Fill in the blanks.
1. There ……………………. a discussion about ways to increase productivity.
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Arose is the past simple form of arise.
2. She has ………………………. six children in seven years.
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Wrong!
When bear means conceive, its past participle form is borne.
3. She ………………………… down to pick up the phone.
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Wrong!
Bent is the past simple form of bend.
4. They ……………………….. him to a tree.
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Bound is the past simple form of bind.
5. He was ………………………. by a mad dog.
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Bitten is the past participle of bite.
6. The roof was ………………………… off in the wind.
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Wrong!
Blown is the past participle form of blow.
7. When she heard the news, she …………………….. into tears.
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All three forms of burst are burst itself.
8. She ……………………….. from under the bed.
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9. The noise ………………………….. me mad.
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Drove is the past simple form of drive.
10. She …………………………… the door open.
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Flung is the past simple form of fling.
11. He …………………….. politics for a career in teaching.
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Wrong!
12. She …………………………. the bottle.
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Wrong!
Answers
- There arose a discussion about ways to increase productivity.
- She has borne six children in seven years.
- She bent down to pick up the phone.
- They bound him to a tree.
- He was bitten by a mad dog.
- The roof was blown off in the wind.
- When she heard the news, she burst into tears.
- She crept from under the bed.
- The noise drove me mad.
- She flung the door open.
- He forsook politics for a career in teaching.
- She shook the bottle.
