mystery vocabulary synonyms
present perfect simple
Past perfect/past simple
Used to be
Use vocabulary in a sentence
100

observed

notice

100

She (vanish) without a trace.

She has vanished without a trace. 

100

The young girl / not learn / her vocabulary words.

The young girl hadn't learned her vocabulary words.

100

Brenda / play soccer everyday, but now she plays twice a week.

Brenda use to play soccer everyday, but now she plays twice a week.

100

Smoke

Example: I do not like it when people smoke.

200

show

revealed

200

We ... just ... (arrive) at our hotel in Paris, which is near the Eiffel Tower.

We have just arrived at our hotel in Paris, which is near the Eiffel Tower.

200

The boy / become / ill after eating raw chicken.

The boy became ill after eating raw chicken.

200

Who / receive / an allowance from their parents?

Who use to receive an allowance from their parents?

200

Laughter

Example: I could hear laughter throughout the school.
300

tried

attempted

300

Bigfoot ... just ...  (appeared) from the forrest in Washington.

Bigfoot has just appeared from the forrest in Washington. 

300

By the time we arrived, the new smartwatches ... (sell) out.

By the time we arrived, the new smartwatches had sold out.

300

Why / criminals / attack / the travelers.

Why did criminals use to attack the travelers

300

Dust

Example: There is dust all over the place. 

400

disappeared

vanished

400

Bigfoot ... (not come) again and I ... (not succeed) in a taking a photo of him.

Bigfoot hasn't come again and I haven't succeeded in a taking a photo of him.

400

I can speak English. I  ...  (study) it when I was at school.

I can speak English. I studied it when I was at school.

400

Make a question: 

people - information - Internet ?  





Did people use to find their information on the Internet? 



400

Corpse

Example: A corpse was discovered outside.

500

understood

got to the bottom of

500

We ... (be) at the beach since 8:00 a.m, but we ... (not see) a shark yet.

We have been at the beach since 8:00 a.m, but we haven't seen a shark yet.

500

He ... (see) the Pyramids recently? He talks about them a lot.

Has he seen the Pyramids recently? He talks about them a lot.

500

Make a sentence: 

ticket - not expensive - 20 years ago

Tickets didn't use to be expensive 20 years ago. 



500

Eruption

Example: The last eruption of the volcano in Hawaii was in 1997. 

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