Grammar Unit

Term1

Name:___________________________________

Gr: __________

English as a Second Language

Cycle 2, Year 1
École Secondaire Marie-Anne
Fall &Winter Semesters

Teacher : G. Rego
 Table of Contents

1. Personal pronouns ………………………………………………………1

2. Possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns…………………..6

3. Articles …………………………………………………………………….8

4. Simple Present ………………………………………………………….10

5. Present Continuous ……………………………………………………14

6. Simple Past ……………………………………………………………...16

7. Past Continuous ……………………………………………………….19

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 Personal Pronouns
Subject Pronouns
Activity 1
Replace the underlined words with subject pronouns.
Highlight your answers.

1. Mary and Lilith illustrate children’s books.

They illustrate children's books.
___________________________________________________________________________
2. University professor Maude Barlow is certain that the Internet has a positive
influence on teens.
She is certain that the internet has a positive influence on teens.
___________________________________________________________________________
3. Winter is a great time for getting out and doing winter sports.
It is a great time for getting out and doing winter sports.
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4. Running shoes are on sale this weekend at the sports gear store.
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They are on sale this weekend at the sports gear store.
5. The Star Marie-Anne talent show will take place in May.
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It will take place in May.
6. Mrs. Masse, the school principal, promised to buy iPads for our group.
She promised to buy iPads for our group.
___________________________________________________________________________
7. The secondary 3 students will present their project tomorrow.
___________________________________________________________________________
They will present their project tomorrow.
8. Melanie and Dino both posted pictures of their birthday party on their blogs.
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They both posted pictures of their birthday party on their blogs .
9. The Canadian Prime Minister sent an email to the President of the U.S.A.
___________________________________________________________________________
He sent an email to the president of the U.S.A
10. Most teenagers agree that they overshare information on social media.
___________________________________________________________________________
They agree that they overshare information on social media.
11. When my mother was young, my mother didn’t have a car.
When my mother was young, she didn't have a car .
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12. Those students were suspended for cyberbullying.
___________________________________________________________________________
They were suspended for cyberbullying.
13. The light bulb in the projector burned out.
It burned out .
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14. Our essays are posted on the school website.
They are posted on the school website.
___________________________________________________________________________
15. Parents and other relatives can send comments to the webmaster.
They can send comments to the webmaster.
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Object Pronouns
Activity 2
Replace the underlined words with object pronouns.
Highlight your answers.

1. They saw Bill Gates while they were on vacation in Los Angeles, California.
They saw him while they were on vacation in Los Angeles, California.
___________________________________________________________________________
2. They have not yet received their books, but we have received our books.
___________________________________________________________________________
3. He wants to sell his collection on an Internet auction site.
___________________________________________________________________________
4. She told my friends and me her secret when she called last night.
___________________________________________________________________________
5. Can I send an invitation to you and your girlfriend?
___________________________________________________________________________
6. Karl and Annie ate the fish we caught for supper.
___________________________________________________________________________
7. Caleb’s mother wants Caleb to stop using the computer all the time.
___________________________________________________________________________
8. My relatives are planning a family reunion in August without my family and me.
___________________________________________________________________________
9. If you don’t help me, I won’t be able to complete the assignment on time.
___________________________________________________________________________
10. I advised Juliet to practise her English over to the summer.
___________________________________________________________________________
11. Sometimes I call my friend on the video phone in the car.
___________________________________________________________________________
12. I was looking for my copy of the contract when I remembered that I had
shredded my copy.
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13. Could you make the guests name tags for the fundraiser?
___________________________________________________________________________
14. Can you carry some of these boxes for my friends and me?
___________________________________________________________________________
15. We saw the new high-definition television at the electronics store in the mall.
___________________________________________________________________________

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Subject and Object Pronouns
ACTIVITY 3

Exercise A

 Use subject or object pronouns to complete the sentence.

 Underline the words that helped you find the answers.

