Vocabulary
To gradually become less strong, intense or powerful
Diminish
What gets wetter the more it dries?
A towel
She was very tired, ____ she went to bed early
So
She___(work) here since 2019, but recently she____( feel) tired all the time
Has worked, has been feeling
usually / he / reads / before / goes / bed / every / night
He usually reads before he goes to bed every night.
Something that is very important and necessary ; a basic requirement
Essential
I have hands but I can't clap
A clock
If I ____ more money, I would buy a new laptop
Had
By the time the concert started, We ___ (wait) for over an hour and the band ____(already/ arrive)
Had been waiting, had already arrived
the / last / conference / attended / I / was / very / informative
The last conference I attended was very informative.
To officially agree to or accept something after careful consideration
Approve
I'm tall when I'm young, and short when I'm old. What am I?
A candle
Despite____ hard, he failed the exam
Studying
By this time next year, she___(complete) her degree, and she ____(Start) working in a company
Will have completed, will have started
because / had / forgotten / she / umbrella / it / started / raining / heavily
Because she had forgotten her umbrella, it started raining heavily.
To officially allow or accept something
Permit
The more you have of me, The less you see. What am I?
The darkness
The manager insisted that the report ____ completed by Friday
Be
If I ___(know) about the meeting yesterday, I ____(attend) it
Had known, would have attended
not / the / meeting / manager / everyone / understood / agenda / clearly / at /
Not everyone at the meeting yesterday understood the manager’s agenda clearly.
A strong desire to know or learn something
Curiosity
What disappears as soon as you say its name?
Silence
No sooner _____ he arrived than the meeting started
Had
Had he ___(Listen) to my advice, he ___(not/ make) such a big mistake now
Listened, would not have made
if / they / had / been / more / careful / during / the / experiment / results / would / have / been / accurate
If they had been more careful during the experiment, the results would have been accurate.