Correct or not?
The water boils. Can you turn it off?
Wrong
The water IS BOILING. Can you turn it off?
Correct or not?
I must go now. It gets late.
Not correct.
It´s getting late.
A polite adjective for someone who is old is e__________.
ELDERLY
While we WERE WALKING/WALKED home, I WAS HEARING/ HEARD a loud crash.
While we WERE WALKING home, I HEARD a loud crash.
společenský (člověk)
sociable
outgoing
selfish
sobecký
Did you have anything to eat yet?
Correct or not?
HAVE you HAD anything to eat yet?
occasionally
příležitostně
továrna
FACTORY
own (v)
vlastnit
DID YOU SEE/ WERE YOU SEEING the new Harry Potter film last night?
DID YOU SEE the new Harry Potter film last night?
When we WERE GETTING/GOT to the airport, Leo and Mark ALREADY CHECKED /HAD ALREADY CHECKED in.
When we GOT to the airport, Leo and Mark HAD ALREADY CHECKED in.
My brothers WERE PLAYING/PLAYED a computer game when I went into the bedroom.
My brothers WERE PLAYING a computer game when I went into the bedroom.
We WERE TAKING/ TOOK a later plane because they WERE CANCELLING/ HAD CANCELLED the 4.30 one.
We TOOK a later plane because they HAD CANCELLED the 4.30 one.
Put the verb into the correct PRESENT form.
Hurry up! Everybody …………………………… (wait) for you
Hurry up! Everybody IS WAITING for you
Use the verb in correct PAST tense
By the time I found my phone, it _____________ (stop) ringing.
By the time I found my phone, it HAD STOPPED ringing.
appointment
schůzka
What DID YOU SAY/ WERE YOU SAYING when I came in just now?
What WERE YOU SAYING when I came in just now?
dreadful
hrozný, strašný, příšerný
When a house is not connected to another house, it is d__________.
DETACHED
Jenny used to be o ___, but she’s really slim now.
overweight
I didn’t used to enjoy maths, but I do now.
Correct or not?
I didn´t USE to enjoy maths, but I do now.
The famous writer Jim Darwin has been writing 15 books in ten years!
Correct or not?
Not correct.
The famous writer Jim Darwin HAS WRITTEN 15 books in ten years!
Put the verb into the correct PRESENT form.
"………………………… (you/listen) to the radio every day?"
"No, just occasionally."
"DO YOU LISTEN to the radio every day?"
"No, just occasionally."
zábava (e ...)
entertainment
Something __________ (smell) delicious in the kitchen!
present tense
Something SMELLS delicious in the kitchen!
I’m sorry I’m late, but I ___ the bus.
MISSED
I was understanding everything the teacher said about the grammar.
Correct or not?
I UNDERSTOOD everything the teacher said about the grammar.
Use the verbs in correct PAST tense
I ________________ my phone ring while I was cooking dinner. (hear)
I HEARD my phone ring while I was cooking dinner.
Complete the sentence with the correct PRESENT form
Brad __________ (take) his driving test this afternoon. I __________ (think) he’s quite nervous!
Brad IS TAKING his driving this afternoon. I THINK he´s quite nervours!
The money that you pay for a journey ……………………………..
fare
bossy
panovačný
The hotel was e_____ ; it had several hundred rooms!
ENORMOUS
uvědomit si
realise
We USED TO LIVE/ WAS LIVING in a skyscraper, but now we live in a bungalow.
We USED TO LIVE in a skyscraper, but now we live in a bungalow.
patient (adj)
trpělivý
spolehlivý
reliable
I was working on this essay for two hours and I still haven’t finished it yet.
Correct or not?
I HAVE BEEN WORKING on this essay for two hours and I still haven´t finished it yet.
Put the verb into the correct PRESENT form.
Julia is very good at languages. She …………………….(speak) four languages.
She speaks four languages.
Sorry, I can’t talk right now as I __________ (have) dinner with the family.
Sorry, I can’t talk right now as I AM HAVING dinner with the family.
Bags, suitcases, rucksacks are all types of ……………………………….
luggage
baggage
I HAD NEVER STAYED/ WAS NEVER STAYING on a campsite before and I really WAS ENJOYING/ENJOYED it!
I HAD NEVER STAYED on a campsite before and I really ENJOYED it!
Use the verb in correct PAST tense
While I was reversing the car, I _____________ the rubbish bin. (hit)
5While I was reversing the car, I HIT the rubbish bin.
It __________ (get) quite cold outside. Take a hat and scarf.
It IS GETTING quite cold ouside. Take a hat and scarf.
Complete the sentences with ‚past simple‘ or ‚used to‘. If both are possible, use ‚used to‘.
Did you ______ (take) a lot of photos when you were in Moscow last year?
Did you take a lot of photos when you were in Moscow last year?
Put the verb into the correct PRESENT tense.
"Can you drive?"
"No, but I …………………………….(learn). My father………………... (teach) me."
"No, but I AM LEARNING: My father IS TEACHING me."
As soon as I WAS GETTING/ GOT HOME, I WAS PACKING/ PACKED my suitcase for the holiday.
As soon as I GOT home, I PACKED my suitcase for the holiday.
Use the verb in correct PAST tense.
