Home vocab
translate this idiom: mājas mīļās mājas
home sweet home
Choose the best option: We were late and the match started/had started/has started.
had started (an action before another action in the past)
This writing is used when you are writing to a friend
informal
parents who have adopted their children are called adoptive parents or ... parents
foster
Rewrite the sentence correctly: I couldn’t go out until I had did my homework.
I couldn’t go out until I had done my homework. (past perfect is formed with had + 3rd participle form of the verb)
Ziepniekkalns is a .... in Riga
neighbourhood
Choose the best option: They were having/had/have had a picnic when it started to rain.
were having (interrupted action)
This writing includes shortened word forms (TV, info), slang and emojis
informal
A synonym for children's home
orphanage
Choose the correct form: My parents bought / were buying a house just after they got married.
bought (completed action in the past)
An apartment that has an overview of the city and is very luxurious
penthouse
Write the correct form and name the tense: Shakespeare (write) poems as well as plays.
wrote - past simple
This writing is used for academic purposes
to "pop the question" means to
propose
Use either past perfect or past perfect continuous: How long (you / play) the guitar before we met?
had you been playing (an ongoing action in the past)
the person who owns the apartment is the ...
landlord / landlady
Write the verb in the correct form: Marta (not / ride) a camel before and she was terrified.
Hadn't ridden (an action before another action in the past)
This writing makes you seem less cold
informal / semi-formal
translate the word "vedekla"
daughter-in-law
Use the correct tense and name it: I couldn’t pay for the pizzas because I ………………………………..(leave) my money at home.
had left (past perfect) = action in the past that affected another action in the past
the person who lives in the apartment and pays rent is the...
tenant / occupant / resident
Write the verbs in the past perfect continuous form: I could tell my mum …………………………..(cook) because the kitchen smelled of curry
had been cooking
This writing doesn't include contractions
formal
to get married in a remote destination without telling anyone
to elope
Write these words in the correct order: been / swimming / because / just / was / he / cold / he’d
He was cold because he’d just been swimming.