UNIT 5
What is simple past?
expresses actions or events that took place once, several times, or in the middle of other actions in the past
Provide examples of Countable and Uncountable nouns; 3 each.
Chairs, books, shirts
Water, Money, Oxygen
We use 'used to' to talk about...
ideas about past habits which we don't do anymore, or, to talk about past states of being.
What is the formula for questions in present perfect continuous?
Has/Have + S + been + Verb-ing + O/C + ?
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg
If someone ask you "Did you have fun at school?" What would you answer?
Yes, I did / Yes, I did have fun at school
What is the common ending of adverbs of manner?
-ly, for example: carefully, loudly, calmly
The phrase "as + adj + as" is used to show...
Provide and example.
Similarity or equal in a way
I'm as sexy as the teacher.
How do you differentiate between 'present perfect' and 'present perfect continuous'?
Based on the result of the sentence; present perfect is finished and perfect continuous is unfinished.
What do you sit on, sleep on, and brush your teeth with?
A chair, a bed, and a toothbrush
Provide an example of a sentence in Simple Past using the 'to be'
I was in the fridge
What is the type of conditional used in the next example: "If I pay attention, I'll pass the class".
Conditional 1
Provide an example of a sentence using superlatives.
The English class is the worst in my schedule.
Past perfect is commonly used with another tense, which is it?
What gets wet while drying?
A towel
What is the difference between Dynamic and Stative verbs
Dynamic: describe activities that can start and finish
Stative: describe a state or condition such as mental or emotional state
The quantifiers 'almost', 'enough', 'some, 'any', etc. can be used with countable or non countable nouns?
Both
Provide and example of a sentence using 'be used to'
"I'm used to work in the mornings"
What is the meaning of 'for' and 'since'?
For = period of time
Since = specific point in the time
What has a head, a tail, but does not have a body?
A coin
What is the pattern that regular verbs in past need to double the last consonant? For example, "stopped"
The pattern C-V-C
What does the phrase "I'm at my wits end" means?
To be desperate without knowing what to do
What is the difference between 'comparatives' and 'superlatives'?
Comparatives show preference and comparison between two objects.
Superlatives show preference and comparison between one object out of a whole group.
Provide an example of past perfect.
What is black when it’s clean and white when it’s dirty?
A chalkboard