Tense Recognition
Identify the tense used for a fixed future arrangement.
What is the Present Continuous?
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: "Wow! That was an incredibly difficult exam."
What is an article? (Acceptable: "determiner").
This is the communicative function of the structure in the sentence: "You had better lock your bike, or someone will steal it."
What is giving a warning? (Acceptable: "strong advice").
This adjective means absolutely essential or crucial for something to succeed or exist.
What is "mandatory" / "necessary"?.
Turn the adjective "long" into its corresponding abstract noun form.
What is "length"?
This past tense structure is used to describe a habit, regular state, or repeated action in the past that is no longer true in the present.
What is "used to"?
In the sentence "She didn't know whether to laugh or cry", the word "whether" belongs to this part of speech.
What is a conjunction?
In a formal B2 letter or email, this specific phrase is used for the function of stating the reason why you are writing from the very first line.
What is "I am writing to..."? (e.g., "I am writing to complain / inquire / apply").
This formal noun refers to a strong disagreement or argument between people, groups, or countries, often lasting for a long time.
What is a conflict? (Acceptable: "dispute").
Convert the noun "sympathy" into its corresponding verb form.
What is "to sympathise"?
Identify the precise tense and aspect of the underlined verb: "Next week, my parents will have been living in Buenos Aires for twenty years."
What is the Future Perfect Continuous?
Identify the part of speech of the word "theirs" in the sentence: "The red backpacks are ours, but the blue ones are theirs."
What is a possessive pronoun?
Identify the communicative function of the capitalised modal verb: "You MUSTN'T use your mobile phone during the examination."
What is prohibition? / What is expressing a prohibition?
This B2 adjective describes someone who is very determined to achieve success, wealth, or power.
What is "ambitious"?
Create the opposite of the adjective "accurate" by adding the correct negative prefix.
What is "inaccurate"?
This tense is used to talk about a completed action in the past that happened at a specific, definite time, often accompanied by time markers like yesterday or in 2024.
What is the Past Simple?
In the sentence "The book under the desk belongs to the teacher", the word "under" acts as this part of speech.
What is a preposition?
Identify the pragmatic function of using an introductory phrase like "On the one hand..., but on the other hand..." in a discursive essay.
What is presenting two opposing views? / What is balancing an argument?
This formal verb means to accumulate, collect, or gather a large quantity of something gradually over a period of time.
What is "to accumulate"?
Transform the noun "origin" into an adjective that means new, fresh, or completely different from anything else.
What is "original"?
Identify the exact tense used in the subordinate clause of this conditional sentence: "Provided that you have finished your essay by Friday, you can go to the party."
What is the Present Perfect Simple?
Identify the part of speech of the word "bored" in this sentence: "The bored students stared at the clock waiting for the bell to ring."
What is an adjective?
This is the precise function of the capitalised auxiliary in this sentence: "I know you think I didn't study, but I DID pass the test!"
What is showing emphasis? / What is emphatic reinforcement?
This adjective means existing/happening in many places and among many people.
What is "widespread"?
Change the adjective "short" into a verb that means to make something less long or to reduce its duration.
What is "to shorten"?