Verb tenses
MAKE A SENTENCE USING THE PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS --> She / know him / since / he was a small child.
She has known him since he was a small child.
AT, IN, or ON? --> The company relocated to Bilbao ... 25 July 2018.
The company relocated to Bilbao ON 25 July 2018.
turn up means... a) invent, lie / b) continue / c) arrive, appear / c) transform, become
CHOOSE: When we went to Disneyland, I think we found it more ENTERTAINING / ENTERTAINED than our kids.
When we went to Disneyland, I think we found it more ENTERTAINING than our kids.
COMPLETE: When the manager is out of the office, her personal assistant always ..... (TAKE) all her calls.
When the manager is out of the office, her personal assistant always TAKES all her calls.
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS? --> My neighbour ....... (PLAY) the violin for the last three hours and it’s driving me mad!
My neighbour HAS BEEN PLAYING the violin for the last three hours and it’s driving me mad!
Complete with the correct prepositions (at, in, on): ... Thursday, ... October, ... 7 o'clock
ON Thursday, IN October, AT 7 o'clock
count on means... a) rely on / b) continue / c) start doing something quickly / c) spend time with someone
a) rely on (someone, something)
MAKE OR DO? --> .... an appointment / .... a choice / .... a favour
make an appointment / make a choice / do a favour
Complete and say the conditional: If my computer ... (break) again, I will directly buy a new one.
If my computer breaks again, I will directly buy a new one (1st).
PAST SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS? --> While he ........ (WALK) home, he ...... (FIND) a wallet with a huge amount of money in it!
While he WAS WALKING home, he FOUND a wallet with a huge amount of money in it!
Complete with the correct prepositions (on, by): to go ... foot, to travel ... plane
to go on foot, to travel by plane
bring up means... a) meet someone / b) like someone romantically / c) travel to a new place / d) look after children
d) look after children
COMPLETE THE COMPARISON: Gemini is becoming as ............. (popular) ChatGPT.
Gemini is becoming as popular as ChatGPT.
Complete the hypothetical situation: If my friend ... (have) more time, she ... (cycle) to university.
If my friend had more time, she would cycle to university.
PAST PERFECT SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS? --> We were furious, because we ...... (WAIT) for over five hours before the plane got permission to take off.
We were furious, because we HAD BEEN WAITING for over five hours before the plane got permission to take off.
IN, AT, or ON? --> I’m not going to miss spending the festive period with my relatives ... New Year.
I’m not going to miss spending the festive period with my relatives AT New Year.
point out means... a) decide spontaneously / b) leave a room / c) remark, observe / c) think about the past
c) remark, observe
Say in English: 1) Hay suficientes sillas aquí. / 2) Este curry no es lo suficientemente picante.
1) There are enough chairs here. / 2) This curry is not spicy enough.
Complete --> Provided you ... (study) hard, you .... (pass) the exam.
Provided you study hard, you will pass the exam.
Translate this sentence: Cuando tenía 7 años, solía montar en bici cada fin de semana.
When I was 7 years old, I used to ride a bike every weekend.
Complete with the correct pair of prepositions (into/out of VS on/off): to get ... a plane, to get ... a taxi
to get ON/OFF a plane, to get INTO/OUT OF a taxi
set off means... a) return from somewhere / b) leave on a journey / c) end a phone conversation / d) when a plane leaves the ground
b) leave on a journey
Rephrase using the word NOISE (and three words more): It’s hard to sleep with such noisy neighbours --> The neighbours ..... that it is hard to sleep.
The neighbours MAKE SO MUCH NOISE that it is hard to sleep.
CORRECT THE MISTAKE: If I were you, I'd bought that computer.
If I were you, I'd buy that computer.