GRAMMAR CHALLENGE: Online Exercises (Lesson 2 Tast 2)

• PRESENT SIMPLE
• PRESENT CONTINUOUS
• PAST CONTINUOUS 
• PAST SIMPLE
  
• Zero & First CONDITIONAL

Past Simple vs Used To

The clip below is about "I used to", "I'm used to", and "get used to":

Will or Going To?

Past Tenses

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The following clip is pretty coarse and tasteless, but the animation helps understand the use of the past simple and the past continuous. You might find it more entertaining.

Here's the answer key to the clip above:

Present Tenses -with future meaning

Watch and take notes.

Present Tenses

English Grammar - Present Tenses - Overview por teflcourses

Listen and take notes about the uses of the different tenses.

VERB + INFINITIVE vs VERB + GERUND

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-lesson-gerund-infinitive.php

One of the difficulties of the English language is that some verbs are followed by the gerund  (ex : doing) and others are followed by theinfinitive (ex : to do). Other verbs, however, can be followed by both.

Generally speaking we can use the following rules:

Examples		Rules	Explanations
Verb + gerund	1. I enjoy playing 2. I denied stealing	Often we use the gerund for an action that happens before or at the same time as the action of the main verb.	1. I enjoy myself at the time of playing. 2. I deny having stolen anything before.
Verb + infinitive	1. I decided to visit my uncle 2. I want to go out	Often we use the infinitive for actions that follow the action of the main verb.	1. Visiting my uncle was an action of my decision. It comes after. 2. What I want (now) is to go out (after/later)

These rules are helpful but DO NOT always explain all uses of gerunds and infinitives.

Verbs that can be followed by a gerund (ex: doing)
 

1- After verbs that express likes/dislikes :

• like
• love
• enjoy
• dislike
• hate
• don't mind
• can't stand
• can't bear

Example:

" I like playing soccer but I hate boxing."

2- After certain other verbs,  such as : 

• admit
• appreciate
• allow
• avoid
• advise
• consider
• deny
• delay
• understand
• finish
• fancy
• go (in go swimming)
• involve
• keep
• mention
• mind
• stop
• waste time/money
• imagine
• involve
• keep (on)
• mention
• miss
• postpone
• permit
• practice
• suggest
• resist
• reject
• risk
• can't help
• can't stand

Example:

" I suggest going to the theater."

3- After prepositions :  

interested in ...
instead of ...
good at ...
before ...
after ...

Example:

"I am interested in collecting stamps."
"After playing football I drank an orange juice".

4- After certain expressions :

it's no use ...
it's no good ...
there's no point in ...
I can't help...
I don't mind...
I can't stand/bear...

Example:

" It's no use convincing him to revise his lessons. He's so stubborn."

Verbs that can be followed by an infinitive ( ex : to do)

1- After verbs that  refer to a future event:

• want
• hope
• aim
• intend
• arrange
• attempt
• promise
• be determined
• plan
• consent
• decide
• demand
• deserve
• determine
• endeavor
• expect
• offer
• proceed
• promise
• threaten
• swear
• volunteer
• want
• would like
• would hate
• would love

Example:

" I want to finish my work early.

2- After certain other verbs, such as:

• afford
• agree
• help
• choose
• fail
• happen
• refuse
• manage
• need
• seem
• learn
• choose
• pretend

Example:

"She refused to forgive him."

3- After adjectives :  

• glad
• pleased 
• disappointed 

Example:

"I'm glad to know that you passed the exam."
"I'm pleased to meet you."
"I'm disappointed to hear that you flunked maths."

4- After "too" & "enough":

too difficult
easy enough

Example:

"It's too difficult to convince him to be helpful."
" But it's easy enough to fool him to get what you want."

Verbs that can be followed by both an infinitive and a gerund:

Some verbs can be followed by either a gerund or an infinitive. Here are some examples:

• start
• begin
• stop
• remember...

Example:

"I started smoking when I was young."
"I started to smoke when I left the office."

Exercises: 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54

Exercise on gerund or infinitive.

Lesson on infinitives.

