PAST TENSES
VOCABULARY: MEMORY
PREPOSITIONS
WORD FORMATION: AFFIXATION
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I ______ (be) so tired when you called. I _________ (study) for the English exam for over three hours.

WAS

HAD BEEN STUDYING

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I can´t remember exactly what the professor said, but I do remember the general idea.

I can´t remember ___  __  ___ what the professor said, but I do remember the general idea.

WORD FOR WORD

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My brother is addicted _____ computer games. He plays them non-stop.

It´s sensible to get an anti-virus installed on your computer to protect you _______ bugs.

TO


FROM

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Some people may find it _________ (REASSURE) to discover there may be a forgetful gene. 


Reasearch suggests that dogs´ _______ (RECOLLECT) of times and places happens in the same wayas humans´.

REASSURING


RECOLLECTION(S)

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I _______ (fall over) getting on the train and when I _________ (get up), everyone _________ at me.

FELL OVER

GOT UP

WAS STARING

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My sister is someone who only remembers the things she wants.

My sister is someone who has a _______ ________ 

SELECTIVE MEMORY

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I was encouraged ______ the score I got in the memory test. Not bad at all!


I ordered some jeans online, but I wasn´t satisfied ________ their quality, so I sent them back.

BY



WITH

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It can be easier to remember a _______ (describe) story than one with fewer details.

________ (repeat) not getting enough sleep can have negative effects on your memory.

DESCRIPTIVE


REPEATEADLY

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When I ________ (lose) my phone, I ______ (lose) all my photos. Unfortunately, I _________ (delete) them from my laptop.

LOST

LOST

HAD DELETED

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I find it really difficult to consciously memorise information that I have read or heard only once.

I find it really difficult to ________ information ____ __________  having read or heard it only once.


COMMIT TO MEMORY

300

My grandfather used to be very accomplished _____ playing the piano. He even won prizes.

I´m not sure what I want to study at university. In fact, I´m completely undecided ____ it.

AT


ABOUT

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There is ________ (substance) more research available about memory loss than in the past. 

An _______ (advice) group of neuroscientists met to discuss their research into memory.

SUBSTANTIALLY


ADVISORY

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My mother _________ (take) me swimming every Thursday after school when I ______ (be) six.

TOOK / USED TO TAKE / WOULD TAKE

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Smells are very evocative and they can bring back memories of things we thought we had forgotten.

Smells are very evocative and they can ________ memories of things we thought we had forgotten.  

TRIGGER

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The post can be removed ______ the website.

The post can be removed _____ the permission of the administrator.

FROM

WITH

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Many people use _______ (memorise) techniques as a way to keep their brain active.

Memory is individual and not _______ (transfer) between two people.

MEMORISATION


TRANSFERABLE

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When my bother _________ (be) younger, he ________ (spend) hours playing the piano.

WAS

SPENT / USED TO SPEND

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I know I´m going to forget to turn in that important Biology paper. Can you help me remember to do so nearer the deadline, please?

I know I´m going to forget to turn in that important Biology paper. Can you _____  ____  _____ nearer the deadline, please?

JOG MY MEMORY

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He was annoyed _______ her response to his video.

I was annoyed ______ him for not calling me.

ABOUT

WITH

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Not being able to attend the concert after saving all that money for it was quite ________ (appoint).


It isn´t really _______ (advice) to start studying for an exam the previous day. 

DISAPPOINTING


ADVISABLE



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