A strong wind (blow) through the trees, loosening clumps of moss,
dead branches, old kites, and baby squirrels, all of which fell
to the wet ground below.
Charlie believed that he had (write) the best essay of the semester, but when Mrs.
Varner returned the paper, the slashes of red ink and caustic
comments immediately changed his opinion of the work.
Becky had an empty wallet and stomach, so she (steal) a Snicker's bar from the candy rack. The
ensuing guilt was harder to tolerate than her growling belly.
In her dreams that night, Diana had (swim) in a pool of warm cocoa; when she awoke, the
aroma of chocolate still tickled her nostrils.
Chauncey would have (eat) some of the squid eyeball stew if a long, gray
tentacle hadn't dangled over the side of the bowl.
My grandmother doesn't trust banks, so she has (hid) money all over the house. Once, I pulled an
old Reader's Digest off a shelf and found seven $100
bills stuck between the pages.
George would have (come) to class sooner, but a beautiful woman was
listening to him lie about his fat wallet and hot car, and he
couldn't tear himself away from the conversation.
If Eli hadn't escaped to the kitchen to cool
down, he would have (break) a heavy plate over the head of Mrs. Jones, who
sent back her chicken for the fourth time.
Dashing down the hallway, Tuan slipped in a
puddle of Pepsi and crashed into the water fountain. His elbow
and nose (hurt) for the rest of the day.
Giselle dreaded attending her US Government
class. Whenever Dr. Duncan called on her, Giselle felt as
if she had (freeze) in her chair; she couldn't open her mouth, let
alone answer one of his questions.
USE THE
VERBS IN THE BOXES TO FILL THE GAPS
1 Group One
find
hear
say
sit
tell
get
lose
sell
stick
win
1
They the apartment that they had in
Gandia for a very good price.
2
He me his name but now I've
forgotten it.
3
We home at three o'clock last
night.
4
Sorry I'm late. I was in traffic.
5
Valencia FC The King's Cup in 1999.
6
I the news about The World Trade
Centre on the radio.
7
We entered the
restaurant, a table and sat down.
8
Sorry. I didn't hear
what you .
9
We were all a bit hot
and tired so we all down on the grass.
10
I've three umbrellas this month.
Terrible! I'm so careless.