Reported Speech
Conditionals
Conditionals
Do you know your verb tenses? πŸ€”
Do you REALLY know
your verb tenses? πŸ€“
Mystery
100

"He really likes to study English grammar."

He said that he really LIKED to study English grammar.

100

If you drop out the window it breaks when it hits the ground.   Which condition is this.

ZERO.   if you drop... it breaks.

100

Make sentences in the simple past with these 3 verbs:

eat, break, drive

....ate....broke....drive
100

give the past particle of ...

do, speak, have

done, spoken, had

100

What is two plus two?

Two plus two equals four.

200

"I don't like playing video games.  They are stupid."

He/She said that he/she DIDN'T like playing video games and that they WERE stupid.

200

Make a first condition sentence with "if miss bus, late for school"

If you miss the buss you will be late for school.

200

Sentences using past continuous tense with these 2 verbs:

go

drink

Nikki The Great and Amazing Teacher will determine if answer is correct.

200

Are these questions correct?  If not, correct them. 

They have seen that movie three times.  They were going to see it again, but they decided to see a new movie instead.  

All sentences are CORRECT.

200

What does it mean when you say to someone to take a chill pill?

You are telling someone to relax.
300

"My grandmother ate pizza yesterday with no teeth in her mouth."  

He/she said that his/her grandmother HAD EATEN pizza yesterday with no teeth in her mouth."

300

Is this second condition? If not, which condition is it? "When I go to school in the morning, I take the bus."

This is ZERO condition:  present tense in the condition (when I GO to school) and present tense in the sentence (I TAKE the bus.)

300

Give the past participle for the following 6 verbs.

write, drove, watch, forget, see, be

written, driven, watched, forgotten, seen, been

300

What is the difference between:

1.  I ate.

2.  I have eaten.

'I ate' implies a completed action in the past, usually a specific time is known.

'I have eaten' refers to an action in the recent past, exact time not important and that it affects the present.

300

What is a cheater?  Give an example of someone who cheats when playing games.

A cheater is a person who behaves in a dishonest way.   Alberto cheats when playing games.

400

"We have watched 3 movies so far this week."

They said that they HAD WATCHED 3 movies so far that week.

400

If I had a million dollars I would buy you a fancy house.  Is this zero, first or second condition?

SECOND condition.  The situation is not real.  You do not have a million dollars, but if you did, you would buy a house.  Note in the condition that the verb is in the PAST:   If I HAD (had is in the past), and the sentence has conditional WOULD + verb: I would buy you a fancy house. 
400

Which sentences are correct?  Which ones are not correct?  If not correct, please correct them.

1. I have been to Italy last year.

2.  They have gone to Canada three times this year.

3.  We went out to dinner last night.

4.  She has visited New York three years ago.

1.  NOT CORRECT.  It should be:  I went to Italy last year.  (specific time in the past, action completed)

2.  CORRECT.

3.  CORRECT.

4.  NOT CORRECT.  It should be: She visited New York three years ago.  (specific time in the past, action completed)

400

give the past tense (simple past of the following verbs):

think, bring, be, sing, make, run, put, read, study, look, visit 

thought, brought, was/were, sang, made, ran, put, read, studied, looked, visited

400

Name the city, state and country that Nikki is from.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

500

"It was raining all day during the football game."

He/she said that it HAD BEEN RAINING all day during the football game.

500

What is the difference between these sentences:

1.  If I have $10, I buy ice cream.

2.  If I have $10, I will buy ice cream.

3.  If I had $10, I would buy ice cream.

1.  This is a fact or situation that is always true.  ZERO CONDITIONAL.

2.  This is an action or events in the future which is likely to happen or have a real possibility of happening.  FIRST CONDITIONAL.

3.  This is a situation or action in the present or future which are not likely to happen or are imaginary, hypothetical or impossible.  SECOND CONDITIONAL

500

1.  Maria will go to the beach this summer.  Change this to a negative sentence.  And then change this to a question.

2.  He has been studying all day.  Make negative, make question.

3.  He was playing the guitar when the phone rang.   Make negative, make question.

4.  They have gone to Plaza Norte three times this week.  Make negative, make question.

5.  It is hot.   Make negative, make question.

Nikki the Great and Amazing Teacher will determine if answers are correct.

500

Say sentences or questions with the following word:

ever, still, last year, yet, yesterday, tomorrow

Nikki The Great and Amazing Teacher will decide if the answers are correct.

500

What was the first week in 2020 that people in Madrid had to stay at home due to the pandemic?  (the date of the first Monday that school was from home).  πŸ€” πŸ€“ πŸ“š

March 9, 2020!!!!  πŸ€” πŸ€“ πŸ“š