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Underline the correct verb forms in the following sentences.

1. The cat (sits, sets) in the window, entertained for hours by

the sparrows outside.

2. The letter carrier (sat, set) the package beside the door.

3. While the grownups were (sitting, setting) on the porch, Billy

scrawled abstract designs on the living room wall.
4. (Sitting, setting) at the table, Bonita (sat, set) her goals down

in writing.

5. Craig’s bread machine has (set, sat) on the shelf ever since

he bought it.