SIGNAL DETECTIVE
Look! The bus ________ (come).
is coming (Look! → present continuous)
Two days ago I ________ (meet) a famous YouTuber.
met
The past participle of “eat”, "sleep" and "play".
eaten - slept - played
Look at those black clouds! It ________ (rain).
is going to rain (evidence)
Fix it: “Where you study?”
Where do you study?
Your mother’s sister is your …
aunt
Go
went - gone - ir
My cat ________ (sleep) on my bed every night.
sleeps (every night → present simple, it → -s)
While I ________ (wait) for the bus, it started to rain.
was waiting
I ________ (never / be) to Paris.
have never been
I think Real Madrid ________ (win) tonight.
will win (I think)
Fix it: “What means "striped"?”
What does “striped” mean?
A person from France is …
French (capital letter!)
speak
say
spoke-spoken-hablar
say-said-said-decir
________ she ________ (finish) her homework yet?
Has … finished (yet → present perfect)
When the teacher ________ (come) in, we ________ (stop) talking.
came / stopped (one action after the other)
Fix it: “I have seen that film last week.”
I saw that film last week. (last week → past simple)
We’ve got the tickets. We ________ (see) the concert on Saturday.
are going to see (a plan)
Ask about the SUBJECT: “Paula won the race.”
Who won the race? (subject question: no did)
The month after August. Spell it!
September
“Traer” in English: all three forms.
bring · brought · brought
At 9 pm last night I ________ (chat) with my cousin.
was chatting (at 9 pm last night → past continuous)
While my dad ________ (work) in the garden, my mum ________ (baking) a cake.
was working / was baking (two long actions at the same time)
Make a question: you /with / ever / swim / a lake / the sharks / in /
Have you ever swum in a lake with the sharks?
“This bag is so heavy!” “Don’t worry, I ________ (help) you.”
will help (an offer)
Ask about the subject and the object: “Marco and Jake are going to visit their grandparents in April.”
Who is going to visit their grandparents in April?
Who are they going to visit in April?
This person works in a hospital and helps the doctors.
nurse
Fix it: “I have ran 5 km today.”
"I swum with my little brother."
I have run 5 km today.
I swam with my little brother.
Name the tense AND the signal: “We’ve lived here for all my life. I love this place.”
present perfect · for all my life
Fix it: “When I was arriving home, my sister slept.”
When I arrived home, my sister was sleeping.
Fix the TWO mistakes: “Has your sister ever went to London?” “Yes, she has been there last summer.”
Has your sister ever been to London? Yes, she went there last summer.
Translate: “Creo que mañana hará sol.”
I think it will be sunny tomorrow.
Ask TWO questions, one for each part: “My cousin has worked (1) in a hotel (2) for two years.”
Where has your cousin worked for two years? / How long has your cousin worked in a hotel?
A T-shirt with lines on it is s _ _ _ _ _ _.
striped
All three forms of “catch”, “buy”, "play", "find".
catch · caught · caught
buy · bought · bought
play-played-played
find-found-found