Tenses
This tense is used to talk about a situation that is permanent or long term, facts or things that are always true, and regular or habitual actions.
Present simple
Define gerund
A verb ending in -ing and that is used as a noun.
The following adjectives describe this body part.
almond-shaped
bright
sparkling
piercing
hazel
eyes
To make the comparative form of one syllable adjectives, we add this ending. Give an example.
-er
shorter
taller
Every Tuesday I _____ to the cinema.
(go)
Every Tuesday I go to the cinema.
Give three examples of when to use the past simple.
1. A completed action at a specific time in the past.
2. An activity or situation that continued for a period of time in the past. The period has finished
3. A past habit or regular action
4. A series of consecutive actions in the past.
Name three adjectives after which we employ the infinitive with to.
difficult, easy, essential, important, lovely, (un)necessary, (im)possible, (un)usual, wonderful, delighted, disappointed, (un)happy), (un)lucky, sad, surprised
Name 5 jobs in the film and tv industry.
actor
camerman
director
make-up artist
scriptwriter
stuntman
State the structure of the comparative of inferiority and give an example.
less + adjective + than
He is less intelligent than his brother.
This weekend she__ _________ her grandmother in the Alpes.
(visit)
This weekend she's visiting her grandmother in the Alpes.
I'd been waiting for two hours by the time he arrived.
past perfect continuous (I'd been waiting...)
past simple (he arrived)
This verb form is used after modal verbs (can, must, do) and certain other verbs (help, let make, would rather, had better).
infinitive without to (base verb)
heatwave
feel sorry for yourself
dreary
gripping
1. canicule/ vague de chaleur
2. s'apitoyer
3. morne
4. captivant/passionant
We use the endings -ier (comparative) and -iest (superlative) after these types adjectives.
Adjectives with two or more syllables and that end with -y.
If he continues ________ all the bananas, we'll have no food left!
(eat)
If he continues eating all the bananas, we'll have no food left!
Structure: subject + wil + have + been + present participle
example: She will have been studying English for three years when she graduates.
Give three examples of verbs that can be followed by either a gerund or an infinitive with to.
Begin, start, continue, hate, like, love, remember
Find a synonym for each of the following words
enthusiastic
outgoing
reserved
tolerant
1) passionate, keen, pleased, excited
2) open, sociable, warm, approachable
3) shy, quiet, modest, soft-spoken
4) open-minded, progressive, sympathetic, accepting
To talk about people or things that are the same in some way, we can use one of these structures.
the same + noun + as
as + adjective + as
Bumblebee is ___ ______ _________ robot ___ Transformers.
(<Helpful)
Bumblebee is the most helpful robot in Transformers.
Correct the phrase below and give the tense used:
I been have written emails all morning!
I've been writing emails all morning!
Present perfect continuous.
Name the five situations in which a gerund is used.
1. As the subject, object or complement of a sentence or clause
2. after prepositions
3. after certain verbs (admit, adore, advise, appreciate, avoid, delay, deny, etc.)
4. after look forward to and be/get used to.
5. after these expressions:
have difficulty/problems/trouble with...
it's/there's no use...
it's (not) worth...
There's no point (in)...
Use the following phrase in a sentence:
take into account
When planning a vacation, we must take into account the weather conditions of the destination.
Complete this grammar rule:
To make a comparison between more than two people or things we can use superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs. The definite article _____ is used before superlative adjectives. To specify the group, we use ____ before the ______
the
in
noun
During their descent from the summit, the weather changed ___(DRAMA)___ and, blinded by the snowstorms, Simpson fell badly and broke his leg. __(ABLE)___ to walk, he had to be lowered by Yates down the mountain using their rope.
During their descent from the summit, the weather changed dramatically and, blinded by the snowstorms, Simpson fell badly and broke his leg. Unable to walk, he had to be lowered by Yates down the mountain using their rope.