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Crimes
Criminals
Verbs: Investigating and Finding
Past Simple
Past Continuous
100
Example: I steal toys from my brother's room.
Use "steal" in a sentence
100
Example: The thief stole my purse!
Use "thief" in a sentence.
100
Example: I was looking for a clue.
Use "look for" in a sentence.
100
COOKED
Conjugate in past simple: I ______ (cook) dinner last night.
100
WERE SINGING
Conjugate in the past continuous: The sun was shining, the birds _______ (sing).
200
Example: John killed Jill, so Jill is dead.
Use "kill" in a sentence.
200
Example: John killed Jill so he is a murderer.
Use "murderer" in a sentence.
200
Example: I came across a note while I was searching for clues.
Use "come across" in a sentence.
200
WAS
Conjugate in past simple: I ______ (be) a happy child.
200
WAS RUNNING
Conjugate in the past continuous: I _____ (run) to school when I remembered it was Saturday.
300
Example: Downloading movies illegally from the internet is theft.
Use "theft" in a sentence.
300
Example: The shoplifter stole a pair of shoes from Zara.
Use "shoplifter" in a sentence.
300
Example: when you learn something or discover something
Define "find out"
300
WENT
Conjugate in past simple: I _____ (go) to Madrid last weekend.
300
WANT
Tell me a verb that is not usually used in the past continuous
400
Example: Mugging is when you rob someone on the street. Shoplifting is when you rob a store.
Tell me the difference between "mugging" and "shoplifting"
400
Example: Someone who steals something
Define "robber"
400
Example: "find out" is when you learn something, "turn up" is when something appears or you find something
Tell me the difference between "find out" and "turn up"
400
Example: Did you go to Madrid last weekend?
Ask me a question in past simple.
400
WHILE and AS
We often use these two words with the past continuous
500
Example: When you damage public property (or private property)
Define "vandalise"
500
Example: someone who damages property, a criminal, who vandalizes something
Define "vandal"
500
Example: When you use "look for" you are searching for something. When you "look into" something you are searching for information about a specific topic.
Tell me the difference between "look for" and "look into"
500
1. describe finished actions or situations in the past 2. say that one thing happened after another
We use the past simple to.....(2 reasons)
500
1. talk about activities in progress at a moment in the past 2. describe scenes in a story or description 3. talk about an activity in progress when another, shorter activity happened or interrupted it
We use the past continuous to.....(3 reasons)