Which Tense Is It?
Phrasal Verbs
Emphatic Structures
Verb Patterns
Nominalization
100

We _________ (watch) the best series right now.  You have to check it out.

We are watching the best series right now.

100
keep to


The runners

the track

during the race.

The runners kept to the track during the race.

100

He wanted to go there but he missed the bus.  (do)

He DID want to go there, but he missed the bus.

100

We stopped _____ (eat) something during our long drive.

We stopped to eat something during our long drive.

100

People have been shocked by how the airline treated its passengers.

People have been shocked by the airline's ____ it's passengers

People have been shocked by the airline's treatment of it's passengers

200

It's freezing in here.  I think I _______ (close) the window.

I think I will close the window.

200

do away with

The school

some rules 

next year

The school will be doing / will do away with some rules next year.


200

We didn't expect the bonus at Christmas. (thing)

The thing we didn't expect was the bonus at Christmas.
200

We stopped ________ (drive) so that we could eat lunch.

We stopped driving so that we could eat lunch.

200

Everyone is supportive about your new plan.

Your new plan has __________________.

You new plan has everyone's support.

Your new plan has the support of everyone.

300

She ________ (take) the test several times before finally passing. 

She had taken the test several times before passing.

300

take up on

your offer

I have decided to

you 

of employment

I have decided to take you up on your offer of employment.

300

The humidity is terrible, not the heat. (it)

It's the humidity that's terrible, not the heat.

300

Do we need to worry _____ (catch) the flu?

Do we need to worry about catching the flu?

300

Rewrite the sentence using the word in parenthesis.

I'm trying to find out what this word means. (definition)

I'm trying to find out the definition of this word.

400

Mrs. Barkley ________ (teach) for ten years by the end of 2023.

Ms. Meyer will have been teaching for ten years by the end of 2023.

400

play off against

one another

his employees

The boss

always 

The boss always plays his employees off against one another.

400

Jamie wants to visit the National Museum while he's here. (place)

The place Jamie wants to visit while he's here is the National Museum.

400

Sam always avoids _____ (go) to the grocery store during rush hour.

Sam always avoids going to the grocery store during rush hour.

400

Rewrite the sentence using the word in parenthesis.

Tom is scared of flying. (fear)

Tom has a fear of flying.

500

Don't call her right now.  It's too early and she ______ (sleep).

It's too early and she will be sleeping.

500

put down to

success

She

hard work

She puts her success down to hard work.

500

Our audiences will be most shocked by how realistic the animals are. (what)

What our audiences will be most shocked by is how realistic our animals are.

500

Teachers often discourage  _______ (students, cheat) on exams.

Teachers often discourage students from cheating on exams.

500

Rewrite the question using both words in parenthesis.

Can you tell me where he works? (location, company)

Can you tell me the location of his company?

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