Practice with Choosing Verb Tenses

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Activity created by Daryl L. Beres

Wordstretch

Read the article. Think about what verb tenses to use. Choose the correct answers from the drop-down lists, and then press "Check."

Around 1999, P. Puff Industries owner Ave Green her own company line, which she Wordstretch. For Green, rubberbands a simple and inexpensive way to accessorize. Hoping to ignite a trend, she special rubberbands that are meant to be worn by people.

 

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They in all sorts of colors, with little catchy phrases, words, or inspirations inscribed on them. I the ones that , “Hope,” “Don’t Harsh My Mellow,” “What Would Scooby Doo?,” and “Snap Out of It.” There NBA basketball-specific ones available, too. Customers can even have them custom-made, and order them in bundles.

 

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Waiting for a flight from New York to Minneapolis, Ave Green Kevin Garnett at an airport. She Garnett and him about her product. Garnet enthused and up being a very loyal customer. “He pity on little ol’ dorky me,” Green.

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Garnett now Wordstretch rubberbands. Today, many other players in the NBA Wordstretch rubberbands: Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady, Darius Miles, Lamar Odom, Jermaine O’Neal, to name a few.

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