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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.

forget-past
grammar
The dinner tasted great. It was long, slow, and delicious. Jack didn't forget it. He does not forget much anyway. He sometimes forgot details like what year the wine was made, but he never forgot
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.

forget-perfect_tense
grammar
The dinner tasted great. It was long, slow, and delicious. Jack will not forget it. He does not forget much anyway. He's sometimes forgotten details about the restaurant, but he's never forgotten 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.

forgive-perfect_tense
grammar
'Forgive me,' said Doug. Holly was angry at him just a few hours ago. Now, she's over it. She's forgiven him for forgetting her birthday. She hasn't forgiven him for lying to her however. He tried to
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.

forgive-past
grammar
"Forgive me, I have said too much," said Holly to Doug. She was angry at him just a few hours ago. Now, her anger was gone. She forgave him after she saw his face when he looked so sad. "I forgave
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.

freeze-past
grammar
Lucius Best was not your ordinary guy. He froze water into ice instantly when he wanted. This was a special power. He froze large or small amounts of water into ice without any effort. He used this
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.

freeze-perfect_tense
grammar
Lucius Best is not your ordinary guy. He can freeze water into ice instantly whenever he wants to. This is a special power. He's frozen large or small amounts of water into ice without any effort. 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.

go-past
grammar
Wen Lei came to America several years ago. He had to learn many new things. He was telling an American student how his life was in those days. "I went to the English school everyday, but it was still
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.

go-perfect_tense
grammar
Wen Lei is new to America. He has to learn many new things. He's telling an American student how his life has been recently. Recently he can't find a good place to study. "I've gone into the library
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.

grow-past
grammar
The children who went to New Springs Elementary School grew every year. Of course, children in any elementary school grow. But these children were a little different. They were growing up in 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.

grow-perfect_tense
grammar
The children at New Springs Elementary School have grown more than kids at public schools. Over the past few years they've grown up in the countryside away from their parents. Their parents think
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.

hear-past
grammar
Nicol Ozbic heard from her son almost every week. He was living in Canada, far away from her, but he called every week. She said to him "You can go to Canada to learn English, but only if I hear from
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.

hear-perfect_tense
grammar
Nicole Ozbic has heard from her son almost every week. He is living far away, but she's heard from him every week. She's heard a new adventure every time he's called. For a while she was hearing all
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.

hide-past
grammar
Alex Cardoso was hiding. He often got in trouble. He hid when he got in trouble. He hid himself so his parents couldn't yell at him. In fact, he was not a bad boy, but his parents were very strict. 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.

hide-perfect_tense
grammar
Alex Cardoso's been hiding. He often gets in trouble. He's hidden every time he's gotten in trouble. He's hidden himself so his parents can't yell at him. In fact, he is not a bad boy, but his parents
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.

hit-past
grammar
The ball hit the ground with a dull thud. Dimpho knew he was out. He was playing baseball and he just hit a foul ball. He walked back to his team, and one of the players hit him lightly on the head.
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.

hit-perfect_tense
grammar
The ball hit the ground with a dull thud. Dimpho knew it was a foul ball. Dimpho's been to bat five times. He's hit the ball five times. And he's hit a foul ball five times. Today just isn't his day.