Tenses
Can you spot the mistake?
I’m reading your blog all week. It’s brilliant and I can’t wait for tomorrow’s update!
I’ve been reading your blog all week. It’s brilliant and I can’t wait for tomorrow’s update!
Rewrite the sentence using a phrasal verb about relationships:
I feel terrible about disappointing Tom, but I’m just too tired to go out tonight.
letting Tom down
Rewrite the sentence into passive voice:
You use flour to make bread.
Flour is used to make bread.
Correct the mistake:
If the doorbell would ring, the dog barks loudly.
If the doorbell rings, the dog barks loudly.
What's the correct personality adjective to complete the sentence?
You’re very critical of / cautious about trying out new hair styles, you’ve had the same haircut for years.
cautious about
Can you spot the mistake?
I’ve never been seeing such long queues in a clothes shop.
I’ve never seen such long queues in a clothes shop.
Rewrite the phrasal verb about relationships:
My sister and I are constantly having arguments, but we always make up again.
falling out
Rewrite the sentence into passive voice:
The neighbour’s cat bit me on the leg.
I was bitten on the leg by the neighbour’s cat.
Correct the mistake:
If that ad comes on again, I’d turn the TV off!
If that ad comes on again, I will turn the TV off!
What's the correct personality adjective to complete the sentence?
He isn’t aware of / mean about the latest fashions, he thinks comfort is more important
aware of
Can you spot the mistake?
Every night, we were going to the cinema and it was fantastic.
Every night, we went to the cinema and it was fantastic.
Rewrite the sentence using a phrasal verb:
My brother is a lot like our dad.
takes after
Rewrite the sentence into passive voice:
They’re raising the money for cancer research.
Money for cancer research is being raised.
Correct the mistake:
If I would see those guys again, I’d be able to identify them.
If I saw those guys again, I’d be able to identify them.
What's the correct personality adjective to complete the sentence?
I’m not very loyal to / jealous of fashion trends, I just wear what I like.
loyal to
Can you spot the mistake?
He saw a woman he never met before.
He saw a woman he had never met before.
Complete the sentence with a phrasal verb:
I don’t read the news when I’m on holiday, but I always try to _____ it when we get home.
bring up
catch up on
catch up on
Rewrite the sentence into passive voice:
Somebody will give you instructions on arrival.
You will be given instructions on arrival.
Correct the mistake:
You would have had fun if you came to the party.
You would have had fun if you had come to the party.
Complete the sentence with an idiom:
The view from our hotel room _____. We could see right across the whole city.
took my breath away
Write the 3 forms of the following verbs:
Bring
Write
Fall
Bring: Brought - Brought
Write: Wrote - Written
Fall: Fell - Fallen
Complete the sentence with a phrasal verb:
I don’t want to be _____ of this meeting – why am I not on the list?
left out
backed up
left out
Write the structure of present and past simple of passive voice and its use.
Structure:
Present: S + is/are + verb in participle + complement
Past: S + was/were + verb in participle + complement
Use: to emphasize actions on the object of a sentence, the doer is not relevant.
Write a sentence using the words below to complement the sentence.
It’s a pity you missed the barbecue last week.
you / love / it / if / you / go
(3rd conditional)
You would have loved it if you had gone.
What's the correct idiom?
You cross your mind / have an eye for what clothes look good together, are you interested in fashion?
have an eye for