Riddles
I am small and have a shell. I crawl very slowly. What am I?
A snail
What is the past continuous form of the verb "to eat" for the subject "she"?
was eating
What is the word for a group of cows on a farm?
cattle
What is the past perfect form of the verb "to finish" for the subject "they"
had finished
What do you call something that shows proof or helps to show that something is true?
evidence
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg
Complete the sentence:
"While I _____ (watch) TV, my brother was playing video games."
was watching
What is the word for when there is not enough food for many people?
famine
Complete the sentence: "By the time we arrived, the movie _____ (start)."
had started
What is the word for a person who is hurt or affected by a crime?
victim
I have four legs but never walk. I may be covered in wool, but I'm not a sheep. What am I?
a table
In the sentence "I was reading when the phone rang," identify the tense of each verb.
was reading -> past continuous
rang -> past simple
What do you call something that does not make sense or is silly?
nonsense
In the sentence "She had already left when he called," identify the tense of each verb.
had left -> past perfect
called -> past simple
What do you call a person who sees a crime happen and can tell others about it?
witness
I am full of keys but I cannot open any doors. What am I?
a piano / keyboard
Form a question using the past continuous: "you / study / at 8 PM last night?"
"Were you studying at 8 PM last night?"
What do you call a person who likes to do things by themselves, without help?
independent
Form a sentence in the past perfect with the verb "to close".
own answer
What is the word for a person who the police think might have done something wrong?
suspect
What goes up but never comes down?
your age
Explain why the past continuous is used in this sentence: "They were walking in the park when it started to rain."
"The past continuous 'were walking' is used to describe an ongoing action that was interrupted by another action, 'it started to rain,' which is in the simple past"
What do you call the people who make rules for a country?
government
Explain why the past perfect is used in this sentence: "After he had eaten breakfast, he went to work."
"The past perfect 'had eaten' is used to show that the action of eating breakfast was completed before the action of going to work, which is in the simple past"
What is the word for when someone tries to get money or favors by threatening to tell a secret?
blackmail