Tense Review
CORRECT THE MISTAKE:
I used to live in California. I have lived there for 23 years.
I used to live in California. I lived there for 23 years.
It is _____________ believed that climate change is a worrying fact.
a. widely
b. wrongly
c. hardly
d. finely
a. widely believed
We ______________ get tickets if we're lucky, but I'm not sure.
might/may/could
Have you tried (TURN) it off and on again?
TURNING
While there are significant advantages to this new program, there are also some minor d___________.
DRAWBACKS
CORRECT THE MISTAKE
I was studied English since I was a child.
I have studied English since I was a child.
I prefer _______________ chopped garlic, rather than big chunks.
a. fine
b. small
c. finely
d. widely
c. finely chopped
You _____________ have done your homework by yourself. I just saw you copy off your friend's answers!
can't
I encourage you (REVIEW) gerunds and infinitives
TO REVIEW
In Season 3 of Stranger Things, many local shops had recently s________ d_________ due to the recent opening of Starcourt Mall.
SHUT DOWN
CORRECT OR INCORRECT?
The lightbulb has been invented by Thomas Edison.
INCORRECT
The lightbulb was invented by Thomas Edison.
WHICH ADVERB DOES NOT COLLOCATE?
The answer to this question is ______________ obvious --- I can't believe you don't know it!
a. blatantly
b. painfully
c. blindingly
d. widely
d. widely obvious
(all the other options are possible)
I really ___________ have studied these modal verbs more.
should
I don't remember (LEARN) this word before.
LEARNING
Temperatures have remained relatively s_________ this week; there have been no major changes.
I've been going to English classes recently.
CORRECT
WHICH ADVERB DOES NOT COLLOCATE?
I could ____________ believe my own eyes; had I just seen a UFO (OVNI)?
a. blindingly
b. hardly
c. barely
d. scarcely
a. blindingly
(all other options are possible)
When I was a child, I ___________ spend all day playing Pokemon on my Gameboy Color.
(HINT: not USED TO)
would
BUYING
SOAR
CORRECT OR INCORRECT?
Some scientists believe that by the year 2020 all the Arctic polar ice caps will be melting.
INCORRECT
Some scientists believe that by the year 2020 all the Arctic polar ice caps will have melted.
I _______________ remember teaching you these adverbs.
a. deliberately
b. profusely
c. distinctly
d. passionately
c. distinctly remember
Which is correct?
I didn't need to study/needn't have studied all this grammar, because I already knew everything really well.
didn't need to study
needn't have studied implies that it wasn't necessary, but you did it anyway.
We regret (INFORM) you that you have not been accepted into Harvard University.
TO INFORM
There has been a recent o_________ of measles (sarampión) in Disneyland due to the rise in unvaccinated children.
OUTBREAK