HELP (before you start....)
Video 1
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Video 2
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Video 3
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Video 4
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Video 5
Grammar Challenge 1 (first, second, third)
Prepositions
1. I am up ______ five o'clock ___ the morning. (at, in, on, into)
2. Lina's birthday will be ___ a few months. (before, in, on, at)
3. We eat cereal ___ breakfast-time. (at, in, on, for)
4. I am in bed by eleven o'clock ___ the evening. (at, in, on, into)
5. It's eleven o'clock _______ night ______ Moscow. (in, on, at, after)
6. Will you drop me ___ my house on your way home? (in, at, on, into)
7. At eight o'clock in the morning, I am hard ___ work. (at, in, on, into)
8. Diamond was born ___ the 30th of July. (at, in, on, into)
9. Do you like to shop ___ Lucky's Supermarket? (at, in, on, into)
10. Would you like to go out ___ Friday? (at, in, on, into)
11. It happened ________ December, 2005. (at, in, on, into)
12. Lina was born ___ 1954. (at, in, on, into)
13. What day were you born _____? What year were you born ____? (at, in, on, into)
14. Will you stop me ____ the mall ____ the way ____my house? (at, in, on, into, to)
15. I like to swim _____ the beach, not just _____ the pool. (at, in, on, into, to)
Grammar Challenge 2 (first, second, third)
State verbs (S) vs Action (Dynamic) verbs (AD) or BOTH (B)
Grammar Challenge 3 (first, second, third)
Present simple vs Present continuous
2. Languages __________ (disappear) very fast. Half of world's languages will disappear by 2100.
3. Tim will call you later; he _____________ (have) a bath.
4. What time ________________________________ (the first train / leave)?
5. I finished watching the series you recommended. Now I ___________ (watch)
another one.
6. What ________________ (you / do) tonight? Would you like to come and watch the game?
7. At the moment, nobody __________________ (think) they will win the match.
8. The weather ______ (get) colder and colder now that we are in December.
9. My father ________________ (complain) about the weather whenever the sun isn't out.
10. John __________________ (constantly / make) mistakes in spelling.
11. We __________________ (work) hard in the gym this month to be ready for the upcoming World Cup.
12. What _________________________ (have) for lunch at the moment?
13. ____________________________ (have) your camera with you at the moment?
14. She ____________________ (always / smile). That's a bit annoying, don't you think?
Grammar Challenge 4 (first, second, third)
Past Simple vs Past Continuous
2. I _____________ (see) my old friend, while I ______________ (go) to work.
3. I ______________ (have) a great weekend. I ____________ (watch) two great movies. What about you?
4. When the guests _______________ (arrive), Jane __________________ (make) the dinner.
5. Who _________________ (tell) you what ________________ (happen)?
6. What ____________________ (happen) when I ______________ (see) you the other day?
7. _________________ (Sam/ play) basketball when we _______________ (be) at the university?
8. What ___________________ (Sam / do) when I _________________ (phone)?
9. I ________________ (wake up) early this morning. When ____________________ (you / wake up)?
10. We _________________ (clean) the house the whole morning. That's why I ___________ (miss) my favourite radio show.
11. While I _________________(do) my homework, my brother ________________ (sleep).
12. I _______________(take) my car keys, ______________ (leave) the room and _____________ (go) to work.
Grammar Challenge 5 (second, third, fourth)
Past Simple vs Present Perfect Simple
2. I _____________ (not see) my old friend for 10 years now. Last time I ___________ (see) him was in 2012.
3. What ____________________ (you / do) with your appartment? It looks great. I'm impressed.
4. _____________________ (you / bought) a present for Joan? Time is running out.
5. He's not playing tonight. He ____________ (sprain) his ankle. It _____________ (happen) on yesterday's practice.
6. I'll take a rain check. I ________________ (see) this movie two times.
7. Susan _____________ (buy) several books at a book fair.
8. When ______________ (they / arrive)? I ______________ (not hear) from them yet.
9. It ____________ (be) ages since we _____________ (have) a cup of tea together.
10. Do you think I ___________ (make) the right decision. I still ________________ (not find) a new job.
Grammar Challenge 6 (second, third, fourth)
Present Perfect Simple vs Present Perfect Continuous
2. She __________________ (read) 10 books this summer.
3. You ____________________ (clean) your bathroom! It looks lovely!
4. I need a break! I ____________________ (clean) my bathroom since the morning.
5. She __________________ (read) that book all day.
6. Sorry about the mess. I _____________________ (bake).
7. Julie ___________________ (cook) dinner. Let's go and eat.
8. _________________ (they / already / arrive) ?
