Home of English Grammar

Free Guide (Updated for 2023)

  • Home
  • Download Lessons
  • Grammar Rules
  • Online Exercises
  • Online Tools
    • Grammar Checker
    • Word Counter
  • Guides
  • Contact
You are here: Home / Exercises / Verbs Exercise

Verbs Exercise

December 26, 2010 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with the past or past participle form of the verb given in the brackets.

1. The country is —————– by factions.

Correct! Wrong!

2. Once Sydney Smith was asked his name by a servant and found to his dismay that he had —————— his own name.

Correct! Wrong!

3. You couldn’t have —————- a better day for a drive.

Correct! Wrong!

4. The old beggar was —————— by a mad dog.

Correct! Wrong!

5. He —————– the book on the table.

Correct! Wrong!

6. Walking through the jungle he —————- on a snake.

Correct! Wrong!

7. He —————— a hasty retreat on the arrival of a policeman.

Correct! Wrong!

8. You must reap what you have —————–

Correct! Wrong!

9. His voice —————- as he spoke.

Correct! Wrong!

10. His path was not —————– with flowers but he persevered.

Correct! Wrong!

11. The explorers were ————— to death.

Correct! Wrong!

12. His voice —————— to a whisper.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1.       The country is torn by factions.
2.       Once Sydney Smith was asked his name by a servant and found to his dismay that he had forgotten his own name.
3.       You couldn’t have chosen a better day for a drive.
4.       The old beggar was bitten by a mad dog.
5.       He laid the book on the table.
6.       Walking through the jungle he trod on a snake.
7.       He beat a hasty retreat on the arrival of a policeman.
8.       You must reap what you have sown.
9.       His voice shook as he spoke.
10.   His path was not strewn with flowers but he persevered.
11.   The explorers were frozen to death.
12.   His voice sank to a whisper.

Notes

The past participle form is used after be (is / am / are / was / were) and have (has / have / had). The past tense form is used in other cases.

  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • WhatsApp
1,191,672 
614,588 

Check Your Grammar

GrammarCheck.net - Try online
Hint → Bookmark GrammarCheck for future use.

Latest Exercises

  • General Grammar Exercise May 30, 2023
  • Phrasal Verbs Quiz May 28, 2023
  • English Vocabulary Exercise May 25, 2023
  • Articles Exercise May 23, 2023
  • Gap Filling Grammar Exercise May 22, 2023
  • Tenses Quiz May 22, 2023
  • Do, Does vs. Did May 21, 2023
  • Question Tags Exercise May 20, 2023
  • There Is vs. There Are May 19, 2023

Topics

  • Adjectives
  • Adverbs
  • Business Writing
  • Commas
  • Conjunctions
  • Creative Writing
  • Difference
  • Essay Writing
  • Exercises
  • Learning
  • Lessons
  • Nouns
  • Prepositions
  • Pronouns
  • Proofreading
  • Punctuation
  • Quiz
  • Spelling
  • Style Guide
  • Teaching
  • Terms
  • Verbs
  • Words
  • Writing

Quiz

  • Can you correct these 14 basic grammar mistakes?
  • What kind of writer are you?

Copyright © 2023 · EnglishGrammar.org
Disclaimer · Privacy Policy · Sitemap