The document describes the rules of the game show The Pyramid, which has been popular in the US since 1973. Contestants have two minutes to guess six past tense verbs from clues provided by their partner without saying the verb. Correct guesses earn points, and the contestant with the most points after all rounds wins. The document provides examples of clues and guesses from four contestant pairs.

2. The Pyramid is a popular American
gameshow since 1973.

3. Rules:
1. The contestant has to guess six words (past
verbs, of course!) in two minutes.
2. A friend has to describe the word (in English,
of course!) without saying the verb.
3. The contestant has to say the verb in the past.
4. Contestant to guess the most verbs after 2
minutes wins.
For example: I say, “It is what airplanes and birds
do through the sky.”
Answer: flew (past tense of ‘fly’)

4. Let’s Begin:
1.Contestants pick your
partner.
2.Partner, you have ten
minutes to prepare your
past verb descriptions.

5. Contestant #1
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6. Contestant #1 Answers
1. ate (infinitive: eat)
2. drank (infinitive: drink)
3. leave (infinitive: left)
4. sleep (infinitive: slept)
5. was (infinitive: be)
6. understand (infinitive: understood)

7. Ángel
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8. Contestant #2 Answers
1. heard (infinitive: hear)
2. forgot (infinitive: forget)
3. fought (infinitive: fight)
4. put (infinitive: put)
5. rose (infinitive: rise)
6. froze (infinitive: freeze)

9. Contestant #3
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10. Contestant #3 Answers
1. grew (infinitive: grow)
2. cut (infinitive: cut)
3. stole (infinitive: steal)
4. ran (infinitive: run)
5. went (infinitive: go)
6. did (infinitive: do)

11. Contestant #4
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12. Contestant #4 Answers
1. knew (infinitive: know)
2. bought (infinitive: buy)
3. met (infinitive: meet)
4. said (infinitive: say)
5. forgave (infinitive: forgive)
6. cost(infinitive: cost)