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Verbs Exercise

November 9, 2023 - A2pdf

Fill in the blanks.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1Always ............... the truth.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "speak" and "tell" are correct because both can be used with "the truth" in this sentence.
2She ............... a movie right now.
Wrong!
"Is watching" is correct because the action is happening now.
3I ............... finished my homework.
Wrong!
"Have" is correct because the subject is "I" in the present perfect.
4We ............... to the movies last night.
Wrong!
"Went" is correct because "last night" refers to a finished time in the past.
5They ............... the job a week ago.
Wrong!
"Finished" is correct because "a week ago" refers to a finished time in the past.
6I ............... him to wait.
Wrong!
"Told" is correct because we use "tell" with a person as the object.
7He ............... the pictures on the wall.
Wrong!
"Hung" is correct for putting pictures on a wall.
8The hen ............... six eggs so far today.
Wrong!
"Has laid" is correct because the sentence describes a result up to now.
9I ............... it a moment ago.
Wrong!
"Heard" is correct because "a moment ago" refers to a finished time in the past.
10When the guests arrived, I ............... my lunch.
Wrong!
"Was having" is correct because it describes an action in progress when the guests arrived.
11By the time he lost his watch, he ............... it only a few days earlier.
Wrong!
"Had bought" is correct because the buying happened before the watch was lost.
12When I went there, I found that the door ...............
Wrong!
"Was locked" is correct because it describes the state of the door in the past.
Done.
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Answers

  1. Always speak / tell the truth.
  2. She is watching a movie right now.
  3. I have finished my homework.
  4. We went to the movies last night.
  5. They finished the job a week ago.
  6. I told him to wait.
  7. He hung the pictures on the wall.
  8. The hen has laid six eggs so far today.
  9. I heard it a moment ago.
  10. When the guests arrived, I was having my lunch.
  11. By the time he lost his watch, he had bought it only a few days earlier.
  12. When I went there, I found that the door was locked
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