Review - Intermediate!

Review - Intermediate!

SIMPLE PAST

used to talk about things that happened in the past.

ABOUT SIMPLE PAST:

Simple Past has regular and irregular verbs.

Regular verbs - Rules: 

+ ED in the end of the verb: watched listened played

+D in verbs that end with E: liked loved danced

+IED in verbs that end with Y after an consonant: studied tried

+ consonant + ED in verbs that are CVC: shopped chatted stopped

Irregular verbs: check the list

Affirmative form: just add ED, D or IED in the end of the verb if it’s regular or the irregular form of the verb in the sentence.

For example: She listened to that music yesterday. They bought a new cellphone last night.

(continuing)

Negative form: the verb goes back to normal and you add “DID NOT” or “DIDN’T”.

For example: 

She listened to that music yesterday / She didn’t listen to that music yesterday.

They bought a new cellphone last night / They did not buy a new cellphone last night.

(continuing)

Interrogative form: the auxiliar DID goes to the front of the sentence and the verb goes back to normal.

For example: 

She listened to that music yesterday / Did she listen to that music yesterday?

They bought a new cellphone last night / Did they buy a new cellphone last night?

Rewrite the sentences using the Simple Past form in the affirmative, negative and interrogative.

Example: They make watches. (Simple Present)

They made watches (Simple Past - Affirmative)

They didn’t make watches (Simple Past - Negative)

Did they make watches? (Simple Past - Interrogative) 

a) She talks to me every day. (Simple Present)

b) They shop a lot. (Simple Present)

c) You go to the mall on Tuesdays. (Simple Present)

d) My mom buy new clothes. (Simple Present)

COMPARATIVE x SUPERLATIVE

more or most?

We use the Comparative to compare two or more things/people/places, etc.

The adjective changes its form depending on the rule.

Short adjectives (one syllable): + ER THAN

Your room is cleaner than your brother’s room.

Living in Pernambuco is cheaper than living in São Paulo.

Gilberto is taller than me.

Other rules:

• Long adjectives (more than one syllable): MORE … THAN

  Fernando de Noronha is more beautiful than Porto de Galinhas.

  Einstein was more intelligent than Pinocchio.

  Zac Efron is more handsome than Shawn Mendes. 

  
  

• Short adjectives that end with CVC: + consonant + ER THAN

  Elephants are bigger than dogs.

  Snakes are thinner than dolphins.

  
  

(continuing)

• Short adjectives that end with Y: - Y + ER THAN

  Shawn Mendes is uglier than Zac Efron.

  Recife streets are dirtier than streets in Fernando de Noronha.

  
  

• Irregular adjectives: 

  good - better = Neymar is better than Kieza.

  bad - worse = Math is worse than English.

  far - further = Petrolina is further than Caruaru leaving from Recife.

  
  

Multiple Choice

My friend Ana is _____________ than Alejandro.

• thin

• thiner

• thinner

Multiple Choice

Maria is ______________ than Alberto.

• taller

• tall

• more tall

Multiple Choice

Speaking Japanese isn't ______________ writing it (difficult.)

• more difficult
• difficulter
• difficulter than
• more difficult than

Multiple Choice

I think Michael Jackson is _______________ Freddie Mercury (famous.)

• more famous
• famouser than
• more famous than
• famouser

Multiple Choice

Katty Perry is ________________ Rihanna (popular.)

• populer than
• more popular
• popular
• more popular than

Multiple Choice

Ms. Moni has two jobs, so she is ____________ her sister.

• more busy

• busyer than

• busier

• busier than

We use the Superlative to give the biggest degree of an adjective. There’s no comparison. The thing/people/place had already the highest quality.

• Short adjectives (one syllable): THE + EST

  Your room is the cleanest.

  Barry Allen is the fastest man alive.

  Gilberto and Eric are the tallest

Other rules:

• Long adjectives (more than one syllable): THE MOST… 

  Fernando de Noronha has the most beautiful beaches in Pernambuco.

  Einstein was the most intelligent scientist.

  Zac Efron is the most handsome man.

• Short adjectives that end with CVC: THE + consonant + EST

  Elephants are the biggest.

  Snakes are the thinnest.

(continuing)

• Short adjectives that end with Y: THE + - Y + ER

  Tirullipa is the ugliest.

  Recife streets are the dirtiest.

• Irregular adjectives: 

  good - best = Neymar is the best player in Brazil.

  bad - worst = Math is the worse school subject.

  far - furthest = Rio Grande do Sul is the furthest state from Pernambuco.

  
  

Multiple Choice

What is the correct superlative sentence?

• The whale is the biggest animal in the ocean.

• The whale is bigger than the other animals in the ocean.

• The whale is the tallest animal in the ocean

• The whale is the bigest animal in the ocean.

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence.

Learning english is ________________ activity now.

