Modals
Gerunds & Infinitives
Adjective Clauses
Passive Voice
Modals & Past Modals
100
Ask a polite question with "May" or "Could"
May I sit here? Could I borrow a pen?
100
_____ is my favorite thing to do.
Going on vacation is my favorite thing to do.
100
This is my friend ____ was in my class last semester.
This is my friend who was in my class last semester.
100
Say this in passive: This seat (take). What do you think this means?
This seat is taken. (The person isn't here right now, but this seat is for that person. They will be here in a minute).
100
Say a sentence with "must".
You must pay for a speeding ticket, or you go to jail.
200
Make a sentence with a modal verb that has the same meaning: "She is able to run a mile without stopping."
She can run a mile without stopping.
200
Have you thought about __?
Have you thought about studying with a friend 2 days before a test?
200
[year you graduated Ex: 2010] was the year ____ I graduated high school.
2012 was the year that (0) I graduated high school.
200
The burglar [past tense = see] by the neighbor.
The burglar was seen by the neighbor.
200
Say a negative sentence with "have to".
We don't have to study after this week. Yay!
300
Say a sentence that means you will do something or something will happen (maybe - 50% chance)
I might come to the party. I may go shopping this weekend.
300
I dislike ____ , but I don't mind ___.
I dislike eating sashimi (raw fish) but I don't mind eating California rolls (veggie, looks like sushi roll).
300
[name a city/country] is the place ____ I want to live (or travel to) next year.
Austin is the city where I want to live.
300
Grades [future + send] to your home address or will be [future + make] available on TRACS.
Grades will be sent to your home address or will be made available on TRACS.
300
Say a sentence with "should" plus a verb in the past
I should've gone to the Thanksgiving lunch.
400
It's important _____ international students _____
It's important for int'l students to make friends
400
I like to have friends _______ is the same as mine. [Complete with "whose" + noun] Ex: taste in food....
I like to have friends whose sense of humor is the same as mine.
400
Ask a question with "present perfect + pay] ...yet? Someone must answer: "No. I ...."
Have you been paid yet? No. I haven't been paid yet.
400
Say a sentence with "must" + verb in the past meaning "probably"
He must have gotten a flat tire. (He's replacing his tire.)
500
Ask someone in your group their preference with "would...rather...." Ex: .... drink Coke or Pepsi. (person must answer)
Would your rather go skydiving or have a bucket of spiders dropped on you? I'd rather have spiders dumped on me.
500
If you want _____ you must ______ in order ____
If you want to study in the U.S. you must study hard in order to be successful.
500
When you write a formal letter to someone and you don't know the name of the person. "To ___ it May Concern"
"To Whom it May Concern"
500
I learned English by [verb]. At TxState we [past + teach] in university classes and [past part: give] a lot of homework. In the beginning, I [past + tell] _____ but I discovered that...
I learned English by talking to friends and studying. At TSU we were taught... and given homework. In the beginning, I was told we would have 20 hrs of homework, but I discovered if I went to class, I didn't have to study as much as home.
500
Complete the sentence. "He should have ____. If he had (same verb__), he could have _______. (choice of negative/affirmative) and he might not have _____.
She should have called. If she had called, I could have helped her and she might not have missed work.
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