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Present Perfect /
Present Perfect Continuous
Past Perfect /
Past Perfect Continuous
The Definite Article "The"
Geographical Features: The United Kingdom
Translation: Seaport Cities
100
How do we form the Present Perfect?

(For example: Pr. + ? + V + ?)
Pr. + have/has + V1-ed/V3
100
How do we form the Past Perfect?

(For example: Pr. + ? + V + ?)
Pr. + had + V1-ed/V3
100
Choose the correct variant:

A) The Nistru is the longest river in Moldova.
B) Nistru is the longest river in the Moldova.
A) The Nistru is the longest river in Moldova.
100
What are the...

1) longest and,
2) most important

...rivers in England?
The Severn is the longest, but the Thames is the most important.
100
Translate this sentence from the text, "Seaport Cities" into English:

Există multe orașe-porturi importante în lume.
There are many important seaport cities in the world.
200
How do we form the Present Perfect Progressive?

(For example: Pr. + ? + V + ?)
Pr. + have/has + been + V1-ing
200
How do we form the Past Perfect Progressive?

(For example: Pr. + ? + V + ?)
Pr. + had been + V1-ing
200
TRUE or FALSE:

The names of groups of mountains, seas, groups of islands, rivers and oceans all take the definite article, "the".
TRUE
200
Name the capitals of...

1) England
2) Scotland
3) Wales
4) Northern Ireland
1) London
2) Edinburgh
3) Cardiff
4) Belfast
200
Translate this sentence from the text, "Seaport Cities" into English:

Singapore, orașul-stat, constă din 63 de insule.
Singapore, a city-state, consists of 63 islands.
300
Choose Present Perfect or Present Perfect Progressive:

"I (to paint) ... the room since morning, but I (to do) ... only half of it."
"I HAVE BEEN PAINTING (ppp) the room since morning, but I HAVE DONE (pp) only half of it."
300
Choose Past Perfect or Past Perfect Progressive:

"When I (to go)... to the restaurant yesterday, there were no pizzas."
"When I WENT to the restaurant yesterday, there were no pizzas."
300
Choose the correct variant:

A) The Orkney Islands, the Shetland Islands and Hebrides belong to the Scotland.

B) Orkney Islands, the Shetland Islands and The Hebrides belong to a Scotland.

C) The Orkney Islands, the Shetland Islands and The Hebrides belong to Scotland.
C) The Orkney Islands, the Shetland Islands and The Hebrides belong to Scotland.
300
What are Loch Ness and Ben Nevis? Where can you find them?
Loch Ness is a lake. Ben Nevis is a mountain. They are both located in Scotland.
300
Translate this sentence from the text, "Seaport Cities" into English:

Singapore are climă tropicală fără anotimpuri distinctive.
Singapore has a tropical climate with no distinctive seasons.
400
Choose Present Perfect, Present Perfect Progressive or both:

"I (to study) ... English for almost six years--do you think I (to learn) everything I need to know?"
"I HAVE BEEN STUDYING English for almost six years--do you think I HAVE LEARNED everything I need to know?"
400
Choose Past Perfect, Past Perfect Progressive or both:

"When his mother entered the room, Andrei (to read)...a book for an hour."
"When his mother entered the room, Andrei HAD BEEN READING a book for an hour."
400
The names of cities, countries and continents do not take the article, "the", however...there are exceptions.

Name two exceptions.
The United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, the Ukraine, the Hague.
400
Name three cities in England, and tell what they are famous for.
London, Liverpool, Plymouth, Southampton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne: famous seaports

Cambrige and Oxford: famous for their universities

Stratford-upon-Avon: famous as the birthplace of William Shakespeare
400
Translate this sentence from the text, "Seaport Cities" into English:

Portul din Los Angeles este situat în golful San Pedro la approximativ 32 km la sud de centrul orașului.
The port of Los Angeles is located in San Pedro Bay, approximately 32 km south of downtown.
500
Explain the difference between the Present Perfect and the Present Perfect Progressive/Continuous (you may speak in Romanian).
We use the Present Perfect to say that an action happened at an unspecified time before now.

The Present Perfect Progressive tense applies to situations in which there is an activity which began in the past and is still continuing now.
500
Explain the difference between the Past Perfect and the Past Perfect Progressive/Continuous (you may speak in Romanian).
The Past Perfect expresses the idea that something occurred before another action in the past. It can also show that something happened before a specific time in the past. We use the Past Perfect Continuous to show that something started in the past and continued up until another time in the past. For example, "For five minutes" and "for two weeks" are both durations which can be used with the Past Perfect Continuous.
500
Write a sentence including the following group of words:

London, the capitol, situated, Thames.
London, the capitol of England, is situated on the Thames river.
500
Fill in the blanks:

"The UK is a ________ monarchy. The official ____ of _____ is the King or Queen, but the ______ of the monarchy is limited by ___________, which is made up of the House of ______ and the House of _________. The members of the House of ___________ are elected...the House of _______ are not elected, they are appointed. The head of the Government is the ______ _______, who is the leader of the party in power."
"The UK is a CONSTITUTIONAL monarchy. The official HEAD of STATE is the King or Queen, but the POWER of the monarchy is limited by PARLIAMENT, which is made up of the House of LORDS and the House of COMMONS. The members of the House of COMMONS are elected...the House of LORDS are not elected, they are appointed. The head of the Government is the PRIME MINISTER, who is the leader of the party in power."
500
Translate this sentence from the text, "Seaport Cities" into English:

Statuia Libertății, un cadou din partea Franței pentru SUA, a fost inaugurată pe insula Ellis în New York în 1886.
The Statue of Liberty, a gift of France to the USA, was inaugurated on Ellis Island in New York in 1886.