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Fill in the Blanks

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Fill in the Blanks Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the verb. The national anthem _______ after the function got over.

  1. is sung

  2. was sung

  3. would sing

  4. had sung
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The passive voice in the past tense is required here because the national anthem is the recipient of the action (being sung). 'Was sung' correctly describes this completed passive action after the function ended. 'Is sung' would be present passive, and the other options are active voice.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verb.

When we _______ the station, the train _______ already left.

  1. would reach, had

  2. reached, had

  3. reach, had

  4. reach, would
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The first blank uses simple past 'reached' for the completed action of arriving at the station. The second blank uses past perfect 'had left' to show that the train's departure occurred before they arrived. This sequence of events requires past perfect for the earlier action.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the verb. He _______ the distance in a record time.

  1. ran

  2. had run

  3. was running

  4. had ran
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The simple past tense 'ran' correctly states a completed action in the past. 'Had run' (past perfect) would only be used if there was a later past event being referenced, which is not the case here. 'Had ran' is grammatically incorrect (run is irregular, so past perfect is 'had run').

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the verb. Are the wild animals _______ by the hunter?

  1. hunted

  2. were hunted

  3. being hunted

  4. were being hunted
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The present continuous passive 'are being hunted' matches the auxiliary verb 'are' in the question. Option A 'hunted' would create 'are hunted' (present simple passive, doesn't fit the progressive sense). Option B 'were hunted' and D 'were being hunted' use 'were' which contradicts 'are'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the verb. The patient _______ before the doctor _______.

  1. had died, arrived

  2. died, arrived

  3. dead, arrived

  4. would die, arrived
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The past perfect tense 'had died' is required because the patient's death happened BEFORE the doctor arrived (two past events, one earlier than the other). Simple past 'died' in both blanks would incorrectly suggest simultaneous actions. Option C uses an adjective 'dead' instead of a verb.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verb.

Ever since I _______ my home in 2001, I _______ living here.

  1. left, was

  2. leave, has been

  3. leaving, have been

  4. left, have been
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The first blank needs simple past 'left' (completed action in 2001). The second blank needs present perfect 'have been living' to show an action/state continuing from past to present. 'Since' with a past date typically triggers present perfect in the main clause.