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#GRAMMAR 3.17 PRACTICE (due date: Wednesday, April 19)

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PART 1 of 1

DIRECTIONS:
1. Complete each sentence with the correct tense of the verb in parentheses. (20 points)
*Select one from the multiple options provided.
*Look carefully at which rule the sentence is asking for and which word is underlined.
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We planned a picnic, but the rain ___________________________________ us to postpone it. (force)
Rule #1
A. forced
B. forces
Orlando will walk the dog just before he ___________________________________ . (leave)
Rule #2
A. will leave
B. leaves
Winter’s snows have melted, and spring ___________________________________ on the way. (be)
Rule #2
A. is
B. have been
No one knows how much the candidate ___________________________________ on her election. (spend)
Rule #2
A. spent
B. spends
If you study hard, I’m sure you ___________________________________ the test. (pass)
Rule #2
A. pass
B. will pass
Diana lent me this dress, and I ___________________________________ to be careful with it. (promise)
Rule #1
A. promised
B. promise
By the end of the trial, the suspect had walked away and ___________________________________ his name. (clear)
Rule #2
A. cleared
B. had cleared
Anita drove her little brother to the dentist’s office and ___________________________________ for him. (wait)
Rule #1
A. waits
B. waited
Alicia tried out for the part, but Sandra ___________________________________ it. (get)
Rule #1
will get
got
I knew you wanted that book, so I ___________________________________ it for you. (buy)
Rule #1
A. bought
B. buys
Because you don’t understand Spanish, I will listen and ___________________________________ for you. (translate)
Rule #1
A. will translate
B. translated
Anthony found some arrowheads when he ___________________________________ in the field. (dig)
Rule #1
A. will dig
B. dug
I did not know you ___________________________________ her to the prom. (invite)
Rule #2
A. had invited
B. invite
Our class had decided that we ___________________________________ to put on a rock opera. (want)
Rule #2
A. had wanted
B. wanted
By the time the day had ended, the farmer ___________________________________ almost all of his land. (plow)
Rule #1
A. plows
B. had plowed
Helena spoke calmly, but her eyes ___________________________________ her anger. (reveal)
Rule #1
A. reveal
B. revealed
If you look closely you ___________________________________ the nucleus of the amoeba. (see)
Rule #2
A. will see
B. see
The Coast Guard went to the rescue, but the boat ___________________________________ already. (sink)
Rule #2
A. sinks
B. had sunk
She asked him to be careful with the key, but he ___________________________________ it. (lose)
Rule #1
A. lost
B. will lose
Did you say that you spoke to him before he ___________________________________ school? (leave)
Rule #1
A. left
B. will leave