Present Simple and Present Continuous
What is the verb tense that I underlined in the following sentence?
I'm not working right now because it's 4pm and the school day is over.
Present continuous
keyword = right now
Fill in the blank with past simple or past continuous.
Yesterday, I _________ (get) my grade from my math exam and it was not good.
got
Past simple, since it's a completed action that happened yesterday.
Is the word money countable or uncountable?
uncountable
Name the form of the adjectives shown in the examples below.
big > bigger
happy > happier
interesting > more interesting
Comparative
What verb tense do we use to talk about something that happened at a definite time in the past?
Past simple
Fill in the sentence with either present simple or present continuous.
I ____ (to go) to school every weekday.
go
We use present simple to talk about things we do regularly.
Fill in the blank with past simple or past continuous.
In 1963, My Seiji Kaya was a teacher at Tokyo University. Every day, he __________ (take) the train to work.
took
Past simple since it's a past habitual action.
Choose the best answer.
These words are used with countable nouns, such as cookie.
1) a lot of / some / a few / any / many
2) a lot of / some / a little / any / much
1) a lot of / some / a few / any / many
- a lot of cookies
- some cookies
- a few cookies
- any cookie
- many cookies
When do we use a superlative adjective?
We use a superlative to say that a thing or person is the most of a group.
When we use a superlative adjective ('the tallest student') before the noun, we generally use it with 'the'. This is because there's only one (or one group) of the thing we are talking about.
How do we form the present perfect tense?
Subject + Have in present tense + past participle of the main verb
ex: I have traveled to Thailand
I am ___________ (go) to the movies with my friends tonight.
going
Present continuous because we are talking about a plan for the future.
Terri __________ (go) to Istanbul two years ago.
went
Choose the best word in parenthesis.
My stomach hurts because I ate too (much/many) bread with my dinner.
Much is the correct answer, because bread is an uncountable noun, and much goes with uncountable nouns.
What are the ALL of the comparative and superlative forms of 'far'?
farther or further
farthest or furthest
Complete the sentence with either past simple or present continuous form of the verb in parenthesis.
Last year, Parker __________ (ski) across the Arctic in freezing temperatures.
skied
past simple because it's at a definite time in the past (last year).
Every year, thousands of young people _______ (take) time out from their studies and travel abroad.
take
Present continuous, because the sentence says 'every year' which shows routine.
At 8am one February morning, he was waiting for the train. It _______________ (snow) and a lot of people were at the station.
was snowing
past continuous because this is a background description
Choose the best word to go with the noun.
Can you lend me (some/much/many/any) paper? I don't have any and we have to take notes in English class.
some is the best choice here, any would also be acceptable...but not the best answer.
Complete this question with the comparative OR superlative.
Which room is the ______________ (bright) in your house?
brightest
- we are comparing all the rooms in the house
- we have the keyword 'THE' as a clue!
Complete the sentence with either past simple or present continuous form of the verb in parenthesis.
I _________________ (not do) my homework yet.
have not done
Put the verb in parenthesis into present simple or present continuous.
Volunteers often _______________ (build1) new schools and medical centres in Africa and Asia. South America is a very popular destination, too, and right now hundreds of volunteers ___________________ (work2) there.
1) build (present simple...keyword = often)
2) are working (present continuous...keyword = right now)
Mr. Kaya ______________ (get1) on a train when a man _______________ (steal2) his bag!
1) was getting
2) stole
Past continuous the past simple, to show that the first action was interrupted by the second.
Choose the best word to go with each noun.
A healthy diet should include: 1(a little/a few) fruit, 2(a little/a few) vegetables, 3(a little/a few) meat and carbohydrates.
1) a little fruit (uncountable)
2) a few vegetables (countable)
3) a little meat (uncountable)
Fill in the blank so that both sentences have the same meaning.
1) This house is too small for us.
2) This house is not _________________ for us.
1) This house is too small for us.
2) This house is not big enough for us.
In both sentences, we're saying the size of the house is not sufficient for the family.
Choose past simple or present perfect to complete the answer to the question.
Q: Have you ever been to Argentina?
A: Yes I __________ (be1). I __________ (go2) there for an exchange program in 2008.
1) Yes I have (been there).
2) I went there for an exchange program in 2008.