Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb. Regular verbs have past and past participle forms ending in –ed. Irregular verbs form their past and past participle forms differently.
1. He was ........................ out of the room.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. The walls have just been ................................
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Wrong!
3. He was ........................... on the head.
Correct!
Wrong!
In the passive voice, we use the past participle after was.
4. I have never ........................... anybody in my life.
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Wrong!
5. I ........................... to come back the next day.
Correct!
Wrong!
Somebody told me to come back the next day. I was told to come back the next day.
6. I ............................ up in the middle of the night.
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Wrong!
7. I was ............................ up by a loud noise.
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Wrong!
8. We were ............................. to enter the house.
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Wrong!
9. The treasure was .............................. under a tree.
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Wrong!
10. He was ............................ by a wasp.
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Wrong!
Stung is the past participle of sting.
11. He has been …………………………. of the charges.
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Wrong!
12. A snake ……………………….. out of the hole.
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Wrong!
Answers
- He was dragged out of the room.
- The walls have just been painted.
- He was hit on the head.
- I have never cheated anybody in my life.
- I was told to come back the next day.
- I woke up in the middle of the night.
- I was woken up by a loud noise.
- We were forbidden to enter the house.
- The treasure was hidden under a tree.
- He was stung by a wasp.
- He has been acquitted of the charges.
- A snake crept out of the hole.
