MASTER COLLEGE/BREAKTHROUGH PRACTICE

BREAKTHROUGH PRACTICE

Directions: Change the statements to questions using the question word in parenthesis. Check verb tense.

Example: The train arrived at ten o’clock. (what time) What time did the train arrive?


1.They do their homework at night. (when)..........................................
2.Mr. Robertson came to the party alone. (who).....................................
3.The car is across the street from the house. (where).............................
4.I like the red blouse, not the blue one. (which).................................
5.She felt better after she took a nap. (how)......................................
6.That is an English book. (what)..................................................
7.My sister called her boyfriend yesterday (when)..................................
8.She talked to him for an hour. (how long)........................................
9.He studies piano at the university. (what)......................................
10.The party lasted all night. (how long).........................................
11.The check was for $5.50. (how much)............................................
12.She was eating a sandwich. (what)..............................................
13.She is working hard. (what)....................................................
14.My parents have two cars. (how many)...........................................
15.They are coming to visit tomorrow. (when)......................................
He is going to work right now. (where)............................................
The man with the white hat is my brother. (who)....................................
I don’t get up early because I like to sleep late. (why)...........................
We have an English class every day. (how often)....................................
They like to dance on weekends. (what).............................................
The club is not far from their house. (where)......................................
Their favorite kind of music is Latin Jazz. (what)................................
I didn’t bring my dictionary today. (why).........................................
They are singing popular songs. (what kind)........................................

TENSES

Directions: Complete with the verbs in brackets. Use Simple Present/Present Cont/Simple Past/Past Cont/Present Perfect/Future Simple

Jill.............. (see) a robber yesterday. She actually........... (catch) him while he............. (look) for valuable things in her kitchen. She............ (scream) and hE........... (run) out through the back door.
She............ (call) the police straight away.

She........... (have) no news since yesterday. Some reporters.......... (knock) on her door. She........... (hate) any foreign people knocking at her door, so when they........... (come), she.......... (send) them away.

She is glad because her daughter.............. (not be) at home at the time of the robbery. Because she............. (not call) home from the University yet, she still ............ (not hear) about the news. She............. (probably /come) home early on Saturday. She ........ (be) surprised!

Jill's husband.......... (be) in the kitchen now. He............ (repair) the back door. When the robber........... (come) in, he......... (break) the glass. So Jill's husband............... (buy) a new piece of glass and ............. (try) to fit it in now.