Standard English verb forms 2

Click on the standard English verb form in the parentheses.

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Example

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undefined. Many Americans have misconceptions about American Sign Language, also called ASL. Until the 1960s, the use of sign language was (ban / banned) in most American classrooms.
◯ ban
◯ banned
Standard English verb forms 2 – 1

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undefined. A deaf child (was / were) expected to learn to lip-read to be more like a hearing child.
◯ was
◯ were
Standard English verb forms 2 – 2

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undefined. Because of this ban, some deaf Americans were not able to learn any language thoroughly when they (was / were) young.
◯ was
◯ were
Standard English verb forms 2 – 3

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undefined. Advocates for the deaf finally convinced educators that deaf children needed ASL. Today, ASL is usually the first language that a deaf American (learns / learn).
◯ learns
◯ learn
Standard English verb forms 2 – 4

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undefined. Hearing Americans have often (suppose / supposed) that ASL users are gesturing or spelling out English sentences.
◯ suppose
◯ supposed
Standard English verb forms 2 – 5

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undefined. However, ASL is not English; it (doesn’t / don’t) have the same syntax or rules of grammar.
◯ doesn’t
◯ don’t
Standard English verb forms 2 – 6

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undefined. Many hearing people also (thinks / think) that ASL is a universal sign language understood around the world.
◯ thinks
◯ think
Standard English verb forms 2 – 7

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undefined. However, that is not correct. In fact, ASL was (develop / developed) by a Frenchman.
◯ develop
◯ developed
Standard English verb forms 2 – 8

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undefined. It still (has / have) more in common with French sign language than with British signing.
◯ has
◯ have
Standard English verb forms 2 – 9

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undefined. As ASL interpreters (appears / appear) in more and more public places, perhaps hearing Americans will begin to understand more about this complex language system.
◯ appears
◯ appear
Standard English verb forms 2 – 10