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#GRAMMAR 3.7-3.9 TEST REVIEW (due date: Tuesday, March 14)

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Grammar 3.7: Progressive Tenses Of Verbs

PART 1 of 3

DIRECTIONS:
1. Complete each sentence by writing the form of the verb indicated in parentheses. (20 points)
*You may only put EXACTLY two words in each box for your answer.
Question 1
1.

Sentence #1: Native Americans ______________________________ in the Americas for many years before Christopher Columbus arrived.
(PAST PROG. → LIVE)

Question 2
2.

Sentence #2: They ______________________________ in well-established civilizations.
(PAST PROG. → DWELL)

Question 3
3.

Sentence #3: Native Americans ______________________________ from Asia.
(PAST PROG. → MIGRATE)

Question 4
4.

Sentence #4: Many Native Americans ______________________________ from diseases brought from Europe.
(PAST PROG. → DIE)

Question 5
5.

Sentence #5: Columbus ______________________________ on behalf of the Spanish rulers.
(PAST PROG. → SAIL)

Question 6
6.

Sentence #6: He ______________________________ to chart a new course to Asia.
(PAST PROG. → HOPE)

Question 7
7.

Sentence #7: Researchers ______________________________ Columbus’s early voyages.
(PRES. PROG. → STUDY)

Question 8
8.

Sentence #8: Other countries ______________________________ voyages to the New World.
(PAST PROG. → MAKE)

Question 9
9.

Sentence #9: The English settlers ______________________________ to the mid-Atlantic coast.
(PAST PROG. → TRAVEL)

Question 10
10.

Sentence #10: The French settlers ______________________________ in the Northeast.
(PAST PROG. → SETTLE)

Question 11
11.

Sentence #11: In the late 1400s, rulers and merchants ______________________________ more and more
traveling expeditions.
(PAST PROG. → FINANCE)

Question 12
12.

Sentence #12: They ______________________________ for increased trade and riches.
(PAST PROG. → HOPE)

Question 13
13.

Sentence #13: The spice trade in Asia ______________________________ profitable.
(PAST PROG. → BECOME)

Question 14
14.

Sentence #14: Columbus’s ships ______________________________ gold, spices, birds, and plants.
(PAST PROG. → CARRY)

Question 15
15.

Sentence #15: These early explorers ______________________________ some attention.
(PRES. PROG. → RECEIVE)

Question 16
16.

Sentence #16: Amerigo Vespucci ______________________________ he arrived in mainland America before Columbus.
(PAST PROG. → CLAIM)

Question 17
17.

Sentence #17: A German mapmaker ______________________________ to name America after this Italian explorer.
(PAST PROG. → DECIDE)

Question 18
18.

Sentence #18: Most historians ______________________________ Amerigo Vespucci’s claim.
(PRES. PROG. → DISMISS)

Question 19
19.

Sentence #19: Juan Ponce de León, a Spaniard, also ______________________________ the New World.
(PAST PROG. → EXPLORE)

Question 20
20.

Sentence #20: As you can see, Historians ______________________________ more about the exploration of the New World.
(PRES. PROG. → DISCOVER)

Grammar 3.8: Perfect Tenses Of Verbs

PART 2 of 3

DIRECTIONS:
1. Complete each sentence by writing the form of the verb indicated in parentheses. (20 points)
*You may only put EXACTLY two words in each box for your answer.
Question 21
21.

Sentence #1: Everyone ______________________________ for an early spring.
(PAST PERF. → HOPE)

Question 22
22.

Sentence #2: The frigid winter ______________________________ people to stay indoors.
(PAST PERF. → CAUSE)

Question 23
23.

Sentence #3: The townspeople ______________________________ for the cold winter.
(PRES. PERF. → PREPARE)

Question 24
24.

Sentence #4: Thousands ______________________________ new snow shovels.
(PRES. PERF. → PURCHASE)

Question 25
25.

Sentence #5: The snowstorms ______________________________ the bus service for a few days.
(PAST PERF. → STOP)

Question 26
26.

Sentence #6: Driving in so much snow ______________________________ in many accidents.
(PAST PERF. → RESULT)

Question 27
27.

Sentence #7: Only a small amount of the ice below the snow ______________________________ .
(PAST PERF. → MELT)

Question 28
28.

Sentence #8: E & Z Salting Company ______________________________ all of its salt trucks.
(PRES. PERF. → CHECK)

Question 29
29.

Sentence #9: Many families ______________________________ their storm windows.
(PRES. PERF. → INSTALL)

Question 30
30.

