Grammar Revision: Questions, Tenses, and Past Habits

• Let's review the main grammar structures you have learned so far. You will practise question formation, present tenses, the present perfect, used to, and adjectives.
• Structure
• Usage
• Example
• Present Simple
• Habits and facts
• Jennifer works in Denver.
• Present Perfect
• Unfinished or recent actions
• Peter has updated the wiki page.
• Used to
• Past habits and states
• Brian used to work at Apple in Seattle.
• Adjectives (-ed/-ing)
• Feelings vs characteristics
• The documentation is confusing; I am confused.
• Remember
• Use subject questions when the question word is the subject (Who edited the page?).
• Use present continuous for actions happening right now.
• Use used to for past routines that no longer happen.
• Use extreme adjectives without very (say absolutely brilliant, not very brilliant).
• Examples
• Does Sarah know the new naming convention?
• Have you checked the onboarding checklist yet?
• David used to manage the knowledge base in Austin.
• The team wiki in Boston is extremely helpful.
• Common mistakes
• Where did you worked yesterday?
• Where did you work yesterday?
• I am knowing the answer.
• I know the answer.

Complete the sentences

• What time ___ (arrive) ____ in Denver yesterday?
• Peter ___ (not finish) ____ the FAQ page yet.
• Brian ___ (use) ____ write up every how-to guide in Seattle.
• Are you ___ (get) ____ used to the new team wiki in Boston?
• The search function is ___ (amaze) ____ , so we found the answer quickly.
• Have you ever ___ (edit) ____ a template in Chicago?

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