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Name the three ‘perfect’ tenses in English. What do they have in common?
Past Perfect, Present Perfect, Future Perfect - the connect two points in time.
Name five different future forms. When do we use each one?
going to, present continuous, present simple, will, future continuous, future perfect
What is a phrasal verb (give an example)? Why do Ss find them difficult? What do you know about the form (think of two things)?
Verb + particle (prep or adverb). They can have both a literal and metaphorical meaning which can only be understood from context. 3 types. Object pronoun.
What's the rule regarding the position of adverbs of frequency? I usually get up at 6 o’clock / I’m rarely late for work.
Adverbs of frequency go BEFORE the main verb but AFTER the verb 'to be'.
Name five adverbs of frequency.
never, rarely (seldom), sometimes, often, usually, always
What are the three articles in English? Name one rule of use for each one?
indefinite article (a/an), definite article (the), zero article
What’s the difference between the Past Simple and a Past Participle?
The Past Simple is both a tense and a verb form, whereas a Past Participle is only a verb form (which is used to 'create' tenses).
Give an example of a Passive structure. When/why do we use the Passive? How do we form the Passive?
The fire was started intentionally. Places focus on what happened rather than who did it. appropriate tense of 'to be' + past participle
Give an example of a comparative and a superlative adjective? What do we use each onefor?
Comparative compares two things/groups of things / Superlative compares one thing to a group.
Can you name 5 modal verbs? What is a modal verb? What can you tell us about the form of modal verbs? (think of at least 3 things)
‘pure’ modals: can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, would
Think of two verbs that are followed by an infinitive verb.
plan, hope, decide, need, want, expect, would like...
Think of two verbs that are followed by the –ing form.
avoid, enjoy, don't mind, can't stand, miss, regret, feel like...
Think of five words that are always capitalised in English.
Start of a sentence, days of the week, months, holidays, countries/nationalities/languages, people's names, 'I',
Name three adjectives that have a dependent preposition.
afraid of, interested in, good/bad at, similar to, famous for...
Name three uncountable nouns.
water, air, pollution, time, pride, space, rice, sugar, knowledge, information, advice...
Think of three nouns that have irregular plurals.
person-people, sheep-sheep, foot-feet, man-men, wife-wives, mouse-mice...
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