Perfect Tenses
The tense used for an action that happened before another action in the past
What is the past perfect tense?
What is opponents?
What animal makes a product stronger than steel?
What is a spider?
These are areas of study or fields of knowledge, such as science, math, or history.
What are disciplines?
The class was very noisy, and the teacher struggled to get their attention. The word _______means loud and full of sound.
What is noisy?
What is the present perfect tense?
Waverly felt __________ after she beat her brother at chess.
What is triumphant?
The person that delivered the Gettysburg Address.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This adjective describes someone or something that keeps going without stopping, even when it is difficult or exhausting.
What is relentless?
Even after running the mile twice, she felt exhausted and needed to rest for the rest of gym class. The word that means tired:
What is exhausted?
I ___________ (study) by the time I got to bed tonight.
What is, "will have studied?"
Foresight is
What is the ability to predict future events?
He did not make his high school basketball team, but went on to be a famous NBA star.
Who is Michael Jordan?
This noun refers to the creation or introduction of new ideas, methods, or products that improve how something is done.
What is innovation?
The athlete improved his performance through persistent training, practicing every day even when he felt tired or discouraged. Persistent means:
What is determined or hard-working?
Correct this sentence:
She has went to the library many times.
What is She has gone to the library many times.?
Clue:
This adjective means following one after another without interruption, as in a team winning several championships in a row.
What is successive?
A triangle is a very strong shape because it distributes forces through two key concepts
What is tension and compression?
This adjective describes something that is steady, secure, and unlikely to fall or change position easily.
What is stable?
The instructions were so vague that no one could clearly understand what they were supposed to do. Vague means:
What is unclear?
Clue:
Complete this sentence with the correct perfect tense forms:
By the time we arrived, the movie ______ already ______, and by next week we ______ another one, which is okay because I __________ to the movie theater twice this week.
What is: had, started, will have seen, have been
This noun means something yielded or given up in order to reach an agreement, often in negotiations.
What is concessions?
This property makes steel beams strong enough to support skyscrapers while keeping their weight manageable.
What is strength to density ratio?
This adjective describes the type of strength that resists being pulled apart, like a rope under heavy weight.
What is tensile?
Although he usually speaks a lot, during the interview he was reticent, answering only a few questions and staying unusually quiet. Reticent means:
What is shy or quiet?