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I ______ ( borrow ) a book from the library last week. I ______
( not return ) it because I _____ ( not finish ) reading it yet. |
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They ______ ( eat ) groundnuts when I went into the garden. They
______ ( offer ) some to me but I ______ ( not take ) any. |
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We ______ ( hope ) that Andrew would arrive on time; but after
we ______ ( wait ) for almost three hours he still did not turn
up. |
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We ______ ( go ) to the library now. ______ you ______ ( come )
with us ? |
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Fannie ______ ( read ) for more than an hour before she realized
that she ______ ( forget ) to cook lunch. |
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Mrs Leung ______ ( prepare ) to go to market when the telephone
______ ( ring ). The caller ______ ( have ) a message for her.
He ______ ( say ) that her son had met with an accident and
______ ( be ) in hospital. |
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"Roy ______ ( get ) the ball, ______ ( look ) around for a team
mate and ______ ( catch ) sight of Ferdinand. He ______ ( pass )
the ball to Ferdinand, who in turn ______ ( kick ) the ball to
Shane." |
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"Doctor, I ______ ( not feel ) well the past few days and I
______ ( not have ) much sleep either," the patient said. |
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When they come, I ______ ( tell ) them what I ______ ( think )
of their suggestions. |
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Nowadays a lot of children ______ ( know ) how to swim. Some
______ ( take ) lessons while others ______ ( learn ) by
themselves. |
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" ______ you ______ ( decide ) what to do ? I ______ ( give )
you sufficient time to think over my proposition," he said. |
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Mrs. Lau suddenly ______ ( wake ) her husband up and ______ (
tell ) him that someone ______ ( try ) to break into the house.
Her husband said that she ______ ( imagine ) things and ______ (
go ) back to sleep. |
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I borrowed a book from the
library last week. I have not returned
it because I have not finished
reading it yet. |
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2. |
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They were eating groundnuts
when I went into the garden. They
offered some to me but I did
not take any. |
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3. |
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We had hoped that Andrew
would arrive on time; but after we had
waited for almost three hours he still did not turn
up. |
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We are going to the library
now. Are you
coming with us ? |
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5. |
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Fannie had been reading for
more than an hour before she realized that she
had forgotten to cook lunch. |
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6. |
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Mrs Leung was preparing to
go to market when the telephone rang.
The caller had a message for
her. He said that her son
had met with an accident and was
in hospital. |
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"Roy gets the ball,
looks around for a team mate
and catches sight of
Ferdinand. He passes the
ball to Ferdinand, who in turn kicks
the ball to Shane." |
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"Doctor, I have not been feeling
well the past few days and I
have not had much sleep either," the patient said. |
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When they come, I will tell
them what I think of their
suggestions. |
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Nowadays a lot of children know
how to swim. Some take
lessons while others learn
by themselves. |
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"Have you
decided what to do ? I
have given you sufficient
time to think over my proposition," he said. |
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Mrs. Lau suddenly woke her
husband up and told him that
someone was trying to break
into the house. Her husband said that she
was imagining things and
went back to sleep. |
