Verb Tenses
What is the difference between Simple Present and Present Continuous (progressive)?
Present Continuous refers to something that is happening at the moment of speaking. While Simple present can refer to habits and routines, 'eternal truths', or scheduled future events.
Complete the following sentence:
My friend (live) _____ in London.
My friend lives in London.
True or false? The passive voice is formed with:
be + past participle
True
What modals are used to express necessity or obligation?
must, have to, have got to
In Present Perfect, "since" is used with... and "for" is used with...
since: dates or point in time
for: period of time
Name three Stative Verbs and say why they are called "stative".
know, believe, remember, like, belong, desire, want, seem, etc.
They describe conditions or situations, not action.
Express a sentence in the future using a time clause.
ex: After I get home, I will eat dinner.
What is the passive voice of this sentence?
Mary helps the boy.
the boy is helped by Mary.
What is the name of the verb tenses in the following sentence: Sam had left before Ann came?
Past Perfect
Simple Past
What is the difference between Present Perfect and Simple Past?
Present Perfect: No specific time, and started in the past but continues till the present
Past: Specific time, and started and ended in the past.
True or False?
Present Perfect is used for unspecified time and repeated events.
True
What are some examples of collective nouns?
audience, team, faculty, staff, people, herd
What is the passive voice of this sentence?
Mary had helped the boy.
The boy had been helped by Mary.
Which modal/s are used to show prohibition?
must not
What is the verb tense that refers to something that started in the past but is still true in the present?
Present Perfect
What are the tenses of the verbs in the following sentence: I was standing under a tree when it began to rain.
Past continuous and simple past
Complete the following sentences:
Two-thirds of the money (belong) ______ to me.
One of my friends (be) ______ from Peru.
Two-thirds of the money belongs to me.
One of my friends is from Peru.
Change the sentence from active to passive:
People cut down a lot of trees every year.
A lot of trees are cut down every year.
What modals are used to express suggestions or advice?
should, ought to, had better, could
What is the difference between Present Perfect Continuous and Present Continuous?
Present Continuous: Action in the moment
Present Perfect Continuous: How long the action has been happening.
When do you use Future Perfect?
To show that an activity will be completed before another event in the future.
Complete the following sentences:
Five hours of sleep (be/not) _____ enough!
Diabetes (be) ____ a life-long illness.
Five hours of sleep are not enough!
Diabetes is a life-long illness.
Change from passive to active:
I didn’t go to the party because I hadn't been invited.
I didn’t go to the party because they had not invited me.
When do you use Past Perfect Continuous?
It describes an action in progress before another one happened in the past.
When do you use Future Perfect Continuous? Give an example.
To emphasize the duration of an activity that will be in progress before another event happens in the future.
In November, I will have been working at my company for three years.