Criticising

forever mucking about / always getting into trouble, etc.

1. Talking about habitual actions.

Look at these comments made by residents of an apartment building about local teenagers.

"Those kids are forever mucking about with the lifts. I think it's because they're attracted by dangerous things."

"I just can't control my teenage son. He's always getting into trouble and fighting with other kids. It's his friends who encourage him to behave badly."

"The residents around here keep telling the kids not to lift-surf, but the kids just laugh and swear at them. Kids have no manners these days."

"Well, they will do dangerous things, won't they? It's mainly the boys of course - they will try to show they're brave and manly."


The structures in red usually express an emotion. Which emotion is being expressed by the residents? Choose the correct answer below.

2. Expressing criticism.

What verb forms do we use to express criticism? Drag the sentences below to the correct structures in the table.

3. Word order.

Put the word on the right into the correct place in each sentence.

4. Missing words.

Can you remember the sentences in the previous exercise?