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Mar 12 Active / Passive
I) Turn the following sentences into a passive form ( past simple form) :
1. Peter gave the present to his mother.
2. Sara put her umbrella on the desk. 3. My father painted that picture. 4. Children did their homework. 5.Robert hit the ball. 6. Somebody stole the money from the bank. 7. Josh made a mistake yesterday. 8. They built the first 'Magic House' in 1997. 9. Ooooh, Peter ate all the food again!
10. Susan washed all her clothes. Now she doesn't have anything to wear. II) Acitve or Passive?
Put A next to the sentence if the sentence is in active form, and P if it's in the passive. Tony looked for a nice present for his mother._ Sara was astonished by Peter's work._ Many people like to give presents for Christmas._ When we came, all the food was already gone!_
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. I was told not to move._ 6. Some children ordered hamburgers for dinner._
7. My father used to work in the office._ 8. It was all beautifully arranged!_ 9. An error occurred! _ 10.Lots of food was eaten at the party._ Posted 2 days ago by Darija Radovanovi
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Feb 12
Have to / Has to / Had to Have to / Has to / Had to
I.Complete the sentences using have to / has to / had to:
1. John starts work at 6 a.m. ..................at four. ( he / get up) 2. ' I broke my hand a week ago.' ....................to hospital?' (you / go) 3. There was a lot of noise outside. ................................the window. (we / close) 4. Sarah can't stay for the whole meeting. ..................(she/ leave ) early. 5. How old..................to drive in your country? ( you / be) 6. I don't have much time. ...........................soon. ( I / go) 7. How is Sam enjoying his new job?......................... a lot? ( he / travel) 8. 'I'm afraid I can't stay long.' ' What time' .......................?'( you/go) 9. 'The bus was late again.' ' How long ..................?' (you /wait) 10. There was nobody to help me. I .........................everything by myself. ( I / do)
II.Speaking part: 1. What are the things you had to do yesterday, but you didn't ?
2. What are some of the things you have to do so you can be happier? 3. What do you have to do to make good grades at school? 4. What are the things you need to do now?
5. What will you have to do during the next few days?
Posted 5 weeks ago by Darija Radovanovi

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Jan 24 Food and eating; Restaurants
Food and eating

1. How often do you eat....? a. ready-cooked meals b. takeaway food c. slow food
2. What's your favourite...? drink-juice, spirits, coffee, plain water, fizzy water, coctails? vegetable dairy product - milk, yogurt, buttermilk, cream? pasta -cannelloni, pennine, baby shells, cappelletti, bows, stars, buck shots, lumache, elbow macaroni, ravioli, tortellini, rings, gemelli, pennine, ditali, noodles, twisted macaroni, lasagna, mafalade, thin macaroni? e. type of bread -wholemeal, white? a. b. c. d.
3. What food do you like eating.....? a. b. c. d. when the weather's very hot if you celebrate something at the parties at work/in school
4. Is there anything you don't like to eat?
Restaurants
5. What's your favourite...? a. kind of restaurant b. restaurant dish c. takeaway food -if any? 6. How important are these things to you in a restaurant? Number 1 -4 ( 1= the most important) the food the service the atmosphere
the price 7. How do you prefer these things to be cooked? (grilled, boiled, etc.) pork, fish , eggs 8. Do you like roasted apples? Do you know any dish made of roasted apples? 9. If you eat steak, how do you like it cooked? (rare, medium, well done) Posted 24th January by Darija Radovanovi
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Jan 24 Vocabulary: food and restaurants intermediate level
Vocabulary: food and restaurants intermediate level

What kind of food or dishes do you associate with these countries? :
Turkey Spain China Serbia England Hungary
Speaking part: Is food a pleasure for you? What do you normally eat in a typical day?
have enough time to cook? Do you cook every day? Do you sometimes eat 'unhealthy' food? Do you feel guilt after it? Are you trying to cut down on anything at the moment? What are common eating habits in your country? heat up- to make cold food hot eat out to have a meal in a restaurant, not at home
Do you like to cook? Do you
wholemeal made from brown flour soup a liquid food, often made of vegetables, e.g. tomatoes, onions dish food prepared in a particular way, e.g. sushi, lasagne, etc. portion- the quantity you eat of a kind of food during a meal stew - meat cooked for a long time in liquid, usually with vegetables fat food from animals or plants used for cooking, e.g oil, butter, etc. takeaway- food you buy from a restaurant to eat at home
Make questions to ask your partner with the present simple or continuous. Ask for more information. What/usually have for breakfast? How many cups of coffee / drink a day? Where / usually have lunch? How often / eat out a week? / prefer eating at home or eating out? /need to buy any food today? /you hungry?/want something to eat? /take any vitamins or food suplements at the moment? /try to eat healthily at the moment? Posted 24th January by Darija Radovanovi
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Dec 24 The Present Simple / Numbers / Plural of nouns
Complete the sentences with the correct form ( the present simple ) of a verb from the box.
drink go (x2) work play speak (x2) leave (x2) live eat have
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
My mother usually_____ until 7 p.m. Tom and Sarah______ four languages! Pete's parents _____ in a house. Susan _____ a nice dress. _____ this book near the sofa! My children______games all the time! I can only_____one language. Clare______milk before she ______ to bed. Tom's friends______to work by bus. They often ______ pizza when they go out. Ann______her work before 4 p. m.
Complete the sentences to make questions and answers.

1. Does Harry have a shower? Yes, he does. 2. _______you like spaghetti? Yes, I______. 3. _______they go to work by bus? No, they_____. 4. _______she go home for dinner? Yes, she_______. 5. _______Tom go to the cinema often? No, he______. 6. _______you like to eat pizza? No, I__________.
Plural nouns
Write the plural forms of the nouns dress watch toy story book door church match brush Complete each of the sentences with this or these.
1. _____ toy is very expensive. 2. _____ music sounds very nice. 3. Can you see______people? 4. We do not need_____ books. 5. ____ is what I looked for!
Numbers 1-1000
Write the right number on each space 1. seventy eight _______
2. forty-seven ______ 3. four hundred and fifty-four______ 4. fifteen_______ 5. fifty_______ 6. sixty-seven_______ 7. one hundred and fifty five______ 8. eleven______ 9. nine hundred and twenty______ 10. six hundred and twelve______ Write the numbers in words 533 462 768 999 378
Posted 24th December 2013 by Darija Radovanovi

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Dec 21 Vocabulary -Weather
Vocabulary -Weather
a storm very bad weather with lots of rain, snow, wind, etc. :
- There was a terrible storm last night.
thunder - the loud noise that comes from the sky during a storm: - The thunder last night woke me up. Also: a thunderstorm lightning a bright light in the sky caused by electricity during a storm, usually followed by thunder : -He was hit by lightning and was taken to hospital. a gale- a very strong wind:
parts of England tonight.
-There will be gales in northern
a shower a short period of rain:
-It's just a shower, It'll stop soon.

a hurricane (or typhoon) a violent storm with very strong winds:
- Our house was damaged by a hurricane.
fog thick cloud just above the ground or sea that makes it difficult to see: -There's often a lot of fog early in the morning. humid-when the air is hot and wet:
-It gets very humid in the summer.
a heat wave a period of unusually hot weather that continues for a long time: -We had a heat wave for two weeks last summer.
a flood- when a lot of water covers an area that is usually dry, especially when it rains a lot or a river becomes too full: -There are floods in many parts of India.
a tornado (US: a twister) an extremely strong and dangerous wind that blows in a circle and destroys buildings: - There are often tornados in the Caribbean in the summer.
temperature: freezing cold/chilly cool warm hot boiling Posted 21st December 2013 by Darija Radovanovi
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Dec 21
Discussion language
Discussion language
inviting people to speak (Paul), you had something you wanted to say. What's your opinion? What do you think? ways of agreeing That may be true, but what about....? Yes, absolutely. Yes, I'd agree with that. ways of disagreeing That's not true, actually. Well, I'm not sure about that. I'm not sure I agree, actually. asking to speak Sorry, do you mind if I interrut? Can I just say something here? allowing someone to interrupt Sure, go ahead. Yes, of course. not allowing someone to interrupt Can I just finish what I was saying? If I could just finish making this point. Posted 21st December 2013 by Darija Radovanovi
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Dec 21 Vocabulary: superstitions
Vocabulary: superstitions
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Which of the British superstitions are true in your country? What other superstitions do people have in your country? Do you believe in any superstitions? If so, which ones? Have you ever won anything? If so, what did you win= Do you think people are born lucky?Why?Why not?
Conditionals Put the words from the box in these empty spaces:
a black cat a ladder a shooting star wood a mirror a lucky charm salt an umbrella
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
If ..............walks in front of you, yo'll have good luck. If you walk under................or open............in the house, you'll have bad luck. If you break......................,you'll have seven years bad luck. If you carry.................,like a rabbit's foot, it'll bring youo good luck. If you see.............in the sky, you can make a wish. If you want a good thing to continue, you should touch ................ . If you spill.........on the table, you should throw it over your shoulder.
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Dec 20 make and do
Fill in the gaps with the correct form of make or do

Find somene who.... ... did someone a favour last weekend. ....has .........some exercise this week. ....is good at......people laugh. ....usually .........the washing up every day. .....likes......nothing at the weekend. .....usually has to........dinner for other people.
.....is........another course at the moment. ....has............some new friends this year. .....is going to......some shopping after class. .....often has to......... excuses for being late. 1. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of make or do. He.........make a decision when his boss gets back. I..........dinner after I ...........the washing-u. I ............some work before everyone arrives. If you...........the cleaning, I ..........the shopping. As soon as I.............some progress, I'll let you know. I.........my homework after this programme finishes. You won't .......any money until you.......a business course. I............an aointment with the doctor when I have time. I..........the washing if you ............jamie's birthday cake.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Make yes/no questions with you for the sentences in 1 Did you do someone a favour last weekend? Have you done any exercise this week?
Speaking part Decisions

1. Are you good at making decisions? 2. What was the last big decision you made? 3. How do you usually make big decisions? Complete the sentences for you. As soon as I get home today, I.... If I have any phone message, I.... Before I go to bed tonight, I.... I'll be at the next class unless.. After I finish this course, I.... I want to study Enslish until... I'm going to.....this weekend unless.. When I retire, I think I .... I'll be very happy if...
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
10. I might move house when.... Posted 20th December 2013 by Darija Radovanovi
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Dec 19 The Past Simple Tense -map

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Dec 15 Conditionals with modal verbs and imperatives
Conditionals with modal verbs and imperatives

We can use modal verbs ( should, can, etc. ) in the main clause of conditionals: If parents want their kids to grow up healthy, they shouldn't protect them so much. But if kids never go outside, they can't learn to look after themselves. We can also use imperatives ( give, don't tell, etc.) in the main clause of conditionals: If you want happy and healthy kids, give them back their freedom. If you come home late, don't wake me up. In these conditionals we use the Present Simple in the if clause: If you need some help, call me.
*We can use other modal verbs ( must, have to, might, etc.) in these types of conditionals: If you don't understand the instructions, you must tell me immediately. Posted 15th December 2013 by Darija Radovanovi
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Dec 15 First conditional/Zero conditional
First conditional
Look at the first conditional. Notice the different clauses.
if clause ( if + Present Simple) If I start teaching again, main clause (will/won't + infinitive) I'll be exhausted after a year
The first conditional talks about the result of a possible event or situation in the future.
The if clause talks about things that are possible, but not certain: If I start
We make the first conditional with: if+ Present Simple, will/won't + infinitive The if clause can be first or second in the sentence: I'll be exhausted after a We often use might in the main clause to mean ' will perhaps': But you might We can use unless to mean 'if not' in the first conditional: Unless I do it now,
teaching again, I'll be exhausted after a year (maybe I will start teaching again). The main clause says that we think the result will be in this situation (I'm sure I will be exhausted after a year).
year if I start teaching again.
have to wait until next year if you don't apply soon.
I'll be too old. = If I don't do it now, I'll be too old.
Zero conditional; conditionals with modal verbs and imperatives, in case

Zero conditional
The zero conditional talks about things that are always true : In the zero conditional both verbs are in the Present Simple: If children stay indoors all the time, they become unfit. *If and when have the same meaning in the zero conditional: If/When I'm worried, I don't sleep very well.
If you have children, you worry about them all the time.
Zero or first conditional

Compare these sentences: If the children aren't home by five, I call the school. This sentence is a zero conditional. It talks about something that is always true. If the children aren't home by five, I'll call the school. This sentence is a first conditional. It talks about one specific time in the future. Posted 15th December 2013 by Darija Radovanovi
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Add a comment 11. Dec 15 Reflexive pronouns
Reflexive pronouns
We use reflexive pronouns ( myself, yourself,etc.) when the subject and object are the same people: They can't learn to look after themselves. We use by myself, by yourself, etc. to mean alone: The dangers of letting your kids you out by themselves are smaller than you might think. We also use reflexive pronouns to emphasise that we do something instead of someone else doing it for us: Children need to make day-to-day decisions themselves.
subject pronouns I you (singular) he she it we you (plural) they
reflexive pronouns myself yourself himself herself itself ourselves yourselves themselves
*Some verbs that are reflexive in other languages aren't reflexive in English, for example meet,relax and feel. *We can say on my own, on your own, etc. instead of by myself, by yourself,etc: I enjoy living by myself/on my own. *Notice the difference between themselves and each other.
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Synonyms intermediate level

We often use synonyms when we are speaking or writing so that we don't repeat words.
choose satisfied lucky behave notice by chance attitude sure deal with show concerned frightened make a decision try to do talk to someone nice enormous pleased wonderful terrible pick content fortunate act spot accidentally approach certain sope with reveal worried scared make up your mind have a go at doing chat to someone pleasant huge glad brilliant awful
* Many synonyms in English have small differences in meaning or use. For example, chat to someone is more informal than talk to someone. Posted 15th December 2013 by Darija Radovanovi
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15 Vocabulary: do and make Vocabulary: do and make

make a decision a mistake money friends a noise dinner an excuse someone laugh/cry up your mind progress a cake a mess of something an appointment the cleaning a course homework nothing exercise the washing-up the shopping some work the washing a degree an exam the housework someone a favour do
*We often use make for 'food' words: *We often use do for 'study' words:
make: breakfast, lunch, dinner, a cake, a sandwich, etc.. do: homework, a degree, an exam,etc.
*We usually use do for jobs connected to the house:
do: the cleaning, the washing up, the housework,etc. do the washing up (UK) = do the dishes (US)
do the washing up
do the washing

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Verb patterns
When we use two verbs together, the form of the second verb usually depends on the first verb. This is called a verb pattern: The company has made people think differently, the number of customers keeps rising, the table wouldn't fit in this car.
keep, don't mind, begin, enjoy, finish, prefer, love, hate, continue, like, start need, seem, try, begin, want, prefer, decide, love, hate, continue, like, start, would like, plan, forget, learn would, can, would rather, will, must, should, could pay, ask, tell, help, want, would like, allow, teach make, help, let + verb + ing (doing) + infinitive with to (to do)
+ infinitive without to (do) + object + infinitive with to ( sb/sth to do) + object + infinitive (sb/sth do)
*keep=continue *Let someone do something = allow someone to do something *The verbs in red in the table have more than one verb pattern. Both verb patterns have the same meaning:
I started to write an email. = I started writing an email.
* In BE, like/love/hate + verb + ing is more common:
I like/love watching sport on TV. I like to watch sport on TV.
In American English, like/love + infinitive with to is more common: Posted 15th December 2013 by Darija Radovanovi
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Add a comment 16. 17. Dec 15 The future: Will, Be Going To, Present Continuous
The future: Will, Be Going To, Present Continuous

We use will when we decide to do something at the time of speaking: OK, I'll throw those away. We use be going to when we already have a plan or an intention to do something: I'm going to sort out the rest of them at the
weekend.
We use the Present Continuous when we have an arrangement with another person: She's picking them up tomorrow evening after
work.
We use be going to for rediction that is based on present evidence ( we predict the future because of something we can see in present): It's going to break the first time he uses it! We use will for a prediction that is not based on present evidence:
But you'll never listen to them again.
* When we use the Present Continuous for future arrangements, we usually know exactly when the arrangements are happening. They are the kind of arrangements we can write in a diary: I'm having dinner with Richard on
Saturday.
* We can also use be going to to talk about future arrangements: What are
you going to do tomorrow?
Will Positive/ Negative We make the positive and negative forms of will with: subject + 'll (=will)/won't ( =will not) + infinitive
I'll do that for you.
He won't throw that away.

