Rain idioms and phrases +A picture quiz about English idioms: Weather

A PICTURE QUIZ

MIXED TENSES

Choose the correct form of the verb for each sentence. 

1 After Jonathan _________________ his degree, she intends to work in an office. 

                           will finish – will have finished – finishes – is finishing 

2 Lola looked down to discover a snake at her feet. When she saw it, she ______________.                             screamed – was screaming – had screamed - screams 

3 I borrowed four books on gardening the last time I _________________ to the library. 

                           go – went – had gone – have gone 

4 By the time I go to bed tonight I _________________ my work for the day 

                          will finish – have finished – will have finished - finish 

5 Mark Twain _________________ up in a small town in Mississippi. 

                          was growing up – had grown up – grew up – has grown up 

6 When my parents ______________ tomorrow, they will see our new baby for the first time. 

                          will arrive – arrive – will have arrived – arrived 

7 Until you learn how to take a break, you _________________ your ability to speak English.                           haven’t improved – aren’t improving – don’t improve – won’t improve 

8 My grandfather _________________ in an airplane before, so this is his first time. never                               flies – had never flown – has never flown – never flew 

9 I _________________ in this city since I was a small child. 

                        have been living – am living – had been living – lived 

10 While I _________________ TV last night a small mouse ran across the room. 

                        watched – have watched – watch – was watching 

11 Jane isn’t here yet. I _________________ since noon but there is no sign of her. 

                         have waited – am writing – wait – have been waiting 

12 By the time my brother finally graduated from high school, he _________________ seven different schools. 

                        attended – was attending – had attended – had been attending 

13 On June 20th I returned home. I _________________ for almost two years. 

                       was away -have been away – am away – had been away 

14 When I got to the party, many people _________________. 

  were already dancing – already danced – had already danced – have already danced.

15 Before I started the car, all of the passengers _________________ their seat belts. 

                        will buckle – will have buckled – had buckled – buckle 

16 Right now we _________________ a heatwave. It’s been so hot for almost a week. 

                        have – have had – have been having – are having 

17 When I go and see the doctor this afternoon I ________ him to take a look at my throat.                        will ask – asked – will have asked – ask 

18 I sent you the money almost a week ago but I still _________________ any confirmation.                       hadn’t received – didn’t receive – haven’t received – am not receiving 

19 After they _________________ the race the celebrations began. 

                     won – have won -win – had won 

20 Our football team _________________ a football match until last season, when the new coach came. 

                     never wins – has never won – had never won – never won 

21 I _________________ all the questions correctly since I began the course. 

                    had answered – have been answering – have answered – answered 

22 It’s against the law to kill whales. They _________________ extinct. 

                   have become – become – became – are becoming 

23 Jim, why don’t you take some time off. You _____________ ____ too hard lately. 

                    are working – were working – had been working – have been working 

24 Next month I have a week’s vacation. I _____________ on going on a trip to the Rockies.                     am planning – have planned – will plan -will be planning 

25 I’ll be right with you as soon as I _________________ my keys. 

                   will find – found – find – will have found 

ANSWERS: 

FUTURE VERB FORMS (easy)

Mixed Future Verb Forms

Exercise 

Make the future tenses. It could be a positive sentence, a negative sentence or a question.

1. future simple (She / win the competition?) _______________________________________________________________ 

2. future continuous (She / wait when we arrive) _______________________________________________________________ 

3. future perfect (By next week I / finish this work) _______________________________________________________________ 

4. future perfect continuous (I / live here for one year next week) _______________________________________________________________ 

5. future simple (Who / pass the exam?) _______________________________________________________________ 

6. future perfect continuous (She / study so she will be tired) _______________________________________________________________ 

7. future continuous (How / you / get home?) _______________________________________________________________ 

8. future simple (I / come later) _______________________________________________________________ 

9. future perfect (She / catch the train by 3pm) _______________________________________________________________ 

10. future simple (It / rain tomorrow) _______________________________________________________________ 

11. future perfect (We / arrive in Bermuda by this time tomorrow) _______________________________________________________________ 

12. future continuous (John / sleep at 4am) _______________________________________________________________ 

 13. future perfect (I / not / complete the report by 5pm tomorrow) _______________________________________________________________ 

14. future perfect continuous (How long / you / see your boyfriend when you get married?) _______________________________________________________________ 

15. future perfect (You / have dinner by 8pm?) _______________________________________________________________ 

16. future continuous (It / rain in Scotland next week) _______________________________________________________________ 

17. future perfect (When / she / sell the house?) _______________________________________________________________ 

18. future simple (She / not / do her homework) _______________________________________________________________ 

19. future perfect continuous (How long / you / work here when you retire?) _______________________________________________________________ 

20. future perfect (When / you / do everything you want to?) _______________________________________________________________ 

21. future simple (They / not / be able to arrive on time) _______________________________________________________________ 

22. future continuous (We / not / eat dinner at that time) _______________________________________________________________ 

23. future perfect continuous (He / not / work here for three years next month) _______________________________________________________________ 

24. future continuous (She / take her car to the party?) _______________________________________________________________ 

25. future perfect continuous (They / not / exercise before we meet) _______________________________________________________________ 

26. future simple (He / not / be happy) _______________________________________________________________ 

27. future perfect continuous (What / you / do before dinner?) _______________________________________________________________ 

28. future simple (You / drive here?) ____________________________________________________________

29. future continuous (She / not / lie on the beach yet) _______________________________________________________________ 

30. future perfect continuous (They / work all day so I will cook) _______________________________________________________________ 

31. future continuous (What time / you / arrive?) _______________________________________________________________ 

32. future perfect (He / not / finish the cleaning by the time she gets home) _______________________________________________________________

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DESCRIBING THINGS

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Characteristics: linking verbs 
Firstly, we use the linking verb ‘be’ to describe things. It is called a linking verb because it links the subject to a description, for example: 
The iPhone is a smartphone.           

