Tense Twist
Complete:
I've been meaning to call you ___ days.
Answer:
I've been meaning to call you FOR days.
Question:
Which modal verb would you use to express a polite request?
Answer:
Could you ...? or Would you ...?
Change to Reported Speech:
“I don’t feel well,” he said.
Answer:
He said that he didn’t feel well.
Put correct article:
___ European city
Answer:
a European city
Correct:
She don’t know the answer.
Answer:
She doesn't know the answer.
Correct:
When I was young, I have played the violin.
Answer:
When I was young, I played the violin.
Transform:
It’s possible that she forgot.
use: MIGHT
Answer:
She might have forgotten.
Change the question to Reported Speech:
“Where did you put my phone?”
Answer:
He asked where I had put his phone.
Correct:
I love the nature.
Answer:
I love nature. (zero article)
Put in a correct order:
usually / to school / walks / he / early.
Answer:
He usually walks to school early.
Build a sentence (Present Perfect):
already / they / the film / watch
Answer:
They have already watched the film.
Correct:
You mustn’t to talk during the exam.
Answer:
You mustn’t to talk during the exam.
Change to Reported Speech:
“Don’t touch that!”
Answer:
He told me not to touch that.
Choose:
the / zero → ___ Lake Victoria
Answer:
zero → Lake Victoria
Fix:
I suggested to go to the cinema.
Answer:
I suggested going to the cinema.
Tell the difference:
1. I was living in London.
2. I lived in London.
Answer:
1. Past Continuous, emphasis on the period, temporary experience;
2. Past Simple, past facts, a closed chapter;
Complete:
If you wanted to pass, you ___ (should / study) more.
Answer:
If you wanted to pass, you should have studied more.
Change to Reported Speech WITHOUT backshifting:
“Water boils at 100°C,” the teacher said.
Answer:
The teacher said that water boils at 100°C.
Complete:
He’s ___ only person who understands me.
Answer:
He’s the only person who understands me.
Correct the mistake:
I look forward to see you tomorrow.
Answer:
I'm looking forward to seeing you tomorrow.
Complete (Future Perfect):
By 2030, humans ___ (reach) Mars.
Answer:
By 2030, humans will have reached Mars.
Task:
Make a sentence with should have + past participle expressing mild reproach.
Sample answer:
I should have called you earlier.
Change to Reported Speech:
“I’ve been waiting for you,” she said.
Answer:
She said that she had been waiting for me.
Tell the difference:
1. I’m going to school.
2. I’m going to the school.
Answer:
1. I’m going to school — as a student;
2. I’m going to the school — into the building;
Find two mistakes:
If he will call me, I will tell him that you are waited.
Answer:
1. he will call → he calls
2. you are waited → you are waiting