Fill in the blanks.
1. She ……………….. about nothing in particular and bored everyone.
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
The simple past or past continuous is possible here.
2. The movie …………………. with the same old themes of betrayal and revenge.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. He ………………….. to 90 days in jail.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. I …………………… walk than be in a traffic jam.
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Wrong!
5. The children's constant screaming ……………………. my nerves.
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Wrong!
6. The earthquakes …………………….. the city and the surrounding countryside for miles.
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Wrong!
7. Other people's good luck always …………………….. him jealous.
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Wrong!
8. The jeers from the crowd ………………….. the senator to leave the podium.
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Wrong!
9. The university had no jurisdiction since the crime ………………….. off campus.
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Wrong!
When the main verb is in the past tense, the verb in the subordinate clause will also be in the past tense.
10. In some cases, the end ………………… the means.
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Wrong!
Use the simple present to talk about facts.
11. The movie …………………… at a juvenile audience.
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12. His just beliefs …………………… him through life.
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Wrong!
Led is the past simple form of lead.
Answers
- She was babbling/babbled about nothing in particular and bored everyone.
- The movie deals with the same old themes of betrayal and revenge.
- He was sentenced to 90 days in jail.
- I would rather walk than be in a traffic jam.
- The children’s constant screaming irritates my nerves.
- The earthquakes rocked the city and the surrounding countryside for miles.
- Other people’s good luck always makes him jealous.
- The jeers from the crowd caused the senator to leave the podium.
- The university had no jurisdiction since the crime happened off campus.
- In some cases, the end justifies the means.
- The movie was aimed at a juvenile audience.
- His just beliefs led him through life.
