Vocabulary
Define this phrasal verb:
To put up with
To tolerate something or someone
Put this into passive voice:
I clean my car.
I get/have my car cleaned.
Put this into simple past:
He reads.
He read.
Correct this sentence:
He like ice cream.
He likes ice cream.
1) Why do we use prepositions?
2) Give me an example of a preposition.
1) To place and relate things in time and space.
2) Answers may vary.
Define this word:
Discovery
When people learn something new (often about the world or universe).
Put this into passive voice:
They manufacture airplanes at Boeing.
Airplanes are manufactured at Boeing (by them/people).
Put this into present perfect:
She runs.
She has run.
Correct this first conditional:
If it rains, you would get wet.
If it rains, you will get wet.
Why do we use tag questions?
We use tag questions when we already know someone's opinion, or are simply looking for confirmation.
Define this word:
Rebellious
Against authority.
Put this into passive voice:
I put butter, vegetables, and eggs into a pan to make an omelet.
Butter, vegetables, and eggs ____ into a pan (by me) to make an omelet
1) modal + be + put
2) are put
Put this into past perfect:
I fly.
I had flown.
Correct this second conditional:
If I see a shooting star, I can tell you.
What is the active voice of:
I was born in the United States.
Define this word:
Industrious
Diligent and hard-working.
Put this into passive voice:
My friend and I made the decision to drive all the way from Guanacaste to Osa Peninsula. We rented a car for the trip.
The decision was made to drive all the way from Guanacaste to Osa Peninsula (by my friend and I). A car was rented (by us).
Put this into past perfect continuous:
I am eating
Put this into past simple:
I drop my fork.
Now, combine the sentences using a conjunction.
I had been eating when I dropped my fork.
1) Correct this 3rd conditional:
If I buy a dog, I will not spend a lot of money on food.
2) Explain why we use 3rd conditionals.
1) If I had bought a dog, I would not have spent a lot of money on food.
2) We use 3rd conditionals to talk about hypothetical past actions and consequences.
What three languages have influenced English the most?
1) Describe the difference between an assumption and a prediction
2) Create your own assumption or prediction
1) An assumption is reaching a conclusion about something without evidence. A prediction is a guess about the future specifically.
2) Answers may vary.
Put these sentences into passive voice:
Last summer, she called me on the phone. She was telling me about her favorite kind of dog. Then I hung up on her.
Last summer. I was called on the phone (by her). I was being told (by her) about her favorite kind of dog. Then she was hung up on (by me).
1) Put this into future perfect continuous:
He devours fruits and vegetables.
2) And then explain why we use future perfect continuous.
1) He will have been devouring fruits and vegetables.
2) To talk about an ongoing action that will be taking place between now and some point in the future.
Correct the grammar of this sentence:
Between you and I, there's a secret that nobody know, and whomever discover it should keep quiet.
Between you and me, there's a secret that nobody knows, and whoever discovers it should keep quiet.
OR
Between you and me, there are secrets that nobody knows, and whoever discovers them should keep quiet.
What is my middle name?
David