Common verbs (21-40): sentence prompts

Question 1

try: I like to try something new every day. In fact, this morning…

Answer 1

I like to try something new every day. In fact, this morning, I tried tofu for breakfast.

Question 2

ask: Sometimes, I’m afraid to ask for help. However, last week, …

Answer 2

Sometimes, I’m afraid to ask for help. However, last week, I asked my neighbor to help me.

Question 3

need: Today, it’s warm and I only need a t-shirt. But yesterday…

Answer 3

Today, it’s warm and I only need a t-shirt. But yesterday, it was cooler and I needed a sweater.

Question 4

feel*: Usually, I feel good when I wake up, but I didn’t sleep well last night. This morning…

Answer 4

Usually, I feel good when I wake up, but I didn’t sleep well last night. This morning, I felt really tired.

Question 5

become*: When she was younger, she wanted to become a teacher. However, she was also really interested in color, light, and design, so…

Answer 5

When she was younger, she wanted to become a teacher. However, she was also really interested in color, light, and design, so she became an artist.

Question 6

leave*: I usually leave the house at 8:00 sharp, but this morning…

Answer 6

I usually leave the house at 8:00 sharp, but this morning, I left at 8:15.

Question 7

put*: I like to put tomatoes on my sandwiches, but yesterday…

Answer 7

I like to put tomatoes on my sandwiches, but yesterday I put pickles on it.

Question 8

mean*: Usually, the teacher’s instructions are clear and we know what she means. This morning, however…

Answer 8

Usually, the teacher’s instructions are clear and we know what she means. This morning, however, we didn’t know what she meant.

Question 9

keep*: Now I keep my car in a garage, but last year I didn’t have one. So I …..

Answer 9

Now I keep my car in a garage, but last year I didn’t have one. So I kept my car outside.

Question 10

let*: I usually let the dog out when I get home from work at 5:00. However, today…

Answer 10

I usually let the dog out when I get home from work at 5:00. However, today, I let her out at 5:30.

Question 11

begin*: We usually begin our exercise class with an easy warmup. However, last week…

Answer 11

We usually begin our exercise class with an easy warmup. However, last week, we began with stretching.

Question 12

seem: Now, I think that everyone at work seems really nice. But when I started,…

Answer 12

Now, I think that everyone at work seems really nice. But when I started, I thought they seemed rude.

Question 13

help: I think it’s important to help people when they need it. In fact, last week…

Answer 13

I think it’s important to help people when they need it. In fact, last week, I helped an older man cross the street.

Question 14

talk: I don’t normally talk much, but when I met my boyfriend…

Answer 14

I don’t normally talk much, but when I met my boyfriend, we talked all night.

Question 15

turn: It was illegal to turn left onto the road so…

Answer 15

It was illegal to turn left onto the road so we turned right onto the road.

Question 16

start: I don’t like to start cooking dinner after 8:00 at night. However, last night…

Answer 16

I don’t like to start cooking dinner after 8:00 at night. I started cooking at 9:00.

Question 17

show: I don’t like to start cooking dinner after 8:00 at night. But last weekend, …

Answer 17

I don’t like to start cooking dinner after 8:00 at night. But last weekend, I showed it to my cousin.

Question 18

hear*: I hear a lot of rumors that I don’t ever believe. But last week,…

Answer 18

I hear a lot of rumors that I don’t ever believe. But last week, I heard one that I think is true.

Question 19

play: They usually play their baseball games in the afternoon. Yesterday, however, …

Answer 19

They usually play their baseball games in the afternoon. Yesterday, however, they played one at night.

Question 20

run*: The dog usually runs for the ball. This morning, however,

Answer 20

The dog usually runs for the ball. This morning, however, he ran to another dog.