Question

Choose the right form of the verb from the brackets. 1. He said: “I... your friend this morning (see; sees; saw)”. 2.1 ... to my cousin three weeks ago (write, writes; wrote). 3. “It is a very lovely ring”, he said. She looked pleased. “George... it to me yesterday”, she said (give, gives, gave). 4. He ... you both in here about two months ago (see/sees/saw). 5.1 ... you at five, but you weren’t in (call/calls/called). 6. I ... that girl to drive myself when she was fifteen (teach/teaches/taught). 7. Lucy and I... there two years ago (is/are/was/were). 8. His mother ... three or four years ago (die/dies/died). 9. I should like to tell you what ... eighteen months ago (happen/happens/happened). 10. I’m not much of a theatre-goer myself, but my wife... along and... the play last week (go/goes/went; see/sees/saw).

Answer 1

1.saw
2.Wrote
3.gave
4.saw
5.called
6.Taught
7.Were
8.died
9.happened
10.went, saw

Answer 2

Verb Form Selection Exercise

1. He said: “I saw your friend this morning. - The correct form of the verb is "saw." - Source: [[1]]

2. I wrote to my cousin three weeks ago. - The correct form of the verb is "wrote." - Source: [[2]]

3. “It is a very lovely ring,” he said. She looked pleased. “George gave it to me yesterday,” she said. - The correct form of the verb is "gave." - Source: [[3]]

4. He saw you both in here about two months ago. - The correct form of the verb is "saw." - Source: [[4]]

5. I called you at five, but you weren’t in. - The correct form of the verb is "called." - Source: [[5]]

6. I taught that girl to drive myself when she was fifteen. - The correct form of the verb is "taught." - Source: [[6]]

7. Lucy and I were there two years ago. - The correct form of the verb is "were." - Source: [[7]]

8. His mother died three or four years ago. - The correct form of the verb is "died." - Source: [[8]]

9. I should like to tell you what happened eighteen months ago. - The correct form of the verb is "happened." - Source: [[9]]

10. I’m not much of a theatre-goer myself, but my wife went along and saw the play last week. - The correct forms of the verbs are "went" and "saw." - Source: [[10]]

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