Present Simple
Teenagers usually ___ (spend) hours on their phones every day.
Teenagers usually spend hours on their phones every day.
Right now, my classmates ___ (argue) about which series to watch.
Right now, my classmates are arguing about which series to watch.
I ___ never ___ (try) roasted chestnuts.
I have never tried roasted chestnuts.
Yesterday we ___ (carve) pumpkins for Halloween.
Yesterday we carved pumpkins for Halloween.
Autumn brainteaser: Name three things you can only do in autumn.
E.g. jump into a pile of leaves, drink pumpkin spice latte, go trick-or-treating
The leaves ___ (change) colour every autumn.
The leaves change colour every autumn.
The wind ___ (blow) so hard — look at those trees!
The wind is blowing so hard — look at those trees!
She ___ (already/finish) her autumn reading list.
She has already finished her autumn reading list.
He ___ (not/bring) his jacket and froze at the football match.
He did not bring his jacket and froze at the football match.
You see “I’m loving it” on McDonald’s ads. Why is it unusual from a grammar point of view?
Normally “love” isn’t used in Continuous, but here it’s for emphasis/advertising
Why ___ you always ___ (forget) your headphones?
Why do you always forget your headphones?
Rewrite: I study in my room every evening → (make it Present Continuous).
I'm studying in my room right now.
Have you ever _____ (be) a haunted house?
Have you ever been in a haunted house?
Where ___ you ___ (go) during last autumn holidays?
Where did you go during last autumn holidays?
It falls in autumn but never gets hurt. What is it?
A leaf
My sister ___ (not/believe) in ghosts, but she loves scary stories.
My sister doesn't believe in ghosts, but she loves scary stories.
What ___ you ___ (do) this weekend?
What are you doing this weekend?
Rewrite in Present Perfect: We watched that film, so we don’t want to watch it again.
We have recently watched that film, so we don't want to watch in again.
Rewrite: I eat an apple after school yesterday. (fix the mistake)
I ate an apple after school yesterday.
If Monday had a face, what would you do?
E.g. punch it, ignore it, spit out
People in the Netherlands often ride bikes to school. — Turn it into a question.
What do people in the Netherlands often do?
The teacher looks angry. Why ___ he ___ (stare) at us like that?
The teacher looks angry. Why is he staring at us like that?
By October, the trees ___ (lose) almost all their leaves.
By October, the trees have lost almost all their leaves.
They ___ (walk) home through the park when it suddenly started raining.
They walked home through the park when it suddenly started raining.
What English word has three double letters in a row?
Bookkeeper