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We use the simple future tense to show that something will happen or will be done
at a certain point in the future.
Examples:1. They will buy a book tomorrow.
2. Sandra will go to the city on Saturday.
3. Bob and I will play tennis later today.
“Will” and “shall” are both used to show future actions, but the word “will” is morecommon.

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1. They will play with the ball tomorrow.
2. The plane will fly tonight.
3. My sister will pay for our food on Sunday.
4. Her mom will buy and pay for all the clothes.
5. She will point at the picture.
6. I will act on the stage as Juliet.
7. My father will act fast to come home early.
8. Your dog will follow you.

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1. We will buy a book tomorrow.
2. She will buy a book tomorrow.
3. She will buy some books tomorrow.
4. She shall buy some books tomorrow.
5. She shall buy some fruits tomorrow.
6. She shall buy some clothes tomorrow.
7. She shall buy some bags tomorrow.
8. She shall buy some bags tonight.

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1. We will buy a book tomorrow. Repeat.
2. We will buy a book tomorrow. Change: she. --- [She will buy a booktomorrow.]
3. She will buy a book tomorrow. Change: balls. --- [She will buy some balls
tomorrow.]
4. She will buy some balls tomorrow. Change: shall. --- [She shall buy someballs tomorrow.]
5. She shall buy some balls tomorrow. Change: fruits. --- [She shall buy somefruits tomorrow.]
6. She shall buy some fruits tomorrow. Change: clothes. --- [She shall buy someclothes tomorrow.]
7. She shall buy some clothes tomorrow. Change: bags. --- [She shall buy somebags tomorrow.]
8. She shall buy some bags tomorrow. Change: tonight. --- [She shall buy somebags tonight.]

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1. I will play with the ball tomorrow.
2. Maria and I will play with the ball tomorrow.
3. Maria and I will buy a ball and play with the ball tomorrow.
4. Maria and I will buy a ball and play with the ball tomorrow afternoon.
5. Maria and I will buy a ball and play with the ball tomorrow afternoon in thepark.

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1. I will play with the ball tomorrow. Repeat.
2. I will play with the ball tomorrow. Add: Maria. --- [Maria and I will play with theball tomorrow.]
3. Maria and I will play with the ball tomorrow. Add: buy a ball. --- [Maria and I
will buy a ball and will play with the ball tomorrow]
4. Maria and I will buy a ball and will play with the ball tomorrow. Add: afternoon.
--- [Maria and I will buy a ball and will play with the ball tomorrow afternoon.]
5. Maria and I will buy a ball and will play with the ball tomorrow afternoon. Add:in the park. --- [Maria and I will buy a ball and will play with the ball tomorrow
afternoon in the park.]

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1. I will pay the lady for the flower. Repeat.
2. I will pay the lady for the flower. Add: tomorrow. --- [I will pay the lady for theflower tomorrow.]
3. I will pay the lady for the flower tomorrow. Add: white. --- [I will pay the lady
for the white flower tomorrow.]
4. I will pay the lady for the white flower tomorrow. Add: dad. --- [Dad and I will
pay the lady for the white flower tomorrow.]
5. Dad and I will pay the lady for the white flower tomorrow. Add: beautiful. --[Dad and I will pay the beautiful lady for the white flower tomorrow.]

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1. Her mom will buy and pay for all the clothes. Repeat.
2. Her mom will buy and pay for all the clothes. Transform: who. --- [Who will
buy and pay for all the clothes?]
3. I will pay the beautiful lady tomorrow for the flower. Repeat.
4. I will pay the beautiful lady tomorrow for the flower. Transform: when. --[When will you pay the beautiful lady for the flower?]
5. My sister will pay for our food on Sunday. Repeat.
6. My sister will pay for our food on Sunday. Transform: not. --- [My sister won’t
pay for our food on Sunday.]
7. The plane will fly tonight. Repeat.
8. The plane will fly tonight. Transform: what. --- [What will fly tonight?]
9. I will act on the stage as Juliet on Monday. Repeat.
10. I will act on the stage as Juliet on Monday. Transform: where. --- [Where will
you act as Juliet on Monday?]
11. Jack will work hard because the pay is good. Repeat.
12. Jack will work hard because the pay is good. Transform: who. --- [Who will
work hard because the pay is good?]

