Using Past-Participle Forms for Irregular Verbs

In each of the following sentences, choose the correct past-participle form of the verb in parentheses.

For help with this exercise, see “Irregular Verbs.”

  1. Over the last fifty years, the population of Detroit has ________ (shrink) by 50 percent.

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    Using Past-Participle Forms for Irregular Verbs - Question 1
  2. Many people have ________ (begin) to argue that the city itself needs to shrink as well.

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    		B.
    Using Past-Participle Forms for Irregular Verbs - Question 2
  3. The mayor of Detroit has ________ (say) that the city needs to take drastic measures to save itself.

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    		B.
    Using Past-Participle Forms for Irregular Verbs - Question 3
  4. In the past, urban renewal has ________ (mean) new buildings and fancy projects.

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    Using Past-Participle Forms for Irregular Verbs - Question 4
  5. However, despite such efforts, Detroit has ________ (fall) further into decline.

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    Using Past-Participle Forms for Irregular Verbs - Question 5
  6. Now, the mayor says the time has ________ (come) to close schools, cut services, and bulldoze neighborhoods.

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    Using Past-Participle Forms for Irregular Verbs - Question 6
  7. A third of the city has ________ (become) vacant.

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    Using Past-Participle Forms for Irregular Verbs - Question 7
  8. Even some who had ________ (hold) out hope that Detroit might regain its old size and strength agreed with the mayor when he presented his plan.

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    Using Past-Participle Forms for Irregular Verbs - Question 8
  9. Others have ________ (grow) angry and scared that their neighborhoods will be the ones destroyed.

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    Using Past-Participle Forms for Irregular Verbs - Question 9
  10. However, given the failure of previous renewal strategies, “right- sizing” has ________ (win) many supporters.

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    Using Past-Participle Forms for Irregular Verbs - Question 10
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