Vocab Race
summarize
sum up
Can you take the kids to their grandmother's house? I need a little _________________ around here.
peace and quiet
Fill in the blank with an appropriate tense using the verb given.
Before I came to Kaplan, I ______________(teach) at another school.
had taught/had been teaching
Yesterday, we ______________ a party.
a. have had
b. had
c. were having
d. a or b
e. b or c
e
Name 4 of the possible things that might define us, according to the listening we did in class.
friends, job, beliefs/values, hobbies/interests, outlook on life, life experiences, work, cultural background
ignore
disregard
I'm running to Target to pick up a few ___________________.
odds and ends
Fill in the blank with an appropriate tense using the verb given.
By this time next month, she _________________(have) her car for 10 years.
will have had (can't use have in continuous- it's stative!)
By the time she's 70, she____________ her friend for 60 years.
a. will have known
b. will have been knowing
c. will be knowing
a
In the TOEFL vocabulary activity, what were old people highly critical of?
new concrete houses
unable
incapable
At a restaurant, a good ________________ is to tip 15-20%.
rule of thumb
Fill in the blank with an appropriate tense using the verb given.
She ___________________(drive) since last night.
has been driving
unscramble and name the tense!
had / working / how / before / left / you /long / been / there / you / ?
How long had you been working there before you left?
Past perfect continuous (and past simple)
How long had Nelson Mandela been in prison before he became president of South Africa in 1994?
27 years
throw away
dispose
I always ____________________ of remembering people's names.
make a point
Fill in the blank with an appropriate tense using the verb given.
I ______________________(be) married since 2017. Before that, I ________________(date) many people.
have been, had dated/had been dating
In this day and age, people ______ too absorbed in their phones.
a. have been
b. are being
c. are
d. b or c
c
In grammar, what does "aspect" mean/refer to?
the speakers perspective/point of view
decrease, refuse
decline
You didn't ________ the police officer's _____________, and now you're in jail.
heed / warning
Fill in the blank with an appropriate tense using the verb given.
I'm very ambitious. I _________________(write) 10 books and lately_________________ (work) on my 11th.
have written, have been working
Form a question in the FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE, and also write the answer using the FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE.
answers will vary
Write 4 sentences.
1. Future perfect continuous
2. Present perfect continuous
3. Future perfect simple
4. Past perfect simple
1. will have been + ing
2. have/has been + ing
3. will have + verb 3
4. had + verb 3 + simple past verb for reference