Past Simple/ Past Continuous
Choose:
Yesterday at 5 PM, I (watched / was watching) a movie.
was watching
(Действие происходило в точный момент в прошлом — 5 PM).
What is the comparative and superlative form of the adjective GOOD?
Better / The Best
Complete:
If you heat water to 100°C, it ______ (boil).
boils
(Zero Conditional = If + Present Simple, Present Simple).
Change this sentence into Reported Speech:
"I live in London," Max said.
Max said (that) he lived in London.
Choose:
I (saw / have seen) that new movie with Brad Pitt last night.
saw
Маркер "last night" указывает на точное завершенное время в прошлом ⟶ Past Simple
Correct:
When I was walking home, it suddenly was starting to rain.
it suddenly started to rain.
(Внезапное короткое действие = Past Simple).
Complete:
This exam was much ______ (difficult) than the one we took last week.
more difficult
Find and correct:
If it will rain tomorrow, we will stay at home.
If it rains tomorrow...
(После "If" глагол WILL ставить НЕЛЬЗЯ!).
Change the modal verb in Reported Speech:
"I can help you tomorrow," Ann told me.
Ann told me (that) she could help me the next day.
Put the verb into the correct form:
______ (you / ever / eat) sushi with truffles? It looks amazing!
Have you ever eaten
Спрашиваем про жизненный опыт к данному моменту ⟶ Present Perfect.
Fill in:
While my mom __ (cook) dinner, my dad ____ (read) a newspaper.
was cooking / was reading
(Два параллельных длительных действия одновременно).
Find TWO mistakes:
He drives fastly and speaks English good.
He drives fast and speaks English well.
(Fastly не существует; с глаголом "говорить" нужно наречие well).
Complete:
If I __ (have) a superpower, I ____ (fly) to Paris right now.
had / would fly
(2nd Conditional = If + Past Simple, WOULD + V1).
Recollect the phrase:
мы завидуем!
We are jealous
Choose for / since / ago:
1) She has been a teacher ______ 2018.
2) I moved to London 3 years ______.
1) since 2) ago
Since + точка отсчета для Present Perfect;
Ago + период времени для Past Simple.
Put into correct forms:
I __ (not hear) the doorbell because I ____ (listen) to music with my headphones.
didn't hear / was listening
Choose:
She looks (beautiful / beautifully) today, and she sings (beautiful / beautifully).
1. beautiful (какая? после look)
2. beautifully (как? описание действия sing).
Transform from 1st to 2nd:
If she studies hard, she will pass the exam.
If she studied hard, she would pass the exam.
Make a question:
How often/ your mum/ ask you/ go to bed early/ in your childhood?
How often did your mum ask you to go to bed early in your childhood?
Put the verbs into the correct forms:
Oh no! I __ (lose) my keys! I think I ____ (drop) them in the park 20 minutes ago.
have lost / dropped
Результат важен сейчас ["have lost"] + указание конкретного времени в прошлом ["20 minutes ago" ⟶ dropped]).
Correct the error:
When I met Sam in 2020, he was owning a small café near the beach.
he owned a small café...
(Глаголы состояния / Stative verbs [own, know, love, have] НЕ используются в Continuous!).
Translate into English using the "The... the..." structure:
«Чем больше ты учишься, тем умнее ты становишься.»
The more you study, the smarter you become.
Complete:
If I __ (be) you, I ____ (not buy) that expensive car.
were / wouldn't buy
(Конструкция совета: "If I WERE you").
What's the infinitive? What's the gerund?
Give examples.
swimming
to swim
She likes swimming.
I want to swim this summer.
Find and correct mistake(s) in this sentence:
Shakespeare has written 37 plays, and my brother wrote two novels this week.
1) Shakespeare wrote 37 plays... (Шекспир умер, его жизнь завершена ⟶ только Past Simple!).
2) ...and my brother has written two novels this week.
(Текущая неделя "this week" еще не закончилась ⟶ Present Perfect!).