When I ___________ [tell] my parents about my plans for the future, they ________ [suggest] that I ___________ [start] by finishing my homework.
told, suggested, start
My teacher always _________ [insist] that I _____________ [ask] questions, but last week when I _____________ [ask] about the meaning of life, she just _________ [stare] at me in silence.
insists, ask, asked, stared
Whenever I _________ [visit] the library, the librarian ___________ [stare] at me as if I ___________ [plan] to reorganize the shelves by color.
visit, stares, am planning
My brother always __________ [claim] he ___________ [knows] everything about history, yet last night he __________ [think] that Napoleon ____________ [invade] next week.
claims, knows, thought, will invade
When I finish high school, I ___________ [tell] people that I _________ [explore] my options if someone ____________ [ask] about my future plans.
will tell, am exploring, asks
I ___________ [have] a big assignment due in a few days, so I ____________ [decide] to binge an entire series on Netflix instead, because denial ___________ [be] awesome.
have, decided, is
Next year, I ___________ [learn] to play the guitar, but for now, I __________ [practice] how to carry it around.
will learn, am practicing
Yesterday, I [think] about the future, but today I [think] about the past.
was thinking, am thinking
Whenever I ________ [try] to explain my taste in music, people _________ [nod] like they understand, but usually I just _________ [listen] to whale sounds on repeat.
try, nod, listen
Yesterday, I __________ [read] a book on time management, but somehow I __________ [lose] track of time halfway through.
was reading, lost
Tomorrow, I _________ [try] to give a speech in class. I __________ [wonder] if anyone ____________ [understand] any of it..
will try, wonder, will understand
Last weekend, I ___________ [prepare] to impress my family with dinner, but they ___________ [order] pizza as soon as I _________ [reach] for the cookbook.
was preparing, ordered, reached
Last night, my family ____________ [try] to solve a puzzle together, and by the end, I ______________ [realize] that we ___________ [not win] any awards for teamwork.
was trying, realized, won't win