*Will/Won't is the same for all subjects:
I/you/he/she/it/we/they will/won't do it.

Questions We make quesitons with will with: (question word) + will + subject + infinitive When will it be here?
Will it rain at the weekend?

*We often use probably or definitely with will:
Her kids will probably/definitely like them. I might finish it this weekend.
*We often use might to mean 'will possibly':
*We also use will to talk about future facts and for offers:
I'll be 45 next birthday. I'll help you clear out the study.
Be Going To Positive/Negative
We make the positive and negative forms of be going to with: subject + am/are/is + (not) + going to + infinitive I'm/I'm not going to throw that away. You/We/They're/aren't going to use it again. He/She/It's/isn't going to sort them out. Questions We make questions with be going to with: question word + am/are/is + (not) + subject + going to + infinitive When am I going to see you again? Aren't you/we/they going to see him? What's he/she/it going to do? *With the verb go, we usually say I'm going to the cinema. Not - I'm going to go to the cinema. But both are correct. Posted 15th December 2013 by Darija Radovanovi
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14 Other ways to make comparisons
Other ways to make comparisons

We can use the same + ( noun) + as to say two people or thigs are the same: It's the same size as ours. We can also use as + adjective + as to say two people or things are the same: It'll be as good as having a garden. We can use similar to + noun to say two people or things are nearly the same: And it's very similar to this house. We can use not as + adjective + as to say two people or things are not the same: It's not as as the others. We can also use different from+ noun to say two people or things are not the same: It was very different from anything else.
Other comparative and superlative exressions
by far the lowest compared with - It has by far the lowest death rate in the world. Only 3.1
people per thousand die annually, compared with 11.2 in Britain.
even worse The pollution 's even worse than in Mexico City. little safer- Milan's a little safer but try not to breathe. a lot more Statistically, it's a lot more dangerous than Sao
Paolo or New York.
much better- Live in Palm Beach, Florida, where you have a much
better chance of living to be over a 100- like the rest of the residents.
as famous as
a little more Even if you can't be as famous as Marilyn Monroe
or kurt Cobain, you can be a little more careful than they were.
half as many Half as many red wine drinkers suffer from heart
conditions as white wine and beer drinkers. Drinking all three is not an option! much harm and, according to some doctors, it's one of the best ways of avoiding senility in old age.
one of the best Smoke one cigarette a day. It won't do you
significantly happier Become a chocoholic. Chocolate isn't good
for you, but it releases chemicals in the brain that make you significantly happier.
twice as likely Crime figures show women are twice as likely to be killed by their parnter than anyone else.
Speaking part:
Use your own personal experiences to complete the follwing sentences. If necessary, use a dictionary to help you choose the right adjectives. 1. The job I've got now is a lot.........................than my previous one. On the other hand, it's not quite as ................ . 2. I found ................to be fairly............city, but I think...................is even...................... . 3. To be honest, I don't really like...............music. I prefer something a bit........... . 4. I'll never forget the view from .............. . It's even ............ than one from........... . 5. I find............food fairly ...................., but it's not quite as...............as people think. 6. I think the....................building I've ever seen must be............ .Either that or................., but in a different way. 7. The people in ...............are some of the...................I've ever met-apart from the..............., who are even.................. . 8. I drive a................these days. In terms of................... , it's the ................... car I've ever had, but it's not as .............as the..............I used to have. Posted 14th December 2013 by Darija Radovanovi
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Dec 14 Vocabulary-room
Vocabulary-room
Phrasal verbs clear out sort out give away throw away take sth out tidy up the room put sth away throw sth out go through
Just get rid of it!

Is your home full of stuff that you never use? If so, the time has come to get rid of all your junk and create a peaceful, relaxed atmosphere in your home. Give yourself at least two hours to clear out a room. Make space on the floor and empty all the cupboards and drawers. Sort out the things you haven't used for six months and make three piles : 1) things to give away 2) things to throw away 3) things to keep Put the first and second piles into separate rubbish bags and take them out the room. Allow yourself one junk drawer in each room for the stuff you can't decide about. Tidy up the room and put everything away, then sit down and enjoy the calm space you have created.
And here's how to stop all your junk coming back. Before you buy anything, ask yourself: Have I got something similar? Do I need it? Where will I put it? When you buy something new, always throw something else out.
Go through the cupboards and drawers in a different room every month and throw away anything you don't need. Posted 14th December 2013 by Darija Radovanovi
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Speaking part:
Think of reasons why you tend to agree or disagree with these sentences. Men watch to much sort. Men are better at sport than women. All teenagers are lazy. Fast food is bad for you. Pets cost a lot of money. Motorbikes are dangerous. There's never anything good on TV.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Softening opinions and making generalisations

Sometimes English speakers soften the way they exress their opinions so that they don't sound rude or offensive. We often use these phrases in bold to soften our opinions: Some of them can be quite rude at times. They tend to get rather loud. That's not very normal behaviour. Generally speaking, most people who go to maches are just loyal fans. You get a few who can be a bit too enthusiastic. On the whole, most fans just want to see a good game. After tend to we use the infinitive: He tends to be a bit agressive. Rather, quite, not very and a bit usually come before an adjective: They can get quite/rather/a bit noisy at times.
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We often ut generally speaking and on the whole at the beginning of a sentence:
Generally speaking/On the whole, most football fans aren't violent at all. o We often use 'not very + positive adjective' to criticise someone or something politely: They are not very intelligent. (= They are stuid.) He wasn't very polite. (= He was rude.) Use the words/phrases in brackets tp soften these opinions about children. 1. Children don't do very much soprt. (Generally speaking, most)
Generally speaking, most children don't do very much sport.

They're spoilt.
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(tend to, a bit) 3. They're rude to their teachers. (can, quite, at times) 4. They're very unhealthy. (Some of them, not very) 5. They watch a lot of TV. (On the whole, tend to, quite) 6. They're impatient. (Generally speaking, not very) 7. They're selfish. ( Some of them, can, rather) Posted 14th December 2013 by Darija Radovanovi
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11 Past Perfect or Past Simple
Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Perfect or Past Simple Text 1 1. I.......(go) out to the shop for some bread, but they ........(sell out). 2. The meeting...........(finish) by the time I..............(get) there. 3. I............(invite) Tim to dinner, but he................(already arrange) to do something else. 4. When I................(get) to the airport, I realised I ..........(forget) my passport. 5. Erica...........(ask) me to go to Spain with her, but I ...........(already book) a holiday in Italy. 6. I................(see) Gary Dale when I................(be) in town. I ...................(not see) him for ten years! Text 2 On March 1st 2002, Ann Daniels, Caroline Hamilton and Pom Oliver............(fly) from England to Canada to walk to the North Pole. They............(be) all experienced explorers and they............(already walk) to the South Pole two years earlier. By the time they............(leavE) the Uk they..............(train) for months with the British army and they..........(put on) 16 kilos in weight. However, as soon as they.............(set off) they...............(start) having problems because of bad weather and temperatures of -50C. Pom soon..............(get) frostbite and by day 47 her feet ............ (become) so painful that she couldn't continue. By the time Ann and Caroline ................(arrive) at the North Pole they................(walk) 750 miles in 81 days. When they arrived back in England they........(receive) a hero's welcome. No other women ............... (ever walk) to both Poles before.
Speaking part Think of an interesting story about when you were a child. Choose one of these ideas or your own:
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your first/last day at school an accident a birthday party a sports event the best/worst day of a holiday
Make notes on these things:

o o o o
where and when the story happened how the story started the main events of the story what happened at the end
Write your story. Use the Past Simple, Past Continuous and Past Perfect. Posted 11th December 2013 by Darija Radovanovi
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Add a comment 3. Dec 11 Vocabulary- character adjectives Vocabulary character adjectives adventurous talented sensible determined reliable independent organised stubborn ambitious confident practical generous mean responsible Think of the five people you know. Choose adjectives from 1) to describe them. Think of reasons why you choose these adjectives.
Vocabulary- adjectives to describe behaviour

violent loud hard-working patient arrogant selfish loyal offensive rude aggressive enthusiastic helpful polite stupid considerate bad-tempered noisy lazy spoilt wll-behaved
1. Do you, or people you know, support a football team? If so, why did you/they choose that team? 2. Have you ever been to a football match? If so, tell the group about the last match you went to. 3. Are there ever fights at football matches in your country? If so, why? 4. Which adjectives from the table above can you use to describe football fans in your country? Posted 11th December 2013 by Darija Radovanovi
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Add a comment 4. 5. Dec 10 Verb Forms Read the text. Choose the correct verb forms. The rock band Van Halen always had/were having a rider in their contacts asking for bowls of M&M chocolates in their dressing room but with all the brown ones taken out! The band were including/included their rider because they wanted to check if their promoters read the contract properly. If the band found/were finding any brown M&M s while they were getting/got ready to go onstage, they knew that there would be problems at the gig. For example, the following accident happened/was happening when they were doing/did a gig in Colorado. While the technicians were putting/put up the equipment, some of ot
was crashing/crashed to the floor. It was costing/cost $80,000 to repair the damage. Interestingly, the promoters at that gig forgot/were forgetting to
take the brown M&Ms out of the bowls. Posted 10th December 2013 by Darija Radovanovi
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Add a comment 6. Dec 10 Past Simple/Continuous Past Simple/Continuous Read the text. Choose the correct verb forms. The rock band Van Halen always had/were having a rider in their contacts asking for bowls of M&M chocolates in their dressing room but with all the brown ones taken out! The band were including/included their rider because they wanted to check if their promoters read the contract properly. If the band found/were finding any brown M&M s while they were getting/got ready to go onstage, they knew that there would be problems at the gig. For example, the following accident happened/was happening when they were doing/did a gig in Colorado. While the technicians were putting/put up the equipment, some of ot was crashing/crashed to the floor. It was costing/cost $80,000 to repair the damage. Interestingly, the promoters at that gig forgot/were forgetting to take the brown M&Ms out of the bowls. Posted 10th December 2013 by Darija Radovanovi
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Add a comment 7. Dec 10 Vocabulary-phrases with travel, get, and go on
Vocabulary-phrases with travel, get, and go on

on your own independently a package holiday into/out of a car a journey a taxi home/to work a trip a cruise here/there by (10.30) back from somewhere first/economy class on/off a bus/plane
a guided
light separate
1. travel: 2. get: 3. go on: Complete the sentences with the correct form of travel, get or go on. I.................on my own quite a lot last year. I usually...................to work/school/university by 9 a.m. I.............a guided tour of a famous city last year. I............never..............a cruise. I sometimes................a taxi home late at night. I like...................long journeys. I usually......................light.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Tick the ones that are true for you. Speaking part
1. Do you usually take a guidebook when you when you go on holiday? 2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using a guidebook in a new country? Put the verb in brackets in the Present Perfect Continuous or the Present Perfect Simple. Use the Present Perfect Continuous where possible. Then choose for or since where neccessary. I.......................(work) here for/since two months. How long.........you............(travel) on your own? Scott............(write) books for/since he left university. He.............(write) three books so far. They..............(not play) tennis for/since very long. I ................(know) my best friend for/since we were kids. How long............your sister...........(be) an actress? We..............(not have) a holiday for/since three years.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Speaking part: Draw a timeline of your life. Write then these things happened on the line.
o o o o o o o o
you started living in your house/flat you first met your oldest friend you started learning English you started the job/studies you're doing now you first met your boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife you got your favourite possession(s) you bought your car/mobile phone/computer your own ideas
met Kathy started living in a flat started job _ _ _ _____________________________________________________ 1997 2003 March now Plan what you're going to say about your timeline. Use the Present Perfect Continuous or Present Perfect Simple with for and since. Example:
I've been living in my flat since May 2003.

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Add a comment 2. 3. Dec 10 Asking for and making recommendations
Asking for and making recommendations

Fill in the gaps with the words in boxes asking for recommendations
good
visiting
tips
about
best
Do you know any............(places) to stay/eat? What's the...............way to (get around)? Is there anything else worth ..............? What.............(places outside Delhi)? Have you got any other............? recommending things
worth best definitely must recommend
It's probably.................to(use rickshaws). I'd ...............(the trains). You should............see (the Red Fort). That's well ................seeing. You really...............go to (Agra). not recommending things
bother Don't wouldn't worth
Don't .......................going to (the museums). It isn't really .............visiting. ...............drink the water. I..............eat anything that's sold in the street. responding to recommendations
useful heard know sounds
That's good to.......... . That.......... good. Thanks, that's really ................ . Yes, I've..........that before. Posted 10th December 2013 by Darija Radovanovi
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Add a comment 4. Dec 9 Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect Simple or Past Simple
Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect Simple or Past Simple In the nineties we.............(come) here every year on holiday. Then in 2001 we............... (decide) to open a restaurant. We..............(live) here since then and we..........(just open) a guest house nearby. The main problem is holidays. We.............((go) to Spain twice, but our last holiday......(be) two years ago. We..............( not have) any time off since then. My parents are here at the moment-it's the third time they............(visit) us this year! Brian's family are arriving today too. In fact, he.................(just go) to pick them up from the airport. Posted 9th December 2013 by Darija Radovanovi
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Add a comment 5. Dec 9 Vocabulary-travel Vocabulary-travel Speaking part I) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Have you ever set off very early to catch a flight? What's the best way for tourists to get around your country? Do you bring back souvenirs from places you've been to? What's the worst problem you've ever had to deal with on holiday? What information do you have to gove the receptionist when you check into a hotel? What's the earliest that you've had to check out of a hotel? Have you ever had to put up with noisy people in a hotel? Did anyone see you off when you last went on holiday? Did anyone pick you up from the airport or station when you got back? Are you looking forward to your next holiday?
II) Write these places, people and things on a piece of paper. Don't write them in order. a friend you've known for most of your life someone you met on your last holiday
o o
o o o o
something you've had for ages something you got for your last birthday a place you went to last year a place you've been to this year

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Add a comment 2. 3. Dec 9 Vocabulary sleeping Vocabulary sleeping Choose six words/phrases from 1 that are connected to you, or people you know. have a dream fall asleep wake up get (back) to sleep snore be fast asleep be wide awake have insomnia not sleep a wink have nightmares be a light/heavy sleeper take a nap doze off have a lie-in talk in your sleep
What do you do when you can't get to sleep? Which is the most unusual method of getting to sleep? 1. I'm usually ............... exhausted after........ 2. It's ..............difficult for me to.... 3. The last time I felt......awful was..... 4. I'm ...................interested in....... 5. I've got a/an.............gorgeous....... 6. The last place I went to that was..........cold was........ Posted 9th December 2013 by Darija Radovanovi
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Add a comment 4. Dec 9 Vocabulary: Giving and responding to advice Vocabulary: Giving and responding to advice
1. Do you ever read advice columns in magazines? If so, which ones?
2. Who do you talk to when you need advice?
3. Who was the last person you give advice to? What problem did he/she have? What did you say Showing concern, giving and responding to advice
Write these headings in the correct places a) c)
giving advice
responding to advice
showing concern
a)........................................ Oh, dear. What's the matter? I can see why you're upset. Oh, that's awful! Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. Yes, I see what you mean. Oh, dear. What a shame. b)...................................... Have you tried talking to hin about it? Well, maybe you should talk to hin again. Why don't you talk to her about it? I'd take her out for a really nice meal. Maybe you ought to spend some time together. c)....................................... Well, it's worth a try, I guess. I've tried that, but..... . Yes, that's a good idea. I might try that. Yes, you could be right. Posted 9th December 2013 by Darija Radovanovi
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Add a comment 5. Dec 9 Phrases with love, hate, can't bear, enjoy 1) Match these phrases to a)-c). I really love..... I really hate... I don't like.......at all I can't stand..... I'm really/very/quite interested in.... I think.....is/are all right ....really get(s) on my nerves I can't bear..... I enjoy.... I don't mind..... I'm not very keen on.... I'm really/very/quite keen on..... ........ drive(s) me crazy. I think....is/are really boring/annoying. I think.....is/are great/brilliant/wonderful. a) phrases to say you like something b) phrases to say something is OK c) phrases to say you don't like something
Think about how you feel about these things. Choose a different phrase from 1) for each thing.
o o o o o o
waiting in queues doing the washing-up buying new shoes going on long journeys getting up early watching reality TV
Discuss these questions 1. Have you got a mobile phone? If so, how important is it to you? If not, why haven't you got one? 2. What are the good things and bad things about mobile phones? Make two lists.
Which of these things do you do to relax? How often do you do them? What else do you do to relax?
watch TV paint go swimming go for a run do yoga go out for a drink have a massage meditate
Adjectives:
relaxed fed up scared frustrated nervous disappointed satisfied concerned pleased stressed confused embarrassed calm shocked annoyed upset glad

