Future tenses
A: I’m hungry.
B: Don’t worry, I ______ (make) you a sandwich.
A: I’m hungry.
B: Don’t worry, I will make you a sandwich.
(Instant decision)
I ______ (watch) TV when the power suddenly went out.
I was watching TV when the power suddenly went out.
(Interrupted action)
If it ______ (be) sunny tomorrow, we will go to the park.
If it is sunny tomorrow, we will go to the park.
They painted the entire house ______. No one helped them.
They painted the entire house themselves. No one helped them.
Form a question for: "I saw Sarah at the shopping centre."
Who did you see at the shopping centre? (Object question)
Look at those black clouds! It ______ (rain) very soon.
Look at those black clouds! It is going to rain very soon.
(Prediction based on evidence)
While she ______ (study), her brother ______ (play) loud video games.
While she was studying, her brother was playing loud video games.
(Parallel actions)
If I ______ (be) you, I would tell the truth.
If I were you, I would tell the truth.
I’m bored. There is ______ to do in this town.
I’m bored. There is nothing to do in this town.
Form a question for: "Steve wrote this book."
Who wrote this book? (Subject question)
I can’t meet you tonight because I ______ (have) dinner with my grandparents.
I can’t meet you tonight because I am having dinner with my grandparents.
(Fixed arrangement)
When I arrived at the cinema, the movie ______ (already/start).
When I arrived at the cinema, the movie had already started.
(Past perfect for an earlier action)
If I won the lottery, I ______ (buy) a private island.
If I won the lottery, I would buy a private island.
Does ______ know where my keys are? I can’t find them.
Does anyone/anybody know where my keys are? I can’t find them.
Which is correct? Why?
A) Who did discover America?
B) Who discovered America?
B
Subject questions don't use "did"
Hurry up! The train ______ (leave) at 8:30 PM.
Hurry up! The train leaves at 8:30 PM.
(Timetable)
List the three forms of the verb "to fly."
fly, flew, flown
We won’t go to the beach ______ it stops raining. (Fill in the conjunction).
We won’t go to the beach unless it stops raining.
Be careful with that knife! You might cut ______.
Be careful with that knife! You might cut yourself.
Form a question for the bold part: "The cat ate the fish."
What did the cat eat?
"I’m so excited! My flight to Paris (1) ________ (take off) at 7:00 AM tomorrow. Because it’s a long trip, I (2) ________ (spend) the whole month of July exploring museums. I’ve already booked my first tour; I (3) ________ (meet) a local guide at the Louvre on Tuesday morning. Oh, wait! I forgot my umbrella. I (4) ________ (run) back inside and grab it quickly!"
"I’m so excited! My flight to Paris takes off at 7:00 AM tomorrow. Because it’s a long trip, I am going to spend the whole month of July exploring museums. I’ve already booked my first tour; I am meeting a local guide at the Louvre on Tuesday morning. Oh, wait! I forgot my umbrella. I will run back inside and grab it quickly!"
Takes off (Present Simple – Timetables/Schedules)
Am going to spend (Going to – A plan or intention made before speaking)
Am meeting (Present Continuous – A fixed arrangement with another person/organization)
Will run (Will – An instant, spontaneous decision made at the moment of speaking)
Why is this sentence wrong? "I have seen that movie yesterday."
"Yesterday" requires Past Simple (I saw). Present Perfect cannot be used with specific past time expressions.
Turn this into a 2nd conditional: "I don't have a car, so I walk to work."
If I had a car, I wouldn't walk to work
What is the difference between "They looked at themselves" and "They looked at each other"?
"themselves" means each person looked in a mirror; "each other" means person A looked at person B
Ask a question where "Which" is the subject for this sentence: "The red car won the race."
Which car won the race?