"Can you _ me an explanation about why you're late?"
"Can you give me an explanation about why you're late?"
"I want to _ a good job on the exams."
"I want to do a good job on the exams."
"It's important not to spread gossip, or else you may really hurt someone."
"We had to split the class in two so we wouldn't _ infections during the pandemic."
"We had to split the class in two so we wouldn't spread infections during the pandemic."
"I hope to _ my promise to my sister that I would bring her a souvenir from my vacation."
"I hope to fulfill my promise to my sister that I would bring her a souvenir from my vacation."
"He _ me the impression that he'd rather sleep than do any work."
"He gives me the impression that he'd rather sleep than do any work."
"They _ a lot of research into vaccines last year."
"They did a lot of research into vaccines last year."
Don't _ the word too much, but I'm visiting home for Christmas.
Don't spread the word too much, but I'm visiting home for Christmas.
"As we speak he _ one of his greatest ambitions by hiking up Kiliminjaro."
"As we speak he is fulfilling one of his greatest ambitions by hiking up Kiliminjaro."
"I was able to attend university because I _ all the requirements."
"I was able to attend university because I fulfilled all the requirements."
"Last time this happened, you _ me your word you would stop!"
"Last time this happened, you gave me your word you would stop!"
"The eruption at La Palma is doing a lot of damage to the island."
"I asked them how they were, and they _ back that they were fine."
"I asked them how they were, and they answered back that they were fine."
"You must _ in the worksheet by the end of class."
"You must hand in the worksheet by the end of class."
"Parents have to put up with a lot, especially parents with multiple children."