Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.
1. There ………………………….. a famine in Bengal in 1943.
We use the simple past to talk about finished actions and situations.
2. Gandhi …………………………… in the principle of non-violence.
3. They have not …………………………. yet.
We use a past participle form after has, have and had.
4. She ………………………… not want to quit her job.
We make questions and negatives in the simple present tense with do and does. We use does with singular nouns and pronouns.
5. The ozone layer ……………………………… us from harmful ultraviolet radiations.
We use the simple present to talk about facts.
6. She ……………………………… her studies before she went abroad.
We use the past perfect for the earlier of two past actions.
7. I …………………………….. him on several occasions before he went to America.
We use the past perfect for the earlier of two past actions or situations.
8. Jenny …………………………….. alone in her apartment.
We use the simple present to talk about facts.
9. When I was young, I …………………………… every day.
We use the simple past to talk about past habits.
10. We ……………………………. for Malaysia tonight.
We use the present continuous to talk about pre-planned future events.
11. Barking dogs seldom …………………………….
12. Did you ………………………………. him yesterday?
We use the first form of the verb after do, does and did.
Answers
1. There was a famine in Bengal in 1943.
2. Gandhi believed in the principle of non-violence.
3. They have not arrived yet.
4. She does not want to quit her job.
5. The ozone layer protects us from harmful ultraviolet radiations.
6. She had completed her studies before she went abroad.
7. I had met him on several occasions before he went to America.
8. Jenny lives alone in her apartment.
9. When I was young, I worked out every day.
10. We are leaving for Malaysia tonight.
11. Barking dogs seldom bite.
12. Did you see him yesterday?
