TV at home now

Many girls want to go to the pub only a minority _______________ to watch

TEST

Ex. 200. ERROR ANALYSIS. Many of the following sentences contain errors because the verb tenses and time expressions do not correspond. Discuss the sentences and suggest possible corrections. Indicate which sentences are correct as they are.

Ex. 199. ERROR ANALYSIS. Find and correct errors in the following sentences.

1. Jack chose the hotel. He has never been there before, but he has heard his mother speak of it once.

2. How many times have you been winning in the lottery.

3. By the time I return to my country, I am away from home more than three years.

4. As soon as I will graduate, I am going to return to my hometown.

5. He wants to get married, but he doesn’t meet the right person yet.

6. I have been seeing that movie three times, and now I am wanting to see it again.

7. I haven’t seen my elder brother since about five years.

8. Anna had listened to loud rock music when her friends arrived, but turned off so that all of them could study together.

9. “I can’t find the mustard.” “Okay. I am going to find it for you.”

10. I understood everything before I didn’t stay there a week.

11. Hardly I got into bed when the telephone rang.

12. So far he doesn’t make friends with anyone. I am thinking he won’t stay here long.

13. He said that he was smelling something burning but there wasn’t something cooking on the stove.

14. He is my close friend. I have been knowing him for my childhood.

15. I am sure Flora will be here after a while.

16. Tomorrow will be my birthday.

17. I leave now but I’ll see you two weeks later.

18. I’m sorry, dinner isn’t ready yet, but it is going to be ready in a minute.

19. It is no use to phone Bob at the office, he will be leaving.

20. Don’t phone me after 11.00. I’ll have been asleep.

1. After Andrea studied in Argentina, she had come to Canada.

2. She has finished her studies in Argentina in 1979.

3. Andrea had been buying her ticket before the exchange rates changed.

4. Andrea said that she was going to stay in Canada for a year.

5. While she lived in Toronto, she was working on her master's degree.

6. She has received her degree three months ago.

7. Since she finished her degree, she travels around the country.

8. She is wanting to visit as many places as possible.

9. She is staying in Montreal since last week.

10. Next week, she will be leaving for South America.

A) wants

B) want

C) wanted

D) is wanting

E) will want

2. Melanie _________ her hand. It's bleeding heavily.

A) cuts

B) is cutting

C) cut

D) has cut

E) had cut

3. I'm sure you can recognize her; she ____________ a purple raincoat.

A) will have worn

B) will be wearing

C) is going to wear

D) will have been wearing

E) must wear

4. Due to the economic crisis, people _____________ happy lately.

A) hasn't been

B) aren't

C) weren't

D) haven't been

E) hadn't been

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