English Verbs exercise

Verbs exercise
Complete the following sentences using the appropriate form of the verb.
1. It has been years since I ……………… him.
a) have seen
b) saw
2. The old man has …………………. his best days.
a) seen
b) shown
3. Marathi is ………………………. in Maharashtra.
a) spoke
b) spoken
4. At last his patience …………………… out.
a) worn
b) wore
5. The inscription has ………………… away in several places.
a) wore
b) worn
6. Information technology has …………………… a long way since the 1970s.
a) come
c) came
7. He …………………… his books on the table.
a) lied
b) lain
c) laid
8. A cloud ………………… across the moon.
a) swam
b) swum
9. The old man was …………………. by a mad dog.
a) bitten
b) bit
10. He …………………. three hundred dollars for the pony.

a) bade
b) bid
Answers
1. It has been years
since
I saw him.
2. The old man has
seen
his best days.
3. Marathi is
spoken
in Maharashtra.
4. At last his patience
wore
out.
5. The inscription has
worn
away in several places.
6. Information technology has
come
a long way since the 1970s.
7. He
laid
his books on the table.
8. A cloud
swam
across the moon.
9. The old man was
bitten
by a mad dog.

10. He
bid
three hundred dollars for the pony.
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