Fill in The Blanks With The Past or Past Participle Form of The Verb Given in The Brackets

Fill in the blanks with the past or past participle form of the verb given in the brackets.
1. The country is —————– by factions.

teared
tore
torn
2. Once Sydney Smith was asked his name by a servant and found to his dismay that he had
—————— his own name.
forget
forgot
forgotten
3. You couldn’t have —————- a better day for a drive.
chose
chosen
choosed
4. The old beggar was —————— by a mad dog.
byte
bitten
5. He —————– the book on the table.
lay
laid
lain
6. Walking through the jungle he —————- on a snake.
treaded
trode
troded
7. He —————— a hasty retreat on the arrival of a policeman.
beat
beated
beaten
8. You must reap what you have —————–
sow
sown
sowed
9. His voice —————- as he spoke.
shook
shaken
shaked
10. His path was not —————– with flowers but he persevered.
strawn
strewn
strewed
11. The explorers were ————— to death.
froze
frozen
freezed
12. His voice —————— to a whisper.
sink
sank
sunk
Complete the following exercise with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.
am
1. Hi, I (be) Matt Rotell, a friend of Alice's.
2-3. Oh, yes. Alice (mention) you the other day. Gee, you
(not look) like a detective.
4. Well, that's good, I (guess).
5-6. I'm curious. Tell me, how you (decide) to become
an undercover cop?
7-12. Well, when I (be) a kid, I (love) to read detective
novels. By the time I (be) ten, I (read) every book
in the Hardy Boys series. I (know) that I (want) to
go into law enforcement.
13. But according to Alice, you (attend) law school
nowadays.
14-18. Right. I (get) married last month. I (not mind)
being on the police force when I (be) single, but ever since I
(meet) Nicole, my wife, I (want) to do
something less dangerous.
19-21. I (understand). By the way, you
(have) any luck yet with those counterfeiters?
22-24. Well, I (follow) them for more than a month now, but
so far I (not be able to) catch them in the act.
Sometimes I (worry) that by the time they're caught, I'll have
my law degree and I'll be defending them!

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs. Use a comma ',' and a space between
multiple answers.
1. I ---- (never come) across such a big snake in my life. What about you?
have never come
2. By Saturday next week, I ---- (work) on this painting for exactly one month.
3. My wife and I ---- (have) a few problems recently and I have to admit that our relationship ----
(get) a bit boring since our daughter ---- (leave) for university.
have had, has gotten, left
4. Even though I ---- (like) singing, I can say that I ---- (have) a terrible voice.
5. By the year 2020, the population of London ---- (grow) substantially.
6. My grandparents ---- (come) to see us next weekend. They ---- (not visit) us for two years.
7. We ---- (look for) her ring for two hours when we found it in the bathroom.
8. They were very tired in the evening because they ---- (help) on the farm all day.
9. I ---- (lead) a very busy life these days. I ---- (prepare) for my final exams and at the same time
I ---- (try) to move to my new apartment. You can't imagine how tired I am.
10. Do you know what time the 10:45 plane ---- (arrive) in Chicago?
am
2. mentioned
3. don't look
4. guess
5. did
6. decide
7. was
8. loved
9. was
10. had read
11. knew
12. wanted
13. are attending
14. got
15. didn't mind
16. was
17. met
18. have wanted
19. understand
20. have
21. had
22. have been following
23. haven't been able to
24. worry
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.
have never come

2. will have been working
3. have had, has got or has gotten, left
4. like, have
5. will have grown
6. are coming, haven't visited
7. had been looking for
8. had been helping
9. am leading, am preparing, am trying
10. arrives

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

1. The country is —————– by factions.

(not look) like a detective.

4. Well, that's good, I (guess).

5-6. I'm curious. Tell me, how you (decide) to become

an undercover cop?

7-12. Well, when I (be) a kid, I (love) to read detective

novels. By the time I (be) ten, I (read) every book

in the Hardy Boys series. I (know) that I (want) to

go into law enforcement.

13. But according to Alice, you (attend) law school

14-18. Right. I (get) married last month. I (not mind)

(meet) Nicole, my wife, I (want) to do

something less dangerous.

19-21. I (understand). By the way, you

(have) any luck yet with those counterfeiters?

so far I (not be able to) catch them in the act.

my law degree and I'll be defending them!

5. By the year 2020, the population of London ---- (grow) substantially.

have never come

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