Vocabulary
Present perfect
Past perfect simple vs Past perfect continuous
Action VS stative verbs
100
Absolutely or very
- This room is disgusting! It's ___ filthy! I've never seen so much dirt.
absolutely
100
Write the sentence in the present perfect.
He/lose/his keys
Ha has lost his keys
100
The children were wet because they _______(play) football in the rain.
had been playing
100
Present simple or continuous
Ali ________ (have) three sisters.
Correct answer: has
‣ Have, meaning 'to possess', describes a state, so it is a stative verb.
200
A bit or extremely
The pizza was ____ delicious
extremely
200
1_____ to Rome?
A.Have ever you been
B.Have you ever been
C.Have you been ever
B.Have you ever been
200
Peter was Sally's best friend. She __________ (know) him all her life.
had known
200
Present simple or continuous
John ________ (think) about his future.
Correct answer: is thinking
‣ Think, meaning 'to reflect' about something, is an action, so it is a dynamic verb.
300
Absolutely or very
The film was ___ funny but the seats were uncomfortable.
very
300
I have had this car for / since years.
for
300
We were very hungry because we ______ (not / eat). Instead, we _________ (play) all day long!
hadn't eaten
had been playing
300
Identify the section with a grammar mistake.
I own three cars now. I am wanting to sell two, but I love the red one. A. own B. am wanting C. to sell D. love
B. am wanting
400
Absolutely or very
The food was good but the portions were ______ tiny.
Absolutely
400
I _____ (never/be) to the Himalayas, but I'd like to go.
I have never been to the Himalayas, but I'd like to go.
400
Everything was white because it _________ (snow), just as the weather app ______ (predict).
had been snowing
had predicted
400
Identify the section with a grammar mistake.
He is tasting the soup to check if it tastes too salty, but he is doubting his own cooking skills. A. is tasting B. tastes C. is doubting
C. is doubting
Doubt is a stative verb so we don't use it in the continuous aspect.