1. Rita has a book. ____She____ bought ____it___ last week.

them yet.
2. I know the new students, but Tony doesn’t know __________

it
3. I wrote a letter, but I can’t send __________ because I don’t have a stamp.

He is studying at McGill University.

4. Tom is in Canada. __________

him every morning.

5. Bill lives in my neighbourhood. I jog with __________

her everyday. __________

6. Ann is my cousin. I talk to __________ I
She and __________ have
interesting conversations.

7. I have two pictures on my bedroom wall. I like __________. They are beautiful.
them __________

us
8. Ann and I have a dinner invitation. Mr. and Mrs. Brown want __________ to come to
dinner at their house.

It
9. Judy has a new car. __________ is a Toyota.

We got __________
10. My husband and I have a new car. __________ It last month.

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Exercise B

 Read the following dialogues.

 Use subject or object pronouns to complete the sentence.
 Underline the words that helped you find the answers.

1. A: Do you know Kate and Jim?

B: Yes, ___I____ do. I live near ____them___.

2. A: Is the chemical formula for water H3O?

It
B: No, __________ It
isn’t. __________ is H2O.

3. A: Would Judy and you like to come to the movie with us?

B: Yes, __________
We I
would. Judy and __________ would enjoy going to the movie with

__________.

4. A: Do Mr. and Mrs. Grant live in the city?

They don’t. __________

B: No, __________ Them last week.
They live in the suburbs. I visited __________

5. A: Do you know how to spell “Mississippi”?

It
B: Sure! I can spell __________. It
__________ is very easy.

6. A: Is Alexandra O’Neil in your class?

She is. I sit next to __________.
B: Yes, __________ Her

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Reflexive Pronouns

Activity 4
Complete the following sentences with the correct reflexive pronouns.
Highlight the word that it refers back to.

1. The neighbours have just bought ___________________ a new car.

2. My father thinks that his computer is so smart it can fix ___________________.

3. Sorry, you’ll have to drive ___________________ to school. I’m too busy.

4. We are very proud of our presentation. We should congratulate

___________________.

5. I wrote ___________________ a note so that I wouldn’t forget the test.

6. The boys hurt ___________________ moving furniture.

7. Sophie bought ___________________ a brand new tablet.

8. Without a good job, Kevin won’t be able to support ___________________.

9. Enjoy ___________________ at the science museum.

10. With that new program, Cindy can monitor ___________________ when she trains.

11. Mario and Vanessa made ___________________ a work station in the basement.

12. With the new technology, the door locks ___________________ when you leave.

13. The documents automatically file ___________________.

14. I bought ___________________ a new digital audio player with my birthday money.

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 Possessive Adjectives and Possessive Pronouns

Possessive Adjectives

Activity 1
Complete the sentences. Use the correct possessive adjectives.

1. I own that book. The book on the history of television is ___________ book.
2. We are all in the same class. It’s ___________ class.
3. Allen is a teacher. Those are ___________ students.
4. Joseph is in a red car. It’s ___________ car.
5. Mike works at the pool. He likes ___________ job.
6. Suzan and I are roommates. This is ___________ apartment.
7. Hi, Pam. I can’t find my textbook. Is that your book or ___________ book?
8. The dog is asleep. It likes to sleep on ___________ pillow.
9. Melissa can’t find her way without ___________ compass.
10. I am a genius. ___________ robot will control the universe.
11. The pirates kidnapped me and put me on ___________ ship.
12. Colin jumped in ___________ car and drove as fast as he could.

Activity 2
Complete the following paragraph. Use the correct possessive adjectives.

Last week, Mary lost _____________ house key. She could not open _____________ front
door. Bill, _____________ next door neighbour, had to help. He used _____________ cell
phone to call Joe, Mary’s husband.
When Joe arrived at _____________ house, he gave _____________ key to Mary.
She told Joe: “I just found _____________ key. It was in _____________ jacket’s inside
pocket.”

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Possessive Pronouns
Activity 3
Rewrite the following sentences so that they include possessive pronouns.

Ex: These tickets are your tickets.

