What is the difference between Past Simple and Past Continuous?
Past Simple describes a completed action in the past, Past continuous emphasizes a duration of an action in the past.
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How do we form passive?
to be + past participle
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Fill in the gaps with Past Simple: 1) Harry ____ (steal) 500$ from a purse. 2) I ____ (think) that you were there! 3) John ____ (catch) his cat yesterday.
stole, thought, caught
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Complete the gap: I _______ (write) an important email at 9 oçlock this morning.
was writing
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What do you know about investing into space industry?
It is rather difficult for companies to find the necessary capital for new space projects. High start-up cost and 20 years payback period
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Name modals of possibility
May, might, could, will
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Which signal words for Present Perfect do you know?
Just, yet, never, already, ever
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Put either Past Simple or Present Perfect: 1) In the old days, companies ____ (grow) slowly. 2) Mike works for MV. He ___ (be) with the company for 3 years now.
1) grew 2) has been
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Which tense do we use to show the result of an event without saying when it happened?
Present Perfect
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Correct the mistakes: 1) When did he took over the company? 2) They worked for the company for two years, and still remain great emploees! 3) Have you ever be to Korea?
1) take 2) have worked 3) been
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What features of informal letter can you name?
Simple sentences, main message is near the start, direct language, polite phrases
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How do we form adverbs? Name the most common suffixes
Adjective+ suffix. -ly, -ily, -ally
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What does an adjective denote? Make an adjective: read, crime, home, fame
It denotes the noun. Readable, criminal, homeless, famous
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When we talk about the rule, we use modal verb ____
have to
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Modal verb mustn't means ____
Prohibition
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The ____ form of the verb is usually used when we don't know who or what was responsible.