Grammar U8
Use of Present Perfect Simple.
Actions beginning in the past and continuing in the present. We can see the consequences or results.
Opposite of sell.
Buy / Purchase.
Plural of leaf.
Leaves.
If you give something to someone for a price, you_______it. However, if you are the one paying to get it, the more formal verb for "buy" used is_________.
Sell / Purchase.
Complete the following text in Present Simple or Present Continuous:
I usually __________ (go) hiking with my friends, but today the weather is terrible. It __________ (rain) a lot and the wind __________ (blow) very strongly.
I usually GO hiking with my friends, but today the weather is terrible. It IS RAINING a lot and the wind IS BLOWING very strongly.
Past Simple of forget.
Complete: I always____________my promises.
Keep
Translate: cliff.
Acantilado.
Provide the antonym of:
- Remember.
- Shut.
- Laugh.
- Forget.
- Open.
- Cry.
Complete the following text with Past Simple or Past Continuous:
While I __________ (cross) a small path near a cliff, I suddenly __________ (hear) a loud noise. Some people __________ (run) towards the forest because a tree __________ (fall) down.
While I WAS CROSSING a small path near a cliff, I suddenly HEARD a loud noise. Some people WERE RUNNING towards the forest because a tree FELL down.
Structure of Present Perfect Simple + example.
I have worked in that company since 2005.
Make a sentence with lend.
Can you lend me your notebook?
Complete the definition: a plant with many small branches, giving the plant a rounded shape.
Bush (arbusto).
Complete: You are walking on a narrow _________ in the __________ (the area outside of towns and cities). Suddenly, you see a small river; it is a __________.
Path / Countryside / Stream.
For: period of time (durante) -> I have lived here for 8 years.
Since: specific time (desde) -> I have lived here since 1998.
Complete the sentence with Past Simple or Present Perfect Simple: She___________(lose) her keys; she____________(drop) them in the park.
She HAS LOST her keys; she DROPPED them in the park.
How do you say gatear in English? Make a sentence
Crawl; The baby is crawling.
Name 4 words from the unit related to natural world.
Ground, shade, rock, rainforest, air, stream, grass, bush, field, countryside, star, moon, sky, rainbow, path, cliff.
Explain the difference between lend and borrow.
Borrow: Someone take something from me.
Complete the following text with Past Simple or Present Perfect Simple:
Last weekend, I ___________(visit) my grandparents in the countryside. I _______________(not see) so many birds before! I______________(enjoy) that visit too much.
Last weekend, I VISITED my grandparents in the countryside. I HAVEN'T SEEN so many birds before! I ENJOYED that visit too much.
Past Simple of buy + other verbs that share the same structure in that tense.
Bought.
Fought, caught, taught, brought, thought.
Difference between smile and laugh.
Smile is a facial expression and laugh is the vocal response/sound.
Synonym of path.
Route, way, track, trail...
Complete this mini-text with the correct words:
I haven't seen my friend since we walked along the c_______ yesterday. We didn't forget to bring a map, so we followed a narrow p__________through the f________. How long has he been missing? I hope he didn't fall on the hard g_________!
Cliff - Path - Field - Ground
Complete the following text with There was, There were, Used to, How many or How much:
There (1) _______________ be a beautiful park in the center of town. (2) _______________ many flowers and tall trees everywhere. People often wondered, "(3) _______________ time did the gardeners spend there?" because it was perfect. However, (4) _______________ no fountain in the middle. "(5) _______________ animals lived there?"
There (1) USED TO be a beautiful park in the center of town. (2) THERE WERE many flowers and tall trees everywhere. People often wondered, "(3) HOW MUCH time did the gardeners spend there?" because it was perfect. However, (4) THERE WAS no fountain in the middle. "(5) HOW MANY animals lived there?"