5-second rule
Verb tenses
Conditionals
Relatives
Modal verbs
100

In 5 seconds, name three things students MUST NOT do at school.

skip class, be disruptive, cheat on a test, bully other students, get expelled, fail a subject...

100

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

I’m sure you ............................ (get) a great mark in your test tomorrow!

will get

100

Complete the conditional sentence.

If I have time, ...

1st conditional

... I will go to you party.

100

Join these sentences using a relative pronoun. Make any changes necessary.

Mark is my friend. He studies in Leeds.

Mark, who studies in Leeds, is my friend.

Mark is my friend who studies in Leeds.

100

Complete the sentences with a suitable modal or modal perfect and the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 

You ............ (spot) Louise in town yesterday. She’s away in Scotland.

can't have spotted / couldn't have spotted

200

In 5 seconds, name three adjectives you can use to describe technology or technological devices.

user-friendly, cutting edge, state-of-the-art, wireless, up-to-date...

200

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

Susan ............................ (do) three exams so far.

has done

200

Complete the conditional sentence.

I would have more time...

2nd conditional

... if I didn't work so much.

200

Join these sentences using a relative pronoun. Make any changes necessary.

The UK is a great nation. It consists of four different countries.

The UK, which consists of four different countries, is a great nation.

The UK is a great nation which consists of four different countries.

200

Complete the sentences with a suitable modal or modal perfect and the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

I don’t envy him. It ............ (be) easy having two jobs.

can't be

300

In 5 seconds, name three actions (verbs) you can perform at a shop.

purchase, buy, exchange, get a refund, pay, try on clothes...

300

Rewrite the sentence without changing the original meaning. Begin as indicated.

I finished my homework. Then, I went to the party.

After...

After I had finished my homework, I went to the party.

300

Complete the conditional sentence.

She would have come if...

3rd conditional

... someone had invited her.

300

Join these sentences using a relative pronoun. Make any changes necessary.

The café was near the hotel. We stayed there last summer.

The café was near the hotel where we stayed las summer.

300

Complete the sentences with a suitable modal or modal perfect and the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

It ............ (rain) last night. The street’s wet.

must have rained

400

In 5 seconds, name three adjectives to describe a film/play/performance positively.

terrific, wonderful, fascinating, outstanding, stunning, marvellous, unique...

400

Rewrite the sentence without changing the original meaning. Begin as indicated.

My plan is to have lunch between 2 and 3.

At 2.30...

At 2.30, I will be having lunch.

400

Complete the conditional sentence.

If I were you, ...

2nd conditional

... I would start going to the gym.

400

Join these sentences using a relative pronoun. Make any changes necessary.

The woman is my boss. I was talking to her yesterday.

The woman who I was talking to yesterday is my boss.

400

Rewrite the sentences. Make any necessary changes. Do not change the original meaning. Begin as indicated.

Eating in the theatre is forbidden. 

You... 

You mustn't eat in the theatre.

500

In 5 seconds, name three problems/social issues current societies are facing now.

prejudice, pandemic, homelessness, inequality, (juvenile) delinquency, high crime rate, low wages, unemployment...

500

Rewrite the sentence without changing the original meaning. Begin as indicated.

Mark became manager 5 years ago.

Mark has...

Mark has been manager for 5 years.

500

Complete the conditional sentence.

If mobile phones hadn't been invented, ...

3rd conditional

... people wouldn't have been able to communicate so easily.

500

Join these sentences using a relative pronoun. Make any changes necessary.

The police officer got suspended for a week. His weapon got lost.

The police officer whose weapon got lost got suspended for a week.

500

Rewrite the sentences. Make any necessary changes. Do not change the original meaning. Begin as indicated.

I haven't decided if I'll go to the concert next month.

I may / might go to the concert next month.

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