Grammar Practice Stories

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drink-past

Grammar

Anand used to be very healthy. He worked out regularly at the gym and he ate a healthy diet. And he drank three litres of water every day. He drank water because he liked it and also because of the

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drink-perfect_tense

Grammar

Anand is very healthy. He thinks it is because he drinks lots of water. He tries new brands of bottled water all the time. He's drunk three litres of water every day for years. He considers

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drive-past

Grammar

Darleen liked to drive. In fact she considered it her hobby. When she stopped work for the weekend she drove down by the park for about thirty or forty minutes every week. On Saturday mornings she

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drive-perfect_tense

Grammar

Darleen likes to drive. In fact she considers it her hobby. Every Friday after work she's driven down through the park for about thirty or forty minutes. On Saturdays she likes to drive to new

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eat-past

Grammar

Amanda ate too much. It was a big problem. She liked eating and she had many worries in her life. When she worried she ate. Her brother ate regularly and her father and mother did not eat too much

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eat-perfect_tense

Grammar

Amanda's eaten too much at every meal for several years. It's been a big problem. She likes eating and she has many worries in her life. Every time she's had a problem she's eaten something. Her

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fall-past

Grammar

Edward fell into his old habits of smoking and drinking when he felt stress at the workplace. He made progress at work when things were quiet but when things were too busy he slowed down and fell

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fall-perfect_tense

Grammar

Edward's fallen into his old habits of smoking and drinking again. It happens every time he feels stress at work. He made progress at work when things were quiet. But now things have gotten busy so

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feel-past

Grammar

Gerasimos had trouble expressing how he felt sometimes. He felt bad about this and he wanted to express himself better. He watched the other kids in class and tried to copy them. They felt

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feel-perfect_tense

Grammar

Gerasimos has felt frustrated for years. Ever since he can remember he's felt difficulty expressing himself. His teachers finally learned about this a few weeks ago. They asked how long he's felt

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fight-past

Grammar

Nancy Paul never gave up. She fought until the end every time. This was true when she fought poverty or when she fought battles in court. She was a lawyer and she fought for the homeless in her

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fight-perfect_tense

Grammar

Nancy Paul never gives up. She's fought until the end every time. This has been true when she's fought poverty. It's been true when she's fought battles in court. She's a lawyer and she's fought

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find-past

Grammar

Darius was at school with his friends. They were talking about dinosaurs. One of his friends told him which dinosaur was the biggest. Then another said which one was the fastest. But none of them

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find-perfect_tense

Grammar

Darius is an elementary school student. He's really good at finding things. He's found out who likes who in class. He's found out the name of the tallest mountain in lots of countries for social

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fly-past

Grammar

Doug flew as a hobby. He flew gliders because it was challenging and also clean. He flew in all kinds of weather even though his friends thought it was dangerous. He always flew out of the same

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fly-perfect_tense

Grammar

Doug's flown as a hobby since he was a teenager. He's flown gliders because it is challenging and also clean. He's flown in all kinds of weather even though his friends thought it was dangerous. He