Present Perfect Continuous or Simple?
Present Perfect or Simple Past?
Vocabulary
Vocabulary II
Word Formation
100
I *** all morning – I’m so freaking tired! (TO CLEAN)
have been cleaning
100
We *** Julie last night. (TO SEE)
saw
100
a person, especially a child at school, who is being taught: Tip: the answer is not "student"
pupil
100
the group of people who work for an organization:
staff
100
I have to stop checking my Instagram all the time in order to study and improve my ***. (CONCENTRATE)
concentration
200
How long *** Simon? (TO KNOW)
have you known
200
He *** a teacher before he became a musician. (TO BE)
was
200
"She was removed from her job!" We can replace "was removed from her job" by...
got the sack
200
people who do not have a job that provides money:
unemployed
200
..... to the castle are expected to come during visiting times only.
visitors
300
Iona is fatigued these days. She *** too hard recently. (TO WORK)
has been working
300
Lucy *** her leg, so she can’t come skiing. (TO BREAK)
has broken
300
a period of time during which someone works for a company or organization in order to get experience of a particular type of work:
apprenticeship/internship
300
something that is of no use; not working or not achieving what is needed:
useless
300
She has the (ABLE) .......... to pass the exam first time round if she works hard.
ability
400
-- I *** for three hours already! Where the heck are you, man?! (TO WAIT)
have been waiting
400
She *** a teacher for ten years, and she still enjoys it. (TO BE)
has been
400
having a pleasantly soft, rounded body or shape; polite word for fat:
plump
400
untidy and looking a little dirty :
scruffy
400
If you hadn't been so (CARE) with that book you wouldn't have lost it.
careless
500
I *** your book all day. It’s very interesting, but I *** two chapters. (TO READ/ ONLY-TO FINISH)
have been reading/ have only finished
500
A: Hello B: Hi Mum, it’s me. I just wanted to say I *** safely and everything is swell. (TO ARRIVE)
have arrived
500
small, pale brown spots on the skin, usually on the face, especially of a person with pale skin:
freckles
500
a substance that is used to provide heat or power, usually by being burned:
fuel
500
Everybody was (HORROR) .......... by the news of the earthquake.
horrified
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