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Add a comment 2. 3. Dec 9 Vocabulary - In the Kitchen In the kitchen 1. What's your favourite meal? 2. When do you have your main meal and how long does it take to prepare? 3. Do you like cooking? Why? Why not?
1. Put these words/phrases into groups 1-3
brocoli roast a grill a microwave a frying pan steam
a fridge peas lamb a saucepan beans a blender
boil beef grill fry microwave a toaster
a freezer bake an oven an aubergine (US an eggplant) a wok a rubish bin
a red/green peper a cooker carrots heat up courgettes (US zucchinis)
1. food: brocoli, 2. things in the kitchen: a fridge, 3. ways of cooking: boil,
Speaking part: 1) a. b. c. d. e. How is the food in 1. usually cooked in your country? Which of the things in 1. do you have in your kitchen? Are ready meals popular in your country? Why? Why not? Do you ever eat ready meals at home? If so, do you like them? Make sentences about how eating habits in your own country are changing. Use these ideas or your own:
o o o o o o o o
fast food organic food restaurants prices supermarkets food from other countries the amount people eat quality of food
2) Make questions with you. Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Simple or Present Continuous. Then answer the questions. Are you feeling (feel) hungry now? ___________(usually eat) a lot of ready meals? ___________(cook) every day? ___________( try) to stop eating sweet things? ___________ (ever use) a cookery book? ___________(want) to learn how to cook? ___________ (look) for somewhere to live? ___________ (do) an evening course at the moment? Posted 9th December 2013 by Darija Radovanovi
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Add a comment 2. Dec 9 Present Simple / Continuous Read Alison's email and pur the correct verb form Present Simple or Present Continuous. Hi Kate, I............(type) this on the laptop while I.................(sit) in our new fitted kitchen! We...............(do) a lot of work on the house at the moment and this..........(be) our first 'finished' room. It always.............(take) so long to do these things. I.........................(not/think) we'll finish the rest of the house
before I'm grandmother! .................(remember) the kitchen in our old house? I think the new people................(still/try) to finih that! Anyway, now we..........(have) a new owen, fridge, freezer-everything. What's more, while I................(write) to you, Michael................(cook)! Surprised? So am I! Usually Michael.........................(not/understand) recipes unless they ...................(use) a microwave. Actually, he ......................(do) an Italian cooking course this year. His teacher....................(say) the secret is good quality, fresh ingredients. So we......................(try) to buy organic vegetables from local shops at the moment. ..................you.........(eat) organic food? It all..........(taste) he same to me! Dinner's ready! Speak to you soon, Alison Posted 9th December 2013 by Darija Radovanovi
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Add a comment 3. Dec 9 The Past Simple Tense- Exercises Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple: Text Part 1 When the train.........(stop), I .........(open) my eyes and ...............(look) out of the window. I.....(see) her on the platform. A tall, blonde woman with dark blue eyes. The train.......(leve) the station. As usuall the 6.20.......(be) full. 'Excuse me. Can I sit here?' I.......(open) my eyes again. It............(be) the tall, blond woman. 'Sure,' I said. She.......(sit) down next to me. There.........(be) a nice smell. Chanel Number 5, I..........(think). I..............(open) my book and ................(start) to read. 'I.........(love) that book.' 'Sorry?' I .........(say). 'I..........(say) I ..........(love) that book.' We.........(chat) about books until the train..........(arrive) at Victoria station. 'Coffee?' she said. I.........(look) at my watch. 'OK,' I .....(say)
Part 2 We.......(sit) at the station coffee bar, and we......(drink) coffee and........(talk). Her name......(be) olivia. She..........(tell) me that she.........(work) in London. 'What do you do?' I .........(ask). 'I work in property-flats and houses. What do you do?' 'I work for Citibank.' 'That's interesting!'......(say) Olivia. ' Do you live in London?' 'Yes. I have a flat near the river.' I ............(tell) her the street. 'Wow! That's an expensive part of London!' I ........(look) at my watch. 'lt's late. Time to go.' 'l can take you,' she .......(say). 'l live near you.'She....... (smile). Her eyes ...........(be) very blue. Part3 Her car..........(be) in the station car park. I.....(be) an Audi TT. 'Nice car' I......(say). She.......(drive) very fast. Very fast. She.......(stop) outside my flat. We........(say) goodbye, and I ........(give) her my phone number. Next morning there....(be) a text message from Olivia. I really want to see you again! Friday? On Friday morning she......(call) me. 'I have two tickets for Chicago tonight at the Cambridge Theatre! Can you get them from the box office at 7.15? We can meet in the theatre bar at 7.30. The show starts at 8.00.' Part4 I.......(arrive) at the theatre at 7.00. I.......(get) the tickets and.........(wait) in the bar. I.......(read) the evening paper. Olivia.......(not/ come). I..........(look) at my watch. It.........(be) 7.45. I.......(look) at my phone. There.....(be) a text message. Sorry! In a meeting. See you in the theatre. Leave my ticket at the box office. I........(leave) her ticket at the box office and.........(find) my seat. The show.....(start) but Olivia.....(not/arrive). In the interval I ...........(call) her but her phone.....(be) off. I ........(send) her another text: Where are you? I.........(be) angry I.............(leave) the theatre and.......(go) home. I......(open) the door of my flat and........(turn) on the light. Oh no! My flat........(look) very different. There......(be) no TV, no hi-fi. There............(not/be) any pictures on the walls. I........(go) into my
bedroom. My laptop...........(not/be) there! But there.......(be) a nice smell. Chanel Number 5. Posted 9th December 2013 by Darija Radovanovi
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Add a comment 4. 5. Nov 28 Prepositions Prepositions Time

English on Usage days of the week months / seasons time of day year after a certain period of time (when?) for night for weekend a certain point of time Example on Monday in in in in August / in winter the morning 2006 an hour
in
at
(when?)
since for ago before to past to / till / until till / until by
at night at the weekend at half past nine since 1980 for 2 years 2 years ago before 2004 ten to six (5:50) ten past six (6:10) from Monday to/till Friday He is on holiday until Friday. I will be back by 6 oclock.
from a certain point of time (past till now) over a certain period of time (past till now) a certain time in the past earlier than a certain point of time telling the time telling the time marking the beginning and end of a period of time in the sense of how long
something is going to last in the sense of at the latest
English
Usage up to a certain time
Example By 11 o'clock, I had read five pages.
Prepositions Place (Position and Direction)

English in Usage room, building, street, town, country book, paper etc. car, taxi picture, world meaning next to, by an Example in the kitchen, in London in the book in the car, in a taxi in the picture, in the world at the door, at the station at the table at a concert, at the party at the cinema, at school, at work the picture on the wall London lies on the Thames. on the table on the left on the first floor on the bus, on a plane on TV, on the radio Jane is standing by / next to / beside the car. the bag is under the table the fish are below the surface put a jacket over your shirt over 16 years of age
object for table
at
for events place where you are to do something typical (watch a film, study, work) attached for a place with a river being on a surface for a certain side (left, right) for a floor in a house for public transport for television, radio left or right of somebody or something on the ground, lower than (or covered by) something else lower than something else but above ground covered by something else meaning more than
on
by, next to, beside
under over
below
English above across through to into towards onto from
Usage getting to the other side (also across) overcoming an obstacle higher than something else, but not directly over it getting to the other side (also over) getting to the other side something with limits on top, bottom and the sides movement to person or building movement to a place or country for bed enter a room / a building movement in the direction of something (but not directly to it) movement to the top of something in the sense of where
Example walk over the bridge climb over the wall a path above the lake
walk across the bridge swim across the lake
drive through the tunnel
go to the cinema go to London / Ireland go to bed go into the kitchen / the house go 5 steps towards the house jump onto the table a flower from the garden
from
Other important Prepositions

English from of by on Usage who gave it who/what does it belong to what does it show who made it walking or riding on horseback entering a public transport vehicle Example a present from Jane a page of the book the picture of a palace a book by Mark Twain on foot, on horseback get on the bus
English in off out of
Usage entering a car / Taxi leaving a public transport vehicle leaving a car / Taxi rise or fall of something travelling (other than walking or horseriding) for age for topics, meaning what
Example get in the car get off the train get out of the taxi prices have risen by 10 percent by car, by bus she learned Russian at 45 we were talking about you
by
at
about
about
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Add a comment 6. Nov 28 Over, above, on top of, under, underneath, below (exercises)
Over, above, on top of, under, underneath, below (exercises)

Complete the following sentences: Over, above, or on top of Her work is_________average. The snow as________my waist. Don`t put that cup_______my papers. Keep the blanket_______your knees. The captain of a boat is_______a seaman.
under, underneath or below? I think she is________ 19. There is nothing new_____the sun.
The stone hit me________the elbow. The temperature was________zero. He has a hundred people ________him at work. Get_____the blankets if you want to keep warm. Posted 28th November 2013 by Darija Radovanovi
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Add a comment 7. Nov 28 Over / Above / On top of
Over, above or on top of?

Over (covering something) Keep the showl over your shoulders. Above( at a higher level) The plane flew above the clouds. We can use either over and above to mean` vertically at a higher level`: A helicopter was above/over the ship. If we refer to two birds on a tree, we say that one bird is above the other bird ( we are concerned with a higher level , but not vertical). We cannot use over. We use both over and above to refer to rank: A general is over/above a lieutenant. On top of ( touching): Put the dictionary on top of the shelf. Under ( covered by), underneath (completely covered by) Put a mat under/underneath the coffee pot. Below is the opposite of above. It refers to position. The water was just below my knees. Posted 28th November 2013 by Darija Radovanovi
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Add a comment 8. 9. Nov 28
Past Simple - exercises Put the correct forms of the verbs into the gaps. Use Simple Past in the statements They ______something to drink. (order) Last summer I ________to Stuttgart. (go) She_______her homework in the afternoon. (do) He______ to 10. (count) Our cat______a big mouse. (catch) In 2011 our class_______a trip to Norwich. (go) The weather _______really nice. (be) ____your brother____hello to people in the street? (say) ____the ladies ____a cup of tea in the cafe? (have) The secretary_______the file yesterday. (delete) Paul_____nothing to me. (say) ____your mother____breakfast last morning?(make) The people ________something to each other. (whisper) ____the teacher___the windows in your classroom?(open) They_______ at their bags. (look) My parents ______(not/look) after the children. Where_______(be) my pencil? Some students___________(not/want) to take the exams. Why________(be) you so angry with me yesterday? They___________(not/eat) spaghetti. Susan_______(cook) dinner. Pupils in our class_______(be) very late. Our boss_______(give) us some new tasks to do. Where_____you_____(go) yesterday? My dog______(be) outside few minutes ago. Posted 28th November 2013 by Darija Radovanovi
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Add a comment 2. Nov 28 Numbers 1-1000 (exercises)
Numbers 1-1000
1. Write the right number in each space

1. twenty-eight 2. three hundred and forty-five 3. eight hundred and twenty-two 4. seven hundred and thirty-five 5. sixty-five 6. one hundred seventy-three 7. one thousand 8. sixteen 9. seventy 10. nine hundred thirty-three
1. Write the numbers in words

1. 760 2. 540 3. 386 4. 15 5. 336 Posted 28th November 2013 by Darija Radovanovi
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Add a comment 3. Nov 20 The Past Simple-exercises WRITE THE PAST FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS I. 1. Peter _____in Paris ten years ago. (live) 2. He as a teacher there. (work)
3. His flat 4. He
near the Sacre Couer .(be) see the Tower Eiffel from her window. (can) (be) a painter. He (paint)
5. His flatmate (be) Antoine. He beautiful portraits. 6. Peter day but he 7. Peter (have) a small green car. He
(drive) her car to work every
her bike on Sundays. (ride) crpes every day.(eat) They delicious! (be) He sometimes (not eat) scargo. Peter
(drink) some red wine. He (not like) snails. 8. His best friend Anette (visit) her. They On rainy days they
(live) in Versailles. peter sometimes (play) tennis or (play) cards or (go) on picnics. (watch) a film.
II. Robert: Hi Alice, what Alice: I shopping. Robert: What Alice: I Robert: Who Alice: I Robert:
you
last weekend? (do) (go)
(do) a lot of things. On Saturday, I you (buy)?
(buy) some new clothes. I also you (play) Tom. you (win) ? (win)! you (play) ?
(play) tennis.
Alice: Of course I Robert: What Alice: Well, I (go) out. Robert: you
(do) after your tennis match? (take) a shower and then
(go) home and
(eat) in a restaurant? (eat) at 'The Good Fork'
Alice: Yes, my friend Jacky and I Robert: you
(enjoy) your dinner?
Alice: Yes, we
(enjoy) our dinner very much thank you. We also
(drink) some wonderful wine! Robert: Unfortunately, I (not/eat) in a restaurant and I Alice: What you (do)? (study) for my test! (not/go) out this weekend. I (not/play) tennis.
Robert: I (stay) home and Alice: Poor you!
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Add a comment 4. 5. Oct 31 PAST SIMPLE / PRESENT SIMPLE (elementary level)
PAST SIMPLE / PRESENT SIMPLE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. I usually________( have) breakfast at 7 a.m. every morning, but yesterday I ________(have) it at 6a.m. On Sunday evenings I________(watch) TV, but last Sunday evening I __________(not/watch) it. They sometimes________( go) out with their friends, but two weeks ago they________ ( not/want) to. Susan ________(be) usually very hard working. However, I must admit that last time she ________(not/seem) to be working at all! The baby________(drink) some apple juice every afternoon, but yesterday he ______(drink) pear juice. During my English lessons I ________(speak) English. Sometimes I forget and ________(speak) Serbian. They________(drive) to Chicago every weekend, but last weekend they________ to Oak Park. My parents usually ________(pay) for my books and they ________(pay) them last time.
9. We ________(meet) our friends in front of the cinema last night, but usually we________(meet) them in front of the theatre. 10. A long time ago people________(think) that the sun ________(go) round the earth. Posted 31st October 2013 by Darija Radovanovi
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Add a comment 6. Oct 26 The Present Simple/Continuous Tense THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE Present Simple Tense (Prosto sadanje vreme) se gradi od osnovnog oblika glagola (infinitiv bez to). Na primer, infinitiv sa to glagola raditi glasi to work a infinitiv bez to glasi work. Za sva lica osim za tree lice jednine potvrdni oblik prostog sadanjeg vremena glasi work. Za tree lice se dodaje s
I work Ja radim You work Ti radi He works On radi She works Ona radi It works Ono radi
We work Mi radimo You work Vi radite They work Oni rade
Nastavak s u treem licu jednine moe imati razliite oblike. Ukoliko se glagol zavrava na vokal o nastavak e glasiti es, kao u primeru glagola go koji u 3. l. jed. glasi goes ili glagol do koji u 3. l. jed. glasi does. Ukoliko se glagol zavrava na ch, -sh, -x, -ss, nastavak takoe glasi es. Na primer:He teaches (teach predavati). She washes (wash prati). He kisses (kiss ljubiti). She fixes (fix popravljati).Ako se glagol zavrava na y i ukoliko je ispred njega suglasnik y prelazi u ie. Na primer:He cries (cry -plakati).It flies (fly leteti).Ako je ispred y samoglasnik, nema promene.She plays (play igrati).He stays (stay ostati). Izuzetak je glagol have (imati) koji u treem licu glasi has. Upitni oblik glagola u Present Simple Tense-u se gradi od pomonog glagola Do, odnosno Does (za tree lice jednine) i osnovnog oblika glavnog glagola. Sva pitanja se u engleskom jeziku dele na Yes/No pitanja i Wh- pitanja. Yes/No nemaju upitnu re i na njih se moe odgovoriti sa Da ili Ne. Wh- pitanja poinju upitnom reju a one su: when, what, why, where, how, how much, how many...
Do I work? Da li ja radim? Do you work? Da li ti radi? Does he work? Da li on radi? Does she work? Da li ona radi? Does it work? Da li ono radi?
Do we work? Da li mi radimo? Do you work? Da li vi radite? Do they work? Da li oni rade?
Fill in the empty places and then put the sentences into interrogative and question form: ( Popunite prazna polja i potom stavite reenice u odrian i upitan oblik): I usually _____ to school by bus. (go) Peter _______ a student. (be) My mother _______ TV often. (watch) Maria rarely ______ sports clothes. (wear) I _____ these shoes. (like) The earth _____ round the sun. (go) I _____ from Serbia. (come) Steve _____ tea often. (drink) My sister ______ to eat chocolate very much.(like) The caf ______ at 7.30 in the morning. (open)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Spelling: Look at the verbs ending in: Obratiti panju na glagole koji se zavravaju na: 1. CH,SH,S,SS,X,O kod kojih se dodaje nastavak ES za tree lice jednine a ne S!! watch- watches ( She watches TV every night) wash-washes (Susan usually washes her clothes.) dress-dresses (Peter always dresses smartly.) do-does (My sister does her homework after school.) 2. Glagoli koji se zavravaju na sugladnik +Y menjaju Y u I i dodaje se nastavak ES!
cry-cries ( She often cries when she hears bad news.) try-tries ( He tries to save his marriage.)
Glagol TO BE je nepravilan u prezentu i upitan i odrian oblik gradi drugaije od drugh glagola. 1. I am ( I am a student.) 2. We/You/ They are 3. He/She/It is Upitan oblik se gradi inverzijom subjekta i glagola: 1. Am I? 2. Are you? ( Are you a student?) Odrian oblik se gradi uz pomo reice NOT koja se dodaje na glagol. 1. I am not (I'm not) ( I'm not a student.) 2. You are not (You aren't ili You're not..) 3. He is not (He isn't ili He's not)
THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS (PROGRESSIVE) TENSE FORM (GRAENJE) It is formed with the verb to be and ing suffix to the main verb. ( Gradi se od pomonog glagola to be i ing nastavka na glavni glagol -glagol koji nosi znaenje.)
I.
1.
affirmative form ( potvrdan oblik)

