Tenses

The grammatical errors have been underlined, write one word to correct the error in the space provided.

1 Lemuel is studying psychology in an Australian university. He enjoys music and like

to play the piano, guitar and drums.

2 His brother, Leonard, loves animals. He hope to be a veterinary surgeon one day.

3 Irene enjoys cooking. She is baking a lemon meringue pie for her friend, Mee Siew.

4 Simon usually hikes up the hill during the weekends but Eng Siang is tried to get him
to play golf instead

5 Who is whistling? It is Aaron. He is feel happy today.

6 My dog, Timmy, is very clever. He bring me my shoes and the leash when he wants
to go for a walk.

7 John and Caleb are droven to Pantai Remis this afternoon. They want to visit an old
friend who lives there

8 Daniel and Vicki are very kind and helpful. They are always helped people in need.

9 Shona and Abigail were practicing their violins now. They are going to perform a
duet at a wedding reception tonight.

10 Lawrence and Lilian dancing well together. They are showing us how to dance the
Tango now.

11 You mustn’t disturb Wilson now; he worked on his new computer.

12 Janice usually drinks tea but today she is drunk coffee instead.
13 Liza and Emmy is using this room today because the window in the other room is
broken.

14 Esther and Ronnie are gone on a holiday. They plan to visit Venise and Milan.

15 Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Mozart, Strauss and Tchaikovsky were all music
composers who lived between 1756 to 1899. Today, their compositions still
bringing a lot of pleasure to millions of classical music lovers. I am listening to The
Blue Danube now.

16 Patricia is a nurse. She have worked in this hospital for many years.

17 Someone in the college stole James’s bicycle. His elder brother, Jason, has
promising to buy him a new one.

18 Kelly has been made biscuits that is why her hands are all covered with flour

19 Alvin and Doreen has just heard the most amazing news

20 Steven and Jenny have buy a new car. Come and take a look at it.

21 Kimmy and Leanne can’t go out because they have not finishing their homework.

22 The doctor told him to go on a diet. He has been eaten nothing but fruits for the
last ten days

23 Her uncle have not smoked for two weeks. He is trying to give it up because
smoking is bad for health.

24 Philip and Lennie have be asking me to join the church choir

25 Tham Keat has just gave his wife, Nancy, a pearl necklace for their wedding
anniversary

26 Michael and Seok Kee are not at home. They have went to visit their son for the
weekend.

27 Angeline and Keh Weng have been looking forward to this holiday for months

28 I has invited Vincent and Amy over to my place for dinner

29 Dr. Faun and Dr. Tina have just leave for their clinic

30 Grace, Gloria and Olivia have just opening a boutique. The shop’s name is called
the Chiam Collections.

31 Zi On and Zi Lu joining the Boy’s Brigade where they learnt about moral values and
leadership

32 Ivan were having a nap when the phone rang. He get out of the bed and went to
answer it.

33 Jolene told her best friend that she liking her present job and was not looking for
another

34 He was annoyed because she interrupted him just now. He were having a very
interesting conversation with Mr.Soong

35 When I visited my nephews, Evan was readying a book while his younger brother,
Elvin, was playing with a toy train.

36 Allan stopped reading and trying to help his sister, Euying, who was installing the
new computer

37 When Jason arrived at the airport, Joyce was waiting for him. She were wearing a
pink dress and looked very pretty

38 I looked over the garden wall and seen Erwin and Margaret. They were washing the
car and did not see me.

39 On their way back home, Paul and Maureen suddenly realizing that they were
travelling in the wrong direction so they turned back.

40 Mr and Mrs Chong celebrates their Diamond Wedding Anniversary recently. All
their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren

41 Have you read Oscar Wilde’s play The Importance of Being Earnest? Yes, I have.
What did you thinking of it? I liked it very much.

42 When Felicity heard the door bell, she gone to the door and opened it but she did
not recognize her brother, Ken, at first because she was not wearing her glasses.
43 William was sitting on the bank fishing when he saw a man’s hat floating down the
river. It seeming strangely familiar. He put his hand on his head. His hat was not
there.

44 My neighbour was watering the lawn when it began to rain. He putted up his
umbrella and went on watering. I did not know whether to laugh or to remind him
of the Conserve Water campaign.