Past, Present, or Future
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Idioms
Simile or Metophor
100
makes
Present
100
will play -- play -- played
played
100
sing -- will sing -- sang
sing
100

Piece of cake

Very easy

100

As big as an elephant.

simile

200
will encourage
Future
200
have -- had -- has
had
200
will speak -- speak -- spoke
speak
200

The icing on the cake

make something good great

200

The classroom was a zoo.

metaphor

300
is
Present
300
said -- will say -- say
said
300
sees -- saw -- seeing
sees
300

See eye to eye

agree

300

As black as coal.

simile

400
bought
Past
400
went -- goes -- will go
went
400
went -- goes -- will go
goes
400

Speak your mind

say what you think

400

Maria is a chicken

metaphor
500
read
Past or Present (depending on how you say it)
500
will do -- did -- do
did
500
am -- was -- were
am
500

Read between the lines

look for hidden meanings
500

As hard as nails

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