They were excited because they ___ about the party for weeks. (had talked / had been talking)
had been talking
The zombie isn’t ___ waking up early. (used to / get used to)
used to
“I refuse to go into the haunted house,” said the witch. A) The witch told she refused to go into the haunted house. B) The witch said she refused to go into the haunted house.
B
The werewolf was caught ___ people in dark alleys. (mugging / pickpocketing)
mugging
The teacher ___ the students clean up the classroom after the party. (let / made)
made
The kids’ parents ___ them stay up late for the party. (made / let)
let
The dangerous criminal got a ___ for his crimes. (fine / life sentence)
life sentence
The students ___ their play before the guests arrived. (had practiced / had been practicing)
had practiced
They are ___ walking in the dark now; they don’t get scared anymore. (used to / get used to)
used to
The witch ___ for two hours before the potion was ready. (had been mixing / had mixing)
had been mixing
The witch got a ___ for flying too fast over the city. (fine / life sentence)
fine
The police arrested the man for ___ at the store while wearing a clown mask. (shoplifting / mugging)
shoplifting
The police arrested the runner who ___ in the park. (had been running / had run)
had been running
We weren’t ___ use our phones during the movie. (let / allowed to)
allowed to
After one week, the vampire finally ___ drinking tomato juice instead of soda. (was used to / got used to)
got used to
“I didn’t steal the candy,” said the skeleton. A) The skeleton said he didn’t steal the candy. B) The skeleton said he hadn’t stolen the candy.
B
The friends were tired because they ___ all night. (had been dancing / had being dancing)
had been dancing
The vampire was accused of ___ a house last night. (breaking into / mugging)
breaking into
The witch isn’t ___ flying in the rain. (used to / get used to)
used to
“Be careful during the experiment,” recommended the ghost. A) The ghost recommended being careful during the experiment. B) The ghost recommended be careful during the experiment.
A
It took the ghost months to ___ living near humans. (get used to / be used to)
get used to
The witch’s mom didn’t ___ her fly alone at night. (let / make)
let
The ghost wasn’t ___ scare people after midnight. (allowed to / let)
allowed to
“You can wear a costume,” explained the teacher. A) The teacher explained that we can wear a costume. B) The teacher explained that we could wear a costume.
B
The ghost was surprised when the police tried to ___ him. (arrest / fine)
arrest
Mom was angry because he ___ his homework. (hadn’t finished / hadn’t finishing)
hadn’t finished
“I didn’t break in! I was invited!” claimed the vampire. A) The vampire claimed he didn’t break in. B) The vampire claimed he hadn’t broken in.
B
The mummy slowly ___ the smell of the old museum. (got used to / was used to)
got used to
The vampire’s teacher ___ him clean the science lab. (let / made)
made
“We’ll clean the mess later,” the students told the teacher. A) The students told the teacher they would clean the mess later. B) The students told the teacher they will clean the mess later.
A
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