Past simple and Continuous
Indefinite Pronouns
Vocabulary
Stories: Speaking-Writing
100

Which verb tense(s) do we use after the word "when"? And after "while"? 

After "when": Past simple or past continuous

After "while": Past continuous

100

In which type of sentences do we use indefinite pronouns starting with "some"?

In affirmative sentences.

100

What type of adjectives are recommended to be used in a story? Mention 2 examples.

Strong adjectives: Tiny - Ancient

100

What verb tenses do we mainly use to tell or write a story?

PAST TENSES

200

Complete this sentence: We ____ (watch) the news last night when we ____ (hear) the terrible news.

We WERE WATCHING the news last night when we HEARD the terrible news.

200

In which types of sentences do we use indefinite pronouns starting with "any"?

In negative and interrogative sentences. 

200

Mention an adjective which is similar to "very big".

HUGE

200

What things aren't necessary/obligatory in a written story?

1. The title

2. The story doesn't have to be true

300

Complete this sentence: I ______ (can not) believe Jim yesterday when he ______ (tell) me he _____ (have) an accident last week because he _____ (talk) on the phone while he _____ (drive).

I COULDN'T believe Jim yesterday when he TOLD me he HAD an accident last week because he WAS TALKING on the phone while he WAS DRIVING. 

300

Complete this sentence: "______ at this house, except for me, knows the truth but you tell me _______ about it because it's not convenient for you".

EVERYONE 

NOTHING

300

Mention a synonym of boring.

DULL

300

Mention 2 good phrases to start telling a story.

"I'm going to tell you about something funny that happened to me..."

"This is a true story that happened to me when..."

400

Mention 3 uses of the past continuous and 3 example sentences. 

1. An action in progress in the past: "Sam was studying for an exam last night".

2. Two simultaneous actions in the past: "I was cleaning my room while my brother was sleeping".

3. An action in progress in the past interrupted by a shorter action: "We were watching TV when the phone rang".

400

Complete this sentence: Don't say _____ to ______. It's a secret and _______ should know about it.

ANYTHING

ANYBODY

NOBODY

400

What's the order of adjectives in sentences? Provide an example sentence. 

OPINION + FACT

Example: I found a SPECIAL SILVER medal in a box last weekend. 

400

Mention 2 direct questions you can use when you tell a story in order to include the listener.

What do you think happened next?

Can you imagine what I did after that?

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