1) "was 14 years old then I Frst became interested in archaeology" - There are three mistakes in this sentence. The corrections are as follows:
- "was 14 years old then I" should be "I was 14 years old when I".
- "Frst" should be "First".
- "I am never forget" should be "I will never forget".
Explanation: The sentence should start with "I", followed by the past tense of "to be" (was), the age (14 years old), and then the time marker "when" before the action (I became interested in archaeology). "Frst" should be corrected to "First" to indicate the initial interest in archaeology. Finally, the phrase "I am never forget" needs to be changed to "I will never forget" to express future permanence of the memory.
Corrected sentence: "I was 14 years old when I first became interested in archaeology. I will never forget the feeling of seeing it there in the ground for the first time. It was awesome?"
2) "We were in the Chemistry lab at school when we noticed the strange smell. All of a suddenly, there was a loud bang. What is going on?" - There are three mistakes in this extract. The corrections are as follows:
- "All of a suddenly" should be "All of a sudden".
- "What is going on?" should be "What happened?".
- "Lucky, she was more shocked than hurt." should be "Luckily, she was more shocked than hurt.".
Explanation: The phrase "All of a suddenly" should be corrected to "All of a sudden" to indicate the suddenness of the event. The question "What is going on?" should be replaced with "What happened?" to maintain a consistent past tense narration. Finally, the word "Lucky" should be corrected to "Luckily" to properly modify the following statement about the teacher's shock.
Corrected extract: "We were in the Chemistry lab at school when we noticed the strange smell. All of a sudden, there was a loud bang. What happened? Our teacher walked in from a lab next to ours. Her hair was a mess, and her glasses were black with smoke. Luckily, she was more shocked than hurt. 'What happened, Miss?' asked one of my classmates."
3) "The school trip to the science museum is a day I’ll never remember. We had a great time at the museum. When we were going back to meet the others at the bus to go home, my friend and I got stuck in a lift. The lights went o² and the alarm didn’t work. We were on trouble. What we were going to do?" - There are three mistakes in this extract as well. The corrections are as follows:
- "The school trip to the science museum is a day I’ll never remember" should be "The school trip to the science museum is a day I’ll never forget".
- "The lights went o²" should be "The lights went off".
- "We were on trouble" should be "We were in trouble".
- "What we were going to do?" should be "What were we going to do?".
Explanation: The phrase "The school trip to the science museum is a day I’ll never remember" needs to be corrected to "The school trip to the science museum is a day I’ll never forget" to maintain consistency in the intention of remembering or forgetting the event. The phrase "The lights went o²" should be amended to "The lights went off" to indicate the loss of electricity. "We were on trouble" should be changed to "We were in trouble" to accurately state the situation. Lastly, the question "What we were going to do?" should be modified to "What were we going to do?" to maintain proper interrogative sentence structure.
Corrected extract: "The school trip to the science museum is a day I’ll never forget. We had a great time at the museum. When we were going back to meet the others at the bus to go home, my friend and I got stuck in a lift. The lights went off, and the alarm didn’t work. We were in trouble. What were we going to do?"
1) The correct form is present perfect continuous: "I have been practising these tenses for three weeks. Now I understand them better." This tense is used to talk about actions that started in the past and are still continuing in the present.
2) The correct form is present perfect: "Our company has doubled its turnover over the past six months." This tense is used to talk about actions that started in the past and have a result in the present.
3) The correct form is present perfect continuous: "I have been staring at this menu for ages now and I still haven't decided yet." This tense is used to talk about an action that started in the past, is still continuing in the present, and may continue into the future.
4) Both forms are possible, but present perfect continuous is more suitable: "I have often been telling her to be extra careful when opening the car door. I'm not really surprised to hear that she hit a pedestrian." This tense is used to talk about actions that started in the past, are still continuing in the present, and may continue into the future.
5) The correct form is present perfect: "I have done paperwork all day. In all, I guess I have signed about 65 letters." This tense is used to talk about actions that happened at an unspecified time in the past and have a result in the present.
Remember that the choice between present perfect and present perfect continuous depends on the specific context and the duration of the action. Present perfect is used when the action is completed or focuses on the result, while present perfect continuous emphasizes the ongoing nature of the action.
- "was 14 years old then I" should be "I was 14 years old when I".
- "Frst" should be "First".
- "I am never forget" should be "I will never forget".
Explanation: The sentence should start with "I", followed by the past tense of "to be" (was), the age (14 years old), and then the time marker "when" before the action (I became interested in archaeology). "Frst" should be corrected to "First" to indicate the initial interest in archaeology. Finally, the phrase "I am never forget" needs to be changed to "I will never forget" to express future permanence of the memory.
Corrected sentence: "I was 14 years old when I first became interested in archaeology. I will never forget the feeling of seeing it there in the ground for the first time. It was awesome?"
2) "We were in the Chemistry lab at school when we noticed the strange smell. All of a suddenly, there was a loud bang. What is going on?" - There are three mistakes in this extract. The corrections are as follows:
- "All of a suddenly" should be "All of a sudden".
- "What is going on?" should be "What happened?".
- "Lucky, she was more shocked than hurt." should be "Luckily, she was more shocked than hurt.".
Explanation: The phrase "All of a suddenly" should be corrected to "All of a sudden" to indicate the suddenness of the event. The question "What is going on?" should be replaced with "What happened?" to maintain a consistent past tense narration. Finally, the word "Lucky" should be corrected to "Luckily" to properly modify the following statement about the teacher's shock.
Corrected extract: "We were in the Chemistry lab at school when we noticed the strange smell. All of a sudden, there was a loud bang. What happened? Our teacher walked in from a lab next to ours. Her hair was a mess, and her glasses were black with smoke. Luckily, she was more shocked than hurt. 'What happened, Miss?' asked one of my classmates."
3) "The school trip to the science museum is a day I’ll never remember. We had a great time at the museum. When we were going back to meet the others at the bus to go home, my friend and I got stuck in a lift. The lights went o² and the alarm didn’t work. We were on trouble. What we were going to do?" - There are three mistakes in this extract as well. The corrections are as follows:
- "The school trip to the science museum is a day I’ll never remember" should be "The school trip to the science museum is a day I’ll never forget".
- "The lights went o²" should be "The lights went off".
- "We were on trouble" should be "We were in trouble".
- "What we were going to do?" should be "What were we going to do?".
Explanation: The phrase "The school trip to the science museum is a day I’ll never remember" needs to be corrected to "The school trip to the science museum is a day I’ll never forget" to maintain consistency in the intention of remembering or forgetting the event. The phrase "The lights went o²" should be amended to "The lights went off" to indicate the loss of electricity. "We were on trouble" should be changed to "We were in trouble" to accurately state the situation. Lastly, the question "What we were going to do?" should be modified to "What were we going to do?" to maintain proper interrogative sentence structure.
Corrected extract: "The school trip to the science museum is a day I’ll never forget. We had a great time at the museum. When we were going back to meet the others at the bus to go home, my friend and I got stuck in a lift. The lights went off, and the alarm didn’t work. We were in trouble. What were we going to do?"