EXCUSES AND VERBS USED WITH EXCUSES

I forgot

• my homework

• the meeting

I arrived late

• because of traffic

• a problem with the alarm

I didn't have time

• to finish

• with an emergency

I lost

• my phone

• an alarm issue

I didn't know

• about the deadline

• to finish

I was sick

• with a cold

• headache

Something unexpected happened

• at home

• my homework

I misunderstood

• the instructions

• the time

I had to help someone

• with an emergency

• the car

There was a problem

• with my computer

• the cat