Colloquial English
What does the idiom to be back to square one mean? Explain its meaning in English. 😉
to be back to square one - to start working on something from the beginning because your previous attempts failed completely
What can you say when you want to comfort someone, especially a child, who is in pain and crying?
there, there
When do we use the third conditional? (with a special dedication to Olga 🏵️)
a) when we want to describe an imaginary past situation and its result or consequence in the present
b) when we want to express the past consequence of an unrealistic action or situation in the past
c) when we want to talk about an imaginary past result based on a present unreal situation
b) when we want to express the past consequence of an unrealistic action or situation in the past
How do we form the future perfect tense?
will / will not (won't) + have + past participle
Which idiom can be used to emphasize the fact that people have different characters, opinions and abilities and we should accept this? (with a special dedication to Olga 🏵️)
a) beggars can't be choosers
b) flattery will get you nowhere
c) it takes all sorts
d) take pot luck
c) it takes all sorts (to make a world)
Which expressions can be translated as Zamknij gębę! in English? (with a special dedication to Olga 🏵️)
a) Jam your hype!
b) Keep schtum!
c) Pipe down!
d) Shut your trap!
a) Jam your hype!
d) Shut your trap!
Complete the sentence with the appropriate verb forms.
If you (not, be) ... so lazy, we (not, miss) ... our flight yesterday.
If you WEREN'T so lazy, we WOULDN'T HAVE MISSED our flight yesterday.
OR
If you HADN'T BEEN so lazy, we WOULDN'T HAVE MISSED our flight yesterday.
Which verb form is correct? (with a special dedication to Olga 🏵️)
The team lost the game because they (not, practise) ... enough.
a) hadn't been practising
b) hadn't practised
c) haven't been practising
d) haven't practised
a) hadn't been practising
b) hadn't practised
What words are missing in the following idioms?
a) have it one's own ... - to do what one wants to do despite the desires, plans etc. of other people
b) have second ... - to start having doubts about a decision you have made
c) that'll be the ... - something you say in order to show you think that something is unlikely to happen
a) have it one's own WAY
b) have second THOUGHTS
c) that'll the DAY
For example:
Hush your gums!, Keep it down!, Zip it!
Translate the following sentence into English.
Gdyby realizowała swoją pasję do śpiewania będąc dzieckiem, to może dziś byłaby zawodową piosenkarką.
If she had pursued her passion for singing, she might be a professional singer today.
Provide three time expressions (for each verb tense) that are typical of:
a) the future perfect tense
b) the present perfect continuous tense
For example:
a) before, by, by the time
b) for, recently, since