Idioms and Expressions
To throw in the towel.
What is: give up.
Jenna __________ yet. (Call) B: Oh, I’m sure we’ll hear from her later.
What is: Jenna hasn’t called yet.
Key word used with the present perfect that shows a starting point.
What is: Since
Comparative adjective for good in a full sentence.
What is: Better
I'd
What is: I would
It is raining cats and dogs.
What is: It is poring outside. Raining really hard.
I ______________ the cake.
What is: I’ve already baked the cake.
What is the second conditional?
What is: If I were.
Who would say "How do you feel"?
What is: A doctor or a nurse
She's got 3 sisters.
What is: She has got.
Let the cat out of the bag.
What is: To give away a secret.
Where does "Already" go in a present perfect sentence?
What is: Already usually goes between have and the past participle. OR Already can also go at the end of the clause.
What is the best formal way to present someone?
What is: May I introduce you to....
What is a complex sentence?
What is: A main clause and a time clause.
We'll go to the park later.
What is: We will
Pull yourself together.
What is: Calm down!
When do I use "Yet" with the present perfect?
What is: In negative statements to talk about something that has not happened before now.
The past participle of drink?
What is: drunk
What does the word "strike" mean?
What is: grève
They've got a beautiful house.
What is: They have got
Birds of a feather flock together.
What is: People who are alike are often friends (usually used negatively)
For negative answers to yes/no questions, What words do I use?
What is: haven’t or not yet.
Name a verb that can not be put in the continuous form?
What is: any verb that has to do with: Appearance, Value, Emotions, Possessions and relationships, Mental states, Senses and Perceptions, Wants and Preferences.
What does F.A.N.B.O.Y.S stand for?
What is: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
He'd like a new car.
What is: He would like a new car.