Verb form 1. (not be). If it weren’t for your encouragement, I __________ able to cope with this pressure. 2. (not spend). I wish I _____________so much money on this useless electric bike. 3. (lull). When he was a baby, his grandma used __________him to sleep. 4. (reject). She ______________she lacked experience. 5. (take). I advise him to be alert, but he_________no notice. 6. (defeat). They are strong enou and not easy ___________. 7. (pay). She promísed _________back the money she owed me. 8. (poke). _________fun at others is somehow considered heartless. 9. (adapt) It took me a long time _________ to the new surroundings.