Past simple or past continuous
Past tenses
Strong adjectives
Comparatives and superlatives
100

Steve Jobs was an American inventor and businessman.  He was always interested in technology and (start) building computers while he (study) at college.

started / was studying

100

I __(live)___ in London when I was younger.


used to live / lived

100

Small

Tiny

100

Some stereotypes say that Germans are ______ serious than other nationalities. 

more

200

He (live) at his parents home at the time. 

was living

200

I ___(visit)__ my grandparents every weekend.

used to visit / would visit

200

Tired

Exhausted

200

British jokes are said to be the _________ understand.  (difficult to understand)

hardest 

300

He (leave) college after only six months and (spend) some time travelling around India.

left / spent

300

Who __(invent)___ the mobile phone?

invented

300

Old

Ancient

300

Some nationalities don't find some comedy movies as ___ _________ other nationalities. 

as funny

400

When he (return) to the US, he (find) a job with the technology company Atari. 

returned / found

400

I didn’t hear my phone last night because I _(sleep).

was sleeping

400

cold

freezing

400
Some people say it is _______ to watch the original version of a movie than the dubbed version.

better

500

While he (work) there, he (decide) to start his own company. 

was working / decided
500

In the 1980s, most people _(have)_ computers at home.

didn't have / didn't use to have

500

hot

boiling

500

A bad translation might make the film _______ enjoyable. Some comedies are ______ _______ popular in some countries because they reference that countries pop culture. 

less / much more

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