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As the war entered its third month, it (become, became) hard to procure the needed supplies for the troops. |
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The police (say, said) that they would dispatch a car to the accident. |
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The spectator who caught the ball was very (exciting, excited). |
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French supporters raised money to build the statue, and Americans paid for the pedestal it would (stand, stood) on. |
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We signed a contract agreeing to (pay, paid) the company to install a pool in our backyard. |
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I was confident on the line because free-(throw, threw) shooting is my strong side. |
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Earlier he (spend, spent) 12 years in prison, much of it in solitary confinement. |
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Mary's dog was eager to see her (come, came) home from her long trip. |
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The sun was shining and a brisk wind (blow, blew). |
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The Civil War was (fight, fought) in the 19th century. |
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The mountain is so lofty that lightning (strike, struck) it six times during one storm. |
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My aunt (give, gave) me a very hearty welcome. |
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My mother told me that I needed to (come, came) back home before dusk. |
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In 1955, a riot (break, broke) out at an Elvis Presley concert in Jacksonville, Florida. |
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A problem of rodent infestations was (find, found) at the restaurant. |
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My parents tried to console me when my hamster (run, ran) away. |
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Anti-nuclear sentiment runs high throughout Japan, which has pledged neither to (build, built) or possess atomic weapons. |
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J.R.R. Tolkien (write, wrote) the book Lord of the Rings that was later developed into a movie. |
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Twain's humor (strike, struck) a universal chord among his readers. |
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When the (fight, fought) erupted, not a single bystander tried to stop it. |
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