Vocabulary
unscramble the word
hfglti
flight
These words describe nouns
adjectives
Fix the sentence:
He ran out of food while he backpacked in Brazil.
He ran out of food while he was backpacking in Brazil.
What is the name of our speaker this unit?
Daniele Quercia
What tense is this?
subject + past tense verb + object
Simple Past
a boat trip you take for fun
cruise
Use the word "frighten" as an adjective in a sentence.
The frightening movie was too scary for me!
Write a simple past sentence
I ate breakfast today.
What is his job?
engineer / Yahoo Labs / Happy Maps
What tense is this?
subject + verb to be in the past + present participle
Past Continuous Tense
What is the difference between an expedition and an excursion?
An expedition is much longer and is usually done for research purposes
Fill in the blanks:
An ___________ (amaze) cruise in the Caribbean.
amazing
Write a past continuous sentence:
I was eating breakfast when my brother woke up.
What gave him the idea for Happy Maps?
One day, he took a different route to work and loved it.
Why do we use the past continuous tense?
to talk about an action that was not finished when it was interrupted by something
If you want to travel without spending too much money, you might do this:
backpacking
Fill in the blanks with an adjective:
A _____________ flight that lasted eight hours.
boring
Change this sentence to the past perfect tense:
I ate breakfast.
I had eaten breakfast.
What does crowdsource mean?
To get the public ( a huge group of people) to gather things for you such as data.
Change the verb "sit" into the simple past and past continuous tenses.
SP: sat
PC: was sitting
Fill in the blanks:
During his ___________ to work every day, Daniele Quercia took the same ___________ until that fateful day.
commute / route
Fill in the blanks:
________ makes you ________!
-ing makes you -ed!
Make a past perfect sentence with the past continuous:
Daniele's app shows you four different routes: what are they?
The happiest, fastest, most beautiful, and quietest
Write the form for the Past Perfect Tense.
subject + had + past participle