Parts of Speech
What is a noun?
Person, place or thing
What is a gerund?
A gerund is a verb in present participle (ing) form that functions as a noun, mainly as an activity.
An infinitive is a verb form that acts as other parts of speech in a sentence.
What are the three perfect continuous forms?
Present, past and future
What is future perfect continuous form?
An action that will continue up to a specific point in the future.
What are the 7 main pronouns?
I, you, we, they, he, she, it
Can gerunds appear at the beginning of a sentence? If so, give an example.
Yes.
Ex. Running is a hobby of mine.
I like to eat pancakes for breakfast.
I go to the movie theater on the weekends.
What is present perfect continuous form?
An action that started in the past and still continues now, or just stopped.
How do you form future perfect continuous form?
will have been + verb -ing
What is a verb? Name 5 examples.
An action
Ex. run, jump, walk, jump, laugh
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb:
I enjoy _____ in my free time. (read)
Reading
Some verbs are directly followed by a noun/pronouns and then by and infinitive.
Can you make up an example?
I convinced Catherine to become vegetarian.
How do you form past perfect continuous form?
had been + verb -ing
Name three examples using present perfect continuous.
She has been waiting for an hour.
He has been sneezing all day.
The dog has been sleeping all afternoon.
What is an adjective? Name 5 examples.
Words that describe a noun.
Ex. funny, loud, big, beautiful, ugly
Find the mistake:
I enjoy to watch movies.
I enjoy watching movies.
Complete the sentences with an infinitive and explain why.
I went to the store ______ ...
Ex. To buy some milk
Fill in the blank:
By the time the police arrived, the neighbors _____ (argue) for almost an hour.
Choose the correct answer:
When I arrived at the part, Sarah was exhausted because she ____ all afternoon.
A) had been dancing
B) has been dancing
C) will have been dancing
A) had been dancing
What are the 3 main prepositions of time?
At, in, on
Which one of these means:
Algunas personas prefieren levantarse temprano.
A) Some people prefer to get up early.
B) Some people prefer getting up early.
C) Some people prefer to getting up early.
B
Correct the mistake:
He refused answering the questions.
He refused to answer the question.
Create one complex sentence.
Sarah started studying at 6am. Her exam started started at 9am. She was extremely nervous.
Sarah was extremely nervous because she had been studying for three hours before her exam started.
Transform the following sentence into perfect continuous form:
She started working here five years ago and she still works here.
She has been working here for five years.