Question 1
Build the sentence: _____
Options: writes, I was writing an email, but I never sent it.
Tap the words in the correct order to build each sentence or question. Contrast process with result, notice annoying repeated behaviour, and avoid continuous forms with stative verbs. One or two words do not belong.
Practice 4 of 5
Question 1
Build the sentence: _____
Options: writes, I was writing an email, but I never sent it.
Question 2
Build the question: _____
Options: Were they planning what to do next?, plans, planned
Question 3
Build the sentence: _____
Options: write, Yesterday, Maya wrote three emails.
Question 4
Build the sentence: _____
Options: Leo was always leaving., leaves
Question 5
Build the sentence: _____
Options: shouts, shouted, Our neighbors were constantly shouting.
Question 6
Build the sentence: _____
Options: I knew the answer, but I stayed quiet., knowing
Question 7
Build the sentence: _____
Options: wants, Last year, she wanted a new phone, not a tablet.
Question 8
The problem was easy. Build the negative sentence: _____
Options: I wasn't thinking about it., thinks, thought
Question 9
Build the sentence: _____
Options: speaks, I spoke to Sara before the meeting ended.
Question 10
Focus on the conversation in progress: _____
Options: I was speaking to Sara then., speaks, spoke
Practise Build Process, Repeated Habits, and Speaker Focus with this interactive sentence-building exercise of 10 questions. Tap the words into the correct order to build each sentence, then submit to check your answers and get instant feedback on every sentence.
Practising grammar in real sentences — rather than memorising rules in isolation — is one of the most effective ways to make a structure stick. You can retry as many times as you like to build accuracy and confidence using Build Process, Repeated Habits, and Speaker Focus in everyday English.
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