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    The document provides examples and exercises to practice different English grammar concepts including: 1) Identifying gerunds as subjects or objects and converting between the two structures. 2) Choosing the correct verb form for different situations. 3) Identifying mistakes relating to tense, number, word form, and prepositions. 4) Converting sentences using "have to" to the subjunctive form. 5) Stating the five rules for using the present perfect tense and providing an example of each.

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    A.

    Select the correct position of the gerund if it is object or subject in the

    sentence. If the sentence is with its gerund, try to convert the gerund to the

    object or vice versa.

    Example: Eating healthy food is my future goal in order to in fit. (subject)

    My future goal is eating healthy food in order to be in fit.

    1. Helping people is one of the most grateful parts of being/be a doctor. (subject)

    The most grateful parts of being a doctor is helping people. (object)

    2. Traveling nowadays is the main objective for teenagers. (subject)

    The main objective for teenagers is traveling nowadays. (object)

    3. Getting a better job in a nomad manner is the dream job for millennials. (subject)

    The dream job for millennials is getting a better job in a nomad manner. (object)

    4. The major's objective is improving the economy. (object)

    Improving the economy is the major´s objective. (subject)

    5. The Minister´s goals are overcoming all the barriers in education and having

    more bilingual people. (object)

    Overcoming all the barriers in education and having more bilingual people are the

    minister´s goals. (subject)

    6. Teachers' main challenge in classes is having more participation. (object)

    Having more participation is teacher’s main challenge in classes. (subject)


    B. For the following statements try to identify the correct verb for each one.

    1. Learners want teachers to be/ be/ being more empathetic.

    2. My professor wants me to read/ reading/ read more in English.

    3. My dog wants my sister to take/ taking/ takes walks at night.

    4. Juliana wants her boss to pay/ pays/ paying extra bonus.

    5. Tomas wants his dad to give/ gives/ giving his allowance.

    C. Select the correct form of the following sentences.

    1. This grammar lesson is boring/ bored.

    2. I am bored/ boring reading all about these grammar rules.

    3. I am tired/ tiring right now.

    4. My flight was tiring/ tired because it was a twelve-hour flight.

    5. Public toilets are usually disgusting/ disgusted.

    6. I am disgusted/ disgusting  by the smell in some of them.

    7. Your speech was very inspiring/ inspired.

    8. I am now inspired/ inspiring to do wonderful things with my life.

    C. Correct the mistakes in the following sentences.

    1. I'm improving my English and French for having a better job.

    2. She is learning English to find a better major in Administration.

    3. He's taking a shower to avoid having allergies.

    4. Before going to the gym, I 'll take care of my cat, she is quite sick.

    5. After arriving to the party, my mother called me.

    6. I'm nervous about having a test sooner I expected to have.


    7. I’m sad about losing my job.

    8. I like to travel to Spain.

    9. I love fishing with my friends.

    10. I dislike to eating seafood.

    11. She is good teaching English.

    12. Camila is afraid of braking out her fiancé.

    D. When giving instructions, we must avoid the use of have to. Convert the following

    sentences with their correct subjunctive.

    Example:

    People have to avoid the use of their cellphones on streets to prevent accidents.

    Correct way: Not to/ Don’t use the cellphone on streets to prevent accidents.

    - You don't have to smoke here.

    Not to smoke here.

    - You don't have to eat here.

    Not to eat here.

    - You have to pay before entering.

    Not to pay before entering.

    - You do not have to bring food.

    Not to bring food.

    - You don't have to leave dog poop here.

    Not to leave dog poop here.


    E. Write down the five rules regulating the use of present perfect and provide 1

    example for each one.

    1. When you do something for first time.

    Example: This is my first time I have learned how to cook.

    2. When you do something in past and have consequences in present.

    Example: I have learned Japanese since 2020.

    3. Actions that happened in the recent past.

    Example: I have finished the homework.

    4. Actions have been in the past and the future, it is uncertain.

    Example: I have taken pills for many years.

    5. Once in a lifetimes experiences.

    Example: I have eaten lobsters.

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