Preterit verbs
Pronunciation of -ed
Comparative
Vocabulary
1920s context
100

Put the verb "understand" in the preterit tense

Understood

100

How do you pronounce "dance" in the preterit tense ?

danced [t]

100

How do you say "easy" in the superiority form?

easier

100

What is the English for "voiture" ?

Car

100

Did Americans buy cars in the 1920s ?

Yes, they did

200

Put the sentence "Al Capone drinks alcohol" in the negative form.

Al Capone didn't drink alcohol.

200

How do you pronounce "listen" in the preterit tense ?

Listened [d]

200

How do you say "prosperous" in the inferiority form ?

Less prosperous than

200

How do you say "pot-de-vin" in English ?

Payoff

200

Were alcoholic drinks legal in the 1920s ?

No, they weren't

300

Conjugate the verbs "be" and "have" in the interrogative form.

Was I / Were you / Was he / Were we / Were they

Did I have / did you have / did he have / did we have / did they have

300

How do you pronounce "work" in the preterit tense ?

Worked [t]

300

How do you say "far" in the surperiority form ?

Further

300

How do you say "tourne-disque" in English ?

Record player

300

Did Americans dress differently in the 1920s ?

Yes, they did.

400

Put the verb "be" in the past participle form

been

400

How do you pronounce "start" in the preterit form ?

Started [id]

400

How do you say "Louis Armstrong was popular in the 1920s" in the superiority form ?

Louis Arsmtrong was more popular in the 1920s.

400

What is the English for "machine à coudre" ?

Sewing machine

400
How did Americans drink alcohol in the 1920s ?

Americans drank alcohol in illegal bars called speakeasies

500

Conjugate the sentence "Al Capone sells beer to criminals and gives payoffs to the police to look at the other way" in the preterit tense.

Al Capone sold beer to criminals and gave payoofs to the police to look at the other way

500

How do you pronounce "marry" in the preterit tense ?

Married [d]
500

How do you say "Women were beautiful before and they were independent before" in the equality form ?

Women were as beautiful as before and they were as independent as before

500

What is the English for "bandeau à plumes" and name the style of short hair

Feather headband and bob cut

500

How did women lake themselves beautiful in the 1920s ?

Women put on makeup (lipstick, blush, eyeliner)