Describe It!
Choose the correct word in parentheses:
"She felt (bored / boring) during the long meeting."
She felt bored during the long meeting.
Fill in the blank with simple past:
"She _____ (work) at the hospital last year."
She worked at the hospital last year.
Which modal gives advice?
A. might B. should C. can
B. should
Is this zero or first conditional?
"If you miss a payment, your credit score goes down."
Zero conditional
Is this correct?
"Do you know where is the bank?"
No, the correct answer is:
"Do you know where the bank is?"
Choose the correct word in parentheses:
"The instructions were really (confused / confusing)."
The instructions were really confusing.
Which sentence uses present perfect correctly?
A. "I have worked there in 2018."
B. "I have worked there before."
B. I have worked there before.
Fill in:
"You _____ (modal of advice) carry cash in that neighborhood. It's not safe."
You had better not / shouldn't carry cash in that neighborhood. It's not safe.
Complete:
"If I open a savings account, I _____ (start) earning interest."
If I open a savings account, I will start earning interest.
Change to an embedded question:
"Where is the nearest bus stop?" → "Could you tell me _____?"
Could you tell me where the nearest bus stop is?
Combine into one sentence using a reflexive pronoun:
"I have a neighbor. She speaks three languages."
I have a neighbor who speaks three languages.
Fill in the blank using the words in parentheses and present perfect tense:
"I _____ (never / eat) sushi before."
I have never eaten sushi before.
What does "might" mean in:
"She might be at the bank right now"?
It's possible / maybe
Rewrite by switching clause order:
"If you spend more than you earn, you go into debt."
You go into debt if you spend more money than you earn.
Change to reported speech:
"Do you have a pen?" → "She asked _____."
She asked if I had a pen.
Fill in the relative pronoun:
"The city _____ I grew up is small."
The city where I grew up is small.
Fill in the blank using the words in parentheses and past perfect tense:
"By the time he arrived, she _____ (already / leave)."
By the time he arrived, she had already left.
Rewrite using a modal of possibility:
"Maybe he forgot his password."
He might / could / may have forgotten his password.
What's the difference between zero and first conditional?
Zero = always true (general fact).
First = a real possibility in the future.
What punctuation goes at the end?
"Do you know what time it is ___"
Do you know what time it is?
(question mark—because the introductory phrase is a question)
Correct the error:
"The woman whose living next door is a doctor."
The woman who lives next door is a doctor.
Explain the difference between:
"I worked there for two years" and "I have worked there for two years."
The first means it's finished (simple past). The second means it may still be happening now (present perfect).
A friend says: "I feel exhausted all the time and I'm not sleeping."
Give two sentences of advice using two different modals.
You ought to try going to bed at the same time every night. You might want to put your phone away an hour before you sleep.
Fix the error:
"If I will save $100 each month, I reach my goal faster."
If I save $100 each month, I will reach my goal faster.
Change to reported speech with correct tense shift:
"Where will you go?" → "He asked _____."
He asked where I would go.