Tenses
Past Continuous
(decay)
The city was decaying.
go on
What is going on?
Even though
Even though I love cooking, I hate washing the dishes.
2 adj. ending in -less
worthless, pointless
What's my favorite colour?
Green
Past Simple
(-) manufacture
A hairstylist didn't manufacture my furniture.
kick off
The effects of the medicine haven't kicked off yet.
Therefore
I think. Therefore, I am.
industrial, exceptional, logical
Are insects vertebrates?
No. They are invertebrates.
Present Perfect
(-) sweep
We haven't swept our house in a long time.
fit in
Besides
Sharks are amazing creatures: they have lived since pre-historic times and are able to smell blood from incredible distances. Besides that, they can also sense living creatures' magnectic fields.
4 adj. ending in -ly/y
costly, lively, chilly, messy
Name 3 countries for each continent.
C. Am: Guatemala, Haiti, Mexico
N. Am: USA, Canada, Greenland
EU: Germany, France, Czech Republic
Afr: Nigeria, S. Africa, Marocco
Asia: S. Korea, India, China
Oce: Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea
Past Perfect
(crumble)
By the time I was 10, the building had already crumbled.
turn around
Inter players really turned around last night's match and won.
Due to
Due to the weather alert, the classes have been cancelled tomorrow morning.
7 adj. ending in -able
memorable, noticeable, considerable, respectable, distinguable, capable, predictable
What is the name for the final Squirtle evolution in Pokemon?
Blastoise
Past Perfect Continuous
(pretend)
come through
Thus
The women were not allowed to take part in the theather in shakespearian times. Thus, the men played the roles of women.
5 adj. ending in -ive
respective, co-operative, sensitive, permissive, constructive
Why don't crabs share food?
Because they are "shellfish"