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Verb Usage

Description: English Language Exercises - Fill in the Blanks, Fill in the missing letters for these english words
Number of Questions: 25
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Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

He has _______ a fancy to the boy.

  1. taking

  2. taken

  3. take

  4. took


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is a case of present perfect tense. The third form of take is 'taken'. 

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

A woman has ______ the English Channel.

  1. swim

  2. swam

  3. swum

  4. been swimming


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is a case of present perfect tense. Auxilary 'has' is followed by 'third form of the verb'. Third form of 'swim' is 'swum'.

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

She ______ the barn everyday.

  1. cleans

  2. cleaned

  3. had cleaned

  4. would clean


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The sentence suggests a regular activity. Hence, the present tense of the verb form is used.

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

He ______ three hundred rupees for the pony.

  1. give

  2. gave

  3. giving

  4. given


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The sentence is in past tense. Hence, 'gave' is the correct answer.

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

She _____ his heart.

  1. steal

  2. stole

  3. stolen

  4. stealing


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

'Stole' is the correct verb in the sentence.'Stolen' and 'stealing' are in past perfect and continous tense, respectively.

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

He _______ freely when he had drunk whisky.

  1. speak

  2. spoke

  3. spoken

  4. speaking


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

When two events of the past are described, the later event is in past tense.

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

Now, we ________ under a tree.

  1. lie

  2. laid

  3. lain

  4. lying


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The sentence is in present tense. Hence, the verb form 'lie' is the answer.

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

He has _______ under suspicion for a long time.

  1. lie

  2. lay

  3. lain

  4. lying


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is a case of present perfect tense. We know in such cases we use 'third form of the verb with has/have'. Third form of 'lie' is 'lain'.

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

I think he should have ______ to us.

  1. wrote

  2. written

  3. write

  4. writing


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is a case of present perfect tense. 'Should have' is always followed by 'third form of the verb'.

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

I _____ a poem yesterday.

  1. write

  2. wrote

  3. written

  4. am writing


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The words which refer to a past(yesterday). So past tense is used. Thus, wrote is the correct choice. 

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

He never _____ me a chance to speak.

  1. give

  2. gave

  3. given

  4. had given


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The sentence is in simple past tense. Hence, we must use "gave". 

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

He _____ from the ranks.

  1. rise

  2. rose

  3. risen

  4. has risen


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The sentence implies that 'he' reached to the heights of his career by getting promotions. 'Has risen' is the right option.

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

He has ______ to his optimum.

  1. give

  2. gave

  3. given

  4. given up


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is a case of present perfect tense. 'Has/have' take 'third form of the verb'. Thus, option 3 is correct.

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

I _____ my duty yesterday.

  1. do

  2. did

  3. done

  4. doing


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The words which refer to a specific time in the past, take only second form of the verb. Thus, option 2 is correct.

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

Is she ______ to you?

  1. know

  2. knew

  3. known

  4. knowing


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

'Being known to somebody' means 'to be acquaint with'. Hence, we must use the word "known".

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

I _______ her.

  1. knows

  2. knew

  3. known

  4. knowing


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Knows is the singular verb. Hence, it cannot be used with the subject and we must use the word knew.

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

We have ______ it before with friends..

  1. do

  2. done

  3. doing

  4. been doing


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Case of present perfect tense. 'Has/have' take 'third form of the verb. Therefore, 'done'. 

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

She is _______ to me.

  1. known

  2. knew

  3. know

  4. knowing


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A person is always 'known' to somebody. 

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

She was ______ the first prize.

  1. award

  2. awarded

  3. awarding

  4. been awarded


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is a passive sentence. And in such cases, auxilary 'was' is followed by 'third form of the verb'.

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

He will certainly be ________.

  1. hang

  2. hanged

  3. hanging

  4. hung


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In such cases, 'third form of the verb' is used. Third form of hang is 'hanged'.

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

Kapil Dev was _______ the man of the match.

  1. choose

  2. chosen

  3. chose

  4. choosing


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In such cases, we always use 'third form of the verb' with auxilary. Therefore, 'was chosen'.

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

The town was ________ by an earthquake.

  1. destroyed

  2. destroy

  3. destroying

  4. been destroyed


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This is a passive sentence. In such cases, auxilary 'was' is followed by 'third form of the verb'.

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

Arun was _____ the award.

  1. give

  2. given

  3. gave

  4. giving


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is a passive sentence. In such cases, 'was' is followed by 'third form of the verb'.

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

Who ______ you the ring?

  1. give

  2. gives

  3. gave

  4. giving


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

As the ring had already been given, so 'gave' is the right usage.

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

My uncle _______ me a letter.

  1. send

  2. sends

  3. sent

  4. sending


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

'He' takes 'singular verb'. As the sentence is not the case of continuity, so option 4 also is eliminated. 

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