Grammar: Past Tenses
Choose the correct form:
I ___ (see) her yesterday.
What is “saw”?
How do you say 2,015 in words?
What is “two thousand fifteen”?
What does “break the ice” mean?
What is “to start a friendly conversation in a new situation”?
What does “turn on” mean?
What is “to start a machine or light”?
What’s a good phrase to start a presentation?
What is “Good morning everyone, thank you for being here”?
What’s the difference between “I lived in Spain for two years” and “I’ve lived in Spain for two years”?
What is “the first is finished time, the second continues to now”?
What’s the difference between “fifteen” and “fifty” in pronunciation?
What is “the stress: FIFteen vs fifTY”?
What does “hit the books” mean?
What is “to study hard”?
What does “give up” mean?
What is “to stop trying”?
“Let’s call it a day.” What do they mean, and in what context is it used?
What is “It means to stop working or finish for the day — often said at the end of work or study when you’re done”?
Complete the sentence:
When I arrived, they ___ (already/start) dinner.
What is “had already started”?
Express 1,250,000 in words.
What is “one million two hundred fifty thousand”?
Complete the idiom: “It’s not my ___.”
What is “cup of tea”?
Choose the correct phrasal verb:
I’ll ___ the form later. (fill / turn / put)
What is “fill out”?
Someone says: “Wanna grab a bite?” What do they mean?
What is “Do you want to go eat something?”
Which tense do we use for an action interrupted by another?
What is the past continuous?
Which word has stress on the second syllable: record (noun) or record (verb)?
What is “record” (the verb)?
What does “bite the bullet” mean?
What is “to face a difficult situation bravely”?
What does “look forward to” mean?
What is “to be excited about something in the future”?
What’s a polite way to answer a question you don’t know?
What is “That’s a great question — let me check and get back to you”?
Correct the mistake:
She was cooking when the phone was ringing.
What is “She was cooking when the phone rang”?
How do you say 12th?
What is “twelfth”?
What does “the ball is in your court” mean?
What is “it’s your decision or responsibility now”?
I can’t ___ how she managed to solve that problem so quickly.
What is “figure out”?
How would a native speaker politely refuse an invitation without saying “no”?
What is “I’d love to, but I already have plans”?