Find eight mistakes with past forms and correct them. Tick (V) the correct sentences.
1 Lady Jane Grey used to be Queen of England for only nine days in 1553.
2 What were the children doing while their mother was visiting her sister in the hospital?
3 The huge liners doing the journey from Europe to the United States would be extremely comfortable for the first class passengers but those travelling in steerage suffered appalling conditions.
4 The victim was talking on her mobile phone while her attacker struck from behind.
5 Mary didn't join us yesterday evening because she expected a phone call from her son in Australia.
6 Before printing and literacy became widespread, people would get news from the town crier, who would shout out anything newsworthy for the whole town to hear.
7 I'm sure that children didn't use to being so undisciplined when we were at school!
8 The fox cubs were coming into our garden several times during the spring to try to get our chickens.
9 Gerald wasn't used to having such dark hair - do you think he's coloured it?
10 Sorry I'm late. I was expecting to catch the early train but I got held up in traffic on the way to the station.
11 Would your mother work when you were a child or did she stay at home?
12 I found it really difficult when I got the job on the early news programme as I really wasn't used to getting up at five o'clock in the morning! Find eight mistakes with past forms and correct them. Tick (V) the correct sentences.
1 Lady Jane Grey used to be Queen of England for only nine days in 1553.
2 What were the children doing while their mother was visiting her sister in the hospital?
3 The huge liners doing the journey from Europe to the United States would be extremely comfortable for the first class passengers but those travelling in steerage suffered appalling conditions.
4 The victim was talking on her mobile phone while her attacker struck from behind.
5 Mary didn't join us yesterday evening because she expected a phone call from her son in Australia.
6 Before printing and literacy became widespread, people would get news from the town crier, who would shout out anything newsworthy for the whole town to hear.
7 I'm sure that children didn't use to being so undisciplined when we were at school!
8 The fox cubs were coming into our garden several times during the spring to try to get our chickens.
9 Gerald wasn't used to having such dark hair - do you think he's coloured it?
10 Sorry I'm late. I was expecting to catch the early train but I got held up in traffic on the way to the station.
11 Would your mother work when you were a child or did she stay at home?
12 I found it really difficult when I got the job on the early news programme as I really wasn't used to getting up at five o'clock in the morning!
Ответы
1. Lady Jane Grey used to be Queen of England for only nine days in 1553. √
2. What were the children doing while their mother was visiting her sister in the hospital? X (The question is incomplete and lacks context.)
3. The huge liners doing the journey from Europe to the United States would be extremely comfortable for the first class passengers but those travelling in steerage suffered appalling conditions. √
4 The victim was talking on her mobile phone while her attacker struck from behind. √
5. Mary didn't join us yesterday evening because she expected a phone call from her son in Australia. √
6. Before printing and literacy became widespread, people would get news from the town crier, who would shout out anything newsworthy for the whole town to hear. √
7. I'm sure that children didn't use to being so undisciplined when we were at school! X (The sentence should be "I'm sure that children didn't used to be so undisciplined when we were at school!")
8. The fox cubs were coming into our garden several times during the spring to try to get our chickens.
9. Gerald wasn't used to having such dark hair - do you think he's coloured it? X (The sentence should be "Gerald wasn't used to having such dark hair - do you think he's dyed it?")
10. Sorry I'm late. I was expecting to catch the early train but I got held up in traffic on the way to the station.
11. Would your mother work when you were a child or did she stay at home? X (The sentence should be "Did your mother work when you were a child or did she stay at home?")
12. I found it really difficult when I got the job on the early news programme as I really wasn't used to getting up at five o'clock in the morning!
The correct sentences are 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 10.
- 1. Lady Jane Grey was Queen of England for only nine days in 1553.
- 2. What were the children doing while their mother visited her sister in the hospital?
- 3. The huge liners that made the journey from Europe to the United States were extremely comfortable for the first-class passengers, but those traveling in steerage suffered appalling conditions.
- 4. The victim was talking on her mobile phone when her attacker struck from behind.
- 5. Mary didn't join us yesterday evening because she was expecting a phone call from her son in Australia.
- 6. Before printing and literacy became widespread, people would get news from the town crier, who would shout out anything newsworthy for the whole town to hear.
- 7. Children weren't used to being so undisciplined when we were at school!
- 8. The fox cubs came into our garden several times during the spring to try to get our chickens.
- 9. Gerald wasn't used to having such dark hair - do you think he's colored it?
- 10. Sorry I'm late. I was expecting to catch the early train, but I got held up in traffic on the way to the station. √
- 11. Did your mother work when you were a child, or did she stay at home?
- 12. I found it really difficult when I got the job on the early news program as I really wasn't used to getting up at five o'clock in the morning!
To summarize, the eight mistakes with past forms and their corrected versions are:
- 1. Lady Jane Grey was Queen of England for only nine days in 1553. (used to be → was)
- 2. What were the children doing while their mother visited her sister in the hospital? (was visiting → visited)
- 3. The huge liners that journeyed from Europe to the United States were extremely comfortable for the first-class passengers, but those traveling in steerage suffered appalling conditions. (doing → that journeyed)
- 4. The victim talked on her mobile phone while her attacker struck from behind. (was talking → talked)
- 5. Mary didn't join us yesterday evening because she was expecting a phone call from her son in Australia. (expected → was expecting)
- 6. Before printing and literacy became widespread, people got news from the town crier, who would shout out anything newsworthy for the whole town to hear. (would get → got)
- 7. I'm sure that children weren't so undisciplined when we were at school! (didn't use to being → weren't so)
- 8. The fox cubs came into our garden several times during the spring to try to get our chickens. (were coming → came)