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5-7 Error Correction
The undertined verbs
in the story betow are in the wrong tense and need to be corrected. With a partner, decide
what the correct tense and form for each verb shou[d be. Then rewrite the story conectty.
Maria
Maria is a proGssional photographer.'When she (1) come here five years ago frorn France,
(2) doesn't know
a
lot about photography. But
she
she
(3) was studying at a famous school in San Francisco
after she (4) has arrived in this country. Now Mariat specialty is wildliG. She (5) is taking photographs of
wild animals. She (6) sold many of her pictures to different magazines since she (7)
has srarted
doing rhis
work. So far, she (8) traveled to Africa and Brazil, brtt she (9) doesn't visit India yet. Several times,
(10) had problems doing this kind of work. For example,
a
she
large animal almost (11) has killed her in Africa.
Clearly, Maria (12) lived an exciting life.
Right now, Maria (13) works on
a
project for National
Ceographic Magazine.
For several weeks, she
(14) takes pictures of bears in the Rocky Mountains. Last week, while she (15) studied a morher bear with
her babies, she (16) sees several snakes, so she (17) takes some pictures of them, too.As soon
(18) finished her project on the bears, she (19) go back to Africa ro photograph elephants.
I UU I Present PerfecL and Presenr perfect progressive
as
Maria
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Read the story and write a modal in each blank. Review the unit introduction if you need help. You
will use
some of the modals more than once.
Statues of Chac Mool, a strange human figure, are found in Toltec
temples in Mexico and Central America. Carlos Fuentes wrote a story
about a man, Filiberto, who bought a Chac Mool statue.A friend
was reading Filiberto's journal.
Sunday: My friend Pepe knows that
l1t7
ought
lo
old, so the statue
look at
a starue
(2)
I collect
statues.
He said that
of Chac Mool in a little antique shop.The stone doesn't look
so
not be authentic.The shopkeeper insists that it is. I suppose it
(3)-berea1,butIdoubrit.Iboughtitanywayandmoveditbacktomyhouse.It'sinthe
basementrightnow,butitrea11y(4)-bedisp1ayedinthesun1ight.
Monday:You (5)
(6)
have seen the mess
have
- I (7)
Wednesdav:
I
not get to rvork on time because the plumbers (8)
Thursdav:
moss
I
away.
(9)
again. In addition.
the basement. The water pipes broke last night. I
left the water running in the kitchen, and now the basement is fuil of water. The
statue is ail right, but
not -get here right
in
it
sleep much last nieht.
I
heard some strange sounds, and the pipes broke
rained last night, and all the rainwater gof into the basement!
(10)
have to sell the house
if
these oroblems continue.
offChac Mool because the basement is so damp. I really
(12)
I
(11)
scraDe
move the statue upstairs.
Friday:LastnightChacMoolcameintomybedroom!(13)-anybodyhelpme?l
n4\
all oFthis...
Saturday:I(15)continuelivinginthishousewithai1thewateI.I(16)-get
,n.r"*rr,
or, of-believe
n...
""*
*ed
jr.rrd
there.The
*.n, to Filibertoi
house.
He saw
a
strange-looking
yellow Indian ar the door...
B. \A/hat do you think happened to Filiberto?\Atrat do you think Filiberto should have done?
Modals of Ability, Possibility, ProbabilitS and Advice