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Worksheet

She coughed. She was sick. She had the flu. She did not know how she caught it. She went to see her doctor. She did not like the clinic. The clinic was small and damp. There were always people waiting. She sat in the waiting room. Kids were running around. People were sitting next to her. They were coughing and sneezing. She was coughing and sneezing, too. She felt terrible. She waited for hours. They finally called her name. She quickly went to the nurse. "The doctor will see you now," the nurse said. She went into a small room. She sat down on a bed. The doctor walked in. "Hello, Suzan," the doctor said. She told him she had the flu. The doctor checked her symptoms. He gave her a prescription. "Feel better," the doctor said. "Thank you, doctor," she said.

Infinitive Practice

1. She did not ____ (to know) how she caught it.
2. She went to ____ (to see) her doctor.
3. "The doctor will ____ (to see) you now," the nurse said.

Answer Key

1. know
2. see
3. see

Past Tense Practice

1. She ____ (to sit) down on a bed.
2. The doctor ____ (to check) her symptoms.
3. She ____ (to go) to see her doctor.
4. There ____ (to be) always people waiting.
5. She ____ (to tell) him she had the flu.
6. They finally ____ (to call) her name.
7. She ____ (to be) sick.
8. "The doctor will see you now," the nurse ____ (to say).
9. She ____ (to felt) terrible.
10. She ____ (to sit) in the waiting room.
11. She ____ (to do) not know how she caught it.
12. She ____ (to have) the flu.
13. She ____ (to cough).
14. She ____ (to go) into a small room.
15. The doctor ____ (to walk) in.
16. She ____ (to wait) for hours.
17. Kids ____ (to be) running around.
18. People ____ (to be) sitting next to her.
19. They ____ (to be) coughing and sneezing.
20. She ____ (to be) coughing and sneezing, too.
21. He ____ (to give) her a prescription.
22. "Feel better," the doctor ____ (to say).
23. "Thank you, doctor," she ____ (to say).
24. She quickly ____ (to go) to the nurse.
25. She ____ (to do) not like the clinic.
26. The clinic ____ (to be) small and damp.
27. "Hello, Suzan," the doctor ____ (to say).

Answer Key

1. sat
2. checked
3. went
4. were
5. told
6. called
7. was
8. said
9. felt
10. sat
11. did
12. had
13. coughed
14. went
15. walked
16. waited
17. were
18. were
19. were
20. was
21. gave
22. said
23. said
24. went
25. did
26. was
27. said

Present Participle Practice

1. She was ____ (to cough) and sneezing, too.
2. They were ____ (to cough) and sneezing.
3. Kids were ____ (to run) around.
4. There were always people ____ (to wait).
5. People were ____ (to sit) next to her.

Answer Key

1. coughing
2. coughing
3. running
4. waiting
5. sitting

Vocabulary Worksheet

Answer Key

1. prescription - directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions
2. sneezing - a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose
3. checked - examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
4. clinic - a medical establishment run by a group of medical specialists
5. coughing - a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
6. running - (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
7. coughed - exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
8. nurse - one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
9. caught - discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
10. damp - a slight wetness
11. sitting - (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
12. symptoms - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
13. hello - an expression of greeting
14. kids - a young person of either sex
15. better - something superior in quality or condition or effect
16. sick - people who are sick
17. terrible - causing fear or dread or terror
18. gave - cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
19. doctor - a licensed medical practitioner
20. called - assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

Rearrange the Sentence

1. always / were / waiting. / people / There
2. They / name. / finally / called / her
3. was / sick. / She
4. went / She / the / to / quickly / nurse.
5. not / caught / she / how / it. / did / She / know
6. the / sat / room. / She / waiting / in
7. She / flu. / had / the
8. to / were / People / next / sitting / her.
9. better," / "Feel / said. / the / doctor
10. and / clinic / The / small / was / damp.

Answer Key

1. There were always people waiting.
2. They finally called her name.
3. She was sick.
4. She quickly went to the nurse.
5. She did not know how she caught it.
6. She sat in the waiting room.
7. She had the flu.
8. People were sitting next to her.
9. "Feel better," the doctor said.
10. The clinic was small and damp.