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P Verbs!

A...B...C...D...E...F...G...H...I...J...K...L...M...N...O...P...Q...R...S...T...U...V...W...XYZ
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 pack Pack your clothes were going on a vacation.
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 paddle The woman paddled her canoe up river.
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 paint Let's paint the house this summer.
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 park She parked her car next to mine.
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 part We parted company and went our separate ways.
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 pass Did you pass your exam?
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 paste She pasted the notice to the telephone pole.
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 pat Please don't pat the dog, he might bite you.
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 pause The band took a ten minute pause.
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 peck The bird pecked the fish before eating it.
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 pedal I had to pedal my bike for ten miles.
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 peel Peel the orange before you eat it.
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 peep Peep through the fence and see if you can see the dog.
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 perform I play in a band and we perform Saturday nights.
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 permit Are you permitted to be out after dark.
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 phone Please phone the police if anyone harasses you.
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 pick Which horse did you pick to win.
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 pinch She pinched me and it hurt.
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 pine Stop pining about your loss! Its time to move forward.
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 place Place the dishes on the table.
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 plan I plan to go for coffee when I finish this.
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 plant We planted a tree in our front yard.
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 play The children played and I sat and watched.
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 please Please remove your shoes when you enter my house.
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 plug You need to plug the toaster in.
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 point Point to your nose.
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 poke She poked me in the stomach with a stick.
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 polish Please polish the silverware for me.
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 pop Pop open the car hood would you?
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 possess I don't possess much, but what I have is yours.
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 post Post the winning horses on the internet.
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 pour May I pour you another cup of coffee.
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 practice Practice as much and as often as you can.
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 pay Please pay the check said the waitress.
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 preach Please don't preach to me said my wife.
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 proceed Proceed when the light turns green.
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 prepare Have you prepared your tax returns this year?
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 present I presented her with a gift certificate.
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 preserve For future generations we need to preserve our forests and lakes.
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 press Press the elevator button if you want to go up.
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 pretend Sometimes I like to pretend that I'm a viking.
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 prevent The fence prevented me from going further.
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 prick She pricked herself with a needle.
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 produce Ford motor company can produce 500 trucks per day.
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 program Do you know how to program your computer?
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 promise I promised not to eat the cake until after dinner.
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 protect "I'm here to serve and to protect," said the police officer.
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 provide She provided me with a list of things to do.
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 pull I pulled the old man out of the river and he thanked me.
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 pump We need to pump the water out of the boat or it will sink.
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 punch The boxers punched one another until the bell rang.
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 puncture Please don't puncture the balloons.
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 punish When I was bad I was punished.
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 push She pushed the baby stroller up the hill.