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young woman with long dark hair, wearing white blouse and black headphones, smiles as she uses a computer on the table in front of her to do English listening practice.

choose-past
grammar
Herb liked going to the DVD rental store. Of course, he liked watching movies but there was another thing he liked. He chose his movies with great care. When he chose movies, he felt great pleasure.
young woman with long dark hair, wearing white blouse and black headphones, smiles as she uses a computer on the table in front of her to do English listening practice.

choose-perfect_tense
grammar
Herb likes going to the DVD rental store. He has chosen many favorite titles in the store. Of course, he likes watching movies, but he likes choosing them almost as much. That is a great pleasure for
young woman with long dark hair, wearing white blouse and black headphones, smiles as she uses a computer on the table in front of her to do English listening practice.

come-past
grammar
Eugene came home everyday for lunch. He liked to eat lunch at home because he could cook it fresh. One day, however, he didn't come home for lunch. That was because the staff had a staff meeting at
young woman with long dark hair, wearing white blouse and black headphones, smiles as she uses a computer on the table in front of her to do English listening practice.

come-perfect_tense
grammar
Eugene has come home everyday for lunch since he started his job. He likes to eat lunch at home because he can cook it fresh. Today, however, he has not come home for lunch. That's because the staff
young woman with long dark hair, wearing white blouse and black headphones, smiles as she uses a computer on the table in front of her to do English listening practice.

cost-past
grammar
Douglas liked new things. He also had expensive taste. He wanted a new car. The problem was, it cost too much. The car that he wanted was a Porsche and even though it cost too much, he bought it. He
young woman with long dark hair, wearing white blouse and black headphones, smiles as she uses a computer on the table in front of her to do English listening practice.

cost-perfect_tense
grammar
Douglas likes new things and he has expensive taste. He bought a new car. The problem is, it has cost too much. There was more than just the price of the car. The high grade gasoline has cost one and
young woman with long dark hair, wearing white blouse and black headphones, smiles as she uses a computer on the table in front of her to do English listening practice.

cut-past
grammar
Janet was a very helpful girl when she was a teenager. She did lots of things to help people around her. For instance, she cut her brother's hair once every two months. No one could cut hair as good
young woman with long dark hair, wearing white blouse and black headphones, smiles as she uses a computer on the table in front of her to do English listening practice.

cut-perfect_tense
grammar
Janet has gone back to her habit of being a very helpful girl. She has done lots of things to help people around her. For instance, she's cut her brother's hair once every two months. No one can cut
young woman with long dark hair, wearing white blouse and black headphones, smiles as she uses a computer on the table in front of her to do English listening practice.

dig-past
grammar
Lisa and Edward loved playing in the sand together. They were both four years old and they played with cars in the sandbox on Sunday. Lisa dug tunnels, and Edward dug up sand to make buildings with.
young woman with long dark hair, wearing white blouse and black headphones, smiles as she uses a computer on the table in front of her to do English listening practice.

dig-perfect_tense
grammar
Lisa and Edward love playing in the sand together. They are both four years old and they have played with cars in the sandbox on Sunday for almost a year. Lisa has dug tunnels, and Edward has dug up
young woman with long dark hair, wearing white blouse and black headphones, smiles as she uses a computer on the table in front of her to do English listening practice.

do-past
grammar
Alex kept his house clean. Perhaps, he kept it cleaner than most of his friends. He did the laundry three times a week. And he did the dishes right after the meal, without exception. He even did the
young woman with long dark hair, wearing white blouse and black headphones, smiles as she uses a computer on the table in front of her to do English listening practice.

do-perfect_tense
grammar
Alex has kept his house clean. Perhaps, he's kept it cleaner than most of his friends. He's done the laundry three times a week since he moved into his own house. And he's done the dishes right after
young woman with long dark hair, wearing white blouse and black headphones, smiles as she uses a computer on the table in front of her to do English listening practice.

draw-past
grammar
Amber drew cartoons and pictures almost everyday when she was a teenager. Drawing was relaxing and fun for her. Sometimes she pulled out a paper and drew the people around her. If she couldn't draw,
young woman with long dark hair, wearing white blouse and black headphones, smiles as she uses a computer on the table in front of her to do English listening practice.

draw-perfect_tense
grammar
Amber has drawn cartoons and pictures almost everyday for years. Drawing is relaxing and fun for her. Sometimes she's pulled out a paper and drawn inspiration from the people around her. Sometimes
young woman with long dark hair, wearing white blouse and black headphones, smiles as she uses a computer on the table in front of her to do English listening practice.

dream-past
grammar
Scot had a dream. He dreamed that he could own his own business and have a full staff of people working for him. His father, however, dreamed that Scot could finish university and get a good secure
young woman with long dark hair, wearing white blouse and black headphones, smiles as she uses a computer on the table in front of her to do English listening practice.

dream-perfect_tense
grammar
Scot has had a dream for a long time. He's dreamed that he can own his own business and have a full staff of people working for him. His father, however, has dreamed that Scot would finish university