Special Problems with the Progressive

Error Analysis: The Progressive

DIRECTIONS: Some of the following sentences have errors in verb form. Make the necessary changes clearly. Do not change anything that is already correct.

1. I touched the expensive vase when it suddenly fell to the floor and smashed into many pieces. I felt very embarrassed when I told my grandmother about it.

2. Jim studied in his room when his sister arrived, so he didn’t hear the door open

3. My sister and I take the same classes this semester.

4. This year, the university works hard to recruit students from Malaysia.

5. In spite of many arguments against the idea, John is still believing that men are superior to women.

VERB INTEGRATION

People (always/tell) ………………………………. me that I (be) ………………………………. an adaptable person. However, when I (come) ………………………………. to the United States to study, I (find) ………………………………. out that I (be) ………………………………. not as adaptable as I (seem) ……………………………….. I (already/study) ………………………………. six years of English before I (leave) ………………………………. my country of Indonesia. I (study) ………………………………. conversational English with an American teacher for about a year before I (leave) ………………………………..

So I really (not/expect) ………………………………. to have any problems communicating with Americans. I (think) ………………………………. to myself, “I (just/go) ………………………………. to my classes and learn everything I can. Then by the time the TOEFL test (arrive) ………………………………., I (learn) ………………………………. everything I need to get 550 on the TOEFL I (enter) ………………………………. the local university for my M.B.A.”

Well, I really wasn’t ready for my first months there. At the first at the English school, the Americans (talk) ………………………………. to me so fast that all I did was smile and nod. I still (not/know) ………………………………. what they (say) ………………………………. to me! I (have) ………………………………. more surprises— my accent (be) ………………………………. hard to understand, I (not/like) ………………………………. the American food at the cafeteria, the pace in the city (be) ………………………………. too fast. But the biggest surprise (be) ………………………………. my progress in English. I (not/get) ………………………………. into that university right away.

I’m still studying English. In fact, I’ve been studying for two semesters now. If all goes as planned, I (enter) ………………………………. the M.B.A. program next semester. I (live) ………………………………. in the United States for an entire year by then. I can understand just about everything, and most people can understand me. But guess what? I’m still not used to American food!

По типу этого текста нужно написать историю (сочинение)(можно приукрасить сочинение и вымышленными событиями) на одну из тем ниже используя как можно больше разных подходящих времен активного залога

1. Tell your story about going to a foreign country or new city based on the above text. Try to use all twelve verb forms if at all possible. Underline all the verbs.

2. Storytelling is often difficult in a foreign language because of the many verb tenses required to describe the action in the story. Choose a fairy tale or bedtime story that you learned as a child or your parents used to read you. Recreate that story in English, in writing. Use as many verb tenses as is naturally possible and underline them.

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