Tenses
Present perfect simple or past simple:
Cathy _____(do) two hours of studying this morning, but she isn’t stopping yet.
Cathy has done two hours of studying this morning, but she isn’t stopping yet.
Define: team spirit
a feeling of a relationship that allows people to work together
Define: feel on top of the world
to feel very happy
I'm not getting very good results. ____, I need to try harder.
Clearly, - rapidly - surprisingly
Clearly,
Really? That’s amazing/a shame. Poor you!
Really? That’s a shame. Poor you!
Present perfect simple/continuous
It ______ (snow) all month. I don’t know if it will ever stop!
It has been snowing all month. I don't know if it will ever stop!
Define: sportsmanship
the quality of being fair and polite when you are playing a game
Define: feeling blue
to be sad or unhappy
We expected Jenny to call when she felt better. ___, we haven’t heard from her.
Really - Worryingly - Unsurprisingly
Worryingly
You’ll never guess what's just happened/what will happen! I passed my driving test.
You’ll never guess what's just happened! I passed my driving test.
Present perfect or past simple:
When you were buying food at the supermarket last week, _______ (you / see) Louise?
When you were buying food at the supermarket last week, did you see Louise?
Define: self-esteem
having a good opinion about yourself and your ability
to be very happy, pleased
You can buy furniture ___ when prices are low during sales periods.
extremely - cheaply - clearly
cheaply
You should try to look on the bright side/on the light side. It might not happen.
You should try to look on the bright side. It might not happen.
Identify the tense and explain why we used it here: You've told me this story already, but I don’t remember all the details.
Present perfect simple
've told is correct because we use the present perfect with time expressions like already to talk about actions in the past that have some link with the present
Define: self-reliance
having a good opinion about yourself and your ability
We wanted to see the concert, but ________ there were no tickets left.
We wanted to see the concert, but unfortunately there were no tickets left.
Name two sentence adverbs (adverbs that introduce a whole sentence)
Worryingly,
Clearly,
Unsurprisingly,
That’s awful news. We’re pleased for you/sorry to hear that.
That’s awful news. We’re sorry to hear that.
How do we form past simple, present perfect simple and present perfect continuous?
PS: S + verb with -ed
PPS: S + has/have + past participle
PPC: S + has/have + been + verb with -ing
Define: commitment
being prepared to give time and work hard for something important
Define: to be down in the dumps
to be unhappy or sad
Name three adverbs of degree (adverbs that make an adjective or verb stronger or weaker)
really, extremely, incredibly
She went home early. She got some good news/some bad news today.
She went home early. She got some bad news today.