Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.
1. The Red Cross ……………………. food and shelter for disaster victims.
Use the simple present to talk about facts. When the subject is a singular noun, the verb takes the marker -s in the simple present tense.
2. Her constant nagging ……………………… him.
To simply say that something happened, we use the simple past.
3. The island ……………………….. with overgrown greenery.
4. The islanders were warned that a storm …………………….. coming.
When the verb in the main clause is in the past tense, the verb in the subordinate clause too will be in the past tense.
6. The student’s work ……………………… unsatisfactory.
7. Revisions ……………………….. to bring the text up to date.
8. Criminals ……………………….. to return to the scene of crime.
This is the passive version of the simple present tense. The simple present is used to talk about facts.
9. I …………………….. South America in my youth.
The simple past is used when we say when something happened.
10. Many pilgrims ………………………. his same path to the shrine.
The present perfect is used to give news.
11. He ............................ the rest of his life in the wheelchair.
The simple past is the most common tense for talking about finished events.
12. I ................................ to go.
Would like is common in polite requests.
Answers
1. The Red Cross provides food and shelter for disaster victims.
2. Her constant nagging provoked him.
3. The island was covered with overgrown greenery.
4. The islanders were warned that a storm was coming.
5. The team is the best in the league.
6. The student’s work was judged unsatisfactory.
7. Revisions were made to bring the text up to date.
8. Criminals are said to return to the scene of crime.
9. I visited South America in my youth.
10. Many pilgrims have trod his same path to the shrine.
11. He spent the rest of his life in the wheelchair.
12. I would like to go.
