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Verbs Exercise

August 22, 2021 A2pdf

Fill in the blanks.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1It ............... not take me more than 10 minutes to get ready.
Wrong!
Use "does" with the subject "it" in a negative simple present sentence.
2............... leave now.
Wrong!
Use "Don't" to make the negative imperative "Don't leave".
3............... at once.
Wrong!
Use the base verb "Leave" for an imperative command.
4When I was young, I ............... walk 10 miles in an hour.
Wrong!
Use "could" to talk about general ability in the past.
5They ............... live in a caravan before they bought a house.
Wrong!
Use "used to" for a past state that is no longer true.
6The old woman ............... spend hours talking to herself.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "would" and "used to" can describe a repeated past habit.
7Once upon a time, there ............... a pretty girl.
Wrong!
Use "lived" in the traditional story opening "there lived".
8I cannot let go ............... him.
Wrong!
The correct phrase is "of" in "let go of" someone or something.
9They gave ............... without any resistance.
Wrong!
The particle "in" completes the phrasal verb "give in", meaning stop resisting.
10A powerful earthquake ............... the city yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "ravaged" with the finished past time expression "yesterday".
11I ............... them before.
Wrong!
Use "have met" with "before" when no exact past time is stated.
12I didn’t realize that I ............... a mistake.
Wrong!
Use "was making" for an action in progress at a past time.

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  1. It does not take me more than 10 minutes to get ready.
  2. Don’t leave now.
  3. Leave at once.
  4. When I was young, I could walk 10 miles in an hour.
  5. They used to live in a caravan before they bought a house.
  6. The old woman would / used to spend hours talking to herself.
  7. Once upon a time, there lived a pretty girl.
  8. I cannot let go of him.
  9. They gave in without any resistance.
  10. A powerful earthquake ravaged the city yesterday.
  11. I have met them before.
  12. I didn’t realize that I was making a mistake.

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