TENSES
Which tense is being used in this sentence “I am writing a long formal letter to the president”.
Present Continuous
Which countries belong to the United Kingdom?
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
What is the English for “jäik”?
Rigid, stiff, inflexible, (set).
Explain the idiom “as busy as a bee”.
To be very busy.
Who was the first American President?
George Washington
Which tense is being used in this sentence “I believe she has studied English before”.
Present Perfect
Which countries belong to Great Britain?
England, Scotland, and Wales
Make a noun out of the verb “achieve”.
Achievement
Explain the idiom “doubting Thomas”.
It is a skeptic who refuses to believe without direct personal experience.
What do the stars mean on the American flag?
The 50 stars on the flag represent the 50 states of the United States of America.
Which tense is used to explain something that happens regularly, something that is always true, that expresses habits, general truths, repeated actions or unchanging situations?
Present Simple
What happened in London in 1666?
The Great Fire of London
Make a verb out of the noun “decision”.
Decide
Explain the idiom “caught red-handed”.
To discover someone while they are doing something bad or illegal.
What is Mount Rushmore?
Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a massive sculpture carved into Mount Rushmore, which features 60-foot (18 m) sculptures of the heads of four United States presidents.
Which tense uses the rule:
had + past participle?
Past Perfect
Ehk has been the Longest-reigning British monarch?
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom 1952-present, 63 years to date.
Victoria of the United Kingdom 1837-1901, 63 years.
What is the plural of sheep?
Sheep
What idiom has been described?
Something that misleads or distracts from a relevant or important issue.
Red herring
Mount Rushmore features sculptures of the heads of four United States presidents. Who are those four presidents?
George Washington (1732–1799), Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), and Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865).
Which tense uses the rule:
have/has + been + the -ing form of the verb.
Present Perfect Continuous
What is the national dish of Scotland? It is a type of pudding made-up of the liver, heart, and lungs of a sheep, minced and mixed with beef or mutton suet and oatmeal and seasoned with onion, cayenne pepper and other spices.
Haggis
How many letters are in the English alphabet?
26
What idiom has been described?
Do not waste good things on people who will not appreciate them.
Cast pearls before swine
What is the time difference between Estonia and America?
Estonia is 7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, USA
9:13 PM Monday, in Estonia is
2:13 PM Monday, in Washington, DC, USA