These tickets are yours.
1. The mistake was not my mistake. It was Shelley’s.
__________________________________________________________________________
2. The pages in the printer are Fred’s and Isabelle’s pages.
__________________________________________________________________________
3. We ran out of ink for our printer so Tammy said we could use her printer.
__________________________________________________________________________
4. The essay on animal species is not Michael’s essay.
__________________________________________________________________________
5. I didn’t bring my cellphone to class, but my friend brought her cellphone.
__________________________________________________________________________
6. Some schools are worried about the negative effects of the Internet, but not our
school.
__________________________________________________________________________
7. The final decision is up to you.
__________________________________________________________________________
8. Our assignments were ready in time, but they handed in their assignments late.
__________________________________________________________________________
9. Jim sold his video camera so that he could buy my video camera.
__________________________________________________________________________
10. The songs I downloaded are for you.
__________________________________________________________________________

Activity 4
Edit the following paragraph. There are seven errors (including the example).
Cross out each error and write the correction above it.
yourself

You find himself in the middle of the street at midnight. What do you do? Do you go back home to get some
sleep, or do you decide to walk around and see what’s happening? This is the fun part of interactive adventure
stories. You decide how yours story will end. With technological innovation, yours can read a story or create
your own directly on the Web. You can also participate in the interaction through video games. The player takes
the role of the character and becomes part of the game. She controls his destiny itself. She never knows if her
choice will be successful or not. Basically, its is like living another life. The character’s destiny is yours.

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 Articles

Activity 1
Use the appropriate indefinite article (a or an) before the following words.

1. ______ poster 8. ______ interesting show 15. ______ explosion

2. ______ concert ticket 9. ______ encore 16. ______ alarm
3. ______ front-row seat 10. ______ special guest 17. ______ trademark
4. ______ great idea 11. ______ American star 18. ______ official T-shirt
5. ______ airplane 12. ______ hour 19. ______ program
6. ______ tour bus 13. ______ ice-breaker 20. ______ artist
7. ______ bass guitar 14. ______ guitar solo

Activity 2
Complete the following sentences with a, an or the.

My sister has just bought ______ guitar. It is ______

electronic one. She says that her guitar is ______ same as
those played by ______ greatest guitarists. It is ______
Fender Stratocaster. She told me that guitar legend Jimi
Hendrix played ______ Fender Stratocaster. I searched
the Internet and found out that ______ guitar that
Hendrix played at Woodstock was sold to ______
enthusiastic collector at ______ auction in 1993 for
US$1,300,000! That same guitar is now ______ main
attraction at Experience Music Project, ______ musical
history museum in Seattle, USA. I’m beginning to think
that my sister’s guitar was ______ great investment!

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Activity 3
Each of the following sentences has a problem with the use of articles.
Circle the error and rewrite the sentences, making the necessary changes.
Identify the rule that was misused. Look at the example.

Ex: My sister visited the England last year.

Correction: My sister visited England last year.
Rule: We do not use an article when naming a country.

1. Our favourite subjects are the biology and the math.

Correction: ___________________________________________________________________
Rule: ___________________________________________________________________
2. Canada is bordered by an Atlantic Ocean.
Correction: ___________________________________________________________________
Rule: ___________________________________________________________________
3. For lunch, I ate the hamburger with a french fries.
Correction: ___________________________________________________________________
Rule: ___________________________________________________________________
4. Lucy goes skiing in Rocky Mountains every winter. She’s so lucky!
Correction: ___________________________________________________________________
Rule: ___________________________________________________________________
5. Tony plays the hockey every Saturday night.
Correction: ___________________________________________________________________
Rule: ___________________________________________________________________
6. He plays on a best hockey team in the league.
Correction: ___________________________________________________________________
Rule: ___________________________________________________________________
7. In our school, we study the German.
Correction: ___________________________________________________________________
Rule: ___________________________________________________________________
8. Yesterday, I went shopping and I bought myself the sweater.
Correction: ___________________________________________________________________
Rule: ___________________________________________________________________
9. A blue jacket on the chair is mine.
Correction: ___________________________________________________________________
Rule: ___________________________________________________________________
10. I went to the movies with the friend.
Correction: ___________________________________________________________________
Rule: ___________________________________________________________________

