Future in the past
idioms
substitution and ellipsis
vocabulary
100

I _____ (call) yesterday, but i forgot

I was going to call you yesterday, but I forgorĀ”t

100

Tell us an Idiom you remember

100

we use ________ to leave out a word, or words when the context is obvious.

Ellipsis

100

what is a barbed wire?

200

She promised she _____ (go) with me to the party

She promised she would go with me to the party

200

A picture is worth a _______________

A picture is worth a thousand words

200

You didn't call your mum and you ___

1. should have called 

2. had 

3. should have

You didn't call your mum, and you should have.

200

This place ____ lots of memories for us (gets/holds)

This place holds lots of memories for us

300

The train ______ (leave) when we got there, we barely got in.

The train was about to leave when we got there, we barely got in.

300

Out _______, out _______

Out of sight, out of mind 

300

convert this sentence so that it has ellipsis or substitution:

A: Are you coming to the trip next month?

B: Yes, I think I will come 

Yes, I think so

300

choose which one means the beginning of something:

1. dates back to 

2. was about to 

3. fo the foreseeable future 

4. in years to come 

5. the outset

dates back to and the outset

400

create a sentence with the future in the past 

400

________ what you ___________

Practice what you preach

400

Don't use those napkins, use the ______ we bought in Prague

Don't use those napkins, use the ones we bought in Prague

400

It was a long time ago, but I remember it ____ (strongly/vividly)

It was a long time ago, but I remember it vividly

500

Create a sentence with the future in the past without using going to

500

An idiom that means that something takes time and effort

Rome wasn't build in a day

500

answer with ellipsis or substitution to this question:

Are you coming to the lake?

I think so 

I don't think so 

500

What does hazy mean?

something that is not clear 

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