Conditionals
Correct the error in this second conditional sentence: "If I will win the lottery, I would buy a massive house."
"If I won the lottery, I would buy a massive house."
Express a wish about a present situation you want to change: "I don't have a car." --> "I wish I _____ a car."
had
Complete the sentence about a past habitual action: "When I was a kid, I _____ (play) outside every afternoon."
used to
Which form comes after prepositions like about, for, or in? Give an example: "She is interested in _____ (learn) Spanish."
gerund (learning)
Complete the sentence to make a logical deduction about the past: "The ground is soaked. It _____ rained overnight."
must have
Complete the third conditional sentence: "If we _____ (not / miss) the train, we wouldn't have been late for the interview."
"If we hadn't missed the train, we wouldn't have been late for the interview."
Express a regret about a past action: "I ate too much cake." --> "If only I _____ so much cake!"
hadn't eaten
Complete the sentence about an ongoing process of adaptation: "I just moved to London, so I am slowly _____ (drive) on the left."
getting used to driving
Complete the sentence with the correct form: "I promise _____ (call) you as soon as I arrive."
to call
Choose the past modal for negative certainty: "He _____ stolen the money; he was on vacation in Paris at the time."
can't have/ couldn't have
What is the form of the zero conditional, and when do we use it?
If + present simple, present simple (or present continuous, present perfect)
Used for something that is always true or always happens as a result of something else
Express annoyance about someone else's current behavior: "He keeps tapping his pen on the desk." --> "I wish he _____ tapping his pen!"
would stop
Correct the error: "I am used to wake up early every morning for my job." (I am familiar with it)
I am used to waking up early every morning for my job.
Explain the difference in meaning between these two sentences:
"I stopped to buy coffee."
"I stopped buying coffee."
Sentence 1 means you paused an activity in order to buy coffee. Sentence 2 means you quit the habit of purchasing coffee.
Express past criticism or advice that wasn't followed: "You failed the exam. You _____ (study) much harder!"
should have studied
Make a first conditional sentence on your own.
If + a present tense, future tense
Used to talk about something that will probably happen in the future as a result of something else
(student answer) ex: If it rains, we will stay home.
Correct the error: "I wish I would have more free time these days." (wish for the present)
"I wish I had more free time these days."
"I couldn't sleep because I wasn't used to _____ (hear) so much traffic noise."
hearing
Complete with the correct forms: "I regret _____ (tell) you that your application was unsuccessful." vs. "I regret _____ (tell) him my secret yesterday."
to tell (regret to deliver bad news) / telling (regret a past action)
Complete the sentence expressing mild past possibility: "I can't find my keys anywhere. I suppose I _____ (leave) them at the office."
might have left/ may have left/ could have left
Make a third conditional sentence.
If + past perfect, would/ wouldn't have + past participle
(used to talk about a hypothetical situation in the past and its consequences)
(student answer) ex: If I hadn't come to Cambodia, I wouldn't have learned any Khmer.
Complete the structure to express past regret using wish: "She wishes she _____ (not / turn down) the job offer last month."
hadn't turned down
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms: "At first, living abroad was hard, but now I _____ (be) it, and I'm _____ (get) the warm weather."
am used to/ getting used to
Explain the difference in meaning:
1. Do you remember meeting her?
2. Did you remember to meet her?
1. Do you remember the moment you met her?
2. Did you carry out the action you were supposed or planned to do? (to meet her)
Reword this sentence using the correct past modal + past participle
I'm sure I forgot my keys on the table.
I must have forgotten my keys on the table.