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hold-past
grammar
The children in class held hands when they walked together outside the school. If they held hands it was easy to keep together. The teachers knew if they held hands they moved slower. That was another
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.

hold-perfect_tense
grammar
The children in class have held hands everytime they walk outside on a field trip. That's because Linda is their teacher. She's taught them how to move as a group. They've practiced in many ways to
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hurt-past
grammar
Dinah never hurt anyone. She was always kind. But other people were not so kind. Another boy in her class was uncaring. He hurt other children and animals sometimes. He hurt Dinah everytime he hurt
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.

hurt-perfect_tense
grammar
Dinah has never hurt anyone. She's always been kind. But other people haven't been so kind. Another boy in her class is uncaring. He's hurt other children. He's hurt animals sometimes. He's hurt Dinah
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.

keep-past
grammar
Fiorello Mancini was a good man, and a bit unusual. He was a politician, and he kept his promises. He was very careful about what he promised, and he liked to be as open as he could. "I kept very few
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.

keep-perfect_tense
grammar
Fiorello Mancini is a good man, and a bit unusual. He is a politician, and at the same time, he has kept his promises. He is very careful about what he promises. He also likes to be as open as he can.
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.

know-past
grammar
Jim knew the truth about Devin. Devin just wanted to be left alone. Devin was involved with the political scandal in the mayor's office last month, and he knew what happened there. He knew firsthand
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.

know-perfect_tense
grammar
Jim has known the truth about Devin all along. Devin just wants to be left alone. Devin was involved with the political scandal in the mayor's office last month. He's known every little event that
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.

lay-past
grammar
Niles laid down on the bed. He laid back his head and looked at the ceiling while he smoked a cigarette. He felt tired from his hard day. He spoke out loud, saying how he felt. He spoke into a mike,
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.

lay-perfect_tense
grammar
Joe is a very sentimental guy. He needs to buy a new bed, but he feels attached to his old bed. After all, he thinks, he's laid on the same bed for more than fifteen years. He's laid on it in
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.

lead-past
grammar
Randy loved challenges, and he loved making the world a better place. He worked for a non-profit organization and he led fund raising events for his organization almost every month. He also led
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.

lead-perfect_tense
grammar
Randy is a camp director. He leads children on hikes and other outdoor activities. He’s lead children on foot. He's lead children on horseback. He's lead children on skis. Because of this, he is a
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.

learn-past
grammar
Hera learned quickly. She was that way in school, and at work she was still that way. She learned languages by copying others, and she learned concepts by thinking and reviewing and reviewing. Other
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.

learn-perfect_tense
grammar
Aubrey is tired of learning. She has to take an entrance exam to get into the High School she wants to go to. She has studied very hard for two and a half years. She's learned the history of her
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.

leave-past
grammar
Sandra left her house at 7:30 am everyday. This was earlier than it needed to be. She could have left at 7:50 and still be on time for work if she wanted to. But she left early because she liked 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.

leave-perfect_tense
grammar
Sandra has left her house at 7:30 am everyday this year. This is earlier than it needs to be; she could leave at 7:50 and still be on time for work if she wanted to. But she likes to walk through the