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Indirect Objects
Key Information
In a sentence with an action verb, an indirect object tells us to whom or for whom an action
was done.
The children sang their parents a new song.
In this sentence, the indirect object parents tells to whom the children sang.
An indirect object appears only in sentences that contain a direct object, and the indirect
object always comes before the direct object. You can add the word to or for before the
indirect object and change its position in the sentence without changing the meaning
of the sentence.
Perfect Tenses
Key Information
The present perfect tense of a verb tells about something that happened at an indefinite
time in the past. It also tells about an action that happened in the past and is still happening
now. This tense consists of the helping verb have or has followed by the past participle of
the main verb.
My father has driven station wagons for many years.
The past perfect tense names an action that took place before another action or event in
the past. This tense consists of the helping verb had and the past participle of the main verb.
Until he traded it in, my father had driven that station wagon for ten years.
A. Distinguishing Tenses
Underline the verb or verb phrase. Write whether it is in the present, past, present
perfect, or past perfect tense.
present
1. Eagles live in these mountains. ________________
present perfect
2. They have lived here for centuries. ________________
past perfect
3. For years I had looked for one. ________________
past
4. I never saw an eagle. ________________
past perfect
5. My parents had helped me. ________________
present perfect
6. I have watched every day for weeks. ________________
B. Revising Sentences
Underline the predicate noun or predicate adjective in each sentence. Then rewrite
each sentence, replacing the predicate noun or predicate adjective with another word
that makes sense in that position. Possible replacements.
believable
1. His excuse sounded silly to me. ______________________________________________
governor
2. The candidate became our new mayor. ________________________________________
anxious
3. The large audience grew restless. _____________________________________________
pen pals
4. Carol and Diane remained friends. ___________________________________________
Grammar Practice