Use the words to fill-in-the-blank with the correct verb tense.

(present or past tense)

turned on think about call back cleaned up

turned down turn up turn off pick out
leave on cut down filled up looked up
find out shut off gave back turn in

1) Please ____________ the lights before you leave.

2) Did you ___________ who you will be working with?
3) He __________ the light ___________ before going to the kitchen.
4) She ______________ the information on a Google search.
5) He __________ his motorcycle __________ with gasoline.
6) It was too hot so we __________ the heater ____________.
7) She needed to ___________ it before agreeing to marry him.
8) The kids _____________ their rooms for their mom.
9) The plumber __________ the water _________ before repairing the
pipe in the bathroom.
10) After he borrowed my phone, he _________ it __________.
11) Did you _________ the engine __________ while waiting for the
train?
12) Alejandro called. Please _________ him _____________.
13) After they _________ the trees __________, they built a small
cabin.
14) It’s too quiet. Would you please ________ it _________?
15) She spent many hours shopping. She wanted to ____________
the perfect dress for the party.
16) Did you _____________ your job application?

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Answers

1) Please ​turn off​ the lights before you leave.

2) Did you ​find out ​who you will be working with?
3) He ​turned​ the light ​on​ before going to the kitchen.
4) She ​looked up​ the information on a Google search.
5) He ​filled​ his motorcycle ​up​ with gasoline.
6) It was too hot so we ​turned​ the heater ​down​.
7) She needed to ​think about​ it before agreeing to marry him.
8) The kids ​cleaned up​ their rooms for their mom.
9) The plumber ​shut​ the water ​off ​before repairing the pipe in the
bathroom.
10) After he borrowed my phone, he ​gave​ it ​back​.
11) Did you ​leave​ the engine ​on​ while waiting for the train?
12) Alejandro called. Please ​call​ him ​back​.
13) After they ​cut​ the trees ​down​, they built a small cabin.
14) It’s too quiet. Would you please ​turn​ it ​up​?
15) She spent many hours shopping. She wanted to ​pick out​ the
perfect dress for the party.
16) Did you ​turn in​ your job application?

© 2017 ESL With Purpose, LLC