• the most important

• the importantest

• most important

• more important

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence.

The chocolate ice cream is __________________ ice cream.

• most delicious

• the most delicious

• deliciousest

• the more delicious

Multiple Choice

What is the superlative form of: cold

• coldest

• the coldest

• colder

• the colder

THE FUTURE

Present Continuous for the Future + Going to + Will

Present Continuous for the future

• To talk about arrangements and plans. Something that you are planning to do in the future.

• Formula: TO BE VERB (am, is, are) + VERB with ING at the end

  He started to study English (Simple Past)/ He is starting to study English (PC for the future)

• Negative form: negative of TO BE (am, is, are) + VERB with ING at the end. For example: He isn’t starting to study English.

• Interrogative form: TO BE (am, is, are) goes to the front + VERB with ING at the end. For example: Is he starting to study English?

Multiple Choice

My best friend ____ ____ homework tonight.

• are / doing

• be not / doing

• isn't / doing

• aren't / doing

Multiple Choice

What ___ you ____ on the weekend?

• do / are

• are / doing

• did / do

• is / doing

Multiple Choice

My best friend______________an english course next year.

• is studying

• are studying

• am studying

• is study

Multiple Choice

My mom______________a party tonight.

• is have

• are having

• is having

• am have

Multiple Choice

I____________to Cartagena tomorrow.

• am fly

• am flying

• is fly

• are flying

Going to for the future

• we use “going to” to talk about things that are going to happen in an “immediate future”. To talk about something that is going to happen soon.

• indicates an idea of a made decision (decisão tomada) or to predict an immediate future (predizer um futuro imediato)

• Negative form: negative form of TO BE (am, is, are) + GOING TO. Ex.: John isn’t going to travel to France

• Interrogative form: TO BE (am, is, are) in the beginning of the sentence + GOING TO. Ex.: Is John going to travel to France?

  
  

Multiple Choice

Answer the following question using the "Going to" structure.

"Where is your mom going to buy the vegetables for the Saturday's dinner?"

• My mom does not like to buy the vegetables.

• My mom will go later.

• My mom is going to buy the vegetables in Pricesmart.

• My mom is sad.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct NEGATIVE FORM in the "Going to" Future Tense is:

• I am going to stay here in my house.

• I will not go tonight.

• She is not going to participate on the motorcycle games.

• He are not going to be with me the next year.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct answer using the "Going to" structure.

"Where are Jose and Sandy going to spend the next vacations?"

• They are going to spend the next vacations on Panama.

• They will go to Panama.

• They are going to Panama.

Multiple Choice

Put the sentence in the correct order.

THEY / GOING TO / DO / THE HOMEWORK/ ARE

• They going to do the homework tomorrow.

• They will do the homework.

• They are going to do the homework.

• They going to homework.

WILL

• we can use “WILL” to talk about predictions (something you don’t know if it’s actually going to happen) or to offer your help.

• I will travel to China one day. (I don’t know when I’m going to China, but I want to go. So I think I’ll go in the future)

  She will make him a sandwich. (She is offering to make him a sandwich) 

• Negative form: will not or won’t (won’t is more usual). Ex.: I won’t travel to China one day.

• Interrogative form: WILL goes to the beginning of the sentence. Ex.: Will I travel to China one day?

  
  

Multiple Choice

I ________ back before Friday.

• 'll be

• will

• am being

Multiple Choice

We won't ________ until we get there.

• knowing

• have know

• know

Multiple Choice

It ________ tomorrow.

• will snow

• snows

• is snowing

Multiple Choice

We will _____ what your father says.

• see

• to see

• seeing

FIRST CONDITIONAL

If clauses + WILL

When do we use the First Conditional?

• to talk about future situations we believe are real or possible

• In first conditional sentences, the structure is usually: if + Simple Present , will

• ATTENTION: If it doesn't rain tomorrow, we'll go to the beach. / We'll go to the beach if it doesn't rain tomorrow

Multiple Choice

If they __________ (have) their holidays in winter, they __________ (stay) at home.

• have / will stay

• has / will stay

• will have / will stay

• have / doesn't stay

Multiple Choice

If they do the homework,

• I would take them to the movies.

• I take them to the movies.

• I will take them to the movies.

• I took them to the movies.

Multiple Choice

Simon will go to London next week if he ______________ a cheap flight.

• get

• gets

• will get

• don´t get

Multiple Choice

If it rains tomorrow, we________ to the cinema

• go

• will go

• goes

• gone

Multiple Choice

If he ________ (not finish) the vegetables, he _________ (not have) a dessert.

• don't finish / won't have

• does not finish / will have

• does not finish / won't have

• not finishes / will not have

Multiple Choice

If my brother ______ (go) abroad, I ____________ (be) very worried.

• goes / will be

• go / will be

• will go / be

• will goes / will be