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 Simple Present
Activity 1
Complete the text with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
1 My Uncle the Adventurer

2 My uncle Alain (to be) __________ no ordinary adventurer. He (to own) __________ a bed and breakfast
3 on îles-de-la-Madeleine. For him, each day (to be) __________ an adventure. Even though he rarely (to
4 leave) _____________ his house, he (to meet) _____________ different people every day. He (to welcome)
5 ______________ tourists from all over the world each summer. He (to get) __________ to know people from
6 all walks of life. Sometimes professional windsurfers and kitesurfers (to stay) __________ at his
7 house. At other times, painters, musicians and other artists (to come) __________. When the tourists
8 (to arrive) ______________, Alain usually (to greet) _____________ them at the ferry boat. He (to
9 accompany) _______________ them back to his house. He (to recommend) ___________________ places to
10 explore on the island during their stay. Often Alain and the tourists (to become) _______________ great
11 friends. They (to eat) __________ meals together. They (to stay up) __________________ late and they (to
12 exchange) _________________ stories. Alain (to believe) __________ that îles-de-la-Madeleine (to be)
13 __________ one of the most beautiful places in Canada. He (to love) __________ his adventurous job
14 because each new day (to bring) __________ someone new.

Activity 2
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.

a) She (to go) __________ out West every summer.

b) Stephanie always (to do) __________ her best no matter what sport she (to try) __________.
c) Mario never (to throw) __________ the ball.
d) Claire (to read) __________ when she (to want) __________ to reduce her stress.
e) Our teacher, Mrs. Labelle (to play) __________ on a rugby team.
f) Alain (to go) __________ windsurfing in îles-de-le-Madeleine.
g) Richard sometimes (to hear) __________ the birds (to chirp) __________ in the morning.
h) She (to push) __________ herself as hard as she can.
i) She (to bike) __________ on the trails behind her house.
j) Rebecca (to wish) __________ that she were stronger.
k) Jacob often (to catch) __________ butterflies with a net.
l) Alex (to need) __________ a new mountain bike.
m) The teacher (to carry) __________ postcards in his briefcase.
n) Mercedes never (to pass) __________ the ball to me in gym class.
o) She (to work out) __________ as soon as she (to get) __________ home from school.
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Activity 3
Indicate which sound(/iz/, /s/ or /z/) you use when you say the verbs in the following
sentences.

a) The boy makes money selling chocolate. ___/s/__

b) The surfer cleans his board. _______
c) My friend takes rock-climbing lessons. _______
d) This campsite smells like skunk. _______
e) That girl wears stylish clothes. _______
f) Evan prefers the big city life. _______
g) Mike builds shelters with leaves and branches. _______
h) Janet wishes for an early spring. _______
i) She always tricks him. _______
j) The gymnast does summersaults. _______

Activity 4
The Simple Present: The Negative Form
Rewrite the following sentences in the negative.

a) Those girls play on the basketball team.

_Those girls do not /don’t play on the basketball team._____________

b) He is the tallest in his class.

___________________________________________________________________________
c) Marcel scores every time.
___________________________________________________________________________
d) The class president talks about her summer vacation.
___________________________________________________________________________
e) The students vote every year to decide on the destination.
___________________________________________________________________________
f) The principal makes all the important decisions in school.
___________________________________________________________________________
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 g) The teachers are happy to participate in the marathon.
___________________________________________________________________________
h) The students get tired in the afternoon.
___________________________________________________________________________
i) I work hard all year.
___________________________________________________________________________
j) Jeff is a good runner.
___________________________________________________________________________
k) Maude is the school swimming champion.
___________________________________________________________________________
l) I go to summer camp every summer.
___________________________________________________________________________
m) My mother coaches basketball.
___________________________________________________________________________
n) Paul enjoys snowboarding.
___________________________________________________________________________
o) Baseball season starts on Saturday.
___________________________________________________________________________

