Habits
When I ___ (get) home, I ___ (do) my homework and practice.
get / do
I _____ (decide/leave) school and find a job.
(have) decided to leave
Ann ________ (remember/lock) the door.
(she remembers she did something before)
remembers locking
We __________ (have) a Math lesson when the fire alarm rang.
were having
To get up to date on some topic...
(to) catch up on
My grandfather ____ me ___ (pick up) from school until I was 13.
picked / up
I ________ (can't stand/wear) a school uniform.
can't stand wearing
The teacher reminded us ___________ (study/test).
(she told us not to forget to study)
to study for the test.
The boy __________ (cry) when he broke his toy.
cried
To be expecting something to happen...
(to) Look forward to
When I was in elementary school, I ______ (be) very studious.
used to be
I stopped _______ (practice) box because I hurt my arm.
practicing
I'll never forget _______ (meet) my favorite movie star!
(it's a memory from the past)
meeting
By the time we got there, the meeting __________ (finish).
had finished
Someone who is "determined"....
single-minded
Our previous biology teacher ____ (give) us loads of homework.
used to give // would give
I can't afford _______ (buy) a new phone.
to buy
They were starving so they stopped _______ something.
(to quit doing something to do something else)
to eat
Tom ____________ (drive) to his office when it started raining.
was driving
to win a race or contest against someone...
(to) beat an opponent
She ______ (disturb) people.
Meaning --> "She's annoying"
is always disturbing
Let me _______ (have) breakfast with you.
have
We regret _______ (inform) you that the test has been canceled.
(bad news)
to inform
You need to rest! You _______ (play) the drums for five hours!
have been playing
to perform better than anyone else or to achieve something no other person has achieved...
(to) break a record