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1. Can a bird fly? --- [Yes, a bird can fly.]
2. Can a bird fly without wings? --- [No, a bird can’t fly without wings. It musthave a pair of wings.]
3. Can you make a plane fly? --- [Yes, I can ... / No, I can’t make ...]
4. What’s the difference between repeat and follow? --- [The difference between
repeat and follow is that when we repeat, we say or do things once or morethan once whereas when we follow, we copy or do what the other is doing.]
5. Follow me please. What are you doing? --- [I’m followingyou.]
6. What’s the other meaning of follow? --- [The other meaning of follow is tocome after the other person or people.]
7. Give me an example please. --- [Wherever you go, she will follow you.]
8. Do you act fast every morning before going to work/school? --- [Yes, I act ... /No, I don’t act ...]
9. Do you like to act on stage? --- [Yes, I like to ... / No, I don’t like ...]

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1. She spent the money I gave her.
2. My cousin tore the paper into two.
3. The students are sweeping the floor.
4. We will use the big basket to store our food.
5. Yesterday, Mr. Jones painted that wall and swept the floor.

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1. Mr. Jones will paint the wall.
2. Mr. Jones painted the wall.
3. Mr. Jones painted the table.
4. My dad painted the table.
5. My dad painted the floor.
6. My dad will paint the floor.
7. My dad will sweep the floor.
8. Her friend will sweep the floor.
9. Her friend swept the floor.
10. Her friend is sweeping the floor.

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1. Mr. Jones will paint the wall. Repeat.
2. Mr. Jones will paint the wall. Change: painted. --- [Mr. Jones painted the wall.]
3. Mr. Jones painted the wall. Change: table. --- [Mr. Jones painted the table.]
4. Mr. Jones painted the table. Change: dad. --- [Dad painted the table.]
5. Dad painted the table. Change: floor. --- [Dad painted the floor.]
6. Dad painted the floor. Change: we. --- [We painted the floor.]
7. We painted the floor. Change: will sweep. --- [We will sweep the floor.]
8. We will sweep the floor. Change: Julie. --- [Julie will sweep the floor.]
9. Julie will sweep the floor. Change: swept. --- [Julie swept the floor.]
10. Julie swept the floor. Change: is sweeping. --- [Julie is sweeping the floor.]

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1. Mr. Jones painted the table. Repeat.
2. Mr. Jones painted the table. Transform: who. --- [Who painted the table?]
3. Dad painted the chairs outside. Repeat.
4. Dad painted the chairs outside. Transform: where. --- [Where did dad paintthe chairs?]
5. We will paint the wall on Tuesday. Repeat.
6. We will paint the wall on Tuesday. Transform: when. --- [When will we paintthe wall?]7. Julie will sweep the floor. Repeat.
8. Julie will sweep the floor. Transform: not. --- [Julie will not sweep the floor.]
9. Dad and Julie painted the table. Repeat.
10. Dad and Julie painted the table. Transform: what. --- [What did dad and Julie
paint?]

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1. Mary spent her money.
2. Mary spent her money to buy that dress.
3. Mary spent all her money to buy that dress.
4. Mary spent all her money to buy that red dress.
5. Mary spent all her money to buy that beautiful red dress.
6. Mary and Rose spent their money to buy that beautiful red dress.

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1. Mary spent her money. Repeat.
2. Mary spent her money. Add: to buy that dress. --- [Mary spent her money to
buy that dress.]
3. Mary spent her money to buy that dress. Add: all. --- [Mary spent all her
money to buy that dress.]
4. Mary spent all her money to buy that dress. Add: red. --- [Mary spent all her
money to buy that red dress.]
5. Mary spent all her money to buy that red dress. Add: beautiful. --- [Mary spent
all her money to buy that beautiful red dress.]
6. Mary spent all her money to buy that beautiful red dress. Add: Diana. --- [Maryand Diana spent all their money to buy that beautiful red dress.]

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1. Diana put the food in the fridge. Repeat.
2. Diana put the food in the fridge. Add: white. --- [Diana put the food in thewhite fridge.]
3. Diana put the food in the white fridge. Change: stored. --- [Diana stored thefood in the white fridge.]
4. Diana stored the food in the white fridge. Add: delicious. --- [Diana stored thedelicious food in the white fridge.]
5. Diana stored the delicious food in the white fridge. Change: we. --- [We stored
the delicious food in the white fridge.]
6. We stored the delicious food in the white fridge. Change: cabinet. --- [Westored the delicious food in the white cabinet.]
7. We stored the delicious food in the white cabinet. Change: jewels. --- [Westored the jewels in the white cabinet.]

