Complete each short answer with the correct subject and helping (auxiliary) verb:

1. A: Did she have a big wedding?

    B: Yes, she ________ ________.

2. A: Were there a lot of people there?

    B: Yes, ________ _________.

3. A: Have you ever been to a wedding?

     B: Yes, ________ ________.

Complete each sentence in the past tense:

4. They _________ the wedding in this church. (have)

5. They _________ over 100 people. (invite)

6. They ________ ________ any problems during the ceremony. (have -- negative)

7. Almost everyone ________ to the reception after the wedding. (go)

Complete each sentence or question in the present perfect tense:

8. A: _________ you ever ________ a bike like this one? (see)

9. B: No, ________ ________.

10. How long ________ Paul ________ this bike? (have)

11. He _______ ________ it for five years. (have)

Complete each sentence or question in the present perfect tense. (Click and listen to the video first.)

12. A: ________ he ever ________ on a conference bike? (ride)

13. B: No, ________ ________.

14. His friends ________ never ________ on a conference bike either. (be)

Complete each sentence or question in the present perfect tense:

15. How many times ________ she ______ to downtown MInneapolis? (be)

16. She ________ ________ there many times. (be)

17. Some of her friends, however, _______ never ________ downtown before. (go)

Complete each sentence with the correct comparative adjective. Some sentences require the use of "than." Others don't.

18. The celery at this store is _________  _______the stuff we bought last week. (fresh)

19. Compared to that other store, this one is __________ __________. (expensive)

20. This organic celery is a ________ green color _________ the nonorganic celery. (dark)

21. This celery is also ________. (crispy)

22. Does it taste _________? (good)

22. Or does it taste _________? (bad)

Complete each sentence with the correct superlative adjective. Don't forget to use "the" when necessary.

23. The doctor I have now is ________ ________ one I've ever had. (good)

24. The last examination I had was _____ ________ __________ I've ever had. Probably because I'm older. (thorough*)

25. The clinic we visited was _______ ________ we have ever been to. (big)

26. However, it's not ________ ________ place to find. (easy)

27. Minnesota is one of _______ _______ places to live in the U.S. (healthy)

28. It's also one of ________ ________ states to live in. (cold)

*thorough = complete; full

Complete each sentence or question with the past continuous tense:

29. What ________ they ________ yesterday? (do)

30. They _________ __________ all afternoon. (sled)

31. Who ________ ____________ them? (watch)

31. Their parents _________ _________ them. (watch)

32. A: ________ it __________ at the time? (snow)

33. B: No, _______ ________.

Complete each sentence or question with the modal verb "should" and the main verb:

34. How ________ I ________ this cabbage? (cook)

35. You ________ _________ it for about twenty-five minutes. (boil)

36. ________ we ________ anything else for dinner? (make -- negative)

37. Yes, we ________ _________ a chicken and some potatoes. (roast)

Complete each sentence or question with the "going to" future:

38. A: Who _______ you ______ ______ _______? (call, "going to" future)

39. B:  I _______ _______ ______ ______ Angela. (call, future)

Complete each sentence with perfect modals "should" or "might" + the main verb.

40. You ________ ________ ________ to get ahold of her earlier. (try)

Why?

42. She ________ ________ _______ her apartment already. (leave)

Use the present perfect continuous tense to complete theses sentences and questions:

43. How long ________ they ________ __________ this bike? (ride)

44. They _______ ________ _______ the bike for the last thirty minutes. (ride)

Use "should" or "might" + the main verb in the perfect continuous form:

Why didn't he answer the phone?

45. I don't know. He ________ ________ _________ ________ a nap. (take)

46. Really? ________ he _______ ________ _________on something at home? (work -- negative)

47 - 50.

Complete each sentence or question in the past perfect tense:

47. She ________ _________ Minneapolis when she was a little girl, but she forgot about the trip. (visit)

48. Scientists _______ ________ that tigers would be safe from extinction, but now--due to human activity--they believe that the extinction of the species in the wild is inevitable. (think)

49. If human beings ________ ________ a more thoughtful approach to their use of land, air, and water, some animal species wouldn't be faced with the possibility of extinction. (take)