Units 1-2
Every morning, Mia ______ to school with her brother. (walk)
Answer: walks
Which sentence describes a normal habit?
“He always loses his keys.”
OR
“He is always losing his keys.”
Answer: He always loses his keys.
Correct the mistake:
“I am knowing the answer.”
Answer: I know the answer.
Yesterday, we ______ basketball after school. (play)
Answer: played
What is the formula for the past continuous?
Answer: was / were + verb-ing
Look! The students ______ basketball right now. (play)
Answer: are playing
Your roommate loses his keys again and again, and it annoys you. Complete:
“He ______ his keys.”
Answer: is always losing
Complete:
“This soup ______ delicious.” (taste)
Answer: tastes
What is the simple past of see?
Answer: saw
At 8:00 last night, I ______ for my test. (study)
Answer: was studying
Complete both sentences:
“______ your brother play basketball after school?”
“Sarah ______ coffee.” (not drink)
Answer: Does / doesn’t drink
You are making a promise right now. Which is normally correct?
“I promise.”
OR
“I am promising.”
Answer: I promise.
Complete both uses of think:
“I ______ this movie is excellent, but I ______ about watching it again tonight.”
Answer: think / am thinking
Complete:
“______ you finish your homework last night?”
Answer: Did
Which tense normally describes each action?
Long/background action = ?
Short completed event = ?
Long/background = Past Continuous
Short completed event = Simple Past
Complete both:
“Leo normally lives at home, but this week he ______ with his uncle.” (stay)
“The weather ______ colder these days.” (get)
Answer: is staying / is getting
Explain the difference:
“He always loses his keys.”
“He is always losing his keys.”
always + simple present = normal/repeated habit
always + present continuous = repeated behavior, often showing annoyance
James is normally very polite, but today he ______ rude.
Answer: is being
Rule: temporary behavior → is being
Correct the mistake:
“He didn’t went to practice yesterday.”
Answer: He didn’t go to practice yesterday.
Complete:
“While I ______ for the test, my friend called me.” (study)
Answer: was studying
Complete the fact AND make the question:
“The Earth ______ around the Sun.” (travel)
“Sarah is studying for the test.” → Make it a question.
Answer: travels / Is Sarah studying for the test?
Name two speaking-action verbs that usually use the simple present.
Answer: Any two: promise, apologize, suggest, agree
Which two verbs from our rules can use simple OR continuous depending on their meaning?
Answer: look / feel
Complete all four blanks:
“Yesterday my classmates ______ late. After I woke up, I ______ my teeth, ______ breakfast, and ______ to school.” (be / brush / eat / go)
were / brushed / ate / went
Complete the sentence and identify the two actions:
“I ______ to school when I ______ my teacher.” (walk / see)
Which action is the background action? Which is the short event?
Answer: was walking / saw
Background: was walking
Short event: saw