## [Review exercise: Verb tenses](/hypergrammar-2/review-verb-tenses) ## Avertissement Ce contenu est offert en anglais seulement. In the following [sentences](subject-and-predicate), decide whether or not the highlighted [verb](what-is-a-verb#whatisverb) or [compound verb](compound-verbs#verbcmp) is formed correctly. You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. 1\. Joe **had wringed** all the water out of the clothes before he hung them on the line. correctly formed compound verb incorrectly formed compound verb ## Oops! **Question:** Joe **had wringed** all the water out of the clothes before he hung them on the line. **Answer:** The answer *correctly formed compound verb* is not correct. **Explanation:** *Wrung* is the past tense and past participle of the verb *wring*; therefore, the correct form is *had wrung*. ## Good work! **Question:** Joe **had wringed** all the water out of the clothes before he hung them on the line. **Answer:** The answer *incorrectly formed compound verb* is correct. **Explanation:** *Wrung* is the past tense and past participle of the verb *wring*; therefore, the correct form is *had wrung*. 2\. Last night the wind **shooked** the house so much that I could not sleep. correctly formed verb incorrectly formed verb ## Oops! **Question:** Last night the wind **shooked** the house so much that I could not sleep. **Answer:** The answer *correctly formed verb* is not correct. **Explanation:** The past tense of the verb *shake* is *shook*. ## Good work! **Question:** Last night the wind **shooked** the house so much that I could not sleep. **Answer:** The answer *incorrectly formed verb* is correct. **Explanation:** The past tense of the verb *shake* is *shook*. 3\. Once Joe **had written** a letter or two, he went upstairs and listened to his short-wave radio. correctly formed compound verb incorrectly formed compound verb ## Good work! **Question:** Once Joe **had written** a letter or two, he went upstairs and listened to his short-wave radio. **Answer:** The answer *correctly formed compound verb* is correct. **Explanation:** The past participle of the verb *write* is *written*; therefore, the correct form is *had written*. ## Oops! **Question:** Once Joe **had written** a letter or two, he went upstairs and listened to his short-wave radio. **Answer:** The answer *incorrectly formed compound verb* is not correct. **Explanation:** The past participle of the verb *write* is *written*; therefore, the correct form is *had written*. 4\. The planes **have flew** over this neighbourhood for twenty years. correctly formed compound verb incorrectly formed compound verb ## Oops! **Question:** The planes **have flew** over this neighbourhood for twenty years. **Answer:** The answer *correctly formed compound verb* is not correct. **Explanation:** The past tense of the verb *fly* is *flew* and the past participle is *flown*; therefore, the correct form is *have flown*. ## Good work! **Question:** The planes **have flew** over this neighbourhood for twenty years. **Answer:** The answer *incorrectly formed compound verb* is correct. **Explanation:** The past tense of the verb *fly* is *flew* and the past participle is *flown*; therefore, the correct form is *have flown*. 5\. The man who had been caught stealing cattle **was hanged** at noon. correctly formed compound verb incorrectly formed compound verb ## Good work! **Question:** The man who had been caught stealing cattle **was hanged** at noon. **Answer:** The answer *correctly formed compound verb* is correct. **Explanation:** The correct form is *was hanged*. The verb *hang* has different forms depending on the [subject](subject-and-predicate#subject). If it is an inanimate object, the [past participle](verbals#pastparticiple) is *hung*. If a person is the subject of the verb, the past participle is *hanged*. ## Oops! **Question:** The man who had been caught stealing cattle **was hanged** at noon. **Answer:** The answer *incorrectly formed compound verb* is not correct. **Explanation:** The correct form is *was hanged*. The verb *hang* has different forms depending on the [subject](subject-and-predicate#subject). If it is an inanimate object, the [past participle](verbals#pastparticiple) is *hung*. If a person is the subject of the verb, the past participle is *hanged*. 6\. I **losed** my entire salary on a nag named Willy Wheeze. correctly formed verb incorrectly formed verb ## Oops! **Question:** I **losed** my entire salary on a nag named Willy Wheeze. **Answer:** The answer *correctly formed verb* is not correct. **Explanation:** *Lost* is the past tense and past participle of the verb *lose*; therefore, the correct form is *lost*. ## Good work! **Question:** I **losed** my entire salary on a nag named Willy Wheeze. **Answer:** The answer *incorrectly formed verb* is correct. **Explanation:** *Lost* is the past tense and past participle of the verb *lose*; therefore, the correct form is *lost*. 7\. After Lilith **defied** the rules, the producers of the reality show expelled her from the contest. correctly formed verb incorrectly formed verb ## Good work! **Question:** After Lilith **defied** the rules, the producers of the reality show expelled her from the contest. **Answer:** The answer *correctly formed verb* is correct. **Explanation:** The past tense of the verb *defy* is *defied*. ## Oops! **Question:** After Lilith **defied** the rules, the producers of the reality show expelled her from the contest. **Answer:** The answer *incorrectly formed verb* is not correct. **Explanation:** The past tense of the verb *defy* is *defied*. 8\. The bells in the tower **have rang** for three hours. correctly formed compound verb incorrectly formed compound verb ## Oops! **Question:** The bells in the tower **have rang** for three hours. **Answer:** The answer *correctly formed compound verb* is not correct. **Explanation:** The correct form is *have rung*. Remember to distinguish between the past tense (*rang*) and the past participle (*rung*). ## Good work! **Question:** The bells in the tower **have rang** for three hours. **Answer:** The answer *incorrectly formed compound verb* is correct. **Explanation:** The correct form is *have rung*. Remember to distinguish between the past tense (*rang*) and the past participle (*rung*). 9\. The walls of the trenches that **had been digged** yesterday collapsed in the torrential downpour. correctly formed compound verb incorrectly formed compound verb ## Oops! **Question:** The walls of the trenches that **had been digged** yesterday collapsed in the torrential downpour. **Answer:** The answer *correctly formed compound verb* is not correct. **Explanation:** *Dug* is the past tense and past participle of the verb *dig*; therefore, the correct form is *had been dug*. ## Good work! **Question:** The walls of the trenches that **had been digged** yesterday collapsed in the torrential downpour. **Answer:** The answer *incorrectly formed compound verb* is correct. **Explanation:** *Dug* is the past tense and past participle of the verb *dig*; therefore, the correct form is *had been dug*. 10\. Bridget **has forbade** us to play in the hayloft while she is away. correctly formed compound verb incorrectly formed compound verb ## Oops! **Question:** Bridget **has forbade** us to play in the hayloft while she is away. **Answer:** The answer *correctly formed compound verb* is not correct. **Explanation:** The correct form is *has forbidden*. Remember to distinguish between the past tense (*forbade*) and the past participle (*forbidden*). ## Good work! **Question:** Bridget **has forbade** us to play in the hayloft while she is away. **Answer:** The answer *incorrectly formed compound verb* is correct. **Explanation:** The correct form is *has forbidden*. Remember to distinguish between the past tense (*forbade*) and the past participle (*forbidden*). 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