Complete the following sentences using an appropriate verb form.
1Many people ............... in the explosion.
Wrong!
Use the past passive plural form "were killed" because many people received the action.
2The entire nation ............... by the news of the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
Wrong!
Use the past passive form "was shocked" for a completed past reaction.
3Illegal settlements in many parts of the city ...............
Wrong!
Use the past passive plural form "were demolished" because the settlements received the action.
4I ............... not the right thing to do.
Wrong!
Use "knew it was" to report a past belief about one action or situation.
5Those who ............... civilized.
Wrong!
Use "do not respect their parents and elders cannot be called" for a general negative statement in the present.
6If you ...............
Wrong!
Use "heat ice, it melts" for a zero conditional about a general fact.
7If you ............... come.
Wrong!
Use "had invited her, she would have" for an unreal past condition and result.
8If I ............... accept the job.
Wrong!
Use "were you, I would" for giving advice with an unreal present condition.
9If it ............... cancelled.
Wrong!
Use "rains, the match will be" for a real future condition.
Answers
- Many people were killed in the explosion.
- The entire nation was shocked by the news of the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
- Illegal settlements in many parts of the city were demolished.
- I knew it was not the right thing to do.
- Those who do not respect their parents and elders cannot be called civilized.
- If you heat ice, it melts.
- If you had invited her, she would have come.
- If I were you, I would accept the job.
- If it rains, the match will be cancelled.
