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What do you use to brush your teeth?
toothbrush
Is the following sentence correct?
What you were doing yesterday when I called?
No, it should be:
What were you doing yesterday when I called?
What is the difference between a jail and a prison?
A jail is usually temporary, for people awaiting their court date to determine if they are actually guilty.
A prison is for convicted criminals, they spend much more time here after they have been proven guilty.
What do you call someone who sees a crime being committed?
witness
Connect the two words in a sentence using a linking word. ( bike - rain )
Ex. I couldn't ride my bike because it was raining.
What does the word "enough" mean?
What is the difference between a bath and a shower?
A bath is when you sit in the bathtub, your body is fully submerged in the water.
A shower is when you stand in the shower and the water falls on you.
What is the difference between past and past continuous? When do we use each one?
Past continuous is more specific, we use it to talk about something that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example: Yesterday at 4 PM, I was working.
This is an idiom from the USA. What does it mean?
She was being super quiet so I told her to spill the beans.
It means to tell the secret/the gossip. Say whatever it is that you are trying to hide.
What kind of linking word is “eventually?”
Sequence/Time
Put the following frequency adverbs in order from 0-100%
hardly ever, normally, always, never, sometimes
never, hardly ever, sometimes, normally, always
When do we use a, an, and the? What are the differences?
a is used for nouns that start with a consonant
an is used for nouns that start with vowels or silent letters
the is used to talk about a specific thing or place
What does it mean to be arrogant?
You only care about yourself and your interests, similar to selfishness.
What are some things we can say sarcastically when we don’t feel sympathy for a person?
Poor you, It's no use complaining, It's your own fault, That’s too bad
Fill in the blank with the correct tense of the verb.
By the time my guests arrived, I _____ already started ________ (eat).
had started
How can you explain the formula or format for past perfect? What helper verb must you use? What form of the verb do you have to use? *Hint: It is not always the past tense of the verb, sometimes it’s different. *
had + past participle
ex. had been, had gone, had eaten
Last year, my wife and I [bought / had bought] our first house. While we [were walking / had walked] around the house, I [noticed / was noticing] how dark and depressing it was.
bought, were walking, noticed
Fill in the correct form of the verb.
We ___________ (try) to open the door for five minutes when Jane found her key.
had been trying
Use the words used to or would to complete the sentences.
I _____ smoke, but I quit last year.
Whenever I craved a cigarette, I _____ chew gum instead.
used to smoke
would chew gum
Explain what we use the past perfect continuous for.
To show actions that started in the past and continued up to another point in time in the past.
OR
To show that an action was happening when something else happened