Complete the following sentences using the appropriate form of the verb.
1It has been years since I ............... him.
Wrong!
After "since" with a finished past time, use the past simple "saw".
2The old man has ............... his best days.
Wrong!
The expression is "seen" in "has seen his best days".
3Marathi is ............... in Maharashtra.
Wrong!
The passive form needs the past participle "spoken" after "is".
4At last his patience ............... out.
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The past simple form of "wear" is "wore".
5The inscription has ............... away in several places.
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The present perfect needs the past participle "worn" after "has".
6Information technology has ............... a long way since the 1970s.
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The present perfect needs the past participle "come" after "has".
7He ............... his books on the table.
Wrong!
The past simple of "lay" meaning put something down is "laid".
8A cloud ............... across the moon.
Wrong!
The past simple form is "swam" without an auxiliary verb.
9The old man was ............... by a mad dog.
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The passive form needs the past participle "bitten" after "was".
10He ............... three hundred dollars for the pony.
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For an offer of money, the past simple can be "bid".
Answers
- It has been years since I saw him.
- The old man has seen his best days.
- Marathi is spoken in Maharashtra.
- At last his patience wore out.
- The inscription has worn away in several places.
- Information technology has come a long way since the 1970s.
- He laid his books on the table.
- A cloud swam across the moon.
- The old man was bitten by a mad dog.
- He bid three hundred dollars for the pony.