Gerund

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/verblist.htm

Verbs Followed by an Infinitive She agreed to speak before the game.
agree aim appear arrange ask attempt be able beg begin care choose condescend	consent continue dare decide deserve detest dislike expect fail forget get happen	have hesitate hope hurry intend leap leave like long love mean neglect	offer ought plan prefer prepare proceed promise propose refuse remember say	shoot start stop strive swear threaten try use wait want wish

Verbs Followed by an Object and an Infinitive Everyone expected her to win.
advise allow ask beg bring build buy challenge	choose command dare direct encourage expect forbid force	have hire instruct invite lead leave let like	love motivate order pay permit persuade prepare promise	remind require send teach tell urge want warn
Note: Some of these verbs are included in the list above and may be used without an object.

Verbs Followed by a Gerund They enjoyed working on the boat.
admit advise appreciate avoid can't help complete consider	delay deny detest dislike enjoy escape excuse	finish forbid get through have imagine mind miss	permit postpone practice quit recall report resent	resist resume risk spend (time) suggest tolerate waste (time)

Verbs Followed by a Preposition and a Gerund We concentrated on doing well.
admit to approve of argue about believe in care about complain about concentrate on confess to	depend on disapprove of discourage from dream about feel like forget about insist on object to	plan on prevent (someone) from refrain from succeed in talk about think about worry about

EXERCISES

http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/

Basic Gerunds and Infinitives

Exercises 1 - 10 are based on Part 1 of the Gerunds and Infinitives Tutorial.

Gerunds and Infinitives 1 Gerunds and Infinitives 2 Gerunds and Infinitives 3 Gerunds and Infinitives 4 Gerunds and Infinitives 5

Gerunds and Infinitives 6 Gerunds and Infinitives 7 Gerunds and Infinitives 8 Gerunds and Infinitives 9 Gerunds and Infinitives 10

Intermediate Gerunds and Infinitives

Exercises 11 - 20 are based on Part 2 of the Gerunds and Infinitives Tutorial.

Gerunds and Infinitives 11 Gerunds and Infinitives 12 Gerunds and Infinitives 13 Gerunds and Infinitives 14 Gerunds and Infinitives 15

Gerunds and Infinitives 16 Gerunds and Infinitives 17 Gerunds and Infinitives 18 Gerunds and Infinitives 19 Gerunds and Infinitives 20

Advanced Gerunds and Infinitives

Exercises 21-30 are based on Part 3 of the Gerunds and Infinitives Tutorial.

Gerunds and Infinitives 21 Gerunds and Infinitives 22 Gerunds and Infinitives 23 Gerunds and Infinitives 24 Gerunds and Infinitives 25

Gerunds and Infinitives 26 Gerunds and Infinitives 27 Gerunds and Infinitives 28 Gerunds and Infinitives 29 Gerunds and Infinitives Final Test

Defining & non-defining relative clauses

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-reference/relative-clauses-non-defining-relative-clauses

Relative clauses - non-defining relative clauses

Relative clauses add extra information to a sentence by defining a noun. They are usually divided into two types –defining relative clauses and non-defining relative clauses.

Non-defining relative clauses

Look at this sentence.

• My grandfather, who is 87, goes swimming every day.

‘who is 87’ is a non-defining relative clause. It adds extra information to the sentence. If we take the clause out of the sentence, the sentence still has the same meaning.

Look at some more examples.

• The film, which stars Tom Carter, is released on Friday.
• My eldest son, whose work takes him all over the world, is in Hong Kong at the moment.
• The car, which can reach speeds of over 300km/ph, costs over $500,000.

Non-defining relative clauses add extra information to sentences.

Defining or non-defining?

Remember that defining relative clauses are used to add important information. The sentence would have a different meaning without the defining relative clause.

• I’m going to wear the skirt that I bought in London. The defining relative clause tells us which skirt.
• The skirt, which is a lovely dark blue colour, only cost £10. The non-defining relative clause doesn’t tell us which skirt – it gives us more information about the skirt.

Non-defining relative clauses can use most relative pronouns (which, whose etc,) but they CAN’T use ‘that’ and the relative pronoun can never be omitted.

