Answer Key
Exercise 2
Are the sentences correct?
1. I wish I had the motivation and energy to exercise more often.That is correct.
2. My mother was driving for 45 years without an accident, but I think she should stop driving now due to her age.That is incorrect. Correct is: My mother has been driving for 45 years without an accident, but I think she should stop driving now due to her age.
3. While I was driving to work this morning I had seen a terrible car accident.That is incorrect. Correct is: While I was driving to work this morning I saw a terrible car accident.
4. I could have taken you with me if you had had the time off.That is correct.
5. By the time the party finished the sun came up.That is incorrect. Correct is: By the time the party finished the sun had come up.
6. When the new manager arrives I will be introducing her to you each individually.That is correct.
7. I wish we don't have to go back to work this afternoon.That is incorrect. Correct is: I wish we didn't have to go back to work this afternoon.
8. In another month you will have been working here for two years and will be eligible for a good pay increase.That is correct.
9. If we got here earlier we wouldn't have missed the train.That is incorrect. Correct is: If we had gotton here earlier we wouldn't have missed the train.
10. The weather forecast for this weekend does not sound promising.That is correct.