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Verbs exercise

April 26, 2011 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with the proper tense or form of the verb given in the brackets.

1. He ............................................ a prize for standing first in the quiz competition.

Correct! Wrong!

2. Have you ........................................... my instructions?

Correct! Wrong!

3. I ............................................... since morning.

Correct! Wrong!

4. The box was so heavy that the boy ....................................... lift it.

Correct! Wrong!

5. When I saw the child, he .........................................

Correct! Wrong!

6. I ............................................ to my native place a week ago.

Correct! Wrong!

7. We got our roof ............................................ before the rainy season set in.

Correct! Wrong!

8. Not one of them dreamt of doing what he never ......................................... to do.

Correct! Wrong!

9. She .............................................. the railway station before the train came.

Correct! Wrong!

10. I ............................................ school last year.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1.       He won a prize for standing first in the quiz competition.

2.       Have you carried out my instructions?

3.       I have been waiting since morning.

4.       The box was so heavy that the boy could not lift it.

5.       When I saw the child, he was crying.

6.       I went to my native place a week ago.

7.       We got our roof repaired before the rainy season set in.

8.       Not one of them dreamt of doing what he never attempted to do.

9.       She had reached the railway station before the train came.

10.   I left school last year.

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