USED TO & PAST HABITS
Complete the sentence: "I _____ walk to school, but now I take the bus."
USED TO
Complete: "Bangkok is _____ (hot) than London."
HOTTER
Complete: "I _____ never _____ (eat) sushi."
have never eatean
What does "break up with someone" mean?
To end a romantic relationship
What is the meaning of "sensitive"?
Someone that easily feels, reacts to, or is aware of small changes or feelings.
Change this sentence to used to: "As a child, she had a dog called Max."
She used to have a dog called Max
Complete: "My bag is not _____ heavy _____ yours."
as heavy as
"I visited Paris last year" — change this to Present Perfect.
I have visited Paris (without "last year")
Use "hang out with" in a sentence.
I love hanging out with my friends on weekends.
"I need to go to the library to buy a new book." What's wrong with this sentence?
library = where you borrow books, not buy them — should be bookshop
Make a negative sentence: "She / have long hair / used to"
She didn't use to have long hair
Use a double comparative: "Every year, travel becomes _____."
(more and more expensive / cheaper and cheaper)
What's the difference between "for" and "since"? Give an example of each.
(for = duration; since = starting point)
"We had a big fight on Friday but by Sunday we had _____ up." Which phrasal verb completes this, and what does it mean?
made up — to reconcile after an argument
What does "argument" mean in English vs argumento in Spanish?
English: a disagreement
Spanish: a plot or storyline
What's the difference in meaning? "I used to go to the gym" vs "I was going to the gym."
used to = repeated past habit, no longer true / was going = in progress at a specific past time
What's the difference? "Rome is more beautiful than Madrid" vs "Rome is as beautiful as Madrid."
(more beautiful = Rome wins; as beautiful as = they're equal)
Explain why this is wrong: "I have seen that film yesterday."
(Yesterday = specific past time → use Simple Past: I saw)
What's the difference between "fall out with" and "break up with"?
fall out = argue and stop being friendly, usually friends /
break up = end a romantic relationship
"I'm doing a career in medicine." Is this correct? Explain.
No — career = professional life/path, not a university degree. Use "degree" or "course" instead.
What's the difference? "I used to love chocolate" vs "I loved chocolate when I was young."
Very similar, but "used to" emphasises it was a repeated habit that has now stopped — simple past just states a past fact
Rewrite this sentence using as…as: "Madrid is more beautiful than Barcelona."
Barcelona is not as beautiful as Madrid
What's the difference? "Have you ever been to Japan?" vs "Did you go to Japan last year?"
(ever been = life experience, unspecified time / did go = specific finished time)
What's the difference between "let someone down" and "fall out with someone"?
let down = disappoint
fall out = argue and become unfriendly
A student says: "We made a compromise to meet at 6pm." What did they mean, and why is this wrong? What's the correct word?
They meant an agreement — compromise in English means BOTH sides give something up, not just a simple plan.
Should say: "We made an agreement / we agreed to meet at 6pm"