This document provides a revision of verb tenses, modal verbs, reflexive pronouns, and vocabulary. It reviews narrative tenses like the past simple and past perfect, modal verbs for obligation and advice, and how to use reflexive pronouns and adjectives ending in -ed and -ing. Key vocabulary covered includes related to sports, relationships, and emotions.

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)

16. frighten
The movie is ________________.
The girls are ________________.

17. frighten
 The movie is frightening .
(Source)
 The girls are frightened .
(Experiencers)

18. amuse
This family is ________________.
The TV show is ______________.

19. amuse
This family is amused .
(Experiencers)
The TV show is amusing .
(Source)

20. VOCABULARY: SPORT
(Vocabulary bank, p. 157)

21. VOCABULARY: RELATIONSHIPS
(Vocabulary bank, p. 158)
meet
become
friends
have a
lot in
common
break up
get on
propose
get
married