Vocabulary
Very hungry
Starving
M: "How old are you?
W: "Take a ___".
M: "About 30?"
guess.
Her phone is held to her ear and her mouth is moving. What is she doing?
She's talking on the phone.
What is the main verb in this sentence? Action or stative?
Do you believe we'll live on Mars one day?
believe - stative
Understand is a stative verb.
So why is this sentence correct?
"My mother is a very understanding woman."
We are using 'understanding' as an adjective, not a stative verb.
To ask someone to join you in an activity. (v)
Invite
I think I'm ___ tonight. I just want to chill out.
staying in
He ___ (run) every morning while ___ (listen) to music. He often ___ (take) his dog with him, who ___ (enjoy) the run also.
He runs every morning while listening / he listens to music. He often takes his dog with him, who enjoys the run also.
How many action and how many stative verbs are in this sentence?
“She runs to the store, buys groceries, and thinks she’ll make it back before the rain starts.”
2 Action verbs - runs / buys
1 Stative verb - thinks
Despite the heavy rain, the event was a huge success, and the organisers were very __________ about the turnout.
A) satisfied
B) satisfying
C) satisfyingly
D) satisfaction
A) satisfied
A small gathering of family and/or friends. (n)
Get-together
Dinner is almost ready. Could you ___ for me?
set the table
What ___ (do) on Saturday?
We ___ (travel) to Siem Reap and ___ (visit) my girlfriends grandparents.
What are you doing on Saturday?
We are travelling to Siem Reap and visiting my girlfriends grandparents.
How many action and how many stative verbs are in this sentence?
“He knows she loves painting, so he buys her new brushes and watches her work.”
2 Action verbs - buys, watches
2 Stative verbs - knows, loves
Give three sentences, each using 'have', but with each sentence using 'have' to mean different things.
I have a pen (possession)
I have just finished my homework (auxiliary verb used in present perfect)
I'm going to have my car washed (causative verb)
I'm going to have pizza tonight (have replaces eat)
A synonym of tasty.
Delicious
This grammar is very ___. I really don't ___ it.
complicated / understand
How many tenses are in this and what are they?
I love studying English. Learning new words and pronouncing them is my favourite part. Writing is a little difficult but I find that listening helps me with this.
All Present Simple.
All the -ing verbs are gerunds. (verbs acting as nouns)
How many stative verbs are in this sentence and which one is being used incorrectly?
“I believe he is owning that car, but it seems like he doesn’t like it.”
3 Stative verbs - believe, own, seem
'is owning' should be 'owns'
As she stood on the edge of the cliff, a quiver of fear coursed through her body, making her legs tremble beneath her.
What do you think the word 'quiver' means?
To shake or move with a slight, fast motion.
A mental operation whereby an individual consciously or subconsciously analyses, evaluates, or reflects upon information, concepts, experiences, or sensory input, in order to form judgments, develop ideas, solve problems, make decisions, or comprehend abstract or concrete phenomena.
Think.
We ___ (v2) our friend to play __ (n) with us but he said he preferred not to ___ (ph. v) and would rather just spectate.
invited / football / join-in
What is the difference in the meaning between:
I work as a teacher.
I am working as a teacher.
I work as a teacher.
This is present simple, meaning that it is something that is true now and is expected to be true for a long time. (permanent)
I am working as a teacher.
This is present continuous, meaning it is a temporary situation. It is not expected that I will be a teacher for a long time.
How many actions verbs, how many stative verbs, and which verbs are not being used correctly?
“She runs to the park, grabs her notebook, and starts writing while she is knowing that the deadline is near, but feels confident that she understands the assignment.”
5 Action verbs: runs, grabs, starts, writing, feels
3 stative verbs: knows (incorrectly used as is knowing), understands, feels
We planned a surprised birthday party for my dad but my brother accidentally let the cat out of the bag.
What does the idiom 'let the cat out of the bag' mean?
To reveal a secret or reveal information by accident.