Tenses
I’m waiting for Sue. Have you seen her? / Did you see her?
Have you seen her?
I won't pay unless you provide/will provide/don't provide/won't provide the goods immediately.
I won't pay unless you provide the goods immediately.
What does "polish off" mean?
To finish all your food or all of something like a bag of chips.
Is this correct "Tomorrow is a holiday. We shouldn't go to class"?
"Tomorrow is a holiday. We don't have to go to class"
It is known that Columbus discovered Amrerica. → Columbus...
Columbus is known to have discovered America.
We’d better wait here until the rain ____ (stop).
We’d better wait here until the rain stops/has stopped.
If taxes ___ (rise), we would consider relocating.
If taxes rose, we would consider relocating.
When related to eating, what do these phrasal verbs mean?
- Pick at
- Live on
- Pick at: to eat something unwillingly
- Live on: to only eat food of a certain type
You must/may/can't be very tired after such a long day.
You must be very tired after such a long day.
She phoned me earlier this morning. → It .....
It was earlier this morning that she phoned me. / It was she who called me earlier this morning.
I _____ (think) about changing my job for some time before I finally decided.
I had been thinking about changing my job for some time before I finally decided.
If we'd got the contract, we ___ (make) a lot of money.
If we'd got the contract, we would have made a lot of money.
Complete with a phrasal verb and an object if necessary:
Let's __________ before the chicken gets cold!
Your food is cold! Let me _______________ before you eat it.
I can't believe how similar they are! He really ___________
tuck in
warm it up
takes after him/her
It's nearly six o'clock. They will probably arrive soon.→ They...
They should arrive soon.
You need to speak to Tom. (person) →
Tom is the person you need to speak to.
You _____ (will/work) for an hour when he comes.
You will have been working for an hour when he comes.
If I ____ (to be) you, I ____ (argue) with the boss yesterday.
If I were you, I wouldn't have argued with the boss yesterday.
Are these phrasal verbs separable or inseparable?
Turn down, take after, look after, turn up, hold on to
Separable: turn down, turn up
inseparable: take after, look after, hold on to
I’m certain he was sleeping. → He...
He must have been sleeping.
Mike claims ___ (see) the burglar running away.
Mike claims to have seen the burglar running away.
He _____ (to be) quite rude yesterday, he’s usually not like that.
He was being quite rude yesterday, he’s usually not like that.
I didn’t eat anything for lunch and so I’m hungry now. But if…
If I had eaten something for lunch, I would not be so hungry now.
Phrasal verb that means
"to add something to a food or drink, it can either be drugs or alcohol or something else to enhance its flavor" L...... .....
"eat to an excess" P.... ....
"recover from something serious" p..... ......
lace with
pig out
pull through
You ____ (not/need/bring) the dessert. We already have tiramisu at home.
You needn’t have brought the dessert.
Helen seems ___ (think) about something right now.
Helen seems to be thinking about something right now.