Vwo 3 unit 1 grammar recap

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Welcome!

Please have a seat, take out your materials and put your bag on the floor

Goal

By the end of the lessen you know what the grammar of unit 1 is 

present perfect simple vs continuous

I have done two exercises of my homework

VS

I have been doing my homework for 30 minutes so far

I _____ (cycle) and my legs are really tired now.

1. have cycled
2. cycled
3. have been cycling
4. have been

I'm sorry I'm late, _____ (you/wait) for a long time?

How long _____ (you/know) Peter?

Somebody _____ (eat) my cookies. There are none left

My teacher _____ (not/teach) for a very long time at my school (short version!)

Look, I _____ (wash) my car. Doesn't it look new now?

What's the matter with you? You _____ (not/say) anything since this morning. (short version!)

Past simple vs past continuous vs present perfect (simple)

I bought a CD player yesterday
VS

It was working well for two days

VS

I think the volume control has broken

We ____ (sit) at the breakfast table when the doorbell ____ (ring).

1. were sitting + was ringing
2. sat + rang
3. sat + was ringing
4. were sitting + rang

He ____(meet) a lot of friendly people while he ____ (work) in California.
Add '+' between your answers

While the children ____ (sleep), their parents ____ (watch) TV.

They ____ (live) in Germany when they ____ (be) young.

My students ____ (have) seven tests this past week

At 7pm yesterday, we ____ (listen) to music.

On holiday we ____(visit) Rome but we _____ (not/see) the Vatican. (short version!)

Relative pronouns

The cyclist who won the race trained hard.
+

The pants that/which I bought yesterday are already stained.
+

I don’t care whose fault it was

She managed to pass the exam in spite of all the difficulties, ____
didn't surprise people who knew her

1. who
2. which
3. whom
4. whose

I don't know _____ did it.

1. who
2. which
3. whom
4. whose

These are the kids _____ parents were arrested.

1. who
2. which
3. whom
4. whose

This is the doctor ____
helped Sara recover from her illness.

1. who
2. which
3. whom
4. whose

The criminals, two of _____ managed to escape, broke into a bank downtown.

1. who
2. which
3. whom
4. whose

He bought all the tools ____
are required to fix his old car.

1. who
2. which
3. whom
4. whose

The police identified the murderer _____ fingerprints were on the knife.

1. who
2. which
3. whom
4. whose

This is the girl _____ he fell in love with in Madrid

1. who
2. which
3. whom
4. whose

Degrees of comparison

I have a big house

My friend has a bigger house

Bill Gates has the biggest house

Cats are _____ (not/intelligent)
as dogs

He thinks Chinese is _____ (difficult)
to learn than Latin

The US grand prix was ____ (exciting) than the Turkish grand prix

My brother has a _____ (tidy)
room than me.

She's got ____ (little)
money than you, but she doesn't care.

They believe KFC is ____ (good) as Taco Bell

I'm ____ (good)
now than yesterday.

Show me _____ (good)
restaurant downtown.

____ (hot) desert of all is the Sahara and it's in Africa.

Who is _____ (talkative)
person in this class?

Do you feel prepared for the test?

yes

no

a bit of both