English Training Program - Week 3

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    I ________, and I didn't mean what I ____.

    • Was angry, said
    • Angry, was say
    • Was angry, was said
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This quiz is part of the English Training Program for Week 3, focusing on past actions and verb forms to enhance grammar skills.

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  • 2. 
    From what I know, he did not _____ her girlfriend. - ProProfs

    From what I know, he did not _____ her girlfriend.

    • Hit

    • Hitted

    • Hitting

    Correct Answer
    A. Hit
    Explanation
    "Did not" is always followed by infinitives (He did not go, He did not do)
    "Hitted" is not a word.

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  • 3. 
    In 2012, I ___________ at Microsoft. - ProProfs

    In 2012, I ___________ at Microsoft.

    • Worked

    • Working

    • Was worked

    Correct Answer
    A. Worked
    Explanation
    - "I working" is grammatically incorrect.
    - "I was worked"  means "Saya dikerjain" (passive instead of active)
    - "I worked" is the correct answer.

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  • 4. 
    I was sleeping when you ____________ the door. - ProProfs

    I was sleeping when you ____________ the door.

    • Knocking

    • Knocked

    • Was knocking

    Correct Answer
    A. Knocked
    Explanation
    Past Continuous (Ongoing situation) is usually paired with Past Simple (which usually describes interruption)

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  • 5. 
    "We ___________ information about you before you _______ a deal with us." - ProProfs

    "We ___________ information about you before you _______ a deal with us."

    • Gathering, making

    • Were gathered, were made

    • Had gathered, made

    Correct Answer
    A. Had gathered, made
    Explanation
    Past perfect (I had done something) is used to describe something before an action done in the past.
    To put it simply, past perfect is "the past of the past".

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  • 6. 
    "I arrived before everyone arrived." Which sentence is the most suitable replacement for the one above? - ProProfs

    "I arrived before everyone arrived." Which sentence is the most suitable replacement for the one above?

    • I had arrived before everyone did.

    • I arrived before everyone was arriving.

    • Before I arrived, everyone arrived.

    Correct Answer
    A. I had arrived before everyone did.
    Explanation
    The explanation will be given after you answer Question number 8.

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  • 7. 
    I used to ______ to the forest, but as I grew up, I became terrified of it. - ProProfs

    I used to ______ to the forest, but as I grew up, I became terrified of it.

    • Went

    • Going

    • Go

    Correct Answer
    A. Go
    Explanation
    "used to" (past habits) is typically followed by infinitives (V1)

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  • 8. 
    A: "Why did the chicken __________ the road?" B: "I don't know." A: "To get to an idiot's house." B: "Wha-." A: "Knock knock." B: "Who's there?" A: "The chicken." - ProProfs

    A: "Why did the chicken __________ the road?" B: "I don't know." A: "To get to an idiot's house." B: "Wha-." A: "Knock knock." B: "Who's there?" A: "The chicken."

    • Cross

    • Crosses

    • Crossed

    Correct Answer
    A. Cross
    Explanation
    Why did it do something? (NOT "Why did it doing something" or "Why did it does" something")

    Why did the chicken cross the road?

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  • 9. 
    I __________ of money when suddenly your boss called me for an interview. - ProProfs

    I __________ of money when suddenly your boss called me for an interview.

    • Did running out

    • Was running out

    • Was run out

    Correct Answer
    A. Was running out
    Explanation
    Past Continuous (Ongoing situation) is usually paired with Past Simple (which usually describes interruption)

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  • 10. 
    ______________ to get away when he arrived at your house? - ProProfs

    ______________ to get away when he arrived at your house?

    • You were trying

    • Did you trying

    • Were you trying

    Correct Answer
    A. Were you trying
    Explanation
    a. Since the sentence is a question, "You were trying" is incorrect.

    b. "Did you trying" is incorrect. The word "did" changes the verb into infinitives. (Did you go? Did you find it?)

    c. "Were you trying" is the best answer to formulate a question.

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