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8. We stored the jewels in the white cabinet. Change: pieces of paper. --- [Westored the pieces of paper in the white cabinet.]
9. We stored the pieces of paper in the white cabinet: Change: office. --- [Westored the pieces of paper in the office.]
10. We stored the pieces of paper in the office. Change: tore. --- [We tore thepieces of paper in the office.]
11. We tore the pieces of paper in the office. Add: old. --- [We tore the old piecesof paper in the office.]
12. We tore the old pieces of paper in the office. Transform: not. --- [We didn’t
tear the old pieces of paper in the office.]
13. We didn’t tear the old pieces of paper in the office. Transform: what. ---[What didn’t we tear in the office?]

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1. She spent the money I gave her. Repeat.
2. She spent the money I gave her. Transform: who. --- [Who spent the money I
gave her?]
3. My cousin tore the sheet of paper into two. Repeat
4. My cousin tore the sheet of paper into two. Transform: what. --- [What did my
cousin tear into two?]
5. The students are sweeping the floor. Repeat.
6. The students are sweeping the floor. Transform: not. --- [The students are notsweeping the floor.]
7. Mom stored the food in the basket. Repeat.
8. Mom stored the food in the basket. Transform: where. --- [Where did mom
store the food?]
9. Yesterday, Mr. Jones painted that wall and swept the floor. Repeat.
10. Yesterday, Mr. Jones painted that wall and swept the floor. Transform: when.
--- [When did Mr. Jones paint that wall and sweep the floor?]

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1. What are the three forms of tear? --- The three forms of tear are … [The threeforms of tear are tear – tore – torn.]
2. What am I doing? --- You’re tearing … [You’re tearing
a piece of paper. ]3. Where do we generally store our food? --- We generally store … [Wegenerally store our food in the fridge.]
4. How much did you spend to buy your cellphone? --- I spent … [I spent to buy mycellphone.]
5. Do you spend much of your time watching TV?
--- Yes, I spend … [Yes, I spend much of my time watching TV.]--- No, I don’t spend … [No, I don’t spend much of my time watching TV.]

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6. Do you spend time traveling?
--- Yes, I spend... [Yes, I spend time traveling.]--- No, I don’t spend… [No, I don’t spend time traveling.]
7. What are the three forms of sweep? --- The three forms of sweep are … [Thethree forms of sweep are sweep – swept – swept.]
8. What do we use to sweep our floors? --- We use a … [We use a broom tosweep our floors.]
9. What’s another meaning of paint? --- Another meaning of paint is … [Anothermeaning of paint is to make a picture and put color on it.]
10. Give me an example please. --- Leonardo da Vinci painted … [Leonardo daVinci painted the Mona Lisa.]

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1. Somebody ate my cookies!
2. My friends and I drank five bottles of red wine.
3. My nephew likes tomatoes.
4. I eat toast and drink a glass of tomato juice for my breakfast.
5. The children are eating oranges.
6. Oranges, apples and bananas are fruits.
7. Vegetables are good for the body.
8. I like strawberry salad more than vegetable salad.
9. She bought the strawberries in the supermarket.
10. We put sugar in our coffee to make it sweet.
11. I ate sausages and eggs this morning.
12. The soup is delicious.

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1. vegetables
2. salad3. delicious
4. strawberry
5. breakfast
6. sausage
7. orange

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1. I ate an orange yesterday.
2. I ate a strawberry yesterday.
3. I ate a tomato yesterday.
4. She ate a tomato yesterday.
5. She ate a cookie yesterday.
6. She ate toast yesterday.
7. She bought toast yesterday.
8. She bought a salad yesterday.
9. She bought a sausage yesterday.
10. She bought vegetables yesterday.

