Grammar tenses, time and discourse
Fill in the gap with past perfect continuous:
When I found my dog, he was muddy because he ___________(dig) in the garden for two hours.
had been digging
Which one is incorrect?
a) I used to play piano
b)I didn't used to like spinach
b)I didn't used to like spinach
The largest __________ ever recorded in human history ocurred in 1960 with a magnitude of 9.5 in Chile.
earthquake
True or false
Past perfect continuos can be used with ever since to show a cause-effect relationship in the past.
True
He had been smoking since he was a teen, so his cough was terrible.
It was _____ a long flight that my legs went numb.
a)so
b)such
b) such
Which event can trigger a landslide?
a)Heavy rain
b)Earthquake
c)Volcanic eruption
d)All of the above
d)All of the above
Create a sentence in past perfect continuous in negative form.
Example:
The students had not been studying when the teacher arrived.Fill in both blanks:
It was ____ a hot day ____ we stayed inside.
It was SUCH a hot day THAT we stayed inside.
True or false:
A flood can happen even when there's no rain at your location.
True
For example, a dam breaking or heavy rain upstream can cause flooding downstream while your location stays dry.
Which one is not tipically used to start an engaging story?
a)You will never gguess what happened...
b)Interestingly enough...
c)In conclusion...
d)So anyway...
c) In conclusion
Which one is correct?
I am used to _______ (wake) up early.
a) waking
b) woke
c) wake
a) waking
Are landslides and a avalanches the same?
a) yes
b) no
b) no, a landslide involves mostly rock, earth, and debris moving down a slope; a mudflow contains at least 50% of water-mixed fine sediment (silt, clay, sand) and flows more like a liquid.
Which engagement marker would work best to introduce an ironic twist?
a) first of all...
b) you won't believe what happened next...
c) in summary...
d) to begin...
b) you won't believe what happened next...
True or false:
You can say "I used to live in Paris", but NOT "I used to be happy"
FALSE
"Used to works for both past habits (live) and past states (be happy).
A blizzard requires snow, but a sandstorm requires sand. Which disaster can occur without any precipitation or airbone particles?
a)Flood
b)Hurricane
c)Landslide
d)Snowstorm
c)Landslide