Notes, summaries, assignments, exams, and problems for English

1. Modal Verbs of Possibility and Certainty

Exercise 1

1-Vera might be back before lunch time.-That must be the new student.-Italian can’t be that difficult.-The teacher can’t have the results already.-Jackie must have a lot of money.-Wait! That might not be.

Exercise 2

2-You must have heard about the accident.. -You must have gone to bed late. -You can’t have seen this film before.-I might have left my notebook in the kitchen.-The teacher can’t have gone yet because her car is still in the car park. -I missed a call this morning. It might have been Simon, but I don’t think it was his number.

Exercise 3

3-If we’d arrived earlier, we would have got better seats.-I wouldn’t have made so many mistakes if I had revised more.-If they had

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English Verb Tenses

Verb	Forms	Use
Present Simple	I like music John gets up at 9 am. I don’t like music What time does he get up?	Habits and routines (always, usually, in the morning...) +smell, see, hear....+like, hate,... +have, belong, own... + believe, imagine, understand, feel
Present Continuous	She is watching TV She isn’t watching TV Is she watching TV?	Actions happening now (at the moment, now) Future arrangements (tonight, tomorrow...)
Past Simple	I was at school (IRREGULAR) He arrived at school (REGULAR) I wasn’t at school He didn’t arrive at school Were you at school? Did he arrive at school?	Actions completed in the past (ago, yesterday, last year,..)
Past Continuous	I was eating an ice-cream I wasn’t eating an ice-cream Were you eating an ice-cream?

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COMPUTERISED ENGLISH: A)1.Most people are aware of the effec that computers have had on the English language. TRUE: Lines 2-3. 2.The Word Internet once had a different meaning before computers. FALSE: Lines 5-6. 3.On-line conversations have got an informal writing style. TRUE: Lines 8-9-10. C)In the past, the Word conversation referred to situations where people spoke face-toface or on the phone. D)Large-vast. Extra-additional. In person-face to face. Oppose-object.

OPINION ABOUT THE EFFECT THE COMPUTER HAS HAD  ON YOUR LIFE: Several years ago, the computer is causing many problems because people use it a lot and this causes several problems. In my opinion, I agree with that. //First, the computer is causing serious problems for people by misuse... Continue reading "The Walsh family have a computer at home" »

Ask someone out

- invite on a date- Brian asked Judy out to dinner and a movie.

Ask around

- ask many people the same question- I asked around but nobody has seen my wallet.

Add up to something

- equal- your purchases add up to $204.24

Back something up

- reverse- you'll have to back up your car so that I can get out

Back someone up

- support- my wife backed me up over my decision to quit my job

Blow up

- explode- the racing car blew up after it crashed into the fence

Blow something up

- add air- we have to blow up 50 balloons for the party

Break down

- stop functioning- our car broke down at the side of the highway in the snowstorm

Break down

- get upset- the woman broke down when the police told her that her son had died

Break something down

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RS: -He said that Jenny would be doing some temporary work in a hospital the following summer -He asked me what I had done with his iPad -Secretary told me to sign that form  -The headmaster wanted to know why I wanted to come to that University PASSIVE: -The teacher was asked by the students to explain them the exercise again. -Me and my sister were told by our dad to clean up our room -10,000 were given to the charity anonymously -A box of organic vegetable is delivered to us every week  Rewrite using conditional -If you had asked me, I would have lend you the money -they are in a trafic... -If I hadn´t been full, we would have stayed at that hotel /* -If I had found my mobile, I would have phoned you -If you don´t stop to make noise,... Continue reading "The school" »

Vocabulary

1.

• debts
• went out of business
• on sale
• receipt
• nagging
• belongings
• got rid of
• free of charge

2.

• pick … up
• come up with
• stocking up on
• comes to
• shop around
• pick out
• gave away
• giving out

3. Possible Answers:

• is out of bounds
• looked miserable when he heard the results
• I get a refund
• can’t afford the tickets
• check the price tag
• was overpriced, so she didn’t buy it
• are friends with the shopkeeper

4.

• pastime
• afford
• bargain
• miserable
• get rid of
• make an effort
• sweatshop

Grammar

1.

• d
• a
• e
• f
• b
• c

2.

• would whisper
• wouldn’t have recognised; had seen
• Call; receive
• wouldn’t have made; had known

3.

• Tommy wouldn’t have arrived late at work if he had woken up on time.
• I will prepare a meal if you visit me.
• My marks wouldn’t have improved if I hadn’t studied harder.
• He would be healthier

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Juliet - Sympathise and Criticise

Sympathise:

• "God knows when we can meet again" - Felt desperate
• "Marry is the very theme I came to talk of" - Being forced to get married
• "Hath Romeo slain himself?" - Thought Romeo killed himself
• "My grave is like my wedding bed" - If he's married, she will die
• Praise: "It is an honour that I dream not of" - Being kind about not wanting to get married
• "I'll look like, if looking liking more" - Not doing more than her parents want her to do
• "Lord" - Being kind to Romeo
• "All my fortunes at thy foot I'll lav" - Giving her fortunes to him

Criticise:

• "O Romeo, Romeo" - Being dramatic over him
• "Denv thy father and refuse thy name" - Telling Romeo to give up his own name
• "O servant heart" - Criticising Romeo
• "O what a beast was

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English Grammar Exercises and Solutions

1. Choose the Correct Answers

Many people who live in Mumbai, India are homeless. If families had the money, they would send their children to school. But they haven't got money, so they must send their children to work. However, in 1998, a project called the Doorstep School-on-Wheels was created to bring education to some of the children. Every day, a school bus parks in the areas of the city where large numbers of homeless children live. This bus does not transport the children to a local school; instead, the children are given lessons on the bus in language, math, science, music, and art. Since the Doorstep School-on-Wheels program started, it has helped hundreds of children. Some of the students want... Continue reading "English Grammar Exercises and Solutions: A Comprehensive Guide" »

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Infinitive

Past Simple

Past Participle

Spanish

           

rise

rose

risen

alzarse, subir

           

run

ran

run

correr

           

say

said

said

decir

           

see

saw

seen

ver

           

sell

sold

sold

vender

           

send

sent

sent

enviar

           

set

set

set

colocar

           

show

showed

shown

mostrar

           

shut

shut

shut

cerrar

           

sing

sang

sung

cantar

           

sink

sank

sunk

hundirse

           

sit

sat

sat

sentarse

           

sleep

slept

slept

dormir

           

speak

spoke

spoken

hablar

           

spend

spent

spent

gastar dinero, pasar tiempo

           

steal

stole

stolen

robar

           

swim

swam

swum

nadar

           

take

took

taken

tomar, llevar

           

teach

taught

taught

enseñar

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