2.
I, YOU, HE, SHE, IT..]
3. BE (AM/IS/ARE)
[S(
+ [TO
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Are reading a book?
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USE: UPOTREBA Present: 1. For the things happening at the moment of speaking. ( Za radnje koje se deavaju u trenutku govora.) I'm sitting on the chair and writing this now. 2. For the things happening around the present moment. That are not currently happening, but started in the past and will continue some time in the future. ( Za radnje koje se deavaju oko sadanjeg trenutka. Koje se ne deavaju trenutno, ali su zapoete u prolosti i nastavie se verovatno neko vreme u budunosti). I'm reading a good book these days. 3. To desctibe actions which are repeated or regular, but are either temporary or may be judged to be temporary:
She is studying English at the University of Belgrade. ( She won't study English all her life, it's considered as something that is temporal.) Is he still visiting his mother in hospital? ( His mother is currently there and he is visiting her for some period of time while she's there) 4. To refer to gradual processes of change: ( Da ukau na postepen proces menjanja): Computers are improving faster than ever!
Future: 1. For the things we arranged with somebody to do : ( Za stvari koje smo dogovorili sa drugima da uradimo:) I'm meeting Tim tomorrow.
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Fill in the following blanks using the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.Use simple present, simple past, present continuous, past continuous or future tense. 1. He usually (wake) 2. They (have) 3. He (buy) 4. When I (see) 5. We (live) 6. I (do) up at 6 o'clock. breakfast at the moment. a new car yesterday. him, he (study) in Novi Sad. my English homework tonight. a car towards us. to bed. English.
7. Be careful! Somebody (drive) 8. My father never (eat) 9. Where you (go)
before he (go) last Sunday? to him again.
10. I hate him. I (not talk) 11. Don't worry. I (phone) 12. I (not see)
you when he (come)
them last night. dinner, his son (read) the book.
13. While the man (cook) 14. He (go) 15. I (have) 16. As I (swim) 17. Please (call) 18. 19. 20. he (pack)
to the church every Friday. dinner with my mother tomorrow. , it (start) to rain. .
me when the news (start) his suitcases yesterday? work so late? for me?
he always (start) they still (wait)
21. He (sell)
his car last Sunday. breakfast at home. my grandparents next week. tea in the evening.
22. He never (have) 23. I (visit) 24. She (not drink)

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Future Continuous/Future Perfect
1. This time tomorrow, Peter (sunbathe) 2. Wake me up by 7 o'clock - I
on a beach in Majorca. long enough by then. (sleep) that way half way breakfast then.
3. Look, I can give you a lift to the station - I anyway. (drive) 4. It's strange that when we get to Sydney, we round the world. (fly) 5. Don't phone me between 7 and 8. We (have)
6. Phone me after 8 o'clock. We dinner by then. (finish) 7. Tomorrow afternoon we're going to play football from 3 o'clock until 4.30. So at 4 o'clock, we 8. Do you think Sarah (still/do) football. (play) the same job in ten years' time?
9. By the time you get home I the house from top to bottom. (clean) 10. Tom is on holiday and he is spending his money very quickly. If he continues like this, he all his money before the end of his holiday. (spend) Posted 24th October 2013 by Darija Radovanovi
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CAN/COULD/CAN`T/COULDN`T 1. I_________play the guitar. 2. I_________play the guitar when I was 5. 3. We________buy food because all shops were closed.
We________buy food because we have enough money. Susan______speak four languages. Susan _____speak four languages when she was younger. Children_______play outside yesterday.Their mothers allowed them to. Children_______play outside if they want. You _______go there!It is dangerous! You _______go there because it was dangerous. We ________watch tv yesterday because my mother did not allowed us to. 12. We________watch tv now because it is broken. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Posted 24th October 2013 by Darija Radovanovi
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PRESENT SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS: 1. Why (you look) __________________________at me like that? 2. We usually go skiing every year, but this year we ( not go) _______________ (anywhere). 3. The earth (go) __________ round the sun. 4. She told me her address, but I (not remember) ______________________it. 5. She________ (prefer) tea to coffee. 6. Paul (not like) ____________________ maths. 7. Normally I get up at 8, but this week I (get up)_________at 7. 8. My sister Sonia (live) __________________ in London. 9. My brother usually (go) __________________ to work by train. 10. Lucy is not in London at the moment. She (stay) _________________ in Paris.
11. Let`s go jogging. It`s (not rain) ______________at the moment 12. I (learn) ___________________ Spanish. My friend is teaching me. 13. How is your father? Is he still ill? No, he (get better)_______________. 14. Do not put the scissors away I____________ (use) them. 15. Can you hear those girls? What (they talk) _______________about? 16. Can you cook? No but I (learn)____________. 17. Are you thirsty? (you want)___________________ something to drink? 18. Ann (look for) _____________________a new job. 19. What ( your parents do) _______________? They are teachers. 20. (you need)______________ a ticket to see your mother play at the theatre? 21. ` Is Colin working this week?` No, he`s on holiday.` ( Colin/work) 22. Jenny is a student at university. Is she? What_____________?(she/study) 23. _____________________ to the radio or can I turn it off? (anybody/listen) 24. How is your English?_________________________________bet ter? (it/get) 25. We can go out now. It ________________( rain) any more.
26. A: How is your new job? B: Not so good at the moment. I_________________( enjoy) it very much. 27. Catherine is on holiday in France. She_____________________(have) a great time. 28. I want to lose weight , so this week week I____________________(eat) lunch. 29. Angela has just started evening class. She_____________________(learn) German. 30. I think Paul and Ann have had an argument. They________________________ (speak) to each other. 31. Julia is very good at languages. She _________(speak) four languages. 32. Hurry up!Everybody ____________________(wait) for you. 33. A:______________________(you/listen) to the radio?B: No, you can turn it off. 34. A:______________________(you/listen) to the radio every day?B: No, just occasionally. 35. The River Nile_______________(flow) very fast today-much faster than usual. 36. We usually ______________( grow) vegetables in our garden but this year we __________(not grow) any. 37. How is your English? B: Not bad.It ____________________(improve) slowly. 38. Ron is in London at the moment. He ____________________(stay) at the Park Hotel. He _____________________ (always/stay) there when he is in London. 39. Can we stop walking soon?I______________(start) to feel tired.
40. A: Can you drive?B: I_____________(learn). My father ____________(teach) me. 41. Normally I________________(finish) work at 5.00, but this week I____________(work) until 6.00 to earn a bit more money. 42. My parents ______________(live) in Bristol. They were born there and have never lived anywhere else. Where ______________(your parents/ live)? 43. Sonia _________________(look) for a place to live. She ________________(stay) with her sister until she finds somewhere. 44. Susan ____________(love) her parents. 45. My mother____________(be) a nice person. 46. Tom and Jim___________(go/out) tonight. 47. A: What _______________(your father/do)? B: He is an arhitect but he_________________(not work) at the moment. 48. The train is never late. It ____________(always/leave) on time. 49. Jim is very untidy. He _________________(always/leave) his things all over the place. 50. Jane ________________(not/drink) tea very often. 51. What time__________________(the banks/close) in Britain? 52. A: Where__________________(Martin/come)from? B: He`s Scottish. 53. A: What______________________(you/do)?B: I`m an electrical engineer.
54. It____________________________(take) me an hour to get to work. How long_____________________________(it/take) you? 55. I_____________play the piano but I__________________(not/play) very well. 56. I don`t understand this sentence. What_________________(this word/mean)?
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Comparative and superlative forms of adjectives komparativni i superlativni oblici prideva

Pravilno poreenje prideva regular comparison of adjectives -jednoslonih- one-syllable (monosyllable) -dvoslonih two syllable -troslonih i vieslonih - three and more syllable adjectives (adjectives of three or more syllables )
Nepravilno poreenje prideva: Irreglular adjective comparison

adjective good (dobar) bad (lo) far* (dalek) much/many (mnogo) little (malo) comparative better worse further* more less superlative the best the worst the furthest* the most the least
far*- ( dva naina poreenja sa razlikama u znaenju ( Two ways of comparing with difference in meaning)) 1. further/ the furthest- figurative distance (e.g. Nothing
could be further from the truth. farther to the gas station?)
2. farther/ the farthest- physical distance (e.g. How much
Spelling Changes ( promene u pisanju) Regular adjectives ending in consonant + y
Pravilno poreenje prideva koji se zavravaju na suglasnik +y consonant+ y +er = ier ( e.g. easy + er = easier ) consonant+ y +est = iest (e.g. easy +est= the easiest)
adjective easy (lak) happy ( srean) heavy ( teak) noisy ( buan) dirty ( prljav) crazy (lud) angry (ljut) comparative easier happier heavier noisier dirtier crazier angrier superlative the easiest the happiest the heaviest the noisiest the dirtiest the craziest the angriest
Regular one syllable adjectives that double the consonant ( Jednosloni pridevi koji udvostruuju konsonant/suglasnik) ending in vowel+consonant: ( koji se zavravaju na samoglasnik+ suglasnik)
fat (debeo, mastan) hot (vru) thin ( tanak) big (velik) wet (mokar) fatter hotter thinner bigger wetter the the the the the fattest hottest thinnest biggest wettest
Two and more syllable adjectives Dvosloni i viesloni pridevi adjective +more ; adjective + the most
adjective intelligent beautiful dangerous passionate comparative more intelligent more beautiful more dangerous more passionate superlative the most intelligent the most beautiful the most dangerous the most passionate
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Add a comment 15. Oct 17 MODALS IN PAST (PASSIVE)-EXERCISES MODALS IN PAST (PASSIVE)-EXERCISES ( MODALNI GLAGOLI U PORLOSTI PASIV- VEBE )
Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first, using no more than three words. Contractions ( shouldn't , didn't , needn't..) count as one word. The first one is done for you. ( Dovrite drugu reenicu tako da ima slino znaenje sa prvom, ne koristei vie od tri rei. Skraenice ( shouldn't , didn't , needn't..) se raunaju kao jedna re. Imate prvu reenicu koja je uraena.) a) I'm sure you dropped your wallet at the bus stop. You must have dropped your wallet at the bus stop. b) Maybe Peter missed the classes. Peter _________________the classes. c) Jack knew how to skate when he was ten. Jack _________________ skate when he was ten. d) Emma was wrong not to tell you the answer. Emma _________________you the answer. e) It wasn't necessary for us to pay to get in. We_________________pay to get in. f) I'm convinced that Susan didn't steal your money. Susan_________________your money.
g) Perhaps Lazar didn't see you. Lazar_________________seen you. h) Marria washed her clothes, but it wasn't necessary. Marria_________________her clothes. i) It wasn't necessary for me to learn from all three books.
I didn't _____________from all three books. j) It was not good we worked so much. We_________________worked so much.
k) You were wrong to study so late! You_________________so late! l) Did you manage to stop him? Were you_________________stop him?
m) It wasn't necessary to work hard. I didn't_________________work hard. n) Perhaps Tim has lost his way. Tim_________________his way. o) It was possible for you to hurt yourself. You could _________________yourself. p) It would have been a good idea to tell me. You should_________________me. q) I'm sure the class enjoyed it. The class must_________________it. r) I cooked dinner but it wasn't necessary. I__________________dinner. I'm sure it wasn't a postman. It _________________a postman. It wasn't necessary to do any homework yesterday. I ___________________any homework yesterday.
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Add a comment 16. 17. Oct 13 TENSES
TALKING ABOUT ABILITY:

CAN/COULD We use CAN to say that something is possible or that somebody has the ability to do sth. ( Koristimo CAN kako bismo iskazali da je neto mogue ili da neko ima mogunost da uradi neto.) COULD- 1. use especially with see, hear,smell,taste,feel, remember,understand. (COULD- 1. koristi se naroite uz glagole see, hear, smell, taste, feel , remember, understand). When we went into the house, we could smell burning. ( Kada smo uli u kuu, mogli smo da nanjuimo She spoke ina a very low voice, but I could understand what she said. ( Govorila je veoma tiho, ali sam razumeo ta je rekla.)
2. use to say that somebody had the general ability or permission to do sth. 2. koristi se radi iskazivanja opte sposobnosti ili dozvole da se uradi neto. My grandfather could speak several languages. ( Moj otac je mogao govoriti nekoliko jezika.) We were completely free. We could do what we wanted ( we were allowed to do..) ( Bili smo potpuno slobodni. Mogli smo raditi ta smo eleli ( bilo nam je dozvoljeno da radimo..) 3. we use could for general ability. But, if we are talking about what happened in a particular situation we use was/were able to ..or managed to... ( not could ). ( koristimo could za izraavanje opte sposobnosti. meutim, ako priamo o tome ta se desilo u odreenoj situaciji koristimo was/were able to ..ili managed to... ( ne could )).
The fire spread through the building quickly but everybody was able to escape or everybody managed to escape. They didn't want to come with us at first but we managed to persuade them or we were able to persuade them ( not could
persuade ) Compare: (Uporedite): Jack was an excellent tennis player. He could beat anybody. ( =he had the general ability to beat anybody) ( =imao je sposobnost da bilo koga pobedi) but (ali) Jack and Alf had a game of tennis yesterday. Alf played very well but in the end Jack managed to beat him or was able to beat him. = ( he managed to beat him in this particular game ) =( uspeo je da ga pobedi u odreenoj igri)
COULDN'T is possible in all situations. (COULDN'T je mogue u svim situacijama.)
TALKING ABOUT POSSIBILITY (IZRAAVANJE VEROVATNOE)

