Present Simple
Amir often _________ Smash Ball at weekends.
a) play
b) playing
c) plays
d) does play
Amir often plays Smash Ball at weekends.
c) plays
Which sentence is correct and why?
a) Aisha is tallest than Bdoor.
b) Aisha is taller than Bdoor.
c) Aisha is more tall than Bdoor.
d) Aisha is more taller than Bdoor.
b) Aisha is taller than Bdoor.
* comparing two things/people
* short adjective + er
This question was the ___________ in the quiz so far.
a) easy
b) easier
c) most easy
d) easiest
This question was the easiest in the quiz so far.
d) easiest
What is the Past Simple form of these verbs? Write them on the board. You must get them all correct to get 100 points!
1) wear
2) talk
3) drive
4) prepare
1) wear => wore
2) talk => talked
3) drive => drove
4) prepare => prepared
Which sentence is correct?
a) If I have time tonight, I will watch a movie.
b) If I have time tonight, I watch a movie.
c) If I will have time tonight, I watch a movie.
d) If I will have time tonight, I will watch a movie.
a) If I have time tonight, I will watch a movie.
*A conditional sentence where the condition and the result are in the future. = First Conditional
* If + present, will + infinitive verb.
What ONE word makes this sentence gramatically correct?
How ________ you usually spend your breaktime between classes?
How do you usually spend your breaktime between classes?
"do"
Use the word in brackets () and make any changes necessary to complete the sentence.
Ahmed is ___________ at spelling in English than his brother. (good)
Ahmed is better at spelling in English than his brother. (good)
* 'good' is an irregular adjective: good - better - the best
* comparing two things
My little sister is the cutest girl!
* she is number 1
* 'the' makes her special.
Last Wednesday, I _________ enough money, so I borrowed some from Ahmed.
a) no have
b) didn't had
c) didn't have
d) don't have
Last Wednesday, I didn't have enough money, so I borrowed some from Ahmed.
Past Simple negative: did + not + infinitive verb
Use the verbs in the correct form to correctly complete this sentence:
I always _______ (ask) my teacher for help if I ________ (not know) the asnwer to a question.
I always ask my teacher for help if I don't know the asnwer to a question.
*this is a fact, it happens every time/always = Zero Conditional
If + Present Simple, Present Simple.
Change this sentence to negative (not):
Asma has four sisters.
Asma doesn't have four sisters.
*negative sentence with a verb
* he/she/ it + does + not + infinitive verb
Correct the sentence:
WRONG:
Ali's car is powerful than Ahmed's.
Ali's car is more powerful than Ahmed's.
*comparing two things
* more + long adjectives
Correct the sentence:
WRONG:
I live the far from the college in my class.
I live the farthest from the college in my class.
*far is an irregular adjective (far - further/farther - the furthest/the farthest)
Which of these would NOT complete sentence correctly:
Our teacher gave us a lot of homework __________.
a) yesterday
b) two weeks ago
c) last week
d) on Wednesdays
Our teacher gave us a lot of homework __________.
WRONG: d) on Wednesdays
This means every Wednesday, and so we would use a Present Simple verb with it and not Past Simple.
Correct the sentence:
WRONG:
I cook dinner tonight if you will want me to.
I will cook dinner tonight if you want me to.
*This conditional is about the future = First Conditional.
* No 'will' after 'if'.
Put the words in correct order to create a gramatically correct sentence:
times / every / hairsalon / many / ? / you / go / How / to / the /do / year
How many times do you go to the hairsalon every year?
Add ONE word to create a correct sentence:
My mother is shorter ________ my aunt.
My mother is shorter than my aunt.
"than"
* we compare two people
Make a sentence using all the words. You might need to change or add some words.
My bedroom / is/ small / in our house, / but / it /is/ comfortable / of all the rooms.
My bedroom is the smallest in our house, but it is the most comfortable of all the rooms.
What ONE word would correctly complete this sentence?
Where _________ you buy that dress?
Where did you buy that dress?
*Question with a verb in the Past Simple:
* WH + did + subject + infinitive verb
Put the words in the correct order and write the sentence on the whiteboard. What conditional is it, and why?
SALIK / If / . / Shaikh / you / have / drive / pay / on / Zayed / road / , / you / to
If you drive on Shaikh Zayed road, you have to pay SALIK.
*Zero Conditional - this is true every time
* there is no future time marker
* If + present, present.
Create a grammatically correct sentence from these prompts:
My sister / not / need / to take / the bus/ to college / because / she / have / a driving licence.
My sister doesn't need to take the bus to college because she has a driving licence.
Put the words in the correct order and write the sentence on the whiteboard:
is / Aisha's / is / bigger / . /more / than / , / but / garden / mine / my / beautiful / garden
Aisha's garden is more beautiful than mine, but my garden is bigger.
Aisha's garden is bigger than mine, but my garden is more beautiful.
(Also: My garden is more beautiful, but Aisha's garden is bigger than mine. OR: My garden is bigger, but Aisha's is more beautiful than mine.)
Put the words in the correct order and write the sentence on the whiteboard:
town / is / the / or / city / most / restaurant / ? / in / popular / What / your
What is the most popular restaurant in your city or town?
Complete the sentence with the correct verb forms:
I _________ (get) 100% on my quiz because I _________ (make) any mistakes.
I got 100% on my quiz because I didn't make any mistakes.
Complete the sentence with the correct verb forms. What Conditional is this, and why?
What _______ (you/do) if you ________ (pass) this course?
What will you do if you pass this course?
* First Conditional
* because it is about this course only, and the end of the course is in the future.
* If + present simple, will+infinitive verb.