Questions
Conditionals
Take Your Chances!!
Wishes and Regrets
Tenses
Modals
Gerunds/Infinitives
Writing
Prepositions + Articles
50

Put the words in the correct order to form a question

restaurant/ is/ you/ remember/ Do/ where/ the ?

Do you remember where the restaurant is?


50

Complete the 1st conditional

If it rains, I ___________.

will get wet

will be mad

won't leave my house

won't come to class

50

This is another word for "very excited"

T_ _ _ L _ _ _

Thrilled

50

I want to be taller.

I wish _________________.

I wish I were taller.


50

We use this tense to talk about experiences (we don't know when the event happened, or it's not important)

Present perfect

50

Which modal verbs are used to give advice?

should/ shouldn't

ought to/ ought not to

50

Which verb form is used to give commands?

Bare infinitive 

50

Which part of your essay tells your reader what you're going to talk about in the rest of the essay?

The thesis statement 

50

My birthday is _________ a Tuesday this year.

on

100

"What time do you get home from work?" 

Change the tense of this question to ask about yesterday. 

What time did you get home from work yesterday?

100

Which conditional is this: 

Ice melts if you heat it up.

0 conditional

Both clauses are in present


100

We use this reporting verb to express that someone is guilty of a crime or did something wrong.

A _ _ _ _ _

accuse 

ex) My professor accused me of cheating!

100

What tense do we use to make wishes for the present?

Past simple 

I wish I was bilingual!

100

What "ingredients" do you need to make the past continuous tense?

was/were + verb-ing

100

Which modal verbs are used to ask for permission?

May

Can 

Could

100

Complete the sentences with the correct verb form:

I'm so happy ________________(be) living in Ireland and studying at the best language school in Dublin! 

to be 


(after adjectives, we usually use to + infinitive!)

100

What does 'paraphrase' mean? 

To rewrite the same idea using different words

100

Our graduation ceremony will be ___________ spring.

in
150

Select the correct question tag.

You like pizza, _______________?

a.) aren't you?     b.) don't you?    c.) didn't you?

b.) don't you


150

Rephrase these two sentences into a conditional:

Millie didn't buy the shoes after all. She didn't have enough money. 

If millie had had more money, she would have bought the shoes. 

150

Complete the sentence:

I passed the class _____________ never studying!

a.) even though

b.) in spite

c.) despite the fact

d.) despite

d.) despite 

150

What tense do we use to express regrets about the past?

Past perfect 

I wish I had learned another language when I was younger.

150

Rephrase this sentence so that it is in active voice:

Chocolate milk was invented by an Irishman. 


An Irishman invented chocolate milk. 


150

Complete the sentence with an appropriate modal verb:

Many students in Ireland ___________ wear a uniform to school. 



They must/ have to wear a uniform to school.

150

Complete the sentence with the correct verb form:

Instead of reading the article, I would like ____________ (listen) to the audio version. 

I would like to listen to the audio version. 

to+infinitive follows desire verbs! 

150

What information goes in a body paragraph?

Topic sentence, at least 2 examples, explanations of the examples, and concluding sentence.

150

Which preposition follows the verb "accuse"? 


of 

My mom accused me of ruining her birthday! 

200

Give me an example of a question in present perfect

Have you ever written an essay?

Where have you been?

What have you done?



200

Rephrase these two sentences into a conditional:

Luke missed the train. He was late for the interview.

If Luke hadn't missed the train, he wouldn't have been late for the interview.

200

Choose the correct phrase to complete the sentence:

Is Maria feeling OK? She ______________ she has seen a ghost! 

a.) looks

b.) as if

c.) looks like

c.) looks like

look/feel/smells etc. +like +noun

200

Rephrase the sentences as a wish:

I'd like to be able to dance.


I wish I could dance/ I wish I was able to dance

200

Complete the sentence with the most appropriate tense:

Don't call me at 8pm tonight. I _______________ (have) dinner. 

I will be having dinner 

(future continuous) 

200

Complete the sentence with the correct modal verb:

It ______________ (be) Kathleen at the shop yesterday, but I'm not sure. 


It might have been Kathleen at the shop yesterday, but I'm not sure. 

200

Complete the sentence with the correct verb form:

I don't fancy __________ (go out) tonight. 

I don't fancy going out tonight. 

after like/dislike verb

200

Give me 3 examples of what needs to be capitalized in an essay?

