1"Where is Raj?" "He ............... out."
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "just went" and "has just gone" can mean that Raj left a moment ago.
2I ............... what you mean.
Wrong!
The stative verb "know" is used in the simple present here.
3It's time we ............... a new car.
Wrong!
After "It's time," "bought" uses a past form to refer to what should happen now.
4It took me months ............... to know her.
Wrong!
The phrase "to get" completes the pattern "It took me months to do something."
5He ............... ten minutes ago.
Wrong!
The past time expression "ten minutes ago" takes the simple past "left."
6Those who know the answer should ............... their hands.
Wrong!
The transitive verb "raise" means to lift something, such as hands.
7She ............... from her seat.
Wrong!
The simple past of "rise" is "rose."
8They ............... him with an iron rod.
Wrong!
The correct simple past form of "strike" is "struck."
9The bullet ............... the policeman in the right arm.
Wrong!
The simple past form of "wound" meaning injure is "wounded."
10They ............... the yarn into a ball.
Wrong!
The simple past of "wind" meaning wrap or turn is "wound."
11............... the boxes on the table.
Wrong!
The imperative verb "Lay" means put something down and takes an object.
12The tiles were ............... in a geometric pattern.
Wrong!
The past participle of "lay" in this passive sentence is "laid."
Answers
- “Where is Raj?” “He just went / has just gone out.”
- I know what you mean.
- It’s time we bought a new car.
- It took me months to get to know her.
- He left ten minutes ago.
- Those who know the answer should raise their hands.
- She rose from her seat.
- They struck him with an iron rod.
- The bullet wounded the policeman in the right arm.
- They wound the yarn into a ball.
- Lay the boxes on the table.
- The tiles were laid in a geometric pattern.