COULD- 1. to talk about possible actions now or in the future ( esp. to make a suggestion.) CAN is also possible but you must use could not can when you don't really mean what you say. (COULD -1. prianje o moguim radnjama u sadanjosti ili budunosti ( posebno radi sugerisanja). CAN je takoe mogue, ali morate koristiti could a ne can, kada ne mislite zaista ono to govorite). I'm so angry with him. I could kill him! ( not: 'I can kill him') ( Toliko sam ljuta na njega. Mogla bih ga ubiti! ( ne: 'Mogu ga ubiti')
2. to say that sth is possible now or in the future. ( radi iskazivanja da je neto mogue sada ili u budunosti.) The phone is ringing. It could be Tim. ( Telefon zvoni. Moda je Tim). I don't know when they'll be here. They could arrive at any time. ( Ne znam kada e biti ovde. Mogu stii bilo kada.) Can is not possible in these examples ( not it can be Tim). In these sentences could is similar to might. (Can nije mogu u ovim primerima ( ne moe ' It can be Tim' .)U ovim reenicama could je slian sa might.) The phone is ringing. It might be Tim.
COULD (DO) (MOI)
I'm so tired. I could sleep for a week. ( now)
COULD HAVE ( DONE ) (MOGAO/LA/LO)
I was so tired. I could have slept for a week. (past)
Could have ( done) for things which were possible but didn't happen. MUST- to say that we feel sure sth is true:
You've been travelling all day. You must be tired. (Travelling is tiring and you've been travelling all day, so you must be tired)
CAN'T to say that we feel sure sth is not possible.
You just had lunch. You can't be hungry already. ( People are not normally hungry just after eating a meal- You've just eaten, so you can't be hungry. )
PAST (PROLOST)
For the past we use MUST HAVE (DONE) and CAN'T HAVE (DONE). ( Za prolost koristimo MUST HAVE (DONE) i CAN'T HAVE (DONE).)
George is outside his friend's house. He has rung the doorbell three times but nobody has answered. They must have gone out.
MAY/MIGHT
Use may/might to say that sth is a possibility.
It may be true or it might be true. ( perhaps it's true )
MAY NOT/MIGHT NOT ( MIGHTN'T) (MODA NIJE/VEROVATNO NIJE)

It may not be true. ( perhaps it isn't true) ( verovatno nije tano) I'm not sure whether I can lend you any money. I may not have enough. (perhaps I don't have enough) ( verovatno nemam dovoljno)
Sometimes COULD has a similar meaning to MAY/MIGHT (Ponekad COULD ima slino znaenje kao MAY/MIGHT) The phone's ringing. It could be Tim ( it may/might be Tim )
but COULDN'T is different from MAY NOT and MIGHT NOT ( ali se COULDN'T razlikuje od MAY NOT ili MIGHT NOT ) She was too far away, so she couldn't have seen you. ( it's not possible that she saw you ). (nije mogla da te vidi) I wonder why she didn't say hello. She might not have seen you ( perhaps she didn't see you) (vero vatno te nije videla)
MAY/ MIGHT to talk about possible actions or happenings in the future. ( - radi izraavanja moguih radnji ili dogaaja u budunosti. ) I haven't decided yet where to spend my holidays. I may go to Ireland. (perhaps I will go to Ireland) ( Verovatno u ii u Irsku) Ususally it doesn't matter whether you use may/might ( Obino nema veze da li koristite may/might) - I may/might go to Ireland. Use might not may when the situation is not real. ( Koristite might, ne may, kada situacija nije realna.) If I knew them better, I might invite them to dinner. ( The situation here is not real because I don't know them very well, so I'm not going to invite them. May is not possible) ( Ovde situacija nije realna jer ih ne poznajem dovoljno dobro, tako da ih neu pozvati. May nije mogue ovde) CONTINUOUS FORM: MAY / MIGHT BE ING Compare: (Uporedite:) Don't phone me at 8.30. I'll be watching the football on TV. Don't phone at 8.30. I might be watching ( I may be watching) the football on TV.
MAY / MIGHT for possible plans MAY / MIGHT za planiranje I'm going to Irland in July. (for sure) ( Idem u Irsku u julu. (sigurno)) I MAY BE GOING (or MIGHT BE GOING) to Irland in July. (possible) ( Moda u/verovatno u ii u Irsku u julu. (mogue))
MIGHT AS WELL / MAY AS WELL
We might as well do sth = We should do sth because there is nothing better to do and there is no reason not to do it. ( Trebamo neto raditi jer nema nieg bolje za raditi ili nema razloga da se neto ne uradi.) You can also say MAY AS WELL ( Moete takoe koristiti MAY AS WELL )
MUST / HAVE TO - to say that is necessary to do sth. Sometimes it doesn't matter which you use. (da bi se reklo da je neto neophodno uraditi. Nekad nije bitno koji oblik koristite.) Differences Razlike MUST personal (lian) . When we express our personal feelings. You must do sth = I ( the speaker ) say it is necessary. She's really nice person. You must meet her. (= I say this is necessary) MUST to talk about present / future not past. I must go now We must go tomorrow. ( not We must go yesterday ) HAVE TO impersonal (bezlian). For facts, not for our personal feelings.( Radi injenica, ne za lina oseanja.) You have to do sth-because of a rule or the situation. You can't turn right here. You have to turn left. Compare : Uporedite: I must get up early tomorrow. There are a lot of things I want to do. ( Moram rano ustati sutra. Ima mnogo stvari koje elim uraditi.) I have to get up early tomorrow. I'm going away and my train leaves at 7.30. (Moram rano ustati sutra. Putujem, a voz kree u 7.30.) Oh, it's later than I thought. I must go / I have to go.
HAVE TO all forms:( svi oblici): I had to go to hospital. Have you ever had to go to hospital? I might have to go to hospital.
QUESTIONS / NEGATIVE SENTENCES with HAVE TO use DO / DOES / DID What do I have to do to get a driving licnce? Why did you have to go to hospital? Karen doesn't have to work on Saturdays.
MUSTN'T DON'T HAVE TO You mustn't do sth= it's necessary that you do not do it ( so don't do it ) (=bitno je to ne uraditi ( tako da nemoj to uraditi) You must keep it a secret. You mustn't tell anyone. (= don't tell anyone) ( Mora to drati u tajnosti. Ne sme rei nikome. (= nemoj rei nikome) You dont have to do sth = you don't need to do it ( but you can if you want ) ( Ne mora neto uraditi= nema potrebe da to uradi ( ali moe ako eli) You can tell me if you want but you don't have to tell me. ( = you don't need to tell me) Moe mi rei ukoliko eli ali ne mora. ( = nema potrebe da mi kae) NEEDN'T DO NEEDN'T HAVE ( DONE ) NEEDN'T DO= DON'T NEED TO DO=DON'T HAVE TO ( nema potrebe uraditi) That shirt isn't dirty. You needn't wash it. ( Ta majica nije prljava. Ne treba je prati.) I NEEDN'T HAVE DONE STH= I did sth but I know it wasn't necessary. ( Uradio sam neto ali znam da to nije bilo potrebno.) Why did you wash that shirt! It wasn't dirty. You needn't have washed it. ( Zato si oprao tu majicu! Nije bila prljava. Nisi je trebao prati.) Prepared by: Darija Radovanovic
Simple Past ( Prosto prolo vreme) FORM GRAENJE [VERB+ed] or irregular verbs [GLAGOL+ed] ili nepravilni glagoli Examples: Primeri:

You called Debbie. Did you call Debbie? You did not call Debbie.
USE 1 Completed Action in the Past UPOTREBA 1 Svrene radnje u prolosti
Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind. ( Koristite prosto prolo vreme radi naglaavanja da je radnja zapoeta i zavrena u odreenom vremenu u prolosti. Ponekad govornik moda nee, u stvari, pomenuti odreeno vreme, ali ima odreeno vreme na umu.) Examples: (Primeri:)

I saw a movie yesterday. I didn't see a play yesterday. Last year, I travelled to Japan. Last year, I didn't travel to Korea. Did you have dinner last night? She washed her car. He didn't wash his car.
USE 2 A Series of Completed Actions UPOTREBA 2 Skup svrenih radnji
We use the Simple Past to list a series of completed actions in the past. These actions happen one after another in a sequence: ( Koristimo prosto prolo vreme radi nabrajanja seta svrenih radnji u prolosti.Ove radnje se odvijaju jedna nakon druge u nizu:) Examples: Primeri:

I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim. ( Zavrio sam sa poslom, odetao do plae i naao fino mesto za plivanje.) He arrived from the airport at 8:00, checked into the hotel at 9:00, and met the others at 10:00. (Stigao je sa aerodroma u 8h, prijavio se u hotelu u 9h i sreo se sa drugima u 10h.) Did you add flour, pour in the milk, and then add the eggs? ( Da li si dodao brano, sipao mleko i onda dodao jaja?)
USE 3 Duration in Past UPOTREBA 3 Trajanje u prolosti
The Simple Past can be used with a duration which starts and stops in the past. A duration is a longer action often indicated by expressions such as: for two years, for five minutes, all day, all year, etc. ( Examples:
I lived in Brazil for two years.
Shauna studied Japanese for five years. They sat at the beach all day. They did not stay at the party the entire time. We talked on the phone for thirty minutes. A: How long did you wait for them? B: We waited for one hour.
USE 4 Habits in the Past
The Simple Past can also be used to describe a habit which stopped in the past. It can have the same meaning as "used to." To make it clear that we are talking about a habit, we often add expressions such as: always, often, usually, never, when I was a child, when I was younger, etc. Examples:

I studied French when I was a child. He played the violin. He didn't play the piano. Did you play a musical instrument when you were a kid? She worked at the movie theater after school. They never went to school, they always skipped class.
USE 5 Past Facts or Generalizations The Simple Past can also be used to describe past facts or generalizations which are no longer true. As in USE 4 above, this use of the Simple Past is quite similar to the expression "used to."
Examples:

She was shy as a child, but now she is very outgoing. He didn't like tomatoes before. Did you live in Texas when you were a kid? People paid much more to make cell phone calls in the past.
IMPORTANT When-Clauses Happen First Clauses are groups of words which have meaning but are often not complete sentences. Some clauses begin with the word "when" such as "when I dropped my pen..." or "when class began..." These clauses are called when-clauses, and they are very important. The examples below contain when-clauses. Examples:

When I paid her one dollar, she answered my question. She answered my question when I paid her one dollar.
When-clauses are important because they always happen first when both clauses are in the Simple Past. Both of the examples above mean the same thing: first, I paid her one dollar, and then, she answered my question. It is not important whether "when I
paid her one dollar" is at the beginning of the sentence or at the end of the sentence. However, the example below has a different meaning. First, she answered my question, and then, I paid her one dollar. Example:
I paid her one dollar when she answered my question.
ADVERB PLACEMENT The examples below show the placement for grammar adverbs such as: always, only, never, ever, still, just, etc. Examples:

You just called Debbie. Did you just call Debbie?
Past Continuous FORM [was/were + present participle] Examples:

You were studying when she called. Were you studying when she called? You were not studying when she called.
USE 1 Interrupted Action in the Past
Use the Past Continuous to indicate that a longer action in the past was interrupted. The interruption is usually a shorter action in the Simple Past. Remember this can be a real interruption or just an interruption in time. Examples:

I was watching TV when she called. When the phone rang, she was writing a letter. While we were having the picnic, it started to rain. What were you doing when the earthquake started? I was listening to my iPod, so I didn't hear the fire alarm. You were not listening to me when I told you to turn the oven off. While John was sleeping last night, someone stole his car. Sammy was waiting for us when we got off the plane. While I was writing the email, the computer suddenly went off.
A: What were you doing when you broke your leg? B: I was snowboarding.
USE 2 Specific Time as an Interruption In USE 1, described above, the Past Continuous is interrupted by a shorter action in the Simple Past. However, you can also use a specific time as an interruption. Examples:

Last night at 6 PM, I was eating dinner. At midnight, we were still driving through the desert. Yesterday at this time, I was sitting at my desk at work.
IMPORTANT In the Simple Past, a specific time is used to show when an action began or finished. In the Past Continuous, a specific time only interrupts the action. Examples:

Last night at 6 PM, I ate dinner. I started eating at 6 PM. Last night at 6 PM, I was eating dinner. I started earlier; and at 6 PM, I was in the process of eating dinner.
USE 3 Parallel Actions
When you use the Past Continuous with two actions in the same sentence, it expresses the idea that both actions were happening at the same time. The actions are parallel. Examples:

I was studying while he was making dinner. While Ellen was reading, Tim was watching television. Were you listening while he was talking? I wasn't paying attention while I was writing the letter, so I made several mistakes. What were you doing while you were waiting? Thomas wasn't working, and I wasn't working either. They were eating dinner, discussing their plans, and having a good time.
USE 4 Atmosphere In English, we often use a series of parallel actions to describe the atmosphere at a particular time in the past. Example:
When I walked into the office, several people were busily typing, some were talking on the phones, the boss was yelling directions, and customers were waiting to be helped. One customer was yelling at a secretary and waving his hands. Others were complaining to each other about the bad service.
USE 5 Repetition and Irritation with "Always" The Past Continuous with words such as "always" or "constantly" expresses the idea that something irritating or shocking often happened in the past. The concept is very similar to the expression "used to" but with negative emotion. Remember to put the words "always" or "constantly" between "be" and "verb+ing." Examples:

She was always coming to class late. He was constantly talking. He annoyed everyone. I didn't like them because they were always complaining.
While vs. When Clauses are groups of words which have meaning, but are often not complete sentences. Some clauses begin with the word "when" such as "when she called" or "when it bit me." Other clauses begin with "while" such as "while she was sleeping" and "while he was surfing." When you talk about things in the past, "when" is most often followed by the verb tense Simple Past, whereas "while" is usually followed by Past Continuous. "While" expresses the idea of "during that time." Study the examples below. They have similar meanings, but they emphasize different parts of the sentence. Examples:

I was studying when she called. While I was studying, she called.
REMEMBER Non-Continuous Verbs / Mixed Verbs It is important to remember that Non-Continuous Verbs cannot be used in any continuous tenses. Also, certain non-continuous meanings for Mixed Verbs cannot be used in continuous tenses. Instead of using Past Continuous with these verbs, you must use Simple Past. Examples:

Jane was being at my house when you arrived. Not Correct Jane was at my house when you arrived. Correct

You were just studying when she called. Were you just studying when she called?
Present Perfect FORM [has/have + past participle] Examples:

You have seen that movie many times. Have you seen that movie many times? You have not seen that movie many times.
USE 1 Unspecified Time Before Now
We use the Present Perfect to say that an action happened at an unspecified time before now. The exact time is not important. You CANNOT use the Present Perfect with specific time expressions such as: yesterday, one year ago, last week, when I was a child, when I lived in Japan, at that moment, that day, one day, etc. We CAN use the Present Perfect with unspecific expressions such as: ever, never, once, many times, several times, before, so far, already, yet, etc. Examples:

I have seen that movie twenty times. I think I have met him once before. There have been many earthquakes in California. People have traveled to the Moon. People have not traveled to Mars. Have you read the book yet? Nobody has ever climbed that mountain. A: Has there ever been a war in the United States? B: Yes, there has been a war in the United States.
How Do You Actually Use the Present Perfect? The concept of "unspecified time" can be very confusing to English learners. It is best to associate Present Perfect with the following topics: TOPIC 1 Experience
You can use the Present Perfect to describe your experience. It is like saying, "I have the experience of..." You can also use this tense to say that you have never had a certain experience. The Present Perfect is NOT used to describe a specific event. Examples:

