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Appropriate Verb Forms

Appropriate Verb Forms
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This activity contains 10 questions.

	Can you recognize which verb below is a helping or auxiliary verb?   Has Run Wander Ran

	Which below is an example of a past participle?   Jane has a job. Jane has worked there. Jane is working at the office. All of these are past participles.

	Which irregular verb is correct for this sentence? I have never ________ lemon-strawberry juice before, have you?   Drank Drunk Drunken None

	Which irregular verb is correct for this sentence? Have the children ________ in that new large pool before?   Swimmed Swam Swum None

	Which irregular verb is correct for this sentence? I have never _______ a ticket at that theater before.   Bought Boughten Buyed None

	Which is the correct form of the verb “to lie” in this sentence? I am going to _____ out in the sun, but I hope I don’t contract skin cancer.   Lay Lain Lie None

	Can you recognize which of the following is the correct use of the subjunctive mood?   If I were rich, I would have more money. If it were up to me, I would have gone to Oregon. The committee agreed that he be elected at the next meeting. All of these are correct.

	Which below is an example of the passive voice?   The accident caused serious problems. The race was lost by my brother. The race was over in seconds. All of these are examples of passive voice.

	Which is wrong?   We sat the package on the table. We sat down with our children and had a serious discussion. Let me set one thing straight. None

	Which use of lie or lay is correct?   Have you ever lain in a waterbed to watch the sunset? Yesterday, we laid the dying hermit crab in the grass. My father used to get angry with me for leaving his precious woodworking tools lying in the backyard. All of these are correct.

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