Definition
What are Modals?
Modals are auxiliary verbs that express ideas like ability, advice, permission, possibility, or certainty.
The present perfect always tells you the exact time something happened.
❌ False
Present perfect usually does NOT include a specific past time (yesterday, last week). It focuses on experience or connection to now.
Example: I have been to Paris. (no exact time)
I ____ to Bogotá last year.
A) have gone B) went C) did went
B) went ✅
Correct this sentence:
I have seen him yesterday.
I saw him yesterday
I want ____ English better.
A) learn
B) to learn
C) learning
B) to learn ✅
What is the Present Perfect?
The present perfect is a tense we use to talk about experiences or actions that happened at an unknown time or actions that connect to the present. Example: I have visited Medellín.
The word “it” can be used as a subject even when we don’t know the real subject.
✅ TRUE
Explanation: “It” can be a dummy subject for weather/time/distance/situations.
Examples: It’s raining. / It’s 6 PM.
We use present perfect when…
A) the action is finished and the time is clear
B) the action happened yesterday
C) the time is not important or continues to now
C) the time is not important or continues to now ✅
B: Choose the Best Option (Explain Why)
I ____ my phone when it suddenly stopped working.
A) used
B) was using
Explain why.
B) was using ✅
She made me ____ my room.
A) to clean
B) cleaning
C) clean
C) clean ✅
What are Phrasal Verbs?
They are verbs made of a verb + particle(s) (preposition/adverb).
Examples:
two-word: turn off, look for
three-word: look forward to, get along with
“Too much” and “too many” mean the same thing and can be used with any noun.
❌ FALSE
Explanation:
Too much = uncountable nouns (too much water)
Too many = countable nouns (too many books)
While I ____ TV, my mom ____ dinner.
A) watched / cooked
B) was watching / cooked
C) watched / was cooking
B) was watching / cooked ✅
Create a sentence using “It” for:
weather OR
time OR
distance OR
a situation
Example: It’s 7 o’clock or it's very dangerous
“The teacher pointed out my mistake.” means:
A) ignored
B) repeated
C) showed/mentioned
D) forgot
C) showed/mentioned ✅
What are Indefinite Pronouns?
Indefinite pronouns are words that talk about people or things in a general way, not exactly who or what.
Examples: someone, anyone, everybody, nothing, anything.
Phrasal verbs can have two or three words.
✅ TRUE
Explanation:
Two-word: turn on, look for
Three-word: get along with, look forward to
“I didn’t see ____ at the party.”
A) anybody
B) nobody
C) everybody
A) anybody ✅
Make a Tag Question
Turn this into a tag question:
She is your best friend.
She is your best friend, isn't she?
Which sentence is correct?
A) She looked the baby after.
B) She looked the baby after her.
C) She looked after him the baby.
D) She looked after the baby.
D) She looked after the baby. ✅
What are Tag Questions?
Tag questions are short questions at the end of a sentence used to confirm information or ask for agreement.
Example: You’re tired, aren’t you?
Passive voice focuses more on the action than the person who does it.
✅ TRUE
Explanation: In the passive, we focus on what happens, not who does it.
Example: The homework is checked every Friday.
He can swim, ____?
A) can he
B) doesn't he
C) can't he
C) can't he✅
Complete the sentence with the correct indefinite pronoun:
I didn’t hear ___ in the classroom.
I didn’t hear anyone in the classroom.
“I can’t put up with his attitude anymore.”
A) tolerate
B) imitate
C) imagine
D) look for
A) tolerate ✅