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The Passive: be + past participle



Activity 1: Click on the words in the correct order.
Activity 2: Choose the correct answer.
Activity 3. Active or passive?

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Gerunds and infinitives



Activity 1: Click on the words in the correct order.
Activity 2: Choose the correct answer.
Activity 3: Gerund or 'to' infinitive?
Activity 4: Gerund of 'to' infinitive?
Activity 5: Try, remember, forget, stop and regret.

Click here for a list of verbs which are followed by gerund or 'to' infinitive.

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Quantifiers


Quantifiers presentation 2 1ero medio from Rafael Alejandro

Activity 1: Click on the words in the correct order. 
Activty 2: Choose the correct answer. 
Activity 3: Complete the gaps.
Activity 4: A few, few, a litlle, little
 

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Third Conditional Sentences


3rd Conditional from Станислав Туловский

Activity 1:  Choose the correct answer.
Activity 2:  Complete the sentences.
Activity 3: Fill in the gaps. 
Activity 4. Choose the correct answer.
 

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First Conditional and Future Time Clauses


First conditional and future time clauses from Raul Cabezalí

Activity 1:  Type the correct answer in the box.

Activity 2: Choose the correct answer. 

Activity 3: Choose the correct answer.

Activity 4. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets.

Activity 5: Join the sentences using the verbs in brackets. 

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Can, could, be able to (ability and possibility)

The modal verb 'can' has present, past and conditional forms:

Present: 'I can speak three languages'
Past: 'My daughter could ride a bike when she was only three'
Conditional: 'I would go to the concert if I could'

Sometimes we can also use it for the near future:

'I can't go to the party tomorrow. I have to work.'

But it has no present perfect or past perfect forms nor future with 'will', an infinitive or -ing forms. In these situations 'be able to' must be used:

Present Perfect: 'I've never been able to drive properly'
Past Perfect: 'When I arrived they hadn´t been able to finish their homework'
'Will' future: 'I'm sure I'll be able to dance much better in a few days'
Infinitive: 'I'd like to be able to speak German'
-ing: 'She left without being able to tell me the truth'

Click here to get a guide to use the correct verb patterns 

Activity 1: Choose the correct answer.

Activity 2: Order the words.

Activity 3: Rewrite the sentences using modal verbs.


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Must, may, can´t (deduction)

We use the following modal verbs to say how sure we are about something.

  • Use 'must' when you are sure something is true:
'Her car is outside her house. She must be at home.'

  • Use 'may' or 'might' when you think something is possibly true:
'We haven't met for ages, he may not recognise me.' 

  • Use 'can't' when you're sure something is not possible or not true:
'She can´t be Spanish. She has a fair complexion.' 


Activity 1: Click the words in the right order.

Activity 2: Choose the correct answer.

Activity 3. Choose the correct answer.

Activity 4. Complete the gaps with the correct modal verb.

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Must, have to, should (obligation, prohibition, advice)

  • Use 'must' and 'have to' to express obligation in English. They are very similar but:
'have to' is more common for external, general obligations: 'You have to fasten your seat belt on a plane'
'must' is more common for specific or personal obligations: 'I must study harder if I want to pass the test'

In the past we use 'had to' for obligations: 'She had to wear a uniform when she worked for British Airways'

  • Use 'don´t have to' to say there's no obligation or something is not necessary:
'You don´t have to get up early tomorrow. It's Saturday'

  • Use 'mustn't', 'can't' or 'not be allowed to', to express prohibition in English:
'You´re not allowed to buy alcoholic drinks after 10:00'

  • Use 'should', 'shouldn't' or 'ought to' 'ought not to' to give your opinion or some advice:
'She should be more careful when she drives. She´s had to accidents in one week!'

For strong recommendations you can also use 'must', 'have to': 'Los Miserables is fantastic. You must see it'

Activity 1: Choose the correct answer

Activity 2: Complete the sentences with the words provided.

Activity 3: Should or must?

Activity 4: Mustn't or don´t have to?

Activity 5: Mustn't or don´t have to?

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Present Perfect and Past Simple

  • When we use the past simple, a specific time in the past is mentioned: 'Did you see the match last night?' or understood between the speakers: 'Did you see the match?' (We both know it was last night...). So, a question beginning with 'When...?' will normally be in the past simple.   
  • We use present perfect for a past action where no specific time is mentioned or understood: 'I've been to Paris twice', or when there is a connection with the present: 'I've worked here for two years' (I'm still working here). 
Activity 1: Choose the correct answer.
Activity 2: Click on the words in the correct order.                
Activity 3: Complete the sentences with the correct tense.
Activity 4: Just, yet, still, already.
Activity 5: For and since.
Activity 6: Listen and write the verbs in the correct tense.

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Future forms

  • We use going to for things we have already decided to do, it's our plan or intention:
'I'm going to study Law at university next year'

It can also be used to express a prediction. It is based on evidence:

'It's late! You're going to miss the train.'

  • We use present continuous for future arrangements when a time / place has been agreed (most of the times 'going to' is also possible). However, with the verbs 'go', 'leave', 'come', 'meet', 'have', we tend to use the present continuous.
'I'm having dinner with my colleagues tomorrow night'

  • We use 'will', 'won´t' for instant decisions at the moment of speaking, offers, promises and predictions:
'I'll buy the blue sweater' (in a shop) INSTANT DECISION
'There's no milk left. I'll go and buy some' / Shall I buy some milk? OFFERS
'I'm sorry. I won't do it again' PROMISES
'I think families will be smaller in the future' *PREDICTIONS

*For predictions, will / won't and going to can both be used. However, when you can see that something is about to happen it is more common to use going to: 'He's going to crash' (I can see him going towards a tree)

Watch the following video for more examples and information:





Activity 1: Click on the words in the correct order.
Activity 2: Choose the correct answer.
Activity 3: Future plans. Choose the correct answer.
Activity 4: Will or going to?
Activity 5: Will or going to? 


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Past tenses

  • Past simple: We use this tense for completed past actions. 
'She got married two years ago'

Click here to revise the spelling rules of the simple past regular form (-ed forms)

Watch this video to revise the pronunciation of the simple past form 



  • Past continuous: This is the past equivalent of the present continuous: It is used for actions in progress in the past which are often 'interrupted by a short completed action' (in past simple).
'I saw an accident when I was driving here this morning'
  • Past perfect: We use this tense when we are talking in the past and we want to refer to an action which happened earlier in the past.
'When I got home I saw that somebody had broken the window'

Activity 1: Choose the correct tense.
Activity 2: Click on the words in the right order.
Activity 3: Complete the text with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Activity 4: Choose the correct tense.
Activity 5: Choose the correct tense.
Activity 6: Choose the correct tense.
Game: Irregular verbs




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Present simple and continuous, action and non-action verbs

  • Use the present simple for things that are always true or happen regularly:
'I never go to bed before midnight'
  • Use the present continuous for actions in progress at the time of speaking (a) or for future arrangements (b):
a)  She's having a bath at the moment.
b) We're moving to Barcelona next month.

Do you need to revise the spelling rules for final 's' and 'ing' forms?

Click here for an explanation on how to pronounce final 's'.

Activity 1. Choose the correct answer.
Activity 2. Click on the words in the correct order.
Activity 3. Put the verbs in the correct tense.
Activity 4. Spelling and grammar.
Activity 5. Spelling: 'ing'


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