Simple tenses
Grammar mix
Vocabulary
Crime
Pot luck
100

*sniffs*

The room ______ strange!

smells

100
Beth's parents wouldn't let her take piano lessons, so she taught ______.

herself

100

What is another name for a native language?

mother tongue

100

A person who steals from a person's home.

a burglar

100

What's the name of the person who fights for people's rights, but not usually in a professional capacity.

an activist

200

She _______ (read) each Harry Potter book three times.

has read

200

Find the mistake:

As a child I would have a good memory, but as I've got older it's got worse.

used to have/ had

200

A three word expression that means to approve something by legislation.

pass a law

200

The act of intentionally setting fire to something.

arson

200

Complete with the correct preposition:

I could do ______ help passing the exam.

with

300

_______ (go) to mexico last summer?

Did you go

300

A. Why ____________ (taste) the soup now?

B. Because he's the chef!

is he tasting

300

Complete with the correct preposition:

I'm going to have to do ______ my favourite swimsuit because I forgot it at home.

without

300

A legal process that examines evidence to see whether a person is guilty or not guilty.

a trial

300

Find the mistake:

Have you been knowing about the meeting for long?

Have you known

400

The weather ______ (be) terrible since we _______ (arrive) last Friday.

has been, arrived

400

I'm looking forward to ________ (see) my friends this weekend

seeing

400

Complete with correct prepositions:

My parents did _____ _____ the old sofa when they redecorated.

away with

400

When you deceive someone for financial or personal gain.

fraud

400

What are the names of rights that can't be taken away from someone.

inalienable

500

I ______ (leave) the party when my friend arrived.

had left

500

I ________ (watch) TV since I ______ (get) home from work this evening.

have been watching, got

500

A verb that means to grow or evolve.

Make a sentence with it.

develop

500

The jury were ________ in a hotel so their opinion couldn't be _______.

sequestered, swayed

500

Complete the second sentence so it has the same meaning as the first.

While reading the magazine I found an interesting article. (CAME)

While reading the magazine I ____________ article.

came across