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10 Questions - Choose the right verb

Average: 3.8 (25 votes)
Mon, 10/25/2010 - 09:23 — Chris McCarthy

Hello everyone!

Quick grammar quiz for you today. Take a look at these 10 sentences and choose the correct verb.

Let me know if you get 10/10. Which ones did you get wrong?

Good luck,

Chris M.

 

  • 1- I ___ watching TV when Paul and Simon arrived.





  • 2 - Do you think he ___ what I said?




  • 3 - She ___ to learn English in Malta next summer.




  • 4 - I don't think I've ever ___ on that sofa.




  • 5 - Tom ___ tired.




  • 6 - When I was young I wanted to ___ a vet.





  • 7 - Did you used to ___ with dolls?




  • 8 - I've never ___ sushi before.




  • 9 - The window was already ___ when I got here.




  • 10 - Last night I ___ on the carpet and fell asleep.








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Comments

Mon, 10/25/2010 - 10:59 — maxcezar

10/10

Super !

    Max (Samara)

Mon, 10/25/2010 - 11:33 — tom2005

Thanks a lot

I appearicated you for your offering practices.

It can help me to catch these basical grammar. at the same time, it brought some confidence on learning english and made me go on doing these.

Thanks a lot.

Mon, 10/25/2010 - 13:03 — msaeed

Did you used to ___ with

Did you used to ___ with dolls?

It got it right but I am confused for this sentence. Shouldn't it be:Were you used to play with dolls?

Thanks for your intellectual exercices.

Regards

Mon, 10/25/2010 - 15:17 — Chris McCarthy

used to

I used to play with dolls means that in the past I played with dolls, but now I don't.

Don't confuse it with get used to. e.g "I've been living in Kenya for 5 years and I still can't get used to the heat in summer." This used to means 'familiar with'.

Used to has very different meanings in both strucures.

Chris M.

Thu, 01/27/2011 - 13:28 — anbe_sivam

nice exercises...

nice exercises...

Mon, 10/25/2010 - 15:33 — Yura

Last semtence is tricky for

Last semtence is tricky for me -;(

Why is it LAY???

Thank you for the Lesson!

 

Mon, 10/25/2010 - 17:56 — Musicman

Perfect!

10/10

Mon, 10/25/2010 - 18:36 — misqs17

9/10 THE LAST ONE -

9/10

THE LAST ONE - incorrect :(

Mon, 10/25/2010 - 20:41 — Oana Diana

The last sentence

Sorry, could you please explain why it is "lay" and not "laid" in the last sentence? As far as I know, the past tense of  the verb "to lay" is "laid"...Thank you.

Tue, 10/26/2010 - 13:40 — alya

9/10

I thought "lay" and "lied" are right both. I chose "lied" becouse it easier. Why not?

Thu, 10/28/2010 - 11:44 — Chris McCarthy

lie? lay? laid?

Remember it this way:

Lie is something you do to yourself.
Present tense -"I'm tired, I'm going to lie down."
Past tense - "Last night I lay on the carpet and fell asleep."

Lay is something you do to something/someone else.
Present tense - "Lay the blanket carefully on the bed."
Past tense - "She laid the baby in his cot for a nap."

The past tense of 'lie' is 'lay', and the past tense of 'lay' is 'laid'.

Tue, 10/26/2010 - 15:58 — BillieJean

10/10

 No mistakes! Thank you for the lesson!

Tue, 10/26/2010 - 18:59 — Moniquemcp

My mistakes

I did wrong number 4 and 10.

Wed, 10/27/2010 - 11:41 — meldron

10/10

All correct. Thank you, for the lesson.

 

Thu, 10/28/2010 - 11:08 — Nino Mindiashvili

it was so easy but still

it was so easy but still made two mistakes

Sun, 10/31/2010 - 06:30 — maddyraskal

7/10

 hey its nice......moreover thanks for the clarify us for the use of lie lay and laid......its really nice.....

Mon, 11/01/2010 - 10:40 — izzyayuste

looks too easy but i've got

looks too easy but i've got 8pts weww

Mon, 11/01/2010 - 10:40 — izzyayuste

looks too easy but i've got

looks too easy but i've got only 8pts.

Mon, 11/01/2010 - 14:09 — mnovak

lied

The last I did wrong

Tue, 11/02/2010 - 09:15 — lers75

9/10

9/10

Thu, 11/04/2010 - 00:49 — snowlover

choose verb

9/10. :(,,    i  wanted to correct all  but i fail to choose the correct verb at no.2.

Sat, 11/13/2010 - 09:13 — Aimee Rose

Useful and simple test

Thank you Chris for giving a simple test. I got 9/10. You explained about the words lie and lay. That 's Great.

Sat, 11/13/2010 - 09:13 — Aimee Rose

Useful and simple test

Thank you Chris for giving a simple test. I got 9/10. You explained about the words lie and lay. That 's Great.

Sun, 11/14/2010 - 15:56 — LISSY

pretty easy!

 10/10

thanks!

Mon, 12/06/2010 - 20:26 — tian154

result

I got all of them right. but i think number 7 is wrong. because we cannot use two times past..did u used to play with dolls?? wrong i guess it's Did you use to play with dolls?

Wed, 02/09/2011 - 06:26 — Pegah

Thanks

I made one mistake. number 10

Tue, 03/08/2011 - 06:24 — emmy natalie

i am very confused..with the

i am very confused..with the last sentence...it should be " lied" or " lay"....what is the difference?

Sun, 04/10/2011 - 05:56 — jyoti nagwani

doubt

i got 9 correct ...

i have doubt in 7th question ......with did we use 1st form form verb but in that we have used 2nd form of verb with did ...plz explain me the reason

thanks for the nice lesson

Sun, 04/10/2011 - 05:57 — jyoti nagwani

doubt

i got 9 correct ...

i have doubt in 7th question ......with did we use 1st form form verb but in that we have used 2nd form of verb with did ...plz explain me the reason

thanks for the nice lesson

Sun, 04/10/2011 - 08:04 — Manish2811

think the same

Yeahh!! jyoti i do think the same .that should have been DID YOU USE TO PLAY WITH DOLLS ? Cuz once chris mentioned in his lesson that we don't use USED to when there is DID