Exercise 39.1 Writing the past tense or past participle of verbs

EXERCISE 39.1

Complete each of the following sentences by writing the past tense or past participle of the verb listed in parentheses. Example:

They had already _______ (eat) the entrée; later they ______ (eat) the dessert.

Answers: eaten, ate

  1. The babysitter ________ (let) the children play with my schoolbooks, and before I ________ (come) home, they had ________ (tear) out several pages.

    The babysitter ________ (let) the children play with my schoolbooks, and before I ________ (come) home, they had ________ (tear) out several pages.accept_blank_answers: truepoints: 10

    The babysitter ________ (let) the children play with my schoolbooks, and before I ________ (come) home, they had ________ (tear) out several pages.
  2. After they had ________ (review) the evidence, the jury ________ (find) the defendant not guilty.

    After they had ________ (review) the evidence, the jury ________ (find) the defendant not guilty.accept_blank_answers: truepoints: 10

    After they had ________ (review) the evidence, the jury ________ (find) the defendant not guilty.
  3. Hypnosis ________ (work) only on willing participants.

    Hypnosis ________ (work) only on willing participants.accept_blank_answers: truepoints: 10

    Hypnosis ________ (work) only on willing participants.
  4. My parents ________ (plant) a tree for me in the town where I was born, but I have never ________ (go) back to see it.

    My parents ________ (plant) a tree for me in the town where I was born, but I have never ________ (go) back to see it.accept_blank_answers: truepoints: 10

    My parents ________ (plant) a tree for me in the town where I was born, but I have never ________ (go) back to see it.
  5. Some residents ________ (know) that the levee was leaking long before the storms, but authorities ________ (ignore) the complaints.

    Some residents ________ (know) that the levee was leaking long before the storms, but authorities ________ (ignore) the complaints.accept_blank_answers: truepoints: 10

    Some residents ________ (know) that the levee was leaking long before the storms, but authorities ________ (ignore) the complaints.
  6. I ________ (paint) a picture from a photograph my sister had ________ (take) at the beach.

    I ________ (paint) a picture from a photograph my sister had ________ (take) at the beach.accept_blank_answers: truepoints: 10

    I ________ (paint) a picture from a photograph my sister had ________ (take) at the beach.
  7. When the buzzer sounded, the racers ________ (spring) into the water and ________ (swim) toward the far end of the pool.

    When the buzzer sounded, the racers ________ (spring) into the water and ________ (swim) toward the far end of the pool.accept_blank_answers: truepoints: 10

    When the buzzer sounded, the racers ________ (spring) into the water and ________ (swim) toward the far end of the pool.
  8. We had ________ (assume) for some time that surgery was a possibility, and we had ________ (find) an excellent facility.

    We had ________ (assume) for some time that surgery was a possibility, and we had ________ (find) an excellent facility.accept_blank_answers: truepoints: 10

    We had ________ (assume) for some time that surgery was a possibility, and we had ________ (find) an excellent facility.
  9. Once the storm had ________ (pass), we could see that the old oak tree had ________ (fall).

    Once the storm had ________ (pass), we could see that the old oak tree had ________ (fall).accept_blank_answers: truepoints: 10

    Once the storm had ________ (pass), we could see that the old oak tree had ________ (fall).
  10. Some high-level employees ________ (decide) to speak publicly about the cover-up before the company’s official story had ________ (be) released to the media.

    Some high-level employees ________ (decide) to speak publicly about the cover-up before the company’s official story had ________ (be) released to the media.accept_blank_answers: truepoints: 10

    Some high-level employees ________ (decide) to speak publicly about the cover-up before the company’s official story had ________ (be) released to the media.