Past and present habits
I can't believe you _______ to live in that trashy place.
used
Complete the sentence:
I'm sorry! I can't help ________ (smile) when I see her.
I'm sorry! I can't help SMILING when I see her.
Opposite of confident.
Add a comment using the word annoying and a relative pronoun:
My sister is always wearing my clothes, ...
which is very annoying.
Make the past perfect simple form.
I already (have) lunch by the time you arrived.
I had already had lunch by the time you arrived.
Sam used to call me every night, but now he doesn't.
Replace doesn't for something that means the same.
Sam used to call me every night, but now he WON'T.
I warned him _________ (not shout) in front of the kids, but he still does.
I warned him NOT TO SHOUT in front of the kids, but he still does.
Someone who easily changes mood, usually to a gloomy or bad-tempered one.
moody
Add the correct relative pronoun:
- London, (...) made me so happy, is the capital of England.
which
SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS?
It was such a shame. She (decorate) the tree for hours and then it fell over!
It was such a shame. She had been decorated the tree for hours and then it fell over!
Rephrase using IS:
Holly bites her nails constantly.
Holly _____________________ her nails.
Holly is constantly biting her nails.
As a child I don’t remember deciding that I was left-handed. But when my primary school teacher saw me using my left hand for writing and drawing, she ______________________ (encourage/me/swap) hands.
As a child I don’t remember deciding that I was left-handed. But when my primary school teacher saw me using my left hand for writing and drawing, she ENCOURAGED ME TO SWAP hands.
Self-critical
Combine these two sentences together:
My brother met a woman. I used to work with the woman.
My brother met a woman who / that I used to work with.
Amélie found the letter and realised it had laid/had been lying behind the fireplace for ten years.
had been lying
Our French teacher _____________ only speak Italian in class. No wonder we didn't learn much!
would
For real!? How could you forget ___________ (book) a room? Where are we staying then?
For real!? How could you forget TO BOOK a room? Where are we staying then?
Thinking in an orginial or creative way is to think outside...
the box
Make a reduced relative clause:
Elderly people who live alone should have friends or family to care for them.
Elderly people LIVING alone should have friends or family to care for them.
Last year, I moved to a new city to start a job with a big insurance company. I (work) there for a couple of weeks when I met Natalie in the coffee shop one lunchtime
Last year, I moved to a new city to start a job with a big insurance company. I HAD BEEN WORKING there for a couple of weeks when I met Natalie in the coffee shop one lunchtime
When they were younger, Ben and Jamie often used to get into trouble at school. WERE
When they were younger, Ben and Jamie were always getting into trouble at school.
I tried (work), but I was too tired.
to work
What does fancy someone mean?
To find them attractive.
Children who grow in a bilingual environment may begin to speak a little later.
Children growing in a bilingual environment may begin to speak a little later.
MAKE THE QUESTION:
Vilma / have / any children / with her late husband?
Had Vilma had any children with her late husband?