Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.
1There ............... a famine in Bengal in 1943.
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The correct answer is "was" because the sentence describes a finished situation in the past.
2Gandhi ............... in the principle of non-violence.
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The correct answer is "believed" because the sentence refers to Gandhi's belief as part of past historical context.
3They have not ............... yet.
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The correct answer is "arrived" because present perfect negatives use "have not" plus the past participle.
4She ............... not want to quit her job.
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The correct answer is "does" because a simple present negative with "she" uses "does not" plus the base verb.
5The ozone layer ............... us from harmful ultraviolet radiation.
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The correct answer is "protects" because a general fact with a singular subject takes the simple present third-person form.
6She ............... her studies by the time she went abroad.
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The correct answer is "had completed" because the past perfect shows an action finished before another past time, "by the time she went abroad".
7By the time he went to America, I ............... him on several occasions.
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The correct answer is "had met" because the past perfect shows that the meetings happened before another past event.
8Jenny ............... alone in her apartment.
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The correct answer is "lives" because a simple present fact with "Jenny" takes the third-person singular form.
9When I was young, I ............... every day.
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The correct answer is "worked out" because the simple past can describe a repeated habit in the past.
10We ............... for Malaysia tonight.
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The correct answer is "are leaving" because the present continuous can describe a planned future arrangement.
11Barking dogs seldom ...............
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The correct answer is "bite" because proverbs and general truths usually use the simple present.
12Did you ............... him yesterday?
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The correct answer is "see" because "did" is followed by the base form of the main verb.
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- There was a famine in Bengal in 1943.
- Gandhi believed in the principle of non-violence.
- They have not arrived yet.
- She does not want to quit her job.
- The ozone layer protects us from harmful ultraviolet radiation.
- She had completed her studies by the time she went abroad.
- By the time he went to America, I had met him on several occasions.
- Jenny lives alone in her apartment.
- When I was young, I worked out every day.
- We are leaving for Malaysia tonight.
- Barking dogs seldom bite.
- Did you see him yesterday?