English Grammar Understanding the Basics - Evelyn P. Altenberg, Robert M. Vago 2010

Answer keys: Test yourself, Getting started questions - Unit 12
Unit 12: Auxiliary phrases
Part II: Kinds of phrases

Test yourself 31.1

Test yourself 31.2

Test yourself 32.1

1. They must delay the invasion.

2. You will find courage in your heart.

3. Mr. Knight might go with you.

4. You should be proud of yourself.

5. Tomorrow we may go to the movies.

Test yourself 32.2

Test yourself 33.1

1. The bridge had collapsed.

2. That cheerful woman has saved the day.

3. My uncles have visited us every summer.

4. Her neighbor has been an attorney for twenty years.

5. Suzie had traveled to Belgium twice before.

Test yourself 33.2

Test yourself 33.3

Test yourself 34.1

1. The reporter was writing her story.

2. He is controlling his temper.

3. You are learning about syntax.

4. They were watching a movie last Sunday.

5. I am doing a lot of things right now.

Test yourself 34.2

Test yourself 34.3

Test yourself 35.1

Test yourself 35.2

1. You should read this book.

2. She had been greeting me happily.

3. Janice might have gotten the flu.

4. My question was bothering him.

5. The prime suspect might have been telling the truth.

Test yourself 35.3

1. I had been writing to him often.

2. Their mother has spoken of you a lot.

3. Sam will recognize it immediately.

4. We were good friends. (No helping verb.)

5. You should be studying right now.

Test yourself 35.4

Test yourself 36.1

1. She is leaving on the ten o’clock train.

2. The curtains were masking the view.

3. I was wondering about his behavior.

4. Paul is leaning on his wife’s chair.

5. They are sounding rather defensive.

Test yourself 36.2

1. The women had spoken to each other recently.

2. Unfortunately, the heroine had married the villain.

3. Andy and George have enjoyed themselves enormously.

4. My student has written an interesting essay on technology.

5. The hockey game has ended in a tie.

Test yourself 36.3

Test yourself 36.4

Test yourself 37.1

Test yourself 37.2

1. They deliver furniture on Tuesdays. present

2. The senator supports that bill.  present

3. I voted for him.    past

4. I ate a sandwich for lunch.   past

5. The shortstop hit a home run.  past

Test yourself 37.3

1. He sleeps late on weekends.    present

2. Zach was proud of his son.     past

3. Bethany will get married soon.    future

4. The show began promptly at 8 P.M.   past

5. My sister will run in the New York City marathon. future

Test yourself 37.4

1. She had wanted to do everything her way. past perfect

2. Martha has known about the surprise.  present perfect

3. Samantha had decided to do that.  past perfect

4. I have written to him about that issue.  present perfect

5. You have been a good friend.     present perfect

Test yourself 37.5

1. They have finished the assignment.  present perfect

2. The alarm clock will have gone off by then. future perfect

3. Linda had locked the door.    past perfect

4. My friend John has been a great help to me. present perfect

5. By then, I will have finished studying.  future perfect

Test yourself 37.6

1. She is packing her bags.    present progressive

2. Tom will be thinking about it all day.  future progressive

3. The computer was working on it.   past progressive

4. It will be snowing tomorrow.    future progressive

5. I am getting tired.     present progressive

Test yourself 37.7

1. will consider  future

2. experienced  past

3. will have wanted future perfect

4. had been watching past perfect progressive

5. will be reading future progressive

Test yourself 37.8

1. She was making some progress.   past progressive

2. Marie shrugged her shoulders.    past

3. She will be taking a long walk.    future progressive

4. He has had two serious operations.   present perfect

5. They had been getting numerous phone calls. past perfect progressive