Monday 5 October 2020

CHAPTER 2. PAST TIME (1) FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR

 

FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR

CHAPTER 2. PAST TIME

EXERCISE 1. Review of present verbs and preview of past verbs. (Chapters 1 and 2)

Directions: Discuss the italicized verbs. Do they express present time or past time? Do the verbs describe an activity or situation that ...

a. is in progress right now?

b. is usual or is a general statement of fact?

c. began and ended in the past?

d. was in progress at a time in the past?

1

Jennifer works for an insurance company.

2

When people need help with their automobile insurance, they call her.

3

Right now it is 9:05 A.M., and Jennifer is sitting at her desk.

4

She came to work on time this morning.

5

Yesterday Jennifer was late to work because she had a minor auto accident.

6

While she was driving to work, her cell phone rang.

7

She answered it. It was her friend Rob.

8

She was happy to hear from him because she likes Rob a lot and always enjoys her conversations with him.

9

While they were talking, Jennifer, who is allergic to bee stings, noticed two bees in her car.

10

She quickly opened the car windows and swatted at the bees while she was talking to Rob on the phone.

11

Her hands left the steering wheel, and she lost control of the car. Her car ran into a row of mailboxes beside the road and stopped.

12

Fortunately, no one was hurt in the accident.

13

Jennifer is okay, but her car isn't. It needs repairs.

14

When Jennifer got to work this morning, she talked to her own automobile insurance agent.

15

That was easy to do because he works at the desk right next to hers.

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