PRONOUNS
Nobody told me about the meeting.
→ Who told me about it?
Nobody
Choose:
The film was so ___ that I nearly fell asleep.
A) bored
B) boring
B — boring
Complete:
I ___ to work by bus every day, but today I ___ because the weather is nice.
usually go / am walking
Complete:
This isn't my phone. ___ is on the table.
Mine
Complete:
I ___ my keys yesterday. (lose)
lost
Complete:
I don't need any help. I can do it ___.
myself
Complete:
She's very ___ with her money. She never spends more than necessary.
careful / economical
What's the difference?
I've lived here for five years.
I've been living here for five years.
Both are possible; the continuous emphasizes the ongoing activity/situation.
Complete:
We went to ___ house for dinner. (my parents)
my parents'
Correct:
Did you went to the concert last night?
Did you go to the concert last night?
Correct the sentence:
Everyone should bring his or her passport.
Everyone should bring their passport
What's the difference between:
a sensible person
a sensitive person
sensible = practical and makes good decisions
sensitive = easily affected by things/emotions
Correct:
I've been knowing Sarah since university.
I've known Sarah since university.
What's the difference?
my parents' house
my parent's house
parents' = both parents
parent's = one parent
Complete the story:
I ___ home, ___ a shower, and ___ straight to bed.
got / had / went
Complete:
“Who bought you that laptop?”
“I bought it ___.”
myself
Correct the sentence:
The exam was enough difficult for most students.
The exam was difficult enough for most students.
Complete:
“Why are you tired?”
“Because I ___ all morning.”
I've been working
Correct:
This is the car of my brother.
This is my brother's car.
Which is correct?
When I arrived, everyone left / had left.
had left — they left before I arrived.
What's the difference?
They blamed themselves.
They blamed them.
themselves = the subject and object are the same people.
them = different people.
Complete:
It was ___ an interesting book that I read it twice.
such
Choose the best option:
I ___ three emails so far today, and I still ___ to answer two more.
A) write / need
B) have written / need
C) have been writing / am needing
B — have written / need
Complete:
Sarah and Mark have a house. The house is ___, but the garden belongs to their neighbours.
theirs
Tell a story using these three verbs:
miss → run → arrive
You have 60 seconds.
I missed the bus, so I ran to the station and arrived just before the train left.