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Actions

Vocabulary exercises to help learn different actions.

Instructions

Start with the image matching exercise.  Then choose one or more of the other exercises to try.

Worksheets and downloads

Actions - exercises271.68 KB
Actions - answers315.29 KB
Discussion

How many of these actions can you do at the same time?

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Submitted by FTS on Thu, 05/04/2023 - 13:32

I dindn't try all 5 action at the same time so i think a can do 2 or 3?

Submitted by Mark17 on Tue, 03/28/2023 - 11:05

I can speak, eat, listen, touch, write, smile at the same time.

Submitted by shinta on Fri, 10/14/2022 - 14:58

I can listen, look, speak, read, smile and eat at the same time.

Submitted by idk1 on Fri, 03/24/2023 - 09:05

I can do at the same time these actions: Sleep and listen read and eat speak and look and touch

Submitted by kiyopon on Mon, 09/12/2022 - 18:50

I can look, think, touch, type, listen and speak at the same time

Submitted by Turtle08 on Wed, 08/31/2022 - 07:47

I can look, touch, listen, type and smile at the same time.

Submitted by rebbit2009 on Tue, 07/12/2022 - 10:04

I love drawing, typing, sleeping, eating, speaking, listening, touching and smiling =)
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Submitted by Eden on Tue, 03/15/2022 - 03:47

I love typing!
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Submitted by Javiera_Ophelia on Sun, 02/27/2022 - 22:40

I can read and speal at the same time. Also, I can listen music and write at the same time

Submitted by Fenic on Thu, 09/30/2021 - 04:45

I can listen, read, and write at the same time.

Submitted by trangle on Sun, 09/05/2021 - 00:42

I can listen, read, type at the same time I can listen, read, write at the same time I can listen and read at the same time I can listen and speak at the same time

Submitted by Ammar on Thu, 08/05/2021 - 16:52

I can do at the same time these actions: Sleep and listen read and eat speak and look and touch

Submitted by Betsabeth_C on Tue, 08/03/2021 - 16:20

I can have a snack, listen to music, and write at the same time, although sometimes I can't focus well and end up doing something wrong.

Submitted by wendytomala on Tue, 08/03/2021 - 16:19

I can write while I speak I can read while I listen I can cry while I read I can draw while I smile

Submitted by Scarlett18 on Tue, 08/03/2021 - 16:04

I can read,listen and laugh at the same time

Submitted by iamderlis18 on Tue, 08/03/2021 - 15:56

I can listen, eat, cry, write, touch and look at the same time.

Submitted by Scarlett18 on Tue, 08/03/2021 - 01:28

i can laugh,draw,listen,read at the same time

Submitted by Mary10 on Mon, 08/02/2021 - 22:58

I can listen and talk , look, write or read, cry , smile .

Submitted by strawberry123_ on Sat, 07/31/2021 - 14:11

I can write, cry/smile, speak, listen, look and touch something at the same time.
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Submitted by FlowerQueen on Fri, 06/25/2021 - 19:00

Hello I can listen, look, smile or cry, draw or write or type,eat at the same time.
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Submitted by Cfvdv on Wed, 05/12/2021 - 15:50

I can look, listen, speak, touch and smile at the same time...

Submitted by Didik on Sat, 04/10/2021 - 00:11

I can listen, cry, speak, eat, draw, touch, type and smile at the same time.

Submitted by meloo on Thu, 03/25/2021 - 12:50

I can speak and cry at the same time, when I am so sad :) When I become very hungry, at the and of the meal I can smile and sleep :)
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Submitted by Yumeko901R on Mon, 01/18/2021 - 19:55

I can listen, speak, Touch, write, read, smile, draw and eat :v
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Submitted by Kostantinus on Sat, 01/02/2021 - 15:10

I can do a lot of these things at the same time. I am a superman))

Submitted by mishi on Thu, 12/31/2020 - 13:48

i can speak listen and can type at the same time

Submitted by _la__terry_ on Fri, 07/24/2020 - 09:26

I can eat, touch, listen, walk, and look at the same time.

Submitted by Gimhana on Wed, 07/15/2020 - 06:41

I can eat, watch and think at the same time. can you too?

Submitted by bathayo on Sun, 07/05/2020 - 07:31

good

Submitted by tay6688 on Sat, 05/30/2020 - 03:55

I can think, watch, listen and speak at the same time.

Submitted by JasmineD03 on Tue, 05/26/2020 - 18:55

I can watch, listen, and write at the same time.

Submitted by Micheleanto on Thu, 05/21/2020 - 17:35

Sometimes when I am very busy I can listen, look, type and speak at the same with with someone, when I do my homework I can write, type and read at the same time

Submitted by BttChiara on Thu, 05/21/2020 - 17:17

I can look, lidten and writing at the same time.

Submitted by FedericoB8 on Thu, 05/21/2020 - 15:52

At the same time I can do these actions: feel, see, speak and write

Submitted by MatildePace on Thu, 05/21/2020 - 13:14

At the same time I can listen, watch, speak, write or draw, touch and smile or cry.

Submitted by gattifederica on Tue, 05/19/2020 - 15:56

At the same time I can listen or speak, look, write or draw, smile or cry and eat.

Submitted by Desy on Tue, 05/19/2020 - 15:14

I'm not very good at doing a lot of things at the same time, but I can listen, watch, write or draw and eat at the same time.
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Submitted by Marllavilhosa on Sun, 05/17/2020 - 02:40

I can talk while I am walking, or I can also eat while I am listening to someone. I can

Submitted by peachygirl on Sat, 04/18/2020 - 11:49

I can eat, listen and speak at the same time. Actually, we do a lot of actions in our life at the same time and it is really funny and sad (at the same time). First of all it is sad because we can not to concentrate on the one thing and enjoy it. In the other hand this ability let us to do a lot of things at the sime time and do not lose our time.
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Submitted by toiyeuvietnam on Thu, 03/26/2020 - 13:43

I can touch, listen, speak and smile at the same time.
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Submitted by Shashi on Wed, 08/28/2019 - 12:14

I can touch,type,smile,listen,eat and speak.
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Submitted by nzgashti on Thu, 07/25/2019 - 16:04

I can touch, look, type, listen, smile and speak on my laptop.

Submitted by phamductai on Fri, 07/19/2019 - 10:25

we can do all at the same time :))

Submitted by Hatsune on Sat, 02/09/2019 - 02:18

I listen to music, type and smile while I am reading and eating in my computer

Submitted by fm2k2 on Sat, 07/28/2018 - 14:29

very good result

Submitted by NastyaKramarova on Tue, 05/15/2018 - 18:04

OMG that is very interesting, necessary and useful site! I'm very glad that I found it! I'm from Russia))))
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Submitted by Batgirl on Sun, 02/25/2018 - 16:35

I can do minimum 5 actions at the same time. For example: listen, speak, smile, cry and draw.
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