Midterm Grammar Review Inter1

INTER 1 GRAMAR Midterm
REVIEW
THE SIMPLE PAST
WE USE SIMPLE PAST TO TALK
ABOUT:
Situations that happened at a specific time in the past:
I went to a nightclub yesterday.

We studied English last week.
Yesterday, we worked until 10 pm.
PAST EXPRESSIONS Specific time expressions
PAST EXPRESSIONS
last week/year/night
last December/January/November...
yesterday
in 2010
In the past
two years ago
REGULAR VERBS
REGULAR – ADD “ED”
Visit = Visited
Play = Played
Paint = Painted
Finish = Finished
Listen = Listened
REGULAR - ENDING “E” ADD
“D”
Use = Used
Decide = Decided
Die = Died
Arrive= Arrived
Live = Lived
REGULAR - ENDING
CONSONANT + Y ADD “IED”
Cry = Cried
Try = Tried
Study = Studied
Carry = Carried
Copy = Copied
ONE-SYLLABLE VERB ENDING
VOWEL+ CONSONANT + DOUBLE THE
LAST CONSONANT
Stop = Stopped
Tip = Tipped
Clap = Clapped
Grab = Grabbed
Skip = Skipped
IRREGULAR VERBS
IRREGULAR
Go = Went
Do = Did
Have = Had
See = Saw
Sleep = Slept
VERB TO BE AND Irregular verbs
AUXILIARY DID
SIMPLE PAST VERB TO BE
Present Affirmative Negative Interrogative
I am I was I was not Was I?
You are You were You were not Were you?
He is He was He wasn’t Was he?
She is She was She wasn’t Was she?
It is It was It was not Was it?
We are We were We weren’t Were we?
They are They were They were not Were they?
SIMPLE PAST AUXILIARY DID
Affirmative Negative Interrogative
I went… I did not go.. Did I go…?
You worked… You did not work… Did you work..?
He slept… He did not sleep Did he sleep…?
She did… She didn’t do… Did she do…?
It played… It didn’t play… Did it play…?
We ate… We didn’t eat… Did we eat…?
They drove… They didn’t drive… Did they drive…?
AFFIRMATIVE
AFFIRMATIVE:
THE VERB IS THE SAME FOR ALL
SUBJECTS
Irregular Regular
I drove to the school You traveled last month
She drove to the school He traveled last year
We ate pizza last night We worked yesterday
They ate pizza last night It worked last morning
NEGATIVE Did not
Didn’t
NEGATIVE:
DID+ NOT + VERB INFINITIVE
WITHOUT TO (PRESENT)
Jeff did not drive to the school
I didn’t go home last night
She didn’t sleep well last month
You did not finish the homework
We didn’t talk to her
INTERROGATIVE Did
INTERROGATIVE:
DID+ VERB INFINITIVE WITHOUT TO
(PRESENT)
Did you do the dishes?
Did you go to home last weekend?
Did you sleep well last Monday?
Did you finish the homework?
Did you talk to her?
What did
WH QUESTIONS
Where did
When did
Why did
How did
QUESTIONS:
WH + DID+ VERB INFINITIVE
WITHOUT TO (PRESENT)
What did you do yesterday?
What time did you go home?
Where did you sleep last night?
When did you finish the school?
Why did you talk to her?
How did you get these apples?
QUESTIONS:
WH + WAS/WERE
What was your first friend like?
What time was the concert?
Where was your brother last nigh?
Where were your parents last Sunday?
When was your last birthday party?
Why were you absent yesterday?
How old were you in 1990?
SHOULD Modal Verb
SHOULD IS A MODAL VERB.
WE USE TO:
give advice or make recommendations
talk about obligation
talk about probability and expectation

SHOULD: GIVE ADVICE OR MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS
You should see the new James Bond movie. It's great!
You should try to lose weight.
He shouldn't smoke. And he should stop drinking too.

SHOULD: TALK ABOUT OBLIGATION
(SOUND MORE POLITE)
You should never lie to your doctor.
You should pay more attention in class.

SHOULD: TALK ABOUT
PROBABILITY AND EXPECTATION
 Mary should be at home by now. Give her a call.
They should win the game because they are better

team.
SHOULDN'T: WE USE TO ADVISE NOT
TO DO SOMETHING, USUALLY
BECAUSE IT IS BAD OR WRONG.
Are you tired? You shouldn't work so much.
You shouldn't talk like that to your grandmother.

