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  It is raining when I got home last night.

Answer explanation

It was raining when I got home last night.

* Use past progressive for a longer action that was interrupted by a shorter action in the past.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

  My sister is annoying today, but usually she is nice.

Answer explanation

My sister is being annoying today, but usually she is nice.

* Use a progressive tense (present progressive is used here) for actions and (some) adjectives that are temporary. Your sister is not annoying; she is only being annoying today. For adjectives, this generally applies to adjectives that require an action (e.g. being silly, being rude) and not states (dead, tired).

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

I have not ate anything today.

Answer explanation

I have not eaten anything today.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

   If I am a child, I would play outside.

Answer explanation

If I were a child, I would play outside.

* Second conditional = If + past tense, subject + would/could/might. The second conditional is used for unreal situations. Fact: You are not a child. But, if you were a child, you would play outside. Review conditionals here.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.3A

   Everyone have seen that movie.

Answer explanation

Everyone has seen that movie.

• This is a problem with subject-verb-agreement.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

 If we will be late, they will be angry.

Answer explanation

It we are late, they will be angry.

* Being late is a real possibility, so you should use the first conditional. First conditional = If + subject + present simple, subject + will.  Review conditionals here.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.3A

   Look! It is snow.

Answer explanation

Look! It is snowing.

* Use the present progressive tense if you want to describe what is happening now.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

I fell asleep while I watched TV.

Answer explanation

I fell asleep while I was watching TV.

*After while use past progressive. Again, this is a longer action (watching TV) that was interrupted by a shorter action (fell asleep).

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I have lived in Canada since 10 months.

Answer explanation

I have lived in Canada for 10 months.

For describes a duration. Since describes when an action began.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

   There is a warm country.

Answer explanation

It is a warm country. / That country is warm.

*In the above sentence, 'There' is an adverb that indicates a place. An adverb should not be the subject of a sentence. Instead, use 'It' as the subject. It is a pronoun.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E