Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.
1She ............... ever since she injured her leg.
Wrong!
Use "has been limping" for an action that started in the past and continues now.
2Have you ever ............... anyone so fond of desserts?
Wrong!
After "Have you ever", use the past participle "seen".
3I thought I bought a good car, but I ...............
Wrong!
Use the passive form "was fooled" because the speaker received the action.
4She stayed with us until she ............... to Germany.
Wrong!
Use the past simple "went" because the main action is in the past.
5The issues ............... at the town forum next month.
Wrong!
Use the future passive "will be discussed" because the issues receive the action.
6His efforts to save the business ............... futile.
Wrong!
Use "were" because the subject "efforts" is plural.
7The bomb had a long fuse that ............... the explosion.
Wrong!
Use the past simple "delayed" to match the past context.
8I will gamble on his honesty and ............... him the money.
Wrong!
After "will gamble" and the shared auxiliary "will", use the base verb "lend".
9The audience gaped as the magician ............... the girl in half.
Wrong!
Use "sawed" as the past simple of the verb meaning "cut with a saw".
10The policeman frowned at the driver, who ............... traffic at that moment.
Wrong!
Use "was blocking" for an action in progress at that past moment.
11Florence Nightingale ............... for her good deeds.
Wrong!
Use "was renowned" because "renowned" is an adjective after the verb "be".
12In the beginning God ............... the heavens and the earth.
Wrong!
Use the past simple "created" for a completed action in a past narrative.
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- She has been limping ever since she injured her leg.
- Have you ever seen anyone so fond of desserts?
- I thought I bought a good car, but I was fooled.
- She stayed with us until she went to Germany.
- The issues will be discussed at the town forum next month.
- His efforts to save the business were futile.
- The bomb had a long fuse that delayed the explosion.
- I will gamble on his honesty and lend him the money.
- The audience gaped as the magician sawed the girl in half.
- The policeman frowned at the driver, who was blocking traffic at that moment.
- Florence Nightingale was renowned for her good deeds.
- In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.