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Fun and Games 9

E. Correct the mistakes in the sentences. There’s one correct sentence.
1. The students talked about the presentation they have watched.

2. I was late for the job interview because I miss the bus.
3. My son watered the plant, I was plant for him.
4. Our teacher corrected the mistakes we made in the exam.
5. I swept the floor because the cat had knocked over a flower pot.
6. I waited all day at home as I order an online package.

7. He hasn’t been to India before 1992.
8. The doctor removed the plaster he puts on a month ago.

F. Rewrite the sentences in the past perfect using already or by the time with the prompts given.

1. I missed my plane. (airport/plane take off)
By the time I got to the airport, the plane had taken off. .
2. I missed the show. (theatre/movie start)
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3. I couldn’t get my prescription. (drugstore/close)

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4. I couldn’t say goodbye to my friends. (call their house/they leave)
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5. I didn’t get the job. (I apply/they hire someone else)

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6. We couldn’t buy the house. (we see/someone else make an offer)
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7. The house was destroyed. (the firemen arrived/house burn down)
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8. I didn’t get to taste her chocolate cake. (I arrive/her children eat the whole thing)
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9. I didn’t see him when he was sick. (I go hospital/he go home)
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