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Brad and his friends needed something to do. They had no idea what to do. It was a Saturday morning. Brad's friend Jeremy suggested they go rock climbing. None of them had ever been. Brad agreed and said it would be a good idea. They drove to the rock climbing place. They paid 10 dollars to go inside. They saw all the walls and harnesses. Brad and his friends got excited. They started to get all their equipment. They raced. Jeremy was the first one to climb the whole wall. All of them had tons of fun. They did not want to go home.

Infinitive Practice

  1. They had no idea what to ____ (to do).
  2. Jeremy was the first one to ____ (to climb) the whole wall.
  3. Brad agreed and said it would ____ (to be) a good idea.
  4. They paid 10 dollars to ____ (to go) inside.
  5. They did not ____ (to want) to go home.
  6. Brad and his friends needed something to ____ (to do).
  7. They started to ____ (to get) all their equipment.

Answer Key

  1. do
  2. climb
  3. be
  4. go
  5. want
  6. do
  7. get

Past Tense Practice

  1. They ____ (to start) to get all their equipment.
  2. Brad ____ (to agree) and said it would be a good idea.
  3. They ____ (to pay) 10 dollars to go inside.
  4. They ____ (to have) no idea what to do.
  5. Brad's friend Jeremy ____ (to suggest) they go rock climbing.
  6. All of them ____ (to have) tons of fun.
  7. They ____ (to drive) to the rock climbing place.
  8. It ____ (to be) a Saturday morning.
  9. Brad and his friends ____ (to get) excited.
  10. They ____ (to do) not want to go home.
  11. None of them ____ (to have) ever been.
  12. They ____ (to saw) all the walls and harnesses.
  13. Jeremy ____ (to be) the first one to climb the whole wall.
  14. They ____ (to race).

Answer Key

  1. started
  2. agreed
  3. paid
  4. had
  5. suggested
  6. had
  7. drove
  8. was
  9. got
  10. did
  11. had
  12. saw
  13. was
  14. raced

Present Participle Practice

  1. They drove to the rock ____ (to climb) place.

Answer Key

  1. climbing

Past Participle Practice

  1. None of them had ever ____ (to be).
  2. Brad and his friends ____ (to need) something to do.

Answer Key

  1. been
  2. needed

Present Simple Practice

  1. Brad's friend Jeremy suggested they ____ (to go) rock climbing.

Answer Key

  1. go

Vocabulary Worksheet

Answer Word Definition
harnesses a. give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
saturday b. a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
climbing c. an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
brad d. the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
climb e. move fast
excited f. arouse or elicit a feeling
drove g. the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
raced h. a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)
rock i. activities that are enjoyable or amusing
agreed j. an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
started k. be in accord; be in agreement
suggested l. the region that is inside of something
tons m. an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
paid n. a large number or amount
inside o. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
place p. a small nail
dollars q. a point located with respect to surface features of some region
fun r. a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
wall s. make a proposal, declare a plan for something

Answer Key

  1. harnesses - a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)
  2. saturday - the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
  3. climbing - an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
  4. brad - a small nail
  5. climb - an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
  6. excited - arouse or elicit a feeling
  7. drove - a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
  8. raced - move fast
  9. rock - a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
  10. agreed - be in accord; be in agreement
  11. started - take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
  12. suggested - make a proposal, declare a plan for something
  13. tons - a large number or amount
  14. paid - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
  15. inside - the region that is inside of something
  16. place - a point located with respect to surface features of some region
  17. dollars - the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
  18. fun - activities that are enjoyable or amusing
  19. wall - an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

Rearrange the Sentence

  1. raced. / They
  2. Saturday / a / It / morning. / was
  3. They / not / to / home. / go / want / did
  4. them / fun. / had / All / of / of / tons
  5. friends / and / his / got / Brad / excited.
  6. do. / and / friends / Brad / needed / his / to / something
  7. drove / climbing / to / the / place. / They / rock
  8. the / wall. / to / Jeremy / climb / whole / first / one / was / the
  9. and / all / walls / the / harnesses. / saw / They
  10. started / their / get / all / equipment. / to / They

Answer Key

  1. They raced.
  2. It was a Saturday morning.
  3. They did not want to go home.
  4. All of them had tons of fun.
  5. Brad and his friends got excited.
  6. Brad and his friends needed something to do.
  7. They drove to the rock climbing place.
  8. Jeremy was the first one to climb the whole wall.
  9. They saw all the walls and harnesses.
  10. They started to get all their equipment.