Sentence #10: Some car owners ______________________________ chains for their tires.
(PRES. PERF. → ACQUIRE)

Question 31
31.

Sentence #11: Parents ______________________________ boxes of warm winter clothing from storage.
(PRES. PERF. → RETRIEVE)

Question 32
32.

Sentence #12: The snowplows ______________________________ only the main streets.
(PAST PERF. → REACH)

Question 33
33.

Sentence #13: By the time we shoveled our walk, six inches of new snow ______________________________ .
(PAST PERF. → ARRIVE)

Question 34
34.

Sentence #14: Children ______________________________ for new snow sleds.
(PRES. PERF. → ASK)

Question 35
35.

Sentence #15: Authorities ______________________________ school for two days in a row.
(PAST PERF. → CANCEL)

Question 36
36.

Sentence #16: The weather reporter ______________________________ people about frostbite.
(PRES. PERF. → WARN)

Question 37
37.

Sentence #17: Ice and extremely cold temperatures ______________________________ power lines to snap.
(PAST PERF. → CAUSE)

Question 38
38.

Sentence #18: At one point, the mayor ______________________________ an emergency town meeting.
(PAST PERF. → CALL)

Question 39
39.

Sentence #19: Many people ______________________________ for a mild winter.
(PRES. PERF. → WISH)

Question 40
40.

Sentence #20: Even the squirrels ______________________________ for winter.
(PRES. PERF. → PREPARE)

Grammar 3.9: Perfect Progressive Tenses Of Verbs

PART 3 of 3

DIRECTIONS:
1. Complete each sentence by writing the form of the verb indicated in parentheses. (20 points)
*You may only put EXACTLY three words in each box for your answer.
Question 41
41.

Sentence #1: The students ______________________________ how to skip school since they became seniors.
(PRES. PERF. PROG. → PLAN)

Question 42
42.

Sentence #2: The mailman in our neighborhood ______________________________ mail for 45 years.
(PRES. PERF. PROG. → DELIVER)

Question 43
43.

Sentence #3: I ______________________________ information for this report for two days.
(PRES. PERF. PROG. → RESEARCH)

Question 44
44.

Sentence #4: Izzy ______________________________ at the disco all night.
(PAST PERF. PROG. → DANCE)

Question 45
45.

Sentence #5: He ______________________________ less than an hour when he ran out of gas.
(PAST PERF. PROG. → DRIVE)

Question 46
46.

Sentence #6: You should take your umbrella when you go out, it ______________________________ all day.
(PRES. PERF. PROG. → RAIN)

Question 47
47.

Sentence #7: She ______________________________ Spanish before she went to Spain.
(PAST PERF. PROG. → LEARN)

Question 48
48.

Sentence #8: The girls ______________________________ on the telephone for over an hour.
(PRES. PERF. PROG. → TALK)

Question 49
49.

Sentence #9: They ______________________________ in Beijing when he lost his job.
(PAST PERF. PROG. → LIVE)

Question 50
50.

Sentence #10: When we met, you ______________________________ an ice cream cone.
(PAST PERF. PROG. → LICK)

Question 51
51.

Sentence #11: The students ______________________________ in the classroom for twenty minutes, but the teacher still has not arrived yet.
(PRES. PERF. PROG. → SIT)

Question 52
52.

Sentence #12: We ______________________________ all day, so we felt sick.
(PAST PERF. PROG. → EAT)

Question 53
53.

Sentence #13: He was flushed because he ______________________________ .
(PAST PERF. PROG. → RUN)

Question 54
54.

Sentence #14: The children ______________________________ their candy all evening.
(PRES. PERF. PROG. → CONSUME)

Question 55
55.

Sentence #15: It ______________________________ during the parade.
(PAST PERF. PROG. → RAIN)

Question 56
56.

Sentence #16: Margo ______________________________ her old photographs.
(PAST PERF. PROG. → SAVE)

Question 57
57.

Sentence #17: We ______________________________ four years ago.
(PAST PERF. PROG. → DATE)

Question 58
58.

Sentence #18: Frank ______________________________ the same car for almost twenty years now.
(PRES. PERF. PROG. → DRIVE)

Question 59
59.

Sentence #19: John’s back hurts because he ______________________________ heavy boxes all morning.
(PRES. PERF. PROG. → LIFT)

Question 60
60.

Sentence #20: Mr. and Mrs. Barnes are very excited about going to China because they ______________________________ this trip.
(PRES. PERF. PROG. → PLAN)