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100

We use this to charge our devices.

What is a charger?

100

I ___ (be) very hungry.

What is 'am'?

100

We add this verb when creating continuous verbs.

What is 'be'?

100

She don't like to eat spicy food.

She (doesn't) like to eat spicy food.

100

We use this phrasal verb to say we are dating someone.

What is 'go out'?
200

This sport is often played on a court with rackets.

What is tennis/badminton?

200

She ___ (read) a book right now.

What is 'is reading'?

200

We use the Present Perfect to talk about these types of situations.

"Have you already eaten?"

What are experiences/recent past?

200

They was very happy about their exam results.

They (were) very happy about their exam results.

200

We use this phrasal verb to say we've started practicing a new activity.

What is 'take up'?

300

This family member is related to you by blood through only one parent.

What is a half-brother/half-sister?

300

They ___ (live) in this city for ten years.

What is 'have lived'?

300

I am used to talk about hypothetical situations in the present and future.

What is the second conditional?

300

He been working here for three years.

He (has) been working here for three years.

300

We use this phrasal verb to quit or stop doing something.

What is 'give up'?
400

This is the name for a criminal that takes things from stores without paying.

What is a shoplifter?
400

By the time we arrived, the movie ___ (start).

What is 'had started'?

400

"Must" and "Have to" are words that we use to talk about this.

What is obligation?

400

I am thinking your dress looks very pretty.

I (think) your dress looks very pretty.

400

We use this phrasal verb to say that we no longer get along with someone.

What is 'fall out (with)'?

500

This is the word for the main course of a meal.

What is an entrée?

500

The cake ____ (bake) by my mother yesterday.

What is 'was baked'?

500

We can't use these in the continuous form without changing their meaning.

What are state verbs?

500

The police was investigating the crime scene.

The police (were) investigating the crime scene.

500

We use this phrasal verb to say we have to tolerate someone or something.

What is 'put up with'?