VOCABULARY1
To (cause something or someone to) go down below the surface or to the bottom of a liquid or soft substance:
SINK
While my brother ______________ (study), I was watching a Harry Potter film.
¿Tense and use?
was studying
past continuous (simulataneous actions)
to stop doing something or leave a job or a place
QUIT
She _______(move) to England in 2022
¿Tense and why?
moved
Past simple because the action is completely over.
LEAD
LED/LED/ GUIAR
to start a journey
SET OUT
Where / George / walk / when/ he/ find/ Simon?
¿Tense and use?
Past continuous and past simple
One action (past simple) interrupts the other (past continuous)
a thin vertical part sticking out of the body of especially a fish or an aircraft that helps balance and movement:
FINS
_________ you ever ___________ (build) a campfire?
¿Tense and why?
Have you ever built...?
Present perfect. The clue is 'ever', and the action is not finished or over.
HANG
HUNG/HUUNG/HANGED/HANGED/COLGAR
a place to stay or live
ACCOMMODATION
I ________(play) tennis and basketball when I was 15. I don't play tennis and basketball anymore.
¿Tense and use?
used to play
Used to in past simple. It's a habit from the past we don't have anymore.
To defeat or succeed in controlling or dealing with something
E.g. Atleti___________Juventus in a thrilling game
Translate this sentence:
Acabo de llegar de Manchester
¿Tense?
I've just arrived from Manchester
Present perfect
DIG
DUG/DUG/CAVAR
the hard, pointed part of a bird's mouth:
BEAK
It__________(rain) when we ___________(get) to the forest.
¿Tense and use?
PAST CONTINUOUS/PAST SIMPLE
One action (past simple) interrupts the other (past continuous)
to make someone more likely to do something, or to make something more likely to happen
E.g. my father__________ me to keep on studying.
¿Tense and why?
had JK Rowling written
past perfect because it is an action that happened before an specific time in the past
SHOOT
SHOT /SHOT /DISPARAR
to achieve something that you have been aiming for, or (of a plan or piece of work) to have the desired results
SUCCEED
Translate this sentence:
Estudio chino desde hace 7 años
I have studied Chinese for seven years
Name three connectors of sequence or time expressions used for narrative texts
First, then, after that, eventually, next, later, after a while, suddenyl,
She____________ (move) back to Spain after she __________(lose) her job.
¿Tense and why?
moved/had lost
past simple / past perfect
An action happened before (past perfect) than another action (past simple)
SELL
SOLD SOLD VENDER