Irregular Verbs
Vocabulary
Knowledge UK
Knowledge US
Grammar
100

State the irregular forms of "to be".

to be - am/ is/ are - was/ were - been

100

Explain the word "exchange student" with your own words in English.

An exchange student is a student from another country who comes to say with you and later you go and stay with them.
100

Name the different parts of the UK.

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England

100
State the date: when is the Independence Day of the US?

4th of July

100

State all the tenses. Use "to stay" as example.

Infinitive: to stay; Present: I stay; Present Progressive: I am staying; Simple Past: I stayed; Past Progressive: I was staying; Present Perfect: I have stayed; Present Perfect Progressive: I have been staying; Past Perfect: I had stayed; going-to-Future: I am going to stay; will-Future: I will stay

200

State the irregular forms of "to know".

to know - know - knew - known
200

Explain the word "vegetarian" with your own words in English.

"Vegetarian" describes someone who doesn't eat meat and fish.

200

Name 3 members of the Tudor family.

Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, Mary I

200

Name 5 States of the US.

New York, Maine, Florida, California, Arizona

200

State the rule for the conditional clauses type 2.

Main clause: would + infinitive --> highly unlikely

if-clause: simple past --> very difficult to fulfil

300

State the irregular forms of "to ring".

to ring - ring - rang - rung

300

Explain the word "climate" with your own words in English.

The type of weather that is typical for a country or area

300

State 3 facts about Sir Francis Drake.

1. He fought and won against the Spanish Armada.

2. He was a friend of Queen Elizabeth I.

3. He sailed around the world and stole Gold and Silver from the Spanish.

300

Explain where and why the first settlers came to the US.

Where: Cape Cod/ Plymouth

Why: to worship God as they liked/ to be free to worship God; to get rich; to have an adventure; to get land

300
Explain how the past perfect is formed.

had + past participle

400

State the irregular forms of "to eat".

to eat - eat - ate - eaten

400

Explain the word "to approve" with your own words in English.

To approve means to agree with something and to accept it.

400

Complete the sentence: The leek is a vegetable which ...

... people wear on St. David's Day.

400
Name 7 different things you can find or visit in the Desert South West of the US.

Grand Canyon National Park, Las Vegas, Taos Pueblo, Saguaro National Park, rattlesnakes, gila monster (lizard), tarantulas, scorpions, Phoenix, Sonoran Desert

400

Form two wishes and use the phrases "If only" and "I wish".

If only I could have holidays now.

I wish I had an ice cream right now.

500

State the irregular forms of "to set".

to set - set - set - set

500

Explain the word "sacred" with your own words in English.

If something is important for a religion, it is sacred to people, e.g. the Pueblo Peak is a sacred mountain.

500

Solve the riddle: 

38 plays have I written, but none about a kitten. The world is my stage, but my world is my page. I invented many new words and phrases, but I didn't solve any cases. I married when I was just 18, and I died in the year 1616. Who am I?

William Shakespeare

500
Explain in your own words where the holiday "Thanksgiving" came from.

Thanksgiving came from the first harvest the Pilgrims had in the New World and they were thankful for growing food and having something to eat.

500
State the rule for the conditional sentences type 3.

main clause: would + have + past participle --> what could have happened

if-clause: past perfect --> no longer possible (in the past)

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