Verb Tenses
She likes to _____ long walks by the beach. (take)
take
To lower the volume: to turn _____
turn down
Verb: analyze Noun: _____
analysis/analyzation
She recommended me that I take a few days off from work.
recommended me --> recommended
She tried to make her speech [coherent] by going back over her main point several times. A) long B) short C) orderly
C) orderly
I think I ____ a trip to Taiwan next year. (take)
will take
To find in the dictionary: to look _____
up
Noun: identity Verb: ______
identify
Kevin says he stopped to travel internationally because of his family.
to travel --> travelling
The whole team was [elated] when they won the game that would get them into the semi-finals. A) energized B) joyful C) brave
B) joyful
Since the end of the summer, I _____ the time to write letters to my family.
have taken
To review: go ____
go over
Adjective: specific Verb: ______
specify
At first I studied engineering in college, but I ended getting a marketing degree.
ended --> ended up
If you don't stop eating, you're going to die of [gluttony]. A) solitude B) wastefulness C) overindulgence
C) overindulgence
Her health _____ a turn for the worst while she was in France. (take)
had taken
To refrain from: to hold _____
back
Noun: resource Adjective: _____
resourceful
When the check came, I tried to pay, but John insisted that he paid for dinner.
paid --> pay
The driver wanted to [appease] the policeman, so she tried apologizing and looking innocent. A) shock B) hate C) satisfy
C) satisfy
By the time I graduate from school next year, I _____ English here for five years. (take)
will have been taking
To practice or review: to brush _____
up
Verb: symbolize Adjective: _____.
symbolic
If you would’ve told me, I would have given you my honest advice.
would've --> had
American businessmen are often thought to be more [impudent] than their Japanese counterparts because they are more direct and aggressive. A) cocky B) dishonorable C) modest
A) cocky