Past Verbs 1
The city ___________ (build / construir / 建造) the iconic Empire State Building in just thirteen months during the 1930s
built
After walking around Central Park all afternoon, my feet ___________ (feel / sentir(se) / 感觉) completely exhausted.
felt
An _________ is a person who moves to a new country to live.
Immigrant
We stayed inside until the rain finally stopped.
Correct - until joins two parts into one long sentence
He didn't practice his speech ____________ he felt incredibly nervous on stage. (thus / so)
so
We ___________ (leave / dejar / 离开) the Rockefeller Center observation deck just as the sun was setting over the skyline.
left
Last night, we ___________ (eat / comer / 吃) authentic New York-style pizza at a famous pizzeria in Brooklyn.
ate
After a long drive, we finally arrived at our _________, the beach!
destination
I always wash my hands before dinner.
Correct - before can be used before a noun
She forgot to set her alarm. ____________, she missed her morning flight. (consequently / so)
Consequently
The street artist in Times Square ___________ (draw / dibujar / 画) a beautiful charcoal sketch of my family.
drew
As soon as the light turned green, the taxi driver ___________ (drive / conducir / 驾驶) quickly down Fifth Avenue.
drove
A _________ is a wooden box used to bury someone who has died.
coffin
She has been living in New York whenever 2018.
Incorrect - before a time (or other noun) we need a word like during, after, before, since
She has been living in New York since 2018.
The road was closed ____________ a massive mudslide. (because / because of)
because of
Last winter, my brother ___________ (buy / comprar / 买) a warm winter coat at a boutique in SoHo.
bought
I ___________ (see / ver / 看见) the Statue of Liberty for the very first time from the Staten Island Ferry.
saw
When the teacher asked about his father's _________, he said, "He is a doctor."
Occupation
We enjoyed our picnic in spite of it rained the whole afternoon.
Incorrect - In spite of must come before a noun
We enjoyed our picnic in spite of the rain.
I didn't study for my final exam ____________ I ended up failing the class. (so/because)
so
I ___________ (catch / atrapar / 接住) a flying baseball at Yankee Stadium last summer and couldn't believe my luck.
caught
He accidentally ___________ (tear / rasgar / 撕裂) his subway map while trying to figure out which train to take to Queens.
tore
Food was very _________ during the winter, so people were very hungry.
Scarce
I wanted to go to the beach however it started to rain.
Incorrect - However must start a new sentence
I wanted to go to the beach. However, it started to rain.
I failed the test _________ my choice not to study. (because of/due to)
because of