Past Continuous Verb Tense
Make or Do?
Present Perfect Verb Tense
Phrasal Verbs
Idioms
100

At this time yesterday, I ___ taking a nap.

was

100

You must be freezing! I will ___ you a cup of tea.

make

100

It's a great movie. I have ___ that movie many times.

seen

100

What is the phrasal verb in this question?

How can you reach out to help others?

reach out

100

To have your ducks in a row

To have everything organized and prepared

200

We ___ swimming while you ___ playing volleyball.

were, were

200

I always try to __ my best in Jehovah's service.

do

200

My sister ___ ridden a bicycle. She is too afraid that she will fall.

has never/hasn't/has not

200

What is the phrasal verb in this sentence?

Remember, it's your turn to pick the kids up from school today.

pick up

200

On the fence

To be undecided or to refuse to choose a side/have an opinion on a matter

300

What ___ you doing at one o'clock? 

I ___ sleeping.

were, was

300

He went to America and ___ a fortune selling sportswear.

made

300

___ you ever ___ to Italy?

Have, been (or gone)

300

That's enough sitting around. It's time to turn ___ the television and go outside.

(up, off, in)

off

300

In a pickle

Experiencing a difficult situation
400

I ___ dinner when he called.


was eating/having/enjoying

400

If you __ the laundry, I will ___ the beds.

do, make

400

____ you ___ lunch yet?

Yes, I ___.

Have, eaten (or had or finished)

have

400

Please ___ this scripture in your Bibles.

(figure out, give up, look up)

look up

or: turn to

400

Back to square one

To go back to the beginning; starting over on a project

500

He thinks he can multitask. He ___ a book while he ___ dinner.

was reading, was making/cooking/eating

500

He ___ his research on the website when he had a question.

did

500

My family and I ____ to many different countries around Europe.

(have driven, has driven, driven)

have driven

500

I won't ____, won't turn aside.

I won't ____ and I won't run and hide.

give up, give up

500

The elephant in the room

An obvious problem or situation that people do not want to talk about/are avoiding

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