Modal Verbs & Present tenses
You _____ carry your passport with you at all times. It's the law
must
I can't / 'm not able to believe it! I got an 'A' in maths!
can't
Give the meaning of 'gaze'
To look steadily as with a great interest or wonder
paraphrase using the verb 'used'
I always go to sleep before 10pm
I am used to going to sleep before 10pm
Thomas (meet) _____________ me tonight, we arranged it all last night.
is meeting (the plan has been confirmed)
Last time I didn't need to show / needn't have shown my passport. There was nobody in the boarder
Last time I didn't need to show my passport. There was nobody in the boarder
which are the correct options?
Fortunately, they_____ rescue the children from the burning building
A could B were able to C succeed in D managed to
B and D
paraphrase replacing the word 'rather' with a suitable word
She looks rather insecure.
She looks quite/fairly/pretty/considerably insecure
I always make the same mistake!
paraphrase using 'keep on'
I keep on making the same mistake!
Name 3 usages for WILL
Uncertain predictions On-the-spot decision Promises
Normally, I work / I'm working at home, but this week I travel / I'm travelling all over the country
Normally, I work at home, but this week I'm travelling all over the country
That's as fast as I can run. I ___________run any faster even if I tried.
That's as fast as I can run. I would not be able to run any faster even if I tried.
The crime of using a bank account or credit facilities fraudulently in another person's name without his or her knowledge
identity theft
is it correct? if not, correct it
There's a few milk left on the fridge
No. There's little milk left on the fridge
What time (be) ______ your flight?
is (part of a timetable / schedule)
Correct
You always tell me what TV programmes I should watch. It's really annoying
You are always telling me what TV programmes I should watch. It's really annoying
Correct
I hope the weather doesn't get bad. we're going on holidays next Sunday!
I hope the weather doesn't get worse. we're going on holidays next Sunday!
If you found a parking space on a crowded street, you would say it was
a) a hit of luck
b) a stroke of luck
c) a blow of luck
b) a stroke of luck
Correct the sentence containing a mistake
When he lived in London, he'd catch the 7.30 train
When he lived in London, he'd work from home
When he lived in London, he'd catch the 7.30 train.
It's OK ('would' only for past habitual actions)
When he lived in London, he used to work from home
Incorrect ('would' can't be used for permanent situation. Instead, use 'used to')
replace the verb in upper case with the correct phrasal verb: "I've tried not to play so many video games, but I'm hooked - I just can't STOP DOING IT"
Give up
correct the mistake
We won tickets for the concert so we needn't have paid anything
We won tickets for the concert so we didn't have/need to pay anything
Paraphrase using as....as
My suitcase is heavier than yours. I can't hardly lift mine.
My suitcase is not as light as yours. I can't hardly lift mine.
or
Your suitcase is not as heavy as mine. I can't hardly lift mine.
form the noun forms of the following verbs
improve/perform/work/employ/predict/refuse/prosper
improvement/performance/worker/employment/prediction/refusal/properity
use 'experience' in two different sentences: as a countable and as an uncountable noun
experience: (U) knowledge / (C) an event/ sth that has happened to you
correct the sentences
By the time we get there, we will be finishing all the food.
There's no coffee left. I'm getting some more
Next Saturday I'm going to be dancing at my sister's wedding party
By the time we get there, we will have finished all the food.
There's no coffee left. I'll get some more
Next Saturday I'll be dancing at my sister's wedding party