Verbs with -ing and to
Going to and Present Continuous
Life Stages
"Get"
Challengers
200

This form is used after verbs such as "like, hate, love, dislike"

What is -ing?

200

When a future plan has a set time or location this tense is used

What is the present continuous?

200

Put the correct life stage in the blank:

Everyone must go to school when they are a _______.

What is child?

200

When get is used before a noun it means this

What is receive, buy, obtain, catch, etc

200

What is the value of C in this equation:

32+42=C2

What is 5?

400
This form is used after verbs such as "hope, want"

What is to

400

Put the correct tense in the blank: 

On Friday evening Andrew is _________(grade) the LKT's

What is going to grade?

400

Put the correct life stage in the blank:

The average age of a newly wed in America is _______ twenty eight.

What is about?

400

When get is used before an adj or past participle (fly-flew-flown) it means this

What is become?

400

This language was one of three original languages used to write the Old Testament

What is Hebrew?

600

Put the correct tense in the blank:

I really want __________ (get) a massage, but I just have no time

What is to get?

600

When the future plan is an intention this tense is used

What is going to?

600

Put the correct life stage in the blank:

My grandfather passed away in his _______ seventies (71)

What is early?

600

Choose the correct version of get for this sentence:

We ran out of milk, can you get some / one after you finish work?
what is some?
600

In 2019 the first image of this astrological body was produced by scientists

What is a black hole?

800

Put the correct tense in the blank:

John kept __________(change) the date of our movie night so I decided __________(go) to Ocean Park instead

What is changing and to go

800

Put the correct tense in the blank: 

After class today we are __________(eat) dinner at McDonalds

What is eating?

800

Put the correct life stage in the blank:

The latest you should have a child is in your _______ thirties
What is late?
800

Choose the correct meaning for this sitution:

"I didn't get enough sleep"

become / obtain / catch

What is obtain?

800

In 1867 this economics text was published as a critique of political economy and the capitalist mode of production more widely

What is Das Kapital or Capital?

1000

Put the correct tense in the blank: 

I like ________(read) fantasy and SciFi books. However, I also enjoy ________(read) philosophy books. I want ________(buy) an expensive textbook, but I just hate _________(spend) a lot of money.

What are to read, reading, to buy, and spending?

1000
Tell me your future plans, use both tenses and at least 3 sentences
Free Choice, E.G. I am going to do rock climbing this weekend. I am climbing at Just Climb San Po Kong. I am eating lunch at Men Wah after with my wife.
1000

Describe the best life stages for the following situtations:

Having a baby

Getting married

Buying a house

Retiring

Free choice, E.G. mid-twenties, late twenties, late thirties, and in your early-seventies
1000

Give 4 sample sentences using get

Free Choice E.G. "To go to Yoho Mall, you have to get off at Yuen Long station. Whenever I see my boss I get nervous. When summer comes, Hong Kong gets very humid. I got covid during December.
1000

The woman became the first author to become a billionaire

Who is J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter)