SIGNAL DETECTIVE
PAST:
WHEN OR WHILE?
PRESENT PERFECT
WILL OR
BE GOING TO?
QUESTIONS
VOCABULARY
IRREGULAR VERBS
100

Look! The bus ________ (come).

is coming (Look! → present continuous)

100

Two days ago I ________ (meet) a famous YouTuber.

met

100

The past participle of “eat”, "sleep" and "play".

eaten - slept - played

100

Look at those black clouds! It ________ (rain).

is going to rain (evidence)

100

Fix it: “Where you study?”

Where do you study?

100

Your mother’s sister is your …

aunt

100

Go

went - gone - ir

200

My cat ________ (sleep) on my bed every night.

sleeps (every night → present simple, it → -s)

200

While I ________ (wait) for the bus, it started to rain.

was waiting

200

I ________ (never / be) to Paris.

have never been

200

I think Real Madrid ________ (win) tonight.

will win (I think)

200

Fix it: “What means "striped"?”

What does “striped” mean?

200

A person from France is …

French (capital letter!)

200

speak
say

spoke-spoken-hablar
say-said-said-decir

300

________ she ________ (finish) her homework yet?

Has … finished (yet → present perfect)

300

When the teacher ________ (come) in, we ________ (stop) talking.

came / stopped (one action after the other)

300

Fix it: “I have seen that film last week.”

I saw that film last week. (last week → past simple)

300

We’ve got the tickets. We ________ (see) the concert on Saturday.

are going to see (a plan)

300

Ask about the SUBJECT: “Paula won the race.”

Who won the race? (subject question: no did)

300

The month after August. Spell it!

September

300

“Traer” in English: all three forms.

bring · brought · brought

400

At 9 pm last night I ________ (chat) with my cousin.

was chatting (at 9 pm last night → past continuous)

400

While my dad ________ (work) in the garden, my mum ________ (baking) a cake.

was working / was baking (two long actions at the same time)

400

Make a question: you /with / ever / swim / a lake / the sharks / in /

Have you ever swum in a lake with the sharks?

400

“This bag is so heavy!” “Don’t worry, I ________ (help) you.”

will help (an offer)

400

Ask about the subject and the object: “Marco and Jake are going to visit their grandparents in April.”

Who is going to visit their grandparents in April?
Who are they going to visit in April?

400

This person works in a hospital and helps the doctors.

nurse

400

Fix it: “I have ran 5 km today.”
"I swum with my little brother."

I have run 5 km today.
I swam with my little brother.

500

Name the tense AND the signal: “We’ve lived here for all my life. I love this place.”

present perfect · for all my life

500

Fix it: “When I was arriving home, my sister slept.”

When I arrived home, my sister was sleeping.

500

Fix the TWO mistakes: “Has your sister ever went to London?” “Yes, she has been there last summer.”

Has your sister ever been to London? Yes, she went there last summer.

500

Translate: “Creo que mañana hará sol.”

I think it will be sunny tomorrow.

500

Ask TWO questions, one for each part: “My cousin has worked (1) in a hotel (2) for two years.”

Where has your cousin worked for two years? / How long has your cousin worked in a hotel?

500

A T-shirt with lines on it is s _ _ _ _ _ _.

striped

500

All three forms of “catch”, “buy”, "play", "find".

catch · caught · caught
buy · bought · bought
play-played-played  
find-found-found