verb tenses
complete the sentence:
You _____________ (always/shout) at me. I'm sick of you.
are always shouting
The authorities decided that the meeting _______________ (hold) next week.
will be held
If you __________ (get)caught cheating in an exam, you ________ (fail) it.
get / fail.
Complete with a modal:
I'm not sure but he __________ (be) in a traffic jam and that's why he's late.
Might/may/could be
My grandma always says: "It's better late than never"
My grandma always says that it's better late than never.
I ___________________ (wait) for two hours in line and I still ___________ (not move)!
have been waiting / havent'd moved
Transform into passive:
"Bloomsbury published the first Harry Potter book in 1997"
The 1st HP book was published by Bloomsbury in 1997.
If I ____________ (know) you were coming, I would've made dinner for you
had known
Complete with a modal:
It was a waste of time. I ___________ (go) to that job interview.
Shouldn't have gone
Mum screamed: "Don't cross!!"
Mum screamed not to cross
Which tense do we use to talk about an action in progress in the future? Can you give an example?
Future continuous
Eg. This time tomorrow we will be doing an exam.
Transform into passive:
"People expect Trump to win the elections once again"
Trump ....
Trump is expected to win the elections once again.
Rewrite using a conditional:
"You should apologize for what you did"
If I were you, I would apologize
Rephrase using the right modal verb(s):
It is possible that I will be required to stay late in the office.
I may/might have to stay late in the office.
"Will you marry me?" Tom inquired
Tom inquired her/him if she/he would marry him.
We ________ (finish) all the exams by the end of May.
will have finished
My parents gave me a bike yesterday (Make TWO passives, using a different word order)
I was given a bike yesterday by my parents.
A bike was given to me yesterday by my parents.
If / know German / I / get / that promotion last year but I suck at languages.
If knew German, I would've got that promotion last year but I suck at languages.
Join using a relative clause. Make it FORMAL:
We took the path. You insisted on it. And now we're lost.
We took the path on which you insisted and now we're lost.
"You should buy this car," she advised him. (same reporting verb)
She advised him to buy that car.
Give an example of:
- Present perfect
-Past simple
- Present perfect continuous
(FULL sentences)
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Me han renovado el DNI esta mañana
(Translate into English using the causative passive structure)
I have had my ID renewed this morning.
If / I / buy / NFTs like many people did / I / be / broke now
If I had bought NFTs like many people did, I'd be broke now
Join using a relative clause:
I know Hans and Lina. I have dated both of them.
I know Hans and Lina, both of whom I have dated.
"Do you really have to be doing this now?" Anna asked him
Anna asked him if he really had to be doing that then.