Guess the word! #1
Definition: the fact of an aircraft arriving on the ground or a boat reaching land
landing
Definition: to calculate an amount wrongly
miscalculate
Which tenses can refer to present?
present simple
present continuous
present perfect simple
present perfect continuous
Which tenses can refer to the past?
past simple, past continuous, past perfect simple, past perfect continuous
Which tenses can refer to the future?
Definition: a part of an airport where travellers are allowed to get on or off a particular aircraft
gate
Definition: necessary or of great value
important
Name at least three examples of stative verbs.
agree, believe, doubt, guess, imagine, know, mean, recognise, remember, suspect, think, understand, dislike, hate, like, love, prefer, want, wish, appear, be, feel, hear, look, see, seem, smell, taste
How do we build past perfect simple? (affirmative)
had + past participle
We use present simple to talk about the future after certain time expressions. Which one is missing?
when, before, by the time, after, as soon as, ____?
until
Definition: to fail to guess or understand the real cost, size, difficulty, etc. of something
underestimate
Definition: extremely surprising
unbelievable
When do we use present perfect simple?
1.an action that happened at an unspecified moment in the past
2.recent events which have a result in the present
3.actions that finished very recently
4.actions or situations which started in the past and continue in the present
What's the difference of use between past perfect simple and past perfect continuous?
past perfect continuous: to stress the duration of an action that happened before another action in the past
past perfect simple: to strees completion of an action that happened before another action in the past
Which tense is used to make general predictions about the future?
Future simple: will + inf.
Definition: the act of travelling from one place to another, especially in a vehicle
journey
Definition: if an aircraft, bird, or insect takes off, it leaves the ground and begins to fly
take off
When do we use gerunds?
1.as the subject/object of a sentence
2.after prepositions
3.after verbs of liking or disliking
4.with go to talk about physical activities
5.after certain verbs: admit, avoid, consider, risk, suggest
When do we use past continuous? (3)
1. talking about activities in progress at a moment in the past
2. describing scenes in a story
3. talking about an activity in progress in the past that was interrupted by another activity
What's the difference of use between future perfect simple and future continuous?
future continuous: The activites are in progress and so they are unfinished.
Definition: different from others of the same type in a way that is surprising, interesting, or attractive
unusual
Definition: not thinking enough or not worrying about the possible results of what you do
irresponsible
When do we use infinitives?
What's the difference in use between used to and would? (when expressing past habits)
used to: to describe habitual actions
would: to describe repeated actions in the past
What's the difference of use between future perfect simple and future perfect continuous?
future perfect continuous: to talk about how long an activity has been in progress before a particular moment in the future
future perfect simple: to talk about activities that will be finished by a certain time in the future