Past Simple
What is the past tense of:
start
get
come
got
came
I (called / was calling) my friend on WhatsApp yesterday.
I called my friend on WhatsApp yesterday.
Complete the conversation with going to or will
a: The phone is ringing.
b: Okay I ______ it! (to get)
Okay I will get it!
Is this sentence 1st or 2nd conditional?
If the weather is nice, we'll go swimming.
1st Conditional
My house is _______ (big) than yours.
My house is bigger than yours.
Mark _____ (go) to the swimming pool last weekend.
Mark went to the swimming pool last weekend.
When I got home my mother (made / was making) me lunch.
Complete the sentence with going to or will.
a: Do you need a ride to the airport?
b: No, I'm _______ (to take) a taxi.
I'm going to take a taxi.
Is this sentence in the 1st or 2nd conditional?
If I had a million Euro, I would buy an airplane.
This is the _________ (interesting) book I've ever read.
This is the most interesting book I've ever read.
_____ (do) you _____ (get) the type of pizza you wanted for your birthday party?
Did you get the type of pizza you wanted for your birthday party?
(get stays in base form)
I couldn't see because I _______ (not wear) my glasses.
I couldn't see because I wasn't wearing my glasses.
I (will go / am going to go) shopping this afternoon.
I'm going to go shopping this afternoon.
When making a conditional sentence, is it better to:
a. put the "if" at the beginning of the sentence:
If I study hard, I will get a good job.
b. put the "if" in the middle of the sentence:
I will get a good job if I study hard.
c. both are correct
c - both are correct
If I study hard, I will get a good job.
I will get a good job if I study hard.
(these sentences have the same meaning!)
A salad is much ________ (healthy) than a hamburger.
bonus: is this sentence comparative or superlative
A salad is much healthier than a hamburger.
comparative
Say this sentence in the negative & interrogative form:
She won first prize at the skating competition.
Did she win first prize at the skating competition?
Make a sentence comparing what two people were doing at the same time:
Sally / have / breakfast / while / John / sleep
Sally was having breakfast while John was sleeping.
I hope (I'm going to / I will) pass my exam today.
I hope I will pass my exam today.
Complete this sentence using the 2nd conditional
We ______ (come) to dinner if we _________ (have) time.
We would come to dinner if we had time.
Remember:
Subject + would + verb (present tense) + if + subject + verb (past simple)
John is _________ (nice) person I know.
bonus: is this sentence comparative or superlative.
John is the nicest person I know.
superlative
Use these words to make a sentence in the past simple:
you / go / to / concert / on / Saturday?
Did you go to the concert on Saturday?
Fill in the gaps with past simple or past continuous:
It _______ (be) a day last September. The sun ______ (shine) and the birds ________ (sing). I _______ (walk) along the street when I _______ (meet) an old friend.
it was a day last September. The sun was shining and the birds were singing. I was walking along the street when I met an old friend.
Complete the conversation using going to or will:
Sara: Why are you carrying a hammer?
Rick: I _________ put up some pictures.
I'm going to put up some pictures.
Complete this sentence using the 1st conditional:
If I ______ (go) out tonight, I _______ (go) to the cinema.
If I go out tonight, I will go to the cinema.
If + subject + verb (present tense) + subject + will + verb (present tense).
Tell me the comparative and superlative forms of the following 5 words (100 points per answer):
young
heavy
good
bad
incredible
younger than the youngest
heavier than the heaviest
better than the best
worse than the worst
more incredible the most incredible