Complete the following sentences using an appropriate form of the verb.
1Suddenly she gave a loud scream and ............... to the ground.
Wrong!
Use the simple past "fell" because it follows another completed past action in the same sequence.
2After questioning, he ............... to go home.
Wrong!
Use the passive form "was allowed" because he received permission after the questioning.
3They would have won if they ............... a bit harder.
Wrong!
Use "had played" in the if-clause of a third conditional sentence.
4She ............... to say that she disagreed.
Wrong!
Use the passive form "was heard" because other people heard her say it.
5Although they ............... defeated, they did not lose heart.
Wrong!
Use "were" to match the past time of the main clause.
6Our teacher taught us that virtue ............... its own reward.
Wrong!
Use "is" because a general truth can stay in the present tense after a past reporting verb. "Had been" would wrongly place the truth before the teaching, and "has been" does not fit a timeless truth.
7The teacher asked the boys whether they ............... the problems.
Wrong!
Use "had solved" because the solving happened before the teacher asked.
8He declared that he would not believe it even if he ............... it with his own eyes.
Wrong!
Use "saw" after "even if" to describe a possible future experience from a past point of view.
9The room ..............., but the police failed to find anything suspicious.
Wrong!
Use the passive form "was searched" because the room received the action.
10The government has announced that taxes ...............
Wrong!
Use the future passive "will be raised" because taxes receive the action after a present perfect reporting verb.
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- Suddenly she gave a loud scream and fell to the ground.
- After questioning, he was allowed to go home.
- They would have won if they had played a bit harder.
- She was heard to say that she disagreed.
- Although they were defeated, they did not lose heart.
- Our teacher taught us that virtue is its own reward.
- The teacher asked the boys whether they had solved the problems.
- He declared that he would not believe it even if he saw it with his own eyes.
- The room was searched, but the police failed to find anything suspicious.
- The government has announced that taxes will be raised.