Verbs exercise Complete the following sentences using an appropriate form of the verb The wind ……………… furiously (blew / blown) He ……………… to his mother every week (writes / wrote) My patience …………… out at last (wear / wore) In a fit of rage, she ……………… up the letter (tore / torn) We couldn’t have ……………… a better day for organizing the party (chose / chosen) The old man was ……………… by a mad dog (bit / bitten) We ……………… across the sea (swam / swum) A portrait of the founder of the company …………… on the wall (hung / hanged) She neatly ……………… her books on the table (lays / lies) 10 The seeds of dissension had already been ……………… (sowed / sown) Answers The wind blew furiously He writes to his mother every week My patience wore out at last In a fit of rage, she tore up the letter We couldn’t have chosen a better day for organizing the party The old man was bitten by a mad dog We swam across the sea A portrait of the founder of the company on the wall She neatly lays her books on the table 10 The seeds of dissension had already been sown Stay on top of your writing! Download our grammar guide from www.englishgrammar.org to stay up-to-date Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)