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Grammar (past modals) and Vocab (confusing verbs)

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Hurry up! I can’t expect / wait forever.

wait

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When the police accused Jim of the crime, he denied / refused being there that night.

denied

15

I love laying / lying on the beach with a good book in summer.

lying

15

I remembered / reminded him that the meeting was at 2 p.m.

reminded

15

Has she returned the jacket you borrowed / lent her?

lent

15

I was robbed / stolen when I took the train home last night.

robbed

15

Miriam is really good at table tennis. I don’t think you will be able to win / beat her.

beat

15

The vet picked up the dog carefully and lay / laid it on the bed.

laid

15

Somebody robbed / stole my wallet when I was taking a photo of Big Ben in London.

stole

15

You can’t expect / wait me to believe you.

expect

15

Have you heard? The government is rising / raising taxes by 2% next month.

raising

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When it rains heavily, the river level rises / raises by several centimetres.

rises

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I had to borrow / lend some money from my parents to pay the bills.

borrow

15

Did you notice / realise how many times Ella checked her phone over dinner?

notice

15

I don’t think Marcus notices / realises how important it is for me to have my own income.

realises

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