Vocabulary
Passive voice
Name the Tense
Guess the idiom
Spot the Error(s)
100
What is this called in English?
Flower
Bonus points: a daisy!
100
The vice president ate an apple.
An apple was eaten (by the vice president).
100
What is the tense of the underlined verb phrase?
He used to be afraid of Krampus, but he isn't anymore.
Simple Present
100
butterflies in your stomach
to be nervous or excited
100
This is my favorite candy, he is so yummy!
This is my favorite candy, it is so yummy!
200
What is this called in English?
Roots
200
Postal workers deliver over 25,000 letters every day.
Over 25,000 letters are delivered (by postal workers) every day.
200
What is the tense of the underlined verb phrase?
They had been going to the Alps for 10 years when suddenly they stopped going.
Past Perfect Continuous
200
come rain or shine
to promise to do something no matter what happens
200
They had been put up their decorations weeks ago.
Their decorations had been put up weeks ago.
They had put up their decorations weeks ago.
300
What is this called in English?
Hint (it's a verb)
Dyeing eggs
300
A new rich couple had bought the old house at the end of the street.
The old house at the end of the street had been bought by a new rich couple.
300
What is the tense of the underlined verb phrase?
Once we start piano lessons in May, we will have been playing for 12 years!
Simple Present & Future Perfect Continuous
300
spring chicken
a young and energetic person
300
All years, she goes at the choir concert.
Every year, she goes to the choir concert.
400
What are these in English?
Marshmallows
400
For the wedding, a professional photographer is going to be taking pictures.
For the wedding, pictures are going to be taken by a professional photographer.
400
I have already seen all the Spiderman movies, but my friend was watching the first one last night.
Present Perfect & Past Continuous
400
it never rains but it pours (UK) / when it rains, it pours (US)
When something bad happens and more bad things occur later
400
I having wrapped presents for 3 hours and I'm still not done.
I have been wrapping presents for 3 hours and I'm still not done.
500
What are these in English?
Leprechaun & shamrock
500
You were writing scripts all night long, but now a magic robot will write them instead!
Scripts were being written all night long, but now they will be written by a magic robot instead!
500
What is the tense of the underlined verb phrase?
We shouldn't forget to hide the eggs tonight so the kids will find them tomorrow morning.
Trick question! It's a modal verb!
500
nip it in the bud
To stop (something) immediately so that it does not become a bigger/worse problem.
500
We're looking forward for the weekend: we still have lights and shamrocks to hang and that is been put off for long enough, also we will making a green cake.
We're looking forward to the weekend: we still have lights and shamrocks to hang and that has been put off long enough, also we will be making a green cake.