Federico phoned while we _______________ football on TV. (watch)
Federico phoned while we WERE WATCHING football on TV.
Someone who tells a lot of jokes is f__________.
FUNNY
Keira has spoken English for she was five years old.
Correct or not?
Keira has spoken English SINCE she was five years old.
tent (n)
stan
Jackie couldn’t take us to the station because her car BROKE/HAD BROKEN down.
Jackie couldn’t take us to the station because her car HAD BROKEN down.
A house without an upper level is a b__________.
BUNGALOW
When something is very dirty, it is f__________.
FILTHY
Correct or not?
I usually go to school by bus.
Correct
Correct or not?
Look! That man tries to break into your car!
Not correct.
Look! That man IS TRYING to break into your car!
Correct or not?
Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
Correct
Where did your car break ___ at the weekend?
DOWN
Put the verb into the correct PRESENT form.
…………………………. (you/listen) to the radio?‘ ‚No, you can turn it off.‘
"ARE YOU LISTENING to the radio?"
"No, you can turn it off"
Correct or not?
Paul is never late. He is always getting to school on time.
Not correct.
He always gets to school on time.
Who did you wait for when I saw you yesterday?
Correct or not?
Who WERE you WAITING for when I saw you yesterday?
sebevědomý
self-confident
confident
Put the verbs into correct PRESENT tense.
I usually ……………(enjoy) parties, but I …………... (not/enjoy) this one very much.
I usually ENJOY parties but I AM NOT ENJOYING this one very much.
That man __________ (look) just like his dog. They’re both quite ugly!
That man LOOKS just like his dog. They´re both quite ugly!
Someone who doesn’t like waiting for things is i__________.
IMPATIENT
Anna was angry because I WASN´T INVITING/ HADN´T INVITED her to my birthday party.
Anna was angry because I HADN´T INVITED her to my birthday party.
Put the verb into the correct PRESENT form.
Let’s go out. It ………………………………………... (not rain) now.
Let’s go out. It ISN´T RAINING now.
tichý
SILENT/QUIET
obtížný, těžký
difficult
snore (v)
chrápat
When you start a journey, you s__________ o__________.
SET OFF
We __________ (live) in a small flat near the school at the moment, but soon we’ll move closer to my dad’s work.
We ARE LIVING in a small flat near the school at the moment,but soon we´ll move closer to my dad´s work.
__________ you __________ (meet) Gary and Dan this evening?
Complete with a correct form of the verb in a PRESENT tense.
ARE you MEETING Gary and Dan this evening?
sightseeing
prohlížení památek
By the time Mike arrived, we have finished the meal.
Correct or not?
NO
By the Time Mike arrived, we HAD FINISHED the meal.
at least
alespoň, aspoň
huge (adj)
obrovský
Complete the sentence with the correct PRESENT form
How often __________ you __________ (get) English homework?
How often DO YOU GET English homework?
Mr Kent was been our teacher since December.
Correct or not?
Mr Kent HAS been hour teacher since December.
bald
holohlavý
The bus f______ to Rome is £400, and that’s a little too expensive for us.
FARE
stín
shadow
stunning
nádherný, okouzlující
pobřeží
coast
The place where you stand to catch a train …………………………
platform
A ticket that takes you to a place and back again is a r__________ ticket.
RETURN
The situation when something happens later than planned
delay
Complete the sentences with ‚past simple‘ or ‚used to‘. If both are possible, use ‚used to‘.
There _____________ (be) three restaurants in this town, but two closed down leaving only one.
There USED TO BE three restaurants in this town, but two closed down ...
postarší (člověk, ne "old")
elderly
Complete the sentences with ‚past simple‘ or ‚used to‘. If both are possible, use ‚used to‘.
Soldiers ____________(build) this bridge near the end of the Second World War.
Soldiers BUILT this bridge near the end of the Second World War.
Use the verb in correct PAST tense.
I wasn´t hungry because I ___________ (eat) a lot of sweets.
I wasn´t hungry because I HAD EATEN a lot of sweets.
nepořádný
untidy
Complete the sentences with the correct PRESENT form.
_________ you __________ (go) into town? Can I come with you?
ARE you GOING into town? Can I come with you?
Our lessons never____________ (finish) before 3.30.
Our lessons never FINISH before 3.30.
Do you think they will c_________ the match because of the bad weather?
CANCEL
When something is very hot, it is b__________.
BOILING
I am waiting for this letter for three weeks. It’s my exam results.
Correct or not.
NO
I HAVE BEEN WAITING for this letter for three weeks.It´s my exam results.
What time can we check ___ at the airport?
in
I’m sorry; I didn’t book the tickets yet. I’ll phone later.
Correct or not?
I’m sorry; I HAVEN´T BOOKED the tickets yet. I’ll phone later.
Complete the sentence with the correct PRESENT form
We _______ (think) about staying at a bed and breakfast while we’re on holiday.
We ARE THINKING about staying at a bed and breakfast while we re on holiday.
I have never went to Italy. Is it a beautiful country?
Correct or not?
I have never BEEN to Italy. Is it a beautiful country?
A type of hotel which gives you a room and meal in the morning.
bed and breakfast
kudrnatý
curly
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