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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.

show-perfect_tense
grammar
The new advertising agency in town thinks differently about advertising. They haven't used hype to sell things. They have tried to show them the facts. They’ve shown the figures in their ads.
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.

shut-past
grammar
Lambert left work at 7 pm every Friday night. He was always the last to leave. He walked out the building and turned around and shut the door. He locked it right away. Then he pulled out his ticket
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.

shut-perfect_tense
grammar
Lambert has left work at 7 pm every Friday night since he started at that company. He’s always the last to leave. For the last six years he’s shut the door behind him and locked it on his way out
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.

sing-past
grammar
Carl sang beautifully when he had the chance. And he had the chance often. He sang gospel, and he practiced regularly. He sang with his church choir, but he also sang in a private group of friends on
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.

sing-perfect_tense
grammar
Carl’s sung beautifully when he’s had the chance. And he’s had the chance often. He’s sung gospel, and he’s practiced regularly. He’s sung with his church choir, and he’s sung in 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.

sit-perfect_tense
grammar
Joel’s sat on the bus for one and a half hours every day for the past four years. He’s sat for forty-five minutes in the morning, but it is usually stressful since the bus is so crowded. Then,
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.

sleep-past
grammar
Ted slept a lot. He didn’t like to work much so he worked a part time job at a fast food restaurant. After he got home, he slept for a few hours. Then he made dinner and watched some TV. If he 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.

sleep-perfect_tense
grammar
Ted loves to sleep. He's a mountain climber so he is in good shape. But every time they stop for a bite to eat, he's slept. They are only cat naps but Ted says he is fast asleep. He's slept on
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.

speak-past
grammar
Janet spoke slowly, even though she came from the city. She spoke English slowly since it was her second language. She spoke French slowly because it was her third language. But mostly she spoke
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.

speak-perfect_tense
grammar
Janet’s always spoken slowly, even though she comes from the city. She speaks English slowly since it is her second language. She speaks French slowly because it is her third language. Because she
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.

spend-past
grammar
Lianne spent a lot of time watching TV. She liked it. But she told her friends that spending time watching TV helps you save money. She said she spent money shopping when she was not watching TV, so
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.

spend-perfect_tense
grammar
Lianne’s spent a lot of time watching TV. She likes it. But she tells her friends that spending time watching TV helps you save money. She says she’s spent money shopping at times when she was not
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.

stand-past
grammar
Wiley was a traffic cop. He stood out in the intersection directing traffic everyday. He stood out in the sun, and he stood out in the rain. When he stood out there, cars drove more carefully. 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.

stand-perfect_tense
grammar
Wiley’s a traffic cop. He’s stood out in the intersection directing traffic everyday. He’s stood out in the sun, and he’s stood out in the rain. When he stands out there, cars drive more
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.

swim-past
grammar
I swam with my son in the local swimming pool. I swam with him only in the summer because it was an outdoor pool. He swam a little bit but he was still learning, so he did not swim a lot. He swam
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.

swim-perfect_tense
grammar
I’ve swum with my son in the local swimming pool. I’ve only swum with him in the summer because we go to an outdoor pool. He’s only swum a little bit but he is still learning. He swims because I