GAMES & GAMING
Narrative tenses
'used to'
collocations
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100

A player doesn't follow the rules because they want to win. What verb describes this?

cheat

100

Complete: When I ______ (open) the door, my brother ______ (sleep) on the sofa.

opened / was sleeping

100

Correct the mistake: I didn't used to like milk.

I didn't use to like milk.

100

Complete: My English started to ______ ______ when I began speaking it every day.

improve quickly

100

What adjective describes someone who feels bad because they have done something wrong?

guilty

200

You are not sure what to do next in a game, so you ask another player for some help. What can you ask for?

a clue 

200

Complete: By the time we ______ (get) to the shop, it ______ already ______ (close).

got / had already closed

200

Complete: My dad has worked at night for years, so he ______ (sleep) during the day.

is used to sleeping

200

Complete: To play fairly, everyone must ______ the ______.

follow the rules

200

What do we call the people who watch a play or listen to a concert?

audience

300

Only one person can play at a time, so everyone plays one after another. Complete: We have to ______.

take turns

300

Complete: While Anna ______ (walk) home, she ______ (see) a bag that someone ______ (leave) near a tree.

was walking / saw / had left

300

I've only just moved to this town, so I ______ (take) the bus to school.

am getting used to taking

300

Complete: The task was hard, but we worked together and managed to ______ the ______.

meet the challenge

300

What verb means to know who someone is because you've seen them before?

recognise

400

You have tried to finish a difficult level many times, but now you want to stop trying. What phrasal verb describes this?

give up

400

When the teacher ______ (come) in, we ______ (write) a test because another teacher ______ (give) it to us earlier.

came / were writing / had given

400

Rewrite: At first, living with my cousins was strange, but after a month it felt normal.

I got used to living with my cousins after a month.

400

Complete: My friend promised to help me, but he didn't come. He really ______ me ______.

let me down

400

What expression describes someone who was once very poor but later became rich?

from rags to riches

500

Name TWO things a player can do during a board game: one means choosing what to do next, and the other means throwing a small object with numbers on it.

make a move / roll the dice

500

Complete: While I ______ (look) for my keys, my mum ______ (call) me. I then ______ (remember) that I ______ (leave) them at school.

was looking / called / remembered / had left

500

Complete all three: I ______ (eat) lunch at school years ago, but now I eat at home.  
My brother ______ (eat) late because of his job. 

 I've just moved to Spain and I ______ (eat) dinner much later.

used to eat / is used to eating / am getting used to eating

500

Complete BOTH expressions: First we had to ______ a ______ about what to do. Then we worked together to ______ a ______ to the problem.

make a decision / find a solution

500

Someone sends you a fake message from a bank and asks for your password. What is this type of online trick called?

phishing

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