Strong verbs form their past and past participle form by making some changes to their vowels.
Fill in the blanks with the correct form the verb.
1. Her constant bickering ....................... him mad.
Correct!
Wrong!
Drove is the past simple of drive.
2. The horse ......................... his rider.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. They were ........................ to death.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. I suspect that my phone has been ...........................
Correct!
Wrong!
5. As he was ............................, he could not walk properly.
Correct!
Wrong!
We don't use the past simple form or the verb after be. We use the past participle instead.
6. She ........................ into a rage when she learnt that he had been cheating on her.
Correct!
Wrong!
Flew is the past simple form of fly.
7. Communal riots have ......................... the nation.
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Wrong!
Torn is the past participle form of tear.
8. The cat ......................... a hole in the curtain.
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Wrong!
9. She ............................... the pain with great fortitude.
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Wrong!
10. We are all ............................ by the laws of the universe.
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Wrong!
11. The issue has been ........................... out of proportion.
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Wrong!
12. He was .......................... the leader.
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Wrong!
Answers
- Her constant bickering drove him mad.
- The horse threw his rider.
- They were frozen to death.
- I suspect that my phone has been stolen.
- As he was drunk, he could not walk properly.
- She flew into a rage when she learnt that he had been cheating on her.
- Communal riots have torn the nation.
- The cat tore a hole in the curtain.
- She bore the pain with great fortitude.
- We are all bound by the laws of the universe.
- The issue has been blown out of proportion.
- He was chosen the leader.
