Exercises

Perez, Angelika S.
Bsed English 2A
Exercise 1
1. Write - present
2. Waited -Past
3. Visiting – Present Participle
4. Listening – Present Participle
5. Had paused – Past Participle
6. Wearing – Present Participle
7. Coached - Past
8. Had remembered – Past Participle
9. Planning – Present Participle
10. Play - Present

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Exercise 2
1. lived
2. discussing
3. exercise
4. agreed
5. smiles
6. performed
7. attempting
8. promised
9. practicing
10. suggesting
Create your own sentences showing the mood of the
verb.
1. Indicative - Everyone appreciated my performance.
2. Imperative - Finish your work as quick as possible.
3. Interrogative - Is Angelou your twin sister?
4. Conditional - I might be able to attend the program if I can finish my work
earlier.
5. Subjunctive - If I were in your place, I would not do it.

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 Quiz: Moods of the Verb
✢ 1. B
✢ 2. A
✢ 3. C
✢ 4. B
✢ 5. B
✢ 6. C
✢ 7. B
✢ 8. A
✢ 9. A
✢ 10. A

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Verb Moods: Try it
✢ 1. Indicative ✢ 11. Conditional
✢ 2. Shift ✢ 12. Interrogative
✢ 3. Imperative ✢ 13. Imperative
✢ 4. Interrogative ✢ 14. Subjunctive
✢ 5. Conditional
✢ 6. Indicative ✢ The indicative mood is a form of a verb that is used
✢ 7. Indicative to express statements of fact. While the imperative
✢ 8. Imperative mood is the form of the verb that makes direct
commands and request.
✢ 9. Shift
✢ 10. Imperative

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Answer each of the following questions in reference to “Cleaning
House.”

✢ 1. When Luis asked Sara “What’s wrong , my friend?” he uses the

interrogative mood of verb.
✢ 2. Indicative
✢ 3. The mood used in Sentence 6, is subjunctive because she wished she were
rich.
✢ 4. “Are you worried?”
✢ 5. Coach used the verb mood conditional in sentence 12 because it expresses
a hypothetical situation.
✢ 6. “Just dust the shelves and vacuum the floor.” The sentence should be
imperative.

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 Exercise 1: Underline the errors in each of the following
sentences and rewrite each correctly.
✢ 1. is with me ✢ 11. were
✢ 2. keeped (kept) ✢ 12. is
✢ 3. got ✢ 13. were
✢ 4. am ✢ 14. is
✢ 5. was ✢ 15. is
✢ 6. were ✢ 16. is
✢ 7. was ✢ 17. should take
✢ 8. am ✢ 18. is
✢ 9. should be ✢ 19. will be
✢ 10. was ✢ 20. is

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Exercise 2: On a separate piece of paper, write original
sentences using the suggestions for each sentence.

1. This ruling is contrary to fact, law and justice.

2. Many families could not afford the necessity of life.
3. I hope to have a successful life some day.
4. I would like to consider his suggestion
5. The workers said they would not end the strike until their demands were met.
6. I have no desire to interfere with something about which I know nothing.
7. I wish the whole world were like that.
8. The situations that they show are unreal and contrary to fact.

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Exercise 1: Underline the errors in each of the following
sentences and rewrite each correctly.
✢ 1. Bob had remembered to call Mom for her birthday.
✢ PV 2. The book was returned to the library (by someone).
✢ PV 3. The accident was caused (by the road) conditions.
✢ 4. Mary is going to go to school with her cousins.
✢ PV 5. The job has been completed (by a guy) earlier than expected.
✢ PV 6. The bus will be driven (by one of the teachers).
✢ 7. The doctor had called the patient to give her the good news.
✢ PV 8. The report had been sent to the wrong address (by the manager)
✢ 9. I had sent the report to the wrong address.
✢ PV 10. The award is being given (by the student) with the highest GPA.

