Simple or Continuous?
Phrasal Verbs
The Stages of Life
My Relatives
Crime
100

I run to the store everyday

Present Simple

100

To try to find something

Look For

100

This is the final stage of life

Death

100

The son of one of your children

Grandson

100

Pretending you are someone else for financial gain

Fraud

200

I jumped farther than every boy on the team

Past Simple

200

To investigate something

Look Into

200

This is the very first stage of life

Birth

200

The brother of one of your parents

Uncle

200

Illegally downloading music or movies

Piracy

300

I am taking a vacation for two weeks

Present Continuous

300

Arrive or appear unexpectedly

Turn Up

300

This is the second stage stage of life, and comes after birth

Childhood

300

Your mother's new husband from a second or later marriage

Stepfather

300

When someone damages or breaks something

Vandalism

400

I went to school yesterday

Past Simple

400

To find by accident

Come Across

400

When you are in the age range of 40's and 50's. 

Middle Aged

400

The daughter of your brother or sister

Niece

400

When someone breaks into and steals from a house

Burglary

500

We were driving too fast

Past Continuous

500

To solve a problem by considering the facts

Work Out

500

Teenage life from the ages 13-19

Adolescence

500

The brother of your husband or wife

Brother-in-law

500

Daily Double!!!

What are two typical differences between a mugging and a robbery?


*This question is worth 1,000 points

1. The location (mugging happens in the street)

2. The amount stolen (robbery is a larger theft)