Simple Present/
Present Continuous
Present Continuous
Write any sentence in the simple present.
Ex: I have class today.
What is simple past tense of "do"?
"did"
I/you/he/she/it/they/we did
Write the comparative form of any adjective ending in "y" (such as: spicy, funny, skinny, ugly)
ex: spicer, funnier, skinnier, uglier
Fill in the blank with the correct modal:
Are ghosts real?
No, they ________ be; there is not scientific proof.
may might could can't
can't
He should study for the exam.
"He shouldn't study for the exam".
What verb always always comes before "ing" verbs?
What are the simple past tense forms of "to be"
I/he/she/it "was"
you/they/we "were'
What are the comparative and superlative forms of:
1. good
2. bad
1. better, the best
2. worse, the worst
What does the form of to have mean in each sentence:
1. She has a coffee maker.
2. She is having coffee.
1. owns
2. drinking
Put these in order from weakest suggestion to strongest suggestion:
should, could, had better, ought to
weakest: could
stronger: should, ought to
strongest: had better
Complete the question using the right question word ("do" or "to be") and the right form of "to have":
How many brothers and sisters _________________?
Fill in the blank with the correct form of "to be":
He __________ a smart guy
He "was" a smart guy.
Write a question using "which" and the comparative form of tasty.
Ex: Which is tastier, pizza or tacos?
Choose the correct verb for each sentence:
I hear/am hearing that Parker is a great English teacher.
It looks/is looking like a mom called while I was gone.
1. I hear
2. He is seeing
3. looks
Which three quantity expressions can be used without "of" and without a determiner (the, them, his, her, my, your, our, their):
all most a lot half some none
all, most, some
*a lot of* can be used without a determiner (but always uses "of")
Complete the question using the right question word ("do" or "to be") and the right form of "to take":
_____________ any other classes this term?
Yes I am...
"Are you taking"
Answer the following question with a complete sentence:
Were you in class yesterday?
Examples:
Yes, I was in class yesterday.
No, I was not in class yesterday.
Write a complete sentence using both the comparative AND superlative form of any adjective.
Rewrite this sentence using may, might, or could:
My girlfriend probably wants to go shopping tomorrow.
My girlfriend may/might/could want to go shopping tomorrow.
Luis wants to go to design school, but his father wants him to go engineering school, and won't pay for his college if he chooses design.
Write a suggestion using could, should, ought to, or had better.
"Luis ought to just go to engineering school"
Do we use the Simple Present or Present Continuous tense in these situations:
1. describing a routine
2. happening right now
3. happening in the extended present (nowadays)
4. stating a truth or fact
5. suggesting a temporary situation
1. simple present
2. present continuous
3. present continuous
4. simple present
5. present continuous
Answer the following question with a complete sentence (but DO NOT use "do" in your answer):
Did you finish your homework last night?
Examples:
Yes, I finished my homework.
1. spicy
2. simple
3. delicious
4. famous
5. quiet
1. the spiciest
2. the simplest
3. the most delicious
4. the most famous
5. the quietest
Stative verbs or Present Continuous verbs:
1. Express feelings/beliefs
2. talk about actions that are happening right now
3. Talk about the extended present
4. makes statements/facts
6. Suggest a temporary situation
7. (sometimes) talk about the future
1. stative
2. continuous
3. continuous
4. stative
6. continuous
7. continuous
Choose the correct quantity expression for each:
1. Some/Some of people want to be happy in life.
2. Most/Most of my friends speak English.
3. None/none of the students in my class want to study.
4. Half/Half of our neighbors want to have children.
5. All/All of parents want their children to do well in school.
1. Some
2. Most of
3. None of
4. Half of
5. All