Activity 5
The Simple Present: The Interrogative Form (Questions)
Unscramble the words to form yes/no or wh- questions. Add the appropriate
punctuation.

a) parents / his / are / Florida / in

___________________________________________________________________________
b) is / map / campsite / the / on / the
___________________________________________________________________________
c) the / is /on / the / floor / second / office
___________________________________________________________________________
d) where / is / the / equipment / camping
___________________________________________________________________________

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e) instructor / karate / tall / blond / the / the / girl / is
___________________________________________________________________________
f) teacher / Mr. Randall / is / your
___________________________________________________________________________
g) go / where / you / do / usually / mountain / biking
___________________________________________________________________________
h) are / basketball / this / weekend / practises / the
___________________________________________________________________________
i) counsellors / and / meeting / are / in / the / a / teachers
___________________________________________________________________________
j) north / of / river / town / the / is / in / part / the
___________________________________________________________________________
k) play / football / do / team / you / on / the
___________________________________________________________________________
l) your / homework / on / give / Fridays / does / teacher
___________________________________________________________________________
m) tour / when / begin / the / does
___________________________________________________________________________
n) bananas / prefer / or / apples / do / you / pears
___________________________________________________________________________
o) time / to / is / it / go / yet
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 Present Continuous Tense
Activity 1
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
(she)

a) Kate (to walk) ___is walking____________________ her dog.

b) Kenya (to do) _______________________ karate.
c) Mathew (to read) _______________________ a book.
d) Paul and Doug (to practise) ________________________ for their next baseball
game.
e) The police officer (to ride) _______________________ his bicycle.
f) The gardener (to mow) ________________________ the lawn.
g) The sun (to shine) _______________________ above the mountains.
h) Doris and Martin (to play) _______________________ the piano.

Activity 2
The Present Continuous-The Negative Form
Complete the sentences with the negative form of the verbs in parentheses. Use
the present continuous tense.

a) The students (to listen) __are not /aren’t listening____________ to the tour
guide.
b) My girlfriend (to come) __________________________________ on this hike this
Saturday.
c) The people (to wave) _________________________________________________
goodbye.
d) I (to have) _________________________________________________________ a
good time.
e) The wind (to blow) ____________________________________ hard enough to go
sailing.
f) I (to get) ________________________________________________________________
hungry.
g) I (to fall) _______________________________________ because I am being extra
careful.
h) Zachary (to take off) _____________________________________________________
his hat.
i) We (to let go) _______________________________________________________ of
the rope.
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 j) She (to jump) _____________________________________________________ from
that cliff.
k) Stop shouting, I (to listen) _________________________________________________
to you!
l) We (to go) ____________________________________________ outside today. It is
raining.
m) Sophie (to help) __________________________________________ me with my
backpack.
n) My feet are wet. My boots (to keep) ___________________________________
them dry.
o) The guides (to take) __________________________________a break. They are still
hiking.

Activity 3
The Present Continuous-The Interrogative Form (Questions)
Rewrite the following questions as yes/no questions.

a) He is skiing in Whistler as we speak.

_Is he skiing in Whistler as we speak?_________________________________

b) Erika’s father is building his own canoe.

___________________________________________________________________________
c) The dogs are barking.
___________________________________________________________________________
d) Tim and Antoine are working together this morning.
___________________________________________________________________________
e) The wind is still blowing hard.
___________________________________________________________________________
f) The new restaurant is opening this Friday night.
___________________________________________________________________________
g) Your soccer shoes are getting old.
___________________________________________________________________________
h) They are waiting for us.
___________________________________________________________________________
i) The bus is arriving soon.
___________________________________________________________________________
j) The players are getting on the field.
___________________________________________________________________________

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 Simple Past
Activity 1
Put the verbs into the simple past.