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1. I ate an orange yesterday. Repeat.
2. I ate an orange yesterday. Change: strawberry. --- [I ate a strawberry
yesterday.]
3. I ate a strawberry yesterday. Change: tomato. --- [I ate a tomato yesterday.]
4. I ate a tomato yesterday. Change: she. --- [She ate a tomato yesterday.]
5. She ate a tomato yesterday. Change: cookie. --- [She ate a cookie yesterday.]
6. She ate a cookie yesterday. Change: toast. --- [She ate toast yesterday.]
7. She ate toast yesterday. Change: bought. --- [She bought toast yesterday.]
8. She bought toast yesterday. Change: salad. --- [She bought a salad
yesterday.]
9. She bought a salad yesterday. Change: sausage. --- [She bought a sausage
yesterday.]
10. She bought a sausage yesterday. Change: vegetables. --- [She bought
vegetables yesterday.]

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1. My boss drank wine.
2. My boss drank a glass of wine.
3. My boss drank a glass of cold wine.
4. My boss and I drank a glass of cold wine.
5. My boss and I drank a glass of cold, red wine.
6. My boss and I drank a glass of cold, red wine yesterday.
7. My boss and I drank two glasses of cold, red wine yesterday.

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1. My boss drank wine. Repeat.
2. My boss drank wine. Add: glass. --- [My boss drank a glass of wine.]
3. My boss drank a glass of wine. Add: cold. --- [My boss drank a glass of cold
wine.]
4. My boss drank a glass of cold wine. Add: I. --- [My boss and I drank a glass ofcold wine.]
5. My boss and I drank a glass of cold wine. Add: red. --- [My boss and I drank a
glass of cold, red wine.]
6. My boss and I drank a glass of cold, red wine. Add: yesterday. --- [My bossand I drank a glass of cold, red wine yesterday.]
7. My boss and I drank a glass of cold, red wine yesterday. Add: two. --- [Myboss and I drank two glasses of cold, red wine yesterday.]

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1. He buys vegetables. Repeat.
2. He buys vegetables. Change: bought. --- [He bought vegetables.]3. He bought vegetables. Add: wine. --- [He bought vegetables and wine.]
4. He bought vegetables and wine. Change: will buy. --- [He will buy vegetables
and wine.]
5. He will buy vegetables and wine. Add: a bottle of. --- [He will buy vegetables
and a bottle of wine.]
6. He will buy vegetables and a bottle of wine. Add: drink. --- [He will buy
vegetables and drink a bottle of wine.]
7. He will buy vegetables and drink a bottle of wine. Change: eat. --- [He will eat
vegetables and drink a bottle of wine.]
8. He will eat vegetables and drink a bottle of wine. Change: juice. --- [He will eat
vegetables and drink a bottle of juice.]
9. He will eat vegetables and drink a bottle of juice. Change: toast. --- [He will
eat toast and drink a bottle of juice.]

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1. She bought the strawberries in the supermarket. Repeat.
2. She bought the strawberries in the supermarket. Transform: where. --[Where did she buy the strawberries?]
3. We put sugar in our coffee to make it sweet. Repeat.
4. We put sugar in our coffee to make it sweet. Transform: what. --- [What do weput in our coffee to make it sweet?]
5. I ate sausages and some eggs this morning. Repeat.
6. I ate sausages and some eggs this morning. Transform: when. --- [When did I
eat sausages and some eggs?]
7. The children are eating oranges. Repeat.
8. The children are eating oranges. Transform: who. --- [Who are eatingoranges?]
9. I like strawberry salad more than vegetable salad. Repeat.
10. I like strawberry salad more than vegetable salad. Transform: not. --- [I don’t
like strawberry salad more than vegetable salad.]

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1. We will buy a book tomorrow.
2. We will buy a book tomorrow. Change: she. --- [She will buy a booktomorrow.]
3. She will buy a book tomorrow. Change: balls. --- [She will buy some balls
tomorrow.]
4. She will buy some balls tomorrow. Change: shall. --- [She shall buy someballs tomorrow.]
5. She shall buy some balls tomorrow. Change: fruits. --- [She shall buy somefruits tomorrow.]
6. She shall buy some fruits tomorrow. Change: clothes. --- [She shall buy someclothes tomorrow.]
7. She shall buy some clothes tomorrow. Change: bags. --- [She shall buy somebags tomorrow.]
8. She shall buy some bags tomorrow. Change: tonight. --- [She shall buy somebags tonight.]

