Passive
Change this sentence to passive: "Shakespeare wrote Hamlet."
Hamlet was written by Shakespeare
We use Past Continuous for
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- an action in progress in the past at an exact time
-a long action that was interrupted by another short action
Name 10 3rd forms of irregular verbs.
different answers are possible
This tense is used for actions at a specific time in the past.
Past Simple
This future form is used for plans (decisions made before speaking).
going to or present continuous
The new library ________ (open) by the mayor last week."
was opened
What were you doing yesterday at 6 pm?
(Answers will vary) I was having dinner / doing my homework / talking to my friend, etc
Complete the sentence with for or since: "I haven't eaten anything ________ this morning."
since
This tense is used for experiences when the exact time is not important.
Present Perfect
This form is used for predictions and spontaneous decisions
will
Chocolate ______________ of cocoa beans.
is made
Complete the sentence: "While I ________ (walk) to school, I ________ (see) an accident."
was walking / saw
Complete the sentence: "She ________ (never / be) to London."
has never been
Complete the sentence: "I ________ (see) that film last week."
saw
Choose the correct option and explain why the other is wrong:
"We will visit / are visiting our grandparents next weekend. We already booked the tickets."
are visiting (Present Continuous for fixed arrangements)
In the UK 12,5 million tonnes of paper _________ (throw away) every year.
is thrown away
"I ________ a shower when the phone _______."
I was having a shower when the phone rang.
Make a question using ever: "you / try / sushi?"
Have you ever tried sushi?
Complete the sentence: "I ________ (never / see) such a beautiful sunset in my life!"
have never seen
"Based on the traffic, I think we will be / are being late. The forecast says it will snow / is snowing tomorrow."
will be (prediction based on opinion) / will snow (prediction about the weather – facts not based on evidence seen now).
Rewrite it in passive. "They don't keep blue whales in zoos".
The blue whales are not kept in zoos.
Find and correct the mistake: "They watched TV when the lights went out."
They were watching TV when the lights went out.
Complete the sentence with just, already, or yet and the correct form of the verb"do": "Don't forget to do your homework!" – "I ________ it."
I have already done it.
Explain the difference: "She has gone to Paris." vs "She has been to Paris."
She has gone = she is still there. She has been = she visited and came back.
Complete the sentence: "I ________ (meet) my friend at 3 pm tomorrow. I already bought the tickets."
am meeting OR am going to meet
am meeting is better