My English is really getting better. I ________________ (try) to learn the language since 1985, but only recently have I been able to make some real progress. By the time I started high school in 1988, I _________________ (study) the language for almost three years; however, I was only able to introduce myself and utter a few memorized sentences. For a couple more years, I _______________(struggle) through grammar and vocabulary lessons, which made absolutely no difference. Nothing worked, so I decided to study abroad.
I found an exchange program in England that sounded like the perfect answer. I _____________ (stay) with a host family for one month. It was a huge disappointment! I _______________(sit) there the whole time staring at the host mother and father hoping that there would be some breakthrough. Nothing! When I returned, I mentioned to a friend that I ___________________(have) problems with the language for years. He recommended that I spend a year in an English speaking country. I decided to go abroad again. I ________________________(research) exchange programs for a couple of weeks and finally decided on a school in the United States.
Well, it worked. I ________________(live) and __________________(study) in the U.S. for more than two years. I ____________________(stay) here for at least another year before I return home. By then, I should be completely fluent.
..Complete these sentences...
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B)studied
C)Struggled
D)Stayed
E)Sat
F)Had
G)Research
H)Lived
I)Studied
J)Stayed
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My English is really getting better. I (try) have been trying to learn the language since 2010, but only recently have I been able to make some real progress. By the time I started high school in 2013, I (study) had been studying the language for almost three years; however, I was only able to introduce myself and utter a few memorized sentences. For a couple more years, I (struggle) struggled through grammar and vocabulary lessons, which made absolutely no difference. Nothing worked, so I decided to study abroad.
I found an exchange program in England that sounded like the perfect answer. I (stay) stayed with a host family for one month. It was a huge disappointment! I (sit) sat there the whole time staring at the host mother and father hoping that there would be some breakthrough. Nothing.
When I returned, I mentioned to a friend that I (have) had been having problems with the language for years. He recommended that I spend a year in an English speaking country. I decided to go abroad again. I (research) researched exchange programs for a couple of weeks and finally decided on a school in the United States.
Well, it worked. I (live) have been living and (study) studying in the U.S. for more than two years. I (stay) am staying here for at least another year before I return home. By then, I should be completely fluent.