Grammar
When do we use the past perfect continuous tense and how do we form it?
We use it to talk about actions or events which started before a particular time in the past and were still in progress up to that time in the past.
had + been + verb ending in -ing
Form a negative adjective from the noun sensitivity.
insensitive / unsensitive*
Complete the sentence with the correct verb form.
We (drive) ... for two hours when we finally saw the hotel.
We had been driving for two hours when we finally saw the hotel.
What words are missing in the following phrases?
a) be ... than life - attract special attention because of unusual and flamboyant appearance or behaviour
b) think ... the box - think imaginatively using new ideas instead of traditional or expected ideas
a) be larger than life
b) think outside the box
Complete the sentences with the correct relative pronouns.
a) He didn't say a word, ... I found strange.
b) That's the woman ... husband has won the lottery.
c) This painting, ... was finished in 1850, is one of the most representative works of that time.
a) He didn't say a word, which I found strange.
b) That's the woman whose husband has won the lottery.
c) This painting, which was finished in 1850, is one of the most representative works of that time.
Which adjectives are positive and which ones are negative?
affectionate, daring, laid back, moody, self-conscious, short-tempered
Positive - affectionate, daring, laid back
Negative - moody, self-conscious, short-tempered
Reduce the relative clauses in the following sentences.
a) The artist who is painting the mural has a great reputation.
b) The report that was prepared by the committee was thorough.
a) The artist painting the mural has a great reputation.
b) The report prepared by the committee was thorough.
Translate the following phrases into English.
a) czuć miętę do kogoś, podkochiwać się w kimś
b) rozstać się z kimś
c) ubóstwiać kogoś
d) zakochać się w kimś
a) fancy somebody
b) split up with somebody
c) adore / worship somebody
d) fall in love with somebody