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100
am
was: I was late yesterday because I missed the bus.
100
see
saw: I saw ___________ yesterday at the mall.
100
start
started: We started the assessment at 9 o'clock.
100
do
did: I did my laundry in the afternoon.
100
begin
began: I began English classes in November 2017.
200
come How?
came: I came to Canada in _____________ . How did you come to Canada?
200
read What did you read?
read [red]: I read for 15 minutes on Saturday. What did you read?
200
write Why?
wrote: I wrote an excuse note for my child. Why?
200
ask When?
asked: My son asked me for some money. When did he ask you for money?
200
listen For how long?
listened: I listened to my son playing the piano. I listened for 5 minutes.
300
borrow and return
borrowed and returned: My neighbour borrowed 5 books from the library and returned them last week.
300
see and buy
saw and bought: I saw this beautiful red dress at the Bay, then I bought it.
300
eat but don't like
ate but didn't like: I ate an orange but didn't like it because ______________ .
300
cook then watch
cooked then watched: My daughter cooked dinner then we all watched our favourite movie.
300
sit, stand
sat, stood:
400
take - present verb (habit)
take: I usually take the train to Vancouver on Fridays.
400
take - past verb question
Did you take money from my wallet? When did you take the money?
400
know - present verb - past verb
Know - I know how to ________________ . I knew how to __________________ in (my first country).
400
know - present verb negative - past verb negative
I don't know how to sing. I didn't know how to sing but now I can.
400
give - present verb (habit). - past verb + because
I give my family __________________ every month. I gave ______________ to ____________ because _______ .
500
wait - present continuous, Y/N question.
Are you/ Is he waiting for _______________ ?
500
drive - past verb, frequency (How often)
drove - How often do you drive to _________________?
500
tell - future verb sentence
I am going to tell my friend about English classes.
500
apply - past verb; y/n past question; Where question.
applied: Did you apply for that job? Where did you apply for that job?
500
go - past verb sentence; Y/N past verb question; future question.
went: I went to Surrey, to Guildford Mall last week; Did they go fishing? Are you going to go fishing on the weekend?