Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.
1The cars ............... in a freak accident yesterday.
Wrong!
Use the past passive form "were involved" for a completed accident in the past.
2The Russian serfs and American slaves ............... free at about the same time.
Wrong!
Use the simple past form "became" for a completed change in the past.
3The 1911 expedition to the South Pole ............... with danger.
Wrong!
Use the past form "was fraught" to describe the 1911 expedition as dangerous in the past.
4During the occupation, soldiers ............... to fraternize with local people.
Wrong!
Use the past passive form "were forbidden" for a rule that applied in the past.
5He ............... with fraud last week for selling deeds to non-existent land.
Wrong!
Use the past passive form "was charged" for a completed legal action in the past ("last week").
6Several countries ............... in the dispute.
Wrong!
Use the passive form "were involved" because the countries took part in the dispute.
7He jumped out of the closet and ............... the daylights out of me.
Wrong!
Use the simple past form "frightened" to match "jumped" in the same past event.
8The child turned and ............... in fright from the growling dog.
Wrong!
Use the simple past form "ran" to match "turned" in the same past event.
9A friend and I ............... through Europe last summer.
Wrong!
Use the simple past form "hitchhiked" with the finished time expression "last summer".
10When she ..............., her annoyance was apparent to us all.
Wrong!
Use the past form "spoke" because the sentence describes a past situation.
11Friction with the air ............... damage to planes flying at high speeds.
Wrong!
Use the simple present form "causes" for a general scientific fact with a singular subject.
12She ............... to her room last night for being meddlesome.
Wrong!
Use the past passive form "was sent" for the punishment she received ("last night").
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- The cars were involved in a freak accident yesterday.
- The Russian serfs and American slaves became free at about the same time.
- The 1911 expedition to the South Pole was fraught with danger.
- During the occupation, soldiers were forbidden to fraternize with local people.
- He was charged with fraud last week 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 last night for being meddlesome.