Continuous Tenses
How long ________________________________ (YOU / FEEL) like this?
HAVE YOU BEEN FEELING
I _______________ (begin) packing already
HAVE BEGUN
I read a fabulous book.
What's fabulous?
ADJECTIVE
The physio gave me a gentle massage, then a firmer __________________ (manipulate).
MANIPULATION
That car ran me over.
I was run over by that car
While I ___________________ (to browse) the new store downtown, I met Angela.
WAS BROWSING
How long ____________________ (you / study) English?
HAVE YOU BEEN STUDYING
Identify the parts of speech in this sentences:
Alice walks fast.
ALICE = NOUN
WALKS = VERB
FAST = ADVERB
If I had more financial ____________ I'd feel better. (stable)
STABILITY
Jane has washed the bathroom really well.
The bathroom has been washed very well by Jane.
I ____________________ (read) that book since I was 20.
HAVE BEEN READING
I_____________ (BREAK) my ankle yesterday, so I _____________ (SIT DOWN) all day.
BROKE // HAVE BEEN SITTING
Identify the verb/s in the following sentence:
Most inventions are things we didn't know we needed.
ARE // DIDN'T KNOW // NEEDED
I learnt a ________________ lesson. (value)
VALUABLE / INVALUABLE
They grow coffee in Guatemala.
Coffee is grown in Guatemala.
For a while, more and more people _______________________________ (CHOOSE) to rent rather than to buy.
HAVE BEEN CHOOSING
Last year, I _____________ (go) to Spain, but I ________________ (NOT / see) the whole country yet.
WENT // HAVEN'T SEEN
Spot the intruder:
Going - Done - Job - Must
JOB
They don't really like each other much and have been _______________ married for about 7 years. (happy)
UNHAPPILY
A professional painter is painting the house.
The house IS BEING PAINTED by a professional painter
My parents __________________ (stay) at my place during the upcoming holidays.
WILL BE STAYING
She __________________________ (sleep) badly since the two of them _________________ (break up).
HAS BEEN SLEEPING // BROKE / HAVE BROKEN UP
Adverb or Adjective?
Really; Close; Fun
Lovely; Happily; Quickly
Absolutely; Easy; Very.
ADVERBS: REALLY, HAPPILY, QUICKLY, ABSOLUTELY, VERY
She was ______________________ , refusing to follow the rules set by his parents. (defy)
DEFIANT
They made some mistakes while working on their project.
Some mistakes were made while working on the project.