Lessons 1-2-3
Is this conjugation correct:
"I am knowing this movie."?
No, it is not correct. "I know this movie." The verb Know is a State verb. No -ing possible.
"She has few patience with people she doesn't like."
No, Patience is uncountable. "She has little patience..."
Conjugate this verb with Past perfect:
Eat
I had eaten, You had eaten... They had eaten...
Why do we have two verbs for Reported speech, Say and Tell? What are the differences?
Say: no direct object.
Tell: use a direct object; me, you, him, her, them...
How do we introduce a YES/NO question?
"Do you have a car?" - She asked _____ I had a car.
She asked IF/WHETHER I had a car.
Correct or wrong?
"If I was an astronaut, I would visit Mars and Jupiter!"
Grammatically, it is WRONG.
"If I WERE an astronaut, I would visit Mars and Jupiter!" Subjunctive form of the verb To Be for an Unreal Conditional sentence.
Choose the best answer: "There are ________ people at the party. It is very lively!"
A) a little B) a few C) many D) few
C) many
Lively = loud, pleasant, full of people
To use Past perfect, what is the other necessary verb tense that is commonly used with Past perfect to tell stories?
It is the Simple past.
Is this transformation correct? - "Where is your house?" => She asked me where was my house.
No, this is NOT correct. => She asked me where my house (is) was. - We need to SWITCH the order of the verb and the subject.
Choose the best modal to complete the sentence:
"The teacher is strict. We _______ do our homework every week. Then, she ________ to correct it. The teacher also recommends that we _________ listen to music in English, but we __________ if we don't have time. The homework is enough."
"The teacher is strict. We MUST do our homework every week. Then, she HAS to* correct it. The teacher also recommends that we SHOULD listen to music in English, but we DON'T HAVE TO* if we don't have time. The homework is enough."
What does "myself" mean in this context?
"I learned Spanish by myself."
"Myself" refers to the subject "I" and explains that the person learned the language individually, possibly with a book, but with NO help from a teacher/professional.
Choose the correct answer: Yesterday, when I arrived home, Alice __________ her homework.
A) did
B) was did
C) was doing
Yesterday, when I arrived home, Alice WAS DOING her homework. - Past progressive
Is this sentence correct? Why or why not?
She said me that she was very busy a day ago.
No. She TOLD me that she was very busy a day ago. - We have a direct object, ME, so we need to use the verb TELL, told* in the past.
Transform into a Reported question:
"Where have you lived before you bought your house here?" Nancy asked Julie.
=> Nancy asked Julie where she had lived before she had bought her* house there*.
What are the possible interpretations for:
I have renovated my kitchen.
I have been renovating my kitchen.
I have renovated my kitchen. - finished, there is a result.
I have been renovating my kitchen. - not finished, still renovating the kitchen.
1- They see each other every other day.
2- She saw her friend the other day.
1- each other = two people meet mutually at a restaurant, work, or a public place.
every other day = from time to time, one day out of two.
2- the other day = one day ago, recently in the past, a few days ago... no specific time.
Is this sentence correct?
She has been being a teacher for 10 years.
No. She has been* a teacher for 10 years. TO BE = State verb.
Rephrase into Reported speech:
"English is a difficult language to learn," she mentioned.
She mentioned/said that English (is) was a difficult language to learn.
Transform into a Reported statement:
John: "Karen will probably bring a salad, and Karl is going to bring a chocolate cake for desert."
John said that Karen would probably bring a salad, and that Karl was going to bring a chocolate cake for desert.
Fill in these blanks with the best conjugation possible: "Before we left for our trip, we had woken up late. When we arrived at the airport, the plane _____ (leave) without us! It _____ (be) a disaster! We _____ (have to) rebook our flight. In the end, everything _____ (be) okay. We _____ (depart) the next day."
"Before we left for our trip, we had woken up late. When we arrived at the airport, the plane HAD LEFT (leave) without us! It WAS (be) a disaster! We HAD TO (have to) rebook our flight. In the end, everything WAS (be) okay. We DEPARTED (depart) the next day."
Fill in the blanks using elements from Lessons 4 and 5: John is a workaholic. He works _______ hard and he works 7 days a week. He never takes breaks. Because of this, he _______ has time to relax. He is exhausted. He _______ loves his job, though. He doesn't regret his career choice. _______ people tell him to change, but he disagrees.
John is a workaholic. He works VERY/REALLY/EXTREMELY hard and he works 7 days a week. He never takes breaks. Because of this, he HARDLY has time to relax. He is exhausted. He REALLY loves his job, though. He doesn't regret his career choice. MANY/A FEW people tell him to change, but he disagrees.
Fill in these sentences with an appropriate conjugation:
1- Every day, she ________ (clean) her house.
2- They __________ (live) in this city since 1997.
1- Every day, she CLEANS (clean) her house.
2- They HAVE LIVED/HAVE BEEN LIVING (live) in this city since 1997.
Transform into Reported speech:
1- Nancy said, "They were on vacation last week."
2- "She has never seen this movie," he explained to Fred.
1- Nancy said that they had been on vacation the week before/the previous week.
2- He told/explained to* Fred/him that she had never seen that movie.
Are these correct?
1- "I must go," she said. => She said that she must go.
2- "She has a friend," he told me. => He told me that she had had a friend.
3- "I can play," the child said. => The child said if he could play.
1- "I must go," she said. => She said that she had to go.
2- "She has a friend," he told me. => He told me that she had* a friend.
3- "I can play," the child said. => The child said THAT he could play.