Grammar- Unit 1
What's the difference between Present Simple and Present Continuous?
E.g: Simple present: Routines, facts.
Present continuous: Something that's happening at or around the time of speaking.
Right or wrong?
I didn't understood the exercise.
Wrong.
I didn't understand the exercise.
When a person gets a higher position at work, he/she...
... gets promoted.
True or False?
Women used to have one child in the 17th Century.
False.
They used to have seven or eight children.
When did the Great Fire of London happen?
In 1666/ On 2nd September 1666.
Right or wrong?
I'm loving pizza.
Wrong. Love is a stative verb, so it's not used in the continuous form.
When do we use Past Simple and Past Continuous in the same sentence?
When people are between 60 and 65 years old, they...
...retire.
Where did ordinary people use to live in the 17th- century Britain?
In one-room houses.
Where did the Great Fire of London start?
In a small bakery.
What's the difference between Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous?
Present Perfect Simple: Past actions without saying when they happened.
Present Perfect Continuous: Actions that started in the past and are still happening.
Complete this sentence:
My cousin ......... (see) smoke coming from the window while he ...................(do) an experiment.
My cousin saw smoke coming from the window while he was doing an experiment.
If a person struggles with something, he/she...
...finds something difficult.
How did people use to communicate in the 1970s, 1980s?
By landlines.
When was the Berlin wall constructed?
In 1961.
Right or wrong?
I think Argentina is going to win the World Cup.
Wrong.
I think Argentina will win the World Cup (prediction).
Complete this sentence:
She......................... (not like) sushi when she was younger, but she .............. (eat) it now.
She didn't use to like sushi when she was younger, but she eats it now.
When you do something differently (usually for the better), you...
Change your ways.
According to scientists, how long does it take to form a good habit?
Around ten weeks.
What happened in...
-1912?
-1929?
-2001?
1912: Titanic sank.
1929: The Great Depression.
2001: Attack to the Twin Towers.
Say these sentences correctly and account for your answers.
I ..................(eat) unhealthy snacks for three years. I eat them everyday!
But I ..........................(not eat) unhealthy snacks anymore. That's my resolution for next year.
I have been eating unhealthy snacks for three years. I eat them everyday! (Actions that started and are still happening).
But I'm not going to eat unhealthy snacks. That's my resolution for next year. (Intention)
Complete this sentence:
He ...................... (play) football for ten years before he ............... (retire).
He had played football for ten years before he retired.
What's the difference between giving something up and taking something up?
Give something up: Stop doing something.
Take something up: start a new hobby or interest.
How are our brains connected to bad habits?
Our brains are programmed to make it difficult to break bad habits.
What happened on 9th November 1989?
The East German government announced that their people were free to visit the western side of the city.