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10 sentences · All kinds, Say it with want to, like to or try to, Choose the verb after to, Fix the verb after to

Rewrite the sentence as the task asks, keeping the other information.

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Want, like or try shows the time. The verb after to has no ending: Ben wants to ride. Meg tried to lift the box.

  1. Example 1Make a new sentence with want to. If it happened in the past, keep it in the past.

    The wizard reads the book.

    The wizard wants to read the book.

1 / 10 T32Make a new sentence with like to. If it happened in the past, keep it in the past.

The girls plant seeds.

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Example · Make a new sentence with want to. If it happened in the past, keep it in the past.The wizard reads the book.The wizard wants to read the book.
  1. Make a new sentence with like to. If it happened in the past, keep it in the past.The girls plant seeds.
  2. Make a new sentence with try to. If it happened in the past, keep it in the past.Dad read the lists.
  3. Make a new sentence with want to. If it happened in the past, keep it in the past.I rescue a princess.
  4. Make a new sentence with try to. If it happened in the past, keep it in the past.We made cards.
  5. Make a new sentence with want to. If it happened in the past, keep it in the past.We finish the puzzles.
  6. Make a new sentence with like to. If it happened in the past, keep it in the past.Penguins swim in pools.
  7. Make a new sentence with try to. If it happened in the past, keep it in the past.The spiders crawled.
  8. Make a new sentence with want to. If it happened in the past, keep it in the past.The farmers feed an ox.
  9. Make a new sentence with like to. If it happened in the past, keep it in the past.The girls brush the boy's puppies.
  10. Make a new sentence with like to. If it happened in the past, keep it in the past.The girls sit on the bench.
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Want to, like to, try to: Say it with want to, like to or try to · answer key

  1. The girls like to plant seeds.
  2. Dad tried to read the lists.
  3. I want to rescue a princess.
  4. We tried to make cards.
  5. We want to finish the puzzles.
  6. Penguins like to swim in pools.
  7. The spiders tried to crawl.
  8. The farmers want to feed an ox.
  9. The girls like to brush the boy's puppies.
  10. The girls like to sit on the bench.
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