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Verbs Exercise

September 26, 2020 - A2pdf

Fill in the blanks
Progress 0 of 12 answered
1I ............... him yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "visited" with the finished past time expression "yesterday".
2We ............... to the park last week.
Wrong!
Use "went" with the finished past time expression "last week".
3You must ............... the instructions.
Wrong!
Use "listen to" before the object "the instructions".
4Always ............... the truth.
Wrong!
Use "speak" in the expression "speak the truth".
5Her dad died two years ...............
Wrong!
Use "ago" to count back from now to a past time.
6I ............... that movie last night.
Wrong!
Use "watched" with the finished past time expression "last night".
7I ............... to the boss about my holiday.
Wrong!
Use "have spoken" for a past action with present relevance and no finished time expression.
8He was ............... for murder.
Wrong!
Use "hanged" for execution by hanging.
9He ............... the pictures on the wall.
Wrong!
Use "hung" as the past tense of "hang" when putting pictures on a wall.
10He ............... under the tree.
Wrong!
Use "lay" as the past tense of "lie" meaning recline.
11I heard them ............... in the other room.
Wrong!
Use "talk" after "heard them" for the bare infinitive pattern.
12He reached the station after the train ...............
Wrong!
Use "had left" for the earlier of the two past actions.
Done.
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Answers

  1. I visited him yesterday.
  2. We went to the park last week.
  3. You must listen to the instructions.
  4. Always speak the truth.
  5. Her dad died two years ago
  6. I watched that movie last night.
  7. I have spoken to the boss about my holiday.
  8. He was hanged for murder.
  9. He hung the pictures on the wall.
  10. He lay under the tree.
  11. I heard them talk in the other room.
  12. He reached the station after the train had left
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