PAST/PRESENT TRANSFORMATIONS
I started working for Starbucks three years ago. (since 2020).
I’ve been working at Starbucks since 2020.
I saw that movie already.
I have already seen that movie. (the use of already implies this is a PERFECT TENSE).
Make a prediction with evidence
BE GOING TO
Her baby will be born in October. (IS)
She....
She is having a baby in October.
**She is going to have a baby in October.
Choose the word whose –ed ending is pronounced differently. And explain which sound it is (/d/-/t/-/id/).
A) wanted
B) stopped
C) needed
D) decided
B) stopped --> /t/
Gina is still in London. (YET)
(*) - there might be more than one possible answer.
Gina hasn't left London yet / Gina hasn't returned from London yet.
I think it is going to rain tomorrow.
I think it will rain tomorrow. (for predictions based on opinion: will)
Make a promise
WILL
Our flight to Rome is at 8 tomorrow. (WILL)
At 8:45 tomorrow, ...
At 8:45 tomorrow, we will be flying to Rome.
In which two words is the stress on the first syllable as in “horoscope”? astrology, alignment, impossible, insult (n), enhance, intellect.
insult / intellect
I came back home after living in Australia for ten years. (BEEN)
(**) more than one correct answer.
I came back home after I had lived in Australia for ten years.
/ I came home after I had lived in Australia for 10 years.
/ I had lived in Australia for 10 years before I came home
/ I had lived in Australia for 10 years when I came home
/ ...
The bus will leave at 7 PM.
The bus leaves at 7 PM. (Present simple is used for timetables/scheduled events.)
The weather is not expected to improve soon.
We don't think...................soon.
We don't think the weather will improve soon.
Choose the word with a different stressed syllable.
A) photograph
B) revision
C) mission
D) conduct (n)
B) revision
My sister is not old enough to ride a bicycle. (TOO)
My sister is too young to ride a bicycle.
By 2025, I will work here for 10 years.
By 2025, I will have worked here for 10 years. (To express an action completed by a point in the future, use future perfect.)
Talk about a scheduled event.
Supermarkets don't open until 10 AM. (CLOSED)
Supermarkets............................ at 9 AM.
Supermarkets are going to be closed at 9 AM.
Which two words are pronounced the same as "booked"?
A) walked
B) played
C) loved
D) fixed
E) bloomed
F) said
A) walked
D) fixed
She was exhausted after driving all night. (BEEN)
She was exhausted after she had been driving all night.
When I arrived at the station, the train was already left.
When I arrived at the station, the train had already left. (a completed action in the past before another action: PAST PERFECT).
A completed action in the future
FUTURE PERFECT
I will finish the project before you arrive.
By the time...
By the time you arrive, I will have finished the project.
Choose the word whose –ed ending is pronounced differently. Specify the type of sound it is.
A) jumped
B) laughed
C) enjoyed
D) stopped
C ) enjoyed --> /d/(the others are /t/)