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Verbs Exercise

December 14, 2020 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.

1. We had a press pass but ………………………… refused admittance anyhow.

Correct! Wrong!

2. As he ………………………. older, his mind regressed further into the past.

Correct! Wrong!

Use the simple past to talk about two past events that took place simultaneously.

3. I ………………………… any regrets over anything I have ever done.

Please select 2 correct answers

Correct! Wrong!

Either don't have or have never had is possible here.

4. She was made …………………………. the whole story.

Correct! Wrong!

Made is followed by a to-infinitive in passive structures.

5. Reading books ……………………….. a good hobby.

Correct! Wrong!

Here the subject is the ing form reading; ing forms are treated as singular.

6. Suma as well as her sisters ……………………….. at the party.

Correct! Wrong!

When we connect two nouns with as well as, the verb agrees with the former.

7. John along with his friends ……………………….. in that house.

Correct! Wrong!

When we connect two nouns with 'along with', the verb agrees with the former.

8. Do you know where ………………………?

Correct! Wrong!

In indirect questions, the verb goes after the subject.

9. Scarcely …………………………. one project before she started another.

Please select 2 correct answers

Correct! Wrong!

Either had she finished or did she finish is correct here.

10. ‘You look tired.’ ‘Yes, I …………………………’

Correct! Wrong!

11. Each guest ………………………. welcomed with open arms.

Correct! Wrong!

Use a singular verb after each.

12. Every student …………………….. handed in their work.

Correct! Wrong!

Use a singular verb after every.

Answers

1. We had a press pass but were refused admittance anyhow.
2. As he got older, his mind regressed further into the past.
3. I have never had / don’t have any regrets over anything I have ever done.
4. She was made to repeat the whole story.
5. Reading books is a good hobby.
6. Suma as well as her sisters was at the party.
7. John along with his friends lives in that house.
8. Do you know where he lives?
9. Scarcely had she finished / did she finish one project before she started another.
10. ‘You look tired.’ ‘Yes, I had been running.’
11. Each guest was welcomed with open arms.
12. Every student has handed in their work.

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