something
stative verbs are NOT used in simple / continuous tenses
continuous
Not many / much people came to the party
many
Finish the sentence using PAST SIMPLE
He ___(bring) me a rose to school.
He brought me a rose to school
Complete the sentence with the present perfect continuous
She ____ (not; feel) well today.
She hasn't been feeling well today
Thousands of years ago people used to live in _____ and hunt for their food.
- cliffs
- caves
- valleys
caves
We only have a little / a few apples left.
a few
The most common type of Stative verbs are:
- emotions
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- posession
emotions, senses, mind actions, posession
Finish the sentence with the PRESENT CONTINUOUS:
My cousin ____ (stay) with us this weekend.
My cousin is staying with us this weekend
We use Past simple / Past continuous for actions that were in progress when something interrupted it
Past continuous
Which sentence uses PRESENT CONTINUOUS and which sentence uses PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS?
- We are living in Madrid
- We have been living in Madrid
We are living in Madrid = present continuous
We have been living in Madrid = present perfect continuous
Complete the sentence using Past simple and/or Past continuous
She _____ (take) a shower when he ____ (call) her.
She was taking a shower when he called her.
Complete the sentence with the correct form of be used to or get used to
We are ____ the heat because we have lived in Florida for fifteen years.
used to
Which of the following verbs are NOT stative verbs?
Hear, forget, have, feel, write, prefer, try, want
write and try
Finish the sentence with Past simple and/or past continuous
We ____ (have) a picnic in the park when it ___ (start) to rain.
We were having a picnic in the park when it started to rain.
used to
We ___ (not; eat) meat
We don't eat meat
We aren't eating meat
Complete the sentence with the present perfect simple and present perfect continuous
We ____ (live) in Chicago for two months
We have lived in Chicago for two months
We have been living in Chicago for two months
We use Present perfect simple / present perfect continuous for actions that started in the past and are still in progress
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb:
John _____ (take) piano lessons since last summer.
Present perfect continuous
John has been taking piano lessons since last summer.
Which are both countable AND uncountable?
- some
- a few
- any
- one kilo
- much
some, any, one kilo
In which sentence(s) can we use used to? In which can we use would?
- I ___ go to California to visit my grandparents every summer.
- I ___ think that Santa Claus was real when I was young.
- My family ___ always go to that restaurant on Fridays when we lived in Madrid.
I used to / would go to California to visit my grandparents every summer.
I used to think that Santa Claus was real when I was young.
My family used to / would go always go to that restaurant on Fridays when we lived in Madrid.
Put the adjectives in the correct order to complete the sentence:
He was wearing a cotton / black / old t-shirt when I first met him.
He was wearing an old, black, cotton t-shirt
Complete the sentence with PAST SIMPLE and PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
We ___ (live) in Spain for two years.
We lived in Spain for two years.
We have been living in Spain for two years.
**bonus 50 pts: Which sentence assumes we no longer live there?
Complete the sentence using past simple and/or past continuous:
It _____ (rain) while we _____ (watch) the movie.
It was raining while we were watching the movie
Put the adjectives in the correct order to complete the sentence:
She walked into the old / scary / wooden / brown house and never was seen again
She walked into the scary, old, brown, wooden house
We use Present simple / Present continuous for annoying habits
Create the sentence with the correct form of the verb:
My brother / forever / about his homework / (complain)
Present continuous
My brother is forever complaining about his homework