Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.
1Be careful that you ............... the patient.
Wrong!
Use the present form after a warning about now or the future, so the correct answer is "don't disturb".
2Don't copy everything your older brother ...............
Wrong!
With the third-person singular subject "your older brother", the correct present simple form is "does".
3Try to coordinate the work so that the plastering ............... before the painters arrive.
Wrong!
The work needs to be completed before another action, so the correct answer is "is finished".
4When she fell, she ............... her wrist.
Wrong!
A finished past event takes the past simple, so the correct answer is "fractured".
5When the lens ..............., you get a fuzzy picture.
Wrong!
A fuzzy picture results from a lens that is not set correctly, so the correct answer is "isn't focused".
6His efforts to save the business ............... futile, and it closed last year.
Wrong!
The plural subject "efforts" needs a plural verb, and the past context ("closed last year") needs the past form "were".
7The soldier ............... for his gallantry in action.
Wrong!
The soldier received the reward, so the passive form "was rewarded" is correct.
8The medicine made me feel too giddy, and I ............... to sit down.
Wrong!
The past situation needs the past form "had".
9Florence Nightingale ............... for her good deeds.
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The adjective "renowned" needs the linking verb, so the correct answer is "was renowned".
10That green hat ............... with the blue dress.
Wrong!
The singular subject "hat" takes "doesn't go" in the present simple.
11We naturally ............... towards people who are kind to us.
Wrong!
A general truth takes the present simple, so the correct answer is "gravitate".
12Hot weather always ............... me lethargic.
Wrong!
The singular subject "Hot weather" takes the present simple form "makes".
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- Be careful that you don’t disturb the patient.
- Don’t copy everything your older brother does.
- Try to coordinate the work so that the plastering is finished before the painters arrive.
- When she fell, she fractured her wrist.
- When the lens isn’t focused, you get a fuzzy picture.
- His efforts to save the business were futile, and it closed last year.
- The soldier was rewarded for his gallantry in action.
- The medicine made me feel too giddy, and I had to sit down.
- Florence Nightingale was renowned for her good deeds.
- That green hat doesn’t go with the blue dress.
- We naturally gravitate towards people who are kind to us.
- Hot weather always makes me lethargic.