I have been to France. This sentence means that you have had the experience of being in France. Maybe you have been there once, or several times. I have been to France three times. You can add the number of times at the end of the sentence. I have never been to France. This sentence means that you have not had the experience of going to France. I think I have seen that movie before. He has never traveled by train. Joan has studied two foreign languages. A: Have you ever met him? B: No, I have not met him.
TOPIC 2 Change Over Time We often use the Present Perfect to talk about change that has happened over a period of time. Examples:

You have grown since the last time I saw you. The government has become more interested in arts education. Japanese has become one of the most popular courses at the university since the Asian studies program was established. My English has really improved since I moved to Australia.
TOPIC 3 Accomplishments We often use the Present Perfect to list the accomplishments of individuals and humanity. You cannot mention a specific time. Examples:

Man has walked on the Moon. Our son has learned how to read. Doctors have cured many deadly diseases. Scientists have split the atom.
TOPIC 4 An Uncompleted Action You Are Expecting We often use the Present Perfect to say that an action which we expected has not happened. Using the Present Perfect suggests that we are still waiting for the action to happen. Examples:

James has not finished his homework yet. Susan hasn't mastered Japanese, but she can communicate. Bill has still not arrived. The rain hasn't stopped.
TOPIC 5 Multiple Actions at Different Times
We also use the Present Perfect to talk about several different actions which have occurred in the past at different times. Present Perfect suggests the process is not complete and more actions are possible. Examples:

The army has attacked that city five times. I have had four quizzes and five tests so far this semester. We have had many major problems while working on this project. She has talked to several specialists about her problem, but nobody knows why she is sick.
Time Expressions with Present Perfect When we use the Present Perfect it means that something has happened at some point in our lives before now. Remember, the exact time the action happened is not important.
Sometimes, we want to limit the time we are looking in for an experience. We can do this with expressions such as: in the last week, in the last year, this week, this month, so far, up to now, etc.
Examples:

Have you been to Mexico in the last year? I have seen that movie six times in the last month. They have had three tests in the last week. She graduated from university less than three years ago. She has worked for three different companies so far. My car has broken down three times this week.
NOTICE "Last year" and "in the last year" are very different in meaning. "Last year" means the year before now, and it is considered a specific time which requires Simple Past. "In the last year" means from 365 days ago until now. It is not considered a specific time, so it requires Present Perfect. Examples:

I went to Mexico last year. I went to Mexico in the calendar year before this one. I have been to Mexico in the last year. I have been to Mexico at least once at some point between 365 days ago and now.
USE 2 Duration From the Past Until Now (Non-Continuous Verbs)
With Non-Continuous Verbs and non-continuous uses of Mixed Verbs, we use the Present Perfect to show that something started in the past and has continued up until now. "For five minutes," "for two weeks," and "since Tuesday" are all durations which can be used with the Present Perfect. Examples:

I have had a cold for two weeks. She has been in England for six months. Mary has loved chocolate since she was a little girl.
Although the above use of Present Perfect is normally limited to Non-Continuous Verbs and non-continuous uses of Mixed Verbs, the words "live," "work," "teach," and "study" are sometimes used in this way even though they are NOT Non-Continuous Verbs. ADVERB PLACEMENT The examples below show the placement for grammar adverbs such as: always, only, never, ever, still, just, etc. Examples:

You have only seen that movie one time. Have you only seen that movie one time?
Present Perfect Continuous FORM [has/have + been + present participle] Examples:

You have been waiting here for two hours. Have you been waiting here for two hours? You have not been waiting here for two hours.
USE 1 Duration from the Past Until Now
We use the Present Perfect Continuous to show that something started in the past and has continued up until now. "For five minutes," "for two weeks," and "since Tuesday" are all durations which can be used with the Present Perfect Continuous. Examples:

They have been talking for the last hour. She has been working at that company for three years. What have you been doing for the last 30 minutes? James has been teaching at the university since June. We have been waiting here for over two hours! Why has Nancy not been taking her medicine for the last three days?
USE 2 Recently, Lately
You can also use the Present Perfect Continuous WITHOUT a duration such as "for two weeks." Without the duration, the tense has a more general meaning of "lately." We often use the words "lately" or "recently" to emphasize this meaning. Examples:

Recently, I have been feeling really tired. She has been watching too much television lately. Have you been exercising lately? Mary has been feeling a little depressed. Lisa has not been practicing her English. What have you been doing?
IMPORTANT Remember that the Present Perfect Continuous has the meaning of "lately" or "recently." If you use the Present Perfect Continuous in a question such as "Have you been feeling alright?", it can suggest that the person looks sick or unhealthy. A question such as "Have you been smoking?" can suggest that you smell the smoke on the person. Using this tense in a question suggests you can see, smell, hear or feel the results of the action. It is possible to insult someone by using this tense incorrectly. REMEMBER Non-Continuous Verbs/ Mixed Verbs It is important to remember that Non-Continuous Verbs cannot be used in any continuous tenses. Also, certain non-continuous meanings for Mixed Verbs cannot be used in continuous tenses. Instead of using Present Perfect Continuous with these verbs, you must use Present Perfect. Examples:

Sam has been having his car for two years. Not Correct Sam has had his car for two years. Correct
You have only been waiting here for one hour. Have you only been waiting here for one hour?
ACTIVE / PASSIVE Examples:

Recently, John has been doing the work. Active Recently, the work has been being done by John. Passive
NOTE: Present Perfect Continuous is less commonly used in its passive form. Past Perfect FORM [had + past participle] Examples:

You had studied English before you moved to New York. Had you studied English before you moved to New York? You had not studied English before you moved to New York.
USE 1 Completed Action Before Something in the Past
The Past Perfect expresses the idea that something occurred before another action in the past. It can also show that something happened before a specific time in the past. Examples:

I had never seen such a beautiful beach before I went to Kauai. I did not have any money because I had lost my wallet. Tony knew Istanbul so well because he had visited the city several times. Had Susan ever studied Thai before she moved to Thailand? She only understood the movie because she had read the book. Kristine had never been to an opera before last night. We were not able to get a hotel room because we had not booked in advance. A: Had you ever visited the U.S. before your trip in 2006? B: Yes, I had been to the U.S. once before.
USE 2 Duration Before Something in the Past (Non-Continuous Verbs)
With Non-Continuous Verbs and some non-continuous uses of Mixed Verbs, we use the Past Perfect to show that something started in the past and continued up until another action in the past. Examples:

We had had that car for ten years before it broke down. By the time Alex finished his studies, he had been in London for over eight years.
They felt bad about selling the house because they had owned it for more than forty years.
Although the above use of Past Perfect is normally limited to Non-Continuous Verbs and non-continuous uses of Mixed Verbs, the words "live," "work," "teach," and "study" are sometimes used in this way even though they are NOT Non-Continuous Verbs. IMPORTANT Specific Times with the Past Perfect
Unlike with the Present Perfect, it is possible to use specific time words or phrases with the Past Perfect. Although this is possible, it is usually not necessary. Example:
She had visited her Japanese relatives once in 1993 before she moved in with them in 1996.
MOREOVER If the Past Perfect action did occur at a specific time, the Simple Past can be used instead of the Past Perfect when "before" or "after" is used in the sentence. The words "before" and "after" actually tell you what happens first, so the Past Perfect is optional. For this reason, both sentences below are correct. Examples:

She had visited her Japanese relatives once in 1993 before she moved in with them in 1996. She visited her Japanese relatives once in 1993 before she moved in with them in 1996.
HOWEVER
If the Past Perfect is not referring to an action at a specific time, Past Perfect is not optional. Compare the examples below. Here Past Perfect is referring to a lack of experience rather than an action at a specific time. For this reason, Simple Past cannot be used. Examples:

She never saw a bear before she moved to Alaska. Not Correct She had never seen a bear before she moved to Alaska. Correct

You had previously studied English before you moved to New York. Had you previously studied English before you moved to New York?
Examples:

George had repaired many cars before he received his mechanic's license. Active Many cars had been repaired by George before he received his mechanic's license. Passive
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

( I had been doing) Upotreba: Za radnju koja je bila u toku odreeno vreme u prolosti pre nego to se neto drugo desilo. Ovo vreme koristimo kada je re o trajanju odreene situacije ili radnje. Ne trebamo brkati sa Past Perfect koji koristimo kada priamo o zavrenoj radnji ili situaciji kao i njenim efektima. Primeri: 1. We' d been playing tennis for about an hour when it started to rain heavily. 2. George went to the doctor last Friday. He hadn't been feeling well for some time.
Razlika izmeu Past Perfect Continuous i Past Perfect:

She had been suffering from flu when she was interviewed. She had suffered from asthma when she was very young. I'd been finishing some work in the garden and hadn't seen Sue come home. I'd finished all my work, so I had very little to do. Bill had been saving since Christmas to buy a new bike. Bill had saved enough money to buy the bike he wanted.
Ponekad je razlika izmeu ova dva vremena jednostavno stvar naglaavanja:

I'd been working hard, so I felt that I deserved a holiday. ( naglaava samu aktivnost) I'd worked hard , and the report was not finished. ( naglaava rezultat )
Ako govorimo koliko je dugo neto trajalo u prolosti do nekog trenutka, koristimo Past Perfect Continuous. Ukoliko priamo o tome koliko se puta neto desilo do odreenog tenutka u prolosti koristimo Past Perfect:
They had been travelling for about 36 hours. ( bolje nego They had travelled..) We had been looking at the painting for about ten minutes before we realised who the artist was. ( bolje nego We had looked..) I'd heard the simphony many times before. ( not I'd been hearing ..)
Meutim, neki glagoli stanja se ne koriste obino u trajnim oblicima, tako da koristimo Past Perfect sa ovim glagolima ak i kada je re o trajanju radnje:

I had always believed that it would be easy to get a job. ( I had always been believing...) We had owned the car for 6 months before we discovered it was stolen. ( not We had been owning..)
Ovo vreme se esto mea i sa Past Continuous :

When we met Susan and Tom, they had been cooking. ( = sreli smo ih nakon to su zavrili sa kuvanjem) When we met Susan and Tom, they were cooking. (= sreli smo ih u trenutku kad su kuvali ) When we arrived home , our children had been playing the computer games. ( deca su prestala da igraju igrice kada smo stigli kui) When we arrived home, our children were playing the computer games. ( deca su i dalje igrala igrice)
VEBE:
Simple Future Simple Future has two different forms in English: "will" and "be going to." Although the two forms can sometimes be used interchangeably, they often express two very different meanings. These different meanings might seem too abstract at first, but with time and practice, the differences will become clear. Both "will" and "be going to" refer to a specific time in the future.
FORM Will [will + verb] Examples:

You will help him later. Will you help him later? You will not help him later.
FORM Be Going To [am/is/are + going to + verb] Examples:
You are going to meet Jane tonight.
Are you going to meet Jane tonight? You are not going to meet Jane tonight.
USE 1 "Will" to Express a Voluntary Action "Will" often suggests that a speaker will do something voluntarily. A voluntary action is one the speaker offers to do for someone else. Often, we use "will" to respond to someone else's complaint or request for help. We also use "will" when we request that someone help us or volunteer to do something for us. Similarly, we use "will not" or "won't" when we refuse to voluntarily do something.
Examples:

I will send you the information when I get it. I will translate the email, so Mr. Smith can read it. Will you help me move this heavy table? Will you make dinner? I will not do your homework for you. I won't do all the housework myself! A: I'm really hungry. B: I'll make some sandwiches.
A: I'm so tired. I'm about to fall asleep. B: I'll get you some coffee.
A: The phone is ringing. B: I'll get it.
USE 2 "Will" to Express a Promise "Will" is usually used in promises. Examples:

I will call you when I arrive. If I am elected President of the United States, I will make sure everyone has access to inexpensive health insurance. I promise I will not tell him about the surprise party. Don't worry, I'll be careful. I won't tell anyone your secret.
USE 3 "Be going to" to Express a Plan "Be going to" expresses that something is a plan. It expresses the idea that a person intends to do something in the future. It does not matter whether the plan is realistic or not.
Examples:

He is going to spend his vacation in Hawaii. She is not going to spend her vacation in Hawaii. A: When are we going to meet each other tonight? B: We are going to meet at 6 PM.
I'm going to be an actor when I grow up. Michelle is going to begin medical school next year. They are going to drive all the way to Alaska. Who are you going to invite to the party? A: Who is going to make John's birthday cake? B: Sue is going to make John's birthday cake.
USE 4 "Will" or "Be Going to" to Express a Prediction Both "will" and "be going to" can express the idea of a general prediction about the future. Predictions are guesses about what might happen in the future. In "prediction" sentences, the subject usually has little control over the future and therefore USES 1-3 do not apply. In the following examples, there is no difference in meaning. Examples:

The year 2222 will be a very interesting year. The year 2222 is going to be a very interesting year. John Smith will be the next President. John Smith is going to be the next President. The movie "Zenith" will win several Academy Awards. The movie "Zenith" is going to win several Academy Awards.
IMPORTANT In the Simple Future, it is not always clear which USE the speaker has in mind. Often, there is more than one way to interpret a sentence's meaning. No Future in Time Clauses Like all future forms, the Simple Future cannot be used in clauses beginning with time expressions such as: when, while, before, after, by the time, as soon as, if, unless, etc. Instead of Simple Future, Simple Present is used. Examples:

When you will arrive tonight, we will go out for dinner. Not Correct When you arrive tonight, we will go out for dinner. Correct
ADVERB PLACEMENT
The examples below show the placement for grammar adverbs such as: always, only, never, ever, still, just, etc. Examples:

You will never help him. Will you ever help him? You are never going to meet Jane. Are you ever going to meet Jane?

John will finish the work by 5:00 PM. Active The work will be finished by 5:00 PM. Passive Sally is going to make a beautiful dinner tonight. Active A beautiful dinner is going to be made by Sally tonight. Passive
Future Continuous Future Continuous has two different forms: "will be doing " and "be going to be doing." Unlike Simple Future forms, Future Continuous forms are usually interchangeable. FORM Future Continuous with "Will" [will be + present participle] Examples:

You will be waiting for her when her plane arrives tonight. Will you be waiting for her when her plane arrives tonight? You will not be waiting for her when her plane arrives tonight.
FORM Future Continuous with "Be Going To " [am/is/are + going to be + present participle] Examples:

You are going to be waiting for her when her plane arrives tonight. Are you going to be waiting for her when her plane arrives tonight? You are not going to be waiting for her when her plane arrives tonight.
REMEMBER: It is possible to use either "will" or "be going to" to create the Future Continuous with little difference in meaning. USE 1 Interrupted Action in the Future
Use the Future Continuous to indicate that a longer action in the future will be interrupted by a shorter action in the future. Remember this can be a real interruption or just an interruption in time. Examples:

I will be watching TV when she arrives tonight. I will be waiting for you when your bus arrives. I am going to be staying at the Madison Hotel, if anything happens and you need to contact me. He will be studying at the library tonight, so he will not see Jennifer when she arrives.
Notice in the examples above that the interruptions (marked in italics) are in Simple Present rather than Simple Future. This is because the interruptions are in time clauses, and you cannot use future tenses in time clauses. USE 2 Specific Time as an Interruption in the Future
In USE 1, described above, the Future Continuous is interrupted by a short action in the future. In addition to using short actions as interruptions, you can also use a specific time as an interruption. Examples:

Tonight at 6 PM, I am going to be eating dinner. I will be in the process of eating dinner. At midnight tonight, we will still be driving through the desert. We will be in the process of driving through the desert.
REMEMBER In the Simple Future, a specific time is used to show the time an action will begin or end. In the Future Continuous, a specific time interrupts the action. Examples:

Tonight at 6 PM, I am going to eat dinner. I am going to start eating at 6 PM. Tonight at 6 PM, I am going to be eating dinner. I am going to start earlier and I will be in the process of eating dinner at 6 PM.
USE 3 Parallel Actions in the Future
When you use the Future Continuous with two actions in the same sentence, it
expresses the idea that both actions will be happening at the same time. The actions are parallel. Examples:

I am going to be studying and he is going to be making dinner. Tonight, they will be eating dinner, discussing their plans, and having a good time. While Ellen is reading, Tim will be watching television. Notice "is reading" because of the time clause containing "while."
USE 4 Atmosphere in the Future In English, we often use a series of Parallel Actions to describe atmosphere at a specific point in the future. Example:
When I arrive at the party, everybody is going to be celebrating. Some will be dancing. Others are going to be talking. A few people will be eating pizza, and several people are going to be drinking beer. They always do the same thing.
REMEMBER No Future in Time Clauses Like all future tenses, the Future Continuous cannot be used in clauses beginning with time expressions such as: when, while, before, after, by the time, as soon as, if, unless, etc. Instead of Future Continuous, Present Continuous is used. Examples:

While I am going to be finishing my homework, she is going to make dinner. Not Correct While I am finishing my homework, she is going to make dinner. Correct
AND REMEMBER Non-Continuous Verbs / Mixed Verbs It is important to remember that Non-Continuous Verbs cannot be used in any continuous tenses. Also, certain non-continuous meanings for Mixed Verbs cannot be used in continuous tenses. Instead of using Future Continuous with these verbs, you must use Simple Future. Examples:

Jane will be being at my house when you arrive. Not Correct Jane will be at my house when you arrive. Correct

You will still be waiting for her when her plane arrives. Will you still be waiting for her when her plane arrives? You are still going to be waiting for her when her plane arrives. Are you still going to be waiting for her when her plane arrives?

