Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verb.
1The child has ............... asleep.
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After "has", use the past participle "fallen".
2I ............... sorry for him.
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The simple past of "feel" is "felt".
3He ............... the bottle with water.
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The simple past of regular verb "fill" is "filled".
4Have you ............... my bag?
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After "Have you", use the past participle "found".
5This organization was ............... by war veterans.
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For the passive meaning "established", use "founded".
6Birds ............... high in the sky.
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The simple past of "fly" is "flew".
7............... the books on the table.
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The imperative meaning "put something down" uses "Lay".
8He has ............... on the sofa all morning.
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After "has", use the past participle "lain".
9They ............... in a hurry.
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The simple past of "leave" is "left".
10They ............... many objections.
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The transitive past form meaning "brought up" is "raised".
11He ............... the metal hard.
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The simple past of "strike" is "struck".
12She ............... his hair.
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The simple past of "stroke" is "stroked".
Answers
- The child has fallen asleep.
- I felt sorry for him.
- He filled the bottle with water.
- Have you found my bag?
- This organization was founded by war veterans.
- Birds flew high in the sky.
- Lay the books on the table.
- He has lain on the sofa all morning.
- They left in a hurry.
- They raised many objections.
- He struck the metal hard.
- She stroked his hair.
