Present Perfect & Past Forms
Choose the correct option:
A) I’ve lost my keys. Can you help me find them?
B) I lost my keys. Can you help me find them?
Which is correct for a recent event?
I’ve lost my keys.
Present perfect = recent event without time reference.
Choose the correct adverb:
Later / Before / Until then, we all laughed about it.
Later, we all laughed about it.
Choose the correct option:
A) It’s good trying new things.
B) It’s good to try new things.
B) It’s good to try new things.
Match the phrasal verb nod off =
A) fall asleep for a short time
B) lose all your energy
A) fall asleep for a short time.
Complete:
Even if it rains, we ______ (go) to the park.
Even if it rains, we’ll go to the park.
Complete the sentence:
I ______ (never / see) such a strange film before!
I have never seen such a strange film before!
Fill in:
When I ______ (arrive), the movie already ______ (start).
When I arrived, the movie had already started.
Change to a gerund phrase:
It’s rude to interrupt people. → ________________
Interrupting people is rude.
Tell me one sleep expression for “having trouble sleeping.”
Example answers: have a sleepless night / toss and turn.
Choose:
As long as / Unless you study, you’ll pass the exam.
As long as you study, you’ll pass the exam.
Identify the tense:
After dinner, I ______ (call) my friend to tell her the news.
After dinner, I called my friend to tell her the news.
Simple past = specific, completed event.
Combine:
I got home. My boss called me immediately.
The moment I got home, my boss called me.
Reported statement:
“She’s getting married.” → He said ______
He said (that) she was getting married.
Combine:
While I study, I listen to music. → ______
While studying, I listen to music.
Rewrite using considering that:
Most people need eight hours of sleep. I feel fine with six.
Considering that most people need eight hours of sleep, I feel fine with six.
Complete the sentence:
He’s been studying all morning, but he still ______ (not / finish) yet.
He’s been studying all morning, but he still hasn’t finished yet.
Tell me a sentence using “as soon as” with two past actions.
Example: As soon as I got home, I turned on the TV.
Reported command:
“Don’t say anything!”
Example: He warned me not to say anything.
Reduce this clause:
After I finish eating, I take a walk. → ____________
After finishing eating, I take a walk.
Explain the difference between:
only if and unless.
Only if = condition must be met → “You can go out only if you finish your homework.”
Unless = “if not” → “You can’t go out unless you finish your homework.”
Explain the difference between:
I’ve worked here for 5 years and I worked here for 5 years.
I’ve worked here for 5 years → still true (I work here now).
I worked here for 5 years → finished (I don’t work there anymore).
Correct and explain the error:
Before I had finished dinner, I watched TV.
Before I finished dinner, I watched TV.
Past perfect isn’t needed; both actions are simple past because they happened in order.
Report this general truth:
“The Earth orbits the sun.”
Example: She said (that) the Earth orbits the sun.
No tense change for general truths.
Create a sentence using a sleep phrasal verb and a reduced time clause.
Example answer: After drifting off, I suddenly woke up in the middle of the night.
Make your own sentence using in case that shows cause and effect.
Example answer: I’ll bring an extra charger in case my phone dies.