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Grammar revision - tenses

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Present simple	waarheden, gewoontes, dingen die vast liggen	past perfect	Iets begon in het verleden tot een specifiek punt in het verleden, focus op resultaat
Present continuous	acties aan de gang, dingen die tijdelijk zijn of veranderen	past perfect continuous	Wat iemand tot dan aan het doen was, focus op activiteit
Present perfect	Iets begon in het verleden/recent tot nu, focus op resultaat	future simple	voorspellingen, spontane plannen, beloftes, aanbiedingen
Present perfect continuous	Wat iemand tot nu aan het doen was, focus op activiteit	future continuous	actie aan de gang in de toekomst,
Past simple	(afgesloten) activiteiten in het verleden, vroegere gewoonte	future perfect	Iets begon in de toekomst tot een specifiek punt in de toekomst, focus op resultaat
past continuous	Acties aan de gang in het verleden	future perfect continuous	wat iemand tot een bepaald moment in de toekomst aan het doen zal zijn geweest

Rishi Sunak new UK prime minister

Rishi Sunak new UK prime minister

Rishi Sunak _______ (01, to give) his first speech outside Downing Street after being appointed as UK prime minister by King Charles. He said Liz Truss was right to want to improve growth and that was a “noble aim”, but added that "mistakes were made" and he had been elected to fix them. Sunak also ______ (02, to pay) tribute to Boris Johnson “for his incredible achievements as prime minister” and said the mandate earned by the Conservative party in 2019 does not belong to any individual: "It is a mandate that belongs to and unites all of us." The former chancellor, who ________ (03, to resign) dramatically from Johnson’s government in July, ________ (04, to become) the third Conservative prime minister in less than two months and the fifth in six years.

Sunak takes on the role at a time of deep economic crisis, and is expected to make tough decisions on taxation and public spending that may prove unpopular. He is expected to announce who _________ (05, to be) in his cabinet soon.

Rishi Sunak _______ (01, to give) his first speech outside Downing Street after being appointed as UK prime minister by King Charles.

Sunak also ______ (02, to pay) tribute to Boris Johnson “for his incredible achievements as prime minister” and said the mandate earned by the Conservative party in 2019 does not belong to any individual: "It is a mandate that belongs to and unites all of us."

The former chancellor, who ________ (03, to resign) dramatically from Johnson’s government in July

The former chancellor, who resigned dramatically from Johnson’s government in July, ________ (04, to become) the third Conservative prime minister in less than two months and the fifth in six years.

He is expected to announce who _________ (05, to be) in his cabinet soon.

Richest British PM in history

Richest British PM in history

UK's first prime minister of colour, first Hindu prime minister, youngest PM since 1812 and the richest British PM in history. Some big firsts have been hit by Rishi Sunak's elevation to UK prime minister, and there have been a swell of responses online to Sunak's unprecedented wealth. This is first time in history that the occupants of No 10 Downing Street will be richer than the monarch in Buckingham Palace. Sunak and his wife, Akshata Murty, are sitting on a combined fortune of about £730m – roughly double the estimated £300m-£350m wealth of King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort. Earlier this year, the 42-year-old ________ (06, to become) the first frontline politician to ever be included in the Sunday Times Rich List of the UK’s wealthiest people. At at a time when millions of Britons _______ (07, to struggle) with a cost of living crisis, what do you think of the country's leader being so wealthy?

Earlier this year, the 42-year-old ________ (06, to become) the first frontline politician to ever be included in the Sunday Times Rich List of the UK’s wealthiest people.

At at a time when millions of Britons _______ (07, to struggle) with a cost of living crisis, what do you think of the country's leader being so wealthy?

Rishi Sunak next UK PM

Rishi Sunak next UK PM

Breaking: Rishi Sunak _____ (08, to win) the Conservative leadership contest and ________ (09, to become) the UK's third prime minister in the space of seven weeks, taking over from Liz Truss.

The former chancellor, who ________ (10, to be) an MP for seven years and was in the cabinet for just over two years, was confirmed as the winner on Monday after the only other remaining candidate, Penny Mordaunt, failed to reach the threshold of 100 nominations from her fellow MPs. Former prime minister Boris Johnson ________ (11, pull out) of the accelerated leadership contest last night. If he takes over tomorrow, Truss __________ (12, to serve) as prime minister for just 50 days, the shortest tenure in history. She agreed to step down last Thursday after chaos within her cabinet and amid a turbulent reaction to her mini-budget in September.

Breaking: Rishi Sunak _____ (08, to win) the Conservative leadership contest

Breaking: Rishi Sunak has won the Conservative leadership contest and ________ (09, to become) the UK's third prime minister in the space of seven weeks, taking over from Liz Truss.

The former chancellor, who ________ (10, to be) an MP for seven years and was in the cabinet for just over two years, was confirmed as the winner on Monday after the only other remaining candidate, Penny Mordaunt, failed to reach the threshold of 100 nominations from her fellow MPs.

Former prime minister Boris Johnson ________ (11, pull out) of the accelerated leadership contest last night.

If he takes over tomorrow, Truss __________ (12, to serve) as prime minister for just 50 days, the shortest tenure in history.

US midterms

The United States holds its midterm elections on 8 November 2022. The outcome _____ (13, to have) a major impact on the remaining two years of Joe Biden's presidency, and beyond.
These elections are for Congress, which is made up of two parts - the House of Representatives and the Senate. These votes are held every two years and when they fall in the middle of the president's four-year term of office, they are called the midterms.