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, "going to" future)
Complete each sentence with perfect modals "should" or "might" + the main verb.
40. You ________ ________ ________ to get ahold of her earlier. (try) Why?
41. She ________ ________ _______ her apartment already. (leave)
42. She _____ _____ _____ _____ her phone ring. (hear — negative)
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)
50. I wish I ________ ________ a colander to drain the noodles. It would have been easier. (use)