PREPOSITIONS
BE CAREFUL _____ THE VASE. IT'S AN ANTIQUE.
WITH
SHE GO TO WORK TO THE HOSPITAL EVERY MONDAY.
SHE GOES TO WORK TO THE HOSPITAL EVERY MONDAY
WHY IS THIS SENTENCE WRONG?
SHE WORK IN A BANK FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY.
BECAUSE THE VERB WORK WITH "SHE" REQUIRES AN -S = WORKS
ACCORDING TO THE INFLECTIONS FOR PAST TENSE AND PAST PARTICIPLE (CHANGES) OF IRREGULAR VERBS, IN HOW MANY CATEGORIES CAN THESE VERBS BE ORGANIZED INTO, AND WHAT ARE THEY?
THERE ARE THREE CATEGORIES
1. VERBS THAT NEVER CHANGE THEIR INFINITIVE FORM (PUT, SET, CUT).
2 VERBS THAT HAVE ONLY ONE CHANGE (BUY/BOUGHT, COME/CAME, ETC.)
3. VERBS THAT HAVE TWO CHANGES (GIVE/GAVE/GIVEN, DRIVE/DROVE/DRIVEN).
CHOOSE THE CORRECT MEANING OF "GET" IN THIS SENTENCE:
"HE DIDN’T GET THE JOKE."
A) TO RECEIVE
B) TO UNDERSTAND
C) TO BRING
B) TO UNDERSTAND
I'M _____ THE PLANE NOW, WE WILL TAKE OFF SHORTLY. I'LL CALL YOU WHEN I AM _____ THE TAXI.
ON - IN
HE WILL HAVE THE MONEY HE NEEDS IF HE SAVED MORE.
HE WOULD HAVE THE MONEY HE NEEDS IF HE SAVED MORE.
OR
HE WILL HAVE THE MONEY HE NEEDS IF HE SAVES MORE.
WHY CAN'T I USE ADVERBS OF TIME LIKE "YESTERDAY" OR "LAST WEEK" IN PRESENT PERFECT?
BECAUSE THEY SPECIFY WHEN THE ACTIONS HAPPENED, AND WE USE PRESENT PERFECT TO TALK ABOUT ACTIONS WITHOUT SPECIFYING WHEN THEY HAPPENED.
VERBAL PHRASE TO EXPRESS THAT YOU FOUND SOMETHING BY CHANCE.
NAME AT LEAST 1
COME ACROSS - RUN INTO - STUMBLE UPON
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF "GET":
"AFTER HOURS OF STUDYING, I FINALLY ______ THE ANSWER."
"AFTER HOURS OF STUDYING, I FINALLY GOT THE ANSWER."
ON - IN - IN
I ALWAYS HAVE WROTE THE TRUTH. I NEVER LIED IN A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE.
I HAVE ALWAYS WRITTEN THE TRUTH. I NEVER LIED IN A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE.
IN THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE, WHEN IS THE MAIN VERB IN THE PAST FORM, AND WHEN IS IT NOT?
IT IS IN THE PAST FORM IN THE AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES, AND IN THE NEGATION AND INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES
WHAT IS THE PHRASE IN ENGLISH SIMILAR TO THE ONE IN SPANISH FOR:
"TANTO TIEMPO SIN VERNOS/VERTE"
LONG TIME NO SEE
YOU WOKE UP AND DECIDED YOU WANT TO HIRE A PAINTER TO PAINT YOUR HOUSE YELLOW FOR YOU NEXT WEEK.
HOW CAN YOU EXPRESS THIS SENTENCE USING THE CAUSATIVE?
I WILL GET THE HOUSE PAINTED YELLOW NEXT WEEK.
TO GET _____ THE MUSEUM YOU HAVE TO GO _____ THE BRIDGE AND WALK STRAIGHT ______ FOR 3 BLOCKS. THEN TURN LEFT AND YOU WILL SEE THE STAIRS. FINALLY, THE MUSEUM IS ______ THE TOP OF THE HILL.
TO - ACROSS - AHEAD - AT
THE FURNITURES IN THE HOUSE ARE BEAUTIFUL, BUT PEOPLE IS ALWAYS ATTRACTED TO THE PAINTINGS.
THE FURNITURE IN THE HOUSE IS BEAUTIFUL, BUT PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS ATTRACTED TO THE PAINTINGS.
O
THE PIECES OF FURNITURE IN THE HOUSE ARE BEAUTIFUL, BUT PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS ATTRACTED TO THE PAINTINGS.
WHY DO WE SAY IN ENGLISH "I HAD MY HAIR CUT" AND DON'T SAY "I CUT MY HAIR"
WE USE THAT STRUCTURE TO TALK ABOUT AN ACTION THAT WE DIDN'T DO, BUT WE BENEFITED FROM IT.
WHAT DO THESE TWO PHRASAL VERBS MEAN?
1. DROP OUT
2. DROP OFF
1. DROP OUT: TO STOP GOING TO SCHOOL, A COURSE, OR A COMPETITION BEFORE FINISHING.
2. DROP OFF: TO TAKE SOMEONE OR SOMETHING TO A PLACE AND LEAVE THEM THERE.
HOW WOULD YOU ASK IF SOMEONE SUCCESSFULLY ESCAPED PUNISHMENT AFTER CHEATING IN A TEST?
DID YOU GET AWAY WITH CHEATING IN THE TEST?
SHE IS VERY GOOD _____ BIOLOGY, SO SHE APPLIED _____ AN SCHOLARSHIP _____ STUDY NATURAL SCIENCES. ____ GET THE SCHOLARSHIP, SHE FOCUSED _____ IMPROVING HER WRITING SKILLS, PARTICIPATED _____ SEVERAL WORKSHOPS, AND FINALLY SUCCEEDED _____ GETTING ACCEPTED.
AT - FOR - TO - TO - ON - IN - IN
BOTH MANS FORGOT THEIR WALLETS AT HOME, BUT THEY NOTICED THEY DIDN'T HAVE NO MONEY AT LUNCH TIME.
BOTH MEN FORGOT THEIR AT HOME, BUT THEY NOTICED THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY MONEY AT LUNCHTIME.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SENTENCES:
1. I REMEMBERED CLOSING THE DOOR
AND
2. I REMEMBERED TO CLOSE THE DOOR
1. THE PERSON REMEMBERED DOING THE ACTION.
2. THE PERSON REMEMBERED THAT THEY HAD TO DO THE ACTION.
NAME 7 NOUNS THAT HAVE IRREGULAR PLURALS
MEN - WOMEN - TEETH - FEET - GEESE - MICE - PEOPLE - CHILDREN - SERIES - SHEEP - FISH - OXEN - CRITERIA -
THERE ARE MORE, THESE ARE EXAMPLES
HOW MANY GRAMMATICAL USES DOES GET HAVE?
NAME AT LEAST 5
1. VERB: OBTAIN
2. CHANGE STATE: BECOME
3. CAUSATIVE: GET SOMETHING DONE.
4. REFLEXIVE: GET DRESSED FOR EXAMPLE.
5. PHRASAL VERBS: GET UP, GET INTO, GET DOWN.
6. IDIOMS: GET USED TO, GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER.