present tenses
Form an affirmative sentence:
he / walk / to school (usually)
He usually walks to school.
Put the adverb correctly: They are late. (often)
They are often late.
Form a past simple sentence: they / visit / Paris / last year.
They visited Paris last year.
Make a prediction in the future:
I think / she / pass the exam.
I think she will pass the exam.
Your friend is tired. What advice do you give her?
You should get some rest.
Make this sentence negative:
She is enjoying the party.
She is not /isn't enjoying the party.
Put the adverb in the correct place: I eat pizza on Fridays. (rarely)
I rarely eat pizza on Fridays.
Make this question: you / watch TV / when I called you?
Were you watching TV when I called you?
we / visit / our grandparents / this weekend.
We are going to visit our grandparents this weekend.
Make a suggestion to go for a walk with How about…:
How about going for a walk?
Choose the correct form:
“Right now, we ___ (think) about buying a new car.”
are thinking
Choose the correct position:
“We ___ hungry.”
A) are usually
B) usually are
Choose the correct option:
“When I arrived, they ___ dinner.”
A) cooked
B) were cooking
b) were cooking (a long action that was interrupted)
Choose the correct tense:
“Our English class ___ at 9:00.”
A) will start
B) is starting
C) starts
c) starts (present simple for schedules or timetables)
Transform using Why don’t you…:
You should call your parents.
Why don't you call your parents.
Correct the mistake:
I am knowing the answer.
I know the answer (know is a stative verb, it can't be in continuous forms)
Transform into a question:
She is always relaxed on holiday.
Is she always relaxed on holiday?
Correct the mistake: I was seeing her yesterday.
I saw her yesterday.
Make a sentence in the future for this social arrangement:
I / meet / Sarah / tonight.
I'm meeting Sarah tonight.
Give advice with could…:
Your classmate wants to improve at English.
You could practice speaking every day.
Explain the difference in meaning:
“She plays football.” vs. “She is playing football.”
plays = habit / general action
is playing = action happening right now
Correct the mistake and explain why it's wrong: I go always to the gym in the morning.
I always go to the gym in the morning.
(Adverb of frequency goes before the main verb.)
Explain the use of the two past tenses:
“I was walking home when I saw the accident.”
was walking = past continuous, long action
saw = past simple, interruption
Correct the mistake and explain:
Look at those clouds! It will rain.
It's going to rain (we are not saying our opinion, there is visible evidence that it is going to rain)
Remake the sentence in two different ways using any advice/suggestion structures.
“I think you need to tell your roommate how you feel.”
You should tell your roommate how you feel.
Why don’t you tell your roommate how you feel?
You could tell your roommate how you feel.
How about telling your roommate how you feel?