1. Last year I (go) _______________________to England on holiday.

2. It (be) _______________________ fantastic.
3. I (visit) ___________________ lots of interesting places. I (be) _________________ with
two friends of mine.
4. In the mornings we (walk) _______________________ in the streets of London.
5. In the evenings we (go) _______________________ to pubs.
6. The weather (be) _______________________ strangely fine.
7. It (not / rain) _______________________ a lot.
8. But we (see) _______________________ some beautiful rainbows.
9. Where (spend / you) _______________________ your last holiday?

Activity 2
Write the past forms of the irregular verbs.

Infinitive Simple Past

1. meet

2. drive

3. speak

4. put

5. write

6. sing

7. do

8. sit

9. stand

10. run

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Activity 3
Complete the table.

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

Did he drive at night?

He wrote a book.

He did not sing

Was she pretty?

I did my homework.

Sofia didn’t sit in the bus.

Did you stand up during class?

I put the book in my bag.

They weren’t late.

I ran to the bus stop.

I did not speak at all.

Was she at the library?

She didn’t walk very fast.

Did she like the present?

She wanted something else.

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Activity 4
Complete the sentences with the simple past tense.
Choose from the verbs in the word box. Use each verb once.

to be to open to cry to think

to laugh to buy to surprise to have
to blow to play to go off

Yesterday, it _____________________ my mother’s birthday. I _____________________ her a

new sweater. She _____________________ a chocolate cake with many, many candles.
When she _____________________ them out, the smoke detector _____________________.
We all _____________________ so hard that we had tears rolling down our faces. After
that little episode, she _____________________ her presents. My father
_____________________ her with his gift. He _____________________
a trick on her. She _____________________ it was an empty box,
but underneath the tissue paper at the very bottom of the box
there was a beautiful ring. She was so happy that she
_____________________.

Activity 5
What did you do last weekend? Place a check mark (√) next to the activities you did.

 Go to school  Dance
 Study for a test  Eat some fast food
 Do a sport  Go to the movies
 Go to the mall  Play computer/video games
 Watch TV  Talk on the phone
 Sleep all morning  Read a book/magazine

 Now describe your weekend. Write about what you did and didn’t do.

 In your Canada Book #2, write a five line paragraph. Highlight all the verbs in the
simple past (use the affirmative AND negative forms).

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 Past Continuous
Activity 1
Complete the sentences with the past continuous of the verbs in parentheses.

1. I (to sit) ___________________________ quietly all night long.

2. We (to watch) ___________________________ the 11o’clock news on TV.
3. We (to tell) ___________________________ stories around the campfire.
4. It (to get) ___________________________ late so we decided to go home.
5. The temperature (to drop) ___________________________ as the clouds rolled in.
6. She (to knock) ___________________________ at the door when I woke up.
7. I (to try) _______________________ to get in but I noticed that the door was locked.
8. I (to hope) ___________________________ that the lights would still work.
9. They (to get) ___________________ close to their destination when they phoned us.
10. They (to walk) ______________________up the sidewalk at the time of the accident.
11. He (to talk) _________________________ on his cell phone when the line went dead.
12. Omar (to run) ___________________away from the ghost when Sandy ran past him.

Activity 2
Complete the sentences with the negative form of the past continuous.

1. I (to expect) ___________________________ to win the contest.

2. We (to hope) ___________________________ to find any slimy creatures in the pond.
3. They (to think) ___________________________ when they accepted the challenge.
4. The clock (to tick) ___________________________ when we saw the shadow.
5. The wind (to blow) ________________ and the branches (to sway) _______________.

Activity 3
Unscramble the words to form yes/no or wh- questions.
1. thinking / were / you / what
______________________________________________________________________________
2. you / were / where / going
______________________________________________________________________________
3. were / you / planning / to / how / there / get
______________________________________________________________________________
4. writing / were / a / novel / you
______________________________________________________________________________
5. when / the / was / car / speeding
______________________________________________________________________________
6. tree / cat / was / climbing / the / the
______________________________________________________________________________
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