We ___ playing football., made fun, had fun, took fun, did fun, He had ___ finding the house., joy, ease, trouble, success, Sam ___ most of his time studying., costs, takes, keeps, spends, She ___ a lot of time watching TV., wastes, saves, finds, earns, She sat at her desk ___ a letter., writes, writing, to write, written, I stood there ___ what to do next., wonder, to wonder, wondering, wondered, He is lying in bed ___ a novel., reads, read, to read, reading, She found George ___ her telephone., using, used, use, to use, They caught a thief ___ their desk drawers., looking through, looked through, look through, to look through, Choose the best phrase: He had ___ finding the house., a good time, a hard time, a free time, a fun time, We had fun ___ in the park., play, to play, played, playing, She had difficulty ___ the instructions., understanding, understood, understand, to understand, He had a hard time ___ early., to wake, woke, waking, wake, They spent two hours ___ the report., write, writing, wrote, to write, Don’t waste money ___ useless things., to buy, bought, buying, buy, She sat on the sofa ___ TV., watching, to watch, watched, watch, He stood at the door ___ for you., waited, wait, to wait, waiting, I was lying on the beach ___ a magazine., reads, reading, to read, read, I found my brother ___ in the kitchen., cooked, cooking, cook, to cook, The police caught him ___ the window., broke, to break, break, breaking, Choose the correct form: We had a good time ___ at the party., dance, danced, to dance, dancing, Choose the correct form: I had trouble ___ his handwriting., reading, read, to read, reads, Choose the correct form: She had difficulty ___ awake in class., stay, staying, stayed, to stay, Choose the correct form: He had a hard time ___ the exam., passed, to pass, passing, pass, Choose the correct form: They spent $50 ___ tickets., buy, bought, buying, to buy, Choose the correct form: Don’t waste time ___ about it., worried, worry, to worry, worrying, Choose the correct form: She sat in the café ___ her emails., checked, checking, check, to check, Choose the correct form: He stood outside ___ for the bus., waiting, waited, to wait, wait, Choose the correct form: They were lying on the grass ___ at the stars., looking, looked, look, to look, Choose the correct form: I found my keys ___ under the couch., hide, to hide, hiding, hid

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