NARRATIVE TENSES
REPORTED SPEECH (with modal verbs)
FAME VOCABULARY
MEME MADNESS
IF I WERE FAMOUS…
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Correct this: “She had went viral before she knew it.”
She had gone viral before she knew it.
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“I might be on the news.” → Report it.
He said he might be on the news.
100
What does “viral” mean?
Something that spreads quickly and widely online.
100
Name a popular meme.
Disaster Girl, Doge, Grumpy Cat, etc.
100
If you were a famous singer, what would you do?
I would go on tour.
200
Make a sentence using past continuous and past simple.
I was walking when someone took my picture.
200
“You should talk to a lawyer.” → Report it.
She said I should talk to a lawyer.
200
Define “influencer.”
A person with the power to affect others on social media.
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What is a meme?
A funny image, video, or phrase shared widely on the internet.
200
If your video went viral, what would you say to your friends?
I’d tell them I was shocked.
300
Use past perfect + past simple to describe a moment of surprise.
I had finished eating when the call came.
300
“You must stay offline.” → Report it.
They said I must stay offline.
300
What’s a synonym of “spotlight” (noun)?
Attention, fame, focus.
300
Describe the Disaster Girl meme.
A girl smiles in front of a burning house.
300
If people recognized you in the street, how would you feel?
I’d feel nervous.
400
Tell a story (3 sentences) using past simple, past continuous, and past perfect.
I had just left school. I was checking my phone. Then I saw the video had gone viral.
400
“They could’ve warned me.” → Report it.
He said they could’ve warned him.
400
Give 2 collocations with “fame.”
sudden fame, instant fame, media fame, enjoy fame
400
How does a meme “go viral”?
It’s shared repeatedly and quickly across platforms.
400
If your meme went international, how would you use your fame?
I’d raise awareness for a cause.
500
What’s the difference in use between past perfect and past continuous?
Past perfect = before another past action. Past continuous = ongoing action in the past.
500
Report this: “We would never do that,” she said.
She said they would never do that.
500
What’s the difference between “famous” and “infamous”?
Famous = well known positively. Infamous = known for something bad.
500
Use past perfect to describe a meme moment.
She had posted the photo before it became a meme.
500
Use the second conditional + narrative tenses in one answer.
If I had posted that video, I would be famous by now.