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Plurals
Verb Tenses
To Lie vs. To Lay
(correct or incorrect)
100
To have absolute confidence in the truth/existence of something. (verb or noun)
a belief / believe
100
to go beyond (verb)
to exceed
100
My teacher has two daughters and one son. She has three __________ . (synonym of kid-plural)
children
100
Simple Future / TO SEND : We _______________ a letter to our grandparents.
We will send ...
100
My cat loves to lie on the pillow.
Correct
200
To bring to a succesful end (verb).
to achieve
200
to be placed before, to come before (verb)
to precede
200
We have a lot of trees in our backyard. In the fall, we must rake many ___________ .
leaves
200
Simple Present / TO WITHDRAW : He ______________ money every week.
He withdraws ...
200
Every afternoon, I lay down on my sofa for a nap.
Incorrect : I lie down ... (no direct object, simple present tense, habit)
300
The written acknowledgment of having paid for something.(noun)
a receipt
300
to go on, to carry on an activity (verb)
to proceed
300
Name 3 uncountable nouns.
money, rice, homework, rain, ...
300
Simple Past / TO SEEK : She _________ advice from her friends.
She sought ....
300
Julia lay her groceries on the table while she cooked dinner.
Incorrect : Julia laid ... (the action is done to something = to lay, simple past = laid)
400
The amount or quantity of heaviness. (noun)
weight
400
to admit as true (verb)
to concede
400
I the last paragraph of my novel, I can identify eighteen _____________ . (letter A in plural)
As or a's
400
Past Progressive / TO DIG : The dog ______________ a hole in the backyard.
The dog was digging .....
400
I have laid the documents on your desk before you got in.
Correct
500
to mislead a false appearance. (verb)
to deceive
500
to replace in authority (verb)
to supersede
500
Paul and Ann Jones have a blue Mustang. The blue Mustang in the parking lot is the ______________ car. (possessive of family name)
Joneses'
500
Past Perfect / TO BREAK : They _____________ the computer weeks before the teacher noticed.
They had broken ...
500
My lunch was still laying on the counter when I got home.
Incorrect : It was lying .... (The action wasn't done to anything= to lie, past progressive: to be + (verb)ING = was lying)
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