Grammar rules
What do we call "phrasal verbs"? Give examples
They are verbs that consist of a main verb and a particle, sometimes 2 particles: give in, look forward to etc.
Translate: Я шла в школу когда встретила свою подругую
I was going to school when I met my friend.
When did he _______ all his hair _______? (a phrasal verb for "remove")
cut off
Yasmina, will you keep in __________ after you move to Dubai?
touch
Abu Bakr as-siddiq, Hadija, Ali ibn Abu Talib (may Allah have mercy on them)
Which past tense do we use to describe an action in progress in the past at a specific time or during specific period? Hint: we also use it to show background actions in a story.
Past Continuous:
I was doing laundry yesterday at 5pm;
We were playing when the rain started;
While she was reading her sister was cooking;
Translate: Раньше у Сафи не было лучшей подруги в школе, но сейчас есть
Safi didn't use to have a best friend at school but now she does!
We used to be good friends, but we ______ ________ when she changed schools. (become less close)
grow apart
The ________ is, they delivered it to the wrong address!
thing
Name 3 countries from North America:)
Canada, The USA, Mexico
What do we use Past Simple for?
Name all its functions and give examples.
1) For repeated actions in the past: We played in this background as children;
2) For single actions in the past: I visited my aunt last week;
As soon as the doctor _________ (show) me the X-ray, I ________ (know) I _________ (break) my leg.
showed, I knew, I had broken
I often _____ ______ with Martin and his cousin. (spend time relaxing)
hang out
What is the correct response? "You won't believe what I did."
What?
What is the only food that never goes bad?
Honey
What do we use Past Perfect for? Give an example
While we were driving I suddenly remembered I had forgotten to lock the front door although my mom and dad had told me several times not to forget to do it.
Do you have a lot in __________ with your brother?
common
_____ the whole lesson she kept distracting me(
_____ my cousin was having lunch, she turned the kitchen into a mess.
During;
While;
What is the capital of Germany?
Berlin
When do we use "Used to" and how it's different from Past Simple?
Give examples with positives/negatives & questions.
We use it to describe past habits, states, actions. Something was one way in the past and it's not the same anymore.
It's the same as past simple, but we cannot use it to describe single actions in the past.
When I ________ (wake up) this morning, I __________ (be) shocked. The wind _______ (blow) a tree down and it _________ (block) the front door.
woke up,
was shocked,
had blown,
was blocking
He comes from the same __________ as I do. Our childhoods were very similar
background
Воспитать, вырастить;
Быть похожим на;
Идентичные близнецы.
Bring up; take after; identical twins.
Which month was the prophet Muhammad (peace and salutations of Allah be upon him) born in?
Islamic Calendar: He was born on the 12th (and by some accounts, the 9th or 17th) of Rabi' al-Awwal, the third month of the Islamic calendar, during the Year of the Elephant.