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1. vegetables
2. salad3. delicious
4. strawberry
5. breakfast
6. sausage
7. orange

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1. Her mom will buy and pay for all the clothes. Repeat.
2. Her mom will buy and pay for all the clothes. Transform: who. --- [Who will
buy and pay for all the clothes?]
3. I will pay the beautiful lady tomorrow for the flower. Repeat.
4. I will pay the beautiful lady tomorrow for the flower. Transform: when. --[When will you pay the beautiful lady for the flower?]
5. My sister will pay for our food on Sunday. Repeat.
6. My sister will pay for our food on Sunday. Transform: not. --- [My sister won’t
pay for our food on Sunday.]

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7. The plane will fly tonight. Repeat.
8. The plane will fly tonight. Transform: what. --- [What will fly tonight?]
9. I will act on the stage as Juliet on Monday. Repeat.
10. I will act on the stage as Juliet on Monday. Transform: where. --- [Where will
you act as Juliet on Monday?]
11. Jack will work hard because the pay is good. Repeat.
12. Jack will work hard because the pay is good. Transform: who. --- [Who will
work hard because the pay is good?]

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1. I ate an orange yesterday.
2. I ate a strawberry yesterday.
3. I ate a tomato yesterday.
4. She ate a tomato yesterday.
5. She ate a cookie yesterday.
6. She ate toast yesterday.
7. She bought toast yesterday.
8. She bought a salad yesterday.
9. She bought a sausage yesterday.
10. She bought vegetables yesterday.

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1. We will buy a book tomorrow. Repeat.
2. We will buy a book tomorrow. Change: she. --- [She will buy a booktomorrow.]
3. She will buy a book tomorrow. Change: balls. --- [She will buy some balls
tomorrow.]
4. She will buy some balls tomorrow. Change: shall. --- [She shall buy someballs tomorrow.]
5. She shall buy some balls tomorrow. Change: fruits. --- [She shall buy somefruits tomorrow.]
6. She shall buy some fruits tomorrow. Change: clothes. --- [She shall buy someclothes tomorrow.]
7. She shall buy some clothes tomorrow. Change: bags. --- [She shall buy somebags tomorrow.]
8. She shall buy some bags tomorrow. Change: tonight. --- [She shall buy somebags tonight.]

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1. What are the three forms of tear? --- The three forms of tear are … [The threeforms of tear are tear – tore – torn.]
2. What am I doing? --- You’re tearing … [You’re tearing
a piece of paper. ]3. Where do we generally store our food? --- We generally store … [Wegenerally store our food in the fridge.]
4. How much did you spend to buy your cellphone? --- I spent … [I spent to buy mycellphone.]
5. Do you spend much of your time watching TV?
--- Yes, I spend … [Yes, I spend much of my time watching TV.]--- No, I don’t spend … [No, I don’t spend much of my time watching TV.]

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6. Do you spend time traveling?
--- Yes, I spend ... [Yes, I spend time traveling.]--- No, I don’t spend … [No, I don’t spend time traveling.]
7. What are the three forms of sweep? --- The three forms of sweep are … [Thethree forms of sweep are sweep – swept – swept.]
8. What do we use to sweep our floors? --- We use a … [We use a broom tosweep our floors.]
9. What’s another meaning of paint? --- Another meaning of paint is … [Anothermeaning of paint is to make a picture and put color on it.]
10. Give me an example please. --- Leonardo da Vinci painted … [Leonardo daVinci painted the Mona Lisa.]

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1. Mr. Jones will paint the wall. Repeat.
2. Mr. Jones will paint the wall. Change: painted. --- [Mr. Jones painted the wall.]
3. Mr. Jones painted the wall. Change: table. --- [Mr. Jones painted the table.]
4. Mr. Jones painted the table. Change: dad. --- [Dad painted the table.]
5. Dad painted the table. Change: floor. --- [Dad painted the floor.]
6. Dad painted the floor. Change: we. --- [We painted the floor.]
7. We painted the floor. Change: will sweep. --- [We will sweep the floor.]
8. We will sweep the floor. Change: Julie. --- [Julie will sweep the floor.]
9. Julie will sweep the floor. Change: swept. --- [Julie swept the floor.]
10. Julie swept the floor. Change: sweeping. --- [Julie is sweeping the floor.]