At 8:00 PM tonight, John will be washing the dishes. Active At 8:00 PM tonight, the dishes will be being washed by John. Passive At 8:00 PM tonight, John is going to be washing the dishes. Active At 8:00 PM tonight, the dishes are going to be being washed by John. Passive
NOTE: Passive forms of the Future Continuous are not common. Future Perfect Future Perfect has two different forms: "will have done" and "be going to have done." Unlike Simple Future forms, Future Perfect forms are usually interchangeable. FORM Future Perfect with "Will" [will have + past participle] Examples:

You will have perfected your English by the time you come back from the U.S. Will you have perfected your English by the time you come back from the U.S.? You will not have perfected your English by the time you come back from the U.S.
FORM Future Perfect with "Be Going To" [am/is/are + going to have + past participle] Examples:
You are going to have perfected your English by the time you come back from the U.S.
Are you going to have perfected your English by the time you come back from the U.S.?
You are not going to have perfected your English by the time you come back from the U.S.
NOTE: It is possible to use either "will" or "be going to" to create the Future Perfect with little or no difference in meaning. USE 1 Completed Action Before Something in the Future
The Future Perfect expresses the idea that something will occur before another action in the future. It can also show that something will happen before a specific time in the future. Examples:

By next November, I will have received my promotion. By the time he gets home, she is going to have cleaned the entire house. I am not going to have finished this test by 3 o'clock. Will she have learned enough Chinese to communicate before she moves to Beijing?
Sam is probably going to have completed the proposal by the time he leaves this afternoon.
By the time I finish this course, I will have taken ten tests. How many countries are you going to have visited by the time you turn 50?
Notice in the examples above that the reference points (marked in italics) are in Simple Present rather than Simple Future. This is because the interruptions are in time clauses, and you cannot use future tenses in time clauses. USE 2 Duration Before Something in the Future (Non-Continuous Verbs)
With Non-Continuous Verbs and some non-continuous uses of Mixed Verbs, we use the Future Perfect to show that something will continue up until another action in the future. Examples:

I will have been in London for six months by the time I leave. By Monday, Susan is going to have had my book for a week.
Although the above use of Future Perfect is normally limited to Non-Continuous Verbs and non-continuous uses of Mixed Verbs, the words "live," "work," "teach," and "study" are sometimes used in this way even though they are NOT Non-Continuous Verbs. REMEMBER No Future in Time Clauses Like all future forms, the Future Perfect cannot be used in clauses beginning with time expressions such as: when, while, before, after, by the time, as soon as, if, unless, etc. Instead of Future Perfect, Present Perfect is used. Examples:

I am going to see a movie when I will have finished my homework. Not Correct I am going to see a movie when I have finished my homework. Correct
ADVERB PLACEMENT
The examples below show the placement for grammar adverbs such as: always, only, never, ever, still, just, etc. Examples:

You will only have learned a few words. Will you only have learned a few words? You are only going to have learned a few words. Are you only going to have learned a few words?

They will have completed the project before the deadline. Active The project will have been completed before the deadline. Passive They are going to have completed the project before the deadline. Active The project is going to have been completed before the deadline. Passive
Future Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous has two different forms: "will have been doing " and "be going to have been doing." Unlike Simple Future forms, Future Perfect Continuous forms are usually interchangeable. FORM Future Perfect Continuous with "Will" [will have been + present participle] Examples:

You will have been waiting for more than two hours when her plane finally arrives. Will you have been waiting for more than two hours when her plane finally arrives? You will not have been waiting for more than two hours when her plane finally arrives.
FORM Future Perfect Continuous with "Be Going To" [am/is/are + going to have been + present participle] Examples:

You are going to have been waiting for more than two hours when her plane finally arrives. Are you going to have been waiting for more than two hours when her plane finally arrives? You are not going to have been waiting for more than two hours when her plane finally arrives.
NOTE: It is possible to use either "will" or "be going to" to create the Future Perfect Continuous with little or no difference in meaning. USE 1 Duration Before Something in the Future
We use the Future Perfect Continuous to show that something will continue up until a particular event or time in the future. "For five minutes," "for two weeks," and "since Friday" are all durations which can be used with the Future Perfect Continuous. Notice that this is related to the Present Perfect Continuous and the Past Perfect Continuous; however, with Future Perfect Continuous, the duration stops at or before a reference point in the future.
Examples:

They will have been talking for over an hour by the time Thomas arrives. She is going to have been working at that company for three years when it finally closes. James will have been teaching at the university for more than a year by the time he leaves for Asia. How long will you have been studying when you graduate? We are going to have been driving for over three days straight when we get to Anchorage. A: When you finish your English course, will you have been living in New Zealand for over a year? B: No, I will not have been living here that long.
Notice in the examples above that the reference points (marked in italics) are in Simple Present rather than Simple Future. This is because these future events are in time clauses, and you cannot use future tenses in time clauses. USE 2 Cause of Something in the Future
Using the Future Perfect Continuous before another action in the future is a good way to show cause and effect. Examples:

Jason will be tired when he gets home because he will have been jogging for over an hour. Claudia's English will be perfect when she returns to Germany because she is going to have been studying English in the United States for over two years.
Future Continuous vs. Future Perfect Continuous If you do not include a duration such as "for five minutes," "for two weeks" or "since Friday," many English speakers choose to use the Future Continuous rather than the Future Perfect Continuous. Be careful because this can change the meaning of the sentence. Future Continuous emphasizes interrupted actions, whereas Future Perfect Continuous emphasizes a duration of time before something in the future. Study the examples below to understand the difference. Examples:
He will be tired because he will be exercising so hard. This sentence emphasizes that he will be tired because he will be exercising at that exact moment in the future. He will be tired because he will have been exercising so hard. This sentence emphasizes that he will be tired because he will have been exercising for a period of time. It is possible that he will still be exercising at that moment OR that he will just have finished.
REMEMBER No Future in Time Clauses Like all future forms, the Future Perfect Continuous cannot be used in clauses beginning with time expressions such as: when, while, before, after, by the time, as soon as, if, unless, etc. Instead of Future Perfect Continuous, Present Perfect Continuous is used. Examples:

You won't get a promotion until you will have been working here as long as Tim. Not Correct You won't get a promotion until you have been working here as long as Tim. Correct
AND REMEMBER Non-Continuous Verbs / Mixed Verbs It is important to remember that Non-Continuous Verbs cannot be used in any continuous tenses. Also, certain non-continuous meanings for Mixed Verbs cannot be used in continuous tenses. Instead of using Future Perfect Continuous with these verbs, you must use Future Perfect . Examples:

Ned will have been having his driver's license for over two years. Not Correct Ned will have had his driver's license for over two years. Correct

You will only have been waiting for a few minutes when her plane arrives. Will you only have been waiting for a few minutes when her plane arrives? You are only going to have been waiting for a few minutes when her plane arrives. Are you only going to have been waiting for a few minutes when her plane arrives?

The famous artist will have been painting the mural for over six months by the time it is finished. Active The mural will have been being painted by the famous artist for over six months by the time it is finished. Passive The famous artist is going to have been painting the mural for over six months by the time it is finished. Active
The mural is going to have been being painted by the famous artist for over six months by the time it is finished. Passive NOTE: Passive forms of the Future Perfect Continuous are not common.

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Add a comment 2. Oct 13 Used to/Get used to/Be used to used to + infinitive and be/get used to used to + infinitive and be/get used to Students have difficulties in making distinction between used to + infinitive and be/get used to + ing form because they look similar. As a matter of fact, they are totally different. ( Uenici imaju potekoe u pravljenju razlika izmeu used to + infinitiv i be/get used to + ing formi jer slino izgledaju. Ustvari su potpuno razliite. used to + infinitive Used to is for things that happened in the past and have no connectivity to present: Used to se koristi za radnje koje su se desile u prolosti i nemaju nikakve veze sa sadanjou:

Peter used to smoke three cigarettes a day. ( Petar je nekada puio tri cigarete dnevno.) My boyfriend used to drink a lot of coffee during sleepless nights. ( Moj deko je nekada pio puno kafe tokom neprospavanih noi.) Sarah and her mother used to go out for a walk every day.( Sara i njena majka su nekada ile u etnju svaki dan.)
Negative form is ( odrini oblik je) : didn't ( did not) use to: I didn't use to smoke before. ( Nisam nekada puio/la.)
Question form is (upitni oblik je) : Did she (subject) use to..? Did she use to drink a lot of coffee? ( Da li je nekada pila puno kafe?) As you may guess you can not use 'used to' in the present. To talk about present habits we use the present simple and an adverb of frequency (usually, always, often, never, etc.) ( Kao to ste ve verovatno pretpostavili 'used to' nije mogue koristiti u prezentu. Da bismo priali o sadanjim navikama, koristimo prezent simpl i priloge za uestalost ( obino, uvek, esto, nikad itd.). e.g. I often eat at the Japanese restaurant in the city centre. ( esto jedem u japanskom restoranu u centru grada.) be/get used to If you are used to something, you are accustomed to it you donthink it is odd. If you get used to something or you are getting used to something you are becoming accustomed to it it was strange, now its not so strange. ( Ako ste se na neto navikli, vi ste se tome prilagodili - ne mislite da je to neto udno.Ukoliko se se navikli ili se navikavate na neto, postajete naviknuti na neto-bilo je udno, sada nije tako udno.)

I found Slovak food very strange at first but Im used to it now. Im getting used to getting up early.
Both be used to and get used to are followed by a noun (or pronoun) or the gerund the ing form of a verb. ( 'Be used to' i 'get used to' su praeni imenicom ( ili zamenicom) ili gerundom-'ing' oblikom glagola.)

I cant get used to getting up so early. Im tired all the time. Hes not used to the weather here yet. Hes finding it very cold.
Be/get used to can be used with past, present and future tenses.

You might find it strange at first but youll soon get used to it. He wasnt used to the heat and he caught sunstroke.
Quiz: Used to, get used to & be used to
Principio del formulario

Q1 - I'm not used to ____ up this early. get getting Q2 - I used to ____ a lot. read reading Q3 - You'll have to get used to ____ on the right when you live there. drive driving
Q4 - I didn't use to ____ it, but I do now. like liking Q5 - I found it hard to get used to ____ in such a hot country. live living Q6 - Where did you use to ____ when you visited? stay staying Q7 - It took me a while to get used to ____ the language. speak speaking Q8 - I used to ____ hard when I was a student. work working Q9 - Have you got used to ____ it yet? do doing Q10 - I'm not used to ____ so much tea. drink drinking
Final del formulario

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Add a comment 3. Oct 3 The Past Simple Tense/ (was/were)
WAS / WERE ; WASN'T / WEREN'T I ) Staviti was/were ili wasn't/weren't u prazna polja :
1. We ______ happy with the hotel. Our room ______very small and it
______very clean.
2. George_________at work last week because he ________ill. He's
better now.
3. Yesterday________a public holiday so the shops________were closed.
They're open today.
4. '__________Sue and Bill at the party?' ' Sue_______there but Bill
________.' 5. 'Where are my keys?' ' I don't know. They_______ on the table but they're not there now.' 6. You _______ at home last night. Where________you?
II) Napiite pitanja. Koristite rei u zagradama (...) i stavite ih u odgovarajui redosled i ubacite was/were gde je neophodno: Primer : 1. ( late/ you / this morning / why? ) Why were you late this morning? 2. ( difficult / your exam? ) ________________________________ 3. ( last week/ where / Ann and Chris? ) ________________________________ 4. ( your new camera / how much? ) ________________________________ 5. ( angry / you / yesterday / why? ) ________________________________ 5. ( nice / the weather / last week? )
THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE Dovrite reenice. Koristite jedan od sledeih glagola u past simplu : clean die enjoy finish happen open rain start stay want
1. I cleaned my teeth three times yesterday. 2. I was hot in the room, so I ______ the window. 3. The concert __________at 7.30 and _______ at 10 o'clock. 4. When I was a child, I ___________to be a doctor. 5. The accident ____________ last Sunday afternoon. 6. It' s nice day today but yesterday it________all day. 7. We__________our holiday last year.
8.We __________ at a very nice place. 9. Ann's grandfather______________when he was 90 years old.
Napiite past simple sledeih glagola: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. get ____ see____ play____ pay____ visit____ buy____ go____ think___ copy___ know___ put____ speak____
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Add a comment 2. 3. Oct 3 Future Continuous/Future Perfect: exercises
1. This time tomorrow, Maria
on a beach in Majorca. (sunbathe)
2. Wake me up by nine o'clock - I
long enough by then. (sleep)
3. Look, I can give you a lift to the station - I (drive)
that way anyway.
4. It's strange that when we get to Sydney, we the world. (fly)
half way round
5. Don't phone me between 7 and 8. We
dinner then. (have)
6. Phone me after 8 o'clock. We
dinner by then. (finish)
7. Tomorrow afternoon we're going to play tennis from 3 o'clock until 4.30. So at 4 o'clock, we tennis. (play)
8. Do you think you
the same job in ten years' time? (still/do)
9. By the time you get home I (clean)
the house from top to bottom.
10. Tom is on holiday and he is spending his money very quickly. If he continues like this, he all his money before the end of his holiday. (spend) Posted 3rd October 2013 by Darija Radovanovi
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Add a comment 4. Oct 3 Expressing preferences
We often use words like prefer, would prefer, would rather to talk or ask about preferences. "I prefer living on my own." "Would you prefer to see a movie or go to a club?" "Would you rather go shopping with me?"
Those expressions are quite different in meaning and this is why learners of English often find them challenging. So here is how we can separate them: Difference in meaning: We tend to use 'prefer' to talk generally about likes, dislikes, what we want. He prefers reading books. I prefer going to the beach than going to a swimming pool. The expressions 'would prefer' and 'would rather', to be a little more specific. I would prefer to see him in person. I would rather go home now. Difference in form: Followed by a different verb form: I prefer living in a city. (followed by the gerund; the '-ing' ending) I would prefer to be told the truth. (followed by the infinitive; to+ the verb) Would you rather stay at a hotel? (followed by the base form of the verb; the verb without 'to'. Different prepositions to state the choice. prefer, would prefer go with 'to' I'd prefer living in a city to living in the country. I would (I'd) prefer being alone to being with the wrong person. would rather goes with 'than' I would (I'd) rather talk to him in person than call him on the phone. Exercises: 1. He 'd like to go to Canada whereas his wife_____________ go to Mexico. 2. Her husband______________ rent a house. 3. Mrs Martin______________ to stay in a hotel. 4. My sister would like to have fun on Bondi Beach but I would ______________to go on a cruise. 5. My wife would like to rent a house in New York but I would ________________camp in the desert. 6. My wife would like to visit a museum, but I would_____________ to go to Ayers Rock. 7. I would__________ become a scubadiver. 8. I would___________ not to become a computer programmer.
9. I would____________ buy this cake because I prefer the taste. 10. I would ____________not rent a house in the Outback. Posted 3rd October 2013 by Darija Radovanovi
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Add a comment 5. Oct 3 Conditionals
CONDITIONALS Insert the correct form of the verbs in brackets so that the sentences express real conditions and consequences.(first conditional)
1. If I
(see) John, I'll tell him your news.
2. He
(be) very pleased if it
(be) really true.
3. If you
(go) to town on Monday, you
( meet) my brother.
4. If you
(need) help, my father
(help) you.
5. We
(have) a picnic lunch if the day
(be) fine.
6. If you
a policeman, he
(tell) you the way.
7. I
(finish) the job tomorrow if I
(can).
8. I
(not require) an umbrella if it
(not rain).
9. If she
(think) it over carefully, she
(form) a clear opinion.
10. If they
(catch) the bus now, they
(arrive) at half past nine.
11. He
(find) the answers if he
(look) at the back of the book.
12. If you
(want) me to, I
(come) for a walk with you.
13. If he
(write) to her, she
(answer) at once.
14. If you coffee.
(wait) for a moment, the waiter
(bring) your
15. He
(lose) weight if he
(stop) eating too much.
16. If she
(be) patient, I
(try) to explain.
17. I
(wear) a purple tie but only if I
(must).
18. If we
(leave) at once, we
(catch) the early train.
19. If he
(do) that again, his father
(punish) him.
20. If she
(drink) this medicine, she
(feel) much better.
NOW THE SENTENCES EXPRESS UNREALISED CONDITIONS WITH IMPROBABLE CONSEQUENCES (SECOND CONDITIONALS)
1. His health 2. If she 3. I slowly.
(improve) if he
(sleep) longer. (ring up). (speak)
(want) to talk to me, she (understand) Mr Brown if he
4. If you (give) him good meals, he able) to work hard. 5. It fast. 6. You 7. If I 8. If he (seem) nearly such a long way if she
(not be (walk)
(make) a fortune if you (think) that about him, I
(take) my advice. (say) so.
(promise) to behave in future, his mother (forgive) him.
9. If we 10. If he 11. Life 12. He 13. If they much.
(can) come on Sunday, we (need) help, I (give) it.
(come).
(be) monotonous if we
(have) nothing to do. (be) urgent. (quarrel) so
(not phone) me here unless it (love) each other, they
14. If Peter him. 15. She
(ask) Mary, I'm sure she
(marry)
(get) fit if she
(walk) to Trafalgar Square.
Posted 3rd October 2013 by Darija Radovanovi Location: Balkans

