Tenses
Complete the question.
____the parcel____,when I ____ you? (arrive,call)
Had the parcel arrived,when I called you?
Don’t try to explain the technicalities of how this machine works; it would be all Greek to me.
What does the idiom mean?
I can't understand it
What are the three ways to use this separable phrasal verb?
to call off = to cancel
your object is the meeting
to call off the meeting
to call the meeting off
to call it off. (put the pronoun in the middle)
I was rather ________ by what he said. His words were very _______.
(Offend)
Offended, offensive
A:I had very good marks this term.
B: __________? That's great!
a. Had you?
b.Are you?
c. Did you?
C. It's PAST SIMPLE. Use auxiliary questions to show surprise.
Is this sentence right or wrong??
On Mondays, he would be gruff and gloomy, but now he's a walking ray of sunshine.
Wrong. Don't use would with non-action verbs like need,like, know, or be.
Use used to
People want to do nothing and ear tons of money. You can't have your cake and eat it too.
Explain the meaning behind the idiom.
You can't have two impossible things at once.
Translate the sentence.
Он был намного опытнее Джейн
He was FAR/WAY/MUCH more experienced than Jane.
He usually _________me, but I didn’t find his last joke very _________
. (amuse/amuse)
Amuses, amusing
I don't know _________________ so unhappy.
A. Why is he
B. Why he is
C. Why does he
Why he IS. It's not a question! So don't put verb before subject in positive or negative sentences.
1He looks very pale and confused. He ________(faint)
He is going to faint. Use be going to if you SEE what's going to happen next or very soon
Name 10 types of crime.
Harassment.Child abuse. Sexual assault.White collar crimes.Tax evasion.Embezzlement.Drug manufacturing and cultivation. Cyber bullying. Money laundering. Drug distribution/trafficking.
The portrait is thought _____ in 1595
a. to paint
b. to be painted
c. to have been painted.
d. to have painted.
to have been painted.
In this sentence, the infinitive refers to a past event
Do you have any idea when __________?
A. Will he go to school
B. He will go to school
C. Is he going to school
B. It's an INDIRECT question because it has 2 parts. So put the verb AFTER subject
Somebody is at the door. I ______(check) who it is.
Use will for instant decisions
What are the symptoms of allergies?
Eye irritation
Runny nose
Stuffy nose
Puffy, watery eyes
Sneezing
Inflamed, itchy nose and throat
Do the translation of the sentence.
Цифры более или менее такие же как и цифры в Ноябре.
Figures=numbers
The figures are MORE OR LESS THE SAME ASthe figures for November.
There are ______ options that you won't know which one to choose.
Fill in the gap
So many
1I don't have my watch. I'm _______ at the shop.
a.having to repair it
b.having it repaired
c.having it repair
d.repairing
B. Have something done. Use it for getting services or facing crime.
He asked whether I _______(help) him, but there was nothing I could do
WOULD.
Use will for requests, when we ask somebody to do something for us.
Use would, the past form in reported speech and questions
Name 6 types of materials and fabrics
Canvas,polyester,hemp,chiffon, embellished,fake fur
How do _______ spend Christmas?
(Japan)
The Japanese or Japanese people.
NOT the Japanese people
I hope I'll pass the test, I ____ very hard all week.(work)
Choose the right tense. (Clue: it's present)
I have been working ( use present perfect continuous before words like all day, for 4 months,)
I wish _____ play the piano.
I wish they ____ keep the noise down next door.
I wish I _____ that yesterday.(not say)
Could(past simple for unreal wishes)
Would( would for complaints and problems)
Hadn't said(past perfect for past mistakes and regrets)