Language Tree SB 6

5 Which of these past tense sentences is correct? 1 a) Yesterday, Mom telled him to get rice.

b) Yesterday, Mom tell him to get rice. c) Yesterday, Mom told him to get rice. 2 a) He hurried to the store. b) He hurry to the store. c) He hurryed to the store.

3 a) Last week, we planned what to take on our picnic. b) Last week, we planed what to take on our picnic. c) Last week, we plan what to take on our picnic.

6 Write these sentences in Standard English using the present continuous tense. 1 De night a get cold. 2 Mi thinkin’ ‘bout de picnic. 3 Dem goin’ to Grenada for de week. 4 Mi plannin’ a trip to de library. 5 It a get dark. 7  Write three sentences about each of these pictures. Describe what is happening using the past continuous tense. Example: One of the girls was wearing shorts.

8  Which word or phrase correctly completes each sentence? 1 We _____________ when we heard a crash in the yard. a) was eating b) eating c) were eating 2 Most people were leaving by the time I __________. a) arrived b) was arrived c) arriving 3 I was looking for my bag when Marcus ___________it to me. a) was handed b) handed c) hand

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