What is...?
Gerunds & Infinitives
Prefixes
Present simple/progressive
Reported speech
100

You use it to:

Give an opinion, define something or summarize

Mind map

100

I enjoyed ________ (live) in France.

I enjoy living in France.

100

Honest

Dishonest

100

_______ (you/come) tonight?

Are you coming tonight?

100

I know what to do.

She said she knew what to do.

200

A summary of a written work

An outline

200

I don't mind ______ (come) early.

I don't mind coming early.

200

Limited

Unlimited

200

_______ (eat/rice) everyday?

Does he eat rice everyday?

200

I don't know what to do.

She said she didn't know what to do.

300

What is a prefix?

An affix attached to the beginning of a word.

300

She agreed _______(give) a presentation at the meeting.

She agreed to give a presentation at the meeting

300

Polluted

Unpolluted

300

They ______ (go) to a restaurant every Saturday.

They go to a restaurant every Saturday.

300

I'm working on it this week.

She said she was working on it this week.

400

What is reported speech?

A speaker's words reported in subordinate clauses governed by a reporting verb, with the required changes of person and tense (e.g. he said that he would go, based on I will go ).


400

I hope ____(pass) the exam.

I hope to pass the exam.

400

Welcome

Unwelcome

400

He normally ______(eat) dinner at home.

He normally eats dinner at home.

400

I've been listening to the news.

She said she had been listening to the news.

500

Explain third conditional

we use 3rd conditional to imagine what would have happened if things had happened differently.

To express our regret about something we have or haven't done.

500

We promise not _____ (be) late.

We promise not to be late.

500

Formal

Informal

500

Julie __________ (sleep) now.

Julie's sleeping now. 

500

I'm happy to drive you to the airport.

She said she was happy to drive me to the airport.