Verb Forms Exercise Sheet 3
 

In the space on the left, enter the letter of the correct sentence.
 
______ 1.   a. The people who robbed the bank also stoled a local woman's car.   
  b. The people who robbed the bank also stole a local woman's car.  
 
______ 2.  a. Two musical groups got together and sung a special medley of American patriotic songs at the air show.
  b. Two musical groups got together and sang a special medley of American patriotic songs at the air show.
 
______ 3.  a. The workers were stang multiple times when they accidentally disturbed a beehive.
  b. The workers were stung multiple times when they accidentally disturbed a beehive.
 
______ 4.  a. The witness took an oath in the courtroom and swored to tell the truth.
  b. The witness took an oath in the courtroom and swore to tell the truth.
 
______ 5.  a. The way that her uncle snore in the other room made her close the door and put a pillow over her head.
  b. The way that her uncle snored in the other room made her close the door and put a pillow over her head.
 
______ 6.  a. When the tornado had passed, the family found that the roof had been tore off their house.
  b. When the tornado had passed, the family found that the roof had been torn off their house.
 
______ 7.  a. He said in annoyance, "If you had woke me when I said to, I wouldn't have been late."
  b. He said in annoyance, "If you had woken me when I said to, I wouldn't have been late."
 
______ 8.  a. The two sisters sat in the doctor's waiting room for an hour, waiting to get the results of a test.
  b. The two sisters set in the doctor's waiting room for an hour, waiting to get the results of a test.
 
______ 9.  a. The bomb-sniffing dogs lead them to a storage closet on the airplane.
  b. The bomb-sniffing dogs led them to a storage closet on the airplane.
 
______ 10.  a. The police were worried that they would loose track of the suspects, having missed two others from the same robbery.
  b. The police were worried that they would lose track of the suspects, having missed two others from the same robbery.
 
______ 11.  a. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police had rid for several days in the mountains to catch the thieves.
  b. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police had ridden for several days in the mountains to catch the thieves.
 
______ 12.  a. The money had all been spended by the time the robbers were captured.
  b. The money had all been spent by the time the robbers were captured.
 
______ 13.  a. The fans sat patiently through three sets of tennis, only to see their favorite become injured on the last volley. 
  b. The fans set patiently through three sets of tennis, only to see their favorite become injured on the last volley. 
 
______ 14.  a. Once the work had been did, the farmhand went into the town to look for more work.
  b.  Once the work had been done, the farmhand went into the town to look for more work.
 
______ 15.  a. The badger had hold up in its den and would not come out.
  b. The badger had holed up in its den and would not come out.
 
______ 16.  a. The wolf in the story huffed and puffed and blowed the house down.
  b. The wolf in the story huffed and puffed and blew the house down.
 
______ 17.  a. The prophet said, "I will arise and go to the city to see this wondrous event."
  b. The prophet said, "I will araise and go to the city to see this wondrous event."
 
______ 18.  a. The forestry consultants fell some trees to test for pine diseases.
  b. The forestry consultants felled some trees to test for pine diseases.
 
______ 19.  a. They had cut through some dense underbrush to reach what they thought were infected trees.
  b. They had cutted through some dense underbrush to reach what they thought were infected trees.
 
______ 20.  a. The golfers had had two successful rounds before the third day brought rain and disrupted the final round.
  b. The golfers had hadden two successful rounds before the third day brought rain and disrupted the final round.
 

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