36 legally blonde - verb patterns[1]

AACTIVITYCTIVITY 36 36 VVERBERB P PATTERNSATTERNS ((GERUNDGERUND OROR INFINITIVEINFINITIVE))

LLEGALLYEGALLY B BLONDELONDE ((7’38)

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1) The attorney [ refused/ wanted/ planned ] ...................... (accept)

being replaced from the case by a Law student.

2) The defendant [ decided/ imagined/ claimed ]........................(fire)

her attorney on trial day.

3) Elle [ hates/loves/ avoids ]..................................... (wear) extravagant clothes.

4) The judge finally [ refused/ denied/ resolved ] ..................... (proceed) with the trial.

5) Elle's friends [ couldn't help / pretended / finished ] ............................... (talk) about

the court room in front of everyone.

6) The judge [ told/ asked/ begged ] ..................................... (the ladies - take) a seat.

7) The witness [ explained/ urged / swore ] .................................. (tell ) the truth.

8) The witness [ claimed / showed / intended ] ........................(be) in the shower

during the murder.

9) The witness [ denied / insisted/ warned ] .......................... (hear) the gunshot.

10) The judge [ forbid/ prohibited/ let ] ............................. (Elle - make) her point.

11) The witness [ admitted / proved/ avoided ] ...................(kill) her father by mistake.

12) Finally, the judge [ prohibited / allowed / pretended ] .................................................

(the defendant - go) free.

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TTEACHEREACHER’’SS K KEYEY – – AACTIVITYCTIVITY 36 – 36 – VERBVERB PATTERNSPATTERNS

LEGALLYLEGALLY BLONDEBLONDE

1.1. REFUSEDREFUSED TOTO ACCEPTACCEPT

2.2. DECIDEDDECIDED TOTO FIREFIRE

3.3. LOVESLOVES WEARINGWEARING

4.4. RESOLVEDRESOLVED TOTO PROCEEDPROCEED

5.5. COULDNCOULDN’’TT HELPHELP TALKINGTALKING

6.6. TOLDTOLD THETHE LADIESLADIES TOTO TAKETAKE

7.7. SWORESWORE TOTO TELLTELL

8.8. CLAIMEDCLAIMED TOTO BEBE ( (HAVEHAVE BEENBEEN))

9.9. DENIEDDENIED HEARINGHEARING ( (HAVINGHAVING HEARDHEARD))

10.10. LETLET ELLEELLE MAKEMAKE

11.11. ADMITTEDADMITTED KILLINGKILLING ( (HAVINGHAVING KILLEDKILLED))

12.12. ALLOWEDALLOWED THETHE DEFENDANTDEFENDANT TOTO GOGO