Vocabulary 1
what does 'defeat' mean?
to win a fight or game against a person or group of people.
what does 'entertaining' mean?
interesting and amusing
what tense is this sentence in?:
He cooked a delicious roast for us last Sunday.
past simple
what tense is this sentence in?:
By the time I got home, my family had already finished dinner.
past perfect
what does 'to face' mean?
to have to deal with something unpleasant or difficult
It took a few minutes before I … I had forgotten to put on my shoes.
realized
change the sentence to past perfect:
He drove 500 miles.
He had driven 500 miles.
Change the sentence to past perfect:
We saw a large black bear.
We had seen a large black bear.
After a year of living abroad, I was excited to … with my family.
reunite
I … George in the crowd, even though it had been ten years since I last saw him.
recognized
Unfortunately, by the time I (arrive) at Yerran's birthday party, most people (leave) already.
Unfortunately, by the time I arrived at Yerran's birthday party, most people had left already.
After Sven (finish) the book, he (give) it to his brother to read.
After Sven had finished the book, he gave it to his brother to read.
I tried to follow the directions to the bank, but I got lost and felt …
confused.
It was a … that we both wore the same dress to the event.
coincidence
correct the sentence:
After we watched the film, we had talked about it for hours.
After we had watched the film, we talked about it for hours.
correct the sentence:
I had practiced the guitar for many years before I had given my first performance.
I had practiced the guitar for many years before I gave my first performance.
The last chapter of the book … the criminal behind to robberies.
revealed
unscramble the sentence:
characters/ like/ who/ about/ are/ I/ similar/ me./ reading/ to
I like reading about characters who are similar to me.
unscramble the sentence:
drawings/ had/ before/ several/ then./ I /drawn
I had drawn several drawings before then.
unscramble the sentence:
I/ had/ got/ before/ there./ They/ gone
They had gone before I got there.