PHRASAL VERBS
To start doing a new activity
What is take up?
She spoke very __________. (CONFIDENT)
What is confidently?
A strong desire to achieve something
What is ambition?
Used for finished actions in the past
What is the past simple?
Used for decisions made at the moment of speaking.
What is will?
To cancel an event
What is call off?
This job requires a lot of __________. (RESPONSIBLE)
What is responsibility?
The ability to adapt to new situations
What is flexibility?
“I was watching TV when he called.”
What is the past continuous?
“I’m meeting my tutor tomorrow.”
What is the present continuous (future meaning)?
To continue doing something
What is carry on?
His behaviour was completely __________. (ACCEPT)
What is unacceptable?
A formal word meaning “chance” or “possibility”
What is opportunity?
Used for an action before another past action
What is the past perfect?
Used for plans and intentions.
What is going to?
To recover from an illness or problem
What is get over?
The film was a huge __________. (SUCCEED)
What is success?
A problem or difficulty that prevents progress
What is obsticle?
“They had been waiting for hours.”
What is the past perfect continuous?
“The train leaves at 6 a.m.”
What is the present simple (future meaning)?
To tolerate someone or something annoying
What is put up with?
There has been a significant __________ in pollution levels. (REDUCE)
What is reduction?
A formal word meaning a long-term plan
What is strategy?
“By the time we arrived, the film __________.”
What is had already started?
Used for predictions based on evidence
What is going to?