Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.
1I ............... to the manager about my holiday in the morning.
Wrong!
The past time phrase "in the morning" makes "spoke" the best choice here.
2We ............... to the theatre last night.
Wrong!
The finished past time phrase "last night" requires "went".
3He ............... the pictures on the wall.
Wrong!
For putting pictures on a wall, the past form is "hung".
4The ship has ...............
Wrong!
After "has", the past participle is "sunk".
5When I went there, I found that he ...............
Wrong!
The earlier action before "I found" is expressed with "had left".
6He ............... to me since our last meeting.
Wrong!
With "since our last meeting", use the present perfect form "hasn't spoken".
7We ............... tennis every day.
Wrong!
For a daily habit, the simple present form "play" is correct.
8Neither of the messengers ............... returned.
Wrong!
With the singular subject "Neither", the correct auxiliary is "has".
9The quality of these apples ............... not good.
Wrong!
The singular head noun "quality" takes the singular verb "is".
10Death ............... his icy hand on all.
Wrong!
The singular subject "Death" takes the present simple verb "lays".
11I ............... it a moment ago.
Wrong!
The past time phrase "a moment ago" requires "heard".
12He ............... there for the last two hours.
Wrong!
For an action continuing up to now, "has been waiting" is correct.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I spoke to the manager about my holiday in the morning.
- We went to the theatre last night.
- He hung the pictures on the wall.
- The ship has sunk
- When I went there, I found that he had left
- He hasn’t spoken to me since our last meeting.
- We play tennis every day.
- Neither of the messengers has returned.
- The quality of these apples is not good.
- Death lays his icy hand on all.
- I heard it a moment ago.
- He has been waiting there for the last two hours.
