CONDITIONALS
Identify what type of conditional is used in the following sentence: "If I study hard, I'll get a good grade on the test."
first conditional
What collocation with "to go ____" means "to lose all the hair on one's head"?
to go bald
Give three examples of a "reporting verb" that are not "to say," "to ask," or "to tell."
to acknowledge, to reveal, to state, etc
What tense should be used to describe something that was in progress at a particular time or when an event occurred?
past continuous
DAILY DOUBLE: give an example in sentence
This adjective beginning with "l" describes someone who is pleasant, friendly, and easy to like.
likeable
One article in your textbook talks about expats living in a particular city. What city is it?
New York City
Complete the sentence using the third conditional: If you ____ (ask) me years ago about how to use the third conditional, I ____ (have) no idea. Now, I can use it to build more complex sentences!
If you had asked me years ago what the third conditional is, I would have had no idea. Now, I can use it to build more complex sentences!
Fill in the blanks with "brain" or "mind": This idea was your ____child, not mine. I find it ____-boggling that you think I can figure everything out for you!
This idea was your brainchild, not mine. I find it mind-boggling that you think I can figure everything out for you!
Conjugate the verbs to create a sentence with reported speech: The student _____ (regret) _____ (study) for the test by himself.
The student regretted studying for the test by himself.
Correct the following sentence by changing the tense of one verb: They said they met already.
They said they had met already.
This compound noun is a synonym for "riddle" or "puzzle."
brainteaser
When Heidi Hankins was two years old, what could she do that other 2-year-olds generally can't?
Read books meant for 7-year-olds.
Use the following sentence format to create two sentences. One sentence must use the first conditional, and the other must use the third conditional. If we ____ (work) together, ____ (win) the game.
If we work together, we will win the game. If we had worked together, we would've won the game.
Use a preposition and a conjugated verb to complete the sentence: "I blamed my sister ________ (start) a huge fight with our mom."
I blamed my sister for starting a huge fight with our mom.
Rewrite the following sentence without using quotation marks (that is, write it as reported speech): The teacher says, "I was grading your tests when I realized there was a mistake in question 3."
The teacher said she had been grading our tests when she realized there was a mistake in question 3.
Complete the sentence with the correct past tense forms: It turns out they ___ (organize) a surprise party for me while I ___ (try) to plan what to do for my birthday.
It turns out they had been organizing a surprise party for me while I was trying to plan what to do for my birthday.
A ____ strategy is one used by advertisers to sell a product, using a specific approach/technique to convince consumers to buy the product.
marketing strategy
How did Barbara Arrowsmith-Young learn to read the time from an analog clock?
She made 100 flashcards, with a two-hand clock face on one side, and the time it told on the other.
What is the contraction we use for "would not have"?
wouldn't've
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word: When Sara claimed she was a mind ___, saying she could hear people's thoughts, we all thought she had brain ____!
When Sara claimed she was a mind reader, saying she could hear people's thoughts, we all thought she had brain damage!
Identify the three errors in this reported speech sentence: My brother telling me that his friend's sister mentions that she said hello to a famous person while she will sit in the café.
My brother told me that his friend's sister mentioned that she said hello to a famous person while sitting in the café.
Write a sentence that uses the past simple and past continuous, using the same verb for each.
(for example): At the New Year's celebration, I was starting to get bored when the ball finally started to drop.
This compound noun rhyming with "you" is defined as "a sudden, dramatic, and important discovery or development."
breakthrough
The article title, "A product by any other name…" is a riff on a famous quote from this Shakespeare play.
Romeo and Juliet
Complete the sentence using a mixed conditional: If I ____ (have) more time, I ____ (call) you last night.
If I had more time, I would have called you last night.
Complete the following sentences using the same preposition for each blank. Then, explain the difference in meaning when you collocate this preposition as "go ___" vs "get ___".
Don't eat that soup! It's from last week, I think it might've gone ___.
What time do you get ___ work?
to go off: to become too bad to eat
to get off work: to end the work day
Complete the sentence following the rules of reported speech: I wish someone ____ (warn) me ____ (pet- negation) the tiger before I reached my hand into the tiger cage. Now I have to go to the hospital to get stitches!
I wish someone had warned me not to pet the tiger before I reached my hand into the tiger cage. Now I have to go to the hospital to get stitches!
Write a sentence that uses the past simple, past continuous, past perfect, and past perfect continuous, all with the same verb.
I had been sitting on the bench for a while when a stranger asked me if anyone was sitting in the space next to me, and since I told him no one had sat there for a while, he sat.
This noun is often used to describe the shadow cast by a tree or other object when it's sunny out, but it can also be used to describe different nuances or versions of something. For example, "There are many _____ of green in nature."
shade(s)
Solve a brainteaser: It’s as light as a feather, but the strongest person can’t hold it for more than five minutes. What is it?