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  • Do you mind hoping/waiting for a few minutes?
    waiting
  • I hope/wait that I pass my end-of-year exams.
    hope
  • She looks/ looks like her mother. They have the same eyes.
    looks like
  • My son doesn't often .... lies, but if he does, he always..... sorry (say/tell)
    tell, says
  • Alba's looked for/ found a new job which starts next week.
    found
  • I'm always missing/losing my glasses.
    losing
  • I'm .... for the bus. I ..... it'll come soon besause it's raining. (hope/wait)
    waiting, hope
  • Did you bring/ take me anything back from New York?
    bring
  • You look/look like really sad. What's wrong?
    look
  • Do you like watching/looking at photos of yourself?
    looking at
  • Can you help me, or are you watching/ looking at the news on TV?
    watching
  • He was .... a big coat and .... a heavy suitcase. (carry/wear)
    wearing, carrying
  • Would you lend/ borrow money to a good friend?
    lend
  • If you need the answer, you can look for/find it on the internet.
    look for
  • You .... very smartin that suit. In fact, you....a businessman! (look/look like)
    look, look like
  • How much money do you win/earn a month?
    earn
  • I love those shoes you’re wearing/ carrying.
    wearing
  • We had to lend/ borrow money from the bank to buy a car.
    borrow
  • It's going to rain later, so don't forget to bring/take an umbrella with you.
    take
  • Have you ever won/earned a prize?
    won
  • I .... my ticket, so I ..... the train and I was late for work. (lose/miss)
    lost, missed
  • She said/told that she was sorry.
    said
  • We got to the airport late, so we missed/lost the plane.
    missed
  • I'll ..... you to the airport if you .... me back a souvenir. (bring/take)
    take, bring
  • She's wearing/carrying a really heavy bag.
    carrying
  • Are people from your country good at saying/telling jokes?
    telling
  • We were .....a cheap apartment on the internet and we .... the perfect place. (find/ look for)
    looking for, found
  • They met/knew at a party last year.
    met
  • If you need to .... some money, I can .... you 50 euros. (borrow/lend)
    borrow, lend
  • Our friends enjoyed .... the video of our wedding, but they didn't want to .... the photos of our honeymoon. (look at/watch)
    watching, look at
  • I' ve known/met my best friend for ten years.
    known
  • She's .... him since the summer. She .... him on a safari. (know/meet)
    known, met