Vocabulary
athlete
someone who participates in a sport
Mary ________ (walk) to school this morning.
Mary WALKED to school this morning.
John _____ ______ (travel) to California.
John HAS TRAVELED to California.
stick with it
continue to do something even when it is hard
Mary likes _________ (go) to parties.
Mary likes TO GO to parties.
OR
Mary likes GOING to parties.
message
electronic or voice communication from one person to another
Jennifer _______ (eat) lunch with her friend yesterday.
Jennifer ATE lunch with her friend yesterday.
We _____ ______ (visit) our grandmother in New York.
We HAVE VISITED OUR grandmother in New York.
piece of cake
something that is easy to do
He ______ (read) that book in November.
He READ that book in November.
tangible
something you can touch
She ________ (go) to the library last week.
She WENT to the library last week.
I ______ ______ (eat) in that restaurant.
I HAVE EATEN in that restaurant.
get out of hand
to lose control
Mary _____ _____ (give) her mother many lovely gifts.
Mary HAS GIVEN her mother many lovely gifts.
massage
rubbing of muscles to relieve pain or stress
Our mom ________ (teach) us to cook when we were young.
Our mom TAUGHT us to cook when we were young.
They ______ _______ (choose) a beautiful place for their wedding.
They HAVE CHOSEN a beautiful place for their wedding.
call it a day
stop working on something for the day
I look forward to ________ (see) my family next summer.
I look forward to SEEING my family next summer.
convoluted
complicated and hard to follow
He ________ (sleep) late on Saturday morning because he didn't have to go to work.
He SLEPT late on Saturday morning because he didn't have to go to work.
He _____ ______ (run) 10 miles many times.
He HAS RUN 10 miles many times.
hit the sack
to go to bed; to go to sleep
We ______ _______ (make) that mistake many times.
We HAVE MADE that mistake many times.