2.
________ read read
3.
________ put put
4.
________ hurt hurt
5.
Hit ________ hit
6.
Drive ________ driven
Explanation
The correct answer is "drove" because it is the past tense form of the verb "drive." In the given sentence, "drive" is used in the past tense to indicate an action that has already occurred.
7.
________ cut cut
8.
Cost cost ________
9.
Come ________ come
Explanation
The correct answer is "came" because it is the past tense form of the verb "come." In the given sentence, the word "come" is repeated, indicating that the action happened in the past. Therefore, "came" is the appropriate verb form to use in this context.
10.
In the sentence below, choose the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses.An American bicyclist Lance Armstrong (win, won) the 2,287-mile Tour de France.
Explanation
The sentence is in the past tense and is referring to a specific event in the past. Therefore, the correct form of the verb "win" is "won" to indicate that Lance Armstrong was the winner of the Tour de France in the past.
11.
In the sentence below, choose the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses.Armstrong's lighter weight (pay, paid) off when he had to cycle through the mountains.
Explanation
Armstrong's lighter weight paid off when he had to cycle through the mountains. This means that Armstrong's decision to have a lighter weight paid off or was beneficial when he had to cycle through the mountains. The verb "paid" is the correct form because it agrees with the subject "Armstrong's lighter weight" and is in the past tense, indicating that the action has already happened.
12.
Speak spoke ________
Explanation
The correct answer is "spoken" because it is the past participle form of the verb "speak." In this sentence, the past participle form is used to show that the action of speaking has already been completed.
13.
Pay ________ paid
Explanation
The word "pay" is the base form of the verb, while "paid" is the past tense and past participle form of the verb. In this sentence, "paid" is used as the past tense of "pay" to indicate that someone has already given or transferred money for something.
14.
________ let let
Explanation
The given answer "let" is correct because it is a valid keyword in many programming languages, including JavaScript. "let" is used to declare a block-scoped variable, allowing the variable to be limited in scope to the block, statement, or expression it is declared in.
15.
Grow grew ________
Explanation
The verb "grow" is in the past tense form "grew", which indicates an action that happened in the past. The word "grown" is the past participle form of "grow", which is used to form the present perfect tense or the passive voice. In this context, "grown" is the correct answer as it completes the sentence and maintains the correct tense.
16.
________ went gone
17.
Feel ________ felt
18.
Eat ________ eaten
Explanation
The given question is incomplete. However, based on the options provided, it can be inferred that the missing word in the sentence should be in the past tense form. The correct answer, "ate," is the past tense form of the verb "eat."
19.
Catch ________ caught
Explanation
The word "caught" is the past tense form of the verb "catch". It is used to indicate that someone or something was captured or stopped in motion. In this case, the word "caught" is the correct past tense form of "catch" to complete the sentence.
20.
Break broke ________
Explanation
The verb "break" is irregular, meaning its past tense form does not follow the usual pattern of adding "-ed" to the base form. Instead, the past tense is "broke." The correct answer, "broken," is the past participle form of the verb, used in perfect tenses or as an adjective.
21.
Begin ________ begun
Explanation
The word "began" is the simple past tense form of the verb "begin." It is used to indicate an action that started and completed in the past. In the given sentence, "began" is the correct choice as it matches the tense and subject-verb agreement.
22.
Become ________ become
Explanation
The given correct answer is "became". This is because the sentence structure requires the past tense form of the verb "become" to maintain grammatical coherence.
23.
Write (Past tense)
Explanation
The word "wrote" is the past tense form of the verb "write". It is used to indicate that an action or event happened in the past. In this case, "wrote" is the correct past tense form of "write".
24.
Hear (past tense)
Explanation
The past tense of "hear" is "heard."
25.
Have (past tense)
Explanation
The past tense of "have" is "had". This indicates that the action of having occurred in the past.
26.
Take (past tense)
27.
In the sentence below, choose the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses.It also has (leave, left) him with a leaner body.
Explanation
The correct form of the verb in this sentence is "left". This is because the sentence is in the past tense and "left" is the past tense form of the verb "leave". The sentence is saying that something has caused the person to have a leaner body in the past.
28.
Win ________ won
Explanation
The word "won" is the past tense form of the verb "win". In the given sentence, the word "win" is incomplete and requires the past tense form to make it grammatically correct. Therefore, the correct answer is "won".
29.
Spend spent ________
Explanation
The word "spent" is the past tense form of the verb "spend." In this sentence, the verb "spend" is in the past tense, indicating that the action of spending has already occurred. Therefore, the correct answer is "spent," which is the past tense form of the verb.
30.
Sleep ________ slept
Explanation
The word "slept" is the past tense form of the verb "sleep". In the given question, the blank is filled with "slept", which is the correct past tense form of "sleep".
31.
________ sent sent
32.
Say said ________
Explanation
The word "said" is the past tense of the verb "say." In this sentence, it is used to indicate that someone previously uttered or expressed something.
33.
Write ________ written
Explanation
The correct answer is "wrote" because it is the past tense form of the verb "write." In the given sentence, the word "written" is not grammatically correct as it is the past participle form of the verb and does not fit the sentence structure. Therefore, "wrote" is the appropriate answer.
34.
Leave ________ left
Explanation
The word "leave" is missing a letter, and when that letter is added, it becomes "left".
35.
________ kept kept
36.
________ heard heard
37.
________ found found
38.
Fall ________ fallen
Explanation
The given question is asking for the correct form of the verb "fall" in the past tense. The correct answer is "fell" because it is the past tense form of "fall." "Fell" is used to indicate that an action of falling has already happened in the past.
39.
Drink drank ________
Explanation
The correct answer is "drunk" because it is the past participle form of the verb "drink." In this sentence, "drink" is the base form, "drank" is the past tense form, and "drunk" is the past participle form. The past participle is used to form the perfect tenses and the passive voice.
40.
Draw ________ drawn
41.
________ built built
Explanation
The given answer "build" is correct because it is the base form of the verb, which matches with the verb form "built" in the first line. The word "built" is the past participle form of the verb "build" and is used to show that the action has already been completed. Therefore, the correct answer is "build" to maintain grammatical consistency.
42.
Keep (past tense)
Explanation
"Kept" is the past tense form of the verb "keep". It is used to indicate that something was held, retained, or maintained in the past. The past tense is commonly used to describe actions or states that occurred before the present moment. In this case, "kept" indicates that something was held or retained in the past and is no longer being held or retained in the present.
43.
Go (past tense)
Explanation
The past tense of "go" is "went".
44.
Hurt (past tense)
45.
Hit (past tense)
46.
Break (past tense)
47.
Write the correct form of the verb in the parentheses.Peter Cooper (builded, built ) the first American railroad locomotive.
Explanation
Peter Cooper built the first American railroad locomotive.
48.
Write the correct form of the verb in the parentheses.Cooper (began, beginned) his career as a builder and designer of horse-drawn carriages.
Explanation
The correct form of the verb in the parentheses is "began." This is because "began" is the past tense form of the verb "begin." In the sentence, it is describing an action that Cooper started in the past, which is why the past tense form is used.
49.
Write the correct form of the verb in the parentheses.But Cooper soon (feeled, felt) that a railroad could compete with the newly opened Erie Canal and carry freight to the growing western states.
Explanation
Cooper soon "felt" that a railroad could compete with the newly opened Erie Canal and carry freight to the growing western states. This suggests that Cooper had a strong sense or perception that a railroad would be able to rival the Erie Canal in terms of transporting goods to the western states.