Complete the following sentences.
1After the visitors ..............., I went into my room.
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Use "had gone" because the visitors left before the speaker went into the room.
2The accused ............... by the police.
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The passive continuous form "were being interrogated" means the police were questioning the accused.
3No one ............... a fraudster.
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The subject "No one" takes the singular present simple verb "likes" here.
4We shall not ............... our country.
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After "shall not", use the base verb "betray".
5I ............... your letter yesterday.
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The past time word "yesterday" fits the past simple verb "received".
6Which phrase correctly completes the saying "It takes two ... a quarrel"?
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The fixed saying uses the infinitive phrase "to make".
7The thief ............... red-handed.
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The passive form "was caught" shows that someone caught the thief.
8The Delhi-Mumbai flight ............... by two hours due to a bomb scare.
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The passive form "was delayed" shows that something caused the flight delay.
9The stadium ............... with dance and music as artists from various parts of the world performed.
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The past simple verb "reverberated" matches the completed past event.
10He loved animals, but he also ............... many man-eaters.
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The past simple verb "killed" matches the past-tense verb "loved".
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- After the visitors had gone, I went into my room.
- The accused were being interrogated by the police.
- No one likes a fraudster.
- We shall not betray our country.
- I received your letter yesterday.
- Which phrase correctly completes the saying “It takes two to make a quarrel”?
- The thief was caught red-handed.
- The Delhi-Mumbai flight was delayed by two hours due to a bomb scare.
- The stadium reverberated with dance and music as artists from various parts of the world performed.
- He loved animals, but he also killed many man-eaters.