Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.
1. The cars …………………….. in a freak accident.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. The Russian serfs and American slaves ……………………… free at about the same time.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use the simple past to talk about finished events in the past.
3. The expedition ………………………. with danger.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. Soldiers …………………….. to fraternize with local people.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. He …………………….. with fraud for selling deeds to non-existent land.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. Several countries ………………………… in the dispute.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. He jumped out of the closet and ………………………… the daylights out of me.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. The child turned and ………………………. in fright from the growling dog.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. A friend and I ………………….. through Europe last summer.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use the simple past with past time expressions.
10. When she …………………….. her annoyance was apparent to us all.
Correct!
Wrong!
When the main verb is in the past tense, use a past tense in the subordinate clause as well.
11. Friction with the air …………………… damage to planes flying at high speeds.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use the simple present to talk about facts.
12. She ……………………. to her room for being meddlesome.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- The cars were involved in a freak accident.
- The Russian serfs and American slaves became free at about the same time.
- The expedition was fraught with danger.
- Soldiers were forbidden to fraternize with local people.
- He was charged with fraud for selling deeds to non-existent land.
- Several countries were involved in the dispute.
- He jumped out of the closet and frightened the daylights out of me.
- The child turned and ran in fright from the growling dog.
- A friend and I hitchhiked through Europe last summer.
- When she spoke her annoyance was apparent to us all.
- Friction with the air causes damage to planes flying at high speeds.
- She was sent to her room for being meddlesome.