• The film, that stars Tom Carter, is released on Friday.

Non-defining relative clauses are more often used in written English than in spoken English. You can tell that a clause is non-defining because it is separated by commas at each end of the clause.

Irregular Verbs Grammar Rap Song!

PRESENT CONTINUOUS: Making Arrangements - Things Happening At The Moment

Watch and complete:

...................................... wants to meet ....................................

WHAT FOR: ..................................

WHEN:          ..................................

Listen to the two friends, the dark-haired one and the blond-haired one. The former wants to meet the latter. Fill in the data of their arrangement:

DAY:              ..................................

TIME:             ..................................

PLACE:        .................................

If necessary, watch again and answer:

a) What is the dark-haired friend doing on Tuesday after lunch?

b) What is she doing on Thursday at 1:30 p.m?

c) What is the blond-haired friend doing on Thursday at 3 p.m.?

Verb Form + USE for the PRESENT + USE for the FUTURE:


Some more arrangements:

activity	Meeting Thomas
Activity suggested: Time of the activity: Place:	Meeting point. Meeting time:

1. What are they doing afterwards?

activity	Meeting Thomas
Activity suggested: Time of the activity: Place: Nearest undreground station:	Total of tickets to buy: point. Time to buy them:

1. What are they doing afterwards?
2. Who has been invited?

Look what's happening around this boy who's getting bored, poor thing!

Verbs + Gerund OR Infinitive that Change in Meaning

http://esl.about.com/od/English-Verb-Forms/a/Verbs-Gerund-Or-Infinitive-That-Change-In-Meaning.htm

GESCO : Present Perfect ANSWER KEY to exercises of U13 & 14

Present Perfect versus Past Simple

Online practice:

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-preper

Have gone to vs. Have been to

The present perfect forms 'have gone to' and 'have been to' are commonly used to refer to movement. There are slight differences in these two forms when speaking in relation to the present moment. Notice the differences in the examples below.

Have gone to vs. Have been to

... has/have gone to ... refers to someone who has gone to a place but has not yet returned.

Examples:

He's gone to the bank. He should be back soon.
Where has Tom gone?

... has/have been to ... refers to a place which someone has visited sometime in his life. In other words, "has been to" refers to an experience.

Examples:

He's been to London many times.
I've been to Disneyland twice.

Do you understand the rules? Test your knowledge with this has gone vs. has been quiz.

Countable and Uncountable Food Items

What food do you like?
Express quantities.

Past continuous

More about the past in progress.
What were they doing?



A man went back to his travel agency after his holiday. He was not happy at all. Why was he complaining?

Everybody is a suspect!

Here we are chief Clancy Wiggum. He is worried about himself and the rich, in this case, Mr Burns.
The owner of Springfield's nuclear power station disappeared yesterday at eight in the evening. Obviously, everybody is a suspect.

Answer Wiggum's questions? (Send them as a comment)

1. Where were you yesterday at 8 pm?
2. What were you doing at that time?
3. What was your partner doing?

Some practice on the past continuous: 1; 1 2 3 4

1st versus 2nd conditional

Watch the two videos. The first one is about a musician. The second one is a scene of Fiddler on the roof, where a poor man talks about his life and expectations.

1. Which video is related to a hypothetical, improbable situation?
2. Which one is related to a probable consequence?
3. Can you write down a model sentence from each video and analyse their structure, as follows:

If + Subject + ...

4. Send a comment with your 1-3 answers.

In case you need some practice on: the 1st conditional: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ; the 2nd conditional: 1 2 3 4 5

My Town 2

Thanks to Álex, Olga, Marc and Nil we can enjoy a new video about your home town.

Guess:
1. What do you think they like about Barberà?
2. What don't they like?
3. Share your ideas with your partner.
4. Watch the video and check your answers.

Thank you very much for your collaboration, kids!

Excuse me? Do you know where a bank is?

Finding your way around the city while on holiday can be difficult unless you know what to say. Understanding directions is a big part of this.
Revise the prepositions of place: across from - behind - between - in front of - near - next to - opposite.
Now you are ready for this listening quiz and this unscrambling activity.