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    Correct some of the verbs in the sentences  
       
1.   We cleared the undergrowth in the garden when we heard a hissing sound and saw the cobra.  
       
2.   Katy holding on tightly to the ladder while Timmy climbed up to the roof to get the tennis balls.  
       
3.   Terry coughing so badly last night that she couldn't sleep.  
       
4.   I was going to visit my aunt last Friday but I didn't have the time.  
       
5.   The movie this afternoon is very entertaining. I didn't feel bored at all.  
       
6.   At about 11 last night, Tony was counting the money and putting it away in bags to be taken to the bank.  
       
7.   Sara was mentioning the times when we all stayed in my tree house at the corner of the garden and we laughed about it.  
       
8.   At the showroom this afternoon, while the salesman was pointing out all the exciting features of a new car to Dad, Mum was admiring another model.  
       
9.   Joan was going to take up medicine but she decided to do pharmacy instead.  
       
10.   I was feeling ill so I excused myself from the meeting.  
       

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    Answers  
       
1.   cleared --> were clearing  
2.   holding --> held  
3.   coughing --> coughed / was coughing  
4.    --  
5.   is very entertaining --> was very entertaining  
6.    --  
7.   was mentioning --> mentioned  
8.    --  
9.    --  
10.    --  
       
 
     
 
 

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