1He ............... the pictures on the wall.
Wrong!
Use "hung" when something is put on a wall or suspended.
2The man was ............... for murder.
Wrong!
Use "hanged" when a person is killed by hanging.
3I ............... him a moment ago.
Wrong!
Use "saw" with the finished past time expression "a moment ago".
4He ............... in 1995.
Wrong!
Use "graduated" with the finished past time expression "in 1995".
5He ............... ill for about a month.
Wrong!
Use "has been" for a state that started in the past and continues to the present.
6He lost his phone shortly after he ............... it.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "bought" and "had bought" are correct because the time order is already clear with "shortly after".
7I ............... you for a long time.
Wrong!
Use "have not seen" for a period continuing up to now.
8I ............... him to go.
Wrong!
Use "told" before a personal object and an infinitive.
9Neither of the messengers ............... returned.
Wrong!
Use "has" because "neither" takes a singular verb here.
10The quality of the apples ............... not good.
Wrong!
Use "is" because the subject is the singular noun "quality".
11One of my sisters ............... abroad.
Wrong!
Use "lives" because the subject is the singular phrase "one of my sisters".
12The mother cat with her kittens ............... hiding under the bed.
Wrong!
Use "is" because the verb agrees with the singular subject "mother cat".
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- He hung the pictures on the wall.
- The man was hanged for murder.
- I saw him a moment ago.
- He graduated in 1995.
- He has been ill for about a month.
- He lost his phone shortly after he bought / had bought it.
- I have not seen you for a long time.
- I told him to go.
- Neither of the messengers has returned.
- The quality of the apples is not good.
- One of my sisters lives abroad.
- The mother cat with her kittens is hiding under the bed.