Trivia for ESO

Past Participles

100

become

have become

200

choose

have chosen

300

fall

have fallen

400

rise

have risen

500

wear

have worn

Don't Be Tense

100

You want to talk about past experiences, which present perfect verb phrases do you use?

Present Perfect

I have...eaten, been, seen, visited, etc.

200

Last night

8:00 -- 8:30 I took a shower.

8:15 -- The phone rang.

Explain what happened using the Past Progressive/Continuous.

 Past Progressive/Continuous

I was taking a shower when the phone rang.

The phone rang while I was taking a shower.

While I was taking a shower, the phone rang.

The phone rang while I was taking a shower.

300

Last night

8:00 - 8:30 I took a shower.

8:45 The phone rang.

Explain what happened using the Past Perfect.

Past Perfect

I had already taken a shower when the phone rang.

By the time the phone rang, I had already taken a shower.

400

I became an ESL teacher in 1999.

I'm an ESL teacher now.

I plan to teach ESL next year.

Say in Present Perfect Progressive/Continuous

Present Perfect Progressive/Continuous

I have been teaching ESL since 1999.

I have been teaching ESL for 25 years.

500

I started teaching ESL in 1999.

I'm teaching ESL in 2024.

In 2029, I will still be teaching ESL, and plan to keep teaching.

In 2029, it will be my 30th year of teaching ESL.

How do you say this in Future Perfect Continuous/Progressive?

Future Perfect Continuous/Progressive

In 2029, I will have been teaching ESL for 30 years.

Things You Should Have Copied From the Whiteboard

100

What do you call a schedule for a trip?

itinerary

200

What holiday is celebrated on April 1?

April Fool's Day

300

When you go to the store just to look around, but you don't plan to buy anything, it's called...?

browsing

400

What does it mean to spill the beans?

to accidentally reveal a secret or a surprise

500

If you cannot dance, you have...

two left feet

Tag Questions

100

I'm invited too,

aren't I?

200

It's been raining a lot this week,

hasn't it?

300

Kyrylo can speak English well,

can't he?

400

We won't have classes on Monday,

will we?

500

Musawar loves cricket,

doesn't he?

Random Trivia

100

In the UK and Canada, what holiday falls on the day after Christmas?

Boxing Day

200

How many pounds are there in a ton?

2000

300

How many continent are there?

7

400

Name all seven continents?

Africa, Antarctica, Austrailia, Asia, Europe, North America, South America

500

How many planets are there in our solar system?

8