Pronunciation / Homophones / Adverbs
What two words rhyme:
some come home
some / come
I picked up / after a little Italian when I visited Rome.
I picked up a little Italian when I visited Rome.
Use the correct past tenses:
I ____ (have) an accident while I _____ (enjoy) myself on holiday.
I had an accident while I was enjoying myself on holiday.
We weren’t allowed to / mustn’t use calculators when I was at school.
We weren’t allowed to use calculators when I was at school.
We've had our flat for/since six months.
We've had our flat for six months.
Choose the correct spelling:
a. Wore / b. War! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing! Say it again!
b. War! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing! Say it again!
I was brought down / up in South Africa and moved to Spain when I was 18.
I was brought up in South Africa and moved to Spain when I was 18.
They didn't play well in the match, even though they were training / had trained every evening.
They didn't play well in the match, even though they had trained every evening.
People should / have to pay taxes. It’s the law.
People have to pay taxes. It’s the law.
It _________ since lunchtime.
a. rained
b. has been raining
c. have been raining
d. rains
It has been raining since lunchtime.
What two words rhyme?
eight weight height
eight / weight
Complete the phrasal verb with the correct preposition:
Please take ___ your shoes when you come in the house.
Please take off your shoes when you come in the house.
I left work early because I wanted/was wanting to watch the match.
I left work early because I wanted to watch the match.
You can take an extra week for the project. You don’t have to / mustn’t finish it until Friday.
You can take an extra week for the project. You don’t have to finish it until Friday.
How long have you known / have you been knowing your husband?
How long have you known your husband?
Your son isn’t an athlete, but he tries hard/hardly.
Your son isn’t an athlete, but he tries hard.
I don’t know this word. I have to look it _____.
I don’t know this word. I have to look it up.
My son got injured while he was playing/ had played basketball last Sunday.
My son got injured while he was playing basketball last Sunday.
Complete the phrase:
____ you allowed to park here?
Are you allowed to park here?
Complete with present perfect continuous:
A: Diana found a new flat!
B: Oh good! _________ one for ages! (she / look for)
A: Diana found a new flat!
B: Oh good! She's been looking for one for ages! (she / look for)
Choose the correct spelling:
My grandma was very sick, but luckily she got over the a. flew / b. flu.
My grandma was very sick, but luckily she got over the b. flu.
Replace the word in italics with a pronoun:
Try turning off the computer.
Try turning it off.
England didn't lose / hadn't lost any of their previous games when they played in the quarter-finals.
England hadn't lost any of their previous games when they played in the quarter-finals.
Complete with the correct modal verb:
We ______ be late for school. Hurry up!
We mustn't be late for school. Hurry up!
Make BOTH a present perfect simple and present perfect continuous sentence using for/since:
you / live in Lisbon / a long time?PPS: Have you lived in Lisbon for a long time?
PPC: Have you been living in Lisbon for a long time?