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Verb Cloze-Story 3

Read the story below and place the correct verb in the blanks from the list below.

 

Last month I _______ that I was _____ to ___ in shape. I ___ going to __ swimming 3 times a week, bicycling every weekend and walking daily and I ___ going to _____ weightlifting, too.

The first week, I _________ every day. I ____ great. During the second week, I _______ feeling very sore and decided I would stop the weightlifting. By the third week, every part of my body ___ aching. I _______ I was going to die. By the fourth week, I ____ that fitness wasn't really for me. I _______ to give up exercise and start relaxing instead. Relaxing __ also very good for you and much less painful than activity.

 

decided	thought	start	going	felt	decided	is	go
knew	started	was	get	was	exercised	was

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