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"Latifah cannot come to the telephone right now because she
______ the baby," Karim told the caller. ( bathe ) |
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Margaret ______ her hair every other day. ( wash ) |
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Khatijah usually ______ in the front row during Science lessons
but today she ______ in the back row. ( sit ) |
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Can you turn down the volume ? I ______ to concentrate on my
work. ( try ) |
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"Do you always ______ the keys under the mat ?" she asked. (
leave ) |
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My friend still hasn't replied my letter. I ______ for her
reply. ( wait ) |
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After four days of continuous rain, it's wonderful to see that
the sun ______ brightly again today. ( shine ) |
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Every morning, my cat ______ in through the window and ______ my
hand. ( come, lick ) |
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He ______ the children to the movies. He ______ them to watch
movies every fortnight. ( take ) |
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" ______ carefully to this announcement. Sujatha, ______ you
_______ ?" said the teacher. ( listen ) |
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I ______ badminton every Saturday. I ______ with my neighbors
this evening. ( play ) |
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"The tap ______. Can you please ______ it as soon as possible ?"
she asked the plumber. ( leak, fix ) |
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Answers |
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"Latifah cannot come to the telephone right now because she
is bathing the baby," Karim
told the caller. |
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2. |
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Margaret washes her hair
every other day. |
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3. |
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Khatijah usually sits in the
front row during Science lessons but today she
is sitting in the back row. |
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Can you turn down the volume ? I am
trying to concentrate on my work. |
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5. |
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"Do you always leave the
keys under the mat ?" she asked. |
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My friend still hasn't replied my letter. I
am waiting for her reply. |
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After four days of continuous rain, it's wonderful to see that
the sun is shining brightly
again today. |
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Every morning, my cat comes
in through the window and licks
my hand. |
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He is taking the children to
the movies. He takes them to
watch movies every fortnight. |
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" Listen carefully to this
announcement. Sujatha, are
you listening ?" said the
teacher. |
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I play badminton every
Saturday. I am playing with
my neighbors this evening. |
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"The tap is leaking. Can you
please fix it as soon as
possible ?" she asked the plumber. |