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 Exercise 1: Underline the errors in each of the following
sentences and rewrite each correctly.
✢ PV 11. The town was gripped (by fear) during the accident at the nuclear power plant.
✢ PV 12. One wall of my bedroom is covered (by family photographs).
✢ PV 1 3. The fawn was struck as it crossed the turnpike.
✢ 14. My doctor referred me to a specialist.
✢ 15. Margie’s long hair had been cut.
✢ PV 16. The teachers’ strike was protested (by the parents) of the school.
✢ 17. Bloodhounds had been tracking the escaped convicts for hours.
✢ PV 18. The football team was given a standing ovation (by the audience)
✢ 19. The stock clerk had dropped a gallon glass jar of pickles.
✢ 20. The windows in the house stick easily

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Underline the verb phrase in each sentence. Include main verbs and helping
verbs.
1. The colonists would build a home as quickly as possible.
2. Wood from nearby forests was used for their homes.
3. In later years, some houses were made of brick
4. Poor settlers could make their furniture from the many trees of the forest
5. Wealthy families could order fancy furniture from England.
6. The colonists may have brought some tools and household items with them.
7. They did eat some new foods, such as corn.
8. Most colonists would wear rough, homemade clothing called homespun.
9. Adults and children did like games and contests.
10. Sometimes, they might fly a kite.
11. Colonial children might have become good at familiar games such as marbles and
hopscotch.
12. You would have recognized some of their favorite playthings—jump ropes, dolls,
and other toys.
13. Many families would have been the proud owners of pet cats and dogs.
14. Farm children might have owned a pet lamb or pony.
15. Life in colonial times could be both difficult and fun. 12
A. Identifying Main Verbs and Helping Verbs

1. Master craftsmen would teach young boys certain skills.

2. The young boys were called apprentices.
3. Some apprentices could learn all about fine furniture.
4. Others might be taught about the printing press.
5. An especially talented boy would be apprenticed to a lawyer or doctor.
6. Some girls were trained as housekeepers or cooks.
7. Many children did attend some type of school.
8. All should have learned daily living skills from their parents.
9. A farm boy would help his father with the chores.
10. A girl’s mother would show her daughter how to spin and weave.

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 C. Writing Verb Phrases
1. Some families will visit colonial towns such as Williamsburg, Virginia.
2. Have you toured the Governor’s Palace there?
3. A visitor must see how people in the colonies actually lived.
4. You should watch craftsmen making beautiful glass bowls.
5. Criminals was placed in stocks in front of the jail.
6. Have you ever see pictures of someone with his head and hands locked in the wooden
stock?
7. Do you remember the uniformed soldiers parading around the town?
8. All the shops are filled with items from colonial times.
9. You will buy a tin whistle or a three-cornered hat.
10. The restaurants were filled with people enjoying delicious colonial foods.
11. Have you ever eaten your dinner by candlelight?
12. Did you think you would like to visit Williamsburg?

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 A. Writing Sentences Using Verb
Phrases

1. Play - Erick might play the fire.

2. Read - I'm sure he could read the frustration in my voice.
3. Seen - Mark has seen the film many times.
4. Run - Little calf does run and leap in field.
5. Remember - You might remember the story of Romeo and Juliet
6. Take – You should take my advice

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 B. Writing Using Verb Phrases
have discovered could make might choose were making
would promise did invent will try can break

It was a beautiful day. The couple was walking in the street and while walking the girl
have discovered that they have been together for almost 3 years. So, she asked her
boyfriend if she was cute, the boy said “No”. She asked him if he wanted to be with her
forever, he said “No”. Then she asked him if he would cry if she walked away, and the
boy said “No”.

She had heard enough; she needed to leave. But as she walked away the boy grabbed her
arm and told her to stay.

He said “You’re not cute , you’re beautiful. I don’t want to be with you forever, I need to
be with you forever. And I wouldn’t cry if you walked away, I would die. So please don’t
be mad at me, I would promise to stay with you forever. I will try to be the best boyfriend
I can be. It's just you and me until we're grey and old.” then the girl smiled.
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