THEN & NOW
PHRASAL POWER
SAY WHAT?
IMAGINE IF…
FIX IT!
100

Complete:


When I was a child, I ________ cartoons every morning.

A. used to watch
B. used to watched
C. use to watch
D. used watch

✅ A. used to watch

100

Complete:


Emma is friendly and ________ most of her classmates.


A. leaves out
B. gets along with
C. puts down
D. speaks up

✅ B. gets along with

100

Which expression introduces an opinion?

A. What do you mean?
B. Exactly!
C. In my opinion,...
D. Really?

✅ C. In my opinion,...

100

Choose the correct option:


If I ________ a million dollars, I would travel around the world.


A. have
B. would have
C. had
D. will have

✅ C. had

100


I used to playing football after school.


What's wrong?

✅ I used to play football after school.

200

Which sentence is correct?

A. She used to was very shy.
B. She use to be very shy.
C. She used to be very shy.
D. She used be very shy.

✅ C. She used to be very shy.

200

Which phrasal verb best describes this situation?


Everyone receives an invitation except Daniel.


A. fit in
B. speak up
C. get along with
D. leave out

✅ D. leave out

200

Your classmate says:


“School uniforms are a good idea.”


You partly agree.

Which is the best response?

A. I see your point, but I think students should have some choice.
B. Exactly!
C. What do you mean?
D. I don't care.

✅ A

200

Complete:


If our school had a swimming pool, we __________ it every week.


A. used
B. would use
C. will use
D. use

✅ B. would use

200


I don't get along to my new neighbour.


Correct it.

✅ I don't get along with my new neighbour.

300

Rewrite using used to:


Tom played outside every afternoon when he was younger.


✅ Tom used to play outside every afternoon.

300

Complete with the correct phrasal verb in the correct form:


When everybody criticised Ben unfairly, Julia __________ him.


✅ stood up for

300

Keep the conversation going:


A: I think social media can make communication easier.
B: That's true. However, __________________________.


Possible answers:


...it can also cause problems.

...people sometimes spend too much time online.

...online communication isn't the same as face-to-face communication.

Open answer, but however must introduce a genuine contrast.

300

Put the words in order:


would / if / what / you / do / you / famous / were / ?



✅ What would you do if you were famous?

300


If I would be the principal, I would change the timetable.


Correct it.


✅ If I were the principal, I would change the timetable.

(I accept other possibilities)

400

Look at the information:

THEN: Anna → very shy / never talk in class
NOW: Anna → confident / participates a lot

Create ONE sentence comparing then and now.


Anna used to be very shy and never talk in class, but now she is confident and participates a lot.


Award points if:

  • used to + base verb is correct;
  • present form is correct;
  • contrast is clear. 
400

What's wrong with this situation?


“Whenever Max answers a question incorrectly, another student laughs at him and says he's stupid.”


Choose the most appropriate phrasal verb and explain WHY.

The student is putting Max down because he is making him feel inferior. 


(phrasal + justification)

400

Refute this statement politely:


“People who are different just need to change if they want to fit in.”

You cannot simply say I disagree.

Possible answer:


I see your point, but I don't think people should have to change who they are just to fit in.


Other justified answers accepted.

400

Answer using a complete Second Conditional sentence:


What would you do if you could live anywhere in the world?



If I could live anywhere in the world, I would live in Italy.


Any grammatically correct answer = points.

400

There are TWO problems:


I see your point, because however I don't agree with your conclusion.


Possible correction:


✅ I see your point. However, I don't agree with your conclusion.

O:

I see your point, but I don't agree with your conclusion.

500

Find and correct TWO mistakes:


When Leo was younger, he use to hated speaking in public, but now he enjoys giving presentations.


✅ When Leo was younger, he used to hate speaking in public, but now he enjoys giving presentations.

Two corrections:

  • use → used
  • hated → hate
500

our team has 30 seconds.

Create a mini-situation in which TWO of these phrasal verbs make sense:


fit in – speak up – leave out – stand up for


Example:


A new student was being left out, so another student spoke up and invited him to join the group.


✅ Dos phrasal verbs correctamente utilizados = 500.

500

Four students from the team participate.

Student 1: Give an opinion about school life.

Student 2: Agree and add information.

Student 3: Disagree or partly agree.

Student 4: Ask a follow-up question.

Example:

A: I believe school days are too long.

B: I agree because students get tired.

C: I see your point, but longer days can give us more time to learn.

D: What do you mean? Can you give me an example?


500

Your team must create:

ONE Second Conditional question

AND

ONE student from another team must answer it correctly.

Example:


What would you do if you found €10,000?



If I found €10,000, I would travel.


500

Find and correct THREE mistakes:


If I would be new at school, I will try to fit in and I would spoke up if someone treated me unfairly.



If I were new at school, I would try to fit in and I would speak up if someone treated me unfairly.


Correcciones:

  1. would be → were
  2. will try → would try
  3. spoke up → speak up 

✅If I were new at school, I would try to fit in and I would speak up if someone treated me unfairly.


Correcciones:

  1. would be → were
  2. will try → would try
  3. spoke up → speak up