Corporación Universitaria del Caribe “CECAR”

Bachelor in Education
Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Subject: Introduction to English translation
Workshop on: Subject – verb agreement & Tenses
FIRST ACTIVITY: Fill in the blanks

Instruction: Dear student, complete the following sentences by filling in the blanks with the correct tense
and form of the verb in brackets. Please check verbs that are in negative or interrogative form:

a. When Tom ___got_____ (get) home yesterday, his children ___was playing______ (play) tennis in the living room.

b. Last night, Jess ____cooked________ (cook) dinner while Tom and Jim ___ were studying _________ (study) for their
final exam.

c. A: Where ___does____ Mary _____work_______ (work)?

B: I’m not sure, but I think she ____makes________ (make) part of a multinational company.

d. The tree _____ felt _______ (fall) down five minutes before the school bus ______ arrived ______ (arrive) to that point.

e. Poor John! He __ didn't do __________ (neg. do) anything wrong when the teacher ____ got ________ (get) in the
classroom. However, he was seriously punished.

f. Jack and Rick __ travelled __________ (travel) to Amazonas twice, and they ___ went _________ (go) this year again.

g. A: Jess _____ looks _______ (look) exhausted tonight.

B: She _____ painted _______ (paint) her room all day long.

h. Bill and Sheila __ didn't like__________ (neg. like) to attend Mr. Brown’s class, because the teacher ___ didn't
prepare _________ (neg. prepare) classes very well. They are really disappointed with that course.

i. The teacher just __  told __________ (tell) us that our final test ___ took place_________ (take place) in the main
auditorium. I really _____ liked _______ (like) that room.

j. My new neighbor is famous football player. I ___ didn't have _________ (neg. have) talked to him yet, but I ___
invited _________ (invite) him over for dinner this week.

k. We ____ didn't see ________ (neg. see) anybody strange before the robbery ___ occured _________ (occur)

l. A: Why __ did ______ Andrea ______ travelled ______ (travel) to Cartagena yesterday?
B: Because she ____ had ________ (have) to make a presentation at a university.

Author: Mauricio Buitrago Avilés

Adapted by: Rubén Mauricio Muñoz
 Corporación Universitaria del Caribe “CECAR”
Bachelor in Education
Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Subject: Introduction to English translation
Workshop on: Subject – verb agreement & Tenses

SECOND ACTIVITY: Are the following sentences correct (C) or incorrect (I)?

Instruction: Identify the subjects and verbs of the following sentences by using a COLOR CONVENTION and
analyze if SUBJECT – VERB agreement and verb conjugation of each one of them is correct. Then, CORRECT
the wrong sentences

1- Surprisingly, most of the employees arrive early to work despite the terrible traffic. ___C__

2- The supplies in the warehouse needs to be packed for tomorrow’s delivery. __C___

3- The chairs of the main lounge is really comfortable. ___I__

4- Paul doesn’t really needs to work so hard, he is very rich. ___C__

5- Next December, my parents and I are travelling to Miami for vacation. __I___

6- Every student in the class must submits their final paper by Monday next week. ___C__

7- The final exams and reports of our course haven’t been revised by our teacher yet. __C___

8- The trees around this lake have shown a great recovery thanks to the fumigation process. __I___

9- This chapter may contains very useful information. __C___

10-Last week, the finance department was convoking an internal meeting to discuss new policies. ___C__

11-The weather in this area of the river make the cultivation of rice really difficult. __C___

12-We should have known in advance what topics would not be included in the final exam. _____C___

13-The best worker of our company hasn’t received the credit he deserves. ____I_

14-The cost of the last printers exceed all our budget expectations. ___C__

15-In the last two hundred years, this country have faced very strong political crises. __I___.

16-The reasons for the internal crisis of that country was still a mystery. ___I__.

17-This coming week, our boss is going to announce the promoted employee. ___C__

18-In spite of all the observations, my marketing project completes all the requirements ___C__.

19-In spite of all her efforts, Natalie didn’t obtained the scholarship she wanted. ____C_

20-The meeting with all the members of the council begin at 3:00 pm. __C___.

21-The consequences of this drought are not measurable yet. ___C__.

22-Nobody would attacked others to rob them if the wealth was equally distributed. ___C__.

23-The Ministry of Education isn’t taking into account the needs of many students of our country. _C____.

Author: Mauricio Buitrago Avilés

Adapted by: Rubén Mauricio Muñoz
 Corporación Universitaria del Caribe “CECAR”
Bachelor in Education
Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Subject: Introduction to English translation
Workshop on: Subject – verb agreement & Tenses
24-Many young people and children in Colombia have witnessed really atrocious crimes _____.

Author: Mauricio Buitrago Avilés

Adapted by: Rubén Mauricio Muñoz