Question

Complete the verb form. 1. I ___ asked at the lesson yesterday. a) has been; b) is being; c) was; d) is 2. There used to be a Cathedral in that square ... . I didn't know it ___ ruined. a) has been; b) was; c) will be; d) had been 3. You know mushrooms are ___ in autumn. a) being gathered; b) gathered; c) been gathered; d) gathering 4. I'm sorry, you'll have to wait. The hall is ___ now. a) being aired; b) been aired; c) airing; d) aired 5. It's Monday. The translation ___ finished by the end of the next week. a) was; b) will be; c) has been; d) will have been 6. The letter ___ typed and mailed. They'll receive it in two days. a) was; b) is being; c) has been; d) being 7.I am not wearing my watch today. It is ___. a) repaired; b) repairing; c) been repaired; d) being repaired 8. In summer the horses are ___ to the fields. a) driven; b) being driven; c) been driven; d) driving

Answer 1

1.c 2.b 3.b 4.a 5.d 6.c 7.d 8.a

Answer 2

1. The correct answer is c) was. The sentence "I was asked at the lesson yesterday" is in the past tense, and the verb form "was" is the appropriate past tense form of the verb "to be" in this context.

2. The correct answer is b) was. The sentence "There used to be a Cathedral in that square" is also in the past tense, and the verb form "was" is the appropriate past tense form of the verb "to be" in this context. The second part of the sentence "I didn't know it was ruined" is also in the past tense, and the verb form "was" is the appropriate past tense form of the verb "to be" here as well.

3. The correct answer is b) gathered. The sentence "You know mushrooms are gathered in autumn" is in the present tense, and the verb form "gathered" is the appropriate present tense form of the verb "to gather" in this context.

4. The correct answer is c) airing. The sentence "I'm sorry, you'll have to wait. The hall is airing now" is in the present tense, and the verb form "airing" is the appropriate present tense form of the verb "to air" in this context.

5. The correct answer is b) will be. The sentence "It's Monday. The translation will be finished by the end of the next week" is in the future tense, and the verb form "will be" is the appropriate future tense form of the verb "to be" in this context.

6. The correct answer is a) was. The sentence "The letter was typed and mailed. They'll receive it in two days" is in the past tense, and the verb form "was" is the appropriate past tense form of the verb "to be" in this context.

7. The correct answer is d) being repaired. The sentence "I am not wearing my watch today. It is being repaired" is in the present tense, and the verb form "being repaired" is the present continuous form of the verb "to repair" in this context.

8. The correct answer is a) driven. The sentence "In summer the horses are driven to the fields" is in the present tense, and the verb form "driven" is the appropriate present tense form of the verb "to drive" in this context.