English II: Sentences Test Preview

Tomorrow's test will cover Present, Past, and Future tense verbs, as well as the Present-Perfect and Past-Perfect verb tenses. We won't cover direct and indirect objects, but do expect questions on moving information from the participle to before the subject (add a comma) and within the participle (do NOT add a comma) as well as joining two sentences together with a semicolon or with a comma plus a FANBOY.

Since I didn't post info on the Perfect tenses here's an overview.

Present perfect is created by joining have (or sometimes has with the past participle of the verb (often, but not always an -ed or -en ending).

• I have studied hard for this test.
• You have eaten all the pizza.
• He has lost all his money in unwise investments.
• We have taken first place in the soccer tournament for the past five years.
• They have never walked more than two steps without whining.

Past perfect is created by joining had with the past participle (the same word follows have or had in the present- and past-perfect constructions)

• Mr. Mikesell had always thought that freshmen were terrible until he had some as students. (note: the second had in the sentence is just the simple past tense)
• You had raised your hand to answer the question before I even finished asking it.
• Sammy had beaten George in every race until the last one.
• You and I had found the hidden picture before anyone else had even started looking.
• Tony and Maria had misplaced their wedding rings, but they never gave up hope of finding them.