Grammar and Writing Skills

1. Direct Speech: “I love playing the guitar.” a) He loves playing the guitar. b) I love playing the guitar. c) He loved playing the guitar. d) I loved playing the guitar. 2. Direct Speech: “We are going to the park tomorrow.” a) They are going to the park tomorrow. b) We were going to the park tomorrow. c) They were going to the park tomorrow. d) We go to the park tomorrow. 3. Direct Speech: “She said, ‘I have already finished my homework.'” a) She said that she already finished her homework. b) She said that she had already finished her homework. c) She says that she finished her homework already. d) She said that she has already finished her homework. 4. Direct Speech: “The teacher exclaimed, ‘What a wonderful painting!'” a) The teacher exclaimed that it was a wonderful painting. b) The teacher exclaimed what a wonderful painting it was. c) The teacher exclaimed that what a wonderful painting. d) The teacher exclaimed a wonderful painting. 5. Dire...

English Grammar: Tenses Chart with Examples                                        Tense                                Examples Simple present tense is used to describe everyday events, habits, and facts. We  go to  school at eight o'clock. It  is   cold in winter. The Sun   rises  in the east. Present continuous tense is used to describe an action that is continuing or going on at the time of speaking. I  am studying  tenses. They  are working  on a project. Present perfect tense is used to show an action that has just happened or to describe past events whose effect continues in the present. It is also use...

  English Grammar: Tenses Chart   PAST  TENSE  PRESENT   TENSE FUTURE  TENSE   Simple  Tense played  (verb+ ed) plays  (verb + s) will/shall play (will/shall + verb)   Perfect  Tense had played  ( had+ verb+ past participle) has/have played (has/have+ verb+ past participle) will/ shall have played (will/shall have+ verb +past participle)   Continuous Tense was/ were playing (was/ were+ verb+ing)   is/ am/ are playing (is/am/ are+ verb+ ing)   will/ shall be playing (will/shall be + verb+ ing Perfect Continuous Tense had been playing (had+ been+ verb+ ing) has/ have been playing (has/have been + verb + ing) will/shall have been playing (will/ shall have been+ verb + ing)  

                                                                                       EDITING The following passage still needs to be edited. There is an error in each line. Write the error and the correction in your answer sheet.  1. Passage 1                                                                       Error                          Correction I first saw the leopard when I am crossing                         ...