Fill in the blanks with an appropriate simple or progressive verb form.
1Every morning, the old woman ............... for a walk.
Wrong!
Use "goes" for a regular morning habit.
2He ............... two cars.
Wrong!
Use "owns" because ownership is normally expressed with the simple present, not the progressive.
3I ............... the bell ring.
Wrong!
Use "heard" for a completed event in the past.
4That house ............... to my grandfather.
Wrong!
Use "belongs" because belonging is normally expressed with the simple present, not the progressive.
5I ............... him.
Wrong!
Use "don't hate" because this feeling is normally expressed with the simple present negative.
6............... my name?
Wrong!
Use "Have you forgotten" to ask about a past action with a present result.
7I ............... it.
Wrong!
Use "didn't mean" for a completed past meaning or intention.
8He ............... no house to live in.
Wrong!
Use "has" for possession in the present.
9She ............... in the shade.
Wrong!
Use "is standing" for a temporary position happening now.
10The temple ............... on a hill.
Wrong!
Use "stands" for the fixed location of a building.
11Diabetes ............... in his family.
Wrong!
Use "runs" for a general fact about something common in a family.
12Buses ............... every five minutes.
Wrong!
Use "run" for a regular schedule.
Answers
- Every morning, the old woman goes for a walk.
- He owns two cars.
- I heard the bell ring.
- That house belongs to my grandfather.
- I don’t hate him.
- Have you forgotten my name?
- I didn’t mean it.
- He has no house to live in.
- She is standing in the shade.
- The temple stands on a hill.
- Diabetes runs in his family.
- Buses run every five minutes.
