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Name: ____________________________
Exercise 12
Using the Verb "To be"
Write the correct form of "to be" in present tense or past tense.

I ________(1) going outside, said Jerry.

Wait! said Jerrys mom.

Dont forget to wear your jacket.
It ________(2) cold out there.

But mom, said Jerry. I dont want to wear it.

I will be fine without it.
Besides, it _____ _____ (3) that cold today.

Jerry opened the door. The wind ________(4) blowing and the trees ________(5)
shaking. Leaves ________(6) falling to the ground. He shivered a little and stood
behind the door.

Jerry! shouted Jerrys mom. You close that door and get your coat young man.

But mom! said Jerry.

But what? said Jerrys mom. I dont understand why you dont want to wear
your new coat. ________(7) there something wrong with it?

Jerrys face turned red. No! he said. Nothings wrong with it! Then he covered
his mouth with his hand.

Well then said Jerrys mom. Why dont you want to wear it?

Well, mom, said Jerry. I kind ofwellgave it away.

You what? said Jerrys mom. You gave it away?

Yeah. But dont worry. It ________(8) okay. I gave it to Marvin. And he really
needs it.

Why?

Well, every time I see him, he looks cold. He ________(9) always cold, actually.
His parents cannot afford to buy him a jacket.

Well, that ________(10) a very nice thing for you to do, dear. But now
what________(11) you going to do without a jacket?

I dont know. Maybe Ill wear my old jacket for a little while.

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Directions: Find the word that has been A. teacher

divided into syllables correctly. B. teacher
TEACHER:
C. teacher
Teacher sounds like teacher. D. teacher

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B. important B. however
IMPORTANT:
Divided Syllables 7 C. important
Example:
HOWEVER:
C. however
D. important D. however
Directions: Find the word that has been
2) 7) A. teacher
divided into syllables correctly. BA. . teacher
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TEACHER : already
B. advantage CB. . teacher
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already
Teacher sounds
ADVANTAGE : like teacher. ALREADY: D. teacher
C. advantage C. already
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3) 8)
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. afternoon A.video
2. The perfect tenseAB.form
another
of these
. afternoon verbs is irregular. A.
B.
suddenly
video
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another the perfect C.suddenly
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4) 9)
A. completely
Use have for I, you, we, they subjects. Use has for he/she/it subjects.AA.. direction
A. together
paragraph
B. completely B. paragraph
I have been
COMPLETELY : to Spain. You have been to Spain.
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PARAGRAPH : to Spain.
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TOGETHER: They have C. been
completely has been to :Spain. C. paragraph
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CD.. together
completely CD.. direction
paragraph
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5) 10) form of the verb in perfect tense.
A. opposite A. separate
AB.. example
opposite A B.. government
separate
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I (have/has) known
SEPARATE:
(to know) Jaime for six years.BC.. government
EXAMPLE: opposite GOVERNMENT: separate
CD.. example
opposite CD.. government
separate
4) D. example 9) D. government
1) I (have/has) ___________ (to see) the Statue of Liberty before.
A. various A. discover
2) They (have/has) ___________ (to write) ten letters to the governor.
B. various B. discover
VARIOUS
3) James :
(have/has) DISCOVER:
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C. various C. discover
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D. ___________
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5) (Have/Has) you ___________ (to catch) a baseball
5) 10)before?
A. similar
6) He (have/has) ___________ (to eat) three pieces of chocolate cake today. A. tomorrow
7) My heart (have/has) B. similar
been ___________ (to break) before. B. tomorrow
SIMILAR : TOMORROW:
C. similar C. tomorrow 2
8) (Have/Has) you ___________ (to forget) the password?
D. similar D. tomorrow
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Active/Passive Voice
Example: What tine we leaving? ! What time are we leaving?Date________________

In active voice sentences the subject does the action.

1. Lets go Example: Liz!
to the beach. played the piano.
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In passive voice sentences the subject receives the action.
Example: The piano was played by Liz.
2. I-gotta
Thegosentence
to the mall
thattomorro.! ___________________________________________
uses the active voice is stronger, uses fewer words, and clearly
shows who performs the action.
- The sentence that uses the passive voice is weaker and less direct. It is, however,
not incorrect to use the passive voice.
3. you ever been to Vietnam? ! _____________________________________________
Sometimes the doer of the action is omitted in passive voice sentences.
Example: The piano was played.
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their Iwhether
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following
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write a question mark (?).
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1) Thomas feeds his dog. active / passive ____________

25.) IThe dogcome
could is fedwith
by Thomas.
you? ! active / passive ____________
3) The family went to the beach. active / passive ____________
4) The letter was written by Marshall. active / passive ____________
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5) The game had been won by the blue team. active / passive ____________
6) The problem was solved. active / passive ____________
7) The stunt man risked his life. active / passive ____________
86.) The fire wastoextinguished.
We drived !
active / passive
the beach last weekend. ____________
9) The car was being cleaned by its owner. active / passive ____________
10) It gets cold here during the winter. active / passive ____________
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Directions: Rewrite the passive voice sentences as active voice sentences.
Passive: The dog was hit by the car.
Active: _________________________________________________________________________
Passive: The house will be built by the construction crew in five months.
Active: _________________________________________________________________________
Directions: Rewrite the active voice sentences as passive voice sentences.
Active: Julie answered the question.
Passive: ________________________________________________________________________
Active: The dolphins have learned many tricks. 3
Passive: ________________________________________________________________________
Directions: Replace the underlined words with an affirmative or negative contraction.
Directions: Replace the underlined words with an affirmative or negative contraction.
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am Im happy
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meet you.you.

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week!
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does not
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is not learned a lot very
________ of new vocabulary
hard! in class today.
2) It is good to drink water when you are thirsty.
4) We ate some sandwich for lunch.
3) The students learned a lot of new vocabulary in class today.
5) I have a lot of homework to do tonight.
4) We ate some sandwich for lunch.
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tropical beach at the
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of progress on family reunion
his project last week.
since he started Monday.

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1) change 3) clean 5) hurry

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B. switch B. wash B. drive
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D. attempt
A. cheat D. shoot
A. nurse D. change
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