EXERCISE 2: Choose the underlined part in each sentence (A, B, C, or D) that needs correcting.
1. After Mrs. Wang had returned to her house from work, she was cooking dinner.
A B C D
2. Jimmy threw the ball high in the air, and Betty catching it when it came down.
A B C D
3. Linda has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it.
A B C D
4. Last week Mark told me that he got very bored with his present job and is looking for a new one.
A B C D
5. Having fed the dog, he was sat down to his own meal.
A B C D
6. When I turned on my computer, I was shocked to find some junk mail, and I delete it all.
A B C D
7. They are going to have to leave soon and so do we.
A B C D
8. The boss laughed when the secretary has told him that she really needed a pay rise.
A B C D
9. The telephone rang several times and then stop before I could answer it.
A B C D
10. Debbie, whose father is an excellent tennis player, has been playing tennis since ten years.
A B C D
11. I have seen lots of interesting places when I went on holiday last summer.
A B C D
12. When my cat heard a noise in the bushes, she stopped moving and listen intently.
A B C D
13. I think it’s time you change your way of living
A B C D
14. Roger felt the outside of his pocket to make sure his wallet is still there.
A B C D
15. When I’m shopping in the supermarket, I ran into an old friend who I hadn’t met for five years.
A B C D
16. The police arrested the man while he is having dinner in a restaurant.
A B C D
17. Peter and Wendy first met in 2006, and they are married for three years now.
A B C D
18. Some people are believing there is life on other planets.
A B C D
19. Recently, the island of Hawaii had been the subject of intensive research on the occurrence of earthquakes A B C D
20. Every morning, the sun shines in my bedroom window and waking me up.
A B C D
21. The man died as a result of falling asleep while he drives.
A B C D
22. I haven’t finished the report yet, but by the time you return I will certainly complete it.
A B C D
23. Caroline has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it.
A B C D
24. We’ll be cycled to Hoa’s village at this time next Sunday.
A B C D
25. What will you do when your friends won’t come?
A B C D
26. Someone was knocking at the door when I was doing the washing up.
A B C D
27. My friend didn’t drink any beer since we came to live here.
A B C D
28. We have written to each other when we were in primary school.
A B C D
29. After breakfast, I‘m gone to walk to school with my friends.
A B C D
30. Did he go to the pop concert next weekend for a change?
A B C D
31. I spend a lot of time travelling since I got this new job.
A B C D
32. When we are at school, we all studied Latin.
A B C D
33. When I met him, he has worked as a waiter for a year.
A B C D
34. After he finished breakfast he sat down to write some letters.
A B C D
35. She have a hard life, but she’s always smiling.
A B C D
36. I think Jim have already been out of town.
A B C D
37. I washed the dishes yesterday, but I had not had the time yet to do it today.
A B C D
38. Are you already done your homework?
A B C D
39. I just have come home from school, so I want to take a rest.
A B C D
40. Did she be at the hotel two hours ago?
A B C D
41. My friend Lucy called when I am having dinner.
A B C D
42. She wasn’t do her homework last night, and neither did I
A B C D
43. Did Hoa talking to the girl when we arrived?
A B C D
44. I have finished my report in 2 days because it’s too long.
A B C D
45. If you didn’t study hard, you won't pass the final exam.
A B C D
46. You look tired, so I am bring you something to eat.
A B C D
47. Are you please give me a lift to the station?
A B C D
48. I want to prepare dinner. Did you washed the dishes yet?
A B C D
49. The next flight has taken off at 9 a. m tomorrow.
A B C D
50. There are an interesting TV program tonight.
A B C D
