Fill in the blanks with an appropriate form of the verb.
1. Has the situation ………………………?
We use the past participle form of the verb after has, have and had.
2. The accused ………………………… the verdict with anxiety.
We use the simple past to simply state that something happened in the past.
3. A wide spread outbreak of plague …………………………… in the 14th century.
We use the simple past to simply state that something happened in the past.
4. He did not ………………………… any of the samples presented to him.
Please select 2 correct answers
We use the infinitive (the first form of the verb) after do, does and did.
5. Last month I ………………………. to Canada to see my brother.
We use the simple past to simply state that we did something at a past time.
6. There is no use phoning now. They must …………………………..
We can use the structure must have + past participle to predict the present.
7. None of them ……………………… up.
8. He ……………………………. much of his spare time in the library.
We use the simple present to talk about habits and preferences.
9. We were …………………………… to hear the news.
Saddened is the past participle form of sadden.
10. He ………………………….. ill for a week when his brother came.
We use the past perfect to talk about an action or situation that started in the past and had continued until another event took place.
11. We ……………………………… hurry, we have got plenty of time.
When need is used as a modal auxiliary, questions and negatives are made without do.
12. I ……………………… visit my parents every Sunday; now I go once a month.
We use used to to talk about past habits.
Answers
1. Has the situation improved?
2. The accused awaited the verdict with anxiety.
3. A wide spread outbreak of plague occurred in the 14th century.
4. He did not take any of the samples presented to him.
5. Last month I went to Canada to see my brother.
6. There is no use phoning now. They must have gone.
7. None of them turned up.
8. He spends much of his spare time in the library.
9. We were saddened to hear the news.
10. He had been ill for a week when his brother came.
11. We need not hurry; we have got plenty of time.
12. I used to visit my parents every Sunday; now I go once a month.
