OMG!Mixed Tenses
FUTURE SIMPLE : WILL or be going to?
1. After a year in Australia, I think you …………………… (speak) English very well.
2. Tara …………………… (take) the exam again.
After a year in Australia, I think you WILL SPEAK English very well. (Deducción basada en opinión)
Tara IS GOING TO TAKE the exam again. (intención)
Choose the correct modal:
Charlotte shouldn’t / doesn’t have to tease her sister. It hurts her feelings.
Charlotte shouldn’t tease her sister. It hurts her feelings.
Form the sentence:
if you / put / sugar / in / water / it / dissolve (zero conditional)
If you put sugar in water, it dissolves.
Choose the correct relative pronoun.
1. Do you know the girl ...... was sitting here?
a. whose b. who c. where
2. I posted the pictures ...... I took at the festival.
a. which b. when c. who
3. They can’t find the person ...... car is blocking the entrance.
a. that b. which c. whose
1. b WHO ( el antecedente es una persona)
2. a WHICH ( el antecedente es un objeto)
3. c WHOSE ( = cuyo/a)
Relationships ( 5 words)
single, date, break up, go out with, get divorced...
Future Perfect Simple or Future Continuous?
Finally, when you see the red house, you ...... your destination.
a. will be reaching b. will have reached
b. will have reached (habrás llegado)
Rewrite with a modal:
1.You aren’t allowed to smoke in this building.
2. It’s a good idea for people to eat a balanced diet.
3. Jeff is forced to take care of his little brother tonight.
1. You mustn’t smoke in this building. (No se te permite= No debes)
2. People should eat a balanced diet. ( Es buena idea= deberías).
3. Jeff has to take care of his little brother tonight. ( Le obligan= tiene que /debe)
Form the sentence:
if they / read / the directions / they / prevent / the accident (third conditional)
If they had read the directions, they might / would have prevented the accident.
Future Perfect Simple or Future Continuous?
I wonder if it ...... when I wake up tomorrow morning.
a. will be snowing b. will have snowed
a. will be snowing ( estará nevando)
Modal Perfects:
Kelly was upset after the phone call. She ……………………… (must / receive) bad news.
( DEDUCCIÓN: debe haber recibido malas noticias)
She MUST HAVE RECEIVED bad news.
What would you say in the following situation:
You didn’t do your homework! (third conditional)
Possible answers: I would have done my homework if I had known about it.
Rewrite this sentence using the passive / causative:
They paid someone to paint their house.
They had their house painted.
Education ( 6 words)
pay attention, discipline, attend classes, feel stressed, compulsory education, revise, take an exam...
Present Perfect or the Past Perfect?
1. Vera …………………… always …………………… (live) in Brighton. She was born there and never moved away.
2. Before Jeff worked here, he …………………… (work) in a florist’s shop.
1. Vera HAS ALWAYS LIVED in Brighton. She was born there and never moved away.
2. Before Jeff worked here, he HAD WORKED in a florist’s shop.
Modal Perfects:
I feel so ill. I ……………………… (should / eat) all those biscuits.
I feel so ill. I SHOULDN'T HAVE EATEN all those biscuits.
Form the sentence:
I / ski / every day / if / I / live / in Switzerland (second conditional)
I would ski every day if I lived in Switzerland.
Expressing opinion ( 4 ways)
In my view,
As far as I know,
As far as I am concerned,
If you ask me,
From my point of view,
To be honest,
1. TENSE USED TO DESCRIBE HABITS AND ROUTINES. Me levanto a las 7 cada día.
2. TENSE USED TO DESCRIBE ACTIONS AT THE MOMENT ( also FUTURE PLANS) . Shh. ¡Estoy escuchando música !
3. ACTIONS FINISHED IN THE PAST . Viajé a Turquía hace 4 años.
4.LONG ACTION/ ACTION IN PROGRESS IN THE PAST . Estaba viendo una película de miedo cuando llamaste.
5. ACTION WHICH STARTED IN THE PAST BUT HAS A RESULT NOW. He visto esa película dos veces. ¡Está muy bien!
6. AN ACTION PREVIOUS TO A PAST ONE. Mi pareja ya se había ido a dormir cuando llegué a casa.
1. PRESENT SIMPLE: I get up at 7 every day.
2. PRES. CONTINUOUS: Shh. I am listening to music!
3. PAST SIMPLE: I travelled to Turkey four years ago.
4. PAST CONTINUOUS: I was watching a horror film when you phoned !
5. PRESENT PERFECT: I have seen this film twice . It's cool/great!
6. PAST PERFECT : My partner had already gone to bed when I arrived home.
Write with modal or modal perfect:
A: Look – all the trees are burnt!
B: There 1. ……………………… (be) a forest fire here. (DEDUCCIÓN: Debe haber habido un incendio aquí)
A: People 2. ……………………… (be) more careful when they go camping (CONSEJO: La gente debería tener más cuidado cuando va de acampada).
1. must have been
2. should / ought to be
What would you say in the following situation?
Your sister has long showers and wastes a lot of hot water. (second conditional)
Possible answer: If you didn’t have such long showers, there would be more hot water for everyone in the house.
cities ( 5 words)
landmarks, slums, quality of life, population density housing, facilities, overcrowding, skyscrapers, pavement , pay a fine for...