UNIT ONE
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE USING THE CORRECT PAST TENSE.
We ___________ (EAT / ALREADY) dinner when they _________ (ARRIVE) to pick up the girls.
HAD ALREADY EATEN and ARRIVED
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE STATIVE OR DYNAMIC VERB
They_____ (BE) very rude to their children today, I wonder why.
ARE BEING
CHANGE THE SENTENCE TO REPORTED SPEECH.
Mom, “The girls had just taken a shower when their friends arrived for the sleepover last night.” (tell us)
MOM TOLD US (THAT) THE GIRLS HAD JUST TAKEN A SHOWER WHEN THEIR FRIENDS ARRIVED FOR THE SLEEP OVER THE NIGHT BEFORE OR THE PREVIOUS NIGHT.
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE STATIVE OR DYNAMIC VERB
I______ (think) about buying a new car when I get promoted.
AM THINKING
ANSWER THE QUESTION.
Explain the difference between the vocabulary SENSITIVE and SENSIBLE.
Use them each in a sentence.
Students own answers.
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE USING THE CORRECT PAST TENSES:
They ________ (still/watch) the movie when the electricity _____ out.
WERE STILL WATCHING and WENT.
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE STATIVE OR DYNAMIC VERB
I left the party early yesterday because I wasn’t ______ (HAVE) much fun there. The music was boring and the place was almst empty.
HAVING
CHANGE THE SENTENCE TO REPORTED SPEECH
Tom, “My wife and three kids can’t afford to live in this house anymore.” (explain/them)
TOM EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT HIS WIFE AND THREE KIDS COULDN’T AFFORD TO LIVE IN THAT HOUSE ANYMORE?
WRITE THE SENTENCE CORRECTLY.
When it is winter in Europe flights to travel there become more and more cheap.
WHEN IT IS WINTER IN EUROPE FLIGHTS TO TRAVEL THERE BECOME CHEAPER AND CHEAPER.
CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCE.
Many ____________ (regional / international / interesting) cultures are disappearing because of glObalization.
REGIONAL
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE CORRECTLY USING WOULD, USED TO, BE+ALWAYS+V-ING
When I was young, my grandparents and I ________ live in Cali, but now we live in Manizales.
USED TO
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE STATIVE OR DYNAMIC VERB
I _______ my boss this afternoon to discuss the new project andmy promotion..
AM SEEING
CHANGE THE SENTENCE TO DIRECT SPEECH
The teacher said that we had to bring our projects to class the following day.
TEACHER, “YOU MUST BRING YOUR PROJECTS TO CLASS TOMORROW!”
CORRECT THE MISTAKE.
I used to always visit my grandmother in Bogota when I was a student there.
I ALWAYS USED TO VISIT MY GRANDMOTHER IN BOGOTA WHEN I WAS A STUDENT THERE.
CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCE.
It is important for all of us to _____________ (support / generate / dominate) local businesses if they are to grow.
SUPPORT
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE CORRECTLY USING WOULD, USED TO, BE+ALWAYS+V-ING.
We _______ (play) outside in the rain when we lived in Cartagena.
WERE ALWAYS PLAYING
USED TO PLAY
WOULD ALWAYS PLAY
WRITE THE SENTENCE CORRECTLY
It is getting more expensive and more expensive to buy a house these days.
IT IS GETTING MORE AND MORE EXPENSIVE TO BUY A HOUSE THESE DAYS.
CHANGE THE SENTENCE TO DIRECT SPEECH
Dad told the painter that he would buy paint for the garage walls the following month / the coming month.”
DAD, “I WILL BUY PAINT FIOR THE GARAGE WALLS NEXT MONTH"
CHANGE THE SENTENCE TO REPORTED SPEECH
Susan, “My sister’s best friend in high school always wore black because she was gothic.” (tell Peter)
SUSAN TOLD PETER THAT HER SISTER’S BEST FRIEND IN HIGH SCHOOL, HAD ALWAYS WORN BLACK BECAUSE SHE HAD BEEN / WAS GOTHIC.
USE THE WORDS BELOW TO COMPLETE THE TEXT
come up with / inherit / cause
After she _________ a fortune from her late grandfather, she __________ a brilliant business idea. However, before long, she __________ a scandal when she iost it while gambling.
INHERITED
CAME UP WITH
CAUSED
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE CORRECTLY USING WOULD, USED TO, BE+ALWAYS+V-ING-
My grandmother ______ (never) let us stay up late during the week, because we had school very early the next day.
NEVER USED TO
WOULD NEVER
WRITE THE SENTENCE CORRECTLY
The more hard she studied the best her exam grades were.
THE HARDER SHE STUDIED THE BETTER HER EXAM GRADES WERE.
CHANGE THE QUESTION INTO A DIRECT QUESTION
She asked me if my parents would let me visit her the following December in Canada.
"WILL YOUR PARENTS LET YOU VISIT ME NEXT DECEMBER IN CANADA?"
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE USING THE CORRECT PAST TENSE.
We ________ (PLAY) outside when mom ________ (CALL) us in for lunch.
WERE PLAYING and CALLED
USE THE WORDS SENSE AND SENSE OF HUMOUR IN TWO SEPARATE SENTENCES
STUDENTS OWN SENTENCES.