Tense
Chapter 4 - Talk with a Striker
Common Grammar Mistakes
Gerund or Infinitive
Vocabulary
100

Abdul is tall now, but he ________ before.

wasn't

100

Max had helped Jos van Essen become a _____ footballer.

Max had helped Jos van Essen become a great footballer.
100

I can see that (your / you're) worried.

you're

100

I want _________ (visit) Manhattan this weekend.

to visit (goal or choice)

100

Use "traditional" in a sentence.

Eg. She wore a traditional poncho instead of a coat.

200

Use future tense to talk about what will happen in 2050.

___ will....

200

Jos van Essen said that Max and his ______ Tom were close, but they had been ________ recently.

Jos said that Max and his brother Tom were close, but they had been arguing recently.

200

The football team won (its / it's) final game.

its

200

Peng really enjoys (reading / to read) poetry.

reading (can replace with "this thing" so gerund)

200

Use "indicate" as a verb in a sentence.

Eg. The red warning light indicated that something was wrong.

300

Using "used to" or "would", tell me 3 things people did or didn't do or think in the 1950s.

100 points for each correct use of "used to/would."

eg: People would wear hats.

People used to think women should stay home and not work.

300

Max had a drink on ______ evening, and Jos gave him his new _________.

Max had a drink on Thursday evening, and Jos gave him his new address.

300

Josselin draws very good!

well

300

Candy avoids (to listen/listening) to her boring teacher.

listening (can replace with "thing thing" so gerund)

300

Use "misunderstanding" in a sentence.

Eg. Her friendly kiss on the cheek caused a big misunderstanding.

400

Ask me a question in the simple present tense

400 Points for a question with no grammar mistakes

300 Points for a question with one grammar mistakes

200 Points for a question with two grammar mistakes

100 Points for a question with three or more grammar mistakes

400

Kate didn’t know Max took ____ for his bad ____.

Kate didn’t know Max took pills for his bad heart.    

400

Julia went to Paris and stayed (there / their / they're) for two weeks.

there


400

Emy stopped (to talk/talking) to Danery. 

Meaning: They no longer talk.

talking

400

Use "transformation" in a sentence.

Eg. The transformation of Dubai from a fishing village to a big city is amazing.

500

What is the past simple of these five base verbs?  bring, wear, fly, pay, choose

brought, wore, flew, paid, chose

500

Jos van Essen didn't want to talk about the ______ at the football club.

Jos didn't want to talk about the problems at the football club.

500

After Baochan wake up, she have a dream.(3 errors)

before

woke up

was having

500

Ivan promised (to play/playing) video games with his son.

to play (goal or choice is infinitive)

500

Use "defendant" and "frightened" in a sentence.

Eg. The frightened defendant did not want to talk to the lawyer.

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