English Vocabulary, Verbs and Grammar Review

English Vocabulary

Compound Adjectives

• Badly-dressed
• Fair-skinned
• Big-headed
• Free-spirited
• Blue-eyed
• Fun-loving
• Curly-haired
• Good-looking
• Easy-going
• Self-confident

Places and Lifestyles

• Dangerous - Safe
• Busy - Quiet
• Unfriendly - Welcoming
• Lively - Dull
• Green - Polluted
• Poor - Wealthy
• Historic - Modern
• Urban - Rural

Life Stages

• Grow up (in Spain)
• Fall in love (with someone)
• Get married (to someone)
• Leave home / school / university
• To / Degree / Of

Opinion, Belief, and Prediction

• How old do you reckon he is?
• Liam doubts your idea will work.
• Jane estimates she has spent $200.
• On the last question, I guessed the wrong answer.
• We can't predict what will happen next year.

Time Expressions

• I tried to explain... waste of time, they didn't...
• We finished our homework and spent the rest of the time playing football.
• This time tomorrow we will have finished our exams.
• By the time they arrive, the fair will have finished.
• In two hours' time, we have a meeting.
• Alex is never on time; he is always late.

Irregular Verbs

• Bear/bore/born (Aguantar)
• Beat/beat/beaten (Ganar a)
• Catch/caught/caught (Atrapar)
• Choose/chose/chosen (Escoger)
• Cling/clung/clung (Adherirse)
• Deal/dealt/dealt (Repartir cartas/neg)
• Draw/drew/drawn (Empatar)
• Flee/fled/fled (Huir)
• Fling/flung/flung (Lanzar)
• Forbid/forbade/forbidden (Prohibir)
• Grind/ground/ground (Moler)
• Bend/bent/bent (Doblar)
• Fly/flew/flown (Volar/pilotar)
• Creep/crept/crept (Andar sigilosamente)
• Breed/bred/bred (Criar animales)
• Freeze/froze/frozen (Helar)

Grammar

Modal Verbs

Fill in with an appropriate modal verb:

• My advice is that you should study more.
• Last year he didn't have to study in the summer.
• At school, you mustn't eat in class.
• It isn't cold; he needn't wear a coat.
• In English class, we are not allowed to speak.
• My sister didn't manage to pass the exam.
• What must he do to recuperate?

Rephrase with the Word Given

• Should (to) = ought to
• Shouldn't (had) = had better not
• Can't (to) = aren't allowed to
• Wasn't (to) = didn't have to
• Isn't (to) = don't need to
• Didn't have to (need) = needn't have
• Was (shouldn't) = shouldn't have

Past Modals

I'm sure he threw the paper.

• Perhaps: may have
• I'm sure: must have
• It's impossible: can't have
• Maybe: may have
• Definitely: must have
• Possible: may have
• For sure: can't have
• Believe: may/can't have

Rephrase with the Word Given (Past Simple/Past Perfect)

• It's been two years since he wrote a book (last time).
  The last time he wrote a book was two years ago.
• We hadn't finished the exercises yet when the bell rang (still).
  We were still doing the exercises when the bell rang.
• The dog bit him recently (just).
  The dog has just bitten him.
• He was the first person who flew across the Atlantic (nobody).
  Nobody had flown across the Atlantic before him.
• He started playing tennis in 2012. He gave it up in 2014 (for).
  He had been playing for two years.