Question

Fill in the blanks using the correct form of the past tense:

1. The emergency meeting _________ a while ago. (end)
2. The pupil unintentionally _________ the window pane. (break)
3. When the telephone rang, no one ___________ in the house. (to be)
4. The error in the notice __________ already. (correct)
5. If you had called, we _________ readily. (respond)
6. We __________ the good news last night. (receive)
7. How I wish I _________ the champion. (to be)
8. Edwin _________ the riddle for the past hour before he decided to give up. (solve)
9. By the time the firemen came, the houses ___________ to the ground. (raze)
10. All the stolen goods ___________ by the police. (confiscate)

Answer 1

Answer:

1. The emergency meeting ended a while ago.

2. The pupil unintentionally broke the window pane.

3. when the telephone rang, no one was in the house.

4. The error in the notice had been corrected already.

5. If you had called, we would have responded readily.

6. We received the good news last night.

7. How I wish I were the champion.

8. Edwin had been solving the riddle for the past hour before he decided to give up.

9. By the time the firemen came, the houses had been razed to the ground.

10. All the stolen goods had been confiscated by the police.

11. When Aida was a Guide, she always joined our campfire.

12. The shopkeeper was closing the door when the robbers appeared.

13. Before the house owner reached home, the police had arrived .

14. If you had told us, we would have reserved the seat.

15. The scouts felt tired since they had been trekking for the past three hours.

Answer 2

Answer:

1. ended
2. broke
3. was
4. is corrected
5. would have responded
6. received
7. could be
8. solved
9. were razed
10. were confiscated