This grammar exercise tests your ability to use different tense forms correctly. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verb given in the brackets.

1. Our humanity ………………………… us. (unite)

2. She ……………………….. a huge amount of money for that coat. (spend)

3. We all ………………………… to the human race. (belong)

4. The play was so humorous that the audience …………………………. all through it. (laugh)

5. It ……………………….. me when you talk that way. (hurt)

6. The dome ……………………….. by white marble columns. (support)

7. Dark clouds …………………….. the coming of rain. (foretell)

8. Shy people ……………………… comfortable with strangers. (not feel)

9. The monument …………………………. local war heroes. (commemorate)

10. The hotel ………………………… all the comforts of home. (provide)

Answers

1. Our humanity unites us.

2. She spent a huge amount of money for that coat.

3. We all belong to the human race.

4. The play was so humorous that the audience laughed all through it.

5. It hurts me when you talk that way.

6. The dome is supported by white marble columns.

7. Dark clouds foretell the coming of rain.

8. Shy people don’t feel comfortable with strangers.

9. The monument commemorates local war heroes.

10. The hotel provides all the comforts of home.