Fill in the blanks with the past or past participle form of the verb given in the brackets.
1The country is ............... by factions.
Wrong!
The passive sentence needs the past participle "torn" after "is".
2Sydney Smith once realized that he had ............... his own name.
Wrong!
The past perfect uses the past participle "forgotten" after "had".
3We couldn't have ............... a better day for a drive.
Wrong!
After "couldn’t have", the correct past participle is "chosen".
4An old beggar was ............... by a mad dog.
Wrong!
The passive sentence needs the past participle "bitten" after "was".
5He ............... the book on the table and left the room.
Wrong!
The past simple of "lay" meaning "put" is "laid".
6I ............... on a snake while I was walking through the jungle.
Wrong!
For a completed past action, the correct past simple form is "trod".
7The thief ............... a hasty retreat when a policeman arrived.
Wrong!
The fixed expression uses the past simple form "beat" in "beat a hasty retreat".
8You must reap what you have ...............
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After "have," the proverb needs the past participle "sown".
9Her voice ............... as she spoke.
Wrong!
For a completed past action, the correct past simple form is "shook".
10Her path was not ............... with flowers.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "was," both past participles "strewn" and "strewed" are acceptable.
11The explorers were ............... to death.
Wrong!
The passive sentence needs the past participle "frozen" after "were".
12Her voice ............... to a whisper.
Wrong!
For a completed past action, the correct past simple form is "sank".
Exercise complete
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Answers
- The country is torn by factions.
- Sydney Smith once realized that he had forgotten his own name.
- We couldn’t have chosen a better day for a drive.
- An old beggar was bitten by a mad dog.
- He laid the book on the table and left the room.
- I trod on a snake while I was walking through the jungle.
- The thief beat a hasty retreat when a policeman arrived.
- You must reap what you have sown.
- Her voice shook as she spoke.
- Her path was not strewn / strewed with flowers.
- The explorers were frozen to death.
- Her voice sank to a whisper.
Notes
- The past participle form is used after
- be (is / am / are / was / were) and
- have (has / have / had). The past tense form is used in other cases.