Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verb.
1. Wherever she went, people …………………. her looks.
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Wrong!
2. Why are you ……………………….?
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Wrong!
In the present continuous tense, the verb form is be + ing.
3. The spider …………………….. with a stone.
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Wrong!
In the past simple, the passive form is made with was/were + past participle.
4. I ……………………… by his rude behavior.
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Wrong!
In the past simple, the passive form is made with was/were + past participle.
5. Cows and buffaloes ………………………. us milk.
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Wrong!
Use the simple present to talk about facts.
6. My mother has always ……………………. my biggest fan and critic.
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Wrong!
The present perfect is common with the time expressions always, ever and never.
7. The missing child ………………………
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Wrong!
8. Does she ……………………. what she is doing?
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Wrong!
Use the first form of the verb after do, does and did.
9. Would you mind ……………………. me with this?
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Wrong!
Use an ing form after would you mind.
10. She can neither ………………… nor ………………….
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Wrong!
After modal auxiliaries, use the infinitive without to.
11. What ……………………. you do then?
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Wrong!
Then indicates distance in time; hence, use the past tense here.
12. Whom did you …………………… there?
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Wrong!
Use the infinitive without to after do, does and did.
Answers
- Wherever she went, people admire her looks.
- Why are you crying?
- The spider was killed with a stone.
- I was shocked by his rude behavior.
- Cows and buffaloes give us milk.
- My mother has always been my biggest fan and critic.
- The missing child has been found.
- Does she know what she is doing?
- Would you mind helping me with this?
- She can neither sing nor dance.
- What did you do then?
- Whom did you meet there?
