Answer

He can speak Japanese even though/although he was born in Canada.

* These ideas contrast each other, so we should use 'even though/though/although'.

19.     Lee afraid of snakes.

Answer

Lee is afraid of snakes.

* afraid is an adjective. A verb is still needed.

20. The students were not interested in the lesson because it was bored.

Answer

The students were not interested in the lesson because it was boring.

* An explanation of this answer can be found here.

1. I never traveled internationally. I might next year, though.

2. I really enjoyed to be there yesterday.

3. If you want to be successful, you need to believe in you.

4. She’s really selfish. She only cares about her.

5. They’ve been married during ten years.

6. Is important to be polite and respectful.

7. I wish I have more time to finish the proposal.

8. I work here since 2010.

9. I’ve been studied a lot lately.

10. The TV is too loud? Okay, I turn it down.

11. When I was a kid I used to playing sports with my friends.

12. Waking up early was hard at first, but now I’m used to do it.

13. This office isn’t as big than the other office.

14. They didn’t think that the house was enough big.

15. I had to think about the problem for a while, but I finally figured out it.

16. I got here late because the traffic.

17. They’re looking forward to go on vacation next year.

18. We need to analyze more deeply this problem.

19. If we hire more people, we wouldn’t be so busy.

20. Today we discussed about potential strategies.

21. This will allow us to concentrate on our business and don’t worry about our IT
infrastructure.

22. They gave him more responsibilities due to he is handling his current
responsibilities very well.

23. They wouldn’t let me to leave early today even though I had something really
important to take care of.

24. In the meantime John prepared breakfast, I worked on putting the finishing
touches on my presentation.

25. I wish to have a relaxing vacation this December.

1. I never I’ve never traveled internationally. I might next year, though.

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Exercise 1 – Identify the Errors
Read the following sentences and identify and correct the errors.

1. Many peoples attended the funeral of the great man.

2. The shepherd took the cattles to the field.
3. Sita could not understands what the teacher was saying.
4. Do you know the importance for clean water?
5. Laugh is the best medicines.
6. The flock of sheeps blocked the road.
7. The children was playing in the Giant’s garden.
8. The children decided to surprise Miss Holmes on teacher’s day.
9. I saw Richard when I’m on the flight.
10. Man have depended on nature for a long time.
11. Ramu is a honest man.
12. Bread and butter are Sheldon’s favourite breakfast.
13. Birds of feathers flock together.
14. The teacher called me on 12 o’clock.
15. The sweets was distributed between all the children.

Answers for Exercise 1

1. Many people attended the funeral of the great man.

2. The shepherd took the cattle to the field.
3. Sita could not understand what the teacher was saying.
4. Do you know the importance of clean water?
5. Laughter is the best medicine.
6. The flock of sheep blocked the road.
7. The children were playing in the Giant’s garden.
8. The children decided to surprise Miss Holmes on teachers’ day.
9. I saw Richard when I was on the flight.
10. Man has depended on nature for a long time.
11. Ramu is an honest man.
12. Bread and butter is Sheldon’s favourite breakfast.
13. Birds of a feather flock together.
14. The teacher called me at 12 o’clock.
15. The sweets were distributed among all the children.