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1. Mr. Jones will paint the wall.
2. Mr. Jones painted the wall.
3. Mr. Jones painted the table.
4. My dad painted the table.
5. My dad painted the floor.
6. My dad will paint the floor.
7. My dad will sweep the floor.
8. Her friend will sweep the floor.
9. Her friend swept the floor.
10. Her friend is sweeping the floor.

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1. I ate an orange yesterday. Repeat.
2. I ate an orange yesterday. Change: strawberry. --- [I ate a strawberry
yesterday.]
3. I ate a strawberry yesterday. Change: tomato. --- [I ate a tomato yesterday.]
4. I ate a tomato yesterday. Change: she. --- [She ate a tomato yesterday.]
5. She ate a tomato yesterday. Change: cookie. --- [She ate a cookie yesterday.]
6. She ate a cookie yesterday. Change: toast. --- [She ate toast yesterday.]
7. She ate toast yesterday. Change: bought. --- [She bought toast yesterday.]
8. She bought toast yesterday. Change: salad. --- [She bought a salad
yesterday.]
9. She bought a salad yesterday. Change: sausage. --- [She bought a sausage
yesterday.]
10. She bought a sausage yesterday. Change: vegetables. --- [She bought
vegetables yesterday.]

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1. I will play with the ball tomorrow.
2. She spent the money I gave her.
3. The children are eating oranges.
4. She bought the strawberries in the supermarket.
5. Mr. Jones painted the table.
6. I like strawberry salad more than vegetable salad.
7. Diana put the food in the white fridge.

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1. I sometimes wave my hand to say ‘hi’.
2. Anna said goodbye to my friends before going home.
3. She’s so dear to me!
4. I need to go to school now. Bye!
5. Mother kissed her on the cheek.
6. We welcomed our visitors with a warm smile.
7. My sister hugged our little brother.
8. Father kisses us on the forehead before we sleep.

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1. My daughter said goodbye to us.
2. My daughter said good night to us.
3. My son said good night to us.
4. My son said good night to me.
5. My son said good bye to me.
6. My dear said good bye to me.
7. My dear said good afternoon to me.

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1. My daughter said goodbye to us. Repeat.
2. My daughter said goodbye to us. Change: good night. --- [My daughter said
good night to us.]
3. My daughter said good night to us. Change: son. --- [My son said good night
to us.]
4. My son said good night to us. Change: me. --- [My son said good night to me.]
5. My son said good night to me. Change: goodbye. --- [My son said goodbye tome.]
6. My son said goodbye to me. Change: dear. --- [My dear said goodbye to me.]
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1. I said goodbye.
2. Yesterday, I said goodbye.
3. Yesterday, Maria and I said goodbye.
4. Yesterday, Maria and I said goodbye and waved our hands.
5. Yesterday, Maria and I said goodbye to them and waved our hands.

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1. I said goodbye. Repeat.
2. I said goodbye. Add: yesterday. --- [Yesterday, I said goodbye.]
3. Yesterday, I said goodbye. Add: Maria. --- [Yesterday, Maria and I said
goodbye.]
4. Yesterday, Maria and I said goodbye. Add: waved our hands. --- [Yesterday,
Maria and I said goodbye and waved our hands.]
5. Yesterday, Maria and I said goodbye and waved our hands. Add: to them. --[Yesterday, Maria and I said goodbye to them and waved our hands.]

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1. We welcomed our visitors with a warm smile. Repeat.
2. We welcomed our visitors with a warm smile. Transform: how. --- [How did wewelcome our visitors?]
3. My sister hugged our little brother. Repeat.
4. My sister hugged our little brother. Transform: who. --- [Who hugged our little
brother?]
5. Mother kissed her on the cheek. Repeat.
6. Mother kissed her on the cheek. Transform: where. --- [Where did my motherkiss her?]
7. Mary gave her a kiss before going to school. Repeat.
8. Mary gave her a kiss before going to school. Transform: what. --- [What did
Mary give her before going to school?]
9. We are all welcome to go to the party. Repeat.
10. We are all welcome to go to the party. Transform: not. --- [We are not all
welcome to go to the party.]

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1. We said goodbye. Repeat.
2. We said goodbye. Add: to each other. --- [We said goodbye to each other.]
3. We said goodbye to each other. Change: Maria and Justin. --- [Maria andJustin said goodbye to each other.]
4. Maria and Justin said goodbye to each other. Change: good morning. --[Maria and Justin said good morning to each other.]
5. Maria and Justin said good morning to each other. Change: they. --- [Theysaid good morning to each other.]
6. They said good morning to each other. Add: hug. --- [They said good morningand hugged each other.]

