PPS/PPC
MODALS
VERB PATTERNS
GERUND OR INFINITIVE?
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
100

Which is the difference in between Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous?

PPC makes emphasis on the duration.

100

What do we use the modal verbs could, may and might for?

To talk about possibility and express uncertainty.

100

How do we use the gerunds? Mention their three uses.

after a preposition, after 60 verbs, as the subject of a sentence.

100

Tessa likes_____ (dance) when she´s at a party.

dancing

100

What is the most common surname in the United States? 

a)Smith

b) Johnson

d) Clark

Smith

200

Which are your auxiliaries in Present Perfect Simple?

have/has

200

Which is the difference between might and may?

May indicates possibility while might indicates uncertainty.

200

How do we use the to-infinitive? Mention two ways of use.

after 40 verbs, as an indicator of purpose, after an adjective.

200


Tobby can't stand______ (eat) vegetables.

eating

200

Who was the Ancient Greek God of the Sun? 

a) Zeus

b) Apollo

c) Athena

Apollo

300

Which are your auxiliaries in Present Perfect Continuous?

have been/ has been

300

Complete the sentence with the right modal:

I'm not sure about it but that guy_________ (talk) to you later.

MIGHT talk

300

How do we use the bare infinitive? Mention two ways of use. 

After modal verbs and the verbs make, let, help, see, etc.

300

Lisa loves_____ (listen) to jazz music. She would like_____ (go) to a concert. 

listening/ to go

300

What company was originally called "Cadabra"? 

a) Amazon

b) Netflix

c) HBO

Amazon

400

Complete:

Sam ______ (paint) two walls in her room. She _____ (paint) all morning.

has painted/ has been painting

400

Complete the sentence with the right modal: 

A: What are you going to do next summer?

B: We ______ (go) to Thailand or _______ (visit) our friends in Paris. 


MAY GO/COULD VISIT

400

What is the difference in forget and remember if you use them followed by a gerund or a to infinitive?

With gerund they talk about a memory of the past, while with to infinitive they talk about a duty.

400

A: What have you decided _____ (do) about the job offer? 

B: I don´t know yet. I can´t imagine myself_____ (work) abroad. 

to do/ working

400

Which planet has the most moons? 

a) Jupiter

b)Saturn

c) Venus

Jupiter

500

Complete: 

A) _____ he______ (finish) the project yet?

B) Not yet. He _______ (work) on it for weeks!

has he finished/ has been working

500

A: Do you know where Jenny is?

B: She said she would go to the cinema but I am not sure. She _______ (GO) to a party with her friends. 

A: Probably. She _____ (arrive) home very late then. 

MIGHT GO/ MAY ARRIVE

500

Complete: 

A: I´m looking forward to_____ (go) on vacation. 

B: So am I! I´m tired. I want ____ (sleep) a lot. 

going/ to sleep

500

She stopped______ (see) the view from that mountain. She remembers_____ (spend) an unforgettable time there with her siblings. 

to see/ spending

500

Who was the first woman pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic?

a) Amy Rosenberg

b) Emily Dickinson

c) Amelia Earhart 

Amelia Earhart