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PRESENT SIMPLE vs PRESENT CONTINUOUS
PAST SIMPLE vs PAST CONTINUOUS
100

a woman who cleans a hotel or someone's house as her job

a maid

100

to leave

to depart

100

extremely big

vast

100

Ashlie always spends / is spending holiday at the seaside.

spends

100

Susan and I picked / were picking mushrooms yesterday at 9 a.m

were picking

200

not known

unfamiliar

200

when very old metal turns a red-brown colour

rusty

200

there is no light

darkness

200

What do you listen / are you listening to now?

are you listening

200

While we danced / were dancing, my sister came.

were dancing

300

not able to speak

speechless

300

very full or crowded

jam-packed

300

something you use to open a bottle of wine

a corkscrew

300

Tom takes / is taking a bath at the moment.

is taking

300

I lost / was losing my wallet yesterday.

lost

400

a room which is available to rent

a vacant room

400

to wait impatiently

to look forward to

400

sudden, suprisingly

unexpectedly

400

You seldom ask / are asking for help.

ask

400

The girls skied / were skiing while the boys skated / were skating.

were skiing, were skating

500

a terrace next to and joined to the room

an adjoining terrace

500

especially

in particular

500

sudden, quick, strong

sharp

500

She never goes / is going to the cinema.

goes

500

How much did it cost / was it costing?

did it cost

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