Share B2 I Mid-Term Grammar Test 1 I Error Correction
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My husband ALWAYS WAKES ME UP when he starts getting ready to go to work. I just can’t get enough sleep!
is always waking me up: Pr.Cont. (express irritation, annoyance)
Calm down! We still have time. Their flight has been delayed, they WON'T ARRIVE by 8 p.m.
won'r have arrived: Fut.Perf. some action will be completed before some time in the future (marker: by)
I WAS WORKING on the new contract for months when I heard that the deal had fallen through.
had been working: PPC (how long? for months)
Try as I might, I never CAN become the worker of the month. There was always someone better.
managed to (past form)
I WILL DISCUSS the deal with the boss when the foreign partners arrive. Could you show them around the factory in the meanwhile?
will be discussing (emphasis is on the process) Long action (Future Cont.) + short action (Pr.Simple)
I SET 40 books for my 2019 reading challenge, but I think I will have completed it by October anyway.
have set (Pr.Perf) recent action
Whatever you do, don’t disturb the boss at 10 in the morning on Monday. He IS TALKING to his ex-wife. And that never goes well.
will be talking (Fut. Cont.) an arranged activity which is a part of a regular routine
Lord Grantham was very happy to welcome Bates with whom he had fought side by side in the Boer war. Most servants LIKED the man, however.
didn't like (marker: however)
I really appreciate your honesty. You CAN CONCEAL your role in this affair, but you came clean, and that’s all that matters.
could have concealed (past modals) - we're discussing the past situation
She thought somebody LAUNCHED fireworks.
had launched (Past Perf.) thinking verbs + Past Perfect
I saw him at the mall and HAD shouted , but he just pretended not to notice me and went in the opposite direction.
and shouted (past simple) actions happened one after another in the past; the order of the actions is clear
