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Past tense and past participle: exercise

February 18, 2011 A2pdf

Fill in the blanks with the past tense or past participle form of the verbs given in the brackets.

Progress 0 of 11 answered
1He has ............... his own companion for the journey.
Wrong!
The present perfect needs the past participle "selected" after has.
2He would have ............... his speech after the break, but the chairperson did not permit him.
Wrong!
The perfect modal form would have needs the past participle "resumed".
3Has the problem ............... solved?
Wrong!
The present perfect passive uses has plus "been" plus the past participle.
4The accused ............... the jury's verdict with anxiety.
Wrong!
A completed past action takes the simple past form "awaited".
5My watch was ............... by a boy.
Wrong!
The passive form was needs the past participle "stolen".
6A widespread outbreak of plague ............... in 1928.
Wrong!
The correct simple past spelling is "occurred".
7The song was ............... by Alice and her sister.
Wrong!
The passive form was needs the past participle "sung".
8The whole of the milk has been ............... by the cat.
Wrong!
The present perfect passive uses the past participle "drunk".
9He was properly ............... with by the authorities.
Wrong!
The correct past participle in the passive phrase is "dealt".
10I ............... church regularly in my youth.
Wrong!
A past habit in a finished time period can use the simple past form "attended".
11He has ............... to China, so you cannot meet him now.
Wrong!
The present perfect uses the past participle "gone" after has.

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  1. He has selected his own companion for the journey.
  2. He would have resumed his speech after the break, but the chairperson did not permit him.
  3. Has the problem been solved?
  4. The accused awaited the jury’s verdict with anxiety.
  5. My watch was stolen by a boy.
  6. A widespread outbreak of plague occurred in 1928.
  7. The song was sung by Alice and her sister.
  8. The whole of the milk has been drunk by the cat.
  9. He was properly dealt with by the authorities.
  10. I attended church regularly in my youth.
  11. He has gone to China, so you cannot meet him now.

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