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1. kiss, kids
2. bye, die
3. night, light4. wave, wait

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[1. I wave my hand to say ‘hi’.][2. Anna said goodbye before going home.][3. Father kisses us on the forehead before we sleep.][4. My parents welcomed me with hugs and kisses.][5. Bye for now, dear!]

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Please refer to the definition files.

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1. I prefer red to pink.
2. Perhaps, going to the theater together is fun.
3. They drove and reached this point of the town.
4. The price of the gasoline went up.
5. North, south, east and west are the four cardinal points.
6. Amy will go south for her vacation.
7. She lives away from her family.
8. I can’t walk any farther.
9. I live near the park.
10. The time now is 2:45. It’s nearly 3:00.

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1. farther
2. nearly
3. north
4. perhaps
5. prefer
6. park

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1. The train is moving fast going north of the city.
2. The train is moving slowly going north of the city.
3. The horse is moving slowly going north of the city.
4. The horse is running slowly going north of the city.
5. The horse is running slowly going east of the city.
6. The horse is running slowly going east of the mountain.
7. The man is running slowly going east of the mountain.
8. The man is walking slowly going east of the mountain.
9. The man is walking slowly going up the mountain.

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1. The train runs fast going north of the city. Repeat.
2. The train runs fast going north of the city. Change: slowly. --- [The train runs
slowly going north of the city.]
3. The train runs slowly going north of the city. Change: horse. --- [The horseruns slowly going north of the city.]
4. The horse runs slowly going north of the city. Change: east. --- [The horseruns slowly going east of the city.]
5. The horse runs slowly going east of the city. Change: mountain. --- [Thehorse runs slowly going east of the mountain.]
6. The horse runs slowly going east of the mountain. Change: man. --- [The man
runs slowly going east of the mountain.]
7. The man runs slowly going east of the mountain. Change: walks. --- [The manwalks slowly going east of the mountain.]
8. The man walks slowly going east of the mountain. Change: up. --- [The manwalks slowly going up the mountain.]

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1. Living away from home is sad.
2. Living farther away from home is sad.
3. Perhaps, living farther away from home is sad.
4. Perhaps, living farther away from home is very sad.
5. Perhaps, living farther away from home now is very sad.

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1. Living away from home is sad. Repeat.
2. Living away from home is sad. Add: farther. --- [Living farther away fromhome is sad.]
3. Living farther away from home is sad. Add: perhaps. --- [Perhaps, living
farther away from home is sad.]
4. Perhaps, living farther away from home is sad. Add: very. --- [Perhaps, living
farther away from home is very sad.]

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1. I almost forgot the way to the church. Repeat.
2. I almost forgot the way to the church. Add: old. --- [I almost forgot the way tothe old church.]
3. I almost forgot the way to the old church. Change: nearly. --- [I nearly forgot
the way to the old church.]
4. I nearly forgot the way to the old church. Change: school. --- [I nearly forgot
the way to the old school.]
5. I nearly forgot the way to the old school. Change: we. --- [We nearly forgot theway to the old school.]
6. We nearly forgot the way to the old school. Add: shortest. --- [We nearly
forgot the shortest way to the old school.]

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1. The policeman said that the forest was in the north. Repeat.
2. The policeman said that the forest was in the north. Transform: who. --- [Whosaid that the forest was in the north?]
3. I prefer basketball to soccer. Repeat.
4. I prefer basketball to soccer. Transform: what. --- [What other sports do you
prefer to soccer?]
5. We can see many flowers in the south. Repeat.
6. We can see many flowers in the south. Transform: where. --- [Where can wesee many flowers?]
7. We will meet at this point of the field tonight. Repeat.
8. We will meet at this point of the field tonight. Transform: when. --- [When will
we meet at this point of the field?]
9. My teacher lives near the sea. Repeat.
10. My teacher lives near the sea. Transform: not. --- [My teacher doesn’t live
near the sea.]

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[/i/ ---- family, nearly, city, many, slowly, very][/i:/ ---- three, between, tea, sea, we, see]

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[1. nearly, 2. up, 3. farther, 4. away, 5. Perhaps]

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