Present Simple-Present Continuous
Which option is correct:
I get/'m getting better at providing feedback to my team.
Explain why.
I'm getting better at providing feedback to my team.
(changing, developing situation)
Complete the sentence: "The professor ____ lectures are always packed is retiring next year."
The professor whose lectures are always packed is retiring next year."
Explain the use of mixed conditionals with an example.
Mixed conditionals combine two different types of conditional sentences. Example: "If I had studied harder (Third Conditional - past condition), I would be more confident now (Second Conditional - present result)."
to make coffee
to brew coffee
a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies
midwife
Correct the sentence if necessary: "Usually, he plays football on Sundays, but this Sunday he is going hiking."
The sentence is correct. (habitual actions vs. actions happening now.)
Combine the sentences using a relative clause. Also explain whether you'd use any commas and if so, why!: "My friend John is a writer. He just published his third novel."
My friend John, who is a writer, just published his third novel."
Analyze the difference in meaning between these two sentences: "If you should see her, tell her to call me" and "If you see her, tell her to call me."
"If you should see her" implies a slight uncertainty or chance of seeing her, making it more tentative. "If you see her" is more straightforward, assuming that seeing her is likely.
to crush into powder (also past forms please)
to grind-ground-ground
a loose piece of clothing that is worn before or after a bath or on top of clothing worn in bed
robe
Explain why the Present Continuous is used in this sentence: "I am always forgetting where I put my keys."
The Present Continuous is used to express annoyance or a repeated action that the speaker finds frustrating.
Complete the following sentence and say if there's any other way you can phrase the sentence:
The person........... you spoke is my cousin
The person to whom you spoke is my cousin.
The person who you spoke to is my cousin.
The person you spoke to is my cousing.
Complete the sentence with a suitable linker: "____ you had known about the meeting, would you have attended?"
supposing, if, imagine, let's say
borsikafű
summer savory
a place where very old people who are ill live and receive medical treatment and care
nursing home
Complete the sentence using the correct future tense: "We ____ (stay) at a beach resort next week."
Explain why you used this tense.
are staying
Present Continuous for future arrangements
Combine the following sentences into a single sentence using both a defining and a non-defining relative clause: "The author wrote a bestselling novel. She lives in Paris. The novel has been translated into multiple languages."
The author who lives in Paris wrote a bestselling novel, which has been translated into multiple languages.
Rewrite the following sentence using inversion"Were they to...": "If they implemented the new policy, it would significantly improve employee satisfaction."
Were they to implement the new policy, it would significantly improve employee satisfaction."
a small shallow dish for holding a cup at the table
saucer
not good, or not as good as someone or something else
to be inferior to sb
Explain the difference in meaning and provide an example for each: "He always works late" vs. "He is always working late."
Explain the difference in meaning and provide an example for each: "He always works late" vs. "He is always working late."
Combine the following sentences into a single sentence using a defining and a non-defining relative clause: "The scientist won a Nobel Prize. He discovered a new element. The new element is highly reactive."
The scientist who discovered a new element, which is highly reactive, won a Nobel Prize."
How do we form and when do we use 0, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and mixed conditionals? Also provide examples for each.
Student's own answers
animal products are treated by drying, smoking, salting, etc., to preserve it from decay
cured meat
the symbol ; used in writing between two parts of a sentence, usually when each of the two parts could form grammatical sentences on their own.
semicolon