Modals
The Passive
Phrasal Verbs
Course Vocabulary
Verb Tenses
100

Paul (to go) to the bank this afternoon.

POSSIBILITY

Paul may/might go to the bank this afternoon.

100

Someone should open the window.

(Change active to passive voice.)

The window should be opened.

100

Phrasal verb meaning 'to draw a line through'

That is the wrong answer.  I need to ________

it _______.


I need to cross it out.

100

What is a landfill? 

a place where waste is buried

100

Complete the sentence below with the correct verb forms.

As soon as I _______________ (to wake up) tomorrow morning, _______________ (to start to study) for my exams. 


As soon as I wake up tomorrow morning, I will start studying for my exams.

200

Tom (to finish) the report by Friday.

OBLIGATION


Tom must/has to finish the report by Friday.

200

They have passed a new traffic law.

(Change active to passive voice.)


A new traffic law has been passed.

200

phrasal verb meaning 'to stop functioning'

We were driving to Namur when our car ________

_________.

We were driving to Namur when our car broke down.

200

What can be contaminated? Name at least three elements.

earth (land/soil), air, water

200

Complete the sentence below with the correct verb form.

John and Katie got married in 2001, so they _______________________ for 19 years.

John and Katie got married in 2001, so they have been married for 19 years.

300

You (to visit) your grandparents this weekend.

MORAL DUTY/OBLIGATION

You should visit your grandparents this weekend.

300

She is teaching a new course this semester.

(Change active to passive voice.)

A new course is being taught this semester.

300

I have been trying to reach my friend by phone for 20 minutes but she doesn't ___________________. 

I have been trying to reach my friend by phone for 20 minutes but she doesn't pick up.

300

What is a warehouse?

a large building for storing items before they are shipped for sale to retail businesses

300

Complete the sentence below with the correct verb forms.

____________________ (Samuel- to watch) tv last night when the election results ____________________ (to announce - passive)? 

Was Samuel watching tv last night when the election results were announced?

400

(To close - you) the door

POLITE REQUEST

Would you please close the door?

400

The neighbors saw a burglar entering the house.

(Change active to passive voice.)

A burglar was seen entering the house.

400

Phrasal verb meaning 'to recover from an illness'

I am still ___________ ___________ a cold I caught two weeks ago.

I am still getting over a cold I caught two weeks ago.

400

Explain recidivism. What can be done to reduce recidivism rates?

the act of continuing to commit crimes even after being punished (usually through a prison sentence)

Some crime experts suggest that punitive justice isn't enough. Criminals need rehabilitation which can be in the form of education, job training, psychological therapy, and restorative justice.

400

Complete the sentence below with the correct verb forms.

Tina _________________ (to take) a shower for five minutes last evening when she______________ (to hear) the doorbell ____________ (to ring).  She _____________ (to get) dressed quickly and _______________ (to run) to answer the door. 

Tina had been taking a shower for five minutes last evening when she heard the doorbell ring. She got dressed quickly and ran to answer the door.

500

OFFER someone another slice of cake.

PROHIBITION Someone is smoking in a non-smoking area.  Ask them politely to stop, using a modal.


Will you have another slice of cake?

You mustn't smoke in this area. No smoking is allowed in this area. 


500

Change active to passive.

 Policymakers will find solutions to the disagreements over Brexit soon so that they can make the necessary legal adjustments. 

The company had been marketing their products online for ten years when the C.E.O. halted production.


Solutions to the disagreements over Brexit will be found soon (by the policymakers) so that the necessary legal adjustments can be made.

The products had been marketed online for ten years (by the company) when production was halted (by the C.E.O.)

500

I have been trying to_________________ to vote for my favorite song in the Eurovision Song Contest, but my call gets _________________ due to a bad connection. I will have to _______________ in a few minutes and hope that they will _________ my call _________________ to the live presenters.  I will ________________ if they tell me they can't hear me. 

I have been trying to call in to vote for my favorite song in the Eurovision Song Contest, but my call got cut off due to a bad connection. I will have to call back in a few minutes and hope that they will put my call through to the live presenters.  I will speak up if they tell me they can't hear me.

500

Explain what restorative justice is and how it works. 


Restorative justice allows offenders to have a conversation (face-to-face or in writing) with his or her victim(s) in an effort to heal the emotional damage done to others and for both victim and offender to move forward with their lives. A trained facilitator oversees the meeting. 

500

What are the correct past participles (used to form the present perfect  and past perfect tenses) of the following verbs?

to pay - to know - to fall - to teach - to think - to bring - to cost - to forget - to lay - to lend - write - to see

paid - known - fallen - taught - thought - brought - cost - forgotten - laid - lent - written - seen

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