Complete the following sentences.
1He ............... ill for a week before they took him to a doctor.
Wrong!
Past perfect "had been" shows the illness happened before they took him to a doctor.
2Has your problem ...............?
Wrong!
The present perfect passive question needs "been solved" after "Has your problem".
3The accused ............... the verdict with fear and anxiety.
Wrong!
The simple past verb "awaited" completes this sentence; "await" takes a direct object without "for".
4A massive outbreak of influenza ............... in 1919.
Wrong!
The finished past time "in 1919" requires the simple past "occurred".
5Yesterday he ............... some of the samples presented to him.
Wrong!
With the finished past time "yesterday", the simple past "chose" reports the completed action.
6I ............... some photos to be developed.
Wrong!
The simple past "left" means I gave the photos to someone for developing.
7It must ............... to you that she was simply lying.
Wrong!
After "must" for a past deduction, use "have occurred".
8They have all ...............
Wrong!
The present perfect passive form needs "been invited" after "have all".
9He usually ............... much of his free time reading.
Wrong!
With "usually" and the singular subject "He", use the simple present form "spends" for a habit.
10He should be properly ............... by the police.
Wrong!
The passive verb phrase takes the phrasal verb "dealt with".
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- He had been ill for a week before they took him to a doctor.
- Has your problem been solved?
- The accused awaited the verdict with fear and anxiety.
- A massive outbreak of influenza occurred in 1919.
- Yesterday he chose some of the samples presented to him.
- I left some photos to be developed.
- It must have occurred to you that she was simply lying.
- They have all been invited.
- He usually spends much of his free time reading.
- He should be properly dealt with by the police.