VERB TENSES
What is the use of the present simple?
Current routines and habits.
Actions in the present.
We use them as subject/object of a sentence:
gerunds
Which form do we use to compare three or more objects?
Superlative
We use ____ to talk about rules and obligations that often come from ourselves.
must
When we are speculating and making deductions, the opposite of "must" is:
can't
This is the structure for which tense?
had+past participle
past perfect
We use them immediately after adjectives:
Infinitives
Give the comparative and superlative forms of "happy":
happier
the happiest
What is the formula for modals in the past?
modal + have + past participle
Which modal do we use when we are 90% certain that something was true?
must have
Which tense do we use to talk about past habits, with past actions but not states?
would
Complete the sentence: My mum's good at _________ things when we lose them.
finding
Correct this sentence: Can you speak louder?
Can you speak more loudly?
We use these 2 modals to criticise past actions or to say they were a mistake. Negative form.
shouldn't have/ ought not to have + pp
Correct the mistake in this sentence: Laura must not have slept well last night because she is falling asleep in class.
Laura can't have slept well last night because she is falling asleep in class.
Identify the tense: In four years,you will have finished school.
Future perfect simple.
Name 3 common verbs followed by gerunds:
like, love, enjoy, can't stand, don't mind, hate, admit, avoid, consider, involve, risk, suggest
We use this structure to show one situation depends on another:
the + comparative, the + comparative
E.g. The more you study, the better you do.
Rewrite this sentence using the correct modal: I yelled at you yesterday and that was a silly thing to do.
I shouldn't have yelled at you yesterday.
Which of the following modals is correct?
He may have /might have /could have used your coat.
All 3: may/might/could have
What preposition do we normally use with the future perfect simple and the future perfect continuous?
By
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verbs: Lindsay ___1___ (be crazy about/ dance) but Maggie ____2__ (can't stand/go) to parties.
1. is crazy about dancing
2. can't stand going
Correct the following sentence: You can write much more quicklier on a computer than by hand.
You can write much more quickly on a computer than by hand.
Rewrite this sentence using the correct modal: Bringing me donuts was optional, but you brought some.
You needn't have brought me donuts, (but you did).
Complete the following sentence with the correct modal and verb:
That woman ____1 (spend) a lot of money at the hotel because the manager ____2 (give) her a VIP card to use next time.
1. must have spent
2. gave