Grammar
When do we use Present Perfect?
- when giving informations about recent events
- or about past events when the time is not specified
Complete the sentence: She has been at our school ____ two years.
...school FOR two years. = express the period of duration of time.
vyřešit
solve
dovednost
skill
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How do you say 'žalobce' in english?
prosecutor
Which sentence correctly uses the present perfect to give information about a recent event?
A - They have become my best friends.
B - They became my best mates two years ago.
C - They are becoming my best mates now.
D - They used to become my best friends.
A - They have become my best firends. = recent event
which structure should you use to make a spontaneous decision at the moment of speaking?
A - will
B - going to
C - present continuous
D - present simple
věrnost
zařídit, uspořádat
loyalty
arrange
horolezec
ledaže/ pokud/ jestli ne
climber
unless
Why is the present simple used in the sentence: 'The school concert is next Saturday 9th June, and it starts at 7.30'?
A - because it is a spontaneous decision
B - because it is part of a timetable
C - because it is a personal plan with friends
D - becasue it is a promise made by the school
B - we use the present simple to talk about future events which are part of a timetable
which of these sentences correctly combines the past simple and past continuous?
A - someone was stealing my bag while I waited for a bus.
B - someone has stolen my bag while I am waiting for a plane.
C - someone stole my bag when I waited for a train.
D - someone stole my bag while I was waiting for a train.
D - correctly used past continuous for the longer action in progress and past simple for the shorter action that interrupted it.
What forms do we use for the verb 'will' across different subjects?
A - the forms change depending on the subject
B - we add '-s' when using he, she, it
C - we only use 'will' with plural subjects
D - the forms are the same for all subjects
D - The forms are the same for all subjects.
mít hodně společného (s někým)
zklamat, zradit
pevně rozhodnutý
have got a lot in common
let somebody down
determinded
nezkažený, nedotčený
vzdálený, dálkový (ovladač), odlehlý
strachovat se, být strachy bez sebe
unspoiled
remote
become ill with worry
What is your teacher's first name?
Luboš
According to the rules for regular past participles, what happens to a verb that ends in a consonant + y (like study) ?
A - we drop the -y and add -d
B - we change -y to -ied
C - we just add -ed
D - we double the consonant and add -ed
B
Which sentence correctly describes a fixed plan arranged with other people?
A - We are meeting at Tom's house in Sunday morning.
B - We will meet at Tom's house in Sunday morning.
C - We are meeting at Tom's house on Sunday morning.
D - We start meeting at Tom's house on Sunday morning.
C - present continuous for fixed plans for the future arranged with other people
Translate:
investigate
abseiling
herd
drought
slaňování
stádo
sucho
Translate:
according to
apart from
ferry
I reckon...
podle mě
vedle (čeho), kromě, neheldě na
trajekt, přívoz
myslím si...
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Do ten (boy)/ five(girl) push-ups.
What is the correct position of 'ever' or 'never' in a present perfect sentence?
A - before the auxiliary verb 'have/has'
B - before the past participle of the verb
C - at the very end of the sentence
D - between the subject and 'have/has'
B - before the past participle of the verb
eg. I have never been...
Bonus: inversion?
If you want to talk about permission in the past or in the future, which specific structures can you use? Give an example for both tenses.
For the past, you can use could/could not or was/were allowed to (I wasn't allowed to do this.)
For the future, you must use will be allowed to (will be allowed to cycle...)
fill the gaps
get ____
cheer ___
pick ___
be ____ _n
get __ ____ w___
get into
cheer up
pick up
be keen on
get in touch with
Fill the gaps
fall ___
get __ w___
put __ w___
hit ___ o__
be ____ o__
fall out
get on well
put up with (smbd)
hit it off
be fond of
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Say a joke (english one)