Simple vs Perfect
If you are talking about an action that started and finished yesterday, which tense should you use?
Use the first conditional:
If Neymar plays, ____
If he doesn't play, ____
Present condition -> Future result
Turn this question into an affirmation with a tag question:
Is Neymar going to play next game?
Neymar is going to play next game, isn't he?
Tell me an adventurous experience you've had, using the present perfect.
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What's the difference in meaning?
A) "I USED the pencil TO draw"
B) "I used to draw with my pencil"
What is the auxiliary verb that we always use with the Present Perfect?
"Have/has"
Use the Zero conditional:
If I run all day, ____
If I don't breathe for 10 minutes, ____
Use the Simple Present to show a correlation of facts
Turn this question into an affirmation with a tag question:
Do you have a Nintendo Switch?
You have a Nintendo Switch, don't you?
Tell me a situation where you should say "calm down" and a situation where you should say "hold on".
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Which one makes more sense for teacher Eric to say?
A) In 2025 I would teach YTeen 5
B) I used to teach YTeen 5
A) because he still teaches YTeen 5, and "used to" is for finalized traditions
Complete the sentences with the Simple Past and the Present Perfect appropriately.
A) _____________ since 2002 (win the world cup)
B) _____________ in 2022 (be eliminated by Croatia)
A) Brasil hasn't won the world cup since 2002
B) Brasil was eliminated by Croatia in 2022
How can we replace COULD?
If I were able to.
"She wanted to give A) ____ a kiss. But the boy refused, saying that he only loved B) _____. What a selfish guy. Now, both of them are by C) _______."
Add pronouns.
B) Himself
C) Themselves
I started working in 2020.
Express that using the present perfect + since and for.
Teacher Eric has worked for 6 years.
Use "would" and "used to" with these verbs:
A) Play soccer
B) Be a baby
A) I would play soccer when I was little
B) I used to be a baby
If the verb is regular, what is the difference between the past form and the past participle form?
e.g I tried -> I have ___
There is no difference.
Complete the sentence:
A) If I'm very hungry, I eat a lot, however...
B) If I'm very hungry, I eat a lot, on the other hand...
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The student told me the secret.
What is the direct object? What is the indirect object?
It's tuesday, and the teacher said you needed to do the YConnect before wednesday. You check and see it is done. Which one should you say and why:
A) I have already done the YConnect
B) I have just done the YConnect
A) because "already" means something that was expected to happened is completely done. "Just" is used for when it has been a short time.
Ask me if:
A) I would play soccer as a child.
B) I used to be a baby.
A) Would you play soccer as a child?
B) Did you use to be a baby?
Ask a classmate if they have had these experiences:
- To win a sports championship
- To finish a Dostoiévsky book
- To have a surprise party
Have you finished...?
Have you had...?
When talking about grammar rules, which option should we use, and why?
A) If the verb is regular, it will not be changed.
B) If the verb is regular, it doesn't change.
B) because we are talking about an unchanging fact
A) An adjective
B) A noun
C) A verb
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You will do the final test next class, so you haven't done it, but you will.
Express that using the present perfect + still and yet.
I still haven't done the final test.
I haven't done the final test yet.
A) I'm so thirsty, I would drink 2L of water
B) I was very hidrated. I would drink 2L of water everyday