SHOULD FORMS
Affirmative Negative Interrogative
Subject + Should + Verb Subject + Should + Not + Verb Should + Subject + verb
I should go I should not go Should I go?
You should go You should not go Should you go?
He should go He should not go Should he go?
She should go She shouldn’t go Should she go?
It should go It shouldn’t go Should it go?
We should go We shouldn’t go Shouldn’t we go?
They should go They shouldn’t go Shouldn’t they go?
WARNING
The negative form of should is shouldn’t. We don’t
use don’t, doesn’t, didn’t with should.
Ex: There shouldn’t be many people at the beach
today.
The interrogative form we don’t use do, does, did

Ex: Should I turn on the air conditioning?
MODAL VERBS. TO OFFER
SUGGESTIONS AND GIVE ADVICE WE
CAN USE:
Should – You should eat more fruits and vegetables.
Can – You can give to your mother a book. (possibility)
Could – We could go to the beach next weekend. (possibility)
May – It may be a good idea take the umbrella. (formal)
Might – It might be a good idea drink a cup of hot chocolate.

EXERCISE. CHOSE SHOULD OR
SHOULDN'T.
shouldn’t be so selfish.
1. You ___________
should
2. I don't think you ___________ smoke so much.
3. You ___________
should exercise more.
4. I think you ___________
should try to speak to her.
should
5. You are overweight. You ___________ go on a diet.
6. Where ___________
should we park our car?
7. You ___________
shouldn’t speak to your mother like this.
8. The kids ___________
shouldn’t spend so much time in front of the TV.
EMBEDDED Indirect question
QUESTIONS
EMBEDDED QUESTION IS A QUESTION
THAT IS INCLUDED IN ANOTHER
QUESTION
Question: What time is it?
Embedded: Do you know what time it is?
We start the question with:

Do you know...
Do you think…
Could you tell me…
UNSCRAMBLE THE WORDS:
1. She-is-where-from? 1. Where is she from?
2. Favorite-his-is-what-band? 2. What is his favorite band?
3. They-what-study-did? 3. What did they study?
4. Bathroom-where-is-the? 4. Where is the bathroom?
5. Does-where-study-he? 5. Where does he study?
Verb Subject
ANSWER THE QUESTION:
Q: Where is she from?

She is from...
Embedded:
Do you know where she is from?
Verb Subject
Q: What is his favorite band?

His favorite band is...
Embedded:
Do you know what his favorite band is?
Verb Subject
Q: What did they study?

They studied...
Embedded:
Do you know what they studied?
Verb Subject
Q: Where is the bathroom?

The bathroom is...
Embedded:
Could you tell me where the bathroom is?
Verb Subject
Q: Where does he study?

He studies...
Embedded:
Do you know where he studies?
Verb Subject
EXERCISES
1. Should I talk to my dad about it?
I should talk to my dad about it
Do you think_____________________________________?
2. Should I get married?
I should get married
Do you think_____________________________________?
3. Is there a good movie on TV tonight?
there is a good movie on TV tonight
Do you think_____________________________________?
4. Where is my room?
where my room is
Do you know_____________________________________?
EXERCISES
5. How long does a trip to Buenos Aires take?
how long a trip to Buenos Aires takes
Do you know__________________________________?
6. Where’s the zoo?
where the zoo is
Could you tell me______________________________?
7. How much is that pair of shoes?
how much that pair of shoes is
Could you tell me______________________________?
COLLOCATIONS Word combination
HOW OLD ARE YOU?
I am 17 years old.
I have 17 years.
DO YOU LIKE
ALL COLORS
OF STONE?
Yes, but it
depends on the
design.
DO YOU
DREAM
ABOUT
BECOMING A
FAMOUS
MUSICIAN?
I’M
LOOKING
FOR A
DIAMOND
RING
COMPLETE: OUT – TO – TO - WITH
to
1. She loves listening ___ music.
to
2. My cell phone doesn’t have acess ____ the internet.
with
3. Those shoes don’t go _____ these pants.
out
4. Did you find ____ when her birthday is?
COMPLETE: TO – TO – TO/WITH/ABOUT –
IN/FROM
to / with / about
1. She is talking _______________ the new teacher.
to
2. Do you know what happened _____ him?
to
3. These flip-flops belong _____ Monica.
in/from San Diego?
4. Where are they going to arrive _________

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INTER 1 GRAMAR Midterm

I went to a nightclub yesterday.

give advice or make recommendations

talk about obligation

talk about probability and expectation

You should try to lose weight.

He shouldn't smoke. And he should stop drinking too.

You should pay more attention in class.

 Mary should be at home by now. Give her a call.

They should win the game because they are better

Are you tired? You shouldn't work so much.

You shouldn't talk like that to your grandmother.

The interrogative form we don’t use do, does, did

Can – You can give to your mother a book. (possibility)

Could – We could go to the beach next weekend. (possibility)

May – It may be a good idea take the umbrella. (formal)

Might – It might be a good idea drink a cup of hot chocolate.

We start the question with:

Q: Where is she from?

Q: What is his favorite band?

Q: What did they study?

Q: Where is the bathroom?

Q: Where does he study?

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