Common verbs (41-60): sentence prompts

Question 1

move: I was supposed to move my car yesterday morning, but I forgot. Instead, …

Answer 1

I was supposed to move my car yesterday morning, but I forgot. Instead, I moved it last night.

Question 2

like: Now, I really like chocolate chip cookies. But when I was little, …

Answer 2

Now, I really like chocolate chip cookies. But when I was little, I liked peanut butter cookies better.

Question 3

live: Right now, I’m living in a big city. But when I was younger…

Answer 3

Right now, I’m living in a big city. But when I was younger, I lived in the country.

Question 4

believe: She doesn’t believe in ghosts, but her sister…

Answer 4

She doesn’t believe in ghosts, but her sister always believed in them.

Question 5

hold*: Did you get to hold your sister’s new baby? Yes, …

Answer 5

Did you get to hold your sister’s new baby? Yes, I held her for an hour.

Question 6

bring*: I decided to bring potatoes to the picnic, but my cousin…

Answer 6

I decided to bring potatoes to the picnic, but my cousin, but my cousin also brought them.

Question 7

happen: The road was slick with ice and I was worried something will happen. I was right, ….

Answer 7

The road was slick with ice and I was worried something will happen. I was right, something happened and there was an accident.

Question 8

write*: Ian usually writes 7 or 8 emails each day. Yesterday, however,…

Answer 8

Ian usually writes 7 or 8 emails each day. Yesterday, however, he wrote about 15.

Question 9

provide: We needed to provide our own meals on the trip, but the tour guide…

Answer 9

We needed to provide our own meals on the trip, but the tour guide provided snacks.

Question 10

sit*: I thought she would sit down next to her husband, but…

Answer 10

I thought she would sit down next to her husband, but she sat down next to me.

Question 11

stand*: I don’t like standing in line. Unfortunately, …

Answer 11

I don’t like standing in line. Unfortunately, I stood in line for an hour.

Question 12

lose*: I don’t mind losing a game every once in a while, but …

Answer 12

I don’t mind losing a game every once in a while, but we lost every game last season!

Question 13

pay*: I usually pay my bills on time, but last month…

Answer 13

I usually pay my bills on time, but last month, I paid them late.

Question 14

meet*: How did you meet your wife? We…

Answer 14

How did you meet your wife? We met when we were both students in college.

Question 15

include: It’s fun to include everyone in the family in the game. In fact, we even…

Answer 15

It’s fun to include everyone in the family in the game. In fact, we even included the dog!

Question 16

continue: I didn’t think they should continue the game after the player got sick. However, …

Answer 16

I didn’t think they should continue the game after the player got sick. However, they continued it anyway.

Question 17

set*: Some people think it’s rude to set your utensils on the table during dinner. However, I always …

Answer 17

Some people think it’s rude to set your utensils on the table during dinner. However, I always set my fork down.

Question 18

learn: Do you prefer to learn by listening or by reading? I always …

Answer 18

Do you prefer to learn by listening or by reading? I always learned best by reading. [Note: in the U.K., this is learnt]

Question 19

change: Do you think people can change as adults? Yes - when I was in my 20s, I …

Answer 19

Do you think adults can change? Yes - when I was in my 20s, I changed a lot.

Question 20

lead*: I wanted to lead the class, but they wouldn’t let me because …

Answer 20

I wanted to lead the class, but they wouldn’t let me because I had never led one before.