Tenses
(Present Continuous)
I/ always/ make/ silly/ mistakes
I am always making silly mistakes
You ....................drive after drinking alcohol
musn't
The guy .................teaches Polish loves this subject.
who
He encouraged me ..................( play football)
Can we avoid ........( pollute) the water ?
He encouraged me to play football.
Can we avoid polluting the water?
Numbers ............( not, require) for human survival.
Numbers are not required for human survival.
(Past continuous)
I (do) research when I (realise) that this topic is too broad for my paper.
was doing, realised
Her injury has completely healed. I think she .................... to compete tomorrow.
will be able
Aleksander, ..... is a teacher at my school, thinks this is just the start.
who
This ..................it ....................from view.
( make. disappear)
This makes it disappear from view.
Rewrite the sentence:
It is said that she works 16 hours a day.
She __________________________.
She is said to work 16 hours a day.
Choose the correct form:
I 'll be picking/ I 'll pick strawberries all day Saturday.
My cousins will be arriving in two weeks time/ after two weeks.
I 'll be picking
in two weeks time
He is wealthy enough, he .......................... worry about money.
doesn't have to
My oldest cousin is into politics. His name is Adam.
My oldest cousin, whose name is Adam, is into politics
I suggest ......................( watch) this video.
I suggest watching this video.
None of these things have................(build)
None of these things have been built.
I / paint / room / 2 hours
Make two sentences. In sentence one, I have finished painting. In sentence two, I am still painting.
I painted my room for 2 hours.
I have been painting my room for 2 hours.
Of course they were going to lose, they ............................. so optimistic yesterday.
shouldn't have been
Can we leave out the relative pronouns?
1. In this game, which is played everywhere, students focus on politics.
2. The pen which you gave me is broken.
1. No (the additional information is not defining, so needs to be introduced with a relative pronoun)
2. Yes (the additional information is defining and therefore does not need to be introduced by a relative pronoun)
I forgot _________ (lock/door)
I will never forget ________ (visit/Paris)
I forgot to lock the door.
I will never forget visiting Paris
I thought Mr. Smith had cancelled the lesson.
I thought the lesson had been cancelled by Mr. Smith.
Choose the correct form(s) :
I (used to/ would) love watching stars in the sky when I was a little girl.
When we were little, we (used to/ would) spend holidays on our grandparents’ farm.
I used to love watching stars in the sky when I was a little girl.
When we were little, we would spend holidays on our grandparents’ farm.
“Used to” is used for states/stages of life.
"Would" is used for actions/activities.
You .................... be late for training (must not)
had better not
We _____ to learn how to do basic first aid. (should)
We ought to learn how to do basic first aid.
I suggest:
1. (go) to a doctor
2. she (go) to a doctor
I suggest going to the doctor
I suggest she (should) go to the doctor
The train was _______ to arrive at 11:00.
The train was supposed/expected to arrive at 11:00.