Verbs Exercise

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.

1. That ……………….. surprise me.

doesn't

don't

2. These …………………….. ripe mangoes.

are

is

3. There …………………. five apples in the basket

but now only one …………………… left.

were, is

were, are

was, is

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4. It ………………….. me to see him suffer like this.

hurts

hurted

hurting

5. Nobody ……………………….. what happened to

them.

knows

know

6. A lady with nine cats …………………… in that

home.

lives

live

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7. Hundred dollars ……………………. not a small

sum.

is

are

8. Neither my father nor my mother

…………………… my desire to become a model.

support

supports

9. Anita as well as her sisters …………………..

tennis very well.

play

plays

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10. None of his friends ……………………. there.

was

were

11. Both my children ……………………. doctors.

is

are

12. Running errands …………………… a lot of time.

take

takes

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Answers
That doesn’t surprise me.
These mangoes are ripe.
There were five apples in the basket but now only one is left.
It hurts me to see him suffer like this.
Nobody knows what happened to them.
A lady with nine cats lives in that home.
Hundred dollars is not a small sum.
Neither my father nor my mother supports my desire to become a model.
Anita as well as her sisters plays tennis very well.
None of his friends was there.
Both my children are doctors.
Running errands takes a lot of time.

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