9. I _______________________ (drink) more water recently and I feel better.
10. How much coffee __________ (she / drink) this morning?
11. David feels great these days. He _____ (get) up early lately.
12. We __________________ (write) this book for months and months.
13. I __________________ (want) to go back to university for a long time.
14. What's that smell. _______________________ (you / cook) ?
15. Simon __________________ (write) three books. What about you?
__________________________ (you / ever / write) a book?
Grammar Challenge 7 (second, third, fourth)
Future will vs Future going to vs Future present continuous
2. A: "Oh, we don't have sugar." B: "Don't worry, I _______________ (buy) some."
3. Wow! Just look at the clouds. It ____________________ (rain).
4. We ____________________ (redecorate) out living room next week.
5. ___________________ (you / propose) her?
6. The ladder is shaking. That man _________________ (fall).
7. Get in the car. I _________________ (take) you to the station.
8. I wonder which team _______________ (come) on top at the end of the season.
9. Joan and I __________________ (have) a lunch together after work tomorrow.
10. This summer I _________________ (practice) my English a lot so expect more from me next school year.
11. We _________________ (get) married next week.
12. He ___________________ (be) a good teacher.
Grammar Challenge 8 (third, fourth)
Past simple vs Present perfect simple vs Past perfect simple
1. When I (arrive) ___________ home last night, I discovered that Jane (prepare) _______________ a beautiful candlelight dinner.
2. Since I began acting, I (perform) _____________ in two plays, a television commercial and a TV drama.
However, I (speak, never even) _______________ publicly before I came to Hollywood in 2010.
3. By the time I got to the office, the meeting (begin, already) _____________ without me.
My boss (be) ___________ furious with me and I (be)______________ fired.
4. When I (turn) _______________ the radio on yesterday, I (hear) ______________ a song that was popular
when I was in high school. I (hear, not) ________________ the song in years, and it (bring) _______________ back
some great memories.
5. Last week, I (run) _______________ into an ex-girlfriend of mine. We (see, not) _____________ each other in years,
and both of us (change) _______________ a great deal. I (enjoy) ______________ talking to her so much that
I (ask) _____________ her out on a date. We are getting together tonight for dinner.
6. When Jack (enter) ______________ the room, I (recognize, not) _________________him because he (lose) _______________
so much weight and (grow) ______________ a beard. He looked totally different!
7. The Maya established a very advanced civilization in the jungles of the Yucatan; however, their culture (disappear, virtually) _________________
by the time Europeans first (arrive) _______________ in the New World.
8. I (visit) _______________ so many beautiful places since I (come) ______________ to Utah. Before moving here,
I (hear, never) ________________ of Bryce Canyon, Zion, Arches, or Canyonlands.
Grammar Challenge 9 (third, fourth)
Conditional sentences
1. If I were rich; I ________________ (buy) a house.
2. You would have passed the exam, if you _________________ (study) more.
3. If it ________________ (not rain) on Monday, we'll go on a school trip.
4. I _________________ (buy) a big house, if I ________________ (win) the lottery.
5. I get a stomach ache, if I ___________ (eat) spicy food.
6. What ______________ (you / do), if you were in my position?
7. If we had taken a taxi, we ____________________ (not miss) the plane.
8. If you study grammar, it _________________ (get) easier.
9. ___________________ (you / tell) her please, if you see her?
10. What _______________ (happen) with the ice cream, if you melt it?
11. She _____________________ (not be) tired, if she had gone to bed on time?
Grammar Challenge 10 (fourth)
Active vs Passive
1. A= Somebody stole my car.
P =
2. A =
P = The packages were collected by your brother Stan.
3. A = They are making the movie in Hollywood.
P =
4. A = I wash my car every Sunday.
P =
5. A = I washed my car on Sunday.
P =
6. A= Did you wash your car on Sunday?
P =
7. A= Do you ever wash your car?
P =
8. A: Jack will buy a present for Susan.
P:
9. A: Jack is doing his homework.
B:
10. A:
B: The dinner is being made by my father.
Grammar Challenge 11 (fourth)
Reported Speech
1. Which is a reporting verb?
2. He said that it was cold outside. Which word is optional?
3. "I bought a car last week." Last week he said he had bought a car
4. "Where is it?" said Mary. She
5. Which of these is usually required with reported YES/NO questions?
6. Ram asked me where I worked. His original words were
7. "Don't yell!" is a
8. "Please wipe your feet." I asked them to wipe
9. She always asks me not to burn the cookies. She always says
Additional tasks - Reported speech:
- I explained, "The game won't be so easy".
I explained that the game so easy. - She said, "I can see the Eiffel Tower from here":
She said that the Eiffel Tower from . - He asked me, "Did you see John yesterday?"
He asked me John __________________. - Dad said, "Don't drive so fast !"
Dad advised me so fast. - My friend said, "I will have to go to London next week."
My friend said that he/she to London . - The doctor warned her, "Don't smoke any more cigarettes!"
The doctor warned her any more cigarettes. - Jack told us, "I have been enjoying my new job ".
Jack told us that he new job. - The hotel guest said, "I don't like coffee".
The hotel guest said that he/she coffee . - He said: "She is coming to the party." ---- Reported speech:
- He told me: "We are not visiting Paris during our trip." ----- Reported speech: