Past Simple
Surprises
Phrasal Verbs
Past Participles
What is _____ in English?
100

Peter: Oh dear, Luke! How did you break your leg?

Luke: I jumped too high on my trampoline and (fall) off.

fell

100

Use the past simple:

I (win)! I (win)!

won, won

100

What does 'split up' mean?

A: to end a relationship.

B: to cut someone in half.

A.

100

Don't tell me what happens in the next episode, I haven't (see) it yet.

seen

100

perdonar

forgive

200

The happiest day of my life (to be) when I (ride) a horse through the countryside.

was, rode

200

Which verb can we use in all of the following?:

- The teacher always ______ us homework to do at the weekend.

- When I leave school, I want to ______ up my own business.

set

200

Which phrasal verb do we use to describe the action of an aeroplane leaving and ground and travelling upwards to the sky?

Take off

200

Lisa: What have you found? 

Tyler: I'm not sure, it was on the ground under this tree.

Lisa: Well, it can't have (grow) on the tree.

Tyler: Maybe not but a lot of things have (fall) from the sky recently.

grown, fallen

200

soplar

blow

300

Mum: Have you rung your grandma yet, remember it's her birthday today.

Daughter: Yes, mum. I (ring) her this morning.

rang

300

Name two verbs that can be both regular and irregular.

burn, dream, learn, smell, spell, spill, spoil.

300

Which phrasal verb goes in the space?

Pauline: This is ridiculous! I will not listen to you shouting at me over the phone.

Kevin: *shouting*

Pauline: I'm going to _______ ____ now.

hang up

300

I don't know what I'd do if my wallet was (steal).

stolen

300

prohibir

forbid

400

Ella: Why do you hate Halloween so much?

Barney: Because last year I (tell) my mum I (do) want to wear a costume but she said I had to and that if I didn't, I wouldn't be able to go to your birthday party.

Ella: Well, you're a good friend. You (make) the effort to do something you didn't want to just so you could come to my party.

told, didn't, made

400

Is this correct or incorrect?:

Have you ever swam with sharks?

If it's incorrect, explain why.

If it's incorrect, correct it.

It's incorrect because 'have you ever...' is in the present perfect and we use the past participle in perfect tenses. 

Correction: Have you ever swum with sharks?

400

You should ______ ____ a new hobby or sport if you're bored.

take up

400

He (kneel) on the floor so he could look under the table.

knelt

400

barrer

sweep

500

This morning I (wake) up at the same time the sun (rise). It (to be) so beautiful that I decided to paint a picture of it. 

...but I had to stop when my husband (shut) the curtains because of the light.

woke, rose, was, shut

500

Tom (sing) so badly that his neighbours called the police because they (think) someone was hurting a cat. 

The police (choose) to arrest Tom. Not because he was a terrible singer, but because he (throw) all of his socks at them when they arrived.


sang, thought, chose, threw

500

Imagine you want to register for a course at your local college. The receptionist gives you a form to ______ ___. 

While you're doing this, you notice that your worst enemy is also in the reception area. You don't _______ ____ because they filled your backpack with cucumbers when you were in secondary school.

You also hate their parents because they ________ ___ such a monster.

fill in, get on, brought up (infinitive is 'bring up')

500

Lisa: Please be more careful! You've just (spill) your drink on my trousers. 

Ursula: I'm so sorry. I hope I haven't (spoil) your evening. 

Lisa: No, but you should have (hold) the glass with your hands and not your teeth.


spilt/spilled, spoilt/spoiled, held.

500

naufragar

sink

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