Past Simple Traps
Past Continuous vs. Past Simple

Modals

Conditionals

Future Forms

100
  • Spot the mistake in this sentence: "He didn't went to school because he feeled sick."
  •  Didn't go / felt
100

    • Spot the mistake: "While we was having dinner, someone knock on the door."


  •  We were having / someone knocked. 
100
  • Correct the mistake: "You must to wear a seatbelt in the car."


  • Remove "to" ("You must wear...").
100
    • Spot the mistake: "If it will rain tomorrow, we will stay at home."

  • Remove "will" in the if-clause \ "If it rains tomorrow..."






100
  • What is the difference between "I will buy a soda" and "I am going to buy a soda"?
  • Will" is an instant/spontaneous decision; "Going to" is a prior plan/intention.
200
  •  Give the past simple of these 3 tricky verbs: CHOOSE, FREEZE, TEACH. 

    • Chose, Froze, Taught
200
  • Which action was interrupted? "She dropped her phone while she was texting."
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  • Texting (the long action in progress).
200

    • Choose the right modal: "Tomorrow is Sunday! You ________ wake up early."

  • Don't have to (no obligation, not prohibition).


200
  • Complete the First Conditional: "If you don't study, you ________ (fail) the test."

Will fail.

200

  • Look at the sky! There are huge dark clouds. Complete: "It ________ !"

  • Is going to rain (prediction based on visible evidence).
300


    • Correct the spelling trap: "She stoped the car, planed the route, and studyed for the test."






  • Stopped, planned, studied (double consonants and -ied rules) 
300

    • Complete logically with the correct form: "When the teacher walked into the classroom, the students ________ (fight).
  • Were fighting.
300
    • What is the difference between: "You shouldn't eat that" and "You mustn't eat that"?
  • Shouldn't = bad idea/advice; Mustn't = strictly prohibited/forbidden.



300



    • Is this Zero or First Conditional? "If you heat water to 100°C, it boils."




  • Zero Conditional (universal scientific fact).
300
  • Spot the mistake: "I am meet my doctor tomorrow at 5 PM."
  • I am meeting..." (Present Continuous for fixed arrangements).
400
  • Make this sentence negative: "They brought food to the party."


  • They didn't bring food to the party."
400
  • True or False: "We can say: 'I was knowing the answer when you asked me'."
  • False (state verbs like know cannot be in continuous form; it's "I knew").
400
  • Find the error: "When I was five, I can't swim."

  • Can't \couldn't (past ability).

400
    • Complete the tricky clause: "She won't pass the exam unless she ________ (work) harder."
  • Works (unless = if not).
400
    • The phone is ringing! Which do you say: "I am going to answer it" or "I'll answer it"?
  • I'll answer it" (instant decision right now).
500
    • Find the hidden error: "Who did told you the secret yesterday?"
  • Who told you...?" (subject questions don't use did).
500
    • Combine using WHILE: (I / sleep) + (a thief / break / the window).
  • While I was sleeping, a thief broke the window."
500
    • Rewrite using a modal verb: "It is strictly forbidden to use your phone during the exam."
  • You mustn't use your phone..." (or can't).


500
    • Fix the verb trap: "If my brother comes home early, I ________ (cook) dinner with him."
  • Will cook.


500
    • Turn this into a negative future plan: "We / visit / our cousins / next weekend." (Use going to).
  • We are not going to visit our cousins next weekend."

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