1. N I V E L I N T E R M E D I O
REVISION SECOND TERM
2. SUMMARY
VERB TENSES:
REVISION OF ALL TENSES*
NARRATIVE TENSES:
Past simple
Past continuous
Past perfect
MODAL VERBS
CAN/COULD/BE ABLE TO
OBLIGATION/ADVICE
REFLEXIVE
PRONOUNS
USUALLY/USED TO
VOCABULARY:
- Adjectives ending in -ed / -ing
- Sport
- Relationships
3. NARRATIVE TENSES
Narrative tenses are verb tenses that are used to talk about the past. They are
often found in stories and descriptions of past events, such as
personal anecdotes.
The most common of these is the past
simple (for past finished actions). Two
other tenses, past continuous (actions in
progress at a moment in the past, to set a
scene) and the past perfect (actions that
happened before another past action) can
help us to say what we want more efficiently.
4. Let’s tell a story
Last summer…
I went on holiday around
Europe with a friend
We travelled by car
5. Let’s tell a story
and set off at sunrise.
We adjusted our satnav…
6. Let’s tell a story
The day was great, the sun…
was shinning.
And the road…
was deserted.
But, suddenly, our car…
broke down.
7. Let’s tell a story
I…
decided to phone my car
insurance company.
But…
I didn’t have my mobile
phone with me.
I had left it at
home, charging. AT HOME
8. MODAL VERBS
CAN, COUL
D,
BE ABLE TO
Can and could are modal auxiliary verbs (they have
no other forms).
Be able to is NOT an auxiliary verb (it uses the verb
be as a main verb) and can be used in all the tenses
and forms.
Remember: “be able to” in the present or past simple are formal.
9. Choose the right option
We ______________ go to the party. We're going to a wedding.
couldn't
will can't
want be able to
won't be able to
I __________ remember his name.
can't
’ll can
'm not able to
They ____________ go. The weather was too bad.
weren't able to
couldn't
can't
Sorry, Teacher. I ____________ do it yet.
couldn't
wasn't able to
haven't been able to
10. Choose the right option
She _____________ come on holiday next month if her parents give her
permission.
can't
could
'll be able to
The fishing boat sank but luckily all the fishermen____________ save
themselves.
were able to
was able to
could
A. Can you lend me some money?
B: Sorry. I __________ . I haven't got any either.
couldn't
can't
'm not able to
Diana ________ the piano.
can play
is able to play
can to play
11. MODAL VERBS
OBLIGATION: have to / must (modal verb)
PROHIBITION: mustn’t (modal verb)
ABSENCE OF NECESSITY: don’t have to
ADVICE: should (modal verb) / ought to (modal
verb)
* Should have + past participle
12. Fill in the blanks
I think people ___________ recycle more paper and
glass.
should
The museum is free. You _________ pay.
don’t have to
You __________ park here. It's an emergency exit.
mustn’t
You __________ smoke. It's bad for you.
shouldn’t
I __________to wear a uniform when I was at school.
had to
You ___________ to phone if you're going to be late.
ought
13. REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
Myself
Yourself
Himself / herself / itself
Ourselves
Yourselves
Themselves
Use them:
- When the object and the subject of the sentence are the same
(e.g. He taught himself Russian= he was his own teacher).
- To emphasize the subject of an action (e.g. We painted the
kitchen ourselves).
14. USUALLY / USED TO
PRESENT HABITS:
usually, normally
PAST HABITS:
used to
Remember:
be used to ( be accustomed to),
get used to (get accustomed to)
15. VOCABULARY: –ED / –ING ADJECTIVES
(File 4A, p. 36)
Adjectives ending in –ing qualify nouns that cause the
emotion (“Source”).
Adjectives ending in –ed qualify nouns that experience the
emotion (“Experiencer”)
e.g. The children were amazed by the contortionist. She was amazing.
Amazed (experiencers) Amazing (source)