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Add a comment 6. 7. Oct 3 Passive
PASSIVE
Complete the gaps in these sentences with the correct passive form of the verb in brackets.
1. Thirty-five cars ......................... from the city centre since January. (steal) 2. Alcoholic drinks .................................... to children under 16. (not sell) 3. ......................the bridge ................. a long time ago? (build) 4. The hole in my roof ................. next Friday . (repair) 5. Mary ..................... about the accident yet. (not tell) Rewrite the sentences in passive voice. 1. I can answer the question. 2. She would carry the box. 3. You should open the window. 4. We might play cards. 5. You ought to wash the car. 6. He must fill in the form. 7. They need not buy bread. 8. He could not read the sentence. 9. Will the teacher test our English? 10. Could Jenny lock the door? Fill the gaps with the correct tenses (active or passive voice). 1. In the year 122 AD, the Roman Emperor Hadrian (visit) his provinces in Britain.
2. On his visit, the Roman soldiers (tell) him that Pictish tribes from Britains north (attack) them. 3. So Hadrian (give) the order to build a protective wall across one of the narrowest parts of the country. 4. After 6 years of hard work, the Wall (finish) in 128. 5. It (be) 117 kilometres long and about 4 metres high. 6. The Wall (guard) by 15,000 Roman soldiers. 7. Every 8 kilometres there (be) a large fort in which up to 1,000 soldiers (find) shelter. 8. The soldiers (watch) over the frontier to the north and (check) the people who (want) to enter or leave Roman Britain. 9. In order to pass through the Wall, people (must go) to one of the small forts that (serve) as gateways. 10. Those forts (call) milecastles because the distance from one fort to another (be) one Roman mile (about 1,500 metres). 11. Between the milecastles there (be) two turrets from which the soldiers (guard) the Wall. 12. If the Wall (attack) by enemies, the soldiers at the turrets (run) to the nearest milecastle for help or (light) a fire that (can / see) by the soldiers in the milecastle. 13. In 383 Hadrians Wall (abandon) . 14. Today Hadrians Wall (be) the most popular tourist attraction in northern England. 15. In 1987, it (become) a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
A) Rewrite the sentences in Passive voice. Example: The students wrote letters. Letters were written by the students. 1) My friend bought a new car. 2) They understand Spanish. 3) The mechanic repairs cars. B) Make correct passive forms. Mind the tenses in brackets. Example: the car to produce (Simple Present) The car is produced 1) stories to tell (Simple Present) 2) computer games to buy (Simple Present) 3) songs to sing (Simple Past) C) Rewrite the sentences in Active voice. Example: Letters were written by the students. The students wrote letters. 1) Coffee is sold by Marie. 2) The club was founded by Ron and Peggy. 3) Football is played by the children. Posted 3rd October 2013 by Darija Radovanovi Location: Balkans
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Add a comment 8. Sep 16 Irregular Verbs
ALL 3 FORMS ARE SIMILAR

infinitive bet* burst cost cut hit hurt let put read set shut simple past past participle bet bet burst burst cost cost cut cut hit hit hurt hurt let let put put read read set set shut shut
INFINITIVE AND SIMPLE PAST ARE SIMILAR

infinitive beat simple past past participle beat beaten
INFINITIVE AND PAST PARTICIPLE ARE SIMILAR

infinitive come run become simple past came ran became past participle come run become
SIMPLE PAST AND PAST PARTICIPLE ARE SIMILAR

infinitive bring build buy catch deal feed feel fight find get hang simple past past participle brought brought built built bought bought caught caught dealt dealt fed fed felt felt fought fought found found got got hung hung
have hear hold keep lay lead leave lend light* lose make mean meet pay say sell send shine shoot sit sleep slide spend stand stick sweep swing teach tell think understand win
had heard held kept laid led left lent lit lost made meant met paid said sold sent shone shot sat slept slid spent stood stuck swept swung taught told thought understood won
had heard held kept laid led left lent lit lost made meant met paid said sold sent shone shot sat slept slid spent stood stuck swept swung taught told thought understood won
ALL 3 FORMS ARE DIFFERENT

infinitive be begin blow break choose do draw drink drive simple past was/were began blew broke chose did drew drank drove past participle been begun blown broken chosen done drawn drunk driven
eat fall fly forget freeze give go grow hide know lie ride ring rise see shake show* sing sink speak spring steal swear swim take tear throw wake wear weave write
ate fell flew forgot froze gave went grew hid knew lay rode rang rose saw shook showed sang sank spoke sprang stole swore swam took tore threw woke wore wove wrote
eaten fallen flown forgotten frozen given gone grown hidden known lain ridden rung risen seen shaken shown sung sunk spoken sprung stolen sworn swum taken torn thrown woken worn woven written
* regular form (+ -ed) also possible. Posted 16th September 2012 by Darija Radovanovi
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Add a comment 9. Sep 16 Past Simple / Present Perfect
PAST SIMPLE / PRESENT PERFECT
1. Here are your shoes; I_________(just clean) them. 2. I____(leave) home at 8.00 and ______(get) her at twelve. 3. He______(just go) out. 4. He_________(go) out ten minutes ago. 5. I_______(meet) him last June. 6. The concert________(begin) at 2.30 and _____(last) for two hours. Everyone_______(enjoy) it very much. 7. The play________(just begin).You are a little late. 8. The actors ________(arrive) yesterday and _______(start) rehearsalsearly this morning. 9. Cervantes________(write) Don Quixote. 10. I__________(write) the letter, but I can't find a stamp. 11. A:____you____(have) breakfast yet? B: Yes, I____(have) it at 8.00. 12. ____you____(see) the moon last night? 13. We_______(miss) the bus. Now we'll have to walk. 14. He_______(break) his leg in a skiing accident last year. 15. A: ______the newspaper ______(come)? B:Yes, Ann is reading it. 16. I can't go out because _________I (not finish) my work. 17. A: I______(never drink) whisky. B: Well, have some now. 18. A: When___he____(arrive)? B: He________( arrive) at 2.00. 19. A: I_____(fly) over Loch Ness last week. B: ______you_____(see) the Loch Ness monster? 20. My brother_______(write) several plays. He ________(just finish) his second tragedy. 21. Shakespeare______(write) a lot of plays. Posted 16th September 2012 by Darija Radovanovi
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Add a comment 10. 11. Sep 16 Exercises : Present Simple/Continuous
The Present Simple Tense / The Present Continuous Tense
1. 'How do you start on a film?' I _______________(read) the script and _____________(make) notes.' 2. 'I_________(make) notes of our interview. I hope you don't mind.' No,that's OK.' 3. 'What languages ________(you speak)?' 'English, French and Spanish.' 4. 'I'm glad we______(do) this interview in English. My French______( not/be) very good.' 5. 'Who_____(play) that guitar?'My son, when he has time.' 6. 'Who_____(play) the piano upstairs?'My sister.She's got a concert tomorrow.' 7. 'What_____(she play)' 'I think it's a piece by Mozart.' 8. '( She play ) anything else?' ' The violin. She's very musical.' 9. 'Your daughter's very keen on sport, isn't she?' She______(play) tennis.' 10. 'Where is she now?' 'She______(play) tennis, as usual.' 11. 'What's that delicious smell?' 'My husband_______(cook).' 12. 'Is that usual?' 'Yes,normally I_______(shop) and my husband______(cook).' 13. 'What a lovely clock!' ' It _______(not work), I'm afraid-it's been broken for years.' 14. 'Could I use your phone?' I'm afraid it__________(not work) at the moment.'
Posted 16th September 2012 by Darija Radovanovi

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Add a comment 12. Sep 16 The Present Simple Tense
THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE Present Simple Tense (Prosto sadanje vreme) se gradi od osnovnog oblika glagola (infinitiv bez to). Na primer, infinitiv sa to glagola raditi glasi to work a infinitiv bez
to glasi work. Za sva lica osim za tree lice jednine potvrdni oblik prostog sadanjeg vremena glasi work. Za tree lice se dodaje s I work Ja radim We work Mi radimo You work Ti radi He works On radi You work Vi radite She works Ona radi It works Ono radi They work Oni rade Nastavak s u treem licu jednine moe imati razliite oblike. Ukoliko se glagol zavrava na vokal o nastavak e glasiti es, kao u primeru glagola go koji u 3. l. jed. glasi goes ili glagol do koji u 3. l. jed. glasi does. Ukoliko se glagol zavrava na ch, sh, -x, -ss, nastavak takoe glasi es. Na primer:He teaches (teach predavati). She washes (wash prati). He kisses (kiss ljubiti). She fixes (fix popravljati).Ako se glagol zavrava na y i ukoliko je ispred njega suglasnik y prelazi u ie. Na primer:He cries (cry -plakati).It flies (fly leteti).Ako je ispred y samoglasnik, nema promene.She plays (play igrati).He stays (stay ostati). Izuzetak je glagol have (imati) koji u treem licu glasi has. Upitni oblik glagola u Present Simple Tense-u se gradi od pomonog glagola Do, odnosno Does (za tree lice jednine) i osnovnog oblika glavnog glagola. Sva pitanja se u engleskom jeziku dele na Yes/No pitanja i Wh- pitanja. Yes/No nemaju upitnu re i na njih se moe odgovoriti sa Da ili Ne. Wh- pitanja poinju upitnom reju a one su: when, what, why, where, how, how much, how many... Do I work? Da li ja radim? Do you work? Da li ti radi? Does he work? Da li on radi? Does she work? Da li ona radi? Does it work? Da li ono radi? Do we work? Da li mi radimo? Do you work? Da li vi radite? Do they work? Da li oni rade?
Fill in the empty places and then put the sentences into interrogative and question form: ( Popuni prazna polja i potom stavi reenice u odrian i upitan oblik):
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
I usually _____ to school by bus. (go) Peter _______ a student. (be) My mother _______ TV often. (watch) Maria rarely ______ sports clothes. (wear) I _____ these shoes. (like) The earth _____ round the sun. (go) I _____ from Serbia. (come) Steve _____ tea often. (drink) My sister ______ to eat chocolate very much.(like) The caf ______ at 7.30 in the morning. (open)
Obratiti panju na glagole koji se zavravaju na:
1. CH,SH,S,SS,X,O kod kojih se dodaje nastavak ES za tree lice jednine a ne S!!
watch- watches ( She watches TV every night) wash-washes (Susan usually washes her clothes.) dress-dresses (Peter always dresses smartly.) do-does (My sister does her homework after school.)
2. Glagoli koji se zavravaju na sugladnik +Y menjaju Y u I i dodaje se nastavak ES!
cry-cries ( She often cries when she hears bad news.) try-tries ( He tries to save his marriage.) Glagol TO BE je nepravilan u prezentu i upitan i odrian oblik gradi drugaije od drugh glagola.
1. I am ( I am a student.) 2. We/You/ They are 3. He/She/It is
Upitan oblik se gradi inverzijom subjekta i glagola:
1. Am I? 2. Are you? ( Are you a student?)
Odrian oblik se gradi uz pomo reice NOT koja se dodaje na glagol.
1. I am not (I'm not) ( I'm not a student.) 2. You are not (You aren't ili You're not..) 3. He is not (He isn't ili He's not)
Posted 16th September 2012 by Darija Radovanovi

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1. Peter gave the present to his mother.

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Have to / Has to / Had to Have to / Has to / Had to

I.Complete the sentences using have to / has to / had to:

5. What will you have to do during the next few days?

Posted 5 weeks ago by Darija Radovanovi

Food and eating

4. Is there anything you don't like to eat?

Vocabulary: food and restaurants intermediate level

Do you like to cook? Do you

Complete the sentences to make questions and answers.

Write the right number on each space 1. seventy eight _______

Posted 24th December 2013 by Darija Radovanovi

- There was a terrible storm last night.

parts of England tonight.

-There will be gales in northern

a shower a short period of rain:

-It's just a shower, It'll stop soon.

- Our house was damaged by a hurricane.

-It gets very humid in the summer.

Posted 21st December 2013 by Darija Radovanovi

Fill in the gaps with the correct form of make or do

Speaking part Decisions

Posted 19th December 2013 by Darija Radovanovi

Conditionals with modal verbs and imperatives

year if I start teaching again.

have to wait until next year if you don't apply soon.

I'll be too old. = If I don't do it now, I'll be too old.

Zero conditional; conditionals with modal verbs and imperatives, in case

Zero or first conditional

Add a comment 11. Dec 15 Reflexive pronouns

subject pronouns I you (singular) he she it we you (plural) they

Posted 15th December 2013 by Darija Radovanovi

Add a comment 12. 13. Dec 15 Synonyms intermediate level

Synonyms intermediate level

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15 Vocabulary: do and make Vocabulary: do and make

*We usually use do for jobs connected to the house:

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I started to write an email. = I started writing an email.

* In BE, like/love/hate + verb + ing is more common:

I like/love watching sport on TV. I like to watch sport on TV.

The future: Will, Be Going To, Present Continuous

But you'll never listen to them again.

you going to do tomorrow?

I'll do that for you.

He won't throw that away.

I/you/he/she/it/we/they will/won't do it.

Will it rain at the weekend?

*We often use might to mean 'will possibly':

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14 Other ways to make comparisons

Other ways to make comparisons

Other comparative and superlative exressions

people per thousand die annually, compared with 11.2 in Britain.

Paolo or New York.

a little more Even if you can't be as famous as Marilyn Monroe

one of the best Smoke one cigarette a day. It won't do you

significantly happier Become a chocoholic. Chocolate isn't good