English Skills with Readings 9th Edition by John Langan, Zoe Albright

Exercise 2

For each of the italicized verbs, fill in the three missing forms in the following order:

(a)?Present tense, which takes an -s ending when the subject is he, she, it, or any one person or thing (see pages 447-448)

(b)?Past tense

(c)?Past participle—the form that goes with the helping verb have, has, or had

After completing the activity, compare answers with a partner.

EXAMPLE

My uncle likes to give away certain things. He (a) gives old, threadbare clothes to the Salvation Army. Last year he (b) gave me a worthless television set whose picture tube was burned out. He has (c) given away stuff that a junk dealer would reject.

1.?I like to freeze Hershey bars. A Hershey bar (a) _______ in half an hour. Once I (b)__________ a bottle of Pepsi. I put it in the freezer to chill and then forgot about it. Later I opened the freezer and discovered that it had (c) _______________ and exploded.

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2.?Natalie speaks French. She (a) ________ German too. Her grandmother (b) ________ both languages and taught them to her. Since she was a baby, Natalie has (c) ________ them both as well as she speaks English.

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3.?An acquaintance of mine is a shoplifter, although he knows it's wrong to steal. He (a) ________ candy bars from supermarkets. Last month he (b) ________ a digital camera and was caught by a store detective. He has (c) ________ pants and shirts by wearing several layers of clothes out of a store.

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4.?I go to parties a lot. Often Camille (a) ________ with me. She (b) ________ with me just last week. I have (c) ________ to parties every Friday for the past month.

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5.?My brother likes to throw things. Sometimes he (a) ________ socks into his bureau drawer. In high school he (b) ________ footballs while quarterbacking the team. And he has (c) ________ Frisbees in our backyard for as long as I can remember.

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6.?I would like to see a UFO. I spend hours looking at the night sky, hoping to (a) ________ one. A neighbor of ours claims he (b) ________ one last month. But he says he has (c) ________ the Abominable Snowman, too.

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7.?I often lie down for a few minutes after a hard day's work. Sometimes my cat (a) ________ down near me. Yesterday was Saturday, so I (b) ________ in bed all morning. I probably would have (c) ________ in bed all afternoon, but I wanted to get some planting done in my vegetable garden.

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8.?I do not understand the assignment. It simply (a) ________ not make sense to me. I was surprised to learn that Shirley (b) ________ understand it. In fact, she had already (c) ________ the assignment.

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9.?I often find it hard to begin writing a paper. The assignment that I must do (a) ________ to worry me while I'm watching television, but I seldom turn off the set. Once I waited until the late movie had ended before I (b) ________ to write. If I had (c) ________ earlier, I would have gotten a decent night's sleep.

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10. Martha likes to eat. She (a) ________ as continuously as some people smoke. Once she (b) ________ a large pack of cookies in half an hour. Even if she has (c) ________ a heavy meal, she often starts munching snacks right afterward.

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1.?(a)?freezes??(b)?froze??(c)?frozen