GRAMMAR

Continuous Tenses

100

How long ________________________________ (YOU / FEEL) like this? 

HAVE YOU BEEN FEELING

200

While I ___________________ (to browse) the new store downtown, I met Angela.

WAS BROWSING

300

I ____________________ (read) that book since I was 20.

HAVE BEEN READING

400

For a while, more and more people _______________________________ (CHOOSE) to rent rather than to buy.

HAVE BEEN CHOOSING

500

My parents __________________ (stay) at my place during the upcoming holidays.

WILL BE STAYING

Past in Contrast

100

I _______________ (begin) packing already

HAVE BEGUN

200

How long ____________________ (you / study) English?

HAVE YOU BEEN STUDYING

300

I_____________ (BREAK) my ankle yesterday, so I _____________ (SIT DOWN) all day.

BROKE // HAVE BEEN SITTING

400

Last year, I _____________ (go) to Spain, but I ________________ (NOT / see) the whole country yet.

WENT // HAVEN'T SEEN

500

She __________________________ (sleep) badly since the two of them _________________ (break up).

HAS BEEN SLEEPING // BROKE / HAVE BROKEN UP

Parts of Speech

100

I read a fabulous book.

What's fabulous?

ADJECTIVE

200

Identify the parts of speech in this sentences:


Alice walks fast.

ALICE = NOUN

WALKS = VERB

FAST = ADVERB

300

Identify the verb/s in the following sentence:

Most inventions are things we didn't know we needed.

ARE // DIDN'T KNOW // NEEDED

400

Spot the intruder:

Going - Done - Job - Must

JOB

500

Adverb or Adjective?

Really; Close; Fun

Lovely; Happily; Quickly

Absolutely; Easy; Very.

ADVERBS: REALLY, HAPPILY, QUICKLY, ABSOLUTELY, VERY

Wordbuilding

100

The physio gave me a gentle massage, then a firmer __________________ (manipulate).

MANIPULATION

200

If I had more financial ____________ I'd feel better. (stable)

STABILITY

300

I learnt a ________________ lesson. (value)

VALUABLE / INVALUABLE 

400

They don't really like each other much and have been _______________ married for about 7 years. (happy)

UNHAPPILY

500

She was  ______________________  , refusing to follow the rules set by his parents. (defy)

DEFIANT

Passive Voice

100

That car ran me over.

I was run over by that car

200

Jane has washed the bathroom really well.

The bathroom has been washed very well by Jane.

300

They grow coffee in Guatemala.

Coffee is grown in Guatemala.

400

A professional painter is painting the house.

The house IS BEING PAINTED by a professional painter

500

They made some mistakes while working on their project.

Some mistakes were made while working on the project.