BASIC 1 MIDTERM REVIEW & CHECK

BASIC 1 MIDTERM REVIEW & CHECK

Let's check some of the most challenging questions.

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PAST SIMPLE (NEGATIVES)

Always use auxiliary did in negative form (didn't) + verb in infinitive:

didn't see

didn't teach

didn't practice

Multiple Choice

PAST SIMPLE

We/ not sell/ our old car/ last year.

• We not selled our old car last year.

• We didn't sell our old car last year.

• We didn't sold our old car last year.

• We no sold our car last year.

PAST SIMPLE (NEGATIVES)

Always use auxiliary did in negative form (didn't) + verb in infinitive:

didn't see

didn't teach

didn't practice

Multiple Choice

You/ see/ a good film/ yesterday?

• Do you see a good film yesterday?

• You saw a good film yesterday?

• Did you saw a good film yesterday?

• Did you see a good film yesterday?

PAST SIMPLE QUESTIONS

Use did+ verb in infinitive:

Did you study for the exam?

Where did they go last Sunday?

Did you understand the topic?

How did you prepare for class?

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PAST SIMPLE AFFIRMATIVE

Always use the verb in past.

Remember there are two kinds of verbs:

REGULAR:

Watch

Work

Decide

IRREGULAR:

Write

Grow

Swim

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Multiple Choice

LIKES/ DISLIKES:

Trish absolutely ________ cooking.

• love

• loves

• does love

USED TO OR PAST SIMPLE?

We use past simple for an action that happened in the past and it's complete.

Used to gives the idea that it was a past habit (An action repeated many times).

Multiple Choice

USED TO

What music _______________________ to like when you were a child? (like)

• did you used to like

• did you use to like

• you used to like

Multiple Choice

COMPARATIVES:

Peter is _______________ as Fred (not/ tall)

• not taller than

• not as tall than

• not as tall as

• not as taller than

COMPARATIVES (AS... AS)

When using the structure as... as, use the adjective not the comparative:

This question is as easy as the previous one.

My friend is as brilliant as you.

Multiple Choice

COMPARATIVES:

I disagree with him. He's ____________ (intelligent) than he says.

• less intelligenter

• not as intelligent

• less intelligent

Multiple Choice

COMPARATIVES:

You are ______________________(careful) than you should be

• less more careful

• not as careful

• less careful

COMPARISONS WITH LESS

Use less+ adjective+ than:

This is less complicated than I thought

He´s less talented than his brother