British vs. American English
What do Americans call football?
Soccer
What is the past tense of this sentence?
We can eat in class this year.
We couldn't eat in class last year.
List three forms of the past tense.
Simple, continuous, perfect
List three forms of the present tense.
present simple, present continuous, present perfect
What do we use the future simple tense for?
Single event / action in the future.
What is a cell phone called in England?
A mobile [phone]
"Have to" and "Must" are verbs of _______________________.
Obligation
What tense is this sentence in?
I wasn't listening so I didn't know the answer.
Past continuous.
What tense is this sentence in?
I am playing football this year in school.
Present continuous.
Explain the form of future simple for both positive and negative sentences and questions.
Sub + will + verb
Sub + will + not + verb
Will + sub + verb
Which one of these words is NOT spelled correctly in British Enlish?
humour prioritize metre neighbour
prioritize
Which of these is NOT a verb of past obligation or permission?
have to • allowed to • try to • must • can
try to
Combine these two sentences into one sentence using the past perfect.
I ate a big lunch. I didn't eat popcorn at the movies.
I had eaten a big lunch, so I didn't eat popcorn at the movies.
Combine these two sentences into one sentence using the present perfect.
Josie is winning the competition. She started practicing last summer.
Josie is winning the competition becase she has been practicing since last summer.
What three ways can we use to speak about future?
Present continuous, "to be going to", will
If I told you I was going to the mall to see a movie and eat fries, would I likely be British or American?
American
What is the correct form of past obligation?
Had + verb with to
Allowed + verb with to
Could + verb without to
Had + verb with to
Which verbs are correct?
I had/have written two tests so far today. It's ok though, because I had studied/studied hard.
Have / studied
Which verbs are correct?
I play/am playing football this afternoon, but I usually don't play/playing on Mondays.
What is reported speech and when do you use it? Demonstrate it on this sentence: Do you live in London?
It is a form that we use when we report what someone said. We always need to change the tense to one in the past. Ex: She asked me if I lived in London.
What are the three different words that all mean the same thing?
If I lived in New York, I would say I travel to work on the _______________, but if I lived in London, I would say I travel on the _____________________. And if I lived in Prague, I would say I travel on the ____________ .
subway / underground/ metro
Correct this sentence:
I had to stay in the room after my teacher said I could leave.
I didn't have to stay in the room after my teacher said I could leave.
What forms of the past tense are used in this sentence?
I went to the party because I wanted to see Maria, but she hadn't received an invitation so she wasn't there.
Past simple and past perfect.
What forms of the present tense are used here?
Melli has been working on her thesis for six months. She isn't finished yet because she keeps getting sick.
present perfect, present simple, present continuous
Report these sentences:
"Why did you go out last night?"
"How is your mother?"
"Will you come later?"
"Can you help me?"
"What are you doing?"
She asked me why I had gone out last night.
She asked me how my mother was.
She asked me if I would come later.
She asked me if I could help her.
She asked me what I was doing.