Time Phrases
The time phrase "every week" can be used with verb phrases in this tense.
What is... simple present?
Use the verb "run" in the present continuous in a sentence.
"I'm running to the store. Do you need anything?"
A life-saver (not the candy) is:
What is... Something/someone that got me out of a difficult situation?
"No pain, no gain" means _____.
What is... good things take hard work?
e.g. is short for "exempli gratia," a latin phrase which means _____.
What is... for example?
The time phrase "last week" can be used with verb phrases in this tense.
What is... simple past?
Use the verb "sing" in the past continuous in a sentence.
e.g. "She was singing in the rain."
Someone who brings fun into every situation they are in could be described with this expression:
What is... The life of the party?
"Through thick or thin" means_____.
What is... both good and bad times
This man, the first black president of South Africa, was the subject of the first article we read in class.
Who is... Nelson Mandela?
The phrase "at the time" can be used with verb phrases in this tense.
What is... Past Continuous, Past Perfect Continuous?
Use the verb "sleep" in the present perfect continuous in a sentence.
e.g. "They have been sleeping in class all week."
To heed is to _____.
What is... to listen, to consider, and do what someone suggests?
"By and Large" means _____.
What is... for the most part, or generally speaking?
"Etc." is short for _____, which is latin for _____.
What is... "Et cetera" , "and so on" ?
The phrase "at the moment" can be used with verb phrases in this tense.
What is... Present Continuous?
Use the verb "practice" in the past perfect continuous in a sentence.
e.g. "They had been practicing for Bible Club when Natalie told them that dinner was ready."
A foregone conclusion is _____.
What is... something that has an obvious and inevitable end which is known in advance?
"Safe and sound" means _____.
What is... not in danger and not injured. Unharmed.
This titular Shakespeare character's name has become synonymous with cold, over-ambitious women.
Who is... Lady Macbeth?
The time phrase "next week" can be used with verb phrases in this tense.
What is... Present Continuous for future?
("future continuous" would also be acceptable.)
Use the verb "live" in the future perfect continuous in a sentence.
Apartheid means:
What is... the discriminatory laws of the white government of South Africa that existed before 1991?
"Sink or swim" means _____.
What is... to fail or succeed entirely by one's own efforts?
Shakespeare is thought to have coined approx. how many words and phrases in the English language?
What is... approx 1,700