WRITING BETTER ENGLISH

Exercise 1.1
1. Present: Her brother looks for us
Past: Her brother looked for us
Past Perfect: Her brother had looked for us
Future: Her brother will look for us

2. Present: Are you looking for your wallet

Past: Were you looking for your wallet?
Present Perfect: Have you been looking for your wallet?
Past Perfect: Had you been looking for your wallet?
Future: Will you be looking for your wallet?
3. Present: Does she help Tom?
Past: Did she help Tom?
Present Perfect: Has she helped Tom?
Past Perfect: Had she helped Tom?
Future: Will she help Tom?
4. Present: I dont fill out the application
Past: I didnt fill out the application
Present Perfect: I havent filled out the application
Past Perfect: I hadnt filled out the application
Future: I wont fill out the application
5. Present: Do they play soccer?
Past: Did they play soccer?
Present Perfect: Have they played soccer?
Past Perfect: Had they played soccer?
Future: Will they play soccer?
6. Present: He is making a good salary
Past: He was making a good salary
Present Perfect: He has been making a good salary
Past Perfect: He had been making a good salary
Future: He will be making a good salary
7. Present: Juan visit his aunt and uncle
Past: Juan visited his aunt and uncle
Present Perfect: Juan has visited his aunt and uncle
Future: Juan will visit his aunt and uncle
Future Perfect: Juan will have visited his aunt and uncle
8. Present: She carries the child to her bed
Past: She carried the child to her bed
Present Perfect: She has carried the child to her bed
Future: She will carry the child to her bed
9. Present: My sister often dates Michael
Past: My sister often dated Michael
Present Perfect: My sister has often dated Michael

Past Perfect: My sister had often dated Michael

Future: My sister will often date Michael
10.Present: They hire him
Past: They hired him
Present Perfect: They have hired him
Past Perfect: They had hired him
Future: They will hire him
11.Present: How do they do that?
Past: How did they do that?
Present Perfect: How have they done that?
Past Perfect: How had they done that?
Future: How will they do that?
12.Present: The boys never eat broccoli
Past: The boys never ate broccoli
Present Perfect: The boys have never eaten broccoli
Past Perfect: The boys had never eaten broccoli
Future: The boys will never eat broccoli
13.Present: Im studying for an exam
Past: I was studying for an exam
Present perfect: I have been studying for an exam
Past Perfect: I had studying for an exam
Future: I will be studying for an exam
14.Present: The manager fires the entire staf
Past: The manager fired the entire staf
Present Perfect: The manager has fired the entire staf
Past Perfect: The manager had fired the entire staf
Future: The manager will fire the entire staf
15.Present: She teaches herself to play the guitar
Past: She taught herself to play the guitar
Present perfect: She has taught herself to play the guitar
Past Perfect: She had taught herself to play the guitar
Future: She will teach herself to play the guitar