Lesson 3: Learning Grammar Through Conversations by Dr. Snea Thinsan

(Past Simple vs. Past Continuous)

A: "What ___ you doing when the phone rang?"

B: "I ___ a book."

a) was / read
b) were / was reading
c) were / read

Answer: b) were / was reading - 'Were' is used with 'you' in Past Continuous, and 'was reading' describes an ongoing action in the past.

(Future Continuous)

A: "What will you be doing at 7 PM tomorrow?"

B: "I ___ dinner with my family."

a) will be having
b) have
c) will have

Answer: a) will be having - Future Continuous tense is used for actions that will be happening at a specific future time.

(Past Perfect)

A: "By the time we arrived, the movie ___ started."

B: "Oh no, we missed the beginning!"

a) has
b) had
c) have

Answer: b) had - Past Perfect tense is used for actions completed before another action in the past.

(Quantifiers)

A: "How ___ sugar do you need?"

B: "Just a little."

a) many
b) much
c) more

Answer: b) much - 'Much' is used with uncountable nouns like 'sugar.'

(Relative Clauses)

A: "Do you know the girl ___ is sitting over there?"

B: "Yes, she's in my class."

a) which
b) who
c) whose

Answer: b) who - 'Who' is used for people in relative clauses.

(Present Perfect Continuous)

A: "How long ___ you been studying English?"

B: "For about three years."

a) have
b) has
c) are

Answer: a) have - Present Perfect Continuous tense uses 'have' for actions that started in the past and continue in the present.

(Conditionals: Type 1)

A: "If it rains tomorrow, we ___ go to the park."

B: "Yes, we'll stay home instead."

a) won't
b) don't
c) didn't

Answer: a) won't - First conditional uses 'will' in the main clause and 'if' in the conditional clause for future possibilities.

(Passive Voice: Present Simple)

A: "This book ___ in many languages."

B: "It's very popular worldwide."

a) translates
b) is translated
c) translated

Answer: b) is translated - Passive voice in Present Simple is formed with 'is' + past participle.

(Modals of Advice)

A: "I'm feeling sick."

B: "You ___ see a doctor."

a) should
b) can
c) must

Answer: a) should - 'Should' is used to give advice.

(Tag Questions)

A: "You don't like coffee, ___?"

B: "No, I prefer tea."

a) do you
b) don't you
c) are you

Answer: a) do you - Tag questions use the opposite auxiliary verb form of the statement.