Review exercise: Verb tenses

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In the following sentences, decide whether or not the highlighted verb or compound verb is formed correctly.

1. Joe had wringed all the water out of the clothes before he hung them on the line.

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Question:
Joe had wringed all the water out of the clothes before he hung them on the line.
Answer:
The answer correctly formed compound verb is not correct.
Explanation:
Wrung is the past tense and past participle of the verb wring; therefore, the correct form is had wrung.

Good work!

Question:
Joe had wringed all the water out of the clothes before he hung them on the line.
Answer:
The answer incorrectly formed compound verb is correct.
Explanation:
Wrung is the past tense and past participle of the verb wring; therefore, the correct form is had wrung.

2. Last night the wind shooked the house so much that I could not sleep.

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Question:
Last night the wind shooked the house so much that I could not sleep.
Answer:
The answer correctly formed verb is not correct.
Explanation:
The past tense of the verb shake is shook.

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Question:
Last night the wind shooked the house so much that I could not sleep.
Answer:
The answer incorrectly formed verb is correct.
Explanation:
The past tense of the verb shake is shook.

3. Once Joe had written a letter or two, he went upstairs and listened to his short-wave radio.

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Question:
Once Joe had written a letter or two, he went upstairs and listened to his short-wave radio.
Answer:
The answer correctly formed compound verb is correct.
Explanation:
The past participle of the verb write is written; therefore, the correct form is had written.

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Question:
Once Joe had written a letter or two, he went upstairs and listened to his short-wave radio.
Answer:
The answer incorrectly formed compound verb is not correct.
Explanation:
The past participle of the verb write is written; therefore, the correct form is had written.

4. The planes have flew over this neighbourhood for twenty years.

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Question:
The planes have flew over this neighbourhood for twenty years.
Answer:
The answer correctly formed compound verb is not correct.
Explanation:
The past tense of the verb fly is flew and the past participle is flown; therefore, the correct form is have flown.

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Question:
The planes have flew over this neighbourhood for twenty years.
Answer:
The answer incorrectly formed compound verb is correct.
Explanation:
The past tense of the verb fly is flew and the past participle is flown; therefore, the correct form is have flown.

5. The man who had been caught stealing cattle was hanged at noon.

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Question:
The man who had been caught stealing cattle was hanged at noon.
Answer:
The answer correctly formed compound verb is correct.
Explanation:
The correct form is was hanged. The verb hang has different forms depending on the subject. If it is an inanimate object, the past participle is hung. If a person is the subject of the verb, the past participle is hanged.

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Question:
The man who had been caught stealing cattle was hanged at noon.
Answer:
The answer incorrectly formed compound verb is not correct.
Explanation:
The correct form is was hanged. The verb hang has different forms depending on the subject. If it is an inanimate object, the past participle is hung. If a person is the subject of the verb, the past participle is hanged.

6. I losed my entire salary on a nag named Willy Wheeze.

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Question:
I losed my entire salary on a nag named Willy Wheeze.
Answer:
The answer correctly formed verb is not correct.
Explanation:
Lost is the past tense and past participle of the verb lose; therefore, the correct form is lost.

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Question:
I losed my entire salary on a nag named Willy Wheeze.
Answer:
The answer incorrectly formed verb is correct.
Explanation:
Lost is the past tense and past participle of the verb lose; therefore, the correct form is lost.

7. After Lilith defied the rules, the producers of the reality show expelled her from the contest.

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Question:
After Lilith defied the rules, the producers of the reality show expelled her from the contest.
Answer:
The answer correctly formed verb is correct.
Explanation:
The past tense of the verb defy is defied.

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Question:
After Lilith defied the rules, the producers of the reality show expelled her from the contest.
Answer:
The answer incorrectly formed verb is not correct.
Explanation:
The past tense of the verb defy is defied.

8. The bells in the tower have rang for three hours.

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Question:
The bells in the tower have rang for three hours.
Answer:
The answer correctly formed compound verb is not correct.
Explanation:
The correct form is have rung. Remember to distinguish between the past tense (rang) and the past participle (rung).

Good work!

Question:
The bells in the tower have rang for three hours.
Answer:
The answer incorrectly formed compound verb is correct.
Explanation:
The correct form is have rung. Remember to distinguish between the past tense (rang) and the past participle (rung).

9. The walls of the trenches that had been digged yesterday collapsed in the torrential downpour.

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Question:
The walls of the trenches that had been digged yesterday collapsed in the torrential downpour.
Answer:
The answer correctly formed compound verb is not correct.
Explanation:
Dug is the past tense and past participle of the verb dig; therefore, the correct form is had been dug.

Good work!

Question:
The walls of the trenches that had been digged yesterday collapsed in the torrential downpour.
Answer:
The answer incorrectly formed compound verb is correct.
Explanation:
Dug is the past tense and past participle of the verb dig; therefore, the correct form is had been dug.

10. Bridget has forbade us to play in the hayloft while she is away.

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Question:
Bridget has forbade us to play in the hayloft while she is away.
Answer:
The answer correctly formed compound verb is not correct.
Explanation:
The correct form is has forbidden. Remember to distinguish between the past tense (forbade) and the past participle (forbidden).

Good work!

Question:
Bridget has forbade us to play in the hayloft while she is away.
Answer:
The answer incorrectly formed compound verb is correct.
Explanation:
The correct form is has forbidden. Remember to distinguish between the past tense (forbade) and the past participle (forbidden).

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