Title: Commom mistakes for practice

was and were

Remember:

You use was if you talk about one person or a thing. (It is the past tense of "is")

You use were if you talk about more than one person or thing (it is the past tense of "are")

Fill in the correct form:

Q: There [...] a full moon. The children [...] walking along the street.  There [...] lots of shadows and Tom and Ann [...] frightened. Suddenly they heard a sound. They thought that there [...] something behind a tree. They [...] shaking with fear.

An old man appeared at the end of the street. He [...] walking toward them.

The kids [...] watching him approach. Then they ran to the next house. They pounded at the door but the door [...] locked.
A: was; were; were; were; was; were; was; were; was
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Where or were?

Remember

You use "where" to ask for or talk about a place (Wo?)

Were is the past tense of are.

=> Use the correct word to complete the text.

Q: There was a big snowstorm [...] the wind was reaching speeds of 90 km per hour. Two kids [...] walking in a big forest. The trees [...] shaking. The kids wanted to find a place [...] they could hide. "I don't know [...] we are!" said Monica fearfully. "Don't worry" Sally ansered, "No matter [...] we are, our parents will find us!"
A: where; were; were; where; where; where
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There - their

Remember:

Their - The kids opened their presents. The students were waiting for their teacher. (Whose?)

There - There is a big spider in the room. Nobody was there. (place!)

Q: The house looked like an old castle. Usually the kids only went [...] in [...] fantasy trips.

"Let's go in [...]!", suggested Kevin and the boy were on [...] way. They were a bit afraid, when they arrived [...], so the two boys walked on [...] tiptoes to the door. On the door [...] were scary pictures of witches and zombies.

The owner of the old house was astrange bit . People talked about him and his family, because [...] was a graveyard next to [...] house and they often went [...] for walks.

When the boys were almost at the door, carrying [...] torches and walking sticks. Suddenly the owner opened the door. The kids were very frightened and dropped all [...] things. They quickly ran home and decided that they would never go [...] again.
A: there; their; there; their; there; their; there; there; their; there; their; their; there
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in or into

Remember

in - tells you where something/someone is

into - tells you where something/someone is going

The children were walking *into* the woods where they found a little boy sitting *in* a tree.  The boy came down and they went *into* the huge house at the end of the street. When they opened the door,a bat flew *into* their faces. They screamed. Then they went inside. *In* the livingroom there was an old lady, she came *into* the big hall when she heard the kids. "Who are you?", she asked *in* a loud voice. "Why are you *in** my house? You can't simply go *into* people's houses!"
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one child - two ?

What's the plural of child?

Complete the text with the correct form of the word "child".

Q: The two [...] were walking along the street. One [...] whispered to the other "I'm sure the people in this house eat [...]!" "Don't be silly," replied the other [...]. "Nobody eats [...]. Vampires are not real!"

However, the two [...] were never seen again....
A: children; child; children; child; children; children
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I didn't know that you didn't know....

Complete the sentences. You need to use negations (e.g. He didn't see the children.)

Q: USE the following verbs for the text:

go | know | see | want (2x)

It was very dark in the street, so the children [...] [...] anything. Ben was frightened. He [...] [...] to go on but his sister Helen [...] [...] to go back.

A door opened and a man asked the children to come into the house but the kids [...] [...] inside because they [...] [...] the man.

USE the following verbs for the next part:

find | eat | have | know (2x) | sleep

The kids ran away. They [...] [...] where they were and [...] find the way back home, so they hid in the forest. They [...] [...] that night, because strange noises kept them awake. In the morning they were hungry but they [...] [...] anything to eat. There were some mushrooms in the forest, but they [...] [...] them because they [...] [...]  if they were poisonous.

If you didn't get everything right, write down 5 example sentences and show them to your teacher. Then add them to your grammarbook.
A: didn't; see; didn't; want; didn't; want; didn't; go; didn't; know; didn't; know; didn't/couldn't; didn't; sleep; didn't; have; didn't; eat; didn't; know
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could - couldn't

Remember

I can see you now, but I couldn't see you five minutes ago.

I could do the exercise but I couldn't help Jasmine with her exercise.

Fill in the "could" or "couldn't" + a verb

Q: It was so foggy that Mike and Julia [...] [...] each other. "Mike! Where are you?" shouted Julia. Luckily, Mike [...] [...] her. "Here I am!" he answered.

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The people said that on some days you [...] [...] a ghost in the windows of this house. One day two kids went to investigate, but they [...] [...] the ghost. They were very disappointed.

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The zombies were chasing them. They [...] [...] faster than the kids. The children tried to get out of the house, but they [...] [...] the door - it was locked.
A: couldn't; see; could; hear; could; see; couldn't; find/see; could/couldn't; run; couldn't; open/reach
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