My car is a Toyota.          

My books are interesting.   

Secondly, we use the verb ‘have’ to describe the features that belong to something.

For example: 

My telephone has a camera. My telephone has a USB port. My telephone has a large memory. My telephone has many uses. My telephone has a headphone socket.

Things can be described in the following ways: 

a) size: enormous, huge, very large, large, big, quite big, medium-sized, quite small, small, very small, tiny

 
b) weight: very heavy, heavy, quite heavy, not very heavy, light, very light

 
c) shape: round, square, oval, flat, rectangular, oblong, egg-shaped, diamond-shaped...
d) colour: black, gray, brown, blue, purple, green, yellow, orange, red, white

 
e) materials: wooden, steel, plastic, glass, brick, stone, pottery

 f) flavours: sweet, sour, salty, spicy, rich, oily, buttery, creamy, bland

 
g) appearance: ugly, beautiful, cute, lovely, sweet, attractive, modern

 
h) age: new, quite new, not very old, quite old, old, very old, antique, ancient



There are some other ways to describe things too: 

a) It’s a kind of… / a type of

A Magnum is a kind of ice cream.

b) It looks like...

A briefcase looks like a suitcase, but it's smaller.

c) It is made of… / It is made from…

We use ‘It is made of’ to identify the material of something, for example:

A bottle is made of glass.  (It is still glass)

The chair is made of wood. (It is still wood)

We use ‘it is made from’ to describe the ingredients that are used to make something new or different.

Wine is made from grapes 

(It is now wine. It has been changed into something else)

Paper is made from wood. 

(It is now paper. It is not wood any more.)

A cake is made from flour, eggs and sugar. 

(It is now a cake)

 What is ice cream made from?

Ice cream is made from cream, eggs and sugar.

What is your shirt made of?

My shirt is made of cotton and polyester. (It is still cotton and polyester)

Utility and Function

When we describe the function of something we use: 

‘It is used for’/ ‘it can/could be used for’ (passive voice).

For example:

What is that sponge used for? (passive) 

What do you use that sponge for? (active)

A knife is used for cutting things. (‘for’ with a gerund)

*They used a knife to carve their names on the tree.  

                                         (‘to’ with an infinitive)

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Negative Prefixes

Negative statements are the opposite of affirmative statements. In English, one way to make negative statements is by adding negative prefixes to nouns, adjectives, and verbs. 

Here are some English negative prefixes: 

a–, dis–, il–, im–, in-, ir–, non–, un–.

For example, the prefix un- can be attached to the adjective happy to create the negative adjective unhappy. 

Or you can use the negative adverb not. 

Note that there is no difference in meaning between these two forms.

affirmative		negative
		negative prefix		not
Tom is happy.		Tom is unhappy.		Tom is not happy.

Words that take a– as a negative prefix always begin with a consonant.

affirmative		negative
political		apolitical
sexual		asexual
theist		atheist

Words that take dis– as a negative prefix may begin with a vowel or a consonant.

affirmative		negative
agree		disagree
comfort		discomfort
mount		dismount
orient		disorient

Words that take il– as a negative prefix always begin with the letter l.

affirmative		negative
legal		illegal
legible		illegible
literate		illiterate
logical		illogical

Words that take im– as a negative prefix always begin with the letter m or p.

affirmative		negative
mobile		immobile
moral		immoral
perfect		imperfect
possible		impossible

Words that take in– as a negative prefix can begin with a vowel (except i or u) or a consonant.

affirmative		negative
accurate		inaccurate
eligible		ineligible
organic		inorganic
decent		indecent
sane		insane

Note: There are many words that begin with in– that are not words with a negative prefix. For example:

word		does not mean
incline		not cline
indulge		not dulge
insist		not sist
invoke		not voke

Words that take ir– as a negative prefix always begin with the letter r.

affirmative		negative
rational		irrational
reconcilable		irreconcilable
regular		irregular
resistible		irresistible

Words that take non– as a negative prefix may begin with a vowel or a consonant.

affirmative		negative
conformist		nonconformist
essential		nonessential
fiction		nonfiction
sense		nonsense

Words that take un– as a negative prefix may begin with a vowel or consonant.

affirmative		negative
able		unable
interesting		uninteresting
usual		unusual
comfortable		uncomfortable
helpful		unhelpful
prepared		unprepared

Remember, not all words that appear to have a negative prefix are negative.

word		does not mean
alike		not like
discuss		not cuss
universe		not iverse
illuminate		not luminate
important		not portant
involve		not volve
irrigate		not rigate                                                   lawlessenglish.com Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Exercise 3