Habits
Complete the gap:
"When I lived in Parla, my family ______ (meet) every Sunday for lunch, but we don't anymore."
Complete the gap: "When I lived in Parla, my family used to meet/would meet every Sunday for lunch, but we don't anymore."
Transform into a cleft sentence emphasizing the bold item:
"I really love listening to podcasts on my commute to Madrid."
What I really love is...
Basic cleft sentence structure: What + subject + verb + be + emphasized element.
"What I really love is listening to podcasts on my commute to Madrid."
Complete with a passive form: "The project needs __________________ (finish) before midnight."
to be finished (passive infinitive)
Name three connectors used to introduce a conclusion or summary.
In conclusion, to sum up, to summarize, all things considered, taking everything into account / into consideration, on balance, u ltimately
"When I was at university, I would have a small red car."
"When I was at university, I used to have a small red car."
Correct the mistake in this sentence:
I would have longer hair when I was a student at university.
I used to have longer hair when I was a student at university.
Expl: Would cannot be used to describe past states (e.g., have, be, know, belong, love).
Choose the correct option to create an inversion:
"Never before __________ such a passionate debate in our class."
a) we have heard
b) have we heard
c) we did hear
"Never before have we heard such a passionate debate in our class."
Complete with the correct passive structure: "The ancient church in the town square is currently __________________ (restore) by specialists."
being restored (present continuous passive)
Provide three formal linking words or expressions used to introduce a contrast or concession (e.g., "but" or "however").
Nevertheless / Nonetheless, even though / although, on the other hand, in spite of this / despite this, etc.
"Despite of the heavy rain, we decided to walk around Parque Polvoranca."
"Despite the heavy rain..." OR "In spite of the heavy rain..."
Rephrase using to be prone to:
"As a child, Sergio usually got into accidents when riding his bike."
"As a child, Sergio was prone to getting into accidents when riding his bike."
Combine using Not only: "The new exhibition in Madrid was completely free. It was also incredibly inspiring."
Inversion: Not only was the new exhibition in Madrid completely free, but it was also incredibly inspiring.
Normal order: The exhibition was not only completely free but also incredibly inspiring.
Transform into a mixed conditional: "I didn't study yesterday, so I feel completely unprepared today."
(Hint: If + subject + past perfect , subject + wouldn't + infinitive)
"If I had studied yesterday, I wouldn't feel completely unprepared today."
Choose the correct adjective: "Living near the C-4 train line has its advantages, but traffic noise remains a heavy / heavy-duty / major drawback."
major (a major drawback/disadvantage).
"I'm used to get up early every morning for my job in Madrid."
"I'm used to getting up early every morning..."
to be used to (to be accustomed to) must be followed by a gerund (-ing) or noun, not a base verb.
What's the nuance in meaning expressed by WILL in this sentence?
He will leave his clothes on the floor no matter how many times I tell him to tidy them up.
Stressed will/would and continuous forms with always/constantly emphasize annoying habits.
Ex. He would leave his clothes on the floor/ He's always leaving his clothes on the floor...
Rephrase using a Cleft Sentence starting with What:
"The mechanic fixed my car's engine."
Structure: What + subject + verb do + (to) infinitive
"What the mechanic did was (to) fix my car's engine."
Complete with the correct passive form: "By the end of this decade, scientists hope that a cure for the disease __________________ (discover)."
will have been discovered (future perfect passive: will have been + past participle)
Provide three verbs that mean "to increase" or "to improve".
Enhance, boost, amplify, foster, etc.
"Rarely I have seen such dedication from adult language students."
"Rarely have I seen such dedication..."
Inversions with negative adverbs (rarely, seldom, hardly) are used to emphasize our statements in formal contexts.
Complete with the correct tense:
"By next July, María __________________ (live) in Parla for exactly four years."
will have been living
Future Perfect Continuous emphasizes duration up to a specific point in the future.
Rephrase using "Under no circumstances" to create an inversion:
"You must never share your personal banking password with anyone."
Under no circumstances...
"Under no circumstances should you share / must you share / are you to share your personal banking password with anyone."
Transform into a mixed conditional: "I am not fluent in German, which is why I didn't apply for that job in Berlin last month."
(Hint: If I were...)
If I were fluent in German, I would have applied for that job in Berlin last month.
Mixed conditional: Hypothetical present state (were/was) leading to a past hypothetical result (would have + past participle).
What idiom involving a farm animal means "to address a big, obvious problem or uncomfortable truth that everyone is ignoring"?
The elephant in the room.
"If I would have known you were coming to Parla today, I would have met you at the station."
"If I had known you were coming..."
We do not use would inside the if-clause of a third conditional.