Title

Pronoun "I"

Proper nouns 

The beginning of a new sentence 

200

Correct the mistake:

The teachers are on strike so the students aren't going to a school.

The teachers are on strike so the students aren't going to school.

There's no article for institutions! 

250

Complete the sentence with the correct verb form

What are you ____________ (do) later?

doing

250

Complete the conditional:

If I _____________ (be) younger, I'd go back to school to get my degree. 

If I were younger

250

Correct the mistake:

I am getting use to the rain in Ireland.


I am getting used to the rain in Ireland. 

250

Rewrite the sentence using "I wish":

I regret having my hair cut so short. 


I wish I hadn't had my hair cut so short.

I wish I hadn't cut my hair so short. 

250

What is the difference between present perfect and present perfect continuous?

ex.) 

I've lived in Ireland for 2 years.

I've been living in Ireland for 2 years.

Present perfect is used to talk about the past up until the present. 

Present perfect continuous implies that the action will continue into the future.

250

Rephrase the sentence with a modal verb. Keep the meaning the same:

If I were you, I would break up with him!



You should break up with him!

250

I can't believe you overslept!! Do you remember ______________ your alarm clock?

a.) setting

b.) set

c.) to set

a.) setting

250

What are "mechanics" (in terms of essays, not vehicles!)


Spelling, Punctuation, and Capitalization 

250

Choose the correct article:

Everyday, I have ________ lunch with my colleagues. 

a.) a

b.) the

c.) no article needed

c.) no article needed

you don't need an article when talking about meals in general.

300

Complete the sentence with the correct verb forms

What can we ______________(be) ________________(do) to improve our conversational skills?

be doing 

300

Complete the 3rd conditional:

If I had studied more, I could _______________ (go) to medical school. co

have gone

300

Give me an example of a simile! 

Your future is as bright as the sun!

Her smile is as white as fresh snow.

His eyes are blue like the Mediterranean sea.

Your kiss is sweet like summer fruit. 

300

Correct the mistake:

I'm so thirsty! If only we have more water with us!

If only we had more water with us! 

300

Complete the sentence with the most appropriate tense:


By the time I'm 100 years old, humans _________________ (colonize) Mars.

will have colonized

300

What is the difference in meaning between these two sentences?

1.) You mustn't eat food in class!

2.) You don't have to eat food in class!

"Mustn't" is used to prohibit an action/behaviour 

"don't have to" is used to show an action/behaviour is not obligatory (it's optional!)

300

Explain how the meaning is different in the following two phrases: 

1.) I forgot to turn the stove off! 

2.) I forgot turning the stove off! 

1.) I was supposed to turn the stove off but I didn't

2.) I turned the stove off but didn't remember that I did

300

List 5 rules of formal writing

No contractions

No interjections

Use 3rd person

Use of passive voice

No slang/colloquialisms 

Proper grammar/mechanics

Formal vocabulary/ Complex sentence structures

Organized and formulaic

300

What preposition usually follows "depend/s" ?

on

Whether I go out tonight depends on the weather.

350

Correct the mistake: 

I was wondering if you could tell me when is the train from Howth arriving?

I was wondering if you could tell me when the train from Howth is arriving? 

350

Complete the conditional

If you had asked for a discount in the shop, they might _______________ (give) you one.

They might have given you one. 


350

Choose the correct response:

"I don't like sushi!"

a.) me either!

b.) me neither!

c.) me too!

d.) I also!

a.) me either! 

We use "either" to agree with a negative statement

350

Rewrite this annoyance as a wish:

It annoys me when you don't listen to my directions!

I wish you would listen to my directions!

350

Rephrase this sentence so that it is in passive voice:

Authors were writing books faster than ever before!

Books were being written faster than ever before!

350

Complete the sentence with an appropriate modal verb:

You got a full scholarship to study at university?! You _________________ (be) a genius when you were younger!


You must've been a genius!

350

Complete the sentence with the correct verb form:

The kitchen is filthy! It needs ___________ (clean)! 

It needs cleaning! 

350

List 5 transition phrases that you can use in formal writing:

Furthermore

Moreover

Likewise

For example

To illustrate

In conclusion

In summary

Firstly

Lastly

Although

350

Choose the correct preposition to complete the phrasal verb:

When you're applying for your visa, you have to fill ___________ many legal forms. 